Ordinary Citizen Protesting

Trump places Washington DC police under federal control and will deploy national guard – live updates Trump declares ‘public safety emergency’ despite record crime low; DC mayor says ‘any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false’

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Trump declares emergency in order to take over control of D.C.
“We’re declaring a public safety emergency in D.C. & AG Pam Bondi is taking command of the Metropolitan police dept as of this moment."
See where this is going? Ready to resist and impeach?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

YouTube video by Center on Religion and Culture The Way Forward: Fratelli Tutti and a New Politics of Compassion

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Will we help those who are suffering? Or will we pass by. Compassion is the answer. It is what is lacking in the Trump administratin.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a3w...

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“They didn’t just detain people — they raided the heart of our business, tore through our spaces, & left behind a trail of fear, confusion & destruction. Our kitchens were flipped. Our walk-ins emptied. Food trashed. Doors broken. Lives shattered.” Emiliano's restaurant owner, Pgh. Our tax $

ICE returns to Emiliano’s restaurants, detains 16 workers after aborted June sting Federal agents forcibly entered two locations of Emiliano’s Mexican Restaurant to arrest workers after targeting the same location in June.

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16 PGH restaurant workers detained by ICE
www.publicsource.org/federal-immi...

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Anti-trump protesters out in the little lake town of Montague, MI today
8/12 at 5PM ET, discussion betw former GA state Rep, Stacey Abrams, & Heather Cox Richardson focused on how the Trump admin is using America’s ed system to entrench authoritarian power. bigtentusa.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

San Diego Diocese assembles volunteers to accompany immigrants in court Bishop Michael Pham launched the ministry to make sure refugees and asylum seekers are not alone at immigration hearings. The volunteers will wear buttons proclaiming "FAITH" — "Faithful Accompaniment...

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Fellow Catholics, our faith requires us to act! We must accompany endangered immigrants:
www.ncronline.org/news/san-die...
And fight inhumane conditions in detention centers:
www.osvnews.com/report-on-al...
Donate and volunteer in Pgh: casasanjose.org/en/donate/

Watch: Warnock, Durbin reintroduce voting rights bill named for John Lewis Democratic Sens. Raphael Warnock (Ga.) and Dick Durbin (Ill.) are set to reintroduce the Senate version of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025, which would replace the 1965 Voting …

7/29, Sen Raphael Warnock (D-GA) reintroduced a measure to restore & expand the Voting Rights Act. The bill is called the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act after the man whose skull police officers fractured on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. thehill.com/video-clips/...

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Two upcoming opportunities to protest, connect, and be the change you want to see in the world:

Trump cuts to National Institutes of Health took more than $100M out of Pa. economy Researchers mapped out the economic impact of the federal government canceling research grants that had already been approved.

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Trump cuts to National Institutes of Health took more than $100M out of Pa. economy:
www.wesa.fm/economy-busi...

YouTube video by ABC 7 Chicago LIVE: Pritzker, Texas Dems who fled to Chicago to block new maps hold press conference

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THNX to TX Dems who left the state rather than let Trump rig elections by extreme gerrymandering. “Let's be clear,” IL Gov. Pritzker “this is not just rigging the system in Tx. It's about rigging the system against the rts of all Americans for years to come.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrL3...

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Went to Ohiopyle for restoration...

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Action in Ambridge today at 3pm:
m.facebook.com/events/18884...

ICE and allies hit Ambridge with ‘most intense’ roundup yet seen in Pittsburgh region Beaver County law enforcement partnered with federal immigration agents in the “most intense” roundup to date. Two bystanders were also arrested.

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We need to protest Ambridge police for their involvement with ICE! www.publicsource.org/beaver-count...

Trump’s mental decline is undeniable — so what now? hemselves, that there is a problem, just as Biden’s supporters did for him.    Donald Trump is showing all the signs of suffering from dementia. If this were a neighbor, a parent, or a family frien…

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"Donald Trump is showing all the signs of suffering from dementia. If this were a neighbor, a parent, or a family friend, you would have no trouble seeing it. We should not turn our heads just because it is the president." thehill.com/opinion/camp...

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The All Together Now Pgh Music Festival, Aug 7-10, benefits the region's Collaborative for Immigrant Impact www.nonprofit-partners.org/cii/. These 18 orgs support our immigrant neighbors at risk & in need & include Casa San José, JFCS, & Holy Family Institute. alltogetherpgh.com

YouTube video by Ron Wyden FOLLOW THE MONEY: Epstein’s Crimes, Sleazy Banks, and the Trump Conspiracy to Cover It Up

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WATCH: Video of SCC interview w Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) on his 3 year investigation into the Epstein case. He has seen the classified Epstein files & will explain how banks enabled Epstein’s crimes & how the Trump Admin covered it up. Available starting tonite
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxTI...

July 30, 2025 On July 2, 2024, just about a year ago, president of the right-wing Heritage Foundation Kevin Roberts told the listeners of Steve Bannon’s War Room webcast: “[W]e are going to win.

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FCC approved an $8bil merger of CBS/Paramount & Skydance Media bc latter agreed to avoid civil rts & DEI related programs. FCC chair Brendan Carr bragged CBS will use an internal political “bias monitor” to make sure news is favorable to Trump heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-30-2025

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Tonight is the 2nd session of excellent webinar training on resistance by Indivisible:
www.nokings.org/rise

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A visual showing the negative impact of the Big Brutal Bill just passed by Trump's crew. Find your state: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

YouTube video by National Immigration Law Center We Get There Together: Immigration & a People-Powered Economy

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Excellent 5 min video on immigration; how we got here, what to do. youtu.be/SCwYpSZQXl8

What Sodom Means for Catholics Today  - New Ways Ministry "If the sin of Sodom is inhospitality to strangers, particularly to foreign peoples, then our nation is indeed overrun by sodomites, but they are not LGBTQ people."

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"If the sin of Sodom is inhospitality to strangers..our nation is overrun by sodomites, but they are not LGBTQ people..they are..civil authorities..who shackle, mock, terrorize, abuse & discard [immigrants] under the guise of nat'l security." www.newwaysministry.org/2025/07/27/w...

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Don't let Trump brush off the Epstein scandal! Maximize his vulnerability with his base using these tools:
indivisible.org/epsteinfiles

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

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If you haven't tried 5 Calls yet: 5calls.org

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From the New Yorker:

Families First in Pittsburgh · Families First Mobilizations On July 26, Americans in every corner of the country will come together in peaceful marches, rallies, and actions to say: our families come first—not billionaires, not authoritarians, and not corrupt ...

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On July 26, Americans in every corner of the country will come together in peaceful marches, rallies, and actions to say: our families come first—not billionaires, not authoritarians, and not corrupt politicians.
www.mobilize.us/familiesfirs...

Detainees held at Alligator Alcatraz describe cage-like units swarmed by mosquitoes The Trump administration’s push to quickly ramp up immigration arrests has led to overcrowding at ICE facilities and allegations of inhumane and unsanitary conditions.

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"On June 20..the U.S. was holding more than 56,000 people in detention centers, the highest number in U.S. history. Nearly 72% of those held had no criminal history."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

The tab for Florida's immigrant prison in the Everglades is $250 million — and counting Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.

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FL to build immigrant prisons; tell the contractors NO!
Critical Response Strategies criticalresponsestrategies.com/contact/
LTS: info@LTS.com
Gothams www.gothams.com/contact
Doodie: info@doodie-calls.com
SLS www.slsco.com
Garner: info@garner-es.com
jasongarcia.substack.com/p/the-tab-fo...

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Webinar w Vet advocates on this admin's policies negative impact on veterans & what we can do. bigtentusa.org/event/vetera...

Immigration Detention Map — Freedom for Immigrants Map of U.S. Immigration Detention

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Reports of inhumane conditions at ICE facilities - no water, inadequate/rotten food, lights on 24-7, insects, are growing: gothamist.com/news/theyre-...
Use this interactive map to find detention centers, & urge your Sen/Rep/Gov/AG to do weekly inspections. www.freedomforimmigrants.org/map

Chop Wood, Carry Water 7/21 Another Monday--we've got this!

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The Dept of Justice isn't upholding the law under Bondi. Congress must insulate it from executive overreach by creating an indepen prosecutor role, strengthening whistleblower protections, & increasing oversight. Act! [edited from:] chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/chop-wood-...