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  Vellumproof is an interesting concept for writers in the age of AI accusations, providing time stamps, version history, word count changes, etc., as proof of human writing over long drafts. I'm sure it can be gamed to mislead, but I'm glad people are starting to work on solutions to this mess. https://vellumproof.com And the blog post from the creator: https://dylan.blog/2026/08/03/im-scared-a-stranger-will.html

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@camelliakyoto/117035195273881381 My grandma loved owls. Growing up, I remember she always wore beaded owls to bingo. A lot of Natives avoid owls as harbingers of evil, but they’re good luck in our family. My grandma was also ornery, so she probably did it partially as defiance and to disrupt the other Native ladies at bingo. I miss her.

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  These new word watermarks Claude is implementing seem like a better way to discern AI-written text vs what we have now, which is relying on AI to find similar patterns based on what it’s programmed to find instead of a set rule of order. Seems all AI companies will do this. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/anthropic-shares-more-details-about-how-claudes-new-watermarks-will-work/

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  "The training will also include guidance on applying for election-related positions at the county level, understanding the voter registration process, and completing the necessary paperwork to register and vote. A key component of the training will focus on 'Get-Out-the-Native Vote' efforts, emphasizing strategies to increase Native voter participation and strengthen political representation in Indian Country." https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/native-voter...

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  "What happens when the desire for cultural preservation, individual freedom, economic sustainability, physical survival, and even love are in tension? What happens when you are forced to choose between a beautiful, vulnerable tradition and your own self-actualization?" On the Complexities of Navigating Indigenous Life in a Relentlessly Modern World https://lithub.com/on-the-complexities-of-navigating-indigenous-life-in-a-relentlessly-modern-world/

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  I don’t know if this is supposed to be reassuring or not, lol. Is this going to be retroactive? 😳 “‘Your test is the domicile of the parents, and that is the test you’d have us apply today, right?’ [Gorsuch] said. ‘Are tribal members born today birthright citizens?’” “Sauer hesitated: ‘Uh, I think so on our test, yeah, if they’re lawfully domiciled. I’d have to think that through.’” Live updates: Supreme Court hears birthright citizenship case; Trump is at court https://apple.news/AMcbZdiav...

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@jonesmurphy/116331824962541537 I wouldn’t say that most federally recognized Natives are white-passing but many are. Also, it’s far too derivative to say that most of these Natives are white supremacists. There are plenty of NDNs that are darker-skinned, myself included, along with the majority of my tribe. Mullin, for all his MAGA faults, has also worked with and for tribal issues alongside democrats. Regardless, many Natives in governmental positions fight for the...

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  “Even today, people along its path are shaped by the [Trail of Tears], including a singer in a Cherokee choir who said that she, merely by existing, is ‘the answer to an ancient prayer.’" https://apple.news/AvVlMEF1EQKKd7_fHIjAmWQ