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The organization We Are the Seeds began planting as part of a push to return land sovereignty to Indigenous people Xiao Hui Star kneeled on her haunches, with her hands in the dirt as she cleared a spot to plant a flowering perennial in late summer. Surrounding her was a native garden replete with golden sunflowers, beans, squash, pawpaw and corn. She ruffled tufts of sweetgrass, which emitted a vanilla-like fragrance. Birds fluttered by and swooped down into a small bath filled with hard clam shells. Sandwiched between a brick home and a playground in…

Ryan Amacher, who played role in bid to damage campaign, has also made antisemitic and racist posts on social media An influencer who played a key role in hoax claims that James Talarico was in a mental health facility has a long history of social media posts that favorably invoke Nazi Germany , express antisemitism and anti-Black racism , criticize miscegenation and call for “remigration” of refugees. On X, the Lake Oswego, Oregon, resident Ryan Amacher, known online as Rhein Amacher, has described Muslims as “sub-human” , claimed that Black Africans…

President has hit red states to drum up Republican support – and his increasingly strange performances are on full display Montana, Tennessee, Alaska. In the run-up to an election, a Republican president typically wouldn’t be campaigning in these traditionally red states. These aren’t normal times, however, and Donald Trump, an unpopular president leading an unpopular party, has held rallies in those states in the last week, seeking to drum up support. But a series of eccentric performances from the president means his behavior has been the focus,…

Donald Trump is not, by any measure, a feminist. He has said so himself. But the president has often pointed to his hiring and promoting of women in an attempt to stave off criticism of both his policies and personal conduct over the years. During his second term, however, there is one common characteristic among most of those who have departed the Trump administration . In the space of just a few months, half of his eight female cabinet officials have either resigned or been fired . All have been replaced by men. Several other women in his administration have also departed, whether voluntarily or involuntarily.