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Mock statue of liberty set up at US Citizenship and Immigration "Service"

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 08/14/2019 - 17:24

On the 14th of August, opponents of Trump's racist pogrom against migrants set up a mock Statue of Liberty outside the Mass Ave offices of the US Citizenship and Immigration "Service." The statue bore an inscription welcoming migrants in many languages at the base. Security removed the statue after USCIS acting director Ken Cuccinelli took a selfie with it, carefully cropping out the inscription at the base welcoming migrants

Video originally published by CommonDreams.org of security removing statue after Cuccinelli's cropped selfie

Immigration

Tisha B'Av Protest Against Howard County Contract with ICE

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Tue, 08/13/2019 - 13:44

Never Again Action, Jews United for Justice, Truah, CASA and other human rights activists marched to the Howard County Detention Center and risked arrest protesting Howard County's contract with ICE.

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According to a Jews United for Justice Facebook post, "County Executive Ball has already indicated a willingness to "reexamine" the intergovernmental service agreement (IGSA) that Howard County has with ICE."

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Elections/Legislation/Government
Human Rights
Immigration
Police/Legal/Prisons

Protest Against the US Embargo of Venezuela (video)

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Sat, 08/10/2019 - 22:37

On August 10, 2019, protesters gathered in front of the White House to protest Trump's executive order declaring a total economic embargo of Venezuela.

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Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Human Rights

Mozambique Charges Former President's Son, Officials for Secret Debt Scandal

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 17:01

Washington DC - Mozambique charged the former president's son and 19 others on corruption, fraud and blackmail in relation to a $2 billion dollar loan scandal.“Some of the world's poorest people are the victims of the Mozambique debt scandal,” noted United Nations corruption and finance expert Eric LeCompte and Executive Director of the religious development group, Jubilee USA Network.

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Kremlin Annex protesters call out Trump for Proud Boys' chairman on his re-election team

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 00:37

On the 8th of August, Kremlin Annex protesters called out Donald Trump not only for his general promotion of hatred and violence but specifically for his elevation of Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio. The Proud Boys are an avowedly Fascist group known for extreme violence such as group beatings, rather like the original Nazi Stormtroopers.

HD Video including the callout over the Proud Boys chair getting a post in Trump's 2020 campaign 1 min 59 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government

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