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1. The Juneteenth Story They're Not Telling You | Enslaved Texans Didn't Wait for Lincoln | Substack
Kahlil Greene sheds light on the under-emphasis on the decades of Black-led resistance that paved the way for emancipation and Juneteenth.
2. Will Trump's Disinformation Presidency Lead to Civil War? | Mother Jones
Trump's use of disinformation to distort reality, sow discord, and incite fear are all by design, and our democracy is increasingly threatened.
3. Anti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks, and plazas across the U.S. Organizers say millions came | AP News
Millions of demonstrators attended "No Kings" protests nationwide last Saturday, protesting President Donald Trump on the same day as the president's 79th birthday.
4. Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil ordered released by federal judge | NBC News
A federal judge this morning ordered the release of pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil after more than three months of very likely unconstitutional detention.
5. Baby delivered prematurely from brain-dead woman on life support in Georgia | PBS
Adriana Smith, who was declared brain dead in February, had her baby, Chance, surgically removed from her body last Friday. Smith was kept on life support at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta for over five months—against her family's wishes—due to Georgia's anti-abortion laws.
6. ICE Agents Concealing Their Faces: Can They Really Do That? | Mother Jones
It isn't illegal for ICE agents to conceal their faces and wear masks, but our president wants to make it illegal for protestors to. The irony and hypocrisy is staggering.
7. Tulsa Identifies More Victims in 1921 Massacre Investigation | The Black Wall Street Times
George Melvin Gillespie has been named and visually recognized through DNA, the first time to happen for a victim of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
8. The Feds Keep Detaining and Prosecuting Elected Officials Who Get in Trump's Way | Mother Jones
Mother Jones writes a detailed timeline of the public officials and lawmakers that have been detained, arrested, and prosecuted by federal agents in the months since President Trump took power.
9. U.S. court lets Trump keep control of California National Guard for now | Reuters
A U.S. appeals court decided yesterday that Donald Trump is allowed to retain control of California's National Guard, while a lawsuit over the president's use of said troops to crack down on protests in Los Angeles continues to move forward from California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom.
10. Juneteenth Goes Uncelebrated at White House as Trump Complains About 'Too Many' Holidays | The New York Times
Since becoming a federal holiday four years ago, the White House has celebrated Juneteenth; however, the only acknowledgment from our current administration yesterday was President Trump's posting that America has "too many non-working holidays."