DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BorderPatrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BorderPatrol</span></a> agents jump out of rental truck and ambush people at LA <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HomeDepot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeDepot</span></a></p><p>In ‘Operation Trojan Horse’, masked officers in unmarked vehicle arrest 16 people, despite court order halting raids</p><p>Sam Levin in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a><br>Wed 6 Aug 2025 </p><p>"US border patrol agents carried out a raid outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles on Wednesday, with officers jumping out of an unmarked rental truck and chasing and arresting more than a dozen people. </p><p>"Videos of the operation, and federal officials’ statements boasting about the detentions, have raised questions about whether the US government was complying with a federal court order halting indiscriminate raids in the region due to evidence of racial profiling. That ruling, upheld last week by an appeals court, followed reports of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Latino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latino</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USCitizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCitizens</span></a> getting swept up in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LARaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LARaids</span></a> and accounts of undocumented people being targeted based on their appearance and whether they spoke Spanish. </p><p>"Clips of the early morning raid by Home Depot in the Westlake neighborhood, near <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MacArthurPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacArthurPark</span></a>, showed masked, heavily armed officers jumping out of a yellow truck from Penske, a private rental company, and people fleeing. Day laborers often gather outside Home Depot stores looking for work and have been subject to aggressive immigration raids in southern California. </p><p>"One day-laborer present for the Wednesday raid told the Los Angeles Times that the Penske truck pulled up to the parking lot around 6.45am, with the driver telling people gathered in Spanish that he had work to offer. Someone then rolled up the back of the truck, and masked agents, including one in a cowboy hat, jumped out as people scattered, the witness said.<br> <br>"The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in an email that agents arrested 16 undocumented people from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua. Border patrol and DHS spokespeople did not respond to inquiries about the arrest tactics and whether agents had been targeting specific people.</p><p>"A spokesperson for Penske said in an email that it was aware of the videos, writing: 'Penske strictly prohibits the transportation of people in the cargo area of its vehicles under any circumstances. The company was not made aware that its trucks would be used in today’s operation and did not authorize this.' The company would reach out to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> to 'reinforce its policy to avoid improper use of its vehicles in the future, the statement said. </p><p>" 'It is deeply disturbing that the federal government will stoop to these levels to continue their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CampaignOfTerror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CampaignOfTerror</span></a> against working <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Angelenos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Angelenos</span></a>,' said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a spokesperson for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chirla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chirla</span></a>), a California-based group that is part of the lawsuit challenging the raids. 'These are Angelenos looking for an honest day’s living … What we see in the video looks like an assault on people’s liberties, an assault on individuals that were standing there looking for a job, and a targeted operation that was in fact lawless.'</p><p>"One witness, who is a member of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LATenantsUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LATenantsUnion</span></a>, a grassroots advocacy group, said they were setting up a '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KnowYourRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KnowYourRights</span></a>' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> table when the raid began. They took video, shared with the Guardian, of a group of officers piling back into the Penske truck after making arrests.</p><p>They said they saw the officers detain <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StreetVendors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StreetVendors</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DayLaborers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DayLaborers</span></a>. 'These are people who need to make money to pay rent, who have no choice. It was really tragic that the officers came out in full force just flaunting their power and bringing another level of chaos,' said the witness, who asked to remain anonymous, fearing retribution." </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/ice-border-patrol-home-depot-los-angeles" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/06/ice-border-patrol-home-depot-los-angeles</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/otbiw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/otbiw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BoycottPenske" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottPenske</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICERaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICERaids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICESucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICESucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> agents told a teenage <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USCitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCitizen</span></a>: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest</p><p>Video from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KennyLaynezAmbrosio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KennyLaynezAmbrosio</span></a>, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration’s ambitious enforcement targets</p><p>July 25, 2025</p><p>"On the morning of 2 May, teenager Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio was driving to his landscaping job in North Palm Beach with his mother and two male friends when they were pulled over by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FloridaHighwayPatrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloridaHighwayPatrol</span></a>. </p><p>"In one swift moment, a traffic stop turned into a violent arrest.</p><p>"A highway patrol officer asked everyone in the van to identify themselves, then called for backup. Officers with US <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BorderPatrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BorderPatrol</span></a> arrived on the scene.</p><p>"Video footage of the incident captured by Laynez-Ambrosio, an 18-year-old US citizen, appears to show a group of officers in tactical gear working together to violently detain the three men*, two of whom are undocumented. They appear to use a stun gun on one man, put another in a chokehold and can be heard telling Laynez-Ambrosio: 'You’ve got no rights here. You’re a migo, brother.' Afterward, agents can be heard bragging and making light of the arrests, calling the stun gun use 'funny' and quipping: 'You can smell that … $30,000 bonus.' "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/florida-teen-immigration-arrest" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/25/florida-teen-immigration-arrest</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/Neup6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/Neup6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEDetention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEDetention</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CBP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBP</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForProfitPrisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForProfitPrisons</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForProfitArrests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForProfitArrests</span></a>!!! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FascistDictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FascistDictator</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Minneapolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minneapolis</span></a> Might Have Just Found Their Own <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Socialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Socialist</span></a> Version Of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ZohranMamdani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZohranMamdani</span></a></p><p>Nicole Silverio<br>July 14, 2025</p><p>"Democrat Minneapolis mayoral candidate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OmarFateh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OmarFateh</span></a> laid out his vision on Sunday to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreezeRent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreezeRent</span></a>, rapidly raise the minimum wage and refuse to cooperate with federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> enforcement.</p><p>"Fateh, who is currently a Minnesota state senator, posted a video to his X account calling to 'protect' Minneapolis from a 'hostile White House,' increase the minimum wage by $20 by 2028 and prohibit the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MinneapolisPoliceDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinneapolisPoliceDepartment</span></a> (MPD) from 'interacting' with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a>). The mayoral candidate, who announced his candidacy in December, has a platform that strongly resembles Democrat New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s.</p><p>" 'Protecting all of our communities from Donald Trump means not letting MPD interact with ICE, whether it’s for an immigration raid or not. Our residents deserve a mayor who will stand up to Donald Trump and say, ‘no, not in our community,'” Fateh said.</p><p>"Like Fateh, Mamdani threatened to potentially use his power as mayor to interfere with ICE’s operations that aim to detain and deport illegal immigrants who are convicted or charged with heinous criminal acts. President <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> warned that Mamdani could be placed under arrest if he interferes with federal immigration enforcement during a July 1 roundtable in Florida.</p><p>"Border czar <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TomHoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TomHoman</span></a> has also warned that any government official who obstructs federal agents’ duties could be subject to prosecution.</p><p>"Fateh claimed in his latest campaign video that 47% of calls to MPD can be <br>'diverted to [a] non-police response' because officers are not social workers and cannot always provide the appropriate response. He called on passing '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RentStabilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RentStabilization</span></a>' to end so-called '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a>' and he has further introduced a plan to 'prevent rental evictions' by implementing a Just Cause eviction policy, according to his website.</p><p>"Fateh represents Minnesota’s 62nd senate district, which includes south Minneapolis in Hennepin County. He is a child of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SomalianImmigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SomalianImmigrants</span></a> and the first Muslim to serve in the state senate, according to the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.aol.com/news/minneapolis-might-just-found-own-153449340.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aol.com/news/minneapolis-might</span><span class="invisible">-just-found-own-153449340.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MinnesotaPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinnesotaPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocraticSocialists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticSocialists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>82-year old diabetic grandfather sent to Guatamala! WTF!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> secretly deported <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> grandfather, 82, after he lost his <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenCard</span></a></p><p>‘I can see all my family is in pain right now,’ Luis Leon granddaughter said</p><p>by Kelly Rissman, Sunday 20 July 2025 </p><p>"The family of an 82-year-old Chilean national feared he was dead for weeks before discovering that he had been detained by ICE after he misplaced his green card, according to a report.</p><p>"Relatives last saw Luis Leon, who lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on June 20, when he and his wife visited the Philadelphia immigration office to replace his lost green card, The Morning Call first reported.</p><p>"There, officers handcuffed him and took him away without explanation, relatives told the outlet. His family was left scrambling, contacting immigration offices, hospitals and even a morgue for more information on Leon’s whereabouts.</p><p>"Then, on July 9, Leon’s wife received a call that seemed to confirm the family’s worst fears; the caller claimed the 82-year-old had died.</p><p>"Thankfully, this week, his family members learned that Leon had been moved from a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DetentionFacility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DetentionFacility</span></a> in Minnesota to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Guatemala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guatemala</span></a>. He’s now in a hospital in Guatemala City, the outlet reported. The Independent has reached out to ICE for more information.</p><p>It’s not immediately clear why he was sent to Guatemala. But last month, the Supreme Court left the door open for the Trump administration to deport immigrants to countries they have never called home.</p><p>" 'I can see all my family is in pain right now,' his granddaughter Nataly told The Morning Call. She’s planning to fly to Guatemala to see her grandfather, who suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure and other conditions."</p><p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-deported-grandpa-green-card-b2792290.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/world/a</span><span class="invisible">mericas/us-politics/ice-deported-grandpa-green-card-b2792290.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Disappeared" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disappeared</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEGestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEGestapo</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kidnapping</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Volunteers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Volunteers</span></a> flock to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmigrationCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrationCourts</span></a> to support <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/migrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>migrants</span></a> arrested in the hallways</p><p> By MARTHA BELLISLE, CEDAR ATTANASIO and COLLEEN SLEVIN<br>Updated 8:38 AM EDT, July 20, 2025</p><p>SEATTLE (AP) — "After a Seattle immigration judge dismissed the deportation case against a Colombian man — exposing him to expedited removal — three people sat with him in the back of the courtroom, taking his car keys for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SafeKeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SafeKeeping</span></a>, helping him memorize phone numbers and gathering the names of family members who needed to be notified.</p><p>"When Judge Brett Parchert asked why they were doing that in court, the volunteers said Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers were outside the door, waiting to take the man into custody, so this was their only chance to help him get his things in order. '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> is in the waiting room?' the judge asked.</p><p>"As the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassDeportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassDeportation</span></a> campaign of President Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> focuses on cities and states led by Democrats and unleashes fear among asylum-seekers and immigrants, their legal defenders sued this week, seeking class-action protections against the arrests outside immigration court hearings. Meanwhile, these volunteers are taking action.</p><p>"A diverse group — <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FaithLeaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FaithLeaders</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CollegeStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollegeStudents</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/grandmothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grandmothers</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/retired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retired</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawyers</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/professors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>professors</span></a> — has been showing up at immigration courts across the nation to escort immigrants at risk of being detained for deportation by masked ICE officials. They’re giving families moral and logistical support, and bearing witness as the people are taken away.</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthwestImmigrantRightsProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthwestImmigrantRightsProject</span></a> was inundated by so many community members wanting to help that they made a volunteer training video, created '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KnowYourRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KnowYourRights</span></a>' sheets in several languages and started a Google sheet where people sign up for shifts, said Stephanie Gai, a staff attorney with the Seattle-based legal services non-profit.</p><p>" 'We could not do it without them,' Gai said. 'Some volunteers request time off work so they can come in and help.'</p><p>"Robby Rohr, a retired non-profit director said she volunteers regularly.</p><p>" 'Being here makes people feel they are remembered and recognized,' she said 'It’s such a bureaucratic and confusing process. We try to help them through it.' "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-court-arrests-ice-bd145fae56c0d493ba52418cc66ef3b7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/immigration</span><span class="invisible">-court-arrests-ice-bd145fae56c0d493ba52418cc66ef3b7</span></a></p><p>FMI about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NWIPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NWIPR</span></a>: <br><a href="https://www.nwirp.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">nwirp.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoHumanIsIllegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoHumanIsIllegal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeKeepOurselvesSafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeKeepOurselvesSafe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeKeepEachOtherSafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeKeepEachOtherSafe</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>In American life, a growing and forbidding visual rises: The law-enforcement officer in a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mask</span></a></p><p> By DEEPTI HAJELA<br>Updated 3:21 PM EDT, July 18, 2025</p><p>NEW YORK (AP) — "In a matter of months, it has become a regular sight around the country — immigration enforcement agents detaining people and taking them into custody, often as public anger and outcry unfold around them. But in the process, something has disappeared: the agents’ faces, covered by caps, sunglasses, pulled-up neck gaiters or balaclavas, effectively rendering them unidentifiable.</p><p>"With the year only half over, the covered face — as deployed by law enforcement in a wave of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmigrationCrackdowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrationCrackdowns</span></a> directed by President Donald Trump’s White House — has become one of the most potent and contentious visuals of 2025.</p><p>"The increase in high-profile immigration enforcement was already contentious between those opposed to the actions of Trump’s administration and those in support of them. The sight of masked agents carrying it out is creating a whole new level of conflict, in a way that has no real comparison in the U.S. history of policing.</p><p>"Trump administration officials have consistently defended the practice, saying that immigration agents have faced strident and increasing harassment in public and online as they have gone about their enforcement in service of Trump’s drive toward mass deportation, and hiding their identities is for their and their families’ safety to avoid things like death threats and doxing, where someone’s personal information is released without their permission on the internet." </p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/ice-masks-immigration-enforcement-policing-aacbb45b9eca804c2295f52a33a2a0fd?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/ice-masks-i</span><span class="invisible">mmigration-enforcement-policing-aacbb45b9eca804c2295f52a33a2a0fd?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gestapo</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaskedKidnappers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaskedKidnappers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingFreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingFreeSpeech</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEGestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEGestapo</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> DOJ targets <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpokaneWA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpokaneWA</span></a> </p><p>by Garrett Owen<br>Wed, July 16, 2025 </p><p>"Federal prosecutors are accusing nine people in Spokane, Washington, of violence against federal agents in the wake of an anti-ICE mass demonstration in June.</p><p>"On Tuesday, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> agents began arresting people involved in the protest, following a grand jury indictment on July 9, as reported by The Spokesman-Review. Among those detained was former Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart, who was charged with engaging in conspiracy to impede or injure law enforcement. </p><p>"The eight others face similar charges, though two are also charged with assault on a federal officer, per the Department of Justice.</p><p>"The move by the Trump administration has drawn criticism from local and national leaders. U.S. Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., called the arrests a 'gross abuse of federal resources' and a 'disturbing perversion of justice.'</p><p>"Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown referred to the DOJ’s actions as a 'politically motivated action.'</p><p>" 'The Trump Administration’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/weaponization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weaponization</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> is trampling on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USConstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USConstitution</span></a> and creating widespread fear across our community,' Brown said in a statement Tuesday. </p><p>"The mass demonstration on June 11 was in response to the detention of two young asylum seekers in Spokane by ICE who were present in the U.S. legally. Stuckart posted a call to action on social media, creating a large protest which swelled to hundreds in the streets of Spokane and led to Stuckart’s arrest for blocking an ICE vehicle.</p><p>"Among those arrested on Tuesday was <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BajunMavalwallaII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BajunMavalwallaII</span></a>, who allegedly blocked a driveway when federal agents tried to leave the area. He was arrested early in the morning while staying at the home of his father, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BajunMavalwalla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BajunMavalwalla</span></a> Sr. </p><p>" 'I demanded a warrant, they refused and wouldn’t show it until everyone left the home. My son was protesting on June 11, they said he assaulted officers,' Mavalwalla Sr. said. 'My son worked in cybersecurity and was deployed to Afghanistan. He has no problems with the law.'</p><p>" 'This is a scare tactic,' Mavawalla Sr. said. 'This is what they’re doing now.' " </p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/07/16/trump-doj-targets-anti-ice-activists-in-spokane/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/07/16/trump-doj</span><span class="invisible">-targets-anti-ice-activists-in-spokane/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingFreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingFreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEGestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEGestapo</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gestapo</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GoodTrouble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoodTrouble</span></a>’ <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> rally in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BangorME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BangorME</span></a> against the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration</p><p>by Annie Rupertus July 17, 2025</p><p>"About 200 people gathered on Stillwater Avenue near the Bangor Mall Thursday evening to rally against the Trump administration in honor of the late congressman and civil rights activist <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JohnLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnLewis</span></a>.</p><p>"The event was the latest in a series of nationwide protests broadly opposing President Donald Trump’s policies, with '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GoodTroubleLivesOn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoodTroubleLivesOn</span></a>' events planned in more than 1,500 locations across all 50 states, according to The Guardian.</p><p>"More than 20 Maine communities participated in Thursday’s protests. The Bangor event was organized by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndivisibleBangor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndivisibleBangor</span></a>, a progressive advocacy group that formed after the 2016 election to oppose Trump’s agenda. Indivisible has thousands of chapters across the country.</p><p>"The protest aimed to embody Lewis’s appeal for Americans to get into 'good trouble, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NecessaryTrouble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NecessaryTrouble</span></a>,' in pursuit of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a>, according to organizer Mary Ann Larson.</p><p>" 'People are waking up,' Larson said, noting she was especially concerned about the recently passed budget reconciliation bill and what it will mean for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RuralMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuralMaine</span></a> hospitals and people who rely on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodStamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodStamps</span></a> funded by the federal government. </p><p>"Thursday’s protest attendees were mostly older adults. Many brought American flags and pro-democracy signs with messages like '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> in America' and 'imagine being afraid of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> more than <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a>' — similar messaging to the larger 'No Kings' rally last month, which saw more than 1,000 participants in Bangor.</p><p>"The group seemed to get mostly positive responses from drivers passing by on the busy Bangor road, who often honked or waved out of their windows at the crowd lined up on the curb between Chick-fil-A and Washville.</p><p>"One attendee, artist Bernice Cross, wore a handmade jacket with painted American flag imagery. She drove to the protest from Greenbush in a car she painted with abstract art and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> messaging in 2020 in response to the murder of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgeFloyd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeFloyd</span></a> by a Minneapolis police officer.</p><p>"Cross came out because 'I love America,' she said, and in her view, Trump is destroying America and the values it was founded on.</p><p>"For Cynthia Purmort and Mary Ann Labue of Cape Cod, who drove down to Bangor from their camp in Willimantic, a desire to defend the Constitution and individual freedoms were key in bringing them out to the protest.</p><p>" 'These are desperate times,' Purmort said.</p><p>"Many rallygoers also mentioned defending <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> as a key issue, with some chanting, 'Hey hey! Ho ho! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StephenMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StephenMiller</span></a>’s got to go' in reference to Trump’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomelandSecurity</span></a> advisor.</p><p>"Multiple protesters also expressed concerns about the measure approved by the Senate Thursday that would slash funding for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> and international aid [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a>].</p><p>"Thursday’s rally was planned to coincide with the five-year anniversary of Lewis’s death.</p><p>"He was a key figure in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> Movement who spent decades advocating for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RacialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RacialJustice</span></a> and nonviolent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a>. He is especially known for leading over 600 voting rights protesters on an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alabama</span></a> march from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SelmaToMontgomery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelmaToMontgomery</span></a> in 1965 that is widely credited with spurring the passage of the landmark <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VotingRightsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRightsAct</span></a>.</p><p>"Alabama state troopers attacked the nonviolent marchers on Selma’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EdmundPettusBridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EdmundPettusBridge</span></a> and fractured Lewis’s skull, but he survived and later was elected to represent an Atlanta district in the U.S. Congress in 1986, serving until he died of pancreatic cancer in 2020."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/07/17/bangor/bangor-culture/john-lewis-good-trouble-rally-bangor-against-trump-administration/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bangordailynews.com/2025/07/17</span><span class="invisible">/bangor/bangor-culture/john-lewis-good-trouble-rally-bangor-against-trump-administration/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmigrantRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrantRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> rally at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> Jetport against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AveloAirlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AveloAirlines</span></a>' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEDeportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEDeportation</span></a> flights </p><p>July 14, 2025</p><p>PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- "A group gathered outside the Portland Jetport on Saturday to rally against Avelo Airlines for working with ICE.</p><p>"Since May, the airline has been carrying out deportation flights in Arizona for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</p><p>"Shortly after starting their flights for ICE, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Avelo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Avelo</span></a> began offering nonstop flights between <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewHavenCT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewHavenCT</span></a>, and Portland.</p><p>" 'Whether or not it’s a public airport, we don't believe that anyone who’s violating anyone else’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a>, any business should be allowed to continue and be allowed to receive incentives from the airport,' said Rachel Weinstein, a protester at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandJetport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandJetport</span></a>.</p><p>"A spokesperson for Avelo says their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomelandSecurity</span></a> charters are only based out of Arizona and are not affiliated with Portland Jetport commercial services."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/protesters-rally-at-portland-jetport-against-avelo-airlines-ice-deportation-flights/ar-AA1IyO5Q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/us/proteste</span><span class="invisible">rs-rally-at-portland-jetport-against-avelo-airlines-ice-deportation-flights/ar-AA1IyO5Q</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BoycottAvelo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottAvelo</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsAreNeverWrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsAreNeverWrong</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalists</span></a> among at least 13 arrested during <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a>-related protest in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CincinnatiOH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CincinnatiOH</span></a></p><p>Police in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CovingtonKY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CovingtonKY</span></a>, said those arrested had refused to comply with orders to disperse.</p><p>By John Seewer | The Associated Press</p><p>"Police in Cincinnati arrested at least 13 people, including two journalists, after demonstrators protesting the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/detention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>detention</span></a> of a former hospital chaplain blocked a two-lane bridge carrying traffic over the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OhioRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioRiver</span></a>.</p><p>"A reporter and a photography intern who were arrested while covering the protest for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CityBeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CityBeat</span></a>, a Cincinnati news and entertainment outlet, were among those arraigned Friday morning in a Kentucky court.</p><p>"Other journalists reporting on protests around the U.S. have been have arrested and injured this year. More than two dozen were hurt or roughed up while covering protests against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmigrationRaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrationRaids</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a>.</p><p>"A Spanish-language journalist was arrested in June while covering a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> protest near <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AtlantaGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtlantaGA</span></a>. Police initially charged Mario Guevara, a native of El Salvador, with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnlawfulAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnlawfulAssembly</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/obstruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obstruction</span></a> of police and being a pedestrian on or along the roadway.</p><p>"A prosecutor dropped the charges, but Guevara had already been turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and is being held in a south Georgia immigration <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DetentionCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DetentionCenter</span></a>. His lawyers say he has been authorized to work and remain in the country, but <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> is trying to deport him.</p><p>"Video from the demonstration in Cincinnati Thursday night shows several tense moments, including when an officer punches a protester several times as police wrestle him to the ground.</p><p>"Earlier, a black SUV drove slowly onto the Roebling Bridge while protesters walked along the roadway that connects Cincinnati with Kentucky. Another video shows a person in a neon-colored vest pushing against the SUV.</p><p>"Police in Covington, Kentucky, said those arrested had refused to comply with orders to disperse. The department said in a statement that officers who initially attempted to talk with the protest's organizer were threatened and met with hostility.</p><p>"Among the charges filed against those arrested were rioting, failing to disperse, obstructing emergency responders, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.</p><p>"Reporter Madeline Fening and photo intern Lucas Griffith were charged with felony rioting and several other charges, said Ashley Moor, the editor in chief of CityBeat.</p><p>"A judge on Friday set a $2,500 bond for each of those arrested.</p><p>"The arrests happened during a protest in support of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AymanSoliman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AymanSoliman</span></a>, an Egyptian immigrant who worked as a chaplain at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He was detained last week after he showed up for a routine check-in with ICE officials at their office near Cincinnati.</p><p>"Protesters met in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday in support of Soliman, then walked across the bridge carrying a banner that read '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildBridgesNotWalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildBridgesNotWalls</span></a>.'</p><p>"Covington police said that 'while the department supports the public’s right to peaceful assembly and expression, threatening officers and blocking <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriticalInfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalInfrastructure</span></a>, such as a major bridge, presents a danger to all involved.' " </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/journalists-others-arrested-immigration-related-protest-cincinnati/3793302/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcchicago.com/news/national-i</span><span class="invisible">nternational/journalists-others-arrested-immigration-related-protest-cincinnati/3793302/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingFreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingFreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestLawsKentucky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestLawsKentucky</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Clampdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clampdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>For those on BlueSky, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineTreeActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PineTreeActivism</span></a>'s home is there...</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactiv</span><span class="invisible">ism.org/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MEPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MEPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineEvents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NHResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NHResists</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigUglyBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigUglyBill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeWillNotGetOverIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeWillNotGetOverIt</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, I haven't been posting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineTreeActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PineTreeActivism</span></a> weekly events. I may do updates on the weekly events once in a while, but for now, I'm going to focus on bigger events. The next one is coming up this Thursday, July 17th...</p><p>MAINE – GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON – JULY17 </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GoodTroubleLivesOn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoodTroubleLivesOn</span></a> is a NATIONAL DAY OF NONVIOLENT ACTION to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuburnME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuburnME</span></a>: 3:30-5:30PM – Longley Bridge, Court St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AugustaME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AugustaME</span></a>: 12-1:30PM – Sidewalks at Maine State House<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BangorME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BangorME</span></a>: 5-7 PM – Stillwater Ave @ Chick-fil-A & Washville<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BelfastME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BelfastME</span></a>: 5-6 PM – Belfast Post Office, Main & Church Streets<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BridgtonME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BridgtonME</span></a>: 5-6:30PM – Shorey Park, Main St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickME</span></a>: 5-7 PM – Town Mall, 195 Maine St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CalaisME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CalaisME</span></a>: 11-1:00PM – Flat Iron Park, North St & South St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConwayNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConwayNH</span></a>: 4-6 PM – Location not listed<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DoverFoxcroftME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoverFoxcroftME</span></a>: 12-1 PM – Main St bridge<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EllsworthME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EllsworthME</span></a>: 3:30-5:30PM – Rt 1, 162-175 High St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmingtonME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarmingtonME</span></a>: 4-6PM – 196 Main St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeportME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeportME</span></a>: 8-10AM – 134 Main St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoultonME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoultonME</span></a>: 11:30-12:00PM – Monument Park, 54 Military St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KennebunkME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KennebunkME</span></a>: 4-5:30PM – Out front of Kennebunk Library<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LincolnME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LincolnME</span></a>: 5-6PM – at the Lincoln Loon, Main St, downtown<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LubecME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LubecME</span></a>: 11-12:00PM – Washington Street<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MachiasME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MachiasME</span></a>: 12-1PM – 16 O'Brien Ave, bottom of College Hill<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceanParkME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceanParkME</span></a>: 6-7PM – Temple Ave & W Grand Ave, Ocean Park<br>Oxford Hills / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ParisME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParisME</span></a>: 5:30-6:30PM – Fair St & Main St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> Seniors: 3-5PM – Park Danforth, 777 Stevens Ave<br>Portland: 6:30-7:30PM – Monument Sq, 456 Congress St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortsmouthNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortsmouthNH</span></a>: 5-7PM – Market Sq<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RocklandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RocklandME</span></a>: 7-9PM – 345 Broadway<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WayneME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WayneME</span></a>: 7-8AM – Rt 133, Main St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WayneME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WayneME</span></a>: 5-6PM – Rt 133, Main St on the bridge<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WellsME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WellsME</span></a>: 5-6PM – Wells Police Deparment, 1563 Post Rd<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WolfeboroNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WolfeboroNH</span></a>: 12-2PM – Pickering Crnr, 151 S Main<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YorkME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YorkME</span></a>: 5-6:30PM – York Town Hall, 186 York St</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MEPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MEPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineEvents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NHResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NHResists</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigUglyBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigUglyBill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeWillNotGetOverIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeWillNotGetOverIt</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From 2019: On <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WillemVanSpronsen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WillemVanSpronsen</span></a>’s Action against the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthwestDetentionCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthwestDetentionCenter</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TacomaWashington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TacomaWashington</span></a> </p><p>Including the Full Text of His Final Statement</p><p>2019-07-14 </p><p>Excerpt: "On July 13, Willem Van Spronsen was killed by police while apparently taking action to disable the fleet of buses that serve the Northwest Detention Center, a private immigration detainment facility. His final statement, reproduced below, conveys that he was acting in response to the continuous raids and deportations carried out by Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE). His action occurred on the one-year anniversary of a hunger strike inside the Northwest Detention Center and an encampment outside. You can read a list of other acts of resistance that have occurred inside the Northwest Detention Center here.</p><p>"We understand why Willem Van Spronsen decided to give his life to interrupt the violence that is perpetrated against undocumented people in the United States every day.</p><p>"It is not hyperbole to say that the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICERaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICERaids</span></a> are targeting our friends and neighbors, people who have lived and worked alongside us for years or even decades. The vulnerability of long-term undocumented people as a hyper-exploitable class has helped billionaires like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> to profit even more than they could have by legal means. To put the icing on the cake, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalists</span></a> then turn to the other workers they are exploiting and tell them that the poverty and misfortunes they experience are the fault of those who are poorer and more oppressed than them. It’s hard to imagine a more cynical strategy.</p><p>"The disparity in rights between the documented and undocumented is a construct—just as the disparity in value that the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nazis</span></a> constructed between Jewish people and gentiles was a construct. Both are mere inventions; they have no intrinsic existence except as a means for a powerful group to justify violence against a less powerful group. Those who justify obedience to the law as a good in itself stand alongside the Nazis whose laws condemned millions to the death camps, not to mention the racists who passed the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FugitiveSlaveAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FugitiveSlaveAct</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JimCrowLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimCrowLaws</span></a> in the American South.</p><p>"Laws are just constructs. They have no value in and of themselves. They often serve to legitimize injustice that people would otherwise take action to oppose.</p><p>"The further that the proponents of racist violence are permitted to legitimize invented concepts like slavery and citizenship, the more violence they will perpetrate—up to and including roundups, concentration camps, and mass extermination. We have seen this before, in Nazi Germany and elsewhere, and we are seeing it again today in the United States. The thousands of deaths that take place in the borderlands and the thousands murdered by police are just a foretaste of what is possible." </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2019/07/14/on-willem-van-spronsens-action-against-the-northwest-detention-center-in-tacoma-including-the-full-text-of-his-final-statement" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2019/07/14/on-w</span><span class="invisible">illem-van-spronsens-action-against-the-northwest-detention-center-in-tacoma-including-the-full-text-of-his-final-statement</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnappings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnappings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICESucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICESucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ColumbiaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbiaUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protester</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MahmoudKhalil</span></a> files $20M claim against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration</p><p>By JAKE OFFENHARTZ<br>Updated 3:47 PM EDT, July 10, 2025</p><p>NEW YORK (AP) — "On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York.</p><p>"For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless.</p><p>" 'I cannot describe the pain of that night,' Khalil said finally, gazing down as the baby, Deen, cooed in his arms. 'This is something I will never forgive.'</p><p>"Now, weeks after regaining his freedom, Khalil is seeking restitution. On Thursday, his lawyers filed a claim for $20 million in damages against the Trump administration, alleging Khalil was <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FalselyImprisoned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FalselyImprisoned</span></a>, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antisemite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antisemite</span></a> as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests. </p><p>"The filing — a precursor to a lawsuit under the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalTortClaimsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalTortClaimsAct</span></a> — names the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity</span></a>, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USStateDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USStateDepartment</span></a>.</p><p>"It comes as the deportation case against Khalil, a 30-year-old recent graduate student at Columbia University, continues to wind its way through the immigration court system."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/mahmoud-khalil-ice-release-trump-columbia-protests-570f7af32010c16b1a00dd7e78f4c687" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/mahmoud-kha</span><span class="invisible">lil-ice-release-trump-columbia-protests-570f7af32010c16b1a00dd7e78f4c687</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HomelandInsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomelandInsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICERaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICERaids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gestapo</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpeakUpAgainstGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakUpAgainstGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliWarCrimes</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> Arrest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Farmworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Farmworkers</span></a> — Then Get Warrants From <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> </p><p>Georgia authorities said their goal was to serve warrants for crimes against children. Instead, they swept people up and got immigration detainers after the fact.</p><p>Schuyler Mitchell<br>July 9 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "Georgia State Patrol and DHS did not respond to a request for comment.</p><p>" 'The people we’ve spoken with so far were randomly pulled over or profiled and just arrested on the spot, either for not having a driver’s license or for no charge at all,' said Meredyth Yoon, an attorney with Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta who has been investigating the May 12 operation. 'That’s not a targeted operation based on people having outstanding warrants.' "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/07/09/georgia-sheriff-dhs-ice-farmworker-deportation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/07/09/ge</span><span class="invisible">orgia-sheriff-dhs-ice-farmworker-deportation/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/a3FES" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/a3FES</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RacialProfiling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RacialProfiling</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Profling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Profling</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarrantlessArrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarrantlessArrest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gestapo</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICESucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICESucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> Said They Were Being Flown to Louisiana. Their Flight Landed in Africa. </p><p>An Intercept investigation shows that immigration officials deceived the men now expelled to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthSudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthSudan</span></a>.</p><p>Nick Turse<br>July 8 2025</p><p>"When eight men in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement boarded a plane in May, officials told them that they were being sent on a short trip from Texas to another ICE facility in Louisiana.</p><p>"Many hours later, the plane landed in Djibouti. The men were held in shipping containers for weeks, shackles on their legs. This past weekend, they were expelled to the violence-plagued nation of South Sudan.</p><p>"This deception, revealed by an Intercept investigation, highlights the lengths to which the U.S. government will go to further its anti-immigrant agenda and deport people to so-called third countries to which they have no connections.</p><p>"Lawyers for three of the men said that their clients were told, after resisting deportation to Africa, that they were instead being transferred to a detention facility in Louisiana. ICE then hustled them onto a plane, in the wee hours of the morning, and flew them out of the country without their knowledge or consent. This account was further corroborated by the wife of one of those same men who was told about ICE’s tactics in real time.</p><p>" 'This underscores just how abysmal and reprehensible the government’s treatment of these men has been from the very beginning, and the fact that the government made no genuine attempt to comply with the district court injunction in place prior to shipping them out of the United States,' said Glenda Aldana Madrid, a staff attorney at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project who is representing one of the men, Tuan Thanh Phan. </p><p>"Aldana Madrid added, 'Tuan and the other men had the right to know where they were going, and yet the government did not have the basic decency to do even that before putting them on a plane bound for a country none of them knew, and that is on the brink of civil war.' </p><p>"The Intercept sent numerous requests to ICE for comment. Spokesperson Miguel Alvarez acknowledged receipt of the questions but did not reply."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/07/08/ice-deportation-louisiana-south-sudan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/07/08/ic</span><span class="invisible">e-deportation-louisiana-south-sudan/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/8o2fy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/8o2fy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gestapo</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICESucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICESucks</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Heavily armed immigration agents descend on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MacArthurPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacArthurPark</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a></p><p>By Melissa Gomez, Rachel Uranga, Brittny Mejia, Richard Winton and Ruben Vives<br>July 7, 2025 12:16 PM PT</p><p>"Dozens of immigration agents, some on horseback, others carrying rifles in armored vehicles, swept through MacArthur Park on Monday in an extraordinary show of force at the heart of Los Angeles’ <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigrant</span></a> community.</p><p>"Heavily armored <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BorderPatrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BorderPatrol</span></a> officers with a fleet of white minibuses partially blocked the streets surrounding the park, which has become a source of crime and drugs in the area in the last few years. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Activists</span></a> with megaphones were able to warn locals at the park before the contingent arrived, according to police sources.</p><p>"The move comes days after President Trump signed a budget that will provide a mass infusion of funds to the Department of Homeland Security to ramp up its immigration enforcement to levels unseen before in the United States. Los Angeles has become the poster child of Trump’s mass deportation plan, as more than 1,600 people have been arrested between June 6 and 22.</p><p>"The agents appeared to arrive around 10:30 a.m. after amassing at nearby locations. Once they were at the park, they were met with crowds of people screaming 'get the f— out!' and 'get out!' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MayorKarenBass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MayorKarenBass</span></a> also showed up to the park, which sits just west of downtown Los Angeles. Activists, who have been on high alert for weeks, appeared to be prepared to deploy lawyers to the scene.</p><p>"At some point, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent David Kim handed his cellphone to Bass. Speaking to the other person over the line she could be heard saying, 'You’re getting ready to leave? Can you leave ASAP?'</p><p>"Demonstrators began to chant, drowning out her conversation. When asked to comment, Bass said the federal immigration agents needed 'to leave and they need to leave right now, they need to leave because this is unacceptable.'</p><p>"When asked who she was talking to on the other end of the line she said it was 'the head of customs.'</p><p>"Bass handed the phone back to a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Shortly afterward, she boarded a black SUV and left the area.</p><p>"It’s unclear if anyone was arrested during the sweep.</p><p>" 'This was just one big, perverse publicity stunt,' said <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RonGochez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RonGochez</span></a>, a member of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Uni%C3%B3nDelBarrio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniónDelBarrio</span></a>, an independent political organization advocating for immigrant rights and social justice. 'It was just to show force, it was just to take pictures.'</p><p>"The chaos on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WilshireBoulevard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WilshireBoulevard</span></a> around MacArthur Park had mostly calmed by 11:30 a.m., though a few protesters and members of the news media lingered afterward.</p><p>"Mikema Nahmir, 28, said he was out for his morning walk at 11 a.m. when he saw two women running down the street yelling that '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaMigra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaMigra</span></a>' was at MacArthur Park.</p><p>"Nahmir joined the group of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> who chased and yelled after the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a>-style trucks. At one point, he said, someone from the truck shot out an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/irritant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>irritant</span></a> toward him and another protester.</p><p>" 'L.A. is ours, this is our city,' Nahmir said. 'This is what my morning walk turned into. They’re terrorizing our neighborhood.'</p><p>"Live video from the scene Monday morning broadcast on social media showed a line of white vans that have been used to transport arrestees as well as several agents on horseback. Agents cleared the scene by 11:20 a.m. and it was not immediately clear how many people they had taken into custody.</p><p>"U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Greg Bovino, who has been leading the operations on the ground in Los Angeles, was present during the operation.</p><p>"Bovino, who is based near the U.S.-Mexico border along with others in the Trump administration, was sued last week by immigrant rights groups seeking to block what it calls an 'ongoing pattern and practice of flouting the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> and federal law' during immigration raids. They say raids have targeted individuals based on race, lack <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a> and some practices are akin to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kidnapping</span></a> rather than legal enforcement. A hearing is set for later this week in federal court.</p><p>"Asked for comment on whether any arrests had been made, a senior DHS official, said, 'We don’t comment on ongoing enforcement operations.' "</p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-07/immigration-agents-descend-on-macarthur-park?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/california/story/2</span><span class="invisible">025-07-07/immigration-agents-descend-on-macarthur-park?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MurderPatrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MurderPatrol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KristiNoem</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gestapo</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NaziPatrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaziPatrol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GTFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GTFO</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>[3/3] <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineTreeActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PineTreeActivism</span></a> Calendar Events for Saturday, July 5th and Sunday, July 6th</p><p>Share/Repost so Mainers know where to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RESIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RESIST</span></a>! </p><p>JULY 5, Sat 3-5:00PM – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortsmouthNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortsmouthNH</span></a> <br>Market Square<br>Stop the Cuts: Bill-sh*t Detected Rally – Bill-sh*t Detected <br>Let's show McConnell we "WILL NOT GET OVER IT!"<br>FMI: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/809948/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/mobilize/event/809</span><span class="invisible">948/</span></a> </p><p>JULY 5, Sat 3-5:00PM – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewcastleME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewcastleME</span></a><br>Second Congregational Church, 51 Main St<br>The Crisis In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> – Guest Speaker Panel in Conversation with Community. Free to the public. People's Perseverance for Palestine. <a href="https://www.mvprights.org/events/crisis-in-gaza-newcastle" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mvprights.org/events/crisis-in</span><span class="invisible">-gaza-newcastle</span></a> </p><p>**NEW JULY 5, Sat 3-4:00PM – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthHavenME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthHavenME</span></a><br>Main Street<br>Rapid Response Rally – to protest the Big Budget Bill currently in the House. Please line up starting from the fountain. Bring signs reflecting how you feel about the budget bill.<br><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/809709/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/mobilize/event/809</span><span class="invisible">709/</span></a> </p><p>SUN JULY 6</p><p>JULY 6, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BelfastME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BelfastME</span></a><br>Post Office Square<br>Weekly Stand Out for Peace – <a href="https://www.mvprights.org/events" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">mvprights.org/events</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>JULY 6, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EllsworthME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EllsworthME</span></a><br>Union River Bridge downtown<br>Weekly Stand Out for Peace – <a href="https://www.mvprights.org/events" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">mvprights.org/events</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>JULY 6, Sun 1-2:00PM (& every Sun) – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WatervilleME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WatervilleME</span></a><br>1 Kennedy Memorial Dr (on the bridge next to CVS)<br>STAND UP to Preserve and Restore Our Country – Demand restoration and preservation of our democracy, support of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>, and opposition to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> administration: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/779042/ </p><p>JULY 6, Sun 4-5PM (& every Sun) – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortsmouthNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortsmouthNH</span></a><br>We stand in front of North Church off Market Street<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilRightsSundays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRightsSundays</span></a> - take a Stand to Defend Democracy<br>Bring signs, though signs/flags available. Hosted by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OccupySeacoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OccupySeacoast</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MEPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MEPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineEvents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NHResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NHResists</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigUglyBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigUglyBill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeWillNotGetOverIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeWillNotGetOverIt</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>[2/3] <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineTreeActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PineTreeActivism</span></a> Calendar Events for Saturday, July 5th and Sunday, July 6th</p><p>Share/Repost so Mainers know where to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RESIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RESIST</span></a>! </p><p>JULY 5, Sat 12-2:00PM (& every Sat) – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MillinocketME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MillinocketME</span></a><br>Corner of Central and Penobscot<br>Peaceful Weekly Protest: Started early March 2025 with two people, this event gains every week. One of the older ongoing protests in Maine. </p><p>JULY 5, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RocklandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RocklandME</span></a><br>Chapman Park, 294 Main St (Park & Main)<br>SING SONGS of RESISTANCE with The Audacity in Rockland – Patriots, Show Yourselves! Nonviolent Demonstration to Defend Democracy. All those in opposition to bigotry, corruption, and fascism are welcome.<br>www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/755899/ </p><p>JULY 5, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaldoboroME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaldoboroME</span></a><br>Rt1 & Main St (Park & Ride lot)<br>Join Us in Pro-Democracy Protest – dedicated weekly protest</p><p>JULY 5, Sat 12-1:00PM – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WolfeboroNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WolfeboroNH</span></a><br>Pickering Corner, 136 S Main St<br>Wolfeboro Area Peaceful Protest – NON-PARTISAN event. All people who are concerned with the fascist takeover of our democracy are welcome.<br><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/774455/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/mobilize/event/774</span><span class="invisible">455/</span></a> </p><p>JULY 5, Sat 12:30-1:30PM (& every Sat) – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BucksportME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BucksportME</span></a><br>Bucksport-Verona Bridge<br>Stand Out Against the Madness – dedicated weekly protest</p><p>**NEW JULY 5, Sat 1:00PM – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MadawaskaME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MadawaskaME</span></a><br>Meet under the star at the International Bridge<br>ELBOWS UP, CANADA! - standing in appreciation of our Canadian neighbors with positive messages and possibly some songs!</p><p>JULY 5, Sat 1-2:00PM (& every Sat) – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a><br>Longfellow Square, Congress & State St, Portland, Maine<br>Longfellow Stand Out – Stop the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a><br>Weekly stand-out in the heart of Portland: www.mvprights.org/events </p><p>JULY 5, Sat 1-2:00PM (& every Sat) – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WellsME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WellsME</span></a><br>In front of Wells Police Dept, 1563 Post Rd<br>NO ICE IN WELLS! – Wells is the ONLY town/city in Maine that has an ICE agreement in place. While the Wells Police Chief has put the agreement “on hold” she can at any time take the agreement off hold. Visible and vocal public sentiment has undoubtedly made an impact on these plans, but let's not let up at this crucial time. Please come to support that local Maine towns should not be cooperating with ICE.<br><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/807796" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/mobilize/event/807</span><span class="invisible">796</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MEPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MEPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineEvents</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElbowsUpCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElbowsUpCanada</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopTheGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopTheGenocide</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Fixed the headline...</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InjusticeDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InjusticeDepartment</span></a> says it intends to try <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KilmarAbregoGarcia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KilmarAbregoGarcia</span></a> on TRUMPED UP charges</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/kilmar-abrego-garcia-maryland-tennessee-charges-deportation-c96844906793b35a80f9bbb4afa07e94" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/kilmar-abre</span><span class="invisible">go-garcia-maryland-tennessee-charges-deportation-c96844906793b35a80f9bbb4afa07e94</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a></p>
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