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As genocide and displacement devastate Sudan, Trump-era immigration restrictions are reshaping the lives of Sudanese refugees already in the United States — and blocking others from finding safety.
For Sudanese Fleeing War, America Is No Longer a RefugeAs genocide and displacement devastate Sudan, Trump-era immigration restrictions are reshaping the lives of Sudanese refugees already in the United States — and blocking others from finding safety.inkstickmedia.comNewly released emails show the strength of Anduril’s legislative influence in Ohio. inkstickmedia.com/in-ohio-who-...
In Ohio, Who Really Gets a Say in Anduril Weapons Factories?Residents of a small township in Ohio wanted a vote on a new Anduril weapons factory. Then the state changed the rules.inkstickmedia.com"Under so-called 'targeted area' operations, ICE teams scouted locations like Home Depots and car washes, ran identity checks until they found [some] possibly undocumented people, then raided the location on a chosen day regardless of whether the people they had identified were even present."
Deep Dive: ICE Accused of Broad Racial Profiling in CaliforniaIn a lawsuit in Southern California, ICE stands accused of broad racial profiling as part of its immigration enforcement crackdown.inkstickmedia.com“A lot of that has been made of the design propaganda, the homemade propaganda, some of it like old school pamphlets. The government made the case that it’s Antifa material. So [Estrada] gets 30 years for having printed material." By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
A Prairieland Defendant's Sister Speaks Out After 'Antifa Trial'The sister of a Prairieland Antifa trial defendant speakers out against the Trump administration's crackdown on left-wing activism.inkstickmedia.comThe ACLU has sounded the alarm on ICE's "sustained campaign of stops built not on individualized suspicion but on a demographic profile: people who appeared Latino and low income or working class." inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-ic...
Deep Dive: ICE Accused of Broad Racial Profiling in CaliforniaIn a lawsuit in Southern California, ICE stands accused of broad racial profiling as part of its immigration enforcement crackdown.inkstickmedia.com"Earlier this year, for example, Avelo Airlines announced it would cancel an estimated $150 million contract to operate deportation flights for DHS after a grassroots campaign mounted a boycott and mobilized other forms of political pressure against the company."
Are Your Investments Fueling For-Profit Immigrant Detention?Activists around the US are turning toward divestment as ICE increasingly relies on for-profit companies to handle immigrant detention.inkstickmedia.com"The government claimed the arrestees and some of their friends and loved ones were part of an 'Antifa cell' that planned to wreak havoc at the facility — despite the fact that no official 'Antifa' organization exists, and many of the people there that night did not know each other."
A Prairieland Defendant's Sister Speaks Out After 'Antifa Trial'The sister of a Prairieland Antifa trial defendant speakers out against the Trump administration's crackdown on left-wing activism.inkstickmedia.comIndependent journalism is a public good. The Inkstick Commons is our way of keeping it that way. inkstick.substack.com/p/help-us-bu...
Help Us Build the Inkstick CommonsIndependent journalism is a public good. The Inkstick Commons is our way of keeping it that way.inkstick.substack.com"Rodriguez’s approval rating fell to 25% a month later — lower than even that of Maduro’s during the last year of his rule. The meaningful difference between Maduro and Rodriguez is not corruption or competence — it is the willingness to do Trump’s economic bidding."
The US Claims It's Helping Venezuela While Thwarting DemocracyUS President Donald Trump's administration says it's helping Venezuela after deadly earthquakes, but it's also undermining democracy.inkstickmedia.com"The families she follows suffer no illusions about their persecution but resist the logic of it again and again, and it is the careful consideration of their stories that makes the book a damning expose of a country gone wild with delusion." inkstickmedia.com/in-the-unite...
In the United States, Islamophobia Has an Alarmingly Long HistoryIn the new book 'Seasons of Fury,' journalist Rozina Ali traces the long, expansive history of Islamophobia in the United States.inkstickmedia.com"At the end of the controversial 'Antifa trial,' Daniel Sanchez Estrada was sentenced to three decades in prison for moving a box of zines and antifascist literature. His sister wants people to know the real Daniel." By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/a-prairielan...
A Prairieland Defendant's Sister Speaks Out After 'Antifa Trial'The sister of a Prairieland Antifa trial defendant speakers out against the Trump administration's crackdown on left-wing activism.inkstickmedia.comFuel shortages, blackouts, hunger, and collapsing healthcare are pushing Cuba to the brink. inkstickmedia.com/us-pressure-...
US Pressure Turns Life in Cuba into 'a Numb Fight for Survival'As the United States escalates economic pressure on Cuba, life on the island is turning into an everyday "fight for survival."inkstickmedia.com"A year after taking up arms in defiance of the US government’s position of neutrality, he returned from Spain with a bullet lodged in his spine and unshakable resentment for his old comrades. That anger would fester for decades before he eventually turned his pen against the communist left."
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil WarAfter turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'inkstickmedia.com"Seven publicly traded companies hold active contracts or data agreements with ICE and DHS: GEO Group, CoreCivic, Palantir, Axon Enterprise, Thomson Reuters, RELX (whose LexisNexis division provides ICE with its Accurint database), and GlobalX Airlines." By: @tylermcbrien.com and Jon Nealon
Are Your Investments Fueling For-Profit Immigrant Detention?Activists around the US are turning toward divestment as ICE increasingly relies on for-profit companies to handle immigrant detention.inkstickmedia.comActivists across the US are increasingly targeting private contractors involved in ICE detention. inkstickmedia.com/are-your-inv...
Are Your Investments Fueling For-Profit Immigrant Detention?Activists around the US are turning toward divestment as ICE increasingly relies on for-profit companies to handle immigrant detention.inkstickmedia.comThe weapons used on anti-ICE protesters varied by city but followed common national patterns of misuse. Chemical irritants and kinetic impact projectiles accounted for the bulk of incidents, with pepper balls alone making up more than a quarter of the total. inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-th...
Deep Dive: The Weapons Used on Anti-ICE ProtestersA new report details the devastating impact of chemical irritants and other crowd-control weapons at anti-ICE protests in major US cities.inkstickmedia.com"The Trump administration’s counterterror-centered approach to security in the Western Hemisphere bears an unfortunate similarity to the United States’ ill-fated Global War on Terror."
Does the Security Assistance the US Provides Really Work?The US has long relied on security assistance to influence both foreign and domestic policies of allies. Does it really pay off?inkstickmedia.comIn a compelling new book, journalist @rozinaali.bsky.social probes the long, expansive history of anti-Muslim bigotry in the United States. By: @moiralavelle.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/in-the-unite...
In the United States, Islamophobia Has a Long, Expansive HistoryIn the new book 'Seasons of Fury,' journalist Rozina Ali traces the long, expansive history of Islamophobia in the United States.inkstickmedia.comThe Latest at Inkstick: Far-Right Think Tanks, US in Venezuela, Bolivia’s Crackdown, and More inkstick.substack.com/p/far-right-...
Far-Right Think Tanks, US in Venezuela, Bolivia’s Crackdown, and MoreThe latest at Inkstick.inkstick.substack.comThis year the GAO issues a single new recommendation: that rapid delivery programs be required to start “with only technologies considered mature or develop associated immature technologies separate from the program effort.” inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-th...
Deep Dive: The Pentagon's Slow, Costly Weapons Status QuoA new Government Accountability Office audit finds that the Pentagon has yet again suffered from its slow, costly weapons status quo.inkstickmedia.com