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Dave Beeksma

@beeksmad

Anishinaabe-Veteran-Educator-Tribal Judge-Director of Native Nations Institute, and itinerant do-gooder. Opinions are my own - and occasionally correct ;)

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Great visit to Austin this week!

First time in the city and great opportunity to connect with old and new friends.

Back home for a couple days and then off to Reno and Bismarck.

04.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty easy this time. Participating but not presenting.

04.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Monday morning.

02.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Extensive damage to Naval Support Activity Bahrain, the Headquarters of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, with several buildings entirely destroyed, as a result of near continuous ballistic missile and drone attacks against the base by Iran. Video from 1 March.

#RadioFreeAmerica

02.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hard to say. Many are housed in them and Bahrain is pretty small. It’s entirely possible, though unclear if intentional or accidental.

02.03.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Live updates: Trump Defense Sec. Hegseth and Gen. Caine brief on Iran strikes Follow the latest news after the U.S. and Israel launched a massive attack on Iran that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

War is never as clean or high-tech as in the movies or Pentagon briefs.

The U.S. has confirmed three of our jets over Kuwait were downed in an β€˜apparent friendly fire incident’

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/02/u...

02.03.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iranian missile hitting high rise in Bahrain.

28.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Multiple Gulf Arab states that host US assets targeted in Iran retaliation Iran confirms targeting US bases across the Middle East.

Iran strikes UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and other targets throughout the region.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

28.02.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Multiple Gulf Arab states that host US assets targeted in Iran retaliation Iran confirms targeting US bases across the Middle East.

Iran strikes UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and other targets throughout the region.

#RadioFreeAmerica

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

28.02.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
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Pakistan's defense minister says that there is now 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes Pakistan's defense minister said that his country ran out of "patience" and considers that there is now an "open war" with Afghanistan, after both countries launched strikes following an Afghan cross-...

More on the most recent troubles in Afghanistan.

www.npr.org/2026/02/26/g...

27.02.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good opportunity for educators - and anyone else interested.

21.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ramadan Mubarak to friends and family around the world.

May the next month be a time of reflection, peace, and service.

18.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great opportunity for Native students interested in STEM!

17.02.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’–

11.02.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great event in Tucson this Sunday!

Hope to see everyone there!

Info:
Sunday, February 15 - 1.00 pm
ENR Building, N120 - U of A Campus
Free event, RSVP Required - Followed by reception with refreshments.

11.02.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Out eventing at UofA. This time for a cool ceremony adding a Yaqui language name to one of the school’s academic buildings.

07.02.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happening today and tomorrow. (And yesterday, for anyone with a WABAC Machine.)

07.02.2026 11:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Henry was a wise and dedicated judge, a remarkable teacher, and an important mentor to me. He leaves a tremendous legacy at the Red Cliff Court.

07.02.2026 03:58 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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02.02.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Belated Birthday to Fred Hembeck! One of the good guys and a person whose work still makes me laugh nearly 50 years on.

01.02.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Red Cliff Strong.

01.02.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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31.01.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another day at Native Nations Institute.

29.01.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Out and about in Indonesia last month.

29.01.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
Jimmy Kimmel is Back! YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

Guess who’s back?

Offered for those in Sinclair Censorship Cities.

#RadioFreeAmerica

youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY

24.09.2025 11:46 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m not saying take your money out of the market…

But I have taken my money out of the market.

13.03.2025 16:56 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ramadan Mubarak to friends and family around the world!

May your next month be a time of healing, charity, growth, and compassion.

28.02.2025 22:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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14.02.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#RadioFreeAmerica

13.02.2025 14:05 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0