“They didn’t like my book club,” said a protestor sentenced to 50 years for protesting ICE under #Trump regime.

Even the reading of leftist zines was used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison.

Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at #Texas #ICE facility.”

theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

This is unbelievable & the reason we must not stop. These defendants are all of us

...Benjamin Song was hit with the longest prison sentence: 100 years behind bars. Maricela Rueda was sentenced to 70 years in prison. Autumn Hill was sentenced to 50 years, along with Zachary Evetts, Savanna Batten, Meagan Morris, and Elizabeth Soto. Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada was sentenced to 30 years in prison...

#USPOL #Antifa #Corruption #Legal #Resist #PrairieLand #Texas

cbsnews.com/texas/news/ice-det…

Today is #Juneteenth. Many people outside of #Texas haven’t heard of it, even though it is a federal holiday signed by Pres Biden.

Most people will say Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, the day Union Army General Gordon #Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced General Order No. 3, which freed the last enslaved African Americans.

Technically true, but Granger didn’t free the slaves, they were already free, this was two years *after* the #Emancipation Proclamation. Granger showed up to tell white folks they had to follow the law. Black folks already knew the South had lost, they’d seen the newspapers.

It’s been 161 years since that day. We haven’t made nearly enough progress in equality, have we?

nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/… (NMAAHC)

journal-isms.com/media-version… (lots of links in this listicle)

texasmonthly.com/being-texan/r…(may have paywall for non subscribers)

When I saw this "new" holiday pop up on my Apple calendar a decade or so ago, I was skeptic.

And then when I read about the holiday and that those Texans thought they could just continue on as they wanted, as if their cause wasn't lost, I was furious. Glad the Union army showed up to make it right. That's a scar on #Texas. And I betcha despite Texas History being a mandated course in Texas, this piece is left out.

Just moved to #sdf from #vmstio and wanted to give an #intro. I'm a #softwareengineer professionally, a #privatepilot #backpacker #hiker #woodworker #maker in my free time. Right now I'm #building on an outdoor sectional made from #cedar that I designed in #sketchup to enjoy the #michigan summer!

#beaumont #texas #grandrapids

A farmer donated land for a park.

A city is turning it into a massive data centre instead.

“In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small #Texas city to use as a park.

The city sold to a data center developer for $10 million.”

404media.co/a-farmer-donated-l…

Power company guy came out to trim some trees. Saw a giant nest way up in a live oak and was like “WTF is THAT?!”

Me: “That’s our Mexican honey wasps. Please don’t hurt them.” 🥺

In this household we love our native pollinators.

#Texas #Nature

People would feel safer in their communities if they weren't constantly surveilled and their needs were being met.

After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban

404media.co/after-town-bans-fl…

#Flock #AI #Internet #Phone #Ban #Texas #US #Tech

Featured story: Flock has sold nearly 92,000 cameras to local police departments—including more than 10,000 in #Texas, according to an open source map.

Privacy advocates are determined to bring that number down, and they're starting to get their way. texasobserver.org/license-plat…

#tech #privacy #politics #USpol #news