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  1. So, @corbden , while the damage has been done, this happened a couple of weeks ago...

    Federal Court Hears #TohonoOodham Nation’s Challenge to #BorderWall Construction on #TribalLands

    by Levi Rickert July 23, 2026

    Excerpt: "During the hearing before U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, attorneys representing the Nation argued that the project would constitute trespass on Tribal lands and violate the Nation’s exclusive rights to use and manage its reservation and natural resources. After hearing arguments from both sides, Judge Leon requested additional information from both the Nation and the Department of Homeland Security before making a ruling."

    nativenewsonline.net/sovereign

    #USPol #TrumpSucks
    #CulturalErasure #ProtectTheSacred
    #TohonoOodham #ArchaeologicalSite #DestroyingHistory #Fascism #NativeAmericanHistory
    #NativeAmericanCulturalHeritage

  2. So, @corbden , while the damage has been done, this happened a couple of weeks ago...

    Federal Court Hears #TohonoOodham Nation’s Challenge to #BorderWall Construction on #TribalLands

    by Levi Rickert July 23, 2026

    Excerpt: "During the hearing before U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, attorneys representing the Nation argued that the project would constitute trespass on Tribal lands and violate the Nation’s exclusive rights to use and manage its reservation and natural resources. After hearing arguments from both sides, Judge Leon requested additional information from both the Nation and the Department of Homeland Security before making a ruling."

    nativenewsonline.net/sovereign

    #USPol #TrumpSucks
    #CulturalErasure #ProtectTheSacred
    #TohonoOodham #ArchaeologicalSite #DestroyingHistory #Fascism #NativeAmericanHistory
    #NativeAmericanCulturalHeritage

  3. So, @corbden , while the damage has been done, this happened a couple of weeks ago...

    Federal Court Hears #TohonoOodham Nation’s Challenge to #BorderWall Construction on #TribalLands

    by Levi Rickert July 23, 2026

    Excerpt: "During the hearing before U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, attorneys representing the Nation argued that the project would constitute trespass on Tribal lands and violate the Nation’s exclusive rights to use and manage its reservation and natural resources. After hearing arguments from both sides, Judge Leon requested additional information from both the Nation and the Department of Homeland Security before making a ruling."

    nativenewsonline.net/sovereign

    #USPol #TrumpSucks
    #CulturalErasure #ProtectTheSacred
    #TohonoOodham #ArchaeologicalSite #DestroyingHistory #Fascism #NativeAmericanHistory
    #NativeAmericanCulturalHeritage

  4. So, @corbden , while the damage has been done, this happened a couple of weeks ago...

    Federal Court Hears #TohonoOodham Nation’s Challenge to #BorderWall Construction on #TribalLands

    by Levi Rickert July 23, 2026

    Excerpt: "During the hearing before U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, attorneys representing the Nation argued that the project would constitute trespass on Tribal lands and violate the Nation’s exclusive rights to use and manage its reservation and natural resources. After hearing arguments from both sides, Judge Leon requested additional information from both the Nation and the Department of Homeland Security before making a ruling."

    nativenewsonline.net/sovereign

    #USPol #TrumpSucks
    #CulturalErasure #ProtectTheSacred
    #TohonoOodham #ArchaeologicalSite #DestroyingHistory #Fascism #NativeAmericanHistory
    #NativeAmericanCulturalHeritage

  5. So, @corbden , while the damage has been done, this happened a couple of weeks ago...

    Federal Court Hears #TohonoOodham Nation’s Challenge to #BorderWall Construction on #TribalLands

    by Levi Rickert July 23, 2026

    Excerpt: "During the hearing before U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, attorneys representing the Nation argued that the project would constitute trespass on Tribal lands and violate the Nation’s exclusive rights to use and manage its reservation and natural resources. After hearing arguments from both sides, Judge Leon requested additional information from both the Nation and the Department of Homeland Security before making a ruling."

    nativenewsonline.net/sovereign

    #USPol #TrumpSucks
    #CulturalErasure #ProtectTheSacred
    #TohonoOodham #ArchaeologicalSite #DestroyingHistory #Fascism #NativeAmericanHistory
    #NativeAmericanCulturalHeritage

  6. @corbden

    New images show Arizona archaeological site scarred by border wall work

    Henry Brean May 7, 2026 Updated Jul 11, 2026

    Excerpt: "'Lawless act'

    It’s unclear how border security officials plan to protect what’s left of the geoglyph. McSpadden said the roughly 50-foot-wide path that was scraped through the fish appears to be where the second wall is going to be built. “From where I stood, that (50-foot) blading goes as far as the eye can see in that valley,” he said."

    tucson.com/news/local/border/a

    #USPol #TrumpSucks
    #CulturalErasure #ProtectTheSacred
    #TohonoOodham #ArchaeologicalSite #DestroyingHistory #Fascism #NativeAmericanHistory
    #NativeAmericanCulturalHeritage

  7. @corbden

    New images show Arizona archaeological site scarred by border wall work

    Henry Brean May 7, 2026 Updated Jul 11, 2026

    Excerpt: "'Lawless act'

    It’s unclear how border security officials plan to protect what’s left of the geoglyph. McSpadden said the roughly 50-foot-wide path that was scraped through the fish appears to be where the second wall is going to be built. “From where I stood, that (50-foot) blading goes as far as the eye can see in that valley,” he said."

    tucson.com/news/local/border/a

    #USPol #TrumpSucks
    #CulturalErasure #ProtectTheSacred
    #TohonoOodham #ArchaeologicalSite #DestroyingHistory #Fascism #NativeAmericanHistory
    #NativeAmericanCulturalHeritage

  8. @corbden

    New images show Arizona archaeological site scarred by border wall work

    Henry Brean May 7, 2026 Updated Jul 11, 2026

    Excerpt: "'Lawless act'

    It’s unclear how border security officials plan to protect what’s left of the geoglyph. McSpadden said the roughly 50-foot-wide path that was scraped through the fish appears to be where the second wall is going to be built. “From where I stood, that (50-foot) blading goes as far as the eye can see in that valley,” he said."

    tucson.com/news/local/border/a

    #USPol #TrumpSucks
    #CulturalErasure #ProtectTheSacred
    #TohonoOodham #ArchaeologicalSite #DestroyingHistory #Fascism #NativeAmericanHistory
    #NativeAmericanCulturalHeritage

  9. @corbden

    New images show Arizona archaeological site scarred by border wall work

    Henry Brean May 7, 2026 Updated Jul 11, 2026

    Excerpt: "'Lawless act'

    It’s unclear how border security officials plan to protect what’s left of the geoglyph. McSpadden said the roughly 50-foot-wide path that was scraped through the fish appears to be where the second wall is going to be built. “From where I stood, that (50-foot) blading goes as far as the eye can see in that valley,” he said."

    tucson.com/news/local/border/a

    #USPol #TrumpSucks
    #CulturalErasure #ProtectTheSacred
    #TohonoOodham #ArchaeologicalSite #DestroyingHistory #Fascism #NativeAmericanHistory
    #NativeAmericanCulturalHeritage

  10. @corbden

    New images show Arizona archaeological site scarred by border wall work

    Henry Brean May 7, 2026 Updated Jul 11, 2026

    Excerpt: "'Lawless act'

    It’s unclear how border security officials plan to protect what’s left of the geoglyph. McSpadden said the roughly 50-foot-wide path that was scraped through the fish appears to be where the second wall is going to be built. “From where I stood, that (50-foot) blading goes as far as the eye can see in that valley,” he said."

    tucson.com/news/local/border/a

    #USPol #TrumpSucks
    #CulturalErasure #ProtectTheSacred
    #TohonoOodham #ArchaeologicalSite #DestroyingHistory #Fascism #NativeAmericanHistory
    #NativeAmericanCulturalHeritage

  11. #TreeSitters Saving #OldGrowth #Cottonwoods : #Arizona #BorderWall #Resistance

    Border Wall Construction Destroying Cottonwoods, 'Green Ribbon' Running Through the Desert

    By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, August 4, 2026

    #LochielAZ -- "Day 6 at #GrandmotherCamp, there was no border wall construction since the tree sit began last Wednesday in this rich landscape. The cottonwood trees are the nesting place of #MigratoryBirds, including the rare #YellowBilledCuckoo.

    " 'We've lost three grandmothers that took 250 years to grow. They were obliterated by the monstrous machinations in four hours,' Kate said on Monday from the tree sit in Lochiel, about 25 miles east of Nogales, southeast of Tucson.

    " 'But I just saw a Yellow-billed #Cuckoo, federally threatened crying over this beautiful meadow.'

    " 'This remaining Grandmother, that threatened bird -- we remain hopeful that our efforts here on the ground will be met with thoughtful reasonable conversation and a new direction for Lochiel community,' Kate said.

    " 'This remaining Grandmother represents hope and resistance.' "

    Read more:
    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08

    #USPol #BorderWall #TrumpSucks #TrumpsBorderWall #RespectTheTreaties #LandBack #IndigenousCulture #ProtectTheSacred #CulturalGenocide #EndangeredSpecies

  12. #TreeSitters Saving #OldGrowth #Cottonwoods : #Arizona #BorderWall #Resistance

    Border Wall Construction Destroying Cottonwoods, 'Green Ribbon' Running Through the Desert

    By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, August 4, 2026

    #LochielAZ -- "Day 6 at #GrandmotherCamp, there was no border wall construction since the tree sit began last Wednesday in this rich landscape. The cottonwood trees are the nesting place of #MigratoryBirds, including the rare #YellowBilledCuckoo.

    " 'We've lost three grandmothers that took 250 years to grow. They were obliterated by the monstrous machinations in four hours,' Kate said on Monday from the tree sit in Lochiel, about 25 miles east of Nogales, southeast of Tucson.

    " 'But I just saw a Yellow-billed #Cuckoo, federally threatened crying over this beautiful meadow.'

    " 'This remaining Grandmother, that threatened bird -- we remain hopeful that our efforts here on the ground will be met with thoughtful reasonable conversation and a new direction for Lochiel community,' Kate said.

    " 'This remaining Grandmother represents hope and resistance.' "

    Read more:
    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08

    #USPol #BorderWall #TrumpSucks #TrumpsBorderWall #RespectTheTreaties #LandBack #IndigenousCulture #ProtectTheSacred #CulturalGenocide #EndangeredSpecies

  13. #TreeSitters Saving #OldGrowth #Cottonwoods : #Arizona #BorderWall #Resistance

    Border Wall Construction Destroying Cottonwoods, 'Green Ribbon' Running Through the Desert

    By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, August 4, 2026

    #LochielAZ -- "Day 6 at #GrandmotherCamp, there was no border wall construction since the tree sit began last Wednesday in this rich landscape. The cottonwood trees are the nesting place of #MigratoryBirds, including the rare #YellowBilledCuckoo.

    " 'We've lost three grandmothers that took 250 years to grow. They were obliterated by the monstrous machinations in four hours,' Kate said on Monday from the tree sit in Lochiel, about 25 miles east of Nogales, southeast of Tucson.

    " 'But I just saw a Yellow-billed #Cuckoo, federally threatened crying over this beautiful meadow.'

    " 'This remaining Grandmother, that threatened bird -- we remain hopeful that our efforts here on the ground will be met with thoughtful reasonable conversation and a new direction for Lochiel community,' Kate said.

    " 'This remaining Grandmother represents hope and resistance.' "

    Read more:
    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08

    #USPol #BorderWall #TrumpSucks #TrumpsBorderWall #RespectTheTreaties #LandBack #IndigenousCulture #ProtectTheSacred #CulturalGenocide #EndangeredSpecies

  14. #TreeSitters Saving #OldGrowth #Cottonwoods : #Arizona #BorderWall #Resistance

    Border Wall Construction Destroying Cottonwoods, 'Green Ribbon' Running Through the Desert

    By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, August 4, 2026

    #LochielAZ -- "Day 6 at #GrandmotherCamp, there was no border wall construction since the tree sit began last Wednesday in this rich landscape. The cottonwood trees are the nesting place of #MigratoryBirds, including the rare #YellowBilledCuckoo.

    " 'We've lost three grandmothers that took 250 years to grow. They were obliterated by the monstrous machinations in four hours,' Kate said on Monday from the tree sit in Lochiel, about 25 miles east of Nogales, southeast of Tucson.

    " 'But I just saw a Yellow-billed #Cuckoo, federally threatened crying over this beautiful meadow.'

    " 'This remaining Grandmother, that threatened bird -- we remain hopeful that our efforts here on the ground will be met with thoughtful reasonable conversation and a new direction for Lochiel community,' Kate said.

    " 'This remaining Grandmother represents hope and resistance.' "

    Read more:
    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08

    #USPol #BorderWall #TrumpSucks #TrumpsBorderWall #RespectTheTreaties #LandBack #IndigenousCulture #ProtectTheSacred #CulturalGenocide #EndangeredSpecies

  15. #TreeSitters Saving #OldGrowth #Cottonwoods : #Arizona #BorderWall #Resistance

    Border Wall Construction Destroying Cottonwoods, 'Green Ribbon' Running Through the Desert

    By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, August 4, 2026

    #LochielAZ -- "Day 6 at #GrandmotherCamp, there was no border wall construction since the tree sit began last Wednesday in this rich landscape. The cottonwood trees are the nesting place of #MigratoryBirds, including the rare #YellowBilledCuckoo.

    " 'We've lost three grandmothers that took 250 years to grow. They were obliterated by the monstrous machinations in four hours,' Kate said on Monday from the tree sit in Lochiel, about 25 miles east of Nogales, southeast of Tucson.

    " 'But I just saw a Yellow-billed #Cuckoo, federally threatened crying over this beautiful meadow.'

    " 'This remaining Grandmother, that threatened bird -- we remain hopeful that our efforts here on the ground will be met with thoughtful reasonable conversation and a new direction for Lochiel community,' Kate said.

    " 'This remaining Grandmother represents hope and resistance.' "

    Read more:
    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08

    #USPol #BorderWall #TrumpSucks #TrumpsBorderWall #RespectTheTreaties #LandBack #IndigenousCulture #ProtectTheSacred #CulturalGenocide #EndangeredSpecies

  16. #RWNJ - #NoAbortions! We love children!

    Also, RWNJ...

    #Trump Administration Plans to Upend #HeadStart by Deregulating It

    The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

    [Pssst... It was never about the children. It was all about controlling womens' bodies and keeping folks in poverty.]

    By Coral Davenport
    Published July 31, 2026, Updated Aug. 3, 2026

    nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/poli
    `
    #USPol #TrumpSucks #ProBirth

  17. #RWNJ - #NoAbortions! We love children!

    Also, RWNJ...

    #Trump Administration Plans to Upend #HeadStart by Deregulating It

    The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

    [Pssst... It was never about the children. It was all about controlling womens' bodies and keeping folks in poverty.]

    By Coral Davenport
    Published July 31, 2026, Updated Aug. 3, 2026

    nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/poli
    `
    #USPol #TrumpSucks #ProBirth

  18. #RWNJ - #NoAbortions! We love children!

    Also, RWNJ...

    #Trump Administration Plans to Upend #HeadStart by Deregulating It

    The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

    [Pssst... It was never about the children. It was all about controlling womens' bodies and keeping folks in poverty.]

    By Coral Davenport
    Published July 31, 2026, Updated Aug. 3, 2026

    nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/poli
    `
    #USPol #TrumpSucks #ProBirth

  19. #RWNJ - #NoAbortions! We love children!

    Also, RWNJ...

    #Trump Administration Plans to Upend #HeadStart by Deregulating It

    The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

    [Pssst... It was never about the children. It was all about controlling womens' bodies and keeping folks in poverty.]

    By Coral Davenport
    Published July 31, 2026, Updated Aug. 3, 2026

    nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/poli
    `
    #USPol #TrumpSucks #ProBirth

  20. #RWNJ - #NoAbortions! We love children!

    Also, RWNJ...

    #Trump Administration Plans to Upend #HeadStart by Deregulating It

    The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

    [Pssst... It was never about the children. It was all about controlling womens' bodies and keeping folks in poverty.]

    By Coral Davenport
    Published July 31, 2026, Updated Aug. 3, 2026

    nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/poli
    `
    #USPol #TrumpSucks #ProBirth

  21. She protested #ICERaids. Then agents showed up at her door

    by Meg Anderson, August 3, 2026

    "Early one morning this June, #TreasureThoreson was drinking coffee on her couch in #Minneapolis when she heard a knock at the front door.

    " 'I go and I see a woman standing there in office clothes, but with a Homeland Security vest over the top. And I see six more agents standing in my front yard,' Thoreson told NPR. "She said, 'We have a warrant for your arrest, for conspiracy.' "

    "Thoreson, a special education teacher, was still in her pajamas. The agent let her change clothes and hug her partner goodbye before taking her into custody.

    "The government charged Thoreson and 14 others with engaging in a conspiracy to impede federal agents — a conspiracy it says culminated in the use of blockades outside the Whipple Federal Building, which served as ICE's headquarters during the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota this past winter.

    "The government cited meetings and conversations on the encrypted messaging app #Signal as evidence. At the advice of her lawyer, Thoreson declined to comment on the specifics of the indictment.

    An increasing trend

    "The charges against Thoreson are part of an escalating trend. NPR reviewed court records from the last five years to examine how the federal government is wielding one specific charge: conspiracy to impede or injure an officer, which can carry a sentence of up to six years in federal prison.

    "The statute, which dates back to the Civil War, has historically been used infrequently. But since President #Trump took office last year, the Justice Department has charged more than three dozen people in at least 10 cases. All of them involve people protesting federal immigration enforcement.

    The government has also indicted nearly 50 people on #conspiracy charges in #Michigan, #Texas and #Minnesota using different legal statutes."

    Read more:
    npr.org/2026/08/03/nx-s1-58862

    #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #CriminalizingDissent #SilencingDissent #ICESucks #DefundICE #TrumpSucks #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  22. She protested #ICERaids. Then agents showed up at her door

    by Meg Anderson, August 3, 2026

    "Early one morning this June, #TreasureThoreson was drinking coffee on her couch in #Minneapolis when she heard a knock at the front door.

    " 'I go and I see a woman standing there in office clothes, but with a Homeland Security vest over the top. And I see six more agents standing in my front yard,' Thoreson told NPR. "She said, 'We have a warrant for your arrest, for conspiracy.' "

    "Thoreson, a special education teacher, was still in her pajamas. The agent let her change clothes and hug her partner goodbye before taking her into custody.

    "The government charged Thoreson and 14 others with engaging in a conspiracy to impede federal agents — a conspiracy it says culminated in the use of blockades outside the Whipple Federal Building, which served as ICE's headquarters during the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota this past winter.

    "The government cited meetings and conversations on the encrypted messaging app #Signal as evidence. At the advice of her lawyer, Thoreson declined to comment on the specifics of the indictment.

    An increasing trend

    "The charges against Thoreson are part of an escalating trend. NPR reviewed court records from the last five years to examine how the federal government is wielding one specific charge: conspiracy to impede or injure an officer, which can carry a sentence of up to six years in federal prison.

    "The statute, which dates back to the Civil War, has historically been used infrequently. But since President #Trump took office last year, the Justice Department has charged more than three dozen people in at least 10 cases. All of them involve people protesting federal immigration enforcement.

    The government has also indicted nearly 50 people on #conspiracy charges in #Michigan, #Texas and #Minnesota using different legal statutes."

    Read more:
    npr.org/2026/08/03/nx-s1-58862

    #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #CriminalizingDissent #SilencingDissent #ICESucks #DefundICE #TrumpSucks #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  23. She protested #ICERaids. Then agents showed up at her door

    by Meg Anderson, August 3, 2026

    "Early one morning this June, #TreasureThoreson was drinking coffee on her couch in #Minneapolis when she heard a knock at the front door.

    " 'I go and I see a woman standing there in office clothes, but with a Homeland Security vest over the top. And I see six more agents standing in my front yard,' Thoreson told NPR. "She said, 'We have a warrant for your arrest, for conspiracy.' "

    "Thoreson, a special education teacher, was still in her pajamas. The agent let her change clothes and hug her partner goodbye before taking her into custody.

    "The government charged Thoreson and 14 others with engaging in a conspiracy to impede federal agents — a conspiracy it says culminated in the use of blockades outside the Whipple Federal Building, which served as ICE's headquarters during the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota this past winter.

    "The government cited meetings and conversations on the encrypted messaging app #Signal as evidence. At the advice of her lawyer, Thoreson declined to comment on the specifics of the indictment.

    An increasing trend

    "The charges against Thoreson are part of an escalating trend. NPR reviewed court records from the last five years to examine how the federal government is wielding one specific charge: conspiracy to impede or injure an officer, which can carry a sentence of up to six years in federal prison.

    "The statute, which dates back to the Civil War, has historically been used infrequently. But since President #Trump took office last year, the Justice Department has charged more than three dozen people in at least 10 cases. All of them involve people protesting federal immigration enforcement.

    The government has also indicted nearly 50 people on #conspiracy charges in #Michigan, #Texas and #Minnesota using different legal statutes."

    Read more:
    npr.org/2026/08/03/nx-s1-58862

    #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #CriminalizingDissent #SilencingDissent #ICESucks #DefundICE #TrumpSucks #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  24. She protested #ICERaids. Then agents showed up at her door

    by Meg Anderson, August 3, 2026

    "Early one morning this June, #TreasureThoreson was drinking coffee on her couch in #Minneapolis when she heard a knock at the front door.

    " 'I go and I see a woman standing there in office clothes, but with a Homeland Security vest over the top. And I see six more agents standing in my front yard,' Thoreson told NPR. "She said, 'We have a warrant for your arrest, for conspiracy.' "

    "Thoreson, a special education teacher, was still in her pajamas. The agent let her change clothes and hug her partner goodbye before taking her into custody.

    "The government charged Thoreson and 14 others with engaging in a conspiracy to impede federal agents — a conspiracy it says culminated in the use of blockades outside the Whipple Federal Building, which served as ICE's headquarters during the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota this past winter.

    "The government cited meetings and conversations on the encrypted messaging app #Signal as evidence. At the advice of her lawyer, Thoreson declined to comment on the specifics of the indictment.

    An increasing trend

    "The charges against Thoreson are part of an escalating trend. NPR reviewed court records from the last five years to examine how the federal government is wielding one specific charge: conspiracy to impede or injure an officer, which can carry a sentence of up to six years in federal prison.

    "The statute, which dates back to the Civil War, has historically been used infrequently. But since President #Trump took office last year, the Justice Department has charged more than three dozen people in at least 10 cases. All of them involve people protesting federal immigration enforcement.

    The government has also indicted nearly 50 people on #conspiracy charges in #Michigan, #Texas and #Minnesota using different legal statutes."

    Read more:
    npr.org/2026/08/03/nx-s1-58862

    #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #CriminalizingDissent #SilencingDissent #ICESucks #DefundICE #TrumpSucks #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  25. She protested #ICERaids. Then agents showed up at her door

    by Meg Anderson, August 3, 2026

    "Early one morning this June, #TreasureThoreson was drinking coffee on her couch in #Minneapolis when she heard a knock at the front door.

    " 'I go and I see a woman standing there in office clothes, but with a Homeland Security vest over the top. And I see six more agents standing in my front yard,' Thoreson told NPR. "She said, 'We have a warrant for your arrest, for conspiracy.' "

    "Thoreson, a special education teacher, was still in her pajamas. The agent let her change clothes and hug her partner goodbye before taking her into custody.

    "The government charged Thoreson and 14 others with engaging in a conspiracy to impede federal agents — a conspiracy it says culminated in the use of blockades outside the Whipple Federal Building, which served as ICE's headquarters during the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota this past winter.

    "The government cited meetings and conversations on the encrypted messaging app #Signal as evidence. At the advice of her lawyer, Thoreson declined to comment on the specifics of the indictment.

    An increasing trend

    "The charges against Thoreson are part of an escalating trend. NPR reviewed court records from the last five years to examine how the federal government is wielding one specific charge: conspiracy to impede or injure an officer, which can carry a sentence of up to six years in federal prison.

    "The statute, which dates back to the Civil War, has historically been used infrequently. But since President #Trump took office last year, the Justice Department has charged more than three dozen people in at least 10 cases. All of them involve people protesting federal immigration enforcement.

    The government has also indicted nearly 50 people on #conspiracy charges in #Michigan, #Texas and #Minnesota using different legal statutes."

    Read more:
    npr.org/2026/08/03/nx-s1-58862

    #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #CriminalizingDissent #SilencingDissent #ICESucks #DefundICE #TrumpSucks #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  26. #Kansas town is getting an underground #nuclear reactor [whether they like it or not!]

    Story by Jessie Williams, July 29, 2026

    "A pilot project to bury a #NuclearReactor one mile underneath a town in Kansas has split the opinion of local residents, with some fearing the #EnvironmentalImpacts while others hope it will create economic opportunities.

    "The so-called #GravityReactor is being proposed by #DeepFission, a California-based start-up from a father-daughter duo, #LizMuller and #RichardMuller, emeritus professor of physics at University of California, and an inventor.

    "It will be the first time a commercial nuclear reactor operates underground.

    "The startup has raised around $150 million in the past year, with $40 million of that going to fund the work in #ParsonsKS, a rural town in Kansas with a population of 9,600.

    "So far Deep Fission has drilled one test hole with a second due to be completed this year, and a full-scale prototype canister intended to test installation procedures.

    "Their plan is to send the canister loaded with nuclear fuel into a third hole to heat water a mile underground and generate electricity on the surface in 2027 or 2028.

    "But some people in Parsons are worried about the short time frame by industry standards and the impact on the #environment and their #WaterSupply.

    "Each reactor would generate 15 megawatts of electricity from inside a 30-inch borehole, enough to power 12,000 homes. But Muller wants 100 or more reactors, providing more than a gigawatt – which would be enough for a #datacentre.

    "The design relies on established pressurised water reactor technology, but with the reactor one mile underground, Deep Fission says it could remove some of the most expensive parts of conventional #NuclearPlants, as rock and water pressure could replace some costly #safety structures, such as #cooling and #containment.

    "Nuclear only generates about a fifth of US electricity, but the Trump administration is seeking to kickstart a '#NuclearRenaissance,' aiming to quadruple America’s nuclear-power generation by 2050. It comes amid skyrocketing demand for electricity, mainly driven by data centres for AI."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/money/general/ka

    #NoNukesForAI #AISucks #TrumpSucks #USPol #AIDatacenters #Datacenters #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #WaterIsLife #NuclearPowerPlant #SafetyStandards #EnvironmentalCosts

  27. #Kansas town is getting an underground #nuclear reactor [whether they like it or not!]

    Story by Jessie Williams, July 29, 2026

    "A pilot project to bury a #NuclearReactor one mile underneath a town in Kansas has split the opinion of local residents, with some fearing the #EnvironmentalImpacts while others hope it will create economic opportunities.

    "The so-called #GravityReactor is being proposed by #DeepFission, a California-based start-up from a father-daughter duo, #LizMuller and #RichardMuller, emeritus professor of physics at University of California, and an inventor.

    "It will be the first time a commercial nuclear reactor operates underground.

    "The startup has raised around $150 million in the past year, with $40 million of that going to fund the work in #ParsonsKS, a rural town in Kansas with a population of 9,600.

    "So far Deep Fission has drilled one test hole with a second due to be completed this year, and a full-scale prototype canister intended to test installation procedures.

    "Their plan is to send the canister loaded with nuclear fuel into a third hole to heat water a mile underground and generate electricity on the surface in 2027 or 2028.

    "But some people in Parsons are worried about the short time frame by industry standards and the impact on the #environment and their #WaterSupply.

    "Each reactor would generate 15 megawatts of electricity from inside a 30-inch borehole, enough to power 12,000 homes. But Muller wants 100 or more reactors, providing more than a gigawatt – which would be enough for a #datacentre.

    "The design relies on established pressurised water reactor technology, but with the reactor one mile underground, Deep Fission says it could remove some of the most expensive parts of conventional #NuclearPlants, as rock and water pressure could replace some costly #safety structures, such as #cooling and #containment.

    "Nuclear only generates about a fifth of US electricity, but the Trump administration is seeking to kickstart a '#NuclearRenaissance,' aiming to quadruple America’s nuclear-power generation by 2050. It comes amid skyrocketing demand for electricity, mainly driven by data centres for AI."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/money/general/ka

    #NoNukesForAI #AISucks #TrumpSucks #USPol #AIDatacenters #Datacenters #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #WaterIsLife #NuclearPowerPlant #SafetyStandards #EnvironmentalCosts

  28. #Kansas town is getting an underground #nuclear reactor [whether they like it or not!]

    Story by Jessie Williams, July 29, 2026

    "A pilot project to bury a #NuclearReactor one mile underneath a town in Kansas has split the opinion of local residents, with some fearing the #EnvironmentalImpacts while others hope it will create economic opportunities.

    "The so-called #GravityReactor is being proposed by #DeepFission, a California-based start-up from a father-daughter duo, #LizMuller and #RichardMuller, emeritus professor of physics at University of California, and an inventor.

    "It will be the first time a commercial nuclear reactor operates underground.

    "The startup has raised around $150 million in the past year, with $40 million of that going to fund the work in #ParsonsKS, a rural town in Kansas with a population of 9,600.

    "So far Deep Fission has drilled one test hole with a second due to be completed this year, and a full-scale prototype canister intended to test installation procedures.

    "Their plan is to send the canister loaded with nuclear fuel into a third hole to heat water a mile underground and generate electricity on the surface in 2027 or 2028.

    "But some people in Parsons are worried about the short time frame by industry standards and the impact on the #environment and their #WaterSupply.

    "Each reactor would generate 15 megawatts of electricity from inside a 30-inch borehole, enough to power 12,000 homes. But Muller wants 100 or more reactors, providing more than a gigawatt – which would be enough for a #datacentre.

    "The design relies on established pressurised water reactor technology, but with the reactor one mile underground, Deep Fission says it could remove some of the most expensive parts of conventional #NuclearPlants, as rock and water pressure could replace some costly #safety structures, such as #cooling and #containment.

    "Nuclear only generates about a fifth of US electricity, but the Trump administration is seeking to kickstart a '#NuclearRenaissance,' aiming to quadruple America’s nuclear-power generation by 2050. It comes amid skyrocketing demand for electricity, mainly driven by data centres for AI."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/money/general/ka

    #NoNukesForAI #AISucks #TrumpSucks #USPol #AIDatacenters #Datacenters #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #WaterIsLife #NuclearPowerPlant #SafetyStandards #EnvironmentalCosts

  29. #Kansas town is getting an underground #nuclear reactor [whether they like it or not!]

    Story by Jessie Williams, July 29, 2026

    "A pilot project to bury a #NuclearReactor one mile underneath a town in Kansas has split the opinion of local residents, with some fearing the #EnvironmentalImpacts while others hope it will create economic opportunities.

    "The so-called #GravityReactor is being proposed by #DeepFission, a California-based start-up from a father-daughter duo, #LizMuller and #RichardMuller, emeritus professor of physics at University of California, and an inventor.

    "It will be the first time a commercial nuclear reactor operates underground.

    "The startup has raised around $150 million in the past year, with $40 million of that going to fund the work in #ParsonsKS, a rural town in Kansas with a population of 9,600.

    "So far Deep Fission has drilled one test hole with a second due to be completed this year, and a full-scale prototype canister intended to test installation procedures.

    "Their plan is to send the canister loaded with nuclear fuel into a third hole to heat water a mile underground and generate electricity on the surface in 2027 or 2028.

    "But some people in Parsons are worried about the short time frame by industry standards and the impact on the #environment and their #WaterSupply.

    "Each reactor would generate 15 megawatts of electricity from inside a 30-inch borehole, enough to power 12,000 homes. But Muller wants 100 or more reactors, providing more than a gigawatt – which would be enough for a #datacentre.

    "The design relies on established pressurised water reactor technology, but with the reactor one mile underground, Deep Fission says it could remove some of the most expensive parts of conventional #NuclearPlants, as rock and water pressure could replace some costly #safety structures, such as #cooling and #containment.

    "Nuclear only generates about a fifth of US electricity, but the Trump administration is seeking to kickstart a '#NuclearRenaissance,' aiming to quadruple America’s nuclear-power generation by 2050. It comes amid skyrocketing demand for electricity, mainly driven by data centres for AI."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/money/general/ka

    #NoNukesForAI #AISucks #TrumpSucks #USPol #AIDatacenters #Datacenters #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #WaterIsLife #NuclearPowerPlant #SafetyStandards #EnvironmentalCosts

  30. #Kansas town is getting an underground #nuclear reactor [whether they like it or not!]

    Story by Jessie Williams, July 29, 2026

    "A pilot project to bury a #NuclearReactor one mile underneath a town in Kansas has split the opinion of local residents, with some fearing the #EnvironmentalImpacts while others hope it will create economic opportunities.

    "The so-called #GravityReactor is being proposed by #DeepFission, a California-based start-up from a father-daughter duo, #LizMuller and #RichardMuller, emeritus professor of physics at University of California, and an inventor.

    "It will be the first time a commercial nuclear reactor operates underground.

    "The startup has raised around $150 million in the past year, with $40 million of that going to fund the work in #ParsonsKS, a rural town in Kansas with a population of 9,600.

    "So far Deep Fission has drilled one test hole with a second due to be completed this year, and a full-scale prototype canister intended to test installation procedures.

    "Their plan is to send the canister loaded with nuclear fuel into a third hole to heat water a mile underground and generate electricity on the surface in 2027 or 2028.

    "But some people in Parsons are worried about the short time frame by industry standards and the impact on the #environment and their #WaterSupply.

    "Each reactor would generate 15 megawatts of electricity from inside a 30-inch borehole, enough to power 12,000 homes. But Muller wants 100 or more reactors, providing more than a gigawatt – which would be enough for a #datacentre.

    "The design relies on established pressurised water reactor technology, but with the reactor one mile underground, Deep Fission says it could remove some of the most expensive parts of conventional #NuclearPlants, as rock and water pressure could replace some costly #safety structures, such as #cooling and #containment.

    "Nuclear only generates about a fifth of US electricity, but the Trump administration is seeking to kickstart a '#NuclearRenaissance,' aiming to quadruple America’s nuclear-power generation by 2050. It comes amid skyrocketing demand for electricity, mainly driven by data centres for AI."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/money/general/ka

    #NoNukesForAI #AISucks #TrumpSucks #USPol #AIDatacenters #Datacenters #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #WaterIsLife #NuclearPowerPlant #SafetyStandards #EnvironmentalCosts

  31. I'm not much of a beer drinker these days, but I would encourage everyone who does, and who has access to #MinocquaBrewing, BUY THEIR BEER!!! And donate to their legal fund!

    US brewery punished for promising free beer when Trump dies

    Carsen Holaday
    Thursday 30 July 2026

    "- The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is set to revoke the alcohol permit for Minocqua Brewing Company by 4 August.

    - Owner #KirkBangstad, a liberal activist, claims the move is politically motivated due to his outspoken #AntiTrump stance.

    - The brewery previously garnered attention for social media posts suggesting free beer would be offered upon the death of a prominent political figure.

    - Bangstad plans to challenge the decision, urging supporters to donate to a legal defence fund to fight the state.

    - The Department of Revenue confirmed the revocation notices for two brewery locations and an alcohol beverage warehouse, stating the business can operate during the appeal process until 4 August. "

    Read more:
    the-independent.com/life-style

    Link to defense fund:
    buy.stripe.com/7sYbIT1S090709R

    #TrumpSucks #USPol #Wisconsin #Illinois #DrinkUp #Cheers #Resistance #CharacteristicsOfFascism

  32. I'm not much of a beer drinker these days, but I would encourage everyone who does, and who has access to #MinocquaBrewing, BUY THEIR BEER!!! And donate to their legal fund!

    US brewery punished for promising free beer when Trump dies

    Carsen Holaday
    Thursday 30 July 2026

    "- The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is set to revoke the alcohol permit for Minocqua Brewing Company by 4 August.

    - Owner #KirkBangstad, a liberal activist, claims the move is politically motivated due to his outspoken #AntiTrump stance.

    - The brewery previously garnered attention for social media posts suggesting free beer would be offered upon the death of a prominent political figure.

    - Bangstad plans to challenge the decision, urging supporters to donate to a legal defence fund to fight the state.

    - The Department of Revenue confirmed the revocation notices for two brewery locations and an alcohol beverage warehouse, stating the business can operate during the appeal process until 4 August. "

    Read more:
    the-independent.com/life-style

    Link to defense fund:
    buy.stripe.com/7sYbIT1S090709R

    #TrumpSucks #USPol #Wisconsin #Illinois #DrinkUp #Cheers #Resistance #CharacteristicsOfFascism

  33. I'm not much of a beer drinker these days, but I would encourage everyone who does, and who has access to #MinocquaBrewing, BUY THEIR BEER!!! And donate to their legal fund!

    US brewery punished for promising free beer when Trump dies

    Carsen Holaday
    Thursday 30 July 2026

    "- The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is set to revoke the alcohol permit for Minocqua Brewing Company by 4 August.

    - Owner #KirkBangstad, a liberal activist, claims the move is politically motivated due to his outspoken #AntiTrump stance.

    - The brewery previously garnered attention for social media posts suggesting free beer would be offered upon the death of a prominent political figure.

    - Bangstad plans to challenge the decision, urging supporters to donate to a legal defence fund to fight the state.

    - The Department of Revenue confirmed the revocation notices for two brewery locations and an alcohol beverage warehouse, stating the business can operate during the appeal process until 4 August. "

    Read more:
    the-independent.com/life-style

    Link to defense fund:
    buy.stripe.com/7sYbIT1S090709R

    #TrumpSucks #USPol #Wisconsin #Illinois #DrinkUp #Cheers #Resistance #CharacteristicsOfFascism

  34. I'm not much of a beer drinker these days, but I would encourage everyone who does, and who has access to #MinocquaBrewing, BUY THEIR BEER!!! And donate to their legal fund!

    US brewery punished for promising free beer when Trump dies

    Carsen Holaday
    Thursday 30 July 2026

    "- The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is set to revoke the alcohol permit for Minocqua Brewing Company by 4 August.

    - Owner #KirkBangstad, a liberal activist, claims the move is politically motivated due to his outspoken #AntiTrump stance.

    - The brewery previously garnered attention for social media posts suggesting free beer would be offered upon the death of a prominent political figure.

    - Bangstad plans to challenge the decision, urging supporters to donate to a legal defence fund to fight the state.

    - The Department of Revenue confirmed the revocation notices for two brewery locations and an alcohol beverage warehouse, stating the business can operate during the appeal process until 4 August. "

    Read more:
    the-independent.com/life-style

    Link to defense fund:
    buy.stripe.com/7sYbIT1S090709R

    #TrumpSucks #USPol #Wisconsin #Illinois #DrinkUp #Cheers #Resistance #CharacteristicsOfFascism

  35. I'm not much of a beer drinker these days, but I would encourage everyone who does, and who has access to #MinocquaBrewing, BUY THEIR BEER!!! And donate to their legal fund!

    US brewery punished for promising free beer when Trump dies

    Carsen Holaday
    Thursday 30 July 2026

    "- The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is set to revoke the alcohol permit for Minocqua Brewing Company by 4 August.

    - Owner #KirkBangstad, a liberal activist, claims the move is politically motivated due to his outspoken #AntiTrump stance.

    - The brewery previously garnered attention for social media posts suggesting free beer would be offered upon the death of a prominent political figure.

    - Bangstad plans to challenge the decision, urging supporters to donate to a legal defence fund to fight the state.

    - The Department of Revenue confirmed the revocation notices for two brewery locations and an alcohol beverage warehouse, stating the business can operate during the appeal process until 4 August. "

    Read more:
    the-independent.com/life-style

    Link to defense fund:
    buy.stripe.com/7sYbIT1S090709R

    #TrumpSucks #USPol #Wisconsin #Illinois #DrinkUp #Cheers #Resistance #CharacteristicsOfFascism

  36. #ICE Arrests Surge at #Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

    Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.

    By Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan
    July 28, 2026

    Excerpt: "The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired U.S. visas as they travel through airports, including spouses of Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and interviews with immigration lawyers — a tactic that opens up a vast new pool of people for deportation.

    "Immigration agents in plain clothes have whisked away targets at check-in counters and arrival gates, with enforcement actions in at least 15 airports in recent weeks. Some of the arrests have occurred quietly, while others have happened as angry fellow passengers filmed the encounters.

    "The recent arrests appear to be an expansion of an arrangement between the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Times reported in December that ICE officers were arresting people with deportation orders at airports with the help of information provided by airlines to the T.S.A.

    "Now, through a review of #HomelandSecurity Department documents and interviews with lawyers for more than 25 people from more than a dozen countries recently detained at airports, The Times has learned that the program apparently now includes people with expired visas — a much larger group.
    Hundreds of thousands of immigrants and visitors overstay visas each year. Many with expired visas occupy a legal gray area, as they are awaiting #VisaExtensions or #GreenCards and have been issued work permits. Such individuals were not prioritized for deportation in the past unless they had committed crimes, and they were rarely detained while waiting for visa extensions or green cards. But that has changed under President #Trump, whose administration has undertaken a campaign of mass deportation and views all visa overstays as illegal.

    " 'This administration is working diligently to ensure that aliens in our country illegally can no longer fly unless it is out of our country to self-deport,' a spokesperson for the Homeland Security Department said in a statement. The agency did not confirm the expansion of the program.

    "The department, which oversees ICE, has not disclosed how many people have been detained at airports as overstays under the new initiative. The arrests come during a period in which the White House has pushed ICE for more arrests across the country, and Homeland Security Secretary #MarkwayneMullin has pledged to turn 'up the heat on the streets.' To that end, the administration has set a target of 2,000 immigration arrests a day, roughly double the pace from earlier this year.

    "Interviews with more than a dozen immigration attorneys, advocacy organizations and an airline employee reveal a broad cross-section of targets: an engineer awaiting a work-visa extension, several newlyweds married to U.S. citizens, and a former au pair.

    "Footage of encounters between travelers and ICE officers have flooded social media. In one widely circulated video, Chantal Morales Rojas, a 27-year-old from Ecuador, was detained by plainclothes officers as she boarded a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Oakland, Calif., on July 20. She had been spending the weekend with the family for whom she had worked as an au pair, according to the family."

    Read more:
    nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/ice-

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/brvNl

    #ICESucks #USPol #WorldPol #Fascism #DefundCBP #DefundICE #TSA #TrumpSucks #CharacteristicsOfFascism #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  37. #ICE Arrests Surge at #Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

    Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.

    By Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan
    July 28, 2026

    Excerpt: "The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired U.S. visas as they travel through airports, including spouses of Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and interviews with immigration lawyers — a tactic that opens up a vast new pool of people for deportation.

    "Immigration agents in plain clothes have whisked away targets at check-in counters and arrival gates, with enforcement actions in at least 15 airports in recent weeks. Some of the arrests have occurred quietly, while others have happened as angry fellow passengers filmed the encounters.

    "The recent arrests appear to be an expansion of an arrangement between the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Times reported in December that ICE officers were arresting people with deportation orders at airports with the help of information provided by airlines to the T.S.A.

    "Now, through a review of #HomelandSecurity Department documents and interviews with lawyers for more than 25 people from more than a dozen countries recently detained at airports, The Times has learned that the program apparently now includes people with expired visas — a much larger group.
    Hundreds of thousands of immigrants and visitors overstay visas each year. Many with expired visas occupy a legal gray area, as they are awaiting #VisaExtensions or #GreenCards and have been issued work permits. Such individuals were not prioritized for deportation in the past unless they had committed crimes, and they were rarely detained while waiting for visa extensions or green cards. But that has changed under President #Trump, whose administration has undertaken a campaign of mass deportation and views all visa overstays as illegal.

    " 'This administration is working diligently to ensure that aliens in our country illegally can no longer fly unless it is out of our country to self-deport,' a spokesperson for the Homeland Security Department said in a statement. The agency did not confirm the expansion of the program.

    "The department, which oversees ICE, has not disclosed how many people have been detained at airports as overstays under the new initiative. The arrests come during a period in which the White House has pushed ICE for more arrests across the country, and Homeland Security Secretary #MarkwayneMullin has pledged to turn 'up the heat on the streets.' To that end, the administration has set a target of 2,000 immigration arrests a day, roughly double the pace from earlier this year.

    "Interviews with more than a dozen immigration attorneys, advocacy organizations and an airline employee reveal a broad cross-section of targets: an engineer awaiting a work-visa extension, several newlyweds married to U.S. citizens, and a former au pair.

    "Footage of encounters between travelers and ICE officers have flooded social media. In one widely circulated video, Chantal Morales Rojas, a 27-year-old from Ecuador, was detained by plainclothes officers as she boarded a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Oakland, Calif., on July 20. She had been spending the weekend with the family for whom she had worked as an au pair, according to the family."

    Read more:
    nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/ice-

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/brvNl

    #ICESucks #USPol #WorldPol #Fascism #DefundCBP #DefundICE #TSA #TrumpSucks #CharacteristicsOfFascism #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  38. #ICE Arrests Surge at #Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

    Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.

    By Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan
    July 28, 2026

    Excerpt: "The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired U.S. visas as they travel through airports, including spouses of Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and interviews with immigration lawyers — a tactic that opens up a vast new pool of people for deportation.

    "Immigration agents in plain clothes have whisked away targets at check-in counters and arrival gates, with enforcement actions in at least 15 airports in recent weeks. Some of the arrests have occurred quietly, while others have happened as angry fellow passengers filmed the encounters.

    "The recent arrests appear to be an expansion of an arrangement between the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Times reported in December that ICE officers were arresting people with deportation orders at airports with the help of information provided by airlines to the T.S.A.

    "Now, through a review of #HomelandSecurity Department documents and interviews with lawyers for more than 25 people from more than a dozen countries recently detained at airports, The Times has learned that the program apparently now includes people with expired visas — a much larger group.
    Hundreds of thousands of immigrants and visitors overstay visas each year. Many with expired visas occupy a legal gray area, as they are awaiting #VisaExtensions or #GreenCards and have been issued work permits. Such individuals were not prioritized for deportation in the past unless they had committed crimes, and they were rarely detained while waiting for visa extensions or green cards. But that has changed under President #Trump, whose administration has undertaken a campaign of mass deportation and views all visa overstays as illegal.

    " 'This administration is working diligently to ensure that aliens in our country illegally can no longer fly unless it is out of our country to self-deport,' a spokesperson for the Homeland Security Department said in a statement. The agency did not confirm the expansion of the program.

    "The department, which oversees ICE, has not disclosed how many people have been detained at airports as overstays under the new initiative. The arrests come during a period in which the White House has pushed ICE for more arrests across the country, and Homeland Security Secretary #MarkwayneMullin has pledged to turn 'up the heat on the streets.' To that end, the administration has set a target of 2,000 immigration arrests a day, roughly double the pace from earlier this year.

    "Interviews with more than a dozen immigration attorneys, advocacy organizations and an airline employee reveal a broad cross-section of targets: an engineer awaiting a work-visa extension, several newlyweds married to U.S. citizens, and a former au pair.

    "Footage of encounters between travelers and ICE officers have flooded social media. In one widely circulated video, Chantal Morales Rojas, a 27-year-old from Ecuador, was detained by plainclothes officers as she boarded a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Oakland, Calif., on July 20. She had been spending the weekend with the family for whom she had worked as an au pair, according to the family."

    Read more:
    nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/ice-

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/brvNl

    #ICESucks #USPol #WorldPol #Fascism #DefundCBP #DefundICE #TSA #TrumpSucks #CharacteristicsOfFascism #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  39. #ICE Arrests Surge at #Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

    Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.

    By Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan
    July 28, 2026

    Excerpt: "The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired U.S. visas as they travel through airports, including spouses of Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and interviews with immigration lawyers — a tactic that opens up a vast new pool of people for deportation.

    "Immigration agents in plain clothes have whisked away targets at check-in counters and arrival gates, with enforcement actions in at least 15 airports in recent weeks. Some of the arrests have occurred quietly, while others have happened as angry fellow passengers filmed the encounters.

    "The recent arrests appear to be an expansion of an arrangement between the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Times reported in December that ICE officers were arresting people with deportation orders at airports with the help of information provided by airlines to the T.S.A.

    "Now, through a review of #HomelandSecurity Department documents and interviews with lawyers for more than 25 people from more than a dozen countries recently detained at airports, The Times has learned that the program apparently now includes people with expired visas — a much larger group.
    Hundreds of thousands of immigrants and visitors overstay visas each year. Many with expired visas occupy a legal gray area, as they are awaiting #VisaExtensions or #GreenCards and have been issued work permits. Such individuals were not prioritized for deportation in the past unless they had committed crimes, and they were rarely detained while waiting for visa extensions or green cards. But that has changed under President #Trump, whose administration has undertaken a campaign of mass deportation and views all visa overstays as illegal.

    " 'This administration is working diligently to ensure that aliens in our country illegally can no longer fly unless it is out of our country to self-deport,' a spokesperson for the Homeland Security Department said in a statement. The agency did not confirm the expansion of the program.

    "The department, which oversees ICE, has not disclosed how many people have been detained at airports as overstays under the new initiative. The arrests come during a period in which the White House has pushed ICE for more arrests across the country, and Homeland Security Secretary #MarkwayneMullin has pledged to turn 'up the heat on the streets.' To that end, the administration has set a target of 2,000 immigration arrests a day, roughly double the pace from earlier this year.

    "Interviews with more than a dozen immigration attorneys, advocacy organizations and an airline employee reveal a broad cross-section of targets: an engineer awaiting a work-visa extension, several newlyweds married to U.S. citizens, and a former au pair.

    "Footage of encounters between travelers and ICE officers have flooded social media. In one widely circulated video, Chantal Morales Rojas, a 27-year-old from Ecuador, was detained by plainclothes officers as she boarded a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Oakland, Calif., on July 20. She had been spending the weekend with the family for whom she had worked as an au pair, according to the family."

    Read more:
    nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/ice-

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/brvNl

    #ICESucks #USPol #WorldPol #Fascism #DefundCBP #DefundICE #TSA #TrumpSucks #CharacteristicsOfFascism #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  40. #ICE Arrests Surge at #Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

    Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.

    By Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan
    July 28, 2026

    Excerpt: "The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired U.S. visas as they travel through airports, including spouses of Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and interviews with immigration lawyers — a tactic that opens up a vast new pool of people for deportation.

    "Immigration agents in plain clothes have whisked away targets at check-in counters and arrival gates, with enforcement actions in at least 15 airports in recent weeks. Some of the arrests have occurred quietly, while others have happened as angry fellow passengers filmed the encounters.

    "The recent arrests appear to be an expansion of an arrangement between the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Times reported in December that ICE officers were arresting people with deportation orders at airports with the help of information provided by airlines to the T.S.A.

    "Now, through a review of #HomelandSecurity Department documents and interviews with lawyers for more than 25 people from more than a dozen countries recently detained at airports, The Times has learned that the program apparently now includes people with expired visas — a much larger group.
    Hundreds of thousands of immigrants and visitors overstay visas each year. Many with expired visas occupy a legal gray area, as they are awaiting #VisaExtensions or #GreenCards and have been issued work permits. Such individuals were not prioritized for deportation in the past unless they had committed crimes, and they were rarely detained while waiting for visa extensions or green cards. But that has changed under President #Trump, whose administration has undertaken a campaign of mass deportation and views all visa overstays as illegal.

    " 'This administration is working diligently to ensure that aliens in our country illegally can no longer fly unless it is out of our country to self-deport,' a spokesperson for the Homeland Security Department said in a statement. The agency did not confirm the expansion of the program.

    "The department, which oversees ICE, has not disclosed how many people have been detained at airports as overstays under the new initiative. The arrests come during a period in which the White House has pushed ICE for more arrests across the country, and Homeland Security Secretary #MarkwayneMullin has pledged to turn 'up the heat on the streets.' To that end, the administration has set a target of 2,000 immigration arrests a day, roughly double the pace from earlier this year.

    "Interviews with more than a dozen immigration attorneys, advocacy organizations and an airline employee reveal a broad cross-section of targets: an engineer awaiting a work-visa extension, several newlyweds married to U.S. citizens, and a former au pair.

    "Footage of encounters between travelers and ICE officers have flooded social media. In one widely circulated video, Chantal Morales Rojas, a 27-year-old from Ecuador, was detained by plainclothes officers as she boarded a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Oakland, Calif., on July 20. She had been spending the weekend with the family for whom she had worked as an au pair, according to the family."

    Read more:
    nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/ice-

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/brvNl

    #ICESucks #USPol #WorldPol #Fascism #DefundCBP #DefundICE #TSA #TrumpSucks #CharacteristicsOfFascism #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  41. EPA says power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws

    By Tim McLaughlin
    July 27, 2026

    "Power sources providing electricity only to data centers and not the public grid may not be subject to ​federal pollution laws, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on ‌Monday.

    "The EPA said if the power plants are not supplying electricity to the grid then they would not be subject to the federal #CleanAirAct's #AcidRain Program, which has been key to the ​dramatic reduction of #smog and #soot pollution from industrial ⁠facilities."

    Read more:
    reuters.com/legal/litigation/e

    #EPAFail #USPol #Datacenters #AISucks #AirPollution
    #PollutionLaws #TechBros #Oligarchy #TechOligarchy #CorporatePolluters #TrumpSucks

  42. EPA says power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws

    By Tim McLaughlin
    July 27, 2026

    "Power sources providing electricity only to data centers and not the public grid may not be subject to ​federal pollution laws, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on ‌Monday.

    "The EPA said if the power plants are not supplying electricity to the grid then they would not be subject to the federal #CleanAirAct's #AcidRain Program, which has been key to the ​dramatic reduction of #smog and #soot pollution from industrial ⁠facilities."

    Read more:
    reuters.com/legal/litigation/e

    #EPAFail #USPol #Datacenters #AISucks #AirPollution
    #PollutionLaws #TechBros #Oligarchy #TechOligarchy #CorporatePolluters #TrumpSucks

  43. EPA says power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws

    By Tim McLaughlin
    July 27, 2026

    "Power sources providing electricity only to data centers and not the public grid may not be subject to ​federal pollution laws, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on ‌Monday.

    "The EPA said if the power plants are not supplying electricity to the grid then they would not be subject to the federal #CleanAirAct's #AcidRain Program, which has been key to the ​dramatic reduction of #smog and #soot pollution from industrial ⁠facilities."

    Read more:
    reuters.com/legal/litigation/e

    #EPAFail #USPol #Datacenters #AISucks #AirPollution
    #PollutionLaws #TechBros #Oligarchy #TechOligarchy #CorporatePolluters #TrumpSucks

  44. EPA says power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws

    By Tim McLaughlin
    July 27, 2026

    "Power sources providing electricity only to data centers and not the public grid may not be subject to ​federal pollution laws, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on ‌Monday.

    "The EPA said if the power plants are not supplying electricity to the grid then they would not be subject to the federal #CleanAirAct's #AcidRain Program, which has been key to the ​dramatic reduction of #smog and #soot pollution from industrial ⁠facilities."

    Read more:
    reuters.com/legal/litigation/e

    #EPAFail #USPol #Datacenters #AISucks #AirPollution
    #PollutionLaws #TechBros #Oligarchy #TechOligarchy #CorporatePolluters #TrumpSucks

  45. EPA says power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws

    By Tim McLaughlin
    July 27, 2026

    "Power sources providing electricity only to data centers and not the public grid may not be subject to ​federal pollution laws, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on ‌Monday.

    "The EPA said if the power plants are not supplying electricity to the grid then they would not be subject to the federal #CleanAirAct's #AcidRain Program, which has been key to the ​dramatic reduction of #smog and #soot pollution from industrial ⁠facilities."

    Read more:
    reuters.com/legal/litigation/e

    #EPAFail #USPol #Datacenters #AISucks #AirPollution
    #PollutionLaws #TechBros #Oligarchy #TechOligarchy #CorporatePolluters #TrumpSucks