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Minneapolis Community Defense Is “Riding on the Learning Edge of a Whirlwind”
“We are becoming the people that we always knew that we needed to be,” says Minneapolis organizer Andrew Fahlstrom.
Washington Post Layoffs Blamed on Losses That Amount to Rounding Error for Bezos
If Bezos paid out $100 million to the paper today, his net worth would go from $248.7 billion to $248.6 billion.
DOJ Argues East Wing Ballroom Is Needed for “National Security” Reasons
“Halting construction would imperil the President,” a Department of Justice court brief states.
Colombian President Petro Meets With Trump After Months of Exchanging Threats
Colombian Senator Clara López Obregón says the region needs a more coordinated response to “coercion” from the US.
Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose Immigration Agents Being Sent to Their States
A majority of Americans also recognized that the Trump administration was dishonest about the killing of Alex Pretti.
Anti-ICE Organizing Is Creating Counter-Institutions Based on Care
Rapid-response networks and mutual aid are not charity. They’re shared infrastructure for collective care and survival.
House Passes Bill to End Partial Government Shutdown, Sends Measure to Trump
The package provides two more weeks of DHS funding, setting up an immigration enforcement debate.
Judge Halts Noem Move to End TPS for Haitians, Citing Trump Admin’s Racial Bias
The “decision to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation was motivated, at least in part, by racial animus,” the judge ruled.
Trump Tells Republicans to “Nationalize” State-Run Elections
The US Constitution leaves the “manner of holding elections” largely up to the states.
All Democrats Backed Sanders Push to Repeal $75B for ICE to Undo Medicaid Cuts
The extra $75 billion granted to ICE could instead prevent 700,000 people from losing health care, Sanders said.