Yá'át'ééh my relatives. In the past few weeks the Federal Government has sought to take over DC policing and deployed the Nation Guard throughout the District. Many people find this shocking but, as a Native man who moved to DC from the Navajo Reservation, I see this for what it is; just more of the same. I invite you to grab your favorite morning beverage and join me for My Second Cup of Coffee.
LINKS:
NPR: The National Guard has been deployed to enforce the law before. What's different now?
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/21/g-s1-83915/national-guard-dc-deployed
Democracy Now!: Occupied D.C.? Six GOP States Send National Guard to Washington as Outcry Grows over Trump Power Grab
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/8/20/dc_takeover
USA Today: New Mexico blocks roads into Gallup as coronavirus cases surge
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2020/05/01/coronavirus-new-mexico-blocks-roads-into-gallup-virus-cases-surge/3068403001/
GoFundMe: Common Memory Tour 2025
https://www.gofundme.com/f/common-memory-tour-2025
Patreon: Video/Podcast: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacy
https://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan
Purchase Signed Copies of Unsettling Truths
https://wirelesshogan.com/2022/10/27/unsettling-truths/
