(2025-08-29). PA protest against incarceration of migrant workers. workers.org Hundreds of people from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and other cities across Pennsylvania rallied in the city of Philipsburg, on Aug. 24. to protest against the GEO Moshannon Valley Processing Center. As the largest federal detention facility not located in the U.S. South, the for-profit facility receives most of the people arrested . . . |
(2025-08-29). Western Civilization Is Not Worth Saving. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Western civilization is not worth saving. I think that's been pretty well established by now. | That's one of the silliest things about the way rightists are always babbling about how we need to protect our way of life from immigrants or Islam or "the trans agenda" or whatever. They're beginning with the assumption that this train wreck of a society is worth saving at all. | I am not saying that westerners should die. I am not saying that all the ideals and value…
(2025-08-29). Guards riot, beat immigrant detainees at "Alligator Alcatraz" concentration camp in Florida Everglades. wsws.org In frantic phone calls, immigrants reported that guards deployed tear gas and assaulted them.
(2025-08-29). Workers' intifada against Microsoft. workers.org As the United Nations' world food crisis authority finally declared a famine in Gaza, direct action demonstrators protested war profiteer Microsoft, whose technology is used to aid the U.S./Israeli war, which is committing genocide in Gaza. No Azure for Apartheid demonstration on Microsoft's campus in Redwood, Washington, Aug. 20, 2025. . . . |
(2025-08-28). The global far-right are desperate to de-link the refugee issue from its causes. thecanary.co Farage's plans for mass deportations under a policy called Operation Restoring Justice echo what is happening in the US. In fact, Trump's repeated 'law and order' deployments of the military against migrants might help us understand what's coming down the pipe here in Britain. Journalist Ken Klippenstein recently wrote a three part investigation. Parts one […] | By
(2025-08-28). ICE denies U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon entry to region's largest detention center. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials Wednesday denied U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Delaware County, entry to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. | A Chinese citizen "The private prison director and the ICE…
(2025-08-28). Visa Duration for Students, Media Targeted by Trump Administration. moderndiplomacy.eu WASHINGTON, Aug 27- The Trump administration has proposed a government regulation to tighten the duration of visas for students, cultural exchange visitors, and media members, as part of a broader crackdown on legal immigration. The regulation would create new hurdles for international students, exchange workers, and foreign journalists who would have to apply to extend …
(2025-08-28). Sunday 9/7: Know Your Rights Workshop. indybay.org La Pena Cultural Center at 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…
(2025-08-28). Judge says Trump 'absolutely forbidden' to deport Abrego García to Uganda. peoplesworld.org NASHVILLE—A federal judge this week stopped the deportation of embattled working-class father and immigrant Kilmar Abrego García in the wake of his release from a Tennessee jail last Friday. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis issued a new order declaring the Trump administration is "absolutely forbidden to remove Abrego García from the continental United States." Xinis …
(2025-08-28). Japanese American National Museum rally reveals rising opposition to Trump's drive toward dictatorship. wsws.org Growing protests against immigrant detention, suppression of history and glorification of state violence reflect a developing movement of workers and youth determined to oppose Trump's authoritarian measures and defend democratic and social rights.
(2025-08-28). Far Right and the Press Accused of 'Weaponising Violence Against Women' to Fuel Hatred of Migrants. bylinetimes.com Over 100 women's rights groups, including Rape Crisis and Women's Aid last week signed a joint statement condemning the "weaponisation" of violence against women and girls (VAWG) to fuel anti-migrant sentiment. | The groups warn that politicians and media outlets are sharing false statistics suggesting particular groups are primarily responsible for sexual violence, undermining genuine safety concerns. | In a letter to the Prime Minister, they challenged the "dangerous myth" that the greatest risk to women and girls comes from strangers — when most violence occurs in homes by known perpetrators. | Offic…
(2025-08-28). Trump cuts deals with dictators to take his deportees. peoplesworld.org In addition to all his other attacks on the foreign-born in the United States, President Donald Trump is now proposing to deport them to countries with repressive, anti-democratic governments. Deportees have already been dispatched to countries they are not originally from or have any connection to, including El Salvador, South Sudan, Djibouti, and the Kingdom …
(2025-08-28). DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Celebrates 5,000th Abduction in L.A. With a Message, "This is Just the Beginning" lataco.com On day 83 of ICE raids in Southern California, multiple people were taken from Lynwood, South Gate, Los Angeles, Downey, Carson, and Rosemead, while rapid responders helped prevent detentions in Rancho Cucamonga and Oxnard, and security blocked entry at Moreno Valley's Skechers warehouse. Meanwhile, DHS released a video celebrating its 5,000th arrest in L.A., Border Patrol leadership signaled more agents could arrive soon, and LAPD used ordinance 41.18 to dismantle an anti-ICE supply tent downtown, escalating tensions with protesters.
(2025-08-28). A coup against science: Kennedy tries to push out CDC director, four other public health officials resign. wsws.org In the starkest expression of his war against science and public health, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demanded the resignation of the director of the Centers for Disease Control, career scientist Susan Monarez, triggering the resignation in protest by four other high-level public health officials.
(2025-08-28). In Palo Alto Protesters Demand Palantir Drop Contracts With ICE and Israeli Military. indybay.org On August 22, demonstrators descended on Palantir's Palo Alto office after a march through the city's downtown.
(2025-08-28). Sunday 8/31: Sacramento: Workers Over Billionaires! Daily Protests Interstate 5 Overpasses. indybay.org Labor Day Weekend Overpasses Protests on Interstate 5 | Go Here: linktr.ee/davisvisibilitybrigade | PLEASE NOTE: Times & dates vary according to overpass location. Please check the time for your chosen overpass.
(2025-08-28). 'Barrack Is An Animal': Protesters Force US Envoy To Leave South Lebanon. popularresistance.org US Envoy Tom Barrack and the US delegation visiting Lebanon canceled a planned trip for a tour in southern Lebanese villages due to protests by supporters of the resistance on 27 August, a day after the envoy insulted journalists at the country's presidential palace. | Several Lebanese media outlets report that Barrack canceled the visit to the south, coinciding with the outbreak of protests in the cities of Tyre (Sur) and Khiam. | According to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA), the US envoy arrived in Marjayoun in a Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) helicopter but turned back as calls for protest began. As a result…
(2025-08-28). Argentina's president pelted with objects at campaign rally. aljazeera.com Video shows Argentina's President Javier Milei being rushed from a campaign rally in Buenos Aires after protesters threw…
(2025-08-28). Australian pseudo-left conference: Protest politics and reformist electoral fronts to trap anti-capitalist sentiment. wsws.org Socialist Alternative's Sydney conference promoted the fraud of protest politics, that have manifestly failed to halt the Gaza genocide, and sought to justify its creation of reformist electoral fronts.
(2025-08-28). Argentinian President Javier Milei leaves rally after protesters throw rocks. aljazeera.com The Milei government is weathering a bribery scandal as a pair of important elections approach in September and October.
(2025-08-28). Poem: 'Traitors of Democracy'. peoplesworld.org These are dark times in America. There is a cold wind blowing across the land. A catastrophic devil storm is brewing. The predictable rage is coming. A possible swirling vortex of disturbances A worrisome path of destruction lies ahead. In the eye of the storm, a perverted sense of morality exists. A sudden burst …
(2025-08-28). Monday 9/1: Santa Rosa: Labor Day Protest – Workers Over Billionaires! NO ICE! NO Fascism! NO Wars! indybay.org Old Courthouse Square | 4th Street and Mendocino Ave | Downtown Santa Rosa | Peaceful, nonviolent action…
(2025-08-28). Cal Poly Pomona Students Protest, Successfully 'Postponing' Career Fair Over Border Patrol Presence. lataco.com Many students felt unsafe with CBP on campus. Meanwhile, the university's career center is reassessing its programming for future events.
(2025-08-28). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org DPD delivery workers in Hamburg, Germany on strike against attack on work conditions; Iraqi Halliburton workers protest contract termination; in Kenya, healthcare workers in Kiambu county continue strike over 90 days and nurses walk out in Busia and Trans Nzoia county hospitals, over pay and cash-starved health system…
(2025-08-28). Friday 9/26: Stop AI Protest. indybay.org 1455 3rd St, SF…
(2025-08-28). A brief history of National Guard union busting. peoplesworld.org A wise man once said, "History repeats itself as farce." Yes, President Trump ordering the National Guard, the U.S. Marines, ICE, and other armed forces to invade Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., is a case of history repeating itself. U.S. history is littered with an unbroken train of Presidents ordering U.S. troops to crush strikes, …
(2025-08-28). Pro-Palestinian protesters block Israeli cycling team during Spain race. haaretz.com Protesters held Palestinian flags and signs calling to boycott Israel and blocked the road of the Vuelta a España race with a large banner, disrupting the Israeli team. 'It was a despicable act that any reasonable person should condemn,' said the team's owner…