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Flag-Burning Is Protected Free Speech

Gary Wright II — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:51:29 -0500

When Trump issued an Executive Order that banned burning or desecrating the US flag, many people noticed the irony of him pardoning all of the January 6th insurrectionists who soiled the Capitol and assaulted police officers using flags on poles, yet wanting to imprison those who burn a flag. The Supreme Court has held multiple times that flag-burning is protected under the First Amendment.

On the day Trump signed the order, North Carolina Army combat veteran Jan Carey exercised his rights and burned a small flag on top of some bricks in Lafayette Square across from the White House in protest of the unlawful Executive Order. He announced on a bullhorn what he was doing and why.

US Attorney for DC Jeanine "Wine Box" Pirro 🙄 (a former Fox News host) charged Carey with two misdemeanors that each carry a penalty of up to 6 months in jail. Instead of using the Executive Order as a legal basis (which would immediately fail in court) she drummed up two other charges: Count 1 is for Fire in an Undesignated Area; Count 2 is Lighting a Fire in a Manner that Causes Damage to Real Property or Park Resources.

In other words, they're coming up with reasons for criminal charges against people who exercise their rights. The case has been assigned to DC Federal Chief Judge James Boasberg who has yet to rule on a Motion to Dismiss the case, but has scheduled a status hearing for January 28th.

This bookmark is a link to that court docket.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71223653/united-states-v-carey/?order_by=desc

Texas Transgender "Bathroom Bill" Goes Into Effect

Gary Wright II — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:50:32 -0500

On Thursday, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act goes into effect which is going to make going to the bathroom more dangerous for women and especially transgender women. There aren't many guidelines on enforcement, so any woman that looks "butch" is likely to get harassed. The transgender population will be forced to use the wrong bathroom, which will increase the violence against them. Public and private spaces have different rules, which will add to the inconsistencies and confusion about the law.

I'm so sorry that Texas passed this discriminatory law, and I'm afraid my trans friends are going to lose even more rights when the Supreme Court issues their opinions in June. We have to stand up and protect our transgender brothers and sisters, wherever they may be. 💜"🏳️‍⚧️- This bookmark has more details about the new law.

Address of the Bookmark: https://apnews.com/article/texas-general-news-44c8d0da41ed27d82ba24f6922e06e8c

Local Indivisible Groups Are Everywhere

Gary Wright II — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:45:46 -0500

After the No Kings protests, many communities across the country created their own Indivisible groups that organizes events at the local level. I'm a member of our local group in Montgomery, and it has lots of really amazing activists in it. I encourage y'all to seek out and join the groups that exist where you live, or create your own group if there isn't one. This is a map where you can find them.

Address of the Bookmark: https://groups.indivisible.org/

"After the DC National Guard Shooting Comes the Big Lie"

Gary Wright II — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:11:39 -0500

Dave Zirin has written an excellent article challenging the big lies being told by the government. I agree with him, the National Guard is not protecting a damn thing during these deployments. Under the Posse Comitatus Act, they aren't legally allowed to enforce civil law. We now have DC police guarding the National Guard, which is insane! Zirin also addresses the lies being told by West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey to justify his actions.

I disagree that Trump has had his "Reichstag Fire" moment, because that is coming near the end of his term. I expect one of his radical right-wing militias to carry out a false flag operation of violence and blame antifa for it. Trump is waiting for any excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act, and thankfully we haven't given him any justification. That's why I think he will eventually just fabricate an incident and put us all under martial law.

We have to correct these Big Lies, so here's Dave Zirin's article in The Nation.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/dc-national-guard-shooting-occupation-lies/

Hack AI Browsers With A Hashtag

Gary Wright II — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:55:43 -0500

Another safety threat of AI is the ability to hijack AI browsers with a simple hashtag. It's called "HashJacking" where the hashtag is used to conceal a code fragment that only the AI reads and processes. The hacker doesn't need to compromise the website or your computer, they just have to trick you into clicking on a link with the fragment in it. They can then control the responses the AI is feeding you.

This bookmark has more details on how it works.

Address of the Bookmark: https://morningoverview.com/experts-warn-ai-browsers-can-be-hacked-with-a-simple-hashtag/

Stop Online ID Checks

Gary Wright II — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:46:05 -0500

On Tuesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will consider 19 “kids safety” bills ranging from requiring online IDs to complete censorship for kids under a certain age. Everyone wants to keep kids safe, but these bills always do more harm than good. They especially harm marginalized communities, because people can no longer surf the web with anonymity. It puts everyone at risk, because your IDs are going to be stored all over the place making them easy targets for hackers. It makes government surveillance and private companies tracking you much easier. Online IDs are not a solution.

To learn more about the problem and how to work towards real solutions, please visit this bookmark.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.stoponlineidchecks.org/

Teachers Are Outing And Deadnaming Transgender Students Because of "Don't Say Gay" Laws

Gary Wright II — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:55:02 -0500

In June, Texas passed a "Bill of Parental Rights” which has been dangerous for LGBTQIA+ students. It shut down all of their GSA clubs so they have no support, and the teachers are forcing the students to use their deadname and gender at birth. This will increase youth suicide, runaways, bullying, and violence against them. Schools need to be a safe place for everybody, and these hateful laws destroy that. Florida and lots of other red states have similar laws. There are also numerous book bans across the country that are censoring all books that relate to LGBTQIA+ or gender identity. We have to stop the spread of these harmful laws, and repeal those that already exist. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/teachers-are-outing-trans-students-thanks-to-states-new-dont-say...

Immigration Incident Tracker By House Oversight Committee

CleverNews.Net — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:05:18 -0500

The Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have finally launched a website where people can report ICE/CBP incidents. It doesn't track ICE movements in real-time, but it looks at verified incidents such as excessive use of force, etc. There have been 15 deaths of detainees while in ICE custody, and over 250 incidents that have been thoroughly documented through this dashboard.

Address of the Bookmark: https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-dashboard

Women's March WIN Anti-ICE Ad

CleverNews.Net — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:40:15 -0500

Wow! In Charlotte, North Carolina there is an ad campaign airing that shames those who are working for ICE. I'd love to see more actions like this running in every city! ✊ Check out the powerful 60 second video:

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=684ncxqERO4

ICE Bounty Hunters Have Arrived

CleverNews.Net — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:40:35 -0500

A federal contractor founded by a former ICE official is reaching out to ex-law enforcement officers and military on LinkedIn and offering them a bounty program to hunt down immigrants. They get assigned their own vehicle and the starting price is $300 per case to verify an address. They are supposed to just observe and not interact with anyone. They apparently are not required to have a private investigators license which is required in some states. This pilot program is part of a broader effort to use bounty hunters and "skip-tracers" to find immigrants and they will get paid based on their performance.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.latintimes.com/ex-law-enforcement-officials-offered-300-per-case-locate-immigrants-ice-r...

Border Patrol Arrives In New Orleans

CleverNews.Net — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 19:45:25 -0500

Hundreds of CBP and ICE agents are arriving and staging to get ready for a campaign of terror that will start on December 1st. So far, the federal government hasn't reached out to any local police departments, the city, or the mayor to let them know of their presence or ask for their cooperation.

If you live in The Big Easy, then you already know what to do by learning from the raids in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte. Organize your communities, pass out whistles, distribute multi-lingual Know Your Rights pamphlets, and record EVERYTHING that they do! ✊

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights

Birthright Citizenship At SCOTUS

Gary Wright II — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 18:08:41 -0500

At Friday's private conference, the Supreme Court discussed the case challenging birthright citizenship. All of the lower courts have upheld the 14th Amendment and rejected the Trump administration's re-definition of it. I'm wanting to see SCOTUS deny granting certiorari to hear the case, which would mean the lower court decision would stand. We will hopefully have an answer Monday morning when they release their Order List at 9:30AM ET.

Section 1 of the 14th Amendment says, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." That is pretty clear, but Trump is trying to re-interpret the US Constitution in order to exclude immigrants. They are using the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" to say the baby doesn't have citizenship unless both parents are citizens. They also have a plan to de-naturalize immigrants who have already earned their citizenship, but that's a whole other matter.

This is the order from Trump that redefines US citizenship.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american...

Portland First Amendment Class Action Filed

CleverNews.Net — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:29:54 -0500

The ACLU of Oregon has filed a class action lawsuit over the brutal treatment of protesters and journalists. The lawsuit claims that the Trump administration's policies and actions are "blatant attempts" to interfere with First Amendment rights, including freedom of speech, the press, peaceful assembly, and expressing disagreement with the government.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/protests/aclu-oregon-sues-trump-administration-first-amendmen...

SPLC November Intelligence Report

Gary Wright II — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:40:15 -0500

The Southern Poverty Law Center has published the November intelligence report of far-right activity. Some highlights are Alabama's Tommy Tuberville and how members of the far-right groups are talking about joining ICE. Here's the full report.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/november-2025-intelligence-project-dispatch/

FBI Spied On Signal Group Chat Of Immigration Activists

CleverNews.Net — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:28:05 -0500

Signal is open source and secure, but if you invite a FBI informant into your secure group chat or a member of the group squeals, you're going to get busted! The FBI is accusing a group of court watchers of being "anarchist violent extremist actors” and here's the details:

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/21/fbi-signal-group-chat-immigration

IRS Sharing Data With ICE Is Illegal

CleverNews.Net — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:01:20 -0500

Federal District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly just blocked the Internal Revenue Service from illegally sharing data with ICE. She ruled that "the IRS’s adoption of the Address-Sharing Policy and the IRS’s subsequent sharing of taxpayer information with ICE were unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act. Furthermore, Plaintiffs have shown that the IRS’s disclosure of confidential taxpayer address information to ICE was contrary to law because it violated several provisions of Internal Revenue Code." Here's a link to her 94-page ruling.

Address of the Bookmark: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277519/gov.uscourts.dcd.277519.54.0.pdf

Jeffrey Epstein's Gmail Published

Gary Wright II — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:55:57 -0500

Riley Walz has taken Epstein's Gmail messages that were released by the House Oversight Committee and made them searchable.

Address of the Bookmark: https://jmail.world/

Trump's Gaza Peace Plan Has Failed

Gary Wright II — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:49:29 -0500

Neither side has complied with the ceasefire agreement, and Hamas only agreed to return the hostages. They are only willing to disarm once a Palestinian state is created. Trump's "plan" was to create an international security force, but they haven't been able to get countries to agree to send their troops to enforce the peace or disarm Hamas. Meanwhile, the genocide and territory grab is still in progress.

Address of the Bookmark: https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/who-is-ready-to-die-for-trumps-gaza-plan-so-far-nobody/

Halo Act Would Restrict Free Speech

CleverNews.Net — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:32:12 -0500

The GOP has proposed a bill that would give 5 years in prison and fines for anyone who comes within 25 feet of ICE or harasses them. There are already plenty of laws regarding the obstruction of justice that are being used in these cases, but they want to make it easier to arrest those protesting or recording ICE activities. Our nation has already slipped down the slippery slope of fascist government, and this law would take us further down that path.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-law-halo-act-senator-moody-florida-11080367

Charges Dropped Against Two Chicago "Domestic Terrorists"

CleverNews.Net — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:04:50 -0500

Federal District Judge Georgia Alexakis has dismissed the charges against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz after DOJ requested it.

In multiple instance, federal agents have claimed someone "rammed their car" when the evidence shows it was either the agents who caused the accident, or it never happened. In this case, they shot Martinez multiple times and then the agent bragged in text messages that he shot her 5 times and she had 7 holes. They labeled them as "domestic terrorists" and charged them with assault with a deadly weapon for a ramming attack that was the agent's fault.

Once DOJ realized they were going to caught by yet another lie in court with their text messages and body cameras being viewed, they suddenly dropped all of the charges. This bookmark goes to a news article with more details along with some of the outrageous text messages and statements where the federal agents lied about the incident.

Address of the Bookmark: https://abcnews.go.com/US/doj-drops-charges-2-people-accused-ramming-vehicles/story?id=127714651

US Turns It's Back On Ukraine - 23 Point Peace Plan

Gary Wright II — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:17:51 -0500

Officials are meeting in Kyiv on a 23-point "peace plan" for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. There does need to be an end to the war, but this plan is a disaster just like the Trump Middle East Peace plan! It involves Ukraine giving up some of it's land (the Donbas region) to Russia, as well as puts limits on their troop numbers and weapons so they are left defenseless against another incursion.

Sounds like something written by Putin? It probably was. It was drafted by Steve Witkoff and Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev. Neither Ukraine or our European allies were consulted about the plan.

I truly hope that Ukraine is smart enough to reject this plan. Trump is clearly cheering for his pal Putin, and has been limiting the aid that we send to Ukraine. It looks like peace in Ukraine and future peace in Europe will be up to NATO countries.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgdgrqwnq9o

The Nuremberg Defense: How a Nazi trial ended the just-following-orders defense for US troops

Gary Wright II — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:49:08 -0500

I'm so glad that the Air Force Times has published this timely article called "How a Nazi trial ended the just-following-orders defense for US troops." Our troops are likely receiving illegal orders in Latin America with all of the extrajudicial murders being carried out in Venezuela, and they need to know they can still be held accountable for their actions.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.airforcetimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/11/19/how-a-nazi-trial-ended-the-just-f...

FBI Employee Sues After Being Fired For Displaying Pride Flag

CleverNews.Net — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:15:07 -0500

Today David Maltinsky filed a lawsuit claiming infringement of his First Amendment rights to free speech and his Fifth Amendment rights to equal protection after the FBI fired him for displaying a Progress Pride flag.

Address of the Bookmark: https://apnews.com/article/fbi-progress-pride-flag-lawsuit-83c0d9750e9bf6a11a11b858420750a2

Judge Orders Release of 442 Chicago Detainees

CleverNews.Net — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:00:31 -0500

Federal District Judge Jeffrey Cummings has order the release of low-risk detainees that were arrested without a warrant. They must be released on a $1,500 bond by Friday. The DHS provided a list, and out of 610 detainees, 52 were listed as a “high public safety risk,” 87 were medium risk, and 473 were low risk.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/12/judge-operation-midway-blitz-chicago-ice-00649104

Chicago - 7th Circuit Pauses Order Restricting ICE Agents

CleverNews.Net — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:57:45 -0500

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals just paused Federal District Judge Sara Ellis' order restricting the violent actions of ICE agents until the appeals court can further review her reasoning for the order.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-halts-order-limiting-immigration-agents-re...