Before we get too caught up in what’s next, it’s worth pausing to appreciate the wins. President Biden’s legacy as the most pro-Native American president in history is one of them.
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Well we still should have gotten a SCOTUS nomination😡. Three federal judges aren't cutting it. One Secretary of the Interior in 250, sterilization, genocide, three presidential candidates and stolen land. When is it our time? I had one person to ask if we still live in Teepees🤨🙄🤦♀️.
That’s a sad state of affairs then b/c GenocideJoe waited 49.5 yrs into his political career to publicly state that residential schools unequivocally harmed indigenous 🇺🇸 …only about a decade or more BEHIND all other countries who forced indigenous people into such horrific institutions.
“Voters” don’t seem to care about “wins”. If Dems ever want to be in power again they have to “ fight like hell” ( Trump’s words) to combat Trump/MAGA lies and the “ avalanche of misinformation/disinformation”.
That's all well and good, until the predator that was given a popular vote mandate takes what little land they have so billionaires can squeeze a few bucks out of it.
True but his 2 biggest failures will tarnish his legacy. #1 not getting the initial $4+ trillion Recovery Act passed before republicans had a chance to regroup. But his biggest failure is his complicity in the ethnic cleansing & genocide in Gaza which will overshadow every other good thing he did.
That's true. He said he was going to pick a black woman he did. She's about the dumbest person I've ever seen in politics, but you're right, she is a woman.
I hope we get a Native American Supreme Court Justice one day. Aside from it just being the right thing because they've been so screwed over and should have a seat at the bench, it would be rad to have one with a cool Native name.
Joe Biden did some extraordinary things with the most effed up Congress in the history of America. If they had taken people from bar stools, it would have been a huge improvement on the Republican side of the aisle
Not as emphatically as is legally needed but still a step in the right direction~
I am really hoping that he acts on #LeonardPeltier before the weekend is over! #FreeLeonardPeltier
Peltier is a controversial victim of Wounded Knee 2.0, has already served twice as long as necessary given his parole eligibility, and should be released to conclude his life with his people.
Y'all don't know how much I wish this stupid country could just be governed by the people who were here first. It would do literally all of us a favor. I wouldn't even mind getting my a$$ kicked to Mexico if it meant the maga cult got kicked out too.
Ah yes, haaland… animal abuser by proxy. I wrote/called her office over a two year period, NEVER ONE RESPONSE. I consider her a useless bureaucrat of the lowest order
I mean I particular appreciate the special care he’s given regarding traditional
Ecological knowledge but I don’t want to give the other presidents too much credit.
Yes. We survive to confront MAGA sociopathy another day. The Republican circular gunfights have already begun. We'll have to see who's left standing after Pawpaw Dementia self-destructs. 😬
So glad someone other than me said it. The decorum means the end of democracy. There is no way in heaven or earth that Florida Fats won all seven battleground states. The response was "okay, it's yours, take it." Like we're ever going to get to vote again.
I wonder why they didn't vote like that. Native Americans were by far the most pro-Trump demographic. 65% vs 57% whites for Trump. They didn't seem as impressed with his pro-native credentials as you are.
Yes!!! I’m so grateful to him & Deb Haaland for the work that has been done for Native Americans, especially the investigations into Indian Boarding Schools and the many, many bodies buried near them. I doubt this work will continue 😔.
It would take 4, 5 or maybe even more continuing posts to list all of the things that Biden did for the Common Citizens of the USA!
Just like it would take many to list all of Convicted Felon SOS Trump's crimes, and I won't even guess how many it would take for his LIES!
Not Native. Descended from the da*n invaders. One of my ancestors knew Samoset. But want good for Natives
Progress is way too slow, but Biden did move things along.
For that, I am grateful.
Yeah, George, but it's a comically low bar. We can debate the good, the bad, and the truly horrible (Gaza) from this current administration but we still haven't learned the lessons from the past 40.
A Loss to a Democrat can be just as good as a Win, if not better, when begging for more money.
Yes! Very much worth celebrating, and thank you for sharing this. He and Jill worked to mend deep wounds, and I hope their accomplishments bring hope and resiliency to many hearts as we brave the storm approaching.
I'm not so sure, a lot of protestors didn't vote because they felt like he didn't do enough to stop the Hamas Israel war. They are the very reason tRump won again. He got less votes than he did in 2020.
Though I do think Biden could have won I think He needed to push MSM to show the good he did
As far I can see He only speaks of it when pressed. He doesn't care about them, he only sees a possible way to make money. As far as he is concerned that vile Netanyahu is his way to get it. I honestly don't think he cares that much about it either way.
It's a special chapter...but for sure it's the last president we lived - as he was still under control - talking decently, with American dignity. This is lost.
I’m trying to spread the word. Please flood social media with MLK on Jan 20. No mention of the Inauguration, just MLK all day long. We choose whom to revere. Pass it on.
Feck me George. Every day I hear about something else they did, the more I think what a disastrous communication failure they made.
"Manage Expectations, explain what you're doing, demonstrate success"
Next election starts day 1, Not year 4½.
Don’t you think that statement should be made by Indian country? I’m sick of watching everyone but our people speak on such matters. And 1 native does not speak for every tribe.
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Because Trump.
If it doesn’t Donald Trump will be recorded as the best president ever and no one that came before him is worth mentioning.
I am really hoping that he acts on #LeonardPeltier before the weekend is over! #FreeLeonardPeltier
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"they say" is not proof!
Thank you, George, for pointing that out.
Ecological knowledge but I don’t want to give the other presidents too much credit.
Unlike Palestine.
The only Biden legacy is genocide.
Dude from me 👍🌺
FFS, George @georgetakei.bsky.social
Figured it the fuck out. The democrats have sold out democracy for decorum
No more America after this.
Get with the program and FIGHT for a new election!!
We won't get anymore after this
Same for any rights that were given or ratified on anyone other than rich white old rapist (adjudged) men.
Just like it would take many to list all of Convicted Felon SOS Trump's crimes, and I won't even guess how many it would take for his LIES!
Progress is way too slow, but Biden did move things along.
For that, I am grateful.
A Loss to a Democrat can be just as good as a Win, if not better, when begging for more money.
Though I do think Biden could have won I think He needed to push MSM to show the good he did
The only concessions he’ll give to native Americans are ones that won’t impact his relationship with oil companies.
The biggest stain on his run is aiding in the gen*cide against Pale*tinians.
He didn't do anything to fix the education system, didn't end Raganomics & didn't stop businesses/corps from putting $ before human lives
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"Manage Expectations, explain what you're doing, demonstrate success"
Next election starts day 1, Not year 4½.