(2025-10-06). Lawmakers Demand Information About Potential Use of Paragon Spyware by ICE. truthout.org Today, federal lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demanding information on any plans Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has to use Graphite, a spyware program that can access — without the owner's knowledge or consent — a phone's location data, photos, and encrypted applications, including WhatsApp and Signal. Last year, the Biden administration paused… |
(2025-10-06). Florida Awarded $608 Million Grant for Migrant Jails Under FEMA Program. truthout.org Florida officials received a hefty lump sum of cash from the federal government Tuesday to cover the cost of the Everglades immigration detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." As reported first by WPLG, the Department of Homeland Security revealed two days after the fact that Florida had been awarded the full $608.4 million stockpile of funds within the Detention Support Grant Program… |
(2025-10-06). Newer Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia Appear "Vindictive," Judge Rules. truthout.org A federal judge ruled last week that the U.S. government likely engaged in retaliatory prosecution against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an immigrant who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration earlier this year. Waverly Crenshaw Jr., a federal judge based in Nashville, Tennessee, said in a 16-page order issued on Friday that there is a "realistic likelihood" that the human… |
(2025-10-06). Health Care Cost Growth Slowed Sharply After Obamacare. counterpunch.org 
The Trump gang, who invented pet-eating immigrants to help win the election, are also inventing crazy stories about Obamacare wrecking the health care system. To be clear, we have huge problems with our healthcare system. We pay over $700 billion for drugs and other pharmaceutical products that would cost us around $150 billion in a
(2025-10-06). Illinois Lawsuit Seeks to Block Trump's Deployment of National Guard to Chicago. truthout.org The city of Chicago and the state of Illinois have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to halt the White House's plans to send National Guard troops to the city. The lawsuit comes as Trump is deploying troops to Democratic-run cities across the country to advance his authoritarian and anti-immigrant agenda under the guise of fighting crime. The White House has said… |
(2025-10-06). Why Are My Favorite Punk Bands Playing a Trump Supporter's Festival? Why I'm Boycotting 'Punk in the Park'. lataco.com The 'Punk in the Park' ethical dilemma: When punk's anti-establishment spirit funds a Trump supporter amid a Trump-sponsored ICE siege of Los Angeles and terrorizing of immigrant Brown communities.
(2025-10-06). One In Four Migrants In Texas Have Been Placed In Solitary Confinement For Weeks, Report Shows. latintimes.com One in four detained migrants have been placed in solitary confinement for weeks, according to a new report…
(2025-10-06). U.S. Sends New Batch Of Deportees To African Country Where Migrants Are Held In Maximum-Security Prison. latintimes.com The Trump administration has conducted a new deportation flight to the African country of Eswatini, where the four people who have already been sent there are held in a maximum security prison…
(2025-10-06). BREAKING: Greta Thunberg gives first public speech since Israeli kidnapping video. thecanary.co Human rights and climate activist Greta Thunberg has spoken publicly for the first time after her kidnapping, detention, and abuse at the hands of the Israeli government: Greta Thunberg released As the Canary previously reported, on Saturday 4 October the Israeli occupation authorities deported 137 of the kidnapped international solidarity activists who participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla […] | By
(2025-10-06). GOP Rep. Pleads With Trump To Reverse Decision To Deport Venezuelans TPS Recipients. latintimes.com Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar pleaded with President Donald Trump to not deport Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders after the Supreme Court allowed the administration to more forward with their removal…
(2025-10-06). Swiss Gaza Flotilla Activists Allege 'Inhumane Detention' in Israel as Diplomatic Tensions Rise. moderndiplomacy.eu Nine members of a Swiss-led Gaza aid flotilla returned home on Sunday after being detained and deported by Israel, alleging that they had been subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment during their detention. The flotilla, consisting of dozens of vessels carrying international activists, attempted to deliver aid to Gaza, which remains under Israeli naval blockade. …
(2025-10-06). This week in history: October 6-12. wsws.org Union sabotages LA transit strike; John Lennon wins US deportation battle; Police massacre civilians in South Korea; US troops sent to Panama.
(2025-10-06). Journalist on Gaza Flotilla Describes "Torturous Conditions" in Israeli Custody. truthout.org Global condemnation is mounting as hundreds of international activists remain in Israeli prison days after Israel's military raided and captured dozens of boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla. Reuters reports at least 170 flotilla activists, of the more than 400 arrested, have been deported from Israel. Many have described torture and mistreatment in Israeli custody. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg… |
(2025-10-06). Shutdown stalemate, ICE protests, Gaza talks, regional budget battles. whyy.org In today's politics roundtable, we break down the week's biggest stories with two columnists from opposite sides of the aisle. We touch on topics near and far.
(2025-10-06). Ecuador's Political Storm: Fuel, Protests, and a Nation on Edge. devdiscourse.com In a tense atmosphere, protesters both supporting and opposing Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa gathered in Quito on Sunday following the implementation of a state of emergency across 10 provinces.
(2025-10-06). Israel subjects Flotilla participants to abuse and mistreatment. fidh.org Alexis Deswaef and Aziz Rhali, both vice-presidents of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), are among the 470 members of the Flotilla who were abducted by Israel in international waters on October 1 and 2, 2025. The two men have begun a hunger strike to protest their imprisonment, the mistreatment they are subjected to, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. FIDH is calling for their immediate and unconditional release, as well as that of all the Flotilla participants still (…) | – | /…
(2025-10-06). World leaders rebel against US Israel: to save Gaza, they demand international intervention. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
Leaders from many countries condemned the USA and Israel at the UN General Assembly, demanding intervention in Gaza to save Palestinians from genocide. Diplomats walked out to protest Netanyahu. Latin America led the resistance.
(2025-10-06). Hundreds of thousands join Amsterdam's 'red line' protest for Gaza. aljazeera.com Rally organisers say around 250,000 people marched in Amsterdam's 'red line' protest against Israel's genocide in Gaza.
(2025-10-06). Protests denounce New Zealand government's whitewashing of Israel's genocide. wsws.org Protesters denounced Foreign Minister Winston Peters' speech to the UN, which downplayed and legitimised Israel's atrocities and refused to recognise Palestinian statehood.
(2025-10-06). Sumud Flotilla activists on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) — Dozens of international activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla have begun a collective hunger strike inside Israeli prisons, protesting Israel's use of "starvation policy" as a weapon of war in Gaza.
(2025-10-06). CAF 'confident' AFCON will proceed despite Morocco protests. newarab.com 
African football boss Patrice Motsepe said on Monday he is "absolutely confident" the Young Moroccans The protesters have demanded reforms to social services, especially he…
(2025-10-06). Paraguay: Indigenous Resistance Achieves First Demand in Struggle to Return INDI Headquarters to Asunción. orinocotribune.com For several days, various Indigenous communities have been mobilizing and protesting in Paraguay against recent decisions of the right-wing government of Santiago Peña. Peña hails from the Colorado Party, one of the oldest parties in Latin America, which, incidentally, was the political base of the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner (1954-1989), one of the longest-serving dictators in 20th-century history. | The protesters are demanding the resignation of the president of Paraguayan Institute of Indigenous Affairs (INDI) and the restoration of the institution's headquarters. | On October 3, it was announced that…