#Trump to invoke #wartime #Alien #Enemies Act of 1798 to carry out #deportations to #Guantanamo

source: cbsnews.com/news/trump-alien-e…

Those subject to the Alien Enemies Act would not be allowed to have a court hearing or an #asylum interview since they would be processed under an emergency, wartime authority — not immigration law. Instead, they would be eligible to be detained and deported, with little to no due process, under Title 50, the section of the U.S. code housing America's war and defense #laws.

#law #usa #migration #court #deportation #border #humanrights #news #politics #enemy #war

Trump to invoke wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to carry out deportations to Guantanamo

President Trump is planning to invoke a wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as soon as Friday to authorize the summary deportation of some migrants.

^{Camilo Montoya-Galvez (CBS News)}

Dispatch from the inside: A prisoner in solitary watches as guards use Tasers on a naked, mentally-ill woman in a shower, and reflects on their increasingly brutal use in the #Texas correctional system. texasobserver.org/an-inside-lo…

#prison #CriminalJustice #news #politics #USpol #HumanRights #MentalHealth

An Inside Look at Taser Use in Texas Prison

The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.

^{Xandan Gulley (The Texas Observer)}

Duterte, the murderous former president of the Philippines, has been arrested and taken to the Hague on charges of crimes against humanity:

theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…

It shows it can be done if there is political will to do so.

According to human rights groups he killed as many as 30,000 people during his time in office.

(Duterte was elected in 2016 on a populist platform somewhat similar to Trump, and Trump praised him at the time the killings were happening: bbc.com/news/world-asia-419649…)

#HumanRights

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte arrested in Manila after ICC warrant

Duterte is wanted by the international criminal court over his so-called ‘war on drugs’, which rights groups say left 30,000 people dead

^{Rebecca Ratcliffe (The Guardian)}

#Duterte rode to power in the #Philippines with a "get tough" attitude on #drugs

What followed was degradation of #humanRights, institutional norms, and rule of law. Mass killings of "drug users" (read: anyone poor a cop could shoot on sketchy happenstance "evidence" to look like they were doing something)

Beyond my joy for #Filipinos with his arrest, I hope it's a harbinger for #Trump. If not an #ICC warrant, at least that "strong men" get comeuppance

One can dream

gmanetwork.com/news/topstories…

In a further assault on diversity, equity, and inclusion, DC are currently removing Black Lives Matter Plaza, brick by brick..

apnews.com/article/black-lives…

#Corruption #RemoveTrump #Fascism #Nazism #News #CurrentEvents #HumanRights #BLM

DC begins removing 'Black Lives Matter' plaza after pressure from GOP

Crews have begun work to remove the large yellow “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street one block from the White House. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the change last week in response to pressure from activist Republicans in Congress.

^{Ashraf Khalil (AP News)}

"Most of the orders will not be held up in court when challenged because they’re all unconstitutional, and the best example of that, of course, is the bedrock constitutional principle that all people born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States—that’s in the Constitution. He could issue 45,000 executive orders saying otherwise, but it doesn’t matter."
texasobserver.org/sylvia-garci…

#Trump #politics #USpol #news #immigration #HumanRights #ICE

Sylvia Garcia Holds the Line on Immigration

“When you poll this country, America loves Dreamers. … I’ll keep working to get this done till they have to roll me off the floor.”

^{Gus Bova (The Texas Observer)}

Boycott Texas.

Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a felony punishable by jail
nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna195642

#TransRights #HumanRights #Texas #GregAbbott #USPol

Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a state jail felony

The bill, while unlikely to pass, highlights the increasing extremism of legislation targeting trans people, especially in Texas, in recent years.

^{Jo Yurcaba (NBC News)}

Be careful when entering the US as a #tourist 😱

1) Our daughter Becky, a 28-year-old #British tourist, has been caught up in the recent #immigration crackdown in the US. bsky.app/profile/jenniferlcrof…
2) Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests: apnews.com/article/columbia-un…
3) ‘Like a horror movie’: German tourist detained by #ICE says she spent week in solitary confinement: 10news.com/like-a-horror-movie…

#politics #border #usa #problem #travel #migration #fail #security #news #horror #Despotism #humanrights

‘Like a horror movie’: German tourist detained by ICE says she spent week in solitary confinement

A German tourist is fighting to get released from an immigration detention center after she was denied entry at the San Diego border and taken into custody by ICE last month.

^{Austin Grabish (ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV)}

New goal: 🧵
To get a paper published with as many instances of those words as possible. Preferably bolding or using all caps for ever occurrence.

gizmodo.com/the-list-of-trumps…

Transmorphic rocks, asbestos causing transgenic conditions...diverse selection of talc products

Steps taken to keep the data from being biased/
biased toward...fibers were discriminated based on legth and aspect ratio

of course I'll need to reference the polarization of the PLM (Polarized Light Microscope)...

HISTORICALLY. You can't mention anything happening historically.

Want to get involved but don't write published papers? I got you, playa!
universeodon.com/@SrRochardBun…

#TransRights are #HumanRights & you can't deny reality in #science

The List of Trump's Forbidden Words That Will Get Your Paper Flagged at NSF

It's fascism, plain and simple.

^{Matt Novak (Gizmodo)}

I’m content that we can post here, as is our right to do so, no one should get bonus points for just doing the right thing & allowing truthspeakers the right to speak. MASTODON needs to step up & lead the way.

#warcrimes
#propaganda
#Genocide
#opensource
#bds
#tiktok
#democracy
#humanrights
#Gaza
#Palestine
#Syria
#fediverse
#geopolitics
@palestine
@lebanon @yemen @irannachrichten
@blackvoices
@blackgirlnerds
@BLKNewsNow
@blackgirlnerds
#AntiImperialism
#antiPalestinianracism

Our top story: The governor's “border emergency” has lasted even longer than the governor’s COVID-19 declaration, which he let expire in June 2023. In this time, the #Texas Legislature has allocated more than $11 billion to fund the sprawling tentacles of the Operation Lone Star. texasobserver.org/abbott-opera…

#corruption #politics #USpol #news #GregAbbott #TXlege #immigration #Border #HumanRights

Abbott’s Border Disaster Has Created a No-Bid Bonanza for Private Contractors

There is now a powerful, well-heeled constituency that has built up around Operation Lone Star.

^{Justin Miller (The Texas Observer)}

Our top story: “Texas has become a pay-to-play [state] if you want these big government contracts because we don’t have fair bidding requirements. Now we see these political donors getting rich off taxpayer money with no accountability. Abbott acts as if he’s king, and he’s rewarding his patrons.”
texasobserver.org/abbott-opera…

#politics #USpol #Texas #news #TXlege #GregAbbott #immigration #HumanRights #border

Abbott’s Border Disaster Has Created a No-Bid Bonanza for Private Contractors

There is now a powerful, well-heeled constituency that has built up around Operation Lone Star.

^{Justin Miller (The Texas Observer)}