This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days.
ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
On June 19, 1865, African American communities in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom from slavery — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect.
For 161 years, Juneteenth has been a day of remembrance for the freedom that was delayed. It is also a celebration of the joy and resilience that flourished despite that delay.
The contributions of African Americans, whose struggle for freedom shaped our nation, are immeasurable. Yet too many Black families continue to bear the brunt of an affordability crisis that has pushed them out of the neighborhoods and communities they've built.
True freedom has a tangible impact on daily life: the ability to afford housing, earn a living wage, put food on the table, support a family, and create a future for generations to come.
As we celebrate today, we must recommit ourselves to ensuring this freedom is fully realized.
Happy Juneteenth, New York City.
90 years ago today, Ghassan Kanafani was born.
The author and journalist became one of the most prominent and leading voices in the Palestinian fight for liberation.
He was murdered by Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in Beruit, Lebanon through a planted car bomb in 1972.
Today is Land Day.
50 years ago today, six un-armed Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and more than 100 were injured during protests against Israel’s confiscation of Palestinian land.
Palestinians observe today by holding protest marches and planting olive trees.
As the ceasefire took effect, Palestinians in Gaza are trying to restore the bare essentials of a decent life, clearing rubble and rebuilding whatever they can amid the devastation.
This afternoon, I sat with Palestinian New Yorkers in Astoria and listened to what they and their families have endured as the genocide in Gaza continues, funded by our government.
In the face of immeasurable grief, they have showed unbreakable resilience.
We have reached the point where Israel shooting at a clearly marked Doctors Without Borders vehicle—to prevent the delivery of WATER—is not even a news story.
They are admitting they intended to fire a missile at a hospital to eliminate a camera. A missile. At a hospital. For a camera.
And this is their "defense"
Unfortunately, no one cares about us anymore. I say it frankly, we are hungry and we need food.
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They targeted the spot that journalists have used for 23 months to connect to the WiFi because they want to murder without the world witnessing.
'The last selfie..
Nasser Medical Comolex Massacre
Khan Yunis 25 August 2025'
Today in Utrecht a grim milestone was marked; for the 2nd year in a row, a Dutch activist group laid out children’s shoes & read aloud the names & ages of the children who have been killed by the Israelis in Gaza.
Today they read 19k names. It took almost 6 hours.