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The Supreme Court Case That Threatens Tribal Sovereignty; Plus Twitter after Elon Musk

Chad and Jennifer Brackeen listen to oral argument in Haaland v. Brackeen. | Courtroom sketch by William Hennessy

On today’s show:

0:10 – Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle), a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, the host of the podcast This Land which has devoted an entire season to the Supreme Court challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act. She discusses Haaland v. Brackeen the case challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act that the Supreme Court heard arguments on yesterday. She also just published a cover story for The Nation about it.

0:33 – We discuss the changes at Twitter since Elon Musk bought the platform with Will Oremus (@willoremus), who writes about technology for the Washington Post.

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Dk MusixBhangra Beat 2.0 (Special Edition - Instrumental)Bhangra Beat 2.0 (Special Edition - Instrumental)DK MUSIX