Candice Bernd

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Special Investigative Correspondent @TexasObserver
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NEW: My last Cop City story was from like 9 months ago in which I obtained the project's certificate of insurance.

Happy that my first story back on the beat after a reporting hiatus is about organizers targeting the insurer's headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona. https://truthout.org/articles/stop-cop-city-takes-fight-to-tucson-as-ga-aims-to-expand-domestic-terror-statute/

Stop Cop City Takes Fight to Tucson as GA Aims to Expand Domestic Terror Statute

Activists targeted insurers and investors in Tucson as the Georgia Legislature and police target organizers in Atlanta.

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ICYMI from Monday: I spent Friday and Sunday in Eagle Pass. I dedicated most of my time to following actual residents of EP, who are upset that the weekend's influx of Christian nationalists and GOP governors stole the spotlight for the real issues they want addressed. https://truthout.org/articles/locals-say-eagle-pass-is-being-invaded-by-christian-nationalists-not-migrants/
Locals Say Eagle Pass Is Being Invaded by Christian Nationalists — Not Migrants

They say an influx of GOP governors and a far right convoy helped spread hate in their community over the weekend.

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NEW: I went to the Border Security Expo last week in El Paso during the final hours of Title 42. Mere blocks from penniless migrants at Sacred Heart Church in downtown, industry execs sipped coffee and hawked robot dogs and other dystopian tech designed to repress them: https://truthout.org/articles/border-industry-peddles-robot-dogs-and-ai-surveillance-amid-end-of-title-42/
Border Industry Peddles Robot Dogs and AI Surveillance Amid End of Title 42

Blocks from a migrant camp in El Paso, execs at the Border Security Expo hawked dystopian tech designed to repress them.

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NEW: Public court records show Deputy AG John Fowler is representing Georgia against three #StopCopCity activists facing felonies for flyering.

I round up a number of other updates here, including Judge Altman's upholding of domestic terror charges against March 5 arrestees last week and recent repression of student sit-ins and Georgia Tech and Emory.

Bonus: I got Cop City's insurance.

https://truthout.org/articles/cop-city-protesters-face-felonies-for-flyering-as-police-repress-student-sit-ins/

Cop City Protesters Face Felonies for Flyering as Police Repress Student Sit-Ins

Truthout obtained Cop City’s certificate of insurance as activists and students target the project’s investors.

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I went on the Green and Red Podcast to talk about my story providing updates on the Texas Board of Pardon and Parole's consideration of Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon request for former Army Sgt. Daniel Perry for shooting BLM protester and Air Force veteran Garrett Foster in 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpjPRuGyldA&t=20s
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Aims to Pardon Racist Murderer Daniel Perry ft. Truthout's Candice Bernd

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“It has become clear in the aftermath of the trial that he held vile views about working-class people, about communities of color, about religious minorities, and that in this case, he sought and did act on those views.”

District Attorney José Garza will get a chance to make his case to the parole board, in defense of the Daniel Perry conviction, reports @candicequestions of Truthout:
https://www.texasobserver.org/daniel-perry-garrett-foster-pardon-greg-abbott/

#news #CriminalJustice #Austin #Texas #BlackLivesMatter #politics

Travis County DA Garza to Defend Daniel Perry Conviction at Parole Board

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles will also hear from Garrett Foster's family about why the conviction of Daniel Perry should be upheld.

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NEW: Emails I obtained from the Travis County District Attorney’s office indicate Texas's Board of Pardons and Paroles has agreed to let the DA present evidence against Daniel Perry before determining whether to approve Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon, signaling their intention to let Perry's case to fully play out first: https://truthout.org/articles/abbotts-plan-to-pardon-sgt-who-killed-blm-protester-may-already-be-backfiring/
Abbott’s Plan to Pardon Army Sgt. Who Killed BLM Protester May Already Be Backfiring

The parole board will allow the district attorney to present evidence in the case before making pardon determination.

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NEW: My latest examines how the #StopCopCity movement is adapting as the DeKalb County Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously denies an appeal of Cop City's permit and as law enforcement and contractors continue to clear the Weelaunee Forest of both protesters and trees. https://truthout.org/articles/stop-cop-city-movement-embraces-national-strategy-as-permit-appeal-is-denied/
Stop Cop City Movement Embraces National Strategy as Permit Appeal Is Denied

Plaintiffs plan to appeal the decision to the DeKalb County Georgia Superior Court as the movement expands nationally.

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NEW: For #TransDayOfVisibility, I spent some time at the Texas Capitol covering the draconian anti-drag and anti-trans bills coming out of the #txlege this session — as well as state lawmakers' connections to the far right activists pushing the bills forward. https://truthout.org/articles/texas-pushes-draconian-drag-ban-bills-amid-unprecedented-assault-on-trans-rights/
Texas Pushes Draconian Drag Ban Bills Amid Unprecedented Assault on Trans Rights

Drag performers donned bright pink wigs and makeup to testify against anti-trans bills at the Texas Capitol this week.

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NEW: Here's my feature from my reporting trip to Atlanta, which details what happened during my harassment stop by APD on March 10. The repression against #StopCopCity we are seeing in Atlanta is unlike anything I've ever seen before. Cops effectively created a Constitution-free zone. https://truthout.org/articles/atlanta-was-a-constitution-free-zone-during-stop-cop-city-week-of-action/
Atlanta Was a Constitution-Free Zone During “Stop Cop City” Week of Action

Pressure is mounting against the planned police training center after a week of unprecedented police repression.

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