Call on the #Senate to co-sponsor and pass the resolution now. Let the #UnitedStates join the rest of the world and #recognize the #Palestinian #state.
https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwoUsWLkUMWlo_0JmZttSlm3_vxNuPnuXQBoAjuLmjWok0e9PzJ4ImrRVTFSffo7Jj_ese8HI1XRfq4tXA2IOMh93T4dFwGtCA9x5zr1QuaE0UkJkN3JeMJCpQN92dzWkmHT2_4PuwrFKj91m9tOI9oMpvAt3FTRPteV7v4lBbHGy69XGNGiDczh-do2ssqQYt2WR3hs0nT0G5cTL92KDNdou-KSKOA7NUZlL1KE-24uRzONEs09a8AOrCb4yKQziAoeHOasvipFww6jtZVHGen-JPUl_6Br2ytpJuTt7VqkwUrmSoZQX6oF4P1OwFPhrmL2IO9xlduvbliLN4py_f0WfFDWtPEgwcdoX2MMOQPtZuJwzBembGfXpynMmiGnashZMb_eguf8JR2GSmbvJG3kM/4k1/ZPwPo7nbRDWn2c_1HkillQ/h2/h001.CrHU3yVT8R2JBR1n_1LkAe_XsHmldhO0Pm7_sIgHEbw
#Gaza #Ceasefirenow #StopWars #flotillaglobalsumud

#uspol #politics
Making the job bad news:

Suppose that when an ICE agent tries to arrest someone, state and local officials demand to see their identification and the warrant for arresting that person. If the agent fails to provide one, the state law-enforcement officer could say: "Since you are apparently not working for the federal government and have no arrest warrant for this person, I have to assume you are a common criminal trying to kidnap someone. Kidnapping is a state crime. You are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent, etc." Then the ICE agent is handcuffed, taken away and charged with kidnapping. ICE agents who break down doors to gain entry to buildings and can't prove they are federal agents following lawful orders could be arrested for burglary or breaking and entering under state laws. Having states aggressively enforce their own laws against individual agents and doing their best to not have them released on bail changes the incentive structure for wanting to work for ICE. How many headlines do there have to be saying: "ICE agent arrested for kidnapping and held without bail" before many agents start looking for other jobs?

The whole article on how to defeat #Trump #blackmail is excellent. Please boost so the idea takes hold, especially if you k ow people in state and local law enforcement.

https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2025/Items/Oct06-1.html

#BoostingIsSharing

#ice #state #Newsom

Call on the #Senate to co-sponsor and pass the resolution now. Let the #UnitedStates join the rest of the world and #recognize the #Palestinian #state.
https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwoUsWLkUMWlo_0JmZttSlm3_vxNuPnuXQBoAjuLmjWok0e9PzJ4ImrRVTFSffo7Jj_ese8HI1XRfq4tXA2IOMh93T4dFwGtCA9x5zr1QuaE0UkJkN3JeMJCpQN92dzWkmHT2_4PuwrFKj91m9tOI9oMpvAt3FTRPteV7v4lBbHGy69XGNGiDczh-do2ssqQYt2WR3hs0nT0G5cTL92KDNdou-KSKOA7NUZlL1KE-24uRzONEs09a8AOrCb4yKQziAoeHOasvipFww6jtZVHGen-JPUl_6Br2ytpJuTt7VqkwUrmSoZQX6oF4P1OwFPhrmL2IO9xlduvbliLN4py_f0WfFDWtPEgwcdoX2MMOQPtZuJwzBembGfXpynMmiGnashZMb_eguf8JR2GSmbvJG3kM/4k1/ZPwPo7nbRDWn2c_1HkillQ/h2/h001.CrHU3yVT8R2JBR1n_1LkAe_XsHmldhO0Pm7_sIgHEbw
#Gaza #Ceasefirenow #StopWars #flotillaglobalsumud

#uspol #politics
Making the job bad news:

Suppose that when an ICE agent tries to arrest someone, state and local officials demand to see their identification and the warrant for arresting that person. If the agent fails to provide one, the state law-enforcement officer could say: "Since you are apparently not working for the federal government and have no arrest warrant for this person, I have to assume you are a common criminal trying to kidnap someone. Kidnapping is a state crime. You are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent, etc." Then the ICE agent is handcuffed, taken away and charged with kidnapping. ICE agents who break down doors to gain entry to buildings and can't prove they are federal agents following lawful orders could be arrested for burglary or breaking and entering under state laws. Having states aggressively enforce their own laws against individual agents and doing their best to not have them released on bail changes the incentive structure for wanting to work for ICE. How many headlines do there have to be saying: "ICE agent arrested for kidnapping and held without bail" before many agents start looking for other jobs?

The whole article on how to defeat #Trump #blackmail is excellent. Please boost so the idea takes hold, especially if you k ow people in state and local law enforcement.

https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2025/Items/Oct06-1.html

#BoostingIsSharing

#ice #state #Newsom

#US to revoke #Colombia President Petro's #visa over 'reckless' actions in NY

The US will revoke Colombian President #GustavoPetro's visa because he "urged US soldiers to disobey orders & incite violence" [he didn’t say anything violent at all] in NY on Friday, the #State Dept claimed.

#Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #RevengePolitics #dissent #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-revoke-colombia-president-petros-visa-over-reckless-actions-new-york-2025-09-27/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

#US to revoke #Colombia President Petro's #visa over 'reckless' actions in NY

The US will revoke Colombian President #GustavoPetro's visa because he "urged US soldiers to disobey orders & incite violence" [he didn’t say anything violent at all] in NY on Friday, the #State Dept claimed.

#Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #RevengePolitics #dissent #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-revoke-colombia-president-petros-visa-over-reckless-actions-new-york-2025-09-27/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

The #Agriculture Dept report, Household #FoodSecurity in the #UnitedStates, quantifies the share of households considered “#FoodInsecure” & “very low food secure,” a subset with a more severe designation of need that applied to 5.1% of households in 2023. It analyzes those categories by #state, #race & #ethnicity. Rates are much higher among #Black & #Latino households than among #white households.

#PublicHealth #Health #hunger #law #Trump #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy

The #Trump admin said on Monday that it had begun a crackdown on illegal #immigration in #Chicago, though local officials & advocates for immigrants around the city said they had seen only a handful of arrests so far.

The #DHS issued a news release announcing the operation, which it called Operation Midway Blitz, & said it would target undocumented immigrants who had criminal records.

#law#MilitaryState#MartialLaw#PosseComitatusAct #state #federal#AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/us/chicago-immigration-crackdown-trump-administration.html?smid=url-share

#law#PosseComitatusAct#Trump#MilitaryState#MartialLaw

Papers w/ US #State Dept markings, found Friday morning in the business center of an Alaska hotel, revealed previously undisclosed & potentially sensitive details about the Aug 15 meeting between Trump & Putin in Anchorage.

8 pages, that appear to have been produced by US staff & left behind accidentally, shared precise locations & meeting times of the summit & phone numbers of US govt employees.

#NationalSecurity
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-s1-5504196/trump-putin-summit-documents-left-behind

Papers w/ US #State Dept markings, found Friday morning in the business center of an Alaska hotel, revealed previously undisclosed & potentially sensitive details about the Aug 15 meeting between Trump & Putin in Anchorage.

8 pages, that appear to have been produced by US staff & left behind accidentally, shared precise locations & meeting times of the summit & phone numbers of US govt employees.

#NationalSecurity
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-s1-5504196/trump-putin-summit-documents-left-behind

The proposal being evaluated now would allow the president to mobilize #troops & put them on #Title32 orders in a #state experiencing unrest. The documents detailing the plan acknowledge the potential for #political friction should the #governor refuse to work with the #Pentagon.
Some #legal scholars expressed apprehension about the proposal.
[I should think!]

#Trump #law#PosseComitatusAct#MilitaryState#Autocracy#Constitution#FreedomOfAssembly#RightToProtest#FreeSpeech

The other kind, #Title32, is a #federal - #state status where #troops are controlled by their state #governor but federally funded. It also allows more latitude to participate in law enforcement missions. #NationalGuard troops from other states arrived in DC under such circumstances during racial justice #protests in 2020.

#Trump #law#PosseComitatusAct#MilitaryState#Autocracy#Constitution#FreedomOfAssembly#RightToProtest#FreeSpeech

The #State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business & tourist #visas to post a #bond of up to $15,000 to enter the #UnitedStates, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.

#law #immigration#Trump #extortion#MafiaState
https://apnews.com/article/state-department-visa-bond-d532b186abf6e39c621d1bd0995d7509

The #State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business & tourist #visas to post a #bond of up to $15,000 to enter the #UnitedStates, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.

#law #immigration#Trump #extortion#MafiaState
https://apnews.com/article/state-department-visa-bond-d532b186abf6e39c621d1bd0995d7509

The father of 5 fled to Pakistan with his family in 2021. There, Zia applied for an #SIV, while his youngest brother—already a US citizen—applied for #humanitarian parole on Zia’s behalf.
In April 2024, the #State Dept approved Zia’s SIV application, acc/to a letter from the US Embassy in Kabul. He also received humanitarian parole that year, which temporarily granted him & his family entry into the #US.

#Trump #immigration #law#USmilitary #betrayal

After #Kabul fell to the #Taliban in August 2021, President Joe #Biden’s admin moved to resettle #Afghans who had worked for the #US government through the Special Immigrant #Visa (#SIV) program, which grants lawful permanent resident status & a pathway to US #citizenship. As of April, about 25k Afghans had received an SIV, & another 160k had pending applications, said Adam Bates, an attorney with the International #Refugee Assistance Program who analyzed #State Dept data.

#immigration #law