Starship Stormtroopers: Michael Moorcock | libcom.org

There is Lovecraft, the misogynic racist; there is Heinlein, the authoritarian militarist; there is Ayn Rand, the rabid opponent of trade unionism and the left, who, like many a reactionary before her, sees the problems of the world as a failure by capitalists to assume the responsibilities of ‘good leadership’; there is Tolkein and that group of middle-class Christian fantasists who constantly sing the praises of bourgeois virtues and whose villains are thinly disguised working class agitators — fear of the Mob permeates their rural romances. To all these and more the working class is a mindless beast which must be controlled or it will savage the world (i.e. bourgeois security) — the answer is always leadership, ‘decency’, paternalism (Heinlein in particularly strong on this), Christian values…
— Read on libcom.org/article/starship-stormtroopers-michael-moorcock

Donate Now | Ohio Immigrant Alliance

After more than a decade in the United States, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman was callously arrested and detained by ICE in July. 

He already had asylum; his status was revoked. But Ayman is much loved by his community, the children and caregivers whose lives he touched, and people of all faiths. He has them, God, and a terrific legal team by his side. 

You can help by donating to support Ayman’s legal and personal expenses as he fights to obtain an immigration bond and win his asylum case for the second time.

Returning to Egypt is not an option for Ayman — it would be a death sentence. He and his community have faith that justice will prevail and, with everyone’s support, he will be free again in the United States.

Thank you.

YUSRA Organizing and Ohio Immigrant Alliance

— Read on secure.givelively.org/donate/ohio-immigrant-alliance/free-ayman-now

Appeals Court Allows El Faro’s Pegasus Lawsuit to Proceed in California | El Faro | El primer périodico digital latinoamericano

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of 18 current and former members of El Faro in a major international spyware lawsuit against NSO Group, the Israel-based developer and vendor of Pegasus software. The judges reversed a March 2024 dismissal and sent the case back to the Northern District of California.
— Read on beta.elfaro.net/en/central-america-en/appeals-court-allows-el-faros-pegasus-lawsuit-to-proceed-in-california

GiveSendGo | Support DFW Anti ICE Protesters

On the night of July 4th, local police arrested 10 people outside the ICE Prairieland detention facility in Alvarado, Texas. We don’t know all of the circumstances leading to the arrests. We do know that popular outrage and resistance to deportations is growing across the country. 
— Read on www.givesendgo.com/supportdfwprotestors

Revolt and Representation: A View from the Battle for Los Angeles – Heatwave

It’s gonna be a long hot summer. The National Guard stood toe-to-toe with local LAPD in riot gear. Migra were caught escaping hurled bricks between Compton and Paramount. Thousands of people were marching and confronting pigs on the freeways, being met with tear gas and less-than-lethal bullets. Señoras were vending hotdogs between battles, on the freeway or the streets, with Palestinian flags waving alongside Mexican, Salvadoran, and Guatemalan flags. Black and brown, masked and evading capture, coming together in street skirmishes. Migrants getting down with chota. Cholos tagging up detention centers. Lime e-scooters dropped off a bridge onto police vehicles, scaring the pigs away. Youth attacking migra with rocks, burning vehicles, unleashing their rage for nothing less than their unrelentling audacity. A little something called spontaneity; lumpen and prole fury directing violence against state repression and private property.
— Read on heatwavemag.info/blog/revrep-061625/