Even if federal charges against anti-ICE activists don’t stick, some worry that the Trump Administration is using prosecutions to suppress dissenting views. — Read on http://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/06/26/lawyers-and-advocates-say-the-prosecution-of-some-anti-ice-activists-meant-to-curb-activism
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Rebuild Gaza x The Sameer Project | Chuffed | Non-profit charity and social enterprise fundraising
With your help, your contributions we can help families return, we can be a part of history bringing Palestinians back to they land, we can support those who have lost everything, we can clean up Gaza, we can start to heal. — Read on chuffed.org/project/149178-sameer-project-x-mass-displacement-campaign
Studies say data centers don’t raise rates. Does it matter? | Latitude Media
Two more studies have dropped into the middle of an intensifying debate over the impact of data centers on rising bills. — Read on http://www.latitudemedia.com/news/studies-say-data-centers-dont-raise-rates-does-it-matter/
Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action | AP News
According to current and former DEA agents and records reviewed by The Associated Press, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico from 2023 to 2025. — Read on apnews.com/article/dea-fentanyl-unseized-drugs-new-mexico-8f5b546e668e5007c64078da74b90903
In the Details, Week Ending 6/21/2026 (3): “Strong Mayor” Off to Ballot after Split Vote & Mayoral Tie Breaker; Non-Profit Allies No-Show for Becker Contract Change; CPRA Director Pushes Back on Council’s Anti-Oversight Budget Decision
In the Details, Week Ending 6/21/2026 (3): “Strong Mayor” Off to Ballot after Split Vote & Mayoral Tie Breaker; Non-Profit Allies No-Show for Becker Contract Change; CPRA Director Pushes Back on Council’s Anti-Oversight Budget Decision — Read on oakland-observer.ghost.io/in-the-details-week-ending-6-21-2026-3-strong-mayor-off-to-ballot-after-split-vote-mayoral-tie-breaker-once-allied-orgs-are-no-show-for-beckers-revenue-cutting-request-cpra-director-pus/
From Cell to Cell, Jailed Minnesota Unionists Sang of Freedom | Labor Notes
Yesterday the federal government arrested and indicted 15 people, many of them union activists, on conspiracy charges over the protests and massive strike against ICE in Minnesota last winter. Two of those indicted had just returned from the Labor Notes Conference, where Emmett Doyle’s prize-winning song “Hold the Line” was also sung (see box). TheContinue reading “From Cell to Cell, Jailed Minnesota Unionists Sang of Freedom | Labor Notes”
Everybody’s Got One: The Home of Tim Grierson: My Interview With Shira Small
Sometimes, you have ideas that just sit inside you for years. You think they’ll be something you never get to write. I am so very glad this dream piece finally happened. — Read on timgrierson.blogspot.com/2026/04/my-interview-with-shira-small.html
Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force – Scalawag
Black Memphis residents fear for their safety during what they describe as indiscriminate and intimidating police encounters. — Read on scalawagmagazine.org/2025/11/black-memphis-residents-report-harassment-by-trumps-police-task-force/
Amid Minneapolis bathhouse push, a look at the 1980s raids that rocked City Hall
Amid Minneapolis bathhouse push, a look at the 1980s raids that rocked City Hall — Read on app.startribune.com/story/601856718/content.html
EXCLUSIVE: Deported Adelanto Hunger Striker Speaks Out For the First Time ~ L.A. TACO
Kyron Shakeel Swaso, 35, spoke with L.A. TACO following his deportation to Belize, in what he says was an act of retaliation for organizing a hunger strike at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. — Read on lataco.com/deported-adelanto-hunger-striker-speaks-out