Care and Carefulness in Today’s United States – Steve Salaita

Telling somebody who is traveling to the United States or expressing unpopular opinions inside the United States to “be careful” seems perfunctory, the kind of thing one says (or hears) without thinking too much about it.  This time it didn’t feel perfunctory, though.  It managed to convey the severity of the moment. 
— Read on stevesalaita.com/care-and-carefulness-in-todays-united-states/

A Conspiracy of Dunces | Lake Effect Collective

A recent conclusion to the series of articles chronicling the movement against Cop City offers an impressive benchmark for analyses of ongoing struggles, but many of our descriptions of the ruling bloc still presume that it is a unified, wholly self-conscious force, whose true motives are unknown to us. As an attempt to think in the opposite direction, this essay inventories the Trump administration’s coalition of bourgeois class forces, along with the competitive projects and motives that animate them.
— Read on lakeeffect.noblogs.org/post/2025/04/15/a-conspiracy-of-dunces/

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan charged with felonies in ICE case

Brady McCarron, spokesman for U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., confirmed Dugan was arrested at about 8 a.m. at the Milwaukee County Courthouse and is in federal custody.
— Read on www.jsonline.com/story/news/breaking/2025/04/25/milwaukee-county-judge-hannah-dugan-arrested-by-feds-at-courthouse/83270885007/

FBI and police raid homes of pro-Palestine activists, including a GEO member – Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO)

FBI and police raid homes of pro-Palestine activists, including a GEO member – Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO)
— Read on www.geo3550.org/2025/04/23/fbi-and-police-raid-homes-of-pro-palestine-activists-including-a-geo-member/

Artwash Database

All musicians & DJs listed in this database performed shows in complicit Israeli venues after October the 8th of 2023, when Israel launched its genocidal campaign on the Palestinians, in what is considered an act of deliberate whitewashing of the Israeli crimes against the Palestinians. (Please refer to Musicians for BDS’s Statement of Principles in the About Us section)
Musicians for BDS adheres to the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, any attempts to utilise this tool to spread racist language or incite against people from any background will be instantly reported and removed.
— Read on musiciansforbds.com/Artwash Database/

Help Musa Pay Legal Fees + Get a New Laptop | Chuffed | Non-profit charity and social enterprise fundraising

I’m asking for your financial support following political repression. On April 8, 2025, I was detained and interrogated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Tampa airport after returning from a (fully legal) trip to Cuba. I am a U.S. citizen, but that didn’t stop federal Customs agents from telling me that “most of your rights are suspended” at the airport because it is “a border crossing.” For nearly four hours, I was denied access to a lawyer, aggressively interrogated, subjected to an invasive pat-down and groin search, and had my phone and laptop seized without justification.

The real reason? I was targeted for my political beliefs and activism. I had supported a friend targeted by the Trump administration through their legal self-deportation. In retaliation, CBP questioned me about political activity in Cuba, asked if I had received military training in Cuba or the Middle East, and tried to get information on others involved in Palestine solidarity work. I refused to give up any passwords or information once my devices were seized. They made it clear that being Black, Muslim, and politically engaged was enough to criminalize me.
— Read on chuffed.org/project/128257-support-musas-legal-fees-new-laptop