#prairieland — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #prairieland, aggregated by home.social.
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This weekend we continued with more postering and a banner placed on Freedom Parkway.
Our banner reads "Fighting Trump Means Fighting Ice - Support the Prairieland Defendants - They Could Be You". This language reflects the fact that centrist and center-left nonprofits dedicated to "freedom of speech" have been averse to picking up this case and supporting the Prairieland Defendants. The Texas ACLU, for example, isn't touching it.
Ask these organizations... why not? Are they that scared of Trump and ICE? The Martin Niemöller poem is often misquoted, but this is where it applies the most.
"First they came for the anarchists and antifascists
And I did not speak out
Because Trump called them terrorists
And also because we're scared of losing funding"Please visit the website Prairielanddefendants.com and learn how you can be more helpful than the ACLU is now. One of our favorite suggestions is to start an "Emma Goldman Book Club" at your school or location.
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Im #Prairieland-Verfahren gegen #Antifas in den USA hat das FBI Mitteilungen aus dem verschlüsselten Signal-Messenger rekonstruiert. Diese gefährliche Anzeige und Speicherung in Pushnachrichten lässt sich aber deaktivieren:
https://www.404media.co/fbi-extracts-suspects-deleted-signal-messages-saved-in-iphone-notification-database-2/ -
To mark April's Weekend of Support for the Prairieland defendants, we spent the weekend working to raise awareness of the case. By wheatpasting, stickering, and bannering, we can bypass social media censorship and reach people directly. You can do this yourself too! The website https://prairielanddefendants.com/get-involved/ has plenty of material to print out and more suggestions about getting involved.
Remember that many of these defendants have been convicted and imprisoned for simply sharing zines in a Signal group. Dissent is being criminalized more and more: it's time to fight back while you can still speak against ICE.
Stay tuned for more!
#Atlanta #Antifa #prairieland #FreeSpeech #FuckIce #antifascism
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An interview with two members of the @dfwsupportcommittee about the recently finished federal trial for 9 defendants in the "Antifa terrorism" case around the #Prairieland Detention Center noise demo in July of 2025
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The Final Straw Radio Podcast | A weekly Anarchist Radio Show & Podcast [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·Out Here For Them: Updates As Prairieland Federal Trial Ends
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The state locked up Maricela Rueda for protesting the brutality of immigrant detention, and now her family is left carrying the weight: caring for her daughter, managing the house, and dealing with the financial fallout. The money goes directly to her daughter’s care and urgent household needs.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-maricelas-family-while-she-fights-for-justice
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On March 13, 9 defendants were found guilty on most counts during the #Prairieland Trial. They are all facing decades in prison. Show solidarity with these defendants by hosting letter writing nights, info sessions, noise demos, and fundraisers on April 4. We have a long journey ahead of us to continue fighting these charges, along with the state level charges. What happens here sets the tone for what’s to come. We are here and we won’t give up.
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Drastische Urteile nach #Antifa-Terrorvorwurf:
US-Bundesgericht spricht in erstem Verfahren dieser Art neun Angeklagte schuldig. Es ging um eine Aktion am ICE-Knast #Prairieland.
https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1198361.protest-gegen-ice-drastische-urteile-nach-antifa-terrorvorwurf.html -
Das ist skandalös! Solidarität für die #Prairieland Verurteilten!
ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS CONVICTED ON TERRORISM CHARGES FOR WEARING ALL BLACK
‚The government won on most of its charges, including convicting defendants for moving a box of radical zines……‚
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/13/ice-protesters-terrorism-prairieland-antifa/
‚ In a statement posted online, a support group for the defendants said, “Everything about this trial from beginning to end has proven what we have said all along: this is a sham trial, built on political persecution and ideological attacks coming from the top.”
The Trump administration celebrated the verdict.
“Antifa is a domestic terrorist organization that has been allowed to flourish in Democrat-led cities — not under President Trump,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Today’s verdict on terrorism charges will not be the last as the Trump administration systematically dismantles Antifa and finally halts their violence on America’s streets.”
The court case centered on a nighttime July 4, 2025, protest outside ICE’s Prairieland Detention Facility that started with demonstrators shooting fireworks and spray-painting cars in the parking lot.…‘
More about @dfwsupportcommittee
#USA #Repression #Antifa #Antifascism #ICE #Protest #Resistance #AntiICE
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Das ist skandalös! Solidarität für die #Prairieland Verurteilten!
ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS CONVICTED ON TERRORISM CHARGES FOR WEARING ALL BLACK
‚The government won on most of its charges, including convicting defendants for moving a box of radical zines……‚
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/13/ice-protesters-terrorism-prairieland-antifa/
‚ In a statement posted online, a support group for the defendants said, “Everything about this trial from beginning to end has proven what we have said all along: this is a sham trial, built on political persecution and ideological attacks coming from the top.”
The Trump administration celebrated the verdict.
“Antifa is a domestic terrorist organization that has been allowed to flourish in Democrat-led cities — not under President Trump,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Today’s verdict on terrorism charges will not be the last as the Trump administration systematically dismantles Antifa and finally halts their violence on America’s streets.”
The court case centered on a nighttime July 4, 2025, protest outside ICE’s Prairieland Detention Facility that started with demonstrators shooting fireworks and spray-painting cars in the parking lot.…‘
More about @dfwsupportcommittee
#USA #Repression #Antifa #Antifascism #ICE #Protest #Resistance #AntiICE
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Das ist skandalös! Solidarität für die #Prairieland Verurteilten!
ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS CONVICTED ON TERRORISM CHARGES FOR WEARING ALL BLACK
‚The government won on most of its charges, including convicting defendants for moving a box of radical zines……‚
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/13/ice-protesters-terrorism-prairieland-antifa/
‚ In a statement posted online, a support group for the defendants said, “Everything about this trial from beginning to end has proven what we have said all along: this is a sham trial, built on political persecution and ideological attacks coming from the top.”
The Trump administration celebrated the verdict.
“Antifa is a domestic terrorist organization that has been allowed to flourish in Democrat-led cities — not under President Trump,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Today’s verdict on terrorism charges will not be the last as the Trump administration systematically dismantles Antifa and finally halts their violence on America’s streets.”
The court case centered on a nighttime July 4, 2025, protest outside ICE’s Prairieland Detention Facility that started with demonstrators shooting fireworks and spray-painting cars in the parking lot.…‘
More about @dfwsupportcommittee
#USA #Repression #Antifa #Antifascism #ICE #Protest #Resistance #AntiICE
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Das ist skandalös! Solidarität für die #Prairieland Verurteilten!
ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS CONVICTED ON TERRORISM CHARGES FOR WEARING ALL BLACK
‚The government won on most of its charges, including convicting defendants for moving a box of radical zines……‚
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/13/ice-protesters-terrorism-prairieland-antifa/
‚ In a statement posted online, a support group for the defendants said, “Everything about this trial from beginning to end has proven what we have said all along: this is a sham trial, built on political persecution and ideological attacks coming from the top.”
The Trump administration celebrated the verdict.
“Antifa is a domestic terrorist organization that has been allowed to flourish in Democrat-led cities — not under President Trump,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Today’s verdict on terrorism charges will not be the last as the Trump administration systematically dismantles Antifa and finally halts their violence on America’s streets.”
The court case centered on a nighttime July 4, 2025, protest outside ICE’s Prairieland Detention Facility that started with demonstrators shooting fireworks and spray-painting cars in the parking lot.…‘
More about @dfwsupportcommittee
#USA #Repression #Antifa #Antifascism #ICE #Protest #Resistance #AntiICE
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Support the #Prairieland Defendants #UntilAllAreFree
‚The Prairieland 19 trial collapsed on day one in federal court, spotlighting how politically charged protest cases are handled. The case previews aggressive prosecution tactics, the implications it has beyond the courtroom, and what to watch as it moves forward.‘
#Prairieland 19 Case Update from @alissaazar
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9 convicted in first sham trial of what prosecutors called "a North Texas antifa cell".
Wearing black clothes is considered evidence for providing material support to terrorism.
Carrying a box of personal possessions is conspiracy to conceal documents
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/13/ice-protesters-terrorism-prairieland-antifa
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/12/antifa-ice-protest-texas-trial-terrorism/
https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/116223781289008238
#freespeech #antifa #prairieland #uspol #texas #protest #terrorism
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After weeks of a sham trial — featuring prosecution experts tied to organizations widely criticized as hate groups and a case built partly on political literature and association — a federal jury has found all nine #Prairieland defendants guilty on multiple charges.
The case stems from the July 4, 2025 noise demonstration outside the Prairieland ICE detention center in Alvarado, Texas.
One of the people found guilty is my Marciela, a mother whose daughter is now going to need real support in the months ahead.
If you can, please consider donating to help her family. They’re going to need it. -
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The new American reality:
If you protest with a sign...that's a potential weapon, you are a terrorist
If you drive near a protest...the car is a potential weapon, you are a terrorist
If you carry fireworks at a protest...explosives and WMDs, you are a terrorist
If you carry a phone at a protest...doxing brave ICE agents, you are a terrorist
If you go to a protest nude...public exhibitionism. And you are a terrorist
If you are a terrorist... DEATH
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Support the #Prairieland Defendants
THE FUTURE OF POLITICAL FREEDOM IN AMERICA IS ON TRIAL IN NORTH TEXAS
‚The following is a piece from prairielanddefendants.com. It gives a solid run down of the case which has not been getting half as much press as it should. It have been something of a rollercoaster and it’s impact may very well be felt throughout the US and subsequently streets and courtrooms around the world.‘
More about: @dfwsupportcommittee
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I generally think it's not very useful (and frankly kind of annoying) when people resort to harping on moments real or imagined hypocrisy among their political adversaries, but the US far right has spent literally decades droning on about the 1993 raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. They've used it to justify all kinds of heavily armed organizing in opposition to the "tyrannical" federal government up to the point of attacking the US Capitol. It's become such a fundamental building block of their rhetoric and their ideology since the Clinton administration that it wouldn't be much of an exaggeration to argue that, if "Waco" had never happened, we might not be experiencing the kind of fashy upsurge in the US that we've seen over the past decade or so. It really is just that important to their worldview.
So if federal prosecution of an "antifa cell" relies on barring defendants from claiming self-defense using the Branch Davidians as a precedent (which it apparently does) and the right doesn't respond with outrage (which it inevitably won't), then it's almost like they were only ever interested in power in the first place. Weird, I know.
At any rate, yeah, it's just blunt hypocrisy, which by itself doesn't get us very far (and is also about the least surprising thing in the world), but it's also possibly of use when arguing with certain relatives. Your call.
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In remarks from the bench, [US District Judge Mark] Pittman echoed the government’s citation of a legal precedent set in the prosecution of members of the Branch Davidian sect during the deadly 1993 siege by the FBI at Waco, Texas, according to the support committee.
The government motion cited a 1996 decision by a panel of judges in the Fifth Circuit finding that a Branch Davidian sect member could not claim self-defense when officers of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) came to the group’s compound to serve arrest warrants for stockpiling weapons.
“A member of a conspiracy to murder federal agents, who dresses for combat, retrieves an assault rifle, and proceeds to the front door to confront government agents executing a lawful warrant, is not entitled to claim the benefit of self-defense when the hoped-for confrontation with the agents occurs,” the judges wrote.
Xavier de Janon, the director of mass defense at the National Lawyers Guild, said the new order could weaken the rights of people attempting to protect themselves against law enforcement aggression.
“I am concerned that the ability to defend oneself against law enforcement when they draw their weapon at you has been placed in danger,” de Janon told Raw Story.
“And some people would say you should not have the ability to self-defend against law enforcement. But there is case law that says people have the right to resist unlawful arrest and unlawful law enforcement conduct.”
De Janon represents Elizabeth Soto, one of the federal defendants, in a separate state prosecution.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/antifa-2675550168/?ICID=ref_fark
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The @dfwsupportcommittee, which is organizing support for the Prairieland defendants, has been issuing regular updates on the progress of the trial, and I highly recommend following their account and subscribing to their email list, if you're at all interested in this.
The latest update (linked below) is about two cooperating witnesses whose testimony seems to have largely backfired on the prosecution: they both said that the events in question were only meant to be a noise demo, that violence was never their plan, and one described the drastic level of coercion that was used to get her to sign a plea statement that someone else wrote.
Additionally, the new update from the DFW Support Committee addresses the antifa "expert" who the prosecution is slated to call to the stand next. In short: he's got no actual expertise and instead only has a long track record of provocative statements (often relating to the alleged threat posed by Muslims generally and "shariah law" in particular) and self-serving appearances on right-wing media outlets.
That's just a summary. I recommend reading the whole thing (it's really not that long).
These updates are really well written overall, and the content should appeal to anyone who is interested in or concerned about the right to assemble, protest, or even speak up at all in the US, as well as anyone who is generally trying to keep up with immigration policy and deepening state repression overall. Over time, whatever happens to these defendants will undoubtedly happen to more and more people around the country. We would all do well to stay informed about this case.
#Prairieland #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #fascism #ICE #FuckICE #antifa #antifascism #immigration
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The @dfwsupportcommittee, which is organizing support for the Prairieland defendants, has been issuing regular updates on the progress of the trial, and I highly recommend following their account and subscribing to their email list, if you're at all interested in this.
The latest update (linked below) is about two cooperating witnesses whose testimony seems to have largely backfired on the prosecution: they both said that the events in question were only meant to be a noise demo, that violence was never their plan, and one described the drastic level of coercion that was used to get her to sign a plea statement that someone else wrote.
Additionally, the new update from the DFW Support Committee addresses the antifa "expert" who the prosecution is slated to call to the stand next. In short: he's got no actual expertise and instead only has a long track record of provocative statements (often relating to the alleged threat posed by Muslims generally and "shariah law" in particular) and self-serving appearances on right-wing media outlets.
That's just a summary. I recommend reading the whole thing (it's really not that long).
These updates are really well written overall, and the content should appeal to anyone who is interested in or concerned about the right to assemble, protest, or even speak up at all in the US, as well as anyone who is generally trying to keep up with immigration policy and deepening state repression overall. Over time, whatever happens to these defendants will undoubtedly happen to more and more people around the country. We would all do well to stay informed about this case.
#Prairieland #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #fascism #ICE #FuckICE #antifa #antifascism #immigration
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The @dfwsupportcommittee, which is organizing support for the Prairieland defendants, has been issuing regular updates on the progress of the trial, and I highly recommend following their account and subscribing to their email list, if you're at all interested in this.
The latest update (linked below) is about two cooperating witnesses whose testimony seems to have largely backfired on the prosecution: they both said that the events in question were only meant to be a noise demo, that violence was never their plan, and one described the drastic level of coercion that was used to get her to sign a plea statement that someone else wrote.
Additionally, the new update from the DFW Support Committee addresses the antifa "expert" who the prosecution is slated to call to the stand next. In short: he's got no actual expertise and instead only has a long track record of provocative statements (often relating to the alleged threat posed by Muslims generally and "shariah law" in particular) and self-serving appearances on right-wing media outlets.
That's just a summary. I recommend reading the whole thing (it's really not that long).
These updates are really well written overall, and the content should appeal to anyone who is interested in or concerned about the right to assemble, protest, or even speak up at all in the US, as well as anyone who is generally trying to keep up with immigration policy and deepening state repression overall. Over time, whatever happens to these defendants will undoubtedly happen to more and more people around the country. We would all do well to stay informed about this case.
#Prairieland #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #fascism #ICE #FuckICE #antifa #antifascism #immigration
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The @dfwsupportcommittee, which is organizing support for the Prairieland defendants, has been issuing regular updates on the progress of the trial, and I highly recommend following their account and subscribing to their email list, if you're at all interested in this.
The latest update (linked below) is about two cooperating witnesses whose testimony seems to have largely backfired on the prosecution: they both said that the events in question were only meant to be a noise demo, that violence was never their plan, and one described the drastic level of coercion that was used to get her to sign a plea statement that someone else wrote.
Additionally, the new update from the DFW Support Committee addresses the antifa "expert" who the prosecution is slated to call to the stand next. In short: he's got no actual expertise and instead only has a long track record of provocative statements (often relating to the alleged threat posed by Muslims generally and "shariah law" in particular) and self-serving appearances on right-wing media outlets.
That's just a summary. I recommend reading the whole thing (it's really not that long).
These updates are really well written overall, and the content should appeal to anyone who is interested in or concerned about the right to assemble, protest, or even speak up at all in the US, as well as anyone who is generally trying to keep up with immigration policy and deepening state repression overall. Over time, whatever happens to these defendants will undoubtedly happen to more and more people around the country. We would all do well to stay informed about this case.
#Prairieland #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #fascism #ICE #FuckICE #antifa #antifascism #immigration
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The @dfwsupportcommittee, which is organizing support for the Prairieland defendants, has been issuing regular updates on the progress of the trial, and I highly recommend following their account and subscribing to their email list, if you're at all interested in this.
The latest update (linked below) is about two cooperating witnesses whose testimony seems to have largely backfired on the prosecution: they both said that the events in question were only meant to be a noise demo, that violence was never their plan, and one described the drastic level of coercion that was used to get her to sign a plea statement that someone else wrote.
Additionally, the new update from the DFW Support Committee addresses the antifa "expert" who the prosecution is slated to call to the stand next. In short: he's got no actual expertise and instead only has a long track record of provocative statements (often relating to the alleged threat posed by Muslims generally and "shariah law" in particular) and self-serving appearances on right-wing media outlets.
That's just a summary. I recommend reading the whole thing (it's really not that long).
These updates are really well written overall, and the content should appeal to anyone who is interested in or concerned about the right to assemble, protest, or even speak up at all in the US, as well as anyone who is generally trying to keep up with immigration policy and deepening state repression overall. Over time, whatever happens to these defendants will undoubtedly happen to more and more people around the country. We would all do well to stay informed about this case.
#Prairieland #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #fascism #ICE #FuckICE #antifa #antifascism #immigration
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@MikeDunnAuthor
here's the historical through line:yesterday was day one of the Prairieland trial, where one charge against the defendants is possessing zines
the prosecutors claimed that possessing a printing press indicated guilt
it's always been about thought crime
they want to kill us and the beautiful idea
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#Prairieland Trial Update: Blessed Are the Zine Makers
Day one of the Prairieland trial was supposed to cement the government’s “ambush” narrative. Instead, it started poking holes in it.
This is the federal case against nine defendants stemming from the July 4, 2025 noise demonstration outside the Prairieland ICE detention center in Alvarado, Texas. The government has framed it as a coordinated attack on law enforcement — even tying it into their broader “Antifa = domestic terrorism” storyline.
In opening statements, prosecutors leaned heavily on political literature and zines as evidence of conspiracy. A printing press found in a raid was presented as one of the key links tying some of the defendants to the broader case. Yes — a printing press.But the real shift came during cross-examination of Lt. Thomas Gross, the Alvarado officer who was allegedly shot during the incident.
Gross testified that when he arrived on scene, there was no serious crime underway beyond what he described as “criminal mischief.” That already strains the idea of a premeditated armed ambush.
He admitted he drew his weapon without identifying a clear threat. He admitted pointing his firearm at the back of a fleeing person. He couldn’t explain how he was supposedly facing a shooter yet was shot in the back. He was treated at the hospital for 2–4 hours and released the same day — and authorities still haven’t produced hospital records months later.That testimony does not neatly support the image of police walking into a planned terrorist assault.
Meanwhile, access to the courtroom has been restricted, with family members removed or displaced to accommodate law enforcement seating.
Overlay all of this with the political climate: the case has been publicly framed by top federal officials as the first major prosecution of “Antifa” under new domestic terrorism prioritization guidelines. That context matters. It shapes jury pools. It shapes media narratives. It shapes everything.
Day one didn’t prove the government’s case. If anything, it exposed tension between the rhetoric and the actual testimony.
The trial continues.
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‚Wearing black, owning zines, using the encrypted messaging app Signal. The broader constitutional rights of left-wing activists may hang in the balance as the government builds its "antifa conspiracy."‘
THE ‘ANTIFA SCARE’ GOES ON TRIAL IN NORTH #TEXAS #Prairieland
https://www.texasobserver.org/antifa-scare-prairieland-19-trial-ice-detention/
#USA #Repression #Antifa #Antifascism #WeAreAllAntifa #Prairieland19
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The Prairieland case only got as far as jury selection before the judge declared a mistrial. As justification, he cited the clothing of one of the defense attorneys: it seems he objects to images of Martin Luther King or other Black leaders presented in honor of the passing of Jesse Jackson.
But the support committee suspects that his motive for declaring a mistrial may have been something else entirely: a desire to toss a sympathetic jury and roll the dice on possibly getting a harsher one. Still, it sounds like he may be fighting an uphill battle in that respect.
Here's the latest press release from the support committee.
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#Texas “#Antifa Cell” Terror Trial Takes on Tough Questions About Guns at #Protests Against #ICE
After a cop got shot, #Prairieland #ICEProtesters face #terrorism charges. Will #AlexPretti’s killing sway the jury?
Matt Sledge, February 11 2026
"A group of activists gathered outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas last July 4 with fireworks and plans to mount more than a polite protest.
They were there for less than an hour before things took a turn: A police officer was wounded by a gunshot."Only one member of the group is accused of pulling a trigger, but 19 people went to jail on state and federal charges. Attorney General #PamBondi labeled the defendants terrorists, and FBI Director #KashPatel bragged that it was the first time alleged antifa activists had been hit with terror charges.
"Months later, the Trump administration recycled the label to smear Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Minneapolis residents who were shot and killed by federal immigration agents. They were supposedly dangerous left-wing agitators, in Pretti’s case legally carrying what the government said was a 'dangerous gun.' The videos of Good and Pretti’s killings disproved the administration’s lies.
"Unlike the Minneapolis shootings, the full events at Prairieland were not caught on video. Instead, a jury in federal court will hear evidence against nine defendants at a trial starting next week, which will serve as the first major courtroom test of the Trump administration’s push to label #LeftWing activists as #DomesticTerrorists."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/11/prairieland-antifa-trial-pretty-ice-protest/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/YY9IT#USPol #ICESucks #DefundICE #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #Authoritarianism #Hypocrites #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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#Texas “#Antifa Cell” Terror Trial Takes on Tough Questions About Guns at #Protests Against #ICE
After a cop got shot, #Prairieland #ICEProtesters face #terrorism charges. Will #AlexPretti’s killing sway the jury?
Matt Sledge, February 11 2026
"A group of activists gathered outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas last July 4 with fireworks and plans to mount more than a polite protest.
They were there for less than an hour before things took a turn: A police officer was wounded by a gunshot."Only one member of the group is accused of pulling a trigger, but 19 people went to jail on state and federal charges. Attorney General #PamBondi labeled the defendants terrorists, and FBI Director #KashPatel bragged that it was the first time alleged antifa activists had been hit with terror charges.
"Months later, the Trump administration recycled the label to smear Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Minneapolis residents who were shot and killed by federal immigration agents. They were supposedly dangerous left-wing agitators, in Pretti’s case legally carrying what the government said was a 'dangerous gun.' The videos of Good and Pretti’s killings disproved the administration’s lies.
"Unlike the Minneapolis shootings, the full events at Prairieland were not caught on video. Instead, a jury in federal court will hear evidence against nine defendants at a trial starting next week, which will serve as the first major courtroom test of the Trump administration’s push to label #LeftWing activists as #DomesticTerrorists."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/11/prairieland-antifa-trial-pretty-ice-protest/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/YY9IT#USPol #ICESucks #DefundICE #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #Authoritarianism #Hypocrites #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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#Texas “#Antifa Cell” Terror Trial Takes on Tough Questions About Guns at #Protests Against #ICE
After a cop got shot, #Prairieland #ICEProtesters face #terrorism charges. Will #AlexPretti’s killing sway the jury?
Matt Sledge, February 11 2026
"A group of activists gathered outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas last July 4 with fireworks and plans to mount more than a polite protest.
They were there for less than an hour before things took a turn: A police officer was wounded by a gunshot."Only one member of the group is accused of pulling a trigger, but 19 people went to jail on state and federal charges. Attorney General #PamBondi labeled the defendants terrorists, and FBI Director #KashPatel bragged that it was the first time alleged antifa activists had been hit with terror charges.
"Months later, the Trump administration recycled the label to smear Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Minneapolis residents who were shot and killed by federal immigration agents. They were supposedly dangerous left-wing agitators, in Pretti’s case legally carrying what the government said was a 'dangerous gun.' The videos of Good and Pretti’s killings disproved the administration’s lies.
"Unlike the Minneapolis shootings, the full events at Prairieland were not caught on video. Instead, a jury in federal court will hear evidence against nine defendants at a trial starting next week, which will serve as the first major courtroom test of the Trump administration’s push to label #LeftWing activists as #DomesticTerrorists."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/11/prairieland-antifa-trial-pretty-ice-protest/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/YY9IT#USPol #ICESucks #DefundICE #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #Authoritarianism #Hypocrites #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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#Texas “#Antifa Cell” Terror Trial Takes on Tough Questions About Guns at #Protests Against #ICE
After a cop got shot, #Prairieland #ICEProtesters face #terrorism charges. Will #AlexPretti’s killing sway the jury?
Matt Sledge, February 11 2026
"A group of activists gathered outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas last July 4 with fireworks and plans to mount more than a polite protest.
They were there for less than an hour before things took a turn: A police officer was wounded by a gunshot."Only one member of the group is accused of pulling a trigger, but 19 people went to jail on state and federal charges. Attorney General #PamBondi labeled the defendants terrorists, and FBI Director #KashPatel bragged that it was the first time alleged antifa activists had been hit with terror charges.
"Months later, the Trump administration recycled the label to smear Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Minneapolis residents who were shot and killed by federal immigration agents. They were supposedly dangerous left-wing agitators, in Pretti’s case legally carrying what the government said was a 'dangerous gun.' The videos of Good and Pretti’s killings disproved the administration’s lies.
"Unlike the Minneapolis shootings, the full events at Prairieland were not caught on video. Instead, a jury in federal court will hear evidence against nine defendants at a trial starting next week, which will serve as the first major courtroom test of the Trump administration’s push to label #LeftWing activists as #DomesticTerrorists."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/11/prairieland-antifa-trial-pretty-ice-protest/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/YY9IT#USPol #ICESucks #DefundICE #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #Authoritarianism #Hypocrites #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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#Texas “#Antifa Cell” Terror Trial Takes on Tough Questions About Guns at #Protests Against #ICE
After a cop got shot, #Prairieland #ICEProtesters face #terrorism charges. Will #AlexPretti’s killing sway the jury?
Matt Sledge, February 11 2026
"A group of activists gathered outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas last July 4 with fireworks and plans to mount more than a polite protest.
They were there for less than an hour before things took a turn: A police officer was wounded by a gunshot."Only one member of the group is accused of pulling a trigger, but 19 people went to jail on state and federal charges. Attorney General #PamBondi labeled the defendants terrorists, and FBI Director #KashPatel bragged that it was the first time alleged antifa activists had been hit with terror charges.
"Months later, the Trump administration recycled the label to smear Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Minneapolis residents who were shot and killed by federal immigration agents. They were supposedly dangerous left-wing agitators, in Pretti’s case legally carrying what the government said was a 'dangerous gun.' The videos of Good and Pretti’s killings disproved the administration’s lies.
"Unlike the Minneapolis shootings, the full events at Prairieland were not caught on video. Instead, a jury in federal court will hear evidence against nine defendants at a trial starting next week, which will serve as the first major courtroom test of the Trump administration’s push to label #LeftWing activists as #DomesticTerrorists."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/11/prairieland-antifa-trial-pretty-ice-protest/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/YY9IT#USPol #ICESucks #DefundICE #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #Authoritarianism #Hypocrites #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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Below is the latest update on the fundraiser for the Prairieland defendants. If you're unfamiliar, the case currently has 18 defendants who are facing "life-altering state and federal charges" stemming from "a protest in solidarity with ICE Detainees that occurred on July 4th at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas" (quoted from defendants' support site, linked at the bottom of this post).
It's a pretty drastic case of repression of political dissent. And a new arrest was made on Jan 5, so they've upped the amount their trying to raise because that adds new legal expenses. If you've got a few bucks to throw their way, please do. (I don't know why they're doing this on givesendgo, but yes, this is their real fundraiser.)
https://www.givesendgo.com/supportDFWprotestors
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We are increasing the amount of the fundraisers. On Monday, January 5th a new person was arrested in the case. Check out our website (https://prairielanddefendants.com/) to find out more about this. We are in the process of finding her a private state lawyer and at this point it seems likely that we will need to pay for this lawyer. We are getting close to trial and will need to pay for expenses for trial for the defendants.
Trial is coming up very soon. We want anyone who can to come down to DFW for the trail to support the defendants. Find out more information about how to get involved here: https://prairielanddefendants.com/trial-support/
#ICE #FuckICE #Prairieland #fascism #DFW #antifascism #antifa #MutualAid
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Following a July 4th rally at the
ICE-operated
#Prairieland #Detention #Center in Alvarado, Texas,
an officer
👉allegedly sustained a gunshot injury.The officer in question
⚠️has no medical records substantiating this claim,but the authorities
💥arrested nine people that night and ten more in the months since.🆘 All nineteen now face the threat of decades in prison on account of their alleged connection with the rally or else for their political beliefs alone.
One Dallas teacher,
#Dario #Sanchez, faces state charges for allegedly removing someone from a Signal group chat.#Daniel #Sanchez #Estrada,
a local artist,
faces federal charges for carrying a box of pamphlets out of his wife’s home.Neither of these individuals were even at the Prairieland Detention Center for the rally in question
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.100.0.pdf
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Check out the transcribed interviews with Xavier de Janon of the National Lawyers Guild and two members of the @dfwsupportcommittee discussing the #Prairieland Case in light of Trump Regime threats against antifascists
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Update on the Prairieland case from their support committee:
This week, defendants Autumn Hill, Zachary Evetts, Benjamin Song, Meagan Morris, Ines Soto, Liz Soto, Savanna Batten, Maricela Rueda, and Daniel Sanchez Estrada were federally indicted together on the same case. These defendants, except for Sanchez Estrada, were indicted on a range of charges including riot, material support of terrorism, use of explosive, attempted murder, and discharge of a deadly weapon. Sanchez Estrada was indicted on corruptly concealing a document and conspiracy to conceal a document. Defendants Joy Gibson, Nathan Baumann, Lynette Sharp, Susan Kent, and Rebecca Morgan were charged with a single count of material support of terrorism. These defendants have signed plea deals and will formally enter a guilty plea on Wednesday, November 19 and Monday, November 24. The trial date for the federal case against Evetts, Hill, and others will likely be set in by the end of the month, and we expect the date to be in late December 2025 or early January 2026.
On the state case, Janette Goering had a writ of habeas corpus hearing on a reduction to her $5 million bond. She was denied the bond reduction with no explanation. Susan Kent pled not guilty to her state charges and has a state jury trial set for March 2026. Dario Sanchez’s state jury trial is still set for January 2026.
https://dfwdefendants.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/november-17-update-on-prairieland-case/
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Trajectories And State Changes Of A Grassland Stream And Riparian Zone After A Decade Of Woody Vegetation Removal
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https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2830 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #alternativestates #nutrients #riparian #zone #stream #discharge #thresholds #waterquality #woodyvegetation #Kansas #prairie #water #hydrology #landuse #landcover #changes #climatechange #streambed #ecosystem #impacts #humanimpacts #sediment #sedimentation #grassland #prairieland #terrestrial #aquatic #biomes #NEON -
Trajectories And State Changes Of A Grassland Stream And Riparian Zone After A Decade Of Woody Vegetation Removal
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https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2830 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #alternativestates #nutrients #riparian #zone #stream #discharge #thresholds #waterquality #woodyvegetation #Kansas #prairie #water #hydrology #landuse #landcover #changes #climatechange #streambed #ecosystem #impacts #humanimpacts #sediment #sedimentation #grassland #prairieland #terrestrial #aquatic #biomes #NEON