Notices by USAJusticeWatch (usajusticewatch@mastodon.social), page 2

Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between #ICE and Local #Police: Police departments in Oregon created an "analyst group" where they casually offer each other assistance with #surveillance tools. | 404 Media https://www.404media.co/emails-reveal-the-casual-surveillance-alliance-between-ice-and-local-police/

“A growing number of congressional & local officials have been handcuffed or charged over incidents related to the Trump administration's #immigration agenda… The #arrests and #charges of elected Democrats have led party leaders to warn the president is driving democracy to the edge. But the shows of force, including during anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles last week, have also given Trump's MAGA base and advisers exactly what they wanted.” | AXIOS https://www.axios.com/2025/06/17/lander-democrats-arrested-charged-immigration-trump

“…The faith of the MAGA movement is not one in which the state conforms to the church, but one in which the #church is bent to the will of the strange beast that is #AmericanNationalism — the belief that the American project is an exercise in freedom & prosperity like the world has never known, but also the sole possession of those who are white, heterosexual, & unquestioningly loyal to the nation.” | Katherine Kelaidis, Vox https://www.vox.com/politics/416042/religion-politics-trump-christian-nationalism-liberty-maga #ChristianNationalism #ReligiousNationalism

Tourists are ready to #boycott the #US. ‘There is easy irony in this tourist backlash. Trump…has [broken] the 1st rule of #tourism: create an alluring & welcoming destination. …

“Why would you come to the US today?” said…the CEO of Global Sustainable Tourism Council… “…You want to go someplace where you feel good & comfortable & safe. That’s not America now & people…have plenty of other choices.”

They are going elsewhere.’

| by Elizabeth Becker, Boston Globe https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/12/opinion/us-tourism-decline-trump/

Inside Elon #Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’ | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-digital-coup-doge-data-ai/ #DOGE

“#Lawfare is tracking #legal challenges against the executive orders President #Trump has enacted. Click on the executive order of interest on the right to see the litigation surrounding the action.” | See the list at Lawfare https://www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-series/trumps-first-100-days#challenges

Citizen advocacy does make an impact. Here is a site where #Americans can find easy scripts to can adapt for calls and short letters to elected representatives. https://5calls.org/. Those who feel they can’t manage 5calls can make one call.

Resistance to Trump is everywhere: Inside the first 50 days of mass protest. “From boycotts to mass noncompliance to street demonstrations, the response to the Trump administration’s policies has consisted of an impressive range of nonviolent tactics. …people are thwarting raids, refusing to obey unjust orders, standing up to bully politics & taking risks to do the right thing. The resistance is diverse, multi-stranded & feisty…some of it is working…” | Waging Nonviolence https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/resistance-to-trump-is-everywhere-inside-the-first-50-days-of-mass-protest/

Selma is Stronger than
MAGA: On Loving Your Country | Sherrilyn Ifill
https://open.substack.com/pub/sherrilyn/p/selma-is-stronger-than-maga

Can Trump Dismantle the Department of Education? ‘…#Trump is reportedly finalizing an #ExecutiveOrder that would attempt to dismantle the #DepartmentOfEducation… experts say the abolishment of the agency would be difficult. …Jonathan E. Collins, a professor of political science & education at Teachers College, Columbia University [said]…Congress created the Department of Education, and only #Congress can abolish it.” | TIME https://time.com/7213488/trump-dismantle-department-of-education/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

#State Dept., #USAID workers concerned personal devices are being #monitored | MSNBC (video) https://www.msnbc.com/chris-jansing-reports/watch/state-dept-usaid-workers-concerned-personal-devices-are-being-monitored-231299141803 #RightToPrivacy

The Coming War on #Dissent. “…In November of last year, the House of Representatives pushed through #HR9495…to give the incoming Trump administration the power to declare any nonprofit group a “terrorist-supporting organization” & revoke its tax-exempt status. The designation would…impact on groups…that use financial resources to bail protesters… & help…with legal fees… [&] could also be weaponized against…any nonprofit that interacts with public protests.” | New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/190850/coming-war-dissent

Ideologue of the “Post-Constitutional” Right. Russell #Vought, one of the [#Project2025] architects…, believes there is nothing left to conserve. He desires…to burn down the system. “…Vought is a key figure in the world of Trumpism…literally drafting, as the man chiefly responsible for Project2025’s “[180-Day] #Playbook,” the avalanche of… #executiveorders with which the Trumpists hope to take over the state…” | Thomas Zimmer https://open.substack.com/pub/thomaszimmer/p/meet-the-ideologue-of-the-post-constitutional

The real #LizCheney scandal. ‘Last week, the NYT recounted an alarming fact in a shockingly blasé fashion. …[They] wrote, “…Trump has made it known that people he believes to be his enemies should be prosecuted.” …Jailing #dissenters is not a policy position. It’s a hallmark of an #authoritarian regime. None of these headlines communicate the important fact that Cheney didn’t commit an actual crime and this is all a meritless, vindictive investigation.’ | Stephen Robinson https://www.publicnotice.co/p/liz-cheney-trump-loudermilk-january-6-report

Faith leaders express dismay amid report Trump will allow immigration raids at churches. “Faith leaders are reacting with concern to a report that President-elect Donald Trump plans to rescind a long-standing policy that discourages immigration officials from conducting raids at churches, schools and hospitals.
… The policy discourages government agents from making arrests at or near “sensitive locations,” such as houses of worship.“ | RNS https://religionnews.com/2024/12/12/faith-leaders-express-dismay-amid-report-trump-will-allow-immigration-raids-at-churches/

The #WashingtonPost & #LATimes refused to endorse a candidate. Why? “…this may look like…nonpartisan neutrality… but it’s far from that. …it’s a…smackdown of…staffs who have… expos[ed] Trump’s dangers... It’s also a strong statement of preference. The papers’ leaders have made it clear that they either want Trump (who is…a boon to large personal fortunes) or that they don’t wish to risk the ex-president’s wrath & retribution if he wins.” | Margaret Sullivan, Guardian https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/25/news-election-endorsements-washington-post-la-times

“… #FactChecking doesn’t work with…#Trump… he has trained his followers to so distrust the press that even if Daniel Dale lays out 33 lies in one debate, Trump’s followers will…write that off to press bias... every time you try to fact check Trump, you…simply reinforce the belief of Trump’s supporters that the other half of society simply hates Trump’s truth. And so…fact checking…reinforces the loyalty of Trump’s rubes, rather than leads them to doubt him.” | @emptywheel https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/15/how-kamala-harris-dodged-the-two-truths-problem/

'Conquer with love': #Springfield community shows support for Haitian neighbors

https://dayton247now.com/news/local/conquer-with-love-springfield-community-shows-support-for-haitian-neighbors