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Before sunrise, Madison officials cleared the Corey Ruiz memorial and street occupation. Police arrested seven people and cited ten others as city crews removed flowers, signs, artwork and other memorial items from the intersection.

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💔 Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, 39, died after being detained at Delaney Hall. His family is questioning whether he received proper medical care. His cause of death remains pending This follows months of allegations that Delaney Hall has subjected to medical neglect & unsafe conditions.

A win for consent 🎉 A federal judge denied Elon Musk’s xAI an emergency request to block Minnesota’s AI nudification law. The case continues, but the law took effect Aug. 1 as scheduled, protecting people from fake nude or sexually explicit images made without consent. #ai #elonmusk

Check out these safety whistles seen in Seattle! A whistle can quickly alert everyone nearby that suspected ICE is present. The sound can reach people inside homes, businesses, vehicles, or around corners.

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Now in Manhattan! A 10-foot-tall "participation trophy" mocking Trump: Created Secret Handshake, a plaque sarcastically praising Trump for "enthusiastic involvement" despite the war's human and economic costs, comparing the award to children's participation trophies.

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Today, communities across the country are coming together for vigils to honor the lives of people who have died during ICE enforcement actions and in immigration detention, and to stand in solidarity with their families and communities.

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For the past week, 60 artists and volunteers built 75 caskets, including one for a baby, each representing a community member who was killed in connection with ICE enforcement and detention. This Saturday, communities across the country will gather for nationwide vigils.

What is AIPAC? AIPAC is a big-money pressure organization that tries to buy elections, crush pro-Palestinian candidates, and punish anyone who challenges Israel’s government. We need candidates who answer to voters. Not AIPAC. #midterms

You don’t have to leave home to push back against ICE. We put together 7 easy ways to take action from home, from pressuring companies to filing public-records requests. Read the full article free on Substack, where the algorithm won’t hide us. Subscribe 4 more open.substack.com/pub/50501/p/...

You Don’t Have to Leave Home to Fight ICE: 7 Ways to Push Back

ICE runs on contracts, data, transportation, and local cooperation. Every dependency can be used as a pressure point.

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NATIONAL VIGIL ON JULY 25 This week, four men died after encounters with ICE. We gather to honor their lives, mourn their deaths, and stand together in calling for accountability, and justice. Join a vigil in your community or organize one where you are.

ICE officer David Brouillette, identified in the fatal shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, who has a history of terrifying and violent behavior, said in a lawsuit that a 2021 head injury left him with impaired memory and “cognitive deficits.” What screening did ICE conduct?!

UPDATE: Sgt. Hunter Foster was listed as the subject of MBI’s investigation into the fatal police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. Foster had faced a racist-conduct complaint two days earlier. No footage released and no charges announced. Source: Mississippi Today

Trump is supposedly using a prime-time address tonight to push the same false claims about the 2020 election. ABC News and NBC News have both confirmed they will not air his remarks live on their main broadcast networks tonight.