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Pipeline Protests in Utah Could Now Get You at Least Five Years in Prison
Nineteen states have passed “critical infrastructure” laws and similar bills are pending in at least five other states.
Trump Loyalists Outnumbered by Anti-Trump Protesters at Manhattan DA
Trump predicted that he would be indicted on Tuesday, but no charges have been issued so far.
Nationwide Protests Demand End of Big Bank Funding for Fossil Fuel Expansion
More than 100 demonstrations are scheduled today amid the UN’s latest warning that a climate time bomb is ticking.
French Protests Escalate Over Attempt to Force Retirement Age Hike
On Thursday, President Emmanuel Macron forwarded a plan to raise the retirement age without a National Assembly vote.
ACLU Sues US for Using Military-Grade Helicopters to Quell George Floyd Protests
In June of 2020, the National Guard deployed two military helicopters against protesters in D.C.
Domestic Terrorism Charges Against Cop City Demonstrators Spur Further Protests
Actions and activities are planned all week, including a National Day of Action Against Police Terror on Thursday.
Trump Supporters Reportedly Banned From DeSantis Book Signing
Both Trump and DeSantis have a history of suppressing free speech.
Following Walkout, Students and Educators Keep Resisting DeSantis’s Censorship
As legislation targeting BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ students and educators mounts, advocates say they refuse to sit idly by.
Atlanta’s “Cop City” Moves Forward as 19 People Face Domestic Terrorism Charges
The flimsy charges appear to be part of a strategy to undermine the protest movement, says reporter Alleen Brown.
Mayor Attempts to Reframe “Cop City” as Environmentally Beneficial
Andre Dickens announced a new “compromise,” but critics say the plan is a ploy to distract opposition to the project.