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Israeli police singled out & assaulted Handala member Christian Smalls... who happens to be Black
"Christian was surrounded by six members of Israel’s special police unit. This level of force was not used against other abducted activists."
"The Freedom Flotilla Coalition condemns this violence against Chris & demands accountability for the assault and discriminatory treatment he faced."
#Racism #IsraeliCrimes #USPol #EuroPol #FreedomFlotilla #GazaGenocide #BreakTheSeige .
For the first time in the history of the United States,
asylum seekers will have to pay to file an asylum application.
The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” or OBBA, mandates new minimum fees for immigration and visa applications.
The legislation authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Attorney General to raise fees above the minimum,
and all fees are subject to an annual inflation adjustment starting in fiscal year 2026.
Asylum seekers must now pay a host of new fees
— $100 to file a claim,
an additional $100 for every year their application is pending,
and $550 to apply for a work permit.
OBBA bars asylum seekers from receiving fee waivers.
Of the 149 countries that are signatories on the 1951 Refugee Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol, only three impose application fees on asylum seekers.
https://truthout.org/articles/asylum-seekers-now-have-to-pay-to-file-immigration-claims/
"… the Florida Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed a local restaurant… demanding surveillance video, guest lists, reservation logs, and contracts of performers and other staff—all because the venue hosted an LGBTQ+ Pride [drag-related] event…"
You Went to a Drag Show—Now the State of Florida Wants Your Name | Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/you-went-drag-show-now-state-florida-wants-your-name
If you thought going to a Pride event or drag show was just another night out, think again. If you were in Florida, it might land your name in a government database.That’s what’s happening in Vero Beach, FL, where the Florida Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed a local restaurant, The Kilted...
If You've Asked ChatGPT a Legal Question, You May Have Accidentally Doomed Yourself in Court
https://futurism.com/chatgpt-legal-questions-court?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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