My Second Cup of Coffee

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Friday, October 27, 2023. After a chaotic month without a Speaker of the House the GOP this week elected Rep. Mike Johnson from Louisiana. I invite you to join me for My Second Cup of Coffee as I try to filter out the screaming and honestly ask "Who is Mike Johnson?"

LINKS:

AP News: On Day 2 of multistate search for mass killing suspect, Maine residents shelter behind locked doors

https://apnews.com/article/maine-shooting-lewiston-fed5ab0aaee9d7d4c0f0fccb3d301bb7

AP News: Israel expects long Gaza ground war to crush Hamas, raising fears of grueling, open-ended conflict

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-airstrikes-region-e41b5b12e8cdf9db62395314d9a782b6

Politico: 55 things you need to know about Mike Johnson

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/10/26/mike-johnson-house-speaker-55-things-to-know-00123593

NOLA: U.S. Rep Mike Johnson molds Republican messaging as 5th-highest GOP member of Congress (Nov. 28, 2022)

https://www.nola.com/news/politics/national_politics/louisianas-mike-johnson-molds-republican-message/article_ee6a8920-6cce-11ed-b018-b3caee09b4c0.html

The Guardian: ‘Go pick up a Bible’: Speaker Mike Johnson defends anti-LGBTQ+ views

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/27/mike-johnson-christian-bible-lgbtq-abortion-rights

NPR: Who is Mike Johnson? An ardent conservative who embraces far-right policies

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/26/1208664809/who-is-mike-johnson-an-ardent-conservative-who-embraces-far-right-policies

Apple Podcasts: Truth Be Told with Mike and Kelly Johnson

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truth-be-told-with-mike-kelly-johnson/id1613637836

Spotify: Truth Be Told with Mike and Kelly Johnson

https://open.spotify.com/show/28MS3PqvgbgoU9pula7DeY

Stuff in the Basement: Mark Charles, Prophet

https://siouxlander.blogspot.com/2022/08/mark-charles-prophet.html

Signed copies of Unsettling Truths, the book I co-authored can be purchased on my website:

https://wirelesshogan.com/unsettling-truths/

Patreon: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacy; Create Common Memory

https://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Friday, October 20, 2023. After 7 years of leadership by Donald Trump the GOP is not only dysfunctional, but it has become incapable of function. Over my Second Cup of Coffee I discuss why, for the sake of the country, the GOP should split itself into two separate and distinct parties. I invite you to join me.

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AP News: Republicans are divided on far-right move to remove McCarthy as House speaker, an AP-NORC poll shows

https://apnews.com/article/poll-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-removal-motion-vacate-72ec3c28d2987e90b3fe032a6ff97d87

NY Times: Far-Right G.O.P. Faction Throws House Into Chaos as McCarthy Is Ousted

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/10/03/us/mccarthy-gaetz-speaker-news

Politico: How GOP moderates have Jim Jordan pinned

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/20/pbdd-mike-lawler-house-speaker-gop-new-york-interview-00122532

The Hill: Senate GOP divided over race to replace McCarthy

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4244261-senate-gop-divided-over-race-to-replace-mccarthy/

Fox News: Jim Jordan stays in speaker race, third vote expected Friday

https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/house-speaker-conference-race-jordan-gop-third-vote

AP News: Republicans are facing death threats as the election for speaker gets mired in personal feuds

https://apnews.com/article/house-speaker-jim-jordan-threats-54eeecef0188edfcb9903e45019f190f

AP News: Donald Trump is dominating the GOP primary and settling into a new role: Defendant

https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-trump-trial-legal-investigations-8a61f967942d9519f6f78dbe52cd03cc

Signed copies of Unsettling Truths, the book I co-authored can be purchased on my website:

https://wirelesshogan.com/unsettling-truths/

Patreon: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacy; Create Common Memory

https://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. War has once again broken out between Israel and Hamas with incredible violence and brutality displayed on both sides. Today I invite you to join me for My Second Cup of Coffee as I offer an Indigenous perspective on this ongoing and violent conflict.

AP news: Israel orders hundreds of thousands of civilians in Gaza City to evacuate ahead of possible ground assault

https://apnews.com/live/israel-hamas-war-live-updates

AP News: What to know on the seventh day of the latest Israel-Hamas war

https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-hamas-militants-conflict-war-b6ea877aa1ee96303aa0870d741da777

Al Jazeera: Israel-Hamas live: Thousands flee to southern Gaza after Israeli warning

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/13/israel-hamas-live-iran-says-new-fronts-may-open-if-gaza-bombing-continues

NPR: What is Hamas? What to know about its origins, leaders and funding

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/what-is-hamas-what-to-know-about-its-origins-leaders-and-funding

NY Times: Israel, Gaza and the Laws of War

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/world/europe/israel-gaza-and-the-laws-of-war.html

The Guardian: What are the rules of war – and how do they apply to the Israel-Gaza conflict?

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/oct/12/what-are-the-rules-of-war-and-how-do-they-apply-to-the-israel-gaza-conflict

YouTube: Sunrise videos

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVLTYJoHeq7om7ijjpqFQzPKNqs3ZDOyi

Signed copies of Unsettling Truths, the book I co-authored can be purchased on my website:

https://wirelesshogan.com/unsettling-truths/

FREE - Unsettling Truths: A virtual book study with Mark Charles

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVLTYJoHeq7rAp54mw1s_OBJAzeBYzkqQ

Patreon: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacy; Create Common Memory

https://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Indigenous Peoples Day 2023 and I invite you to join me for My Second Cup of Coffee and a conversation about the complexities of celebrating Indigenous people in a country that is still colonial.

LINKS:

Signed copies of Unsettling Truths, the book I co-authored can be purchased on my website:

https://wirelesshogan.com/unsettling-truths/

FREE - Unsettling Truths: A virtual book study with Mark Charles

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVLTYJoHeq7rAp54mw1s_OBJAzeBYzkqQ

Patreon: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacy; Create Common Memory

https://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan

YouTube: Sunrise videos

⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVLTYJoHeq7om7ijjpqFQzPKNqs3ZDOyi⁠

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Tuesday, October 3 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss the second GOP Debate and the sexism that exists in Crash Test Dummies. I invite you to join me.

LINKS:
Patreon: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacy; Create Common Memory https://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan

NPR: 6 takeaways from the second GOP debate
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/28/1202248808/second-republican-debate-trump-desantis-haley-ramaswamy

Washington Post: The winners and losers of the second Republican debate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/27/who-won-republican-debate/

The Hill: Trump campaign calls on RNC to cancel third GOP debate
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4235076-trump-campaign-calls-on-rnc-to-cancel-third-gop-debate/

The Hill: Biden brushes off threat from Cornel West despite left’s warnings
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4224246-biden-brushes-off-threat-from-cornel-west-despite-lefts-warnings/

EuroNews: This is the first crash test dummy modelled on the female body. Will it make cars safer for women?
https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/09/21/this-is-the-first-crash-test-dummy-modelled-on-the-female-body-will-it-make-cars-safer-for

BBC: The crash dummy aimed at protecting women drivers
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62877930

Politico: Congress prods Biden administration on female crash dummies
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/29/new-crash-test-dummies-could-save-womens-lives-00099001

Signed copies of Unsettling Truths, the book I co-authored can be purchased on my website:
https://wirelesshogan.com/unsettling-truths/

FREE - Unsettling Truths: A virtual book study with Mark Charles
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVLTYJoHeq7rAp54mw1s_OBJAzeBYzkqQ

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Wednesday, September 28 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss my recent trip to Alaska and an Native singer I learned about there, and I talk briefly about a book I just read titled "Die with Zero". I'll also discuss my upcoming events and travel. I invite you to join me.

WARNING: This episode contains references to suicide.

LINKS:
Kelly Fraser (LIVE) - Looking For A Seal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwvXC5fyLEI

Kelly Fraser: Looking for a Seal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXYetVShLiA

Kelly Fraser: Diamonds (Inuit)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQzk1b0lKAQ

YouTube: The Beat of Her Own Drum: Kelly Fraser Presents... A Slide-Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho-bMsOQ4no

The Free Press: Powerful singer brought Inuit culture to world
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/2019/12/27/powerful-singer-brought-inuit-culture-to-world

CBC News: 'She was such a bright light': Former classmates, teachers at B.C. school honour life of Kelly Fraser
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/merritt-community-honour-life-inuk-singer-kelly-fraser-1.5422937

YouTube: Kelly Fraser
https://www.youtube.com/@KellyFraserband/featured

NY Times: Kelly Fraser, Canadian Inuit Singer, Is Dead at 26
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/obituaries/kelly-fraser-dead.html

Book: Die With Zero - Bill Perkins
https://www.diewithzerobook.com/welcome

Patreon: Ask Questions - Monthly Q&A
Decolonizing Faith - Virtual book Study with Mark and Soong-Chan Rah
https://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. On Monday, September 11 over My Second Cup of Coffee I discussed a little talked about day of remembrance. Every year, the last day of August is marked as the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. I invite you to join me for a conversation with Murray Crookes, an anti-colonial activist pastor in the United Methodist Church.

LINKS:
AP News: What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help
https://apnews.com/article/morocco-earthquake-marrakech-fe5a0fbe71646f9b1b4f6a85889b414a

AP News: Bells toll as the US marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska
https://apnews.com/article/sept-11-terror-attack-anniversary-ceremonies-47488758b18fd78f541674041e36d263

United Nations: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, 30 August
https://www.un.org/en/observances/victims-enforced-disappearance

UN Human Rights: Enforced Disappearances - Hear the Victims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdMm-l4EWZM

Amnesty International: Day of the Disappeared
https://www.amnestyusa.org/the-day-of-the-disappeared/

Amnesty International: USA - Arbitrary Detention
https://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/usa/

Signed copies of Unsettling Truths, the book I co-authored can be purchased on my website:
https://wirelesshogan.com/unsettling-truths/

Patreon: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacy; Create Common Memory
https://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Thursday, September 7 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss the latest headlines re: Trumps Indictment, I offer a native perspective on Burning Man and the absurdity of glamping in the mud and I share an article looking at the environmental challenge of tennis balls. I also share an update re: my work to create common memory thru Unsettling Truths and Decolonizing Faith. I invite you to join me.

LINKS:
AP News: The Burning Man party is over. Now a massive cleanup begins
https://apnews.com/article/burning-man-flooding-nevada-cleanup-cebf509a4b0bf666f443363ed89c342b

Politico: Latest updates: The indictment of former President Donald Trump
https://www.politico.com/latest-news-updates/2023/trump-indictment

AP News: Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem
https://apnews.com/article/tennis-recycling-sustainability-environment-us-open-climate-573d1c356560defaaa8a1f997e12e8a1

Church of the Brethren: Tracing a traumatic history, laying bare the roots of the Doctrine of Discovery
https://www.brethren.org/news/2023/tracing-a-traumatic-history/

Signed copies of Unsettling Truths, the book I co-authored can be purchased on my website:
https://wirelesshogan.com/unsettling-truths/

Patreon: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacy; Create Common Memory
https://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Thursday, August 31 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I continue my discussion re: the first debate of the 2024 GOP Primary. Today I am going in depth on the the absurdity that occurs when Presidential candidates try to maintain the myth of American Exceptionalism while campaigning to a traumatized white America. I invite you to join me.

LINKS:

PBS News Hour: Who are the candidates in the first GOP primary debate?

Ron DeSantis

Vivek Ramaswamy

Mike Pence

Nikki Haley

Chris Christie

Tim Scott

Asa Hutchinson

Doug Burgum

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/who-are-the-candidates-in-the-first-gop-primary-debate

Al Jazeera: Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, the rising Republican presidential candidate?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/25/who-is-vivek-ramaswamy-the-rising-republican-presidential-candidate

Politico: Who came out on top in the GOP primary debate? Here’s what experts say.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/24/who-won-lost-gop-primary-debate-00112856

Signed copies of Unsettling Truths, the book I co-authored can be purchased on my website:

https://wirelesshogan.com/unsettling-truths/

FREE - Unsettling Truths: A virtual book study with Mark Charles

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVLTYJoHeq7rAp54mw1s_OBJAzeBYzkqQ

Patreon: Subscribe to Decolonizing Faith tier and binge a 12 part virtual book study of Unsettling Truths with co-authors Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah

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Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Tuesday, August 29 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss the first debate of the 2024 Republican Primary (which I finally finished watching this morning). I invite you to join me.

PBS News Hour: Who are the candidates in the first GOP primary debate?

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/who-are-the-candidates-in-the-first-gop-primary-debate