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Verdant Square Network @verdantsquare@mastodon.world
· 3mo ago
Berlin's Queer Commissioner on Fatal Car Ramming Attack on LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration http://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/28/berlin_pride_attack #leftist #progressivenews #left #DemocracyNow #VSN
Berlin’s Queer Commissioner on Fatal Car Ramming Attack on LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration
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Berlin’s Queer Commissioner on Fatal Car Ramming Attack on LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration

A man drove a minivan into a crowd of people near Berlin’s Pride celebrations on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 29 others. Authorities shot and killed the man during an operation on Sunday. The alleged suspect was identified as Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen. According to authorities, Ballout tried to join the Islamic State in 2025 and was released from prison in May after being jailed for preparing an attack. “The far right here in Germany is, of course, waiting for an a

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Verdant Square Network @verdantsquare@mastodon.world
· 3mo ago
Victor Salgado Araujo Saw ICE Agent Kill His Brother in Texas. He Is Now Detained, Faces Deportation http://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/16/brother_of_lorenzo_salgado_araujo_shooting #leftist #progressivenews #left #DemocracyNow #VSN
He Saw ICE Agent Kill His Brother in Texas. Now He’s Detained and Facing Deportation
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He Saw ICE Agent Kill His Brother in Texas. Now He’s Detained and Facing Deportation

After ICE agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Texas, last week, they quickly arrested three witnesses: the other men that the 52-year-old father of three was driving to work. The three men, including Salgado Araujo’s younger brother Victor, are now being detained by ICE and threatened with deportation. “There is a Trump militia roaming our streets, our towns, our cities, killing people regardless of immigration status with absolutely no accountability. … They are either not

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Verdant Square Network @verdantsquare@mastodon.world
· 3mo ago
U.S. Plans "Illegal Embassy" in Jerusalem on Land Stolen from Palestinian Families: Rashid Khalidi http://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/13/jerusalem_emb #leftist #progressivenews #left #DemocracyNow #VSN
U.S. Plans “Illegal Embassy” in Jerusalem on Land Stolen from Palestinian Families: Rashid Khalidi
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U.S. Plans “Illegal Embassy” in Jerusalem on Land Stolen from Palestinian Families: Rashid Khalidi

The United States and Israel earlier this month signed a deal allocating land for a permanent U.S. Embassy in West Jerusalem — years after a temporary embassy was established during Trump’s first term in office. Palestinian families have pleaded with the U.S. government to reconsider the embassy’s planned location, saying the site in the area known as the Allenby compound was unlawfully taken from them decades ago. Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said professor emeritus of modern Arab studies at Columbia

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Verdant Square Network @verdantsquare@mastodon.world
· 9mo ago
Headlines for January 28, 2026 http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/28/headlines #leftist #progressivenews #left #DemocracyNow #VSN
Headlines for January 28, 2026
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Headlines for January 28, 2026

Congressmember Ilhan Omar Attacked at Town Hall in Minneapolis; CBP Report: Two Federal Officials Fired Weapons at Alex Pretti in Fatal Shooting; Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin from Deporting Liam Ramos and His Father; 5-Year-Old Girl Deported to Honduras Despite Being U.S. Citizen; Dozens of Anti-ICE Protesters Arrested in Manhattan After Occupying Lobby of Hilton Hotel; ICE Agents to Join U.S. Delegation to the Winter Olympics in Italy; CNN: Trump Admin Planning to Establish a CI

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