President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order Friday changing the Defense Department’s name to the Department of War as a secondary title. The order — the 200th signed by the president since taking office — authorizes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DOD subordinate officials to use secondary titles like “Department of War,” “Secretary of […]
Many thousands marched in solidarity through downtown Chicago over the weekend to denounce the growing threat of President Donald Trump’s authoritarianism, with the Midwest’s largest city his latest target. Organized by the Coalition Against the Trump Agenda and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, city residents demonstrated in droves on Saturday afternoon, walking […]
Meteor — Pamyulek Akgua’aq pamyulegmek tangellrianga. – The other night I saw a meteor. A meteor is a piece of space rock that burns as it falls through the Earth’s atmosphere, creating a bright streak in the night sky. The Alutiiq term for a meteor—pamyulek—comes from the word pamyuq for tail or handle; something that extends out […]