# police brutality (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 10 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover police brutality. Page: Feed: --- ## [Nigeria and the Sahel: A growing security divide](https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/nigeria-and-the-sahel-a-growing-security-divide) _2026-08-22 · Al Jazeera · Genocide Watch_ A widening diplomatic rift is complicating efforts to confront a shared cross-border security threat. ## [TTPS on alert after 11 bomb threats in 40 minutes](https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/ttps-on-alert-after-11-bomb-threats-in-40-minutes) _2026-08-20 · Trinidad & Tobago Guardian · Genocide Watch_ By Anna-Lisa Paul, Senior Reporter, anna-lisa.paul@guardian.co.tt August 20, 2026 Valpark Plaza, Valpark (Source: Trinidad & Tobago Guardian) Chaguanas Magistrates' Court (Source: Trinidad & Tobago Guardian) Security agencies across Trinidad and Tobago, including the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) and the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service (TTFS), were placed on high alert yesterday,… ## [Ecuador intelligence chief & 5 Americans killed in crash](https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/ecuador-intelligence-chief-5-americans-killed-in-crash) _2026-08-20 · BBC News · Genocide Watch_ By Basillioh Rukanga, Thomas Mukhwana, Reporting fromin Nairobi, Henry Moore and Vanessa Buschschluter Published August 19, 2026 Rescue officials at the crash site in a remote area of Samburu County by Mount Ololokwe (Source: Kenya Red Cross/Handout via Reuters) Ecuador's intelligence chief and his wife have been killed in a helicopter that crashed at Mount Ololokwe in central Kenya. Michele… ## [Death and torture of a man spark protests in Syria](https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/death-and-torture-of-a-man-spark-protests-in-syria) _2026-08-20 · The Guardian · Genocide Watch_ Picture showing White Helmets volunteer unconscious and with bruises on his body went viral By William Christou Mourners carry the coffin of Mohammad Ghamira for burial in the village of al-Haffah, in Latakia province, Syria on Monday. Photograph: AP Syrians have protested over the death of a man who was arrested and allegedly beaten by security forces, sparking widespread anger at a practice… ## [Israel strikes Idlib airbase; US, Türkiye condemn escalation](https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/israel-strikes-idlib-airbase-us-t%C3%BCrkiye-condemn-escalation) _2026-08-20 · Al Jazeera · Genocide Watch_ By Al Jazeera Staff, AP and Reuters August 18, 2026 Eight air strikes hit an airbase in northwestern Syria's Idlib governorate, state TV reports \[Al Jazeera\] Turkiye rejects Israeli allegations that it posed a threat by preparing to send troops to airbase in Syria’s Idlib. Israel has bombed an airbase in Syria’s Idlib, according to Syrian media, with Turkiye denouncing Israeli Prime Minister… ## [Explosion in Kabul school injures at least 42 children](https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/explosion-in-kabul-school-injures-at-least-42-children) _2026-08-19 · AFP, AP and Reuters · Genocide Watch_ By Mohammad Yunus Yawar August 18, 2026 Members of the Hazara community pray outside a mosque on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan in October 2021 (AAMIR QURESHI / AFP - Getty Images) KABUL, Aug 18 (Reuters) - An explosion at an education centre in Kabul injured at least 42 children on Monday, the United Nations Assistance ​Mission in Afghanistan said on Tuesday, calling for an "investigation to… ## [The Gloves Are Off: ICE, Electric Shock Weapons and Secret Police](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/the_gloves_are_off_ice_electric_shock_weapons_and_secret_police) _2026-08-19 · By John & Nisha Whitehead · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ ICE is preparing to spend millions of dollars equipping agents with electric shock gloves designed to inflict pain and compel "compliance." In the hands of an agency already accused of excessive force, unlawful arrests, secrecy, mass surveillance and constitutional violations, these so-called less-lethal weapons pose a much larger danger. The problem is not merely the weapon. It is what happens… ## [The Gloves Are Off: ICE, Electric Shock Weapons and Secret Police \[SHORT\]](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/the_gloves_are_off_ice_electric_shock_weapons_and_secret_police_short) _2026-08-19 · By John & Nisha Whitehead · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ ICE is preparing to spend millions of dollars equipping agents with electric shock gloves designed to inflict pain and compel "compliance." In the hands of an agency already accused of excessive force, unlawful arrests, secrecy, mass surveillance and constitutional violations, these so-called less-lethal weapons pose a much larger danger. The problem is not merely the weapon. It is what happens… ## [Brazil Demarcates Land for Isolated Amazon Indigenous Group](https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/brazil-demarcates-land-for-isolated-amazon-indigenous-group) _2026-08-19 · Mongabay · Genocide Watch_ Brazil marks borders for isolated Indigenous group in the Amazon after decades. Shanna Hanbury August 19, 2026 The first sign demarcating the Rio Pardo Kawahiva Indigenous Territory. Image courtesy of FUNAI. Agents of Brazil’s Indigenous agency, FUNAI, spent 60 days in June and July 2026 physically marking the borders of the Rio Pardo Kawahiva Indigenous Territory. The 411,000-hectare (1… ## [How Pakistan Crushed Protests in Kashmir](https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/how-pakistan-crushed-protests-in-kashmir) _2026-08-18 · TIME · Genocide Watch_ By Aqil Shah August 17, 2026 Protestors burn tyres along a road after clashes with police in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on July 31, 2026. (Sajjad Qayyum-AFP via Getty Images) Irish poets and American presidents have long spoken of Kashmir: its beauty and its dangers. The question of Kashmir has shaped the trajectories of India and Pakistan since the end of British rule and their… ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZDG7CmqWPpbm) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [Country Report: Belarus August 2026](https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/country-report-belarus-august-2026) _2026-08-17 · Genocide Watch · Genocide Watch_ By Sophia Khan Belarus opposition supporters lay flowers near the Pushkinskaya metro station where Alexander Taraikovsky, a 34-year-old protester, died on Aug. 10, 2020, during a protest in Minsk. (Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images) Although Belarus was a founding republic of the Soviet Union, the 1988 discovery of mass grave sites from Stalin-era targeting prompted calls for independence. Belarus… ## [The Illegal Abduction of Ukrainian Children](https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/the-illegal-abduction-of-ukrainian-children) _2026-08-17 · Genocide Watch · Genocide Watch_ Special Report, August 2026 By Sophia Khan, Beth Paul, Alexander Smith, and Emily Mullin Ukrainian children fleeing Russian aggression (Mirek Pruchnicki from Przemyśl, Sanok, Polska, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly has publicly presented its 2026 report by the Special Envoy on Russian Abductions and… ## [MN Groups Unite to Defend Anti-ICE Protesters Victimized by Government](https://northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/2026/08/mn-groups-unite-to-defend-anti-ice.html) _2026-08-17 · adam ritscher · Northwoods Socialist Collective_ A broad coalition of civil society groups responded with a call to unity in the face of reports that the Trump administration’s Department of Justice may have investigated without reason and engaged in surveillance of community and labor groups who helped organize tens of thousands of Minnesotans to peacefully defend their neighbors and constitutional rights during the lawless, chaotic ICE and CBP… ## [Trump Extends His Military Reach into Latin America](https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/trump-extends-his-military-reach-into-latin-america) _2026-08-16 · El País · Genocide Watch_ August 13, 2026 By Luis Doncel and Carlos S. Maldonado (EL PAÍS) Hegseth announces that he has not ruled out a military option in Havana and proposes operations on Colombian soil. Trump’s strategy to control the region is met with resistance from Mexico and submission from Central America. Pete Hegseth attends the exercises that are part of PANAMAX 2026 in Panama City on August 13. Photo: Aris… ## [Political Speech Under Threat: The Government Is Using Deportation to Silence Dissent](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/political_speech_under_threat_the_government_is_using_deportation_to_silence_dissent) _2026-08-14 · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ Can the government arrest and threaten to deport a handful of political dissenters in order to frighten everyone else into silence? The Rutherford Institute has joined civil liberties groups in AAUP v. Rubio and The Stanford Daily v. Rubio to challenge government efforts that threaten to turn immigration enforcement into a weapon for punishing political speech and chilling First Amendment rights.… ## [The Systemic Abandonment of Conrad Rockenhaus: How Kaycee Berente Facilitated a Federal Murder](https://rockenhaus.com/the-systemic-abandonment-of-conrad-rockenhaus-how-kaycee-berente-facilitated-a-federal-murder/) _2026-08-14 · Cortez · The Rockenhaus Case: A Public Record_ By Cortez (Author note: I am stepping in to manage this public record because Adrienne Rockenhaus can no longer safely do so, having been forced off the grid into foreign exile to survive the weaponized, state-sponsored terror that murdered her husband and repeatedly attempted to claim her own life. -Cortez) The truth about what happened ... Read more The post The Systemic Abandonment of Conrad… ## [The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s Standing Army on American Streets](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/the_posse_comitatus_presidency_trumps_standing_army_on_american_streets) _2026-08-12 · By John & Nisha Whitehead · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ One year after President Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C., the so-called "emergency" is over-but the troops never left. Now the Pentagon is preparing to keep a standing military presence in the nation's capital through the end of Trump's term. What began as an extraordinary response to a supposed crime crisis is becoming something far more dangerous: a precedent for using… ## [The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s Standing Army on American Streets \[SHORT\]](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/the_posse_comitatus_presidency_trumps_standing_army_on_american_streets_short) _2026-08-12 · By John & Nisha Whitehead · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ One year after President Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C., the so-called "emergency" is over-but the troops never left. Now the Pentagon is preparing to keep a standing military presence in the nation's capital through the end of Trump's term. What began as an extraordinary response to a supposed crime crisis is becoming something far more dangerous: a precedent for using… ## [Panel Discussion on Student Activism in the Northwoods](https://northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/2026/08/panel-discussion-on-student-activism-in.html) _2026-08-09 · adam ritscher · Northwoods Socialist Collective_ This past Wednesday, student and community activists came together to for a panel discussion on campus organizing. This was the first in a series of online meetings designed for college and high school activists from the Northwoods to come together to network, talk about their experiences and share lessons from their organizing. This first panel featured students from the Changemakers Club at Lake… ## [Who Decides What You Can Display on Your Own Property? Rutherford Institute Issues Guidance on Signs, Flags and Religious Displays](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/who_decides_what_you_can_display_on_your_own_property_rutherford_institute_issues_guidance_on_signs_flags_and_religious_displays) _2026-08-06 · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ The First Amendment protects more than spoken and written words. It also protects the right to communicate through signs, flags, crosses, banners, artwork and other expressive displays on private property. While local governments may enforce reasonable, content-neutral safety and land-use regulations, they may not favor approved messages, suppress controversial viewpoints or make protected… ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WkHGJmSVIYjT) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [Constitutional Q&A: The Right to Display First Amendment Messages on Private Property](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/legal_features/constitutional_qa_the_right_to_display_first_amendment_messages_on_private_property) _2026-08-06 · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ The First Amendment protects more than the right to speak. It also protects the right to communicate through signs, symbols, flags, art and religious displays without government favoring some viewpoints and suppressing others. In this Constitutional Q&A, The Rutherford Institute explains the constitutional protections governing First Amendment displays on private property and offers general… ## [America Reaps What Trump Sows: The Price of Policing the Globe](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/america_reaps_what_trump_sows_the_price_of_policing_the_globe) _2026-08-05 · By John & Nisha Whitehead · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ No government can bomb, threaten and police the world indefinitely without eventually bringing the consequences home. They come home through hacked water systems, heightened surveillance, militarized police and demands that Americans surrender still more freedom in exchange for protection from dangers the government helped create. This is blowback-and once again, "we the people" will be left to… ## [America Reaps What Trump Sows: The Price of Policing the Globe \[SHORT\]](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/america_reaps_what_trump_sows_the_price_of_policing_the_globe_short) _2026-08-05 · By John & Nisha Whitehead · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ No government can bomb, threaten and police the world indefinitely without eventually bringing the consequences home. They come home through hacked water systems, heightened surveillance, militarized police and demands that Americans surrender still more freedom in exchange for protection from dangers the government helped create. This is blowback-and once again, "we the people" will be left to… ## [Rutherford Institute Urges Localities Not To Penalize Compassion by Placing Roadblocks Before Churches Ministering to the Homeless](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/rutherford_institute_urges_localities_not_to_penalize_compassion_by_placing_roadblocks_before_churches_ministering_to_the_homeless) _2026-08-03 · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ Government officials are increasingly passing laws that make it harder for the homeless to survive in public spaces-while regulating, restricting or even penalizing churches, religious charities and nonprofits that attempt to help. Yet churches should not have to choose between answering their religious calling and complying with unnecessary government paperwork before offering someone shelter on… ## [Steelworkers Protest Essentia's Failure to Care for Their Workers](https://northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/2026/08/steelworkers-protest-essentias-failure.html) _2026-08-02 · adam ritscher · Northwoods Socialist Collective_ On July 30, approximately 250 workers and community members picketed in front of Essentia Health's St. Mary Hospital in Duluth from 1 to 6pm. The informational picket was organized by United Steelworkers Local 9460, and was held as part of their contract fight over Essentia on behalf of 850+ tech workers. Below is a statement by the union's negotiating committee that summarizes where negotiations… ## [Does He or Doesn't He?](http://www.touringthevalley.org/2026/08/does-he-or-doesnt-he.html) _2026-08-01 · Unknown · Touring the Valley_ Photo of Trump ignored by leaders at G7 in France, June 2026MANDEL NGAN / AFP via Getty Images For many years, rumors about Donald Trump's body odor and possible urinary and fecal incontinence have circulated on social media. The gossip is often accompanied by photos that may have been manipulated or generated with AI. In some cases, real, undoctored photos that seem to reveal unpleasant ## [From Pariah to Partner: Reflections on Mennonite Church USA convention in Kansas City, 2019](https://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2026/07/29/from-pariah-to-partner-reflections-on-mennonite-church-usa-convention-in-kansas-city-2019/) _2026-07-29 · TimN · Young Anabaptist Radicals_ This post was originally published in The Mennonite on July 17, 2019. It’s a reflection on “MennoCon19” – the Mennonite Church USA convention that was held in Kansas City from... Read more \> The post From Pariah to Partner: Reflections on Mennonite Church USA convention in Kansas City, 2019 appeared first on Young Anabaptist Radicals . ## [Summary of the Lester Golf Course Ballot Initiative Fight](https://northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/2026/07/summary-of-lester-golf-course-ballot.html) _2026-07-23 · adam ritscher · Northwoods Socialist Collective_ A group of awesome activists called Our Park, Our Vote has been working hard to save the public land that used to house the Lester Park Golf Course from private development. They collected enough signatures to bring the issue before the voters, but are now facing a clumsy attempt by the City to block it. We're posting below a great summary of the issue that was written by Hardian DeMaioribus: Wow,… ## [Climate, Famine & Imperialism: Forgotten Lessons of the El Niño of 1877](https://northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/2026/07/climate-famine-imperialism-forgotten.html) _2026-07-18 · adam ritscher · Northwoods Socialist Collective_ Major weather agencies have already confirmed the onset of a super El Niño in 2026, and scientists worldwide are warning of devastating consequences. Many fear that the phenomenon could change the course of the Earth’s climate system. I have a lot to say about the 2026 super El Niño and the impacts it may cause. But in this article, I’m going to discuss the consequences of another super El… ## [Monthly Northwoods Labor Movement Roundup](https://northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/2026/07/monthly-northwoods-labor-movement.html) _2026-07-11 · adam ritscher · Northwoods Socialist Collective_ This is a new feature we are hoping to start doing here at the Northwoods Socialist Collective website ~ do a roundup of labor actions and news for northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. On the plus side of things we want to mention two successful union organizing drives that happened this past month. One is that the workers at Emblem Advantage & Screen Printing in Duluth have unionized with Local 106… ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yi19HbQjqCgl) _2026-07-11 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [“An Attack on All of Us”: Labor Rallies for the Minnesota 15](https://northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/2026/07/an-attack-on-all-of-us-labor-rallies.html) _2026-07-05 · adam ritscher · Northwoods Socialist Collective_ This article was written by Amie Stager, and is re-posted from Workday Minnesota . If you aren't in the habit already, start checking out that awesome publication on the regular! Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Ahead of the first hearing for the 15 activists and community defenders charged with conspiracy by the federal government, a crowd full of supporters gathered and… ## [The Strugle Against the Line 5 Pipeline Continues](https://northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-strugle-against-line-5-pipeline.html) _2026-06-28 · adam ritscher · Northwoods Socialist Collective_ Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The battle against the Line 5 pipeline is heating up. A determined group of local activists has been monitoring and protesting the construction of the pipeline since day one. Most recently, activists have called out the city of Ashland for allowing Enbridge to use city water for construction. This despite the fact that the Bad River nation has… ## [Solidarity With the 15 Anti-ICE Activists Arrested by the Feds in the Twin Cities](https://northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/2026/06/solidarity-with-15-anti-ice-activists.html) _2026-06-22 · adam ritscher · Northwoods Socialist Collective_ On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundraiser is organized by the friends and family of the defendants, all funds raised will go directly to support the defendants through their trial. In his press conference, Trump's US District Attorney… ## ["Unworthy of Life"](http://www.touringthevalley.org/2026/06/unworthy-of-life.html) _2026-06-20 · Unknown · Touring the Valley_ This excerpt is republished, with permission, from "Let's Go Somewhere Else". Much of what we know about the WWII concentration camps comes from the Nazis' own documentation of events; they kept meticulous records and took many photos. They were intent on documenting everything they did, because at some point Hitler wanted to set up a museum about the extermination of the Jewish race. Upon ## [ICE Abducts Bemidji Construction Workers](https://northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/2026/06/ice-abducts-construction-workers-from.html) _2026-06-12 · adam ritscher · Northwoods Socialist Collective_ I.C.E. raided Bemidji this Thursday. Among their targets was the Villas at Vista North, where roofing crews were repairing roofs that had recently been damaged by 120mph wind. It was a chaotic raid resulting in some workers attempting to escape by jumping off roofs while residents of the housing development intervened and shouted at ICE to leave the workers alone. Workers were also grabbed by ICE… ## [Whose Mail Is It, Anyway?](http://www.touringthevalley.org/2026/06/whose-mail-is-it-anyway.html) _2026-06-10 · Unknown · Touring the Valley_ Photo by Mathyas Kurmann on Unsplash As you probably know, the war on voting includes a campaign to eliminate voting by mail. donald has now issued a proclamation instructing the Postal Service to deliver ballots only to people whose names appear on a list approved by the federal government. There are many obvious flaws in this plan. People who oppose it point out that the states, ## [One Man's Ego](http://www.touringthevalley.org/2026/06/one-mans-ego.html) _2026-06-05 · Unknown · Touring the Valley_ Around the year 64, the Roman emperor Nero commissioned a huge statue depicting himself as a god. The bronze statue, designed and constructed by the Greek architect Zenodorus, was approximately 115 feet high, comparable to our Statue of Liberty. It was so heavy, it took a team of 24 elephants to move it. The statue was not covered with gold. Known as the Colossus of Nero (Colossus Neronis), the ## [Better understanding Iowa’s water quality crisis](https://wsspaper.com/116010/feature/better-understanding-iowas-water-quality-crisis/) _2026-06-03 · Emma Lai, Video/Podcast/Features Editor · Podcast – West Side Story_ This podcast takes a deep dive into Iowa’s decades-long water quality crisis through conversations with three individuals: an environmental scientist, a politician and a West High student. Together, their narratives reveal a shared commitment to building a cleaner, healthier future for all Iowans. By exploring science, public policy and civic advocacy, this podcast highlights both... ## [Whose Fault is it Anyway?](http://www.touringthevalley.org/2026/05/whose-fault-is-it-anyway.html) _2026-05-27 · Unknown · Touring the Valley_ Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash Before "no fault divorce," people who wanted to dissolve their marriages faced serious obstacles. Typically, one partner had to go to court and prove that the other partner was at fault. Reasons could include adultery, desertion, extreme cruelty, and habitual drunkenness. The judge would hear the evidence and then decide whether the claim was ## ["You Will Ride a Bicycle, and You Will Like It."](http://www.touringthevalley.org/2026/05/you-will-ride-bicycle-and-you-will-like.html) _2026-05-25 · Unknown · Touring the Valley_ A bicycle garage in Amsterdam Photo by Anthony Tilke on Unsplash There are a lot of people who quite adamantly believe that every city's air quality, transportation and parking problems could be solved if we would just ban cars and make everyone ride bicycles everywhere. This would make our streets "pedestrian friendly." What they often fail to consider: Will employers provide ## [Farming diversification for cleaner water and economic resilience: learn about Chris Jones and his campaign](https://wsspaper.com/115392/feature/farming-diversification-for-cleaner-water-and-economic-resilience-learn-about-chris-jones-and-his-campaign/) _2026-05-20 · Emma Lai, Video/Podcast/Features Editor · Podcast – West Side Story_ Who is Chris Jones? What does he want to change? Agriculture controls about 84 percent of Iowa’s land, yet the state’s farming industry depends heavily on just two crops: corn and soybeans. Iowa ranks first nationally in corn production and second in soybean production. Jones, however, has become a prominent critic of the corn-soy... ## [Why You Shouldn't Use AI to Write Your Blog Posts](http://www.touringthevalley.org/2026/05/why-you-shouldnt-use-ai-to-write-your.html) _2026-05-12 · Unknown · Touring the Valley_ Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash I asked Claude, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to write a blog post on "why it's a bad idea to have AI write a blog post. Here's what I got. Why You Shouldn't Use AI to Write Your Blog Posts There's a certain irony in asking an AI to make the case against AI-written content. But maybe that's exactly why it works — who better ## [Random Observations](http://www.touringthevalley.org/2026/05/random-observations.html) _2026-05-06 · Unknown · Touring the Valley_ Photo by Ondrej Bocek on Unsplash Every business, every website, every product - they all want me to download their app. Each of these apps does only one thing: serve the interests of that one product or site. I have enough apps on my phone. I can't manage thousands of them, and even if I could, I don't want to. We now have government officials urging us to dress up for airplane ## [The American Gestapo](https://wsspaper.com/111776/opinion/the-american-gestapo/) _2026-03-31 · Ethan Ding, Online Opinion Editor · Podcast – West Side Story_ Often, when we analyze current events, we find that these are not the first time such figures or movements have arisen. Donald Trump is considered quite unanimously as a populist, a politician who rallies voters against certain groups. Populism in and of itself is not right-wing; socialists like Zohran Mamdani are also populist, rallying the... ## [Priorities](http://www.touringthevalley.org/2026/03/priorities.html) _2026-03-18 · Unknown · Touring the Valley_ AI-generated image The powerful people who are privileged with deciding our fates exhibit a strange mentality. Some, apparently, really believe in certain "end times" prophecies and hope to hasten the end of the world for religious reasons. Others truly don't care about life on earth, and just don't mind destroying everything. But all of them want to get rich along the way, as if the memory of ## [Random Thoughts](http://www.touringthevalley.org/2026/03/random-thoughts.html) _2026-03-12 · Unknown · Touring the Valley_ Imagine what it would be like if wars could operate only on Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 4:00, while billions of dollars were poured into the children's library. ━━━━⊱༒︎ • ༒︎⊰━━━━ We need to outlaw the medicine bottle caps that require "push down and turn". ━━━━⊱༒︎ • ༒︎⊰━━━━ The same people who want to legislate personhood for fetuses and zygotes, routinely deny the personhood of ## [Two truths & no lies: two ICCSD teachers share how their childhood experiences influence their teaching](https://wsspaper.com/110450/multimedia/podcast/two-truths-no-lies-two-iccsd-teachers-share-how-their-childhood-experiences-influence-their-teaching/) _2026-02-11 · Emma Lai and Advita Arora · Podcast – West Side Story_ Advita Arora ’29 speaks with two teachers in the Iowa City Community School District about their negative childhood experiences and how they affected their choice to become teachers. Andrea Flack, a Literacy teacher at Northwest Middle School, and John Cooper, an English teacher at West High School, both had rough childhoods that caused them to... ## [“EU Funds Are Fueling Repression in Serbia”: European Parliament meets with Serbian Opposition](https://www.masina.rs/eng/eu-funds-are-fueling-repression-in-serbia-european-parliament-meets-with-serbian-opposition/) _2026-01-23 · Mašina · Mašina English_ During its fact-finding visit to Serbia, a delegation of the European Parliament met with representatives of the Serbian opposition. Following the meeting, Mašina spoke with three opposition members of parliament, who said the talks focused on election integrity, the misuse of EU accession funds, and what – if anything – can be expected to change in the EU’s relations with the Serbian government.… ## [(Un)Happy Anniversary, or: Is It Time to Stop Blaming Trump?](https://www.masina.rs/eng/unhappy-anniversary-or-is-it-time-to-stop-blaming-trump/) _2026-01-19 · Branislav Radeljić · Mašina English_ Attributing every problem in the United States to Donald Trump is incorrect. Not because he’s innocent – he clearly isn’t – but because focusing on him alone is a way of avoiding a much harder truth. The post (Un)Happy Anniversary, or: Is It Time to Stop Blaming Trump? appeared first on Mašina English . ## [FCI Milan: Warden Eric Rardin’s & Mary Strassel’s Panic Visit at 6:30 AM & The “Medical Refusal” Lie – Free Conrad Rockenhaus](https://rockenhaus.com/fci-milan-warden-eric-rardins-mary-strassels-panic-visit-at-630-am-the-medical-refusal-lie-free-conrad-rockenhaus/) _2026-01-15 · Adrienne · The Rockenhaus Case: A Public Record_ by Adrienne Rockenhaus THE OFFICIAL STORY (THE LIE): For weeks, the administration at FCI Milan has been stonewalling my requests for my disabled veteran husband, Conrad Rockenhaus’s, medical records. They sent me official emails (see below) claiming that Conrad “refused” to sign release forms and “chose not to” let me see the proof of his ... Read more The post FCI Milan: Warden Eric Rardin’s &…