One of the principal barriers to the simulation seems to be the natural

tendency of white people to violence. They love violence. They love it as entertainment.

The very foundation of their way of life.

There and sacrifice.

White people with almost missionary zeal have done their best to export this and sacrifice to every corner of the world.

We are not Americans. We are not Americans.

We are not Americans.

We are not Americans.

We are not American. Better red than death.

Better red than Death.

Than Death.

Yeah!

So I'm Melanie Yazzi.

It's really nice to be back. I feel I think I haven't recorded in a month actually here for Red Power Hour.

We're going through a massive transition. I'm no longer calling in from Albuquerque. I am temporarily in the Pacific Northwest as I make my way to my new job in the Twin Cities in Minneapolis and St Paul, but that is several months away.

So doing some traveling and riding until then

and hauling my podcast crap all across the country,

all across Turtle Island so that I can, so that I can be here with Elena and people like Kylie

to bring indigenous left political analysis to the things that are happening in the world.

But I'm joined, of course, by my Red Power Hour co-host Elena Ortiz, if you want to say hi.

Hello, we're still here in Ogupogie, which is good because we got some snow. Yeah, wait. How much snow did you get? Well, they said it was going to be a whole lot more. It wasn't, we'd probably get two or three inches, but yeah, all the moisture helps. Everything helps because it's been so dry here so we're grateful for whatever

whatever creator sends us. Creator is a woman did you know? She is and man she's flinging snow at us right now so I'm

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