In an unprecedented use of the FACE Act (a law intended to protect abortion access and abortion clinics), pro-choice community members in Florida are being targeted and charged by the Department of Justice.  Read more about how pro-choice organizers have been targeted in attempts to chill protest and dissent since the Dobbs decision and now face federal charges.
— Read on secure.actblue.com/donate/fllegaldefense

“The political system has been corrupted,” said Cabrera. “The system itself has been designed by the corrupt to kept them free, but to tie the hands of those who are honest. We cannot stand this slavery we are living in anymore.”
— Read on apnews.com/article/guatemala-elections-thelma-cabrera-indigenous-candidate-cfa5ae69b72fd1b36431e8be371f4071

A government prosecutor in Guatemala has asked a court to lift the immunity of one of the candidates in the country’s June presidential elections, because the candidate asked about a judge’s motive in prosecuting journalists
— Read on abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/guatemala-seeks-remove-opposition-candidates-immunity-97997237

A federal judge in Texas said Thursday that some Affordable Care Act mandates cannot be enforced nationwide, including those that require insurers to cover a wide array of preventive care services at no cost to the patient, including some cancer, heart and STD screenings, and tobacco programs.
— Read on www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/affordable-care-act-preventive-care-reed-oconnor/index.html

A look at black music’s favorite season (with images, playlist fixed)
— Read on harmonyholiday.substack.com/p/songs-of-black-spring-06c

Chae Hui Chol has been approved as ambassador to West African country – Anadolu Agency
— Read on www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/burkina-faso-to-resume-diplomatic-relations-with-north-korea/2859013

FL university system imposes 5-year tenure review; profs, other advocates criticize the change – Florida Phoenix
— Read on floridaphoenix.com/2023/03/29/fl-university-system-imposes-5-year-tenure-review-profs-other-advocates-criticize-the-change/