My Second Cup of Coffee

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Friday, August 18 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss a recently published report on Dams and Tribal land loss in the United States. I invite you to join me.

NY Times: ‘We’re All Water-Bottle Freaks’

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/health/water-bottles-beverages.html

AP News: As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to a future of growth

https://apnews.com/article/klamath-dams-removal-tribes-restoration-seeds-1bffbd1c351992f0f164d81d92a81b47

The Hill: More than a million acres of US tribal lands submerged by dams: study

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4144655-more-than-a-million-acres-of-us-tribal-lands-submerged-by-dams-study/

IPO Science: ABSTRACT: Dams and tribal land loss in the United States

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/acd268

IOP Science: PDF: Dams and tribal land loss in the United States

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/acd268/pdf

Utah Humanities: WATER IS ALIVE: NAVAJO CONNECTIONS TO THE COLORADO RIVER

https://www.utahhumanities.org/stories/items/show/435

ProPublica: Supreme Court Keeps Navajo Nation Waiting for Water

https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-navajo-nation-water-rights-scotus

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

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Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today (Wednesday Aug. 9) is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and over My Second Cup of Coffee I use the development of Artificial Intelligence by Colonial nations and the granting of personhood status to rivers by Indigenous Peoples as context to discuss the divergent values between Western and Indigenous cultures. I invite you to join me.

LINKS:

Native News Online: Celebrating International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/celebrating-international-day-of-the-world-s-indigenous-people

CNN: Forget about the AI apocalypse. The real dangers are already here
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/16/tech/ai-apocalypse-warnings/index.html

NY Times: The True Threat of Artificial Intelligence
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/opinion/artificial-intelligence-danger.html

Scientific American: We Need Smart Intellectual Property Laws for Artificial Intelligence
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-need-smart-intellectual-property-laws-for-artificial-intelligence/

Harvard Business Review: Generative AI Has an Intellectual Property Problem
https://hbr.org/2023/04/generative-ai-has-an-intellectual-property-problem

Artnet News: Artists and Illustrators Are Suing Three A.I. Art Generators for Scraping and ‘Collaging’ Their Work Without Consent
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/class-action-lawsuit-ai-generators-deviantart-midjourney-stable-diffusion-2246770

WIRED: What’s AGI, and Why Are AI Experts Skeptical?
https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-artificial-general-intelligence-agi-explained/

Brookings: How close are we to AI that surpasses human intelligence?
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-close-are-we-to-ai-that-surpasses-human-intelligence/

AP News: Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning
https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-risk-of-extinction-ai-54ea8aadc60d1503e5a65878219aad43

NPR: 'The godfather of AI' sounds alarm about potential dangers of AI
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/28/1178673070/the-godfather-of-ai-sounds-alarm-about-potential-dangers-of-ai

AP News: An Indigenous leader has inspired an Amazon city to grant personhood to an endangered river
https://apnews.com/article/brazil-amazon-wari-indigenous-nature-rights-deforestation-68af65663fb7bd1b9d2051ce10c17a46

Statement on AI Risk:
https://www.safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk

Signed copies of Unsettling Truths, the book I co-authored can be purchased on my website:
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Ya'at'eeh my relatives. It's Friday Aug. 4 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I share my first impressions of the Jan 6th Indictment against Donald Trump, I point out the arrogance of the DEMS re: the BIPOC vote and I answer a question about King James. I invite you to join me.

LINKS:

Politico: Biden world moves to stave off Cornel West and No Labels threat

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/03/third-party-candidates-trump-biden-00109541

BallotPedia: Presidential election, 2016

https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2016

AP News: Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election and block transfer of power

https://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-debb59bb7a4d9f93f7e2dace01feccdc

Department of Justice: Text of Indictment against Trump

https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump_23_cr_257.pdf

King James VI and I

https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/scottish-history-and-archaeology/james-vi-and-i/

King James Version of the Bible

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/king-james-bible

Charter of New England

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass01.asp

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

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

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Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Tuesday, August 1 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I talk about Indigenous efforts to decolonize the Klamath River in OR & CA by removing dams. And I discuss how to tell Elon Musk "No" (by continuing to Tweet on his re-branded App X). I invite you to join me.

LINKS:

AP News: Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into ‘X’s’. But changing language is not quite so simple

https://apnews.com/article/twitter-tweet-elon-musk-x-c1c3871e9bef60aa0a4c1a40129c155a

AP News: As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to a future of growth

https://apnews.com/article/klamath-dams-removal-tribes-restoration-seeds-1bffbd1c351992f0f164d81d92a81b47

Photos of Klamath Fish Kill 2002:

http://www.klamathbasin.info/fishkill1.htm

Yurok Tribal Fisheries Program: Final Report - The Klamath River Fish Kill of 2002; Analysis of Contributing Factors

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/bay_delta/california_waterfix/exhibits/docs/PCFFA&IGFR/part2/pcffa_155.pdf

Cal Poly Humboldt: Indigenous activism brings down Klamath dams

https://thelumberjack.org/2023/03/28/indigenous-activism-brings-down-klamath-dams/

The Yurok, Karuk, Hoopa, and Klamath tribes have been fighting for their rights to river governance and access for over a century.

Seattle Times: The massive dam removal on the Klamath may save salmon but can’t solve the West’s water crisis

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/the-massive-dam-removal-on-the-klamath-may-save-salmon-but-cant-solve-the-wests-water-crisis/

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

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

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Ya'at'eeh my relatives. On Sunday, July 30 I hosted a special evening edition of My Second Cup of Coffee and a conversation with my good friend Ray Minniecon. Ray is an Aboriginal pastor who lives in Sydney, Australia and has dedicated his life to supporting members of the Stolen Generations. I invite you to join us.

LINKS:
Uluru Statement from the Heart
https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement/

Antioch Podcast: Mark Charles "Why I am still a Christian"
https://antiochpodcast.org/podcast/episode-225-mark-charles-why-i-am-still-a-christian/

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

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Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Tuesday, July 25 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss Ron DeSantis pattern of using White Supremacist arguments to appeal to a traumatized White America. I also share a few thoughts re: the campaign of Cornel West. I invite you to join me.

LINKS:

Politico: Why some Dems fear Cornel West presents a unique challenge for Joe Biden

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/10/cornel-west-against-joe-biden-00101246

Forbes: Left-Wing Academic Cornel West Announces Presidential Bid

https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinehamilton/2023/06/05/left-wing-academic-cornel-west-announces-presidential-bid/?sh=3f9569df548c

The Hill: Cornel West seeking Green Party nomination for presidential run

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4049401-cornel-west-seeking-green-party-nomination-for-presidential-run/

Washington Post: DeSantis doubles down on claim that some Blacks benefited from slavery

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/22/desantis-slavery-curriculum/

Florida State Academic Standards: Social Studies, 2023

SCROLL: SS.68.AA.2.3

https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/20653/urlt/6-4.pdf

People: POLITICS - Ron DeSantis Defends New Florida Curriculum to Teach Slavery’s ‘Benefit,’ Says ‘Scholars’ Are Behind It

https://people.com/ron-desantis-defends-florida-curriculum-slavery-benefit-7564521

AP News: What’s on DeSantis’ agenda? A look at the laws he passed as Florida governor, from abortion to guns

https://apnews.com/article/desantis-laws-2024-president-election-abortion-florida-668ae3101e3d7d7f61dd9925b419ee6e

Richard Pratt:

Dickinson College: Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center - "Kill the Indian in him, and save the man": R. H. Pratt on the Education of Native Americans

https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/teach/kill-indian-him-and-save-man-r-h-pratt-education-native-americans

Proceeding of the National Conference of Charities and Correction: "Kill the Indian in him, and save the man": R. H. Pratt on the Education of Native Americans

https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/default/files/docs-resources/CIS-Resources_1892-PrattSpeech.pdf

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

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Today is Wednesday, July 19. I recently read the full SCOTUS Opinion re: the Colorado River water rights case "Arizona v. Navajo Nation". As with most SCOTUS Opinions related to American Indian law, I was both disappointed and infuriated. I invite you to join me for My Second Cup of Coffee as I discuss the case.

LINKS:

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES - Arizona vs. Navajo Nation

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-1484_aplc.pdf

Navajo Nation: Treaty 0f 1868

https://courts.navajo-nsn.gov/Treaty1868.htm

New York Times: Supreme Court Rules Against Navajo Nation in Water Rights Case

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/us/politics/supreme-court-navajo-nation-colorado-river-water.html

Congressional Research Service: The Supreme Court generally adjudicates by majority rule; whatever legal position garners a majority of votes in favor of its legal position prevails, and the majority’s ruling in that case becomes binding precedent in subsequent cases.

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10113

Do dissenting opinions have legal bearing?

Unlike majority opinions and similar to concurring opinions, dissenting opinions are not binding law and, therefore, future cases are not obliged to follow them. Nonetheless, dissenting opinions preserve minority viewpoints on contested legal issues and contribute to the public debate of these issues.

Cornell Law School

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/dissenting_opinion

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

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Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Friday, July 14 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss Global Warming and the rise in gun violence throughout the US. I also share an update regarding my efforts to expand the conversation re: the true legacy of Abraham Lincoln. I invite you to join me.

Twitter: Just arrived back in DC after traveling to Phoenix to film a documentary re: the Long Walk. I spoke about the white supremacist and genocidal policies of Abraham Lincoln, the trauma of white America, my vision for truth & conciliation, & creating Common Memory. Fun times.

https://twitter.com/wirelesshogan/status/1679731905699168256

Native News Online: Watch: Native Bidaské with Mark Charles (Diné) on Abraham Lincoln and the Narrative of White Messiahship

⁠https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/watch-native-bidaske-with-mark-charles-dine-on-abraham-lincoln-and-the-narrative-of-white-messiahship⁠

YouTube: Native Bidaské with Mark Charles (Diné) on Abraham Lincoln and the Narrative of White Messiahship

⁠https://www.youtube.com/live/GbmBP3OdiC0⁠

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/04/1185953565/mass-shootings-emotional-toll

AP News: The US sets a grim milestone with a new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings

https://apnews.com/article/mass-killings-record-gun-violence-0174103c37756fe4d247fd15cd3bc009

Washington Post: A deadly July Fourth in D.C., three years after city leaders vowed change

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/05/dc-july4-gun-violence-nine-shot/

Politico: Gavin Newsom wants 28th Amendment for guns in U.S. Constitution

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/08/newsom-gun-control-amendment-00100954

AP News: AP PHOTOS: In unrelenting heat, millions plunge, drink and shelter to cool off

https://apnews.com/article/heat-wave-climate-weather-photos-fa83b07a4dd4874072b33267f3f73a7b

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

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

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Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Thursday, July 6 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss 3 seemingly separate topics; Technology, living healthier (hopefully without becoming obsessed) and the US Government's implicit racial bias. I invite you to join me.

LINKS:

ABC News: Court says Tulsa can't give a Choctaw man a ticket because the Oklahoma city is on reservation land

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/federal-court-rules-tribal-citizen-subject-tulsa-traffic-100515543

Washington Post: Senate panel finds more pre-Jan. 6 intelligence failures by FBI, DHS

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/27/jan6-fbi-dhs-intelligence-failures/

JRSA: Objective Research for More Equitable Outcomes

https://www.jrsa.org

JRSA: Implicit Racial Bias

https://www.jrsa.org/pubs/factsheets/jrsa-factsheet-implicit-racial-bias.pdf

Twitter:

In the AM, while drinking my first cup of coffee, I like to listen to my "Coffee Shop" radio on Pandora. Tom's Diner (by Suzanne Vega) just played and I was immediately reminded of friendships from college. I love how songs & memories go together. :-) Walk in beauty my relatives.

https://twitter.com/wirelesshogan/status/1676937477947367428

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Timex Sinclair 1000 Pictures taken from:

Wikimedia Commons: Timex Sinclair 1000

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Timex_Sinclair_1000_Top.jpg

Facebook Group: Timex Sinclair 1000

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1144573828995871/

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is the Fourth of July 2023 but few people are aware that 30 lines below the statement "All men are created equal" the Declaration of Independence refers to Native peoples as "merciless Indian Savages. Over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss why this term was used and why the USA struggles to acknowledge it even today.

LINKS:

Native News Online: The Dilemma of the Fourth of July by Mark Charles

https://nativenewsonline.net/opinion/the-dilemma-of-the-fourth-of-july-2

Fourth of July Posts by Mark Charles

https://wirelesshogan.com/2018/07/04/fourth-of-july-blog-posts/

TedX Talk: Mark Charles - We the People:

https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_charles_the_truth_behind_we_the_people_the_three_most_misunderstood_words_in_us_history

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

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

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