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Like #russia, the #US is no longer safe for tourists. In just the last two weeks, US authorities have detained two individuals: #Welsh citizen Becky Burke and Fabian Schmidt, a #German national who has been a US permanent resident since 2008.

Burke was held in a "#prison-like" #ICE processing center, while Schmidt was "violently interrogated."

Burke stated, "They keep saying in all their booklets that this is not a prison. It's hard to distinguish from my conception of a prison."

“In solitary confinement, many prisoners suffer from mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar, and psychosis that are exacerbated by prolonged isolation. Those suffering from schizophrenia and other mental diseases are target practice for the Tasers on a daily basis.” texasobserver.org/an-inside-lo

The Texas Observer · An Inside Look at Taser Use in Texas PrisonThe sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.

A proposed new law in Texas, by Republican Tom Oliverson, would make it illegal in that state to identify as trans, which he's calling "Gender Identity Fraud." The law would punish people who identify as trans with up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Probably not long before Trump tries to do the same on a federal level. Whoops, he kinda already did with passports.
And with his illegal transferring of trans women prisoners into male prisons, in violation of several court orders. There are already reports of sexual assaults against these women.

Remember, first they came for the trans folks, and undocumented immigrants, and people didn't speak up because they weren't one of them.

Then they came for documented immigrants and those with legal residency because they spoke out against the Genocide in Gaza; as well as cis women of color, because they didn't conform to white, bourgeois ideals of femininity.

No one is free unless we ALL are free.

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Jailhouse snitch testimony is considered a red flag by many legal experts. According to the National Registry of Exonerations, 256 people who have been exonerated of felonies in the United States since 1989 were convicted in a case using jailhouse informant testimony. Sixteen were from #Texas. texasobserver.org/david-wood-e

The Texas Observer · David Wood, Set for Execution, Says He Was Never the 'Desert Killer'Wood’s attorneys have requested that more than 100 additional pieces of evidence be tested for DNA, but the state has opposed the request for over a decade. 
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American prisons run on forced labor. For @bolts, historian Robert Chase answered reader questions about the legal basis for paying incarcerated people below minimum wage, whether the Americans with Disabilities Act applies in these circumstances, who has the authority to stop prison labor, and more.

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Bolts · The Past and Present of Prison Labor: Your Questions Answered - BoltsA historian answers Bolts readers’ questions on the deep roots of forced labor in U.S. prisons, how it operates today, and efforts to challenge it.

Yeah, that’s gonna happen:

#Trump admin says #undocumented immigrants must *register*

The Trump admin will require all unauthorized immigrants in the United States who are 14 & older to register w/the federal government or face #civil & #criminal penalties, including up to $1k in fines & up to 6 months in #prison.

#immigration #law #USpol #Nazi #NurembergLaws #YellowStar #WhiteSupremacy
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The Washington Post · Trump administration says undocumented immigrants must registerBy Maria Sacchetti
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By the time #Trump assumed power, #Zuckerberg was lavishing him w/praise. “We now have a US admin that is proud of our leading companies,” he gushed of the man who had…threatened him w/ #prison, “that prioritizes American technology winning. And that will defend our values & interests abroad.” His rehabilitation complete, Zuckerberg assumed a place of pride at Trump’s inauguration, alongside #JeffBezos, #ElonMusk, & other [#oligarchs].…

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Because #Trump had recently warned, “We are watching [Zuckerberg] closely, & if he does anything *illegal*” during Trump’s 2nd term, “he will spend the rest of his life in #prison,” this opportunity must have sounded enticing. #Zuckerberg indicated that he would not in any way obstruct Trump’s agenda, acc/to the Times, & foisted blame for any prior offenses onto subordinates.