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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Tuesday that she signed an executive order seeking greater transparency from federal immigration officials. She said the city will submit regular Freedom of Information Act requests to find out who ICE is detaining and on what grounds.

Thousands of Protesters March Through Downtown Chicago The demonstrators carried signs denouncing federal immigration officials.

Protesters by the thousands marched through Chicago on Tuesday, stopping traffic in the downtown Loop and chanting anti-Trump slogans as they denounced immigration raids in Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities.

Know Your Rights Training: Get Ready for June 14 Take action with ACLU People Power!

Communities nationwide are taking to the streets on June 14 to tell the Trump administration: We won't stay quiet when our freedoms are under attack.

Get prepared by joining us today at 7pm ET for an important Know Your Rights training.

Last night, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly dismissed all 17 members of the federal vaccine advisory committee.

“It’s a massive story in terms of the implications of where this may be going,” Jack Blanchard says on #playbookpod, “Everyone knows RFK Jr.’s stance on vaccines.”

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Protests grow across the U.S. as people push against Trump's mass deportation policies Protests of President Trump's immigration policies grew across the U.S. on Tuesday, with rallies held in New York City, Chicago and Seattle.

Protests of President Trump's immigration policies grew across the U.S. on Tuesday, with rallies held in New York City, Chicago and Seattle.

Clash between protesters and federal agents at ICE raid in Omaha

The North Carolina General Assembly has now passed SB 153 and HB 318, two harmful anti-immigrant bills.

Ask Governor Stein to VETO BOTH SB 153 and HB 318 by visiting this link: https://secure.everyaction.com/nhgXu1Z93U2rq-a_Dpoc0A2

New Report Shows Cops Were Told to Escalate Violence in LA By Picturing Protesters as Their Wives and Children LOS ANGELES — A leaked memo from high-ranking law enforcement officials encouraged officers on the street tasked with confronting protesters to “Picture them as your…

New Report Shows Cops Were Told to Escalate Violence in LA By Picturing Protesters as Their Wives and Children

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A photo of the bookshelves at Firestorm on a sunny day. Text is superimposed over the shelves that reads "J11 Fundraiser: Net proceeds from all sales go to long-term political prisoners!"

Tomorrow is the International Day of Solidarity with Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners (or, simply, June 11th, because the full name is a mouthful) and we're marking the date by donating net proceeds from every sale we make in-store and online!

May 31, 1930 | White Mob Lynches 19-Year-Old Black Man at Jail in OK Despite National Guard Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

On this day in 1930, a white mob stormed the Grady County jail in Oklahoma and lynched Henry Argo, a Black 19-year-old, despite the presence of the National Guard who were ordered to protect him.

Pedro Pascal proves he's an icon yet again by backing Planned Parenthood Pedro Pascal, Harry Styles and a RuPaul’s Drag Race winner are among hundreds of celebrities backing Planned Parenthood’s life-saving healthcare.  

Pedro Pascal, Harry Styles and Drag Race winner among celebs backing Planned Parenthood

Report: Police killings rose in the five years after George Floyd's murder An analysis shows how little has changed for Black victims of police violence in America.

A new report shows how little has changed for Black victims of police killings five years after George Floyd's murder www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A promotional graphic for a screening of "The Encampments" at Firestorm Books on May 30th, 2025. The image is taken from the official movie poster and features an illustration of a faceless individual wearing keffiyeh in front of a silhouetted line of protestors holding signs. The image includes the logos of Firestorm Books, Asheville Jewish Voice for Peace, and the Gaza Soup Kitchen.

This Friday join us for a screening of "The Encampments," organized in collaboration with Asheville JVP! This 80-minute documentary offers a ground-level view of the 2024 US campus uprising against the war on Gaza. Details at firestorm.coop/events/3404-....

"Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private,"
~ Joyce Meyer

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Preschool Isn't Prep—It's Prime Time for Brain Growth Young brains are inherently designed for thinking. Preschool represents the start of formal learning, rather than merely preparing for it.

Preschool Isn't Prep—It's Prime Time for Brain Growth | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/rais...

Federal judge blocks Trump effort to ban transgender troops from military service The decision by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes blocks the Department of Defense from carrying through with a policy directive designed to remove transgender servicemembers from the military.

The decision by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes blocks the Department of Defense from carrying through with a policy directive designed to remove transgender servicemembers from the military.

A slew of discriminatory anti-voter bills have been introduced or enacted to restrict access to the ballot box, but we can hold elected officials accountable and advocate for legislation that would secure & expand access to the ballot box for all U.S. citizens.
#StrengtheningDemocracy #VotingRights

Lesbian judge rips into DOJ attorney about 'insulting' 'trans military ban Judge Ana Reyes grilled a Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney over the legality of the transgender service member ban in the Pentagon.

Lesbian judge rips into DOJ attorney about 'insulting' trans military ban, leaving him floundering

🚨The #freedomtolearn and literary expression is under attack across the South.

As book challenges and bans are on the rise, some libraries are facing censorship and even fines and jail when they disagree 🔗: www.splcenter.org/resources/st...

MUST-WATCH: This is the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil from the perspective of his wife, who is 8 months pregnant.

This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.

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YouTube video by Under The Desk News MISERY FOR PROFIT | The History of Private Prisons in America

Misery For Profit. Trumps sweetheart deal with private prisons to incarcerate more people than ever before

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Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent The order targeting the agencies, largely obscure entities that address issues like labor mediation and homelessness prevention, appeared to test the bounds of the president’s power.

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday seeking to dismantle seven additional federal agencies, including the one that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded media outlets around the world.

Black graphic with text “You don't need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don't need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you're not obstructing traffic or access to buildings. When you are lawfully present in any public space, you have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including federal buildings and the police.If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries.If you get stopped by the police, ask if you're free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away.If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don't sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present.If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement office at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you’ll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney — no matter your citizenship or immigration status.”

If you’re protesting this weekend, know your rights.

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All Ecology Is Queer - Orion Magazine Nature’s networks, fluidity, and diversity are the keys to our future

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