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Gary Rhoades
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Civil rights attorney | Fighter for justice and democracy | Writer | Human Rights Magazine Editorial Board | Founder of Silofest
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The threats from unchecked AI are real — worker displacement, corporate surveillance, invasion of privacy, environmental destruction, unmanned warfare.

Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
The threats from AI are real | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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December 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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The Trump-Vance admin turned footage from the worst night of people’s lives into pro-ICE propaganda videos. But the unedited videos will show the truth of these cruel, unlawful tactics.

We won't stop fighting for the raw footage — and to expose the truth of this inhumane and violent Chicago raid.
Group sues Trump administration for South Shore raid footage that fed propaganda videos
The filming by federal immigration agencies of their military-style operations was central to their strategy of gaining public support for the raids in Chicago and the suburbs.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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This morning the Kansas City Star paid me the great honor of publishing my essay about one of our farm ponds, Fossil Pond. It's about the pond, its mysteries, its connection to deep time, and how it's a sanctuary for these times.
www.kansascity.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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#ReadAllABoutIt | Gary Rhoades' article reveals how algorithmic bias in tenant screening limits access to apartments. With Trump's second term, these issues worsen. 📰 Read the full article HERE ➡️ ow.ly/uhcZ50WJcAH
August 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Just published in the Daily Journal (DJ), my article about algorithmic bias in housing under Trump.

Because of the public interest issues, the DJ has removed pay wall. Because of article’s length, the DJ also might add an intermission for coffee or a nap. ; )

www.dailyjournal.com/articles/387...
How algorithmic bias keeps renters out and puts fair housing to the test
The Daily Journal has more journalists covering the California legal profession than any other publication.
www.dailyjournal.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
California's daily legal, The Daily Journal, has published my article "Emblem and Remedy" about Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric and attacks along with civil rights protections for immigrant tenants. The DJ picked the piece to be available free without paywall.

www.dailyjournal.com/articles/385...
Unscrupulous landlords and attorneys who help them target immigrants could pay the price
The Daily Journal has more journalists covering the California legal profession than any other publication.
www.dailyjournal.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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BREAKING: Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majority
Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majority
Majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will be decided Tuesday in a race that broke records for spending and has become a proxy battle for the nation’s political fights.
www.chicagotribune.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
In the midst of Trump's orders and statements attacking lawyers, law firms and judges, the American Bar Association rejects the idea that "the U.S. government can punish lawyers and law firms who represent certain clients or punish judges who rule certain ways.”

www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
Bar organizations’ statement in support of the rule of law
We the undersigned bar organizations stand together with and in support of the American Bar Association (“ABA”) to defend the Rule of Law and reject efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profe...
www.americanbar.org
March 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM