"You almost have to admire the clown show policymaking of this admin -went from claiming there were 415 "sanctuary counties" to 4. You know, just a casual 99% drop."
-A R-Melnick
"After their initial sanctuary juris list drew widespread criticism & was pulled down within days, the admin has pub ANOTHER #sanctuary juris list.
First list by #DHS: 14 states, 415 counties & 227 cities
New list by #DOJ: 13 states, 4 counties & 18 cities
Added: NV & DC
Rem: MD/MA/NJ"
-S Pierce
#Retribution #USPol
A federal judge dismisses the Trump lawsuit against sanctuary city policies in Chicago.
He says states and their subdivisions, cities, are not required by law to do the things the Trump lawsuit is objecting to.
“The individual defendants are dismissed because the #UnitedStates lacks #standing to sue them with respect to the #Sanctuary Policies; #CookCounty Board of Commissioners is dismissed because it is not a suable entity separate from Cook County … The United States’s complaint is dismissed in its entirety without prejudice,” Jenkins wrote.
U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins for the Northern District of #Illinois Eastern Division said the #Trump admin “lacks #standing” to invalidate the #state, #city
& county laws that limit cooperation w/ #federal #immigration enforcement, adding in her ruling that “contrary to the United States’s arguments, the #Sanctuary Policies here do not comparably regulate [Immigration & Customs Enforcement] operations or meddle with the contractual rights of private individuals working with #ICE.”
#law
"the hammer makes you smaller
as people pass and sneer
their daily dose of bullshit
makes sure they will never hear
the thunder still inside you
the burning in your heart
you unfulfilled desires
they're tearing you apart
did you think that they would notice?
that they'd save you from a burning car?
welcome to the world of also-rans
where you're never gonna be a star
be a star"
MISTY PATH (2002)
Acrylic on Panel - 24" x 18"
Based on an experience I had while hiking in a local park on a very foggy day. There was a path that runs through an overhanging mass of vines and other foliage near a lake, and I was the only person in the place, except for my infant son, who was napping in the carrier on my back. As I stood enthralled by the scene I saw this image in my mind’s eye.
I'm incredibly lucky to have the chance to "borrow" a Steinway grand piano from a dear friend for the recording of #sanctuary 
Say what you will – nothing beats the magic of playing a real #piano 
Safe to say, it’ll be playing a bigger role in this one than in past Schall und Stille productions…
"While crop seed vaults are common around the world, nurseries for wild and native plants are rare, and many plant species quietly become extinct. This marks #Gurukula out as a Noah’s ark for endangered plant species."
Manga review
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Sanctuary by Sho Fumimura and Ryoichi Ikegami
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Two Japanese boys survive the Cambodian killing fields and return to Japan. They make a solemn promise: To change the world for the better.
Through a game of rock, paper, scissors, they decide who is going to study politics and work himself into the Diet, the other is going to leave school early and join the yakuza. Both will rise through the ranks of their respective organisations and gain power through attraction and competence, and not brutality and dominance.
This story takes us all over the East, and it pulls all the right emotional heartstrings. Women are largely objects, foreigners are dumb (unless they're important), and the schemes and politicking is a little too convoluted. But the emotional core of the story rings true.
This is not an easy read.
CW: Power plays, knife play, gun violence, non-con, objectification, belittlement, heavy substance use, death, destruction, street-level violence.
#Manga #MangaReview #Sanctuary #ShoFumimura #RyochiIkegami
I support recording it, and getting identifying information (license plate, number of people, descriptions). But I don't think I'd call 911.
In Oregon you can contact one of these groups:
1) OR DOJ, Sanctuary Promise Violations Hotline. Details:
2) Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) at 1-888-622-1510
3) United We Dream, 1-844-363-1423, or text 877877
Community toolkit:
It’s most of the way through the month of June, and we haven’t done our monthly donation ask. It’s just been a very busy month for the Humans. But Rio is finally here to ask for food donations, if you can spare any. Our donation links can be found at www.pughollowsanctuary.org/donate.php.
#Donate #Sanctuary #NonProfit #Dogs
A black and white chihuahua mix in a rainbow shirt. She’s standing in a garden bed, enjoying the breeze.
#CommunityDefense Groups Take the Last Stand Against #ICE in #LA
Organizers argue that LA’s #sanctuary laws aren’t enough to keep their #immigrant neighbors safe.
By Claudia Villalona, June 21, 2025
"Across #LosAngeles County, ICE’s operations played out differently. When combat-ready federal agents gathered in large numbers at staging areas in Paramount and Compton on June 8, protesters swiftly mobilized collective resistance efforts and emergency patrols. Agents responded to large crowds with #TearGas, #FlashBangs, and so-called 'less-lethal' weapons.
"Organizers maintain that this grassroots mobilization sabotaged enforcement operations, putting agents on the defensive and preventing them from conducting raids for the rest of the day.
"As ICE raids escalated across Los Angeles in early June, sending #protesters into the streets and immigrant communities into hiding, the contrast between how the consequential weekend unfolded in different parts of the city was stark. Divergent outcomes in majority #Latino areas further east with a long history of organizing and those largely disconnected from grassroots support highlighted the crucial role of #CommunityLedDefense in the absence of meaningful government protection.
"Unlike Compton or Paramount, the airport-adjacent Westchester is geographically and socially isolated from more established community organizing networks. And while LA’s sanctuary laws prohibit local #police from working with ICE, organizers argue that the local law enforcement agencies can’t be trusted to keep immigrants safe.
" 'Workers need to know their rights, whether it’s at the workplace or at their home, and they feel empowered to exercise those rights,' said Flor Melendrez, executive director of the labor advocacy group CLEAN #Carwash Worker Center. Car wash workers, street vendors, and day laborers working in high-visibility, outdoor spaces face heightened risk for arrests as 'easy targets' for ICE raids, while often lacking access to critical resources and workplace protections. Organizers said more than 26 car wash workers were arrested across at least six businesses in the set of raids began on June 6."
https://theintercept.com/2025/06/21/los-angeles-ice-raids-immigrants-organizing/
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/YpyRV
It is unprecedented that #ICE would come into a court house to arrest people who are complying w/ the law. It is also true that they must have judicial #warrants (approved by a judge), they do not have authority to detain without one.
*Masked #Brownshirts #Arrest Opposition Party Candidate for Mayor with No Warrants or Cause* - His wife, also a #lawyer, pointed out that he'll be alright, but the countless #families these #fascists are targeting, will not. #sanctuary #NYC https://www.amny.com/news/brad-lander-arrested-ice-court-hearing-06172025/
Front Meadow.
10pm this evening.
Waiting for the rain…
Enjoying peaceful, quiet moments this morning with Athena Tiger.
Good night, friends, from the #adorable caracal cat named Emma.
GOOD MORNING from Luna, a beautiful white tiger who is excited that it is FRIDAY! What are your weekend plans?
Fred is stalking staff again. Looking closely, you can see his tail flicking around while the rest of him remains as still as a statue, laser-focused on who he is stalking.
