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More assaults of journalists this year than the last two years combined, our interview with deported journalist Mario Guevara, and more in this month’s Tracker newsletter by managing editor @kamccudden.bsky.social:
‘They see the media as the enemy.’ A lesson from a deported journalist
Dear Friend of Press Freedom,I’m starting this month with a roundup of notable incidents and updates — and there have …
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October 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
More assaults of journalists this year than the last two years combined, our interview with deported journalist Mario Guevara, and more in this month’s Tracker newsletter by managing editor @kamccudden.bsky.social:
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Everyone remembers "umbrella man" right?
Its not just cops, it's the bigoted brotherhoods (who have also infiltrated law enforcement) ...
www.npr.org/sections/liv...
Its not just cops, it's the bigoted brotherhoods (who have also infiltrated law enforcement) ...
www.npr.org/sections/liv...
Minneapolis Police Reportedly Identify Viral 'Umbrella Man' As White Supremacist
Police wrote in an affidavit that the man is a member of Hell's Angels and specifically sought to incite violence in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, according to local media reports.
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September 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Everyone remembers "umbrella man" right?
Its not just cops, it's the bigoted brotherhoods (who have also infiltrated law enforcement) ...
www.npr.org/sections/liv...
Its not just cops, it's the bigoted brotherhoods (who have also infiltrated law enforcement) ...
www.npr.org/sections/liv...
79 yr-old US citizen with heart condition, Rafie Shouhed, "violently slammed... onto pavement" held in detention "for nearly 12 hours without medical attention" had to temporarily close "business after employees, incl' US citizens, became too afraid to return to work". abcnews.go.com/US/79-year-u...
September 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
79 yr-old US citizen with heart condition, Rafie Shouhed, "violently slammed... onto pavement" held in detention "for nearly 12 hours without medical attention" had to temporarily close "business after employees, incl' US citizens, became too afraid to return to work". abcnews.go.com/US/79-year-u...
Vetted immigrant reporter with "no criminal history and has been issued a work permit.. still in ICE detention and faces removal.. to silence him." ICE argues he "presents danger to the community because he livestreams, records and publishes" his reporting of ICE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice’s detention of Atlanta reporter seeks to ‘silence him’, ACLU petition says
Continued detention of Mario Guevara is retaliation for his reporting and violates his first amendment rights, filing says
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August 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Vetted immigrant reporter with "no criminal history and has been issued a work permit.. still in ICE detention and faces removal.. to silence him." ICE argues he "presents danger to the community because he livestreams, records and publishes" his reporting of ICE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Bride traveling back home from honeymoon "shackled by the hands and legs as she walked through the airport... not given a reason for her detention" and would have "been taken to the Israel border" although she's never been there and arrived to the USA at 8 years old. abcnews.go.com/US/newlywed-...
Newlywed bride's honeymoon ends with months of ICE detention and the prospect of deportation
The government attempted to deport Ward Sakeik, a stateless Palestinian woman, to Israel hours before it attacked Iran, according to her husband.
abcnews.go.com
June 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Bride traveling back home from honeymoon "shackled by the hands and legs as she walked through the airport... not given a reason for her detention" and would have "been taken to the Israel border" although she's never been there and arrived to the USA at 8 years old. abcnews.go.com/US/newlywed-...
Job-creating, award-winning immigrant considered a "fixture" of community is put in chains and taken away. A week before "another employee was also taken" by masked men who "didn’t identify themselves.. didn’t even say anything.. started trying to open the doors". www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice’s ‘inhumane’ arrest of well-known vineyard manager shakes Oregon wine industry
Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Job-creating, award-winning immigrant considered a "fixture" of community is put in chains and taken away. A week before "another employee was also taken" by masked men who "didn’t identify themselves.. didn’t even say anything.. started trying to open the doors". www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Virginia! It's time to re-elect Delegate Michael Feggans. He's served Virginia's 97th House District well, protecting women's rights, supporting teachers and public schools, protecting the environment, and more. Let's keep the momentum going!
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Virginia's 97th House District
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June 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Virginia! It's time to re-elect Delegate Michael Feggans. He's served Virginia's 97th House District well, protecting women's rights, supporting teachers and public schools, protecting the environment, and more. Let's keep the momentum going!
Re-Elect Michael Feggans
Virginia's 97th House District
Re-Elect Michael Feggans
Virginia's 97th House District
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An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.
June 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Amazing overview of the LA No Kings protest, this is huge! They even brought the baby Trump inflatable balloon. 😂
June 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Amazing overview of the LA No Kings protest, this is huge! They even brought the baby Trump inflatable balloon. 😂
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From Sen. @padilla.senate.gov's office: Padilla “is currently in Los Angeles exercising his duty to perform Congressional oversight of the federal government’s operations … He tried to ask the Secretary a question, and was forcibly removed by federal agents, forced to the ground and handcuffed.”
June 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
From Sen. @padilla.senate.gov's office: Padilla “is currently in Los Angeles exercising his duty to perform Congressional oversight of the federal government’s operations … He tried to ask the Secretary a question, and was forcibly removed by federal agents, forced to the ground and handcuffed.”
By "handpicking soldiers for the audience based on political leanings" a routine speech turned into an apparent political rally rife with "partisan invective, goading jeers..." demonizing "perceived political opponents".
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
www.military.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
By "handpicking soldiers for the audience based on political leanings" a routine speech turned into an apparent political rally rife with "partisan invective, goading jeers..." demonizing "perceived political opponents".
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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🚨NEW: @cbsnews.com reports ICE is arresting people who can't even legally be deported and holding them without enough food or water in a federal building BASEMENT in Los Angeles.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
June 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨NEW: @cbsnews.com reports ICE is arresting people who can't even legally be deported and holding them without enough food or water in a federal building BASEMENT in Los Angeles.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
Immigration officers "arresting unsuspecting asylum seekers trying to follow the law... creates perverse incentive," not to "go to court... get picked up and kicked out". www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
June 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Immigration officers "arresting unsuspecting asylum seekers trying to follow the law... creates perverse incentive," not to "go to court... get picked up and kicked out". www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Sanctioned groups linked to terror pay X for verification, "several" regained access, giving them more visibility, for "amplification of propaganda" and fundraising capability. futurism.com/elon-musk-tw...
May 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Sanctioned groups linked to terror pay X for verification, "several" regained access, giving them more visibility, for "amplification of propaganda" and fundraising capability. futurism.com/elon-musk-tw...
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Former Uruguayan president José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, the quiet revolutionary, dies at 89.
The former guerrilla fighter and symbol of the Latin American left has died after a long battle with cancer. He captivated the world with his steadfast commitment to frugality and simplicity.
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The former guerrilla fighter and symbol of the Latin American left has died after a long battle with cancer. He captivated the world with his steadfast commitment to frugality and simplicity.
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Former Uruguayan president José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, the quiet revolutionary, dies at 89
The former guerrilla fighter and symbol of the Latin American left has died after a long battle with cancer. He captivated the world with his steadfast commitment to frugality and simplicity
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May 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Former Uruguayan president José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, the quiet revolutionary, dies at 89.
The former guerrilla fighter and symbol of the Latin American left has died after a long battle with cancer. He captivated the world with his steadfast commitment to frugality and simplicity.
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The former guerrilla fighter and symbol of the Latin American left has died after a long battle with cancer. He captivated the world with his steadfast commitment to frugality and simplicity.
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been released after he was arrested for allegedly trespassing at an ICE facility in New Jersey
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May 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been released after he was arrested for allegedly trespassing at an ICE facility in New Jersey
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A federal judge in Vermont released Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish Tufts University student who was detained in a Louisiana immigration center more than six weeks after she was arrested while walking along a street in a Boston suburb.
Judge releases on bail the Turkish Tufts University student who was detained by ICE
A federal judge in Vermont has released on bail a Turkish Tufts University student detained in a Louisiana immigration center more than six weeks after she was arrested while walking along a street in a Boston suburb.
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May 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A federal judge in Vermont released Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish Tufts University student who was detained in a Louisiana immigration center more than six weeks after she was arrested while walking along a street in a Boston suburb.
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Hundreds showed up for a #TeslaTakedown with @riseandresist.bsky.social at a Manhattan Tesla showroom. ✊🏽 Eight people were arrested, who have since been released. Keep RESISTING in every way you can! Join the resistance! Every voice matters. Every action counts. #stopthecoup #weresist
March 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Hundreds showed up for a #TeslaTakedown with @riseandresist.bsky.social at a Manhattan Tesla showroom. ✊🏽 Eight people were arrested, who have since been released. Keep RESISTING in every way you can! Join the resistance! Every voice matters. Every action counts. #stopthecoup #weresist
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May 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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The 52-46 vote delivers a key victory to the fossil fuel & petrochemical sectors that had lobbied against the regulation. It also marks the 1st time in the Clean Air Act’s 55-year history that Congress has scaled back protections under the landmark law.
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Senate overturns EPA rule on seven highly toxic air pollutants
If also passed by the House as expected, the action will be the first time Congress has weakened protections under the Clean Air Act.
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May 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The 52-46 vote delivers a key victory to the fossil fuel & petrochemical sectors that had lobbied against the regulation. It also marks the 1st time in the Clean Air Act’s 55-year history that Congress has scaled back protections under the landmark law.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Historical records from 1780-1820 strongly suggest 'invasion, predatory incursion,' referred to "military forces... the Constitution itself references 'invasion' on two occasions, both in a military context.. [thus] 'invasion' requires [military] 'armed hostilities' & does not include immigration"
May 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Historical records from 1780-1820 strongly suggest 'invasion, predatory incursion,' referred to "military forces... the Constitution itself references 'invasion' on two occasions, both in a military context.. [thus] 'invasion' requires [military] 'armed hostilities' & does not include immigration"