We Showed Up (feat. Christine Ahn)

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Today, a MAGA extremist posing as law enforcement shot two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses Saturday morning; millions of Americans took the streets this weekend for the No Kings protests while Trump’s military birthday parade was a bust; detainees rose up and some escaped from the private ICE detention center; Ras Baraka and LaMonica McIver were arrested for trying to inspect; the House has voted to kill funding for PBS and NPR; Mamdani and Lander cross endorse one another in the New York City mayoral race; Marines carried out the first KNOWN detention of a civilian in Los Angeles; US troops begin detaining people in the national defense zone at the border; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role | CNN

US Marines make first detention in LA as more protests expected | Reuters

Four escape migrant detention center in Newark, N.J., authorities say | The Washington Post

House votes to eliminate federal funding for public media outlets | NPR

Non-profits ask judge to hold US officials in contempt for defying foreign aid order | Reuters

Mamdani and Lander Cross-Endorse Each Other in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race | The New York Times

Good Trouble:
The Department of Energy (DOE) is trying to get rid of important rules of Section 504! DOE is trying to change the rules that new buildings must be accessible to people with disabilities. Please make your voice heard and say “no” to these changes. You can send in a comment as part of an organization. You can also send a comment on your own. The deadline to send in comments is Monday, June 16, 2025.
Tell the Department of Energy to Stop Attacking Civil Rights and Section 504 - DREDF

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