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A national movement that began outside of Alligator Alcatraz

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  SHARED TO INFORM AND EDUCATE!  THESE ACTIONS ARE IGNORED BY CORPORATE MEDIA, BUT PEOPLE ARE  PROTESTING ICE GESTAPO ABUSE, NEGLECT, INHUMANE CONDITIONS AND  DENIAL OF DUE PROCESS AND COMMUNICATION.    40 weeks ago, we drove to the edge of the Florida Everglades and stood outside a detention facility in the sweltering heat. There was a lone sign that said "Alligator Alcatraz" on the side of Rt 41, miles through the entrance.  We knew there were people detained, 32 to a cage, who couldn't get word to their families about where they'd been taken or why. We didn't know how long we'd be doing this. We only knew that we would be there for as long as it takes – because we refuse to be silent in the face of this inhumane detention machine. Here we are:  This weekend marks week 40 of our vigil outside Alligator Alcatraz  – 40 consecutive weeks of showing up, demanding change, and refusing to let a facility designed to be invisible stay that way. For...

Tuesday’s Great News That’s Horrible For Trump

Tuesday’s Great News That’s Horrible For Trump Onward! Scott Dworkin Mar 18 It’s another Tuesday of Trump proving time and time again that his brain is broken, and that he’s completely unfit for office. So I’m happy to be able to share more good news today. I hope it gives you some relief, and shows you there are so many awesome people united with us in our fight against this wannabe-dictator. A federal appeals court yesterday denied Trump’s attempt to halt the rehiring of fired federal workers. A judge had previously ruled the terminations were unlawful, and that thousands of former employees must be reinstated. In that case, the judge wrote: “the government has wholly failed to argue there is any other way to avoid the irreparable injuries flowing from the unlawful terminations except to reinstate the employees.” All across America, we’re seeing the opposition rise up to resist Trump, and it’s getting stronger every day. MAINE: IT'S TIME FOR GOP SEN. SUSAN COLLINS TO RETIRE! SE...