First, I have swallowed my bile and hit the "heart" symbol. I do NOT love or like the news you have shared, and I devoutly wish substack would give us other options (e.g., sad, angry).
More to the point, I am appalled by the savage racism that not only still exists but has, if anything, blossomed and increased substantially in the last fifteen years. One can only imagine what sorts of distortions history textbooks will present to future generations.
Finally, you reported Alito recused himself, while Gorsuch and Thomas dissented. Forgive for asking, but what were Kagan, Jackson, and Sotomayor smoking, and how do THEY -- the so-called "liberals" of the Extreme Court -- justify their votes? This case SHOULD have been heard.
I am reminded of the old adage that cynical lawyers endlessly repeat. "If the facts are on your side, argue facts. If the law is on your side, argue legalities. If neither is on your side, depend on technicalities." I am afraid the government will draw support from some hideous "technicalities," and I cannot express my outrage over the continued mistreatment of the Apache and other Indigenous Peoples.
Thank you for reporting on this travesty of Indigenous justice. 😠I’m heartbroken by it; been following it since the beginning. My personal connection with Oak Flat began in 1995 as a rock climber living in Tucson, and continued/expanded as I became aware of deeper issues and fell in love with Land itself. I had experiences in Oak Flat that western logical rationalism could not explain: intense spirit interactions and connection with disembodied energies. I feel deeply for the Apache people and their continuing relationship with the land and spirits there. Colonialism marches on nonstop with its goal of possessing the earth in its entirety. 😔
First, I have swallowed my bile and hit the "heart" symbol. I do NOT love or like the news you have shared, and I devoutly wish substack would give us other options (e.g., sad, angry).
More to the point, I am appalled by the savage racism that not only still exists but has, if anything, blossomed and increased substantially in the last fifteen years. One can only imagine what sorts of distortions history textbooks will present to future generations.
Finally, you reported Alito recused himself, while Gorsuch and Thomas dissented. Forgive for asking, but what were Kagan, Jackson, and Sotomayor smoking, and how do THEY -- the so-called "liberals" of the Extreme Court -- justify their votes? This case SHOULD have been heard.
I am reminded of the old adage that cynical lawyers endlessly repeat. "If the facts are on your side, argue facts. If the law is on your side, argue legalities. If neither is on your side, depend on technicalities." I am afraid the government will draw support from some hideous "technicalities," and I cannot express my outrage over the continued mistreatment of the Apache and other Indigenous Peoples.
Thank you for reporting on this travesty of Indigenous justice. 😠I’m heartbroken by it; been following it since the beginning. My personal connection with Oak Flat began in 1995 as a rock climber living in Tucson, and continued/expanded as I became aware of deeper issues and fell in love with Land itself. I had experiences in Oak Flat that western logical rationalism could not explain: intense spirit interactions and connection with disembodied energies. I feel deeply for the Apache people and their continuing relationship with the land and spirits there. Colonialism marches on nonstop with its goal of possessing the earth in its entirety. 😔