state repression

ICE raids New Jersey warehouse. Arrests 20 workers
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DHS Immigration Raid at Edison Warehouse Tears Workers Away from Families, Community Responds

July 15, 2025 fwstaff
By Movimiento Cosecha, NJ et al. Yesterday morning at approximately 10:00 am, volunteers across New Jersey responded to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) raid at Alba Wine and Spirits in Edison, a customs-bonded warehouse. […]
Alligator
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How dare you, Palentir? | Letter of love to the Everglades crocodiles | The autoimmune sickness of Zionism | Innocence isn’t what it used to be | I sit here in full daylight, blind

July 15, 2025 fwstaff
HOW DARE YOU, PALENTIR? in a half dream i was holding high into the sky not the butterfly net i left somewhere in an attic but a word catcher out to collect species of nouns […]
Federal agents, aided by local police, raid home and are confronted by protesters June 30, 2025.
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Detroiter Demands Police Department Stop Aiding ICE

July 8, 2025 fwstaff
By Adam Barrett Appeal to Detroit City Council by Detroit resident Adam Barrett We’re at the point now where they’re going to have to clearly define what “assist” means when they say “DPD does not […]
Hurwitz and Syeda Davidson at the MCHR Annual Meeting, June 26, 2025.
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Can the First Amendment Protect People from Imposition of Fascism?

July 2, 2025 fwstaff
  Note: These remarks were made during a panel discussion entitled “The Attack: Our First Amendment Rights” which was sponsored by the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR) on Thursday June 26, 2025. The event […]
Rep. McIver arriving at court on June 25
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Social justice group joins rally to support Congresswoman McIver

July 1, 2025 fwstaff
By People’s Organization For Progress The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) is calling upon the public to rally in support Congresswoman LaMonica McIver during her federal court hearing today. The rally will take place Wednesday […]
Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman (killed) and Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman (wounded) - gunned down by Trump supporter
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Political Arrests, Assassinations, Troops in the Streets Coming from Trump Regime

June 24, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole The fascist character of the Trump regime is coming into sharper focus as mass protests sweep across the United States. The rhetoric and actions of the president are encouraging and unleashing targeted […]
National Guard at Kent State U, May 4, 1970. Trump wants to bring back those days
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Trump Budget Aims for Expanded Police State

June 3, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole Most media coverage has directed public attention to the cuts in Medicaid and Medicare in Trump’s new budget proposal. This is certainly a serious concern to poor and working people across the […]
Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, being persecuted by Trump administration
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Civil rights group condemns charges brought against Congresswoman McIver

May 21, 2025 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress (POP) PO BOX 22505 NEWARK, NJ 07101 973 801-0001 www.njpop.org CONTACT: LAWRENCE HAMM FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE The following statement was issue by Lawrence Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization For Progress: […]
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaking to press the day after his being assaulted, arrested and detained by ICE agents
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Trump Executive Order Lays Basis for Fascist Coup

May 15, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole An Executive Order issued by Donald Trump on April 28, 2025 takes a giant step toward a military takeover of the United States government. The document is titled “Strengthening and unleashing America’s […]
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Victory in Ann Arbor: Dismissed Felony Charges Expose State Weakness, Fuel Global Struggle for Liberation

May 14, 2025 fwstaff
By Sammie Lewis The recent dismissal of felony charges against those of us charged from protesting during the University of Michigan’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment is not just a legal victory, it is a testament to […]