I just received this email and I was wondering if you were aware of it?
From: The Intercept Team …
BREAKING: Federal judges in Texas just sentenced eight alleged antifa activists to a combined 450 years in prison in a case involving a protest outside the Prairieland ICE detention center.
Five of those sentenced received prison terms of 50 years. One defendant who wasn’t even present at the protest received a 30-year sentence for merely moving a box of antifascist zines. The longest sentence — a 100-year term — went to an activist accused of firing a gun at a police officer.
If this sounds like a grotesque miscarriage of justice, that’s because it is.
The Intercept is using open records laws to uncover any new evidence that has not yet come to light. These findings could be critical for future appeals. However, local authorities are dragging their feet, throwing up one procedural hurdle after another to avoid handing over the documents that the public should be entitled to see.
During the trial of the Prairieland anti-ICE protesters, the government argued that dressing in so-called “black bloc” clothing, carrying first aid kits, wearing body armor, and using the messaging app Signal were indicators the defendants were engaged in antifa terrorism.
The Prairieland case is the government’s first set of convictions under President Donald Trump’s executive order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, and already we’re seeing similar prosecutions in other states.
Our legal team is demanding that local authorities comply with our open records request in a timely fashion — and if these documents contain anything that may cast even a sliver of doubt on the government’s case, then every delay is potentially significant.
There’s no bigger reporting priority for The Intercept right now than exposing the Trump administration’s assault on free speech, and as a nonprofit news outlet, we rely on your donations to help power everything we do.
Unlike modern slang where "GOAT" means the best, this biblical text uses goats to represent those who are condemned for failing to show compassion to people in need.”
Unlike modern slang where "GOAT" means the best, this biblical text uses goats to represent those who are condemned for failing to show compassion to people in need.”
Good morning, Allison,
I just received this email and I was wondering if you were aware of it?
From: The Intercept Team …
BREAKING: Federal judges in Texas just sentenced eight alleged antifa activists to a combined 450 years in prison in a case involving a protest outside the Prairieland ICE detention center.
Five of those sentenced received prison terms of 50 years. One defendant who wasn’t even present at the protest received a 30-year sentence for merely moving a box of antifascist zines. The longest sentence — a 100-year term — went to an activist accused of firing a gun at a police officer.
If this sounds like a grotesque miscarriage of justice, that’s because it is.
The Intercept is using open records laws to uncover any new evidence that has not yet come to light. These findings could be critical for future appeals. However, local authorities are dragging their feet, throwing up one procedural hurdle after another to avoid handing over the documents that the public should be entitled to see.
During the trial of the Prairieland anti-ICE protesters, the government argued that dressing in so-called “black bloc” clothing, carrying first aid kits, wearing body armor, and using the messaging app Signal were indicators the defendants were engaged in antifa terrorism.
The Prairieland case is the government’s first set of convictions under President Donald Trump’s executive order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, and already we’re seeing similar prosecutions in other states.
Our legal team is demanding that local authorities comply with our open records request in a timely fashion — and if these documents contain anything that may cast even a sliver of doubt on the government’s case, then every delay is potentially significant.
There’s no bigger reporting priority for The Intercept right now than exposing the Trump administration’s assault on free speech, and as a nonprofit news outlet, we rely on your donations to help power everything we do.
Thank you,
The Intercept team
Ian, that's horrifying, and I appreciate you sharing it with us all to keep up to date.
I just hope it’s not true, but I’m afraid it sounds just like something the vindictive Donald J Trump would do..
Did you know that some people are calling him a GOAT? I wasn’t sure what that meant until I was referred to Matthew 25 and here’s what it has to say:
In the Bible, Matthew 25:31–46 features a famous teaching from Jesus known as the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, which uses goats as a metaphor for the wicked or unrighteous during the Final Judgment. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv9ONjIpDUk&t=15, https://www.newcovenantgj.org/the-sheep-and-goat-judgment-matthew-2531-46/]
Unlike modern slang where "GOAT" means the best, this biblical text uses goats to represent those who are condemned for failing to show compassion to people in need.”
Interesting!
I just hope it’s not true, but I’m afraid it sounds just like something the vindictive Donald J Trump would do..
Did you know that some people are calling him a GOAT? I wasn’t sure what that meant until I was referred to Matthew 25 and here’s what it has to say:
“In the Bible, Matthew 25:31–46 features a famous teaching from Jesus known as the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, which uses goats as a metaphor for the wicked or unrighteous during the Final Judgment. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv9ONjIpDUk&t=15, https://www.newcovenantgj.org/the-sheep-and-goat-judgment-matthew-2531-46/]
Unlike modern slang where "GOAT" means the best, this biblical text uses goats to represent those who are condemned for failing to show compassion to people in need.”
Good morning; I hope you have a good day. Thanks for the update
Thank you.
Actually the water is from the Potomac via Tidal Basin, since 2012. It's polluted by chemical nutrients that the algae thrive on!
Thanks Allison and Dana!!!
Thank you for the update, Allison. I am wondering about the antifa people who were sentenced and put in prison.