Library advocates called the mayor’s proposed budget “terrible.” — Read on gothamist.com/news/taking-page-from-adams-mayor-mamdani-proposes-nyc-library-cuts
Category Archives: Newsletter and Updates
Two-month-old baby ‘choking on his own vomit’ while detained in Dilley – San Antonio Current
‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility. — Read on http://www.sacurrent.com/news/two-month-old-baby-choking-on-his-own-vomit-while-detained-in-dilley/
U.S. demands St Lucia ban students from studying medicine Cuba
The Trump administration is pressuring Caribbean nations to sever ties with Cuba, specifically targeting medical training and professional brigades. Saint Lucia faces orders to stop sending students to Cuba, while other leaders resist US demands regarding visas and deportees. — Read on http://www.stvincenttimes.com/u-s-demands-st-lucia-ban-students-from-studying-medicine-cuba/
Columbia Heights school leaders stepped in to protect families as ICE surged | MPR News
As federal immigration agents descended on Columbia Heights families, the school superintendent expected to stay silent. Then federal agents came for 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, and silence was no longer an option. — Read on http://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/13/columbia-heights-school-leaders-stepped-in-to-protect-families-as-ice-surged
Three down, one to go! – PSC CUNY
Sign the letter on this page to continue the struggle to reinstate the fourth of the fired four and fight back against McCarthyite repression and to defend our academic freedom at CUNY! — Read on psc-cuny.org/issues/reinstate-the-fired-four-at-brooklyn-college/three-down-one-to-go/
ICE to begin in April using Social Circle warehouse to detain immigrants
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition. — Read on http://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/02/ice-to-begin-detaining-immigrants-inside-social-circle-warehouse-in-april/
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next | WIRED
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations. — Read on http://www.wired.com/story/ice-expansion-across-us-at-heres-where-its-going-next/
Passing Noam on My Way Out, Part 2: Chomsky vs. Aaron Swartz
In my last post, I accused Chomsky of whitewashing U. S. domestic repression when he described it as “undetectable” in comparison with the rest of the world. This incited some haggling with fans who think it’s reasonable to temporarily disappear, for rhetorical effect, two million people languishing in U. S. prisons, based on a percentage contestContinue reading “Passing Noam on My Way Out, Part 2: Chomsky vs. Aaron Swartz”
GiveSendGo | Help us get support for Rodney Hinton’s Family
My name is Anna Booker-Hinton, devoted wife to Rodney Hinton, mother of Isaiah and Isla Hinton, and stepmother to Ryan Hinton (deceased). On May 2nd, 2025, our lives were shattered when Rodney witnessed a video of his oldest son being fatally shot and killed. The unbearable pain led to a series of very unfortunate events,Continue reading “GiveSendGo | Help us get support for Rodney Hinton’s Family”
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh,” an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. “We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.” — Read on lataco.com/captive-lotion-bottle-note
Aida Rends 