(2023-08-26). Friday 9/15: 2nd Annual Hip Hop & Civil Rights: Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop. indybay.org The Guild Theater | 2828 35th Street | Sacramento, CA 95817…
(2023-08-25). Right-Winger Andy Ngo Lost His Suit. Why Are Defendants on the Line for Damages? truthout.org When Elizabeth Richter first received notice on December 13, 2022, that she was being sued by right-wing media performer Andy Ngo, none of it made sense. Richter had only ever been in proximity to Ngo once, at a 2021 Black Lives Matter demonstration. Ngo had dressed in all-black clothing in an effort to go undetected by demonstrators. A group of activists discovered him, prompting Ngo to flee into… |
(2023-08-25). Inmate P01135809: Trump Surrenders to Jail in Georgia, Booked on 13 Felony Counts. democracynow.org 
Former President Donald Trump was booked Thursday at Atlanta's Fulton County Jail on 13 felony charges for attempting to overturn the 2020 election. He paid $20,000, or 10% of his $200,000 bond, through a local bail bondsman, allowing him to be released after about 20 minutes at the jail. He is expected to face trial as early as October. In Atlanta, we speak with two guests: Carol Anderson, a professor of African American studies at Emory University and the author of One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy, among other books on race and civil rights in American politics, and H…
(2023-08-25). Respect, Dignity, and the Montgomery Riverfront Brawl. inequality.org Residents of Montgomery, Alabama are still reeling after a brawl in a local riverfront park several weeks ago that captured national headlines. The racial overtones of the incident cannot be ignored, and yet the response to this violent clash gives me hope that Montgomery, a city infamous for its civil rights history, is making progress …
(2023-08-25). US sues Musk's SpaceX over alleged hiring discrimination against asylees and refugees. middleeasteye.net 
US sues Musk's SpaceX over alleged hiring discrimination against asylees and refugees | Lawsuit claims SpaceX consistently deterred refugees and asylees from submitting applications and did not hire or even consider them | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 17: 14 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 24 August 2023 (AFP) | The US Department…
(2023-08-26). Pakistani doctor jailed for attempting to support ISIS, planning attacks in US. firstpost.com A Pakistani doctor, who worked in the United States on an H-1B visa, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to terror organisation ISIS and conduct "lone wolf" terrorist attacks in the US. | Muhammad Masood, 31, was sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a Department of Justice statement said. | He pleaded guilty in August last year and was sentenced before Senior Judge Paul A. Magnuson. | According to court documents, Masood was a licensed medical doctor in Pakistan and…
(2023-08-26). KPFA Journalist Frank Sterling, , Elections, Pacifica & The Fight Against The Racist Anti. indybay.org KPFA journalist Frank Sterling and KPFA LSB candidate Steve Zeltzer speak out about the refusal of the KPFA Local Station Board group "The Protectors" to support a resolution calling for the dropping of Antioch police charges against journalist Frank Sterling. The KPFA Local station board and the past manager have refused to also call for the freedom of journalist s Mumia Abu-jamal and Julian Assange. KPFA also put on programmer Ian Masters who has said he is for keeping Mumia in jail and the supporters of Mumia are dupes.
(2023-08-25). Trump Released on Bail From Georgia Jail After Being Booked on 13 Felony Counts. truthout.org Former President Donald Trump was booked Thursday at Atlanta's Fulton County Jail on 13 felony charges for attempting to overturn the 2020 election. He paid $20,000, or 10% of his $200,000 bond, through a local bail bondsman, allowing him to be released after about 20 minutes at the jail. He is expected to face trial as early as October. In Atlanta, we speak with two guests: Carol Anderson… |
(2023-08-25). Taking Lessons From Black Political Prisoners During Black August. popularresistance.org From local police outfitted with military-grade equipment, to nonviolent protesters jailed on terrorism charges, the spectacle of state repression has become an increasingly visible part of the Black liberation struggle in U.S. cities. Police and prisons have long served as a conduit for stamping out Black-led protest movements, especially when those movements openly challenge capitalism and state power. Between the 1960s and 1980s, for example, local, state and federal law enforcement coordinated massive campaigns to dismantle radical groups like the Black Panthers, Republic of New Afrika and Black Liberation Ar…
(2023-08-25). Trump Indictment Mugshots Go Viral As 'The Big Lie' Suspects Surrender In Fulton County, Georgia. newsone.com 
A protestor holds a sign outside the Fulton County Jail on August 23, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Jessica McGowan / Getty | UPDATED: 3: 30 p.m. ET, Aug. 25 | All 19 suspects in the sweeping RICO indictment against former President Donald Trump have been arrested and booked in Georgia as of Friday afternoon. | Trump surrendered on Thursday night, just hours before the deadline of 12 noon on Friday that was set by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. His
(2023-08-25). 'N*ggas 4 Trump': Video Shows Black MAGA Zealot Outside Jail Claiming Ex-President Should Be 'King'. newsone.com 
Derrick Gibson, a Black man and former New York gubernatorial Republican candidate, wore a "N*ggas For Trump" shirt outside Fulton County Jail and said the ex-president should be "king" of the U.S.
(2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com 
Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President
(2023-08-25). 'N*ggas 4 Trump': Video Shows Black MAGA Zealot Outside Jail Claiming Ex-President Should Be 'King'. newsone.com Derrick Gibson, a Black man and former New York gubernatorial Republican candidate, wore a "N*ggas For Trump" shirt outside Fulton County Jail and said the ex-president should be "king" of the U.S.
(2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President
(2023-08-25). Trump, Meadows surrender to arrest in Fulton County, Georgia. wsws.org Despite Trump's repeated calls for protests, only a few dozen of his supporters appeared outside the Fulton County jail ahead of Trump's booking.
(2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President
(2023-08-25). Trump left Fulton jail after arrest procedure. tass.com The ex-US leader spent about twenty minutes in the penitentiary…
(2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President
(2023-08-25). 'N*ggas 4 Trump': Video Shows Black MAGA Zealot Outside Jail Claiming Ex-President Should Be 'King'. newsone.com Derrick Gibson, a Black man and former New York gubernatorial Republican candidate, wore a "N*ggas For Trump" shirt outside Fulton County Jail and said the ex-president should be "king" of the U.S.
(2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President
(2023-08-25). Trump, Meadows surrender to arrest in Fulton County, Georgia. wsws.org Despite Trump's repeated calls for protests, only a few dozen of his supporters appeared outside the Fulton County jail ahead of Trump's booking.
(2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President
(2023-08-25). Trump left Fulton jail after arrest procedure. tass.com The ex-US leader spent about twenty minutes in the penitentiary…
(2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President
(2023-08-25). Donald J. Trump — Inmate Number P01135809. peoplesworld.org 
A camera clicks. In a fraction of a second, the shutter opens and then closes, freezing forever the image in front of it. When the camera shutter blinked inside an Atlanta jail on Thursday, it both created and documented a tiny inflection point in American life. Captured for posterity, there was a former president of the United …
(2023-08-25). Are "Mugshots" Unethical? How Jailhouse Photos Undermine Defendants & Reinforce Systemic Bias. democracynow.org 
While being booked for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump made history as the first former president to have his mugshot taken and released to the public. Shortly after the image of Trump scowling at a police camera started to circulate, the embattled real estate mogul and politician began using it to raise money for his 2024 presidential campaign. "Mugshots have these various ways of being deployed … to craft a narrative, or to reinforce a narrative," says Emory University professor Carol Anderson, who contrasts the novelty of Trump's mugshot with the usage of…
(2023-08-25). Headlines for August 25, 2023. democracynow.org Donald Trump Booked at Atlanta's Fulton County Jail, Released on $200,000 Bond, Ukrainian Forces Launch Amphibious Assault on Russian-Occupied Crimea, U.S. Intelligence Says Russian Mercenary Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin Was Assassinated, Opposition Leader Accuses Zimbabwe's President of Vote Rigging and Voter Suppression, China Bans Japanese Seafood After Release of Radioactive Wastewater from Fukushima, Record Heat Waves Put 2023 on Track to Become Hottest Year in Human History, Maui County Sues Hawaii's Largest Utility over Wildfires That Killed at Least 115, Fracking in Pennsylvania Linked to Ca…
(2023-08-25). Never Give Up! How X Users Reacted to Trump's Mug Shot. sputnikglobe.com Donald Trump became the first-ever former US president to have a mug shot taken after he surrendered at Fulton County jail in Georgia. However, the move, apparently designed to humiliate the ex-president, appears to have only boosted his popularity.
(2023-08-25). Why "Macaco" matters to Colombia's peace processes. colombiareports.com Jailed drug trafficker and paramilitary chief "Macaco" says his influence went all the way up to Colombia's Supreme Court. Macaco, whose real name is Carlos Mario Jimenez, reiterated last week…
(2023-08-25). Lawsuit Challenges Massive Offshore Lease Sale for Failing to Consider Gulf Communities, Climate. commondreams.org Gulf community and environmental groups sued the Interior Department today to challenge an offshore oil and gas lease sale that would offer up more than 67 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico. The department plans to hold the sale Sept. 27. Lease Sale 261, which the Biden administration canceled in 2021, is the last …
(2023-08-25). After Almost a Decade of Missed Deadlines, EPA Ordered to Finalize Ethylene Oxide Regulations. commondreams.org Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia signed a consent decree mandating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize much-needed updates to ethylene oxide regulations by March 1, 2024. This court-enforced deadline comes as a result of years of tireless advocacy from communities across the country and a corresponding lawsuit filed …
(2023-08-25). Man Threatening to 'Hurt' Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets Slap on the Wrist Prison Sentence. sputnikglobe.com The Republican congresswoman from Georgia is one of about two dozen staunch supporters of former president Donald Trump in the House of Representatives, and an outspoken opponent of President Biden's foreign and domestic policy, including on Ukraine.
(2023-08-25). Gaza photographer captured and tortured by Israel. electronicintifada.net Hatim Abu Sharia spent five years in prison.
(2023-08-25). Long Time Coming: Prisoner Number P01135809. commondreams.org
(2023-08-25). Arabic press review: Kuwait expels over 25,000 expats this year. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Kuwait expels over 25,000 expats this year | Meanwhile, soft drinks disappear from shelves in Tunisia, and Egypt delays release of pardoned prisoners | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 16: 05 | Kuwait is deporting around 108 people per day this year (AFP) | Kuwait expels over 25,000 expats : | Authorities in
(2023-08-25). Atlanta: Referendum Coalition Says City Will Use Voter Suppression. popularresistance.org