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August 10, 2026

Day 13: Tree Sitter Saving Old Growth Cottonwood: Arizona Border Wall Resistance

Day 13: Tree Sitter Saving Old Growth Cottonwood: Arizona Border Wall Resistance

Trucks pass by the cottonwood being saved from the contractor's deadly machines today in Lochiel, Arizona. Three old growth cottonwoods were killed already. The main contractor is Fisher Sand and Gravel in Tempe, Arizona. Watch video https://www.facebook.com/kate.scott.973823

"Tree sit day #13. Come be in community with us as we protect grandmother! She needs all of her help," Kate Scott said today.

No Border Wall: 'First Stake Driven' on Tohono O'odham Nation, Ignoring 'No Trespass' Signs

No Border Wall: 'First Stake Driven' on Tohono O'odham Nation, Ignoring 'No Trespass' Signs

'First Stake Driven' These photos were taken yesterday afternoon at the San Miguel Gate known as 'Koli Ki:jig' located in the Chukut Kuk District, on August 9, 2026.

Tohono O'odham photographer. Censored News.

Photos copyrighted by the photographer. Photos may not be used without written permission.

Tohono O'odham Nation Posted 'No Trespass" Signs at its Borders. On Friday, the Tohono O'odham Nation posted 'No Trespass' signs at its borders, alerting tribal police to remove border wall contractors if they attempted to come on to their sovereign tribal land.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded a contract to SLSCO Ltd. of Galveston, Texas, on June 26, 2026, to build the 62-mile border wall project. It is known as the "Tucson 5 Wall Project" across the Tohono O'odham Nation. The company is also known as Sullivan Land Services.

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08/no-border-wall-tohono-oodham-closes.html

The New Republic reports today:

"The Tohono O’odham are facing another battle, in addition. Since construction began in April, workers for Sullivan Land Services, a Texas-based construction firm, have desecrated several religious landmarks sacred to the Tohono O’odham—the aforementioned Las Playas Intaglio among them. Other sacred sites, such as Horse Peak, would be affected by the wall construction, as well."

https://newrepublic.com/article/214064/arizona-tribe-trump-border-wars

August 9, 2026

Christine Prat, Friend and Translator, Passes to Spirit World

Christine Prat with Klee Benally at the premier of "Powerlines" in Montreal, France.
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/08/klee-benallys-powerlines-shows-in-france.html

Christine Prat, Friend and Translator, Passes to Spirit World

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, August 9, 2026

It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news of the passing of Christine Prat, our friend and translator. Christine translated Censored News into French. We met through our mutual friend Klee Benally, more than a decade ago. She translated Klee's book, No Spiritual Surrender, into French, and struggled till the end with cancer to translate our stories and share them with the world.

Christine never compromised, supported Palestine and the fight against Elbit's Israeli spy towers on the Tohono O'odham Nation. We send our condolences to her husband Theo and their family.

Tohono O'odham Airspace: Combat Jets Endanger O'odham. Mystery Plane Returns.

Update August 9, 2026: This small unidentified plane flew in circles around the border of the Tohono O'odham Nation this morning at 1:30 a.m., apparently finishing whatever work they are doing from above. An unidentified plane flew in the same pattern on Aug. 3 at 3 a.m. on the western portion of the border above the Tohono O'odham Nation. The plane flies out of El Paso and then returns there. Yesterday the Tohono O'odham Nation closed its border to border wall construction crews and posted "No Trespassing" signs, alerting tribal police to escort them off if they attempt to enter. -- Censored News.