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Rob Torres @zorratowers.com · 10h

This is so on point

Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 14h

Why do good people justify cruelty when it comes from “their side”?
My latest piece looks at cognitive dissonance, complicity, and the cost of silence: from ICE violence to broken treaties.

Please read, subscribe, and share:
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Cognitive Dissonance Is the American Condition

Living with the Ache of Contradiction in the Age of Polarization and Healing

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Jason Normann @jason-n.bsky.social · 14h

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Another great article @juliefrancella.com I see this daily. It’s hard to inform some people without them plugging their ears(👂 la,la,la,la)saying it’s too much to handle with everything on their plate. I know most people‘s plates are full, but we can’t look away.

Cognitive Dissonance Is the American Condition

Living with the Ache of Contradiction in the Age of Polarization and Healing

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 14h

Why do good people justify cruelty when it comes from “their side”?
My latest piece looks at cognitive dissonance, complicity, and the cost of silence: from ICE violence to broken treaties.

Please read, subscribe, and share:
🧠🔥 juliefrancella.substack.com/p/cognitive-...
#CognitiveDissonance

Cognitive Dissonance Is the American Condition

Living with the Ache of Contradiction in the Age of Polarization and Healing

juliefrancella.substack.com

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 4d

Catch up on our latest conversation with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social.
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social and I dive into the stories behind the headlines.
🎙️ Listen to our full "We're Still Here" segment for free here: tunein.com/podcasts/New...

We're Still Here with Simon and Julie

Listen to this episode and more from The John Fugelsang Podcast on TuneIn. Simon and Julie chat with John about Pete Hegseth’s decision—as Trump’s new Secretary of War—to let U.S. soldiers keep their ...

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 4d

Thank you @wendylynking.bsky.social

wendylynking.bsky.social @wendylynking.bsky.social · 4d

I had a hand in this! A great episode!

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Willis22 @billdg.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you to you and Simon for another history lesson. This one was harder to listen to. How and n people be so cruel? I would have hoped this country would have grown into a place where all people are appreciated. Now we are regressing under a government of haters. Keep speaking the truth.

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 4d

Catch up on our latest conversation with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social.
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social and I dive into the stories behind the headlines.
🎙️ Listen to our full "We're Still Here" segment for free here: tunein.com/podcasts/New...

We're Still Here with Simon and Julie

Listen to this episode and more from The John Fugelsang Podcast on TuneIn. Simon and Julie chat with John about Pete Hegseth’s decision—as Trump’s new Secretary of War—to let U.S. soldiers keep their ...

tunein.com

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SiriusXM Progress @siriusxmprog.bsky.social · 5d

Last night on TME, @juliefrancella.com spoke with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social about why Native communities are speaking out against Hegseth’s decision on the Wounded Knee medals.

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 6d

Live tonight at 10PM ET on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social ’s SiriusXM show (Ch. 127):
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & I will be talking Pete Hegseth’s cowardice, the brilliance of Jane Goodall, & why dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery is climate action.
Call in & join us. 866.997.GRIT📞
#WereStillHere

IAIA President Dr. Robert Martin (Cherokee) and Dr. Jane Goodall

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 6d

Live tonight at 10PM ET on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social ’s SiriusXM show (Ch. 127):
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & I will be talking Pete Hegseth’s cowardice, the brilliance of Jane Goodall, & why dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery is climate action.
Call in & join us. 866.997.GRIT📞
#WereStillHere

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 7d

Did anyone wake up the guy from Green Day?

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Jason Normann @jason-n.bsky.social · 8d

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❤️❤️❤️ @juliefrancella.com

Orange Shirt Day:

Every Child Matters

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Stace RN Resists 📎💙 Portland Strong @stacernresists.bsky.social · 8d

Please read, share and remember! 🧡

For the stolen children who were never returned.

Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 8d

This Orange Shirt Day, I’m sharing powerful words from my cousin Carol.

She writes about family: two little girls taken from their home and sent far away. One never returned.

I’ve shared her words in my latest Substack.

🧡 Please read & share:

Orange Shirt Day:
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Orange Shirt Day:

Every Child Matters

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 8d

This Orange Shirt Day, I’m sharing powerful words from my cousin Carol.

She writes about family: two little girls taken from their home and sent far away. One never returned.

I’ve shared her words in my latest Substack.

🧡 Please read & share:

Orange Shirt Day:
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...

Orange Shirt Day:

Every Child Matters

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Cvkvlv Beadwork @cvkvlv.com · Sep 9

Honor the kids who didn't make it home from residential schools by wearing orange on September 30th (Orange Shirt Day)

#NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters

EVERY CHILD MATTERS
ORANGE SHIRT DAY
September 30

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Cvkvlv Beadwork @cvkvlv.com · 12d

"Webstad recalled her first day of school when her brand-new orange shirt, a gift from her grandmother, was taken from her and never returned. That personal loss became a powerful symbol of the forced assimilation of Indigenous children."

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#OrangeShirtDay #NDTR

Orange Shirt Day Events 2025

Orange Shirt Day, also recognized as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation or the National Day of Remembrance, is really a movement that is observed every year on September 30.

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 9d

Sept 30 🧡 Today we wear orange to honor the children who never came home, and the survivors of residential (boarding) schools who carry those memories still. Truth, healing, and remembrance . Every child matters. #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 9d

Nicole Kidman sat alone in that AMC theater whispering, “Somehow heartbreak feels good in a place like this” — and y’all thought she was acting.

#NicoleKidman #KeithUrban #AMC

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 9d

Imagine being mad at Bad Bunny for not being ‘American’ when he’s literally more American than apple pie, which came from Europe, by the way.

#BadBunny

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 9d

Thank you so much

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 9d

Colonization created the climate crisis.
Indigenous sovereignty is the path to repair.
Read my latest on The Fire I Keep:

Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Is Climate Action
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Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Is Climate Action

Why True Climate Action Requires Indigenous Sovereignty and the End of a Colonial Worldview

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 10d

Plants have always taken care of us: feeding us, healing us, sheltering us, and teaching us what balance looks like. They breathe out what we breathe in. Everything is connected. 🌱

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 10d

Also, if you have an extra copy, it makes a great gift !!

Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 10d

Wonderful! I hope you enjoy the evening!!

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 10d

Beautifully said. We are so stuck in these linear models of punishment and economics and exploitation of earth and people. Nationally & globally, I would love to see sustainable, compassionate, interdependent frameworks, used to guide our policies around social issues, the environment and economics.

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