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"Even in the discussion of the murders and violence that happens to Black and brown trans bodies, there’s such an erasure of people who are incarcerated or people who are detained," says @RaquelWillis_, executive editor of @outmagazinehttps://bit.ly/2WHJUN2 

"The government’s plan in the midst of this humanitarian crisis? … Prosecutions to criminalize humanitarian aid, kindness and solidarity." — Scott Warren, who faces up to 20 years in prison for aiding migrants crossing the border.https://bit.ly/2WFMv9T 

Listen: Amy Goodman speaks with @errollouis about the history of @democracynow and the media's role in war and peacehttps://bit.ly/2WHYkRQ 

The documentary “Advocate” narrates the remarkable life story of Lea Tsemel, who has defended Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli courts for nearly half a century, insisting on their humanity and their right to a fair trialhttps://bit.ly/2wUj9uk 

Swedish programmer and data privacy activist Ola Bini, a friend of Julian Assange, is in prison in Ecuador after being arrested April 11, the same day Assange was taken by British authorities from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.https://bit.ly/31zDN0T 

Vijay Prashad: U.S. Rushes to Blame Iran for Tanker Attacks as Much of World Pushes for Diplomacyhttps://bit.ly/2Igfqh6 

Journalist and trans activist @RaquelWillis_ says that while the LGBTQ community has made many strides, the deaths of a growing number of trans women "are sobering reminders of how much further we have to go."https://bit.ly/2WHJUN2 

"The GOP extremists are afraid. They know they cannot win if the people vote," says @RevDrBarber. "So they are trying to do everything they can to cheat."https://bit.ly/2WEXRzW 

.@RevDrBarber: "We must start connecting systemic racism ... and gerrymandering, poverty, the lack of healthcare, environmental devastation and the war economy."https://bit.ly/2WEXRzW 

"Forty percent of people of color, of black people, are in the South now. If you connect that to progressive whites, Latinos, Asians and Natives, that is a total new voting bloc that can dismantle the solid South and the white Southern strategy."https://bit.ly/2WEXRzW 

"Our party has to carry the torch of defeating climate change, and so far I’ve been carrying that torch amongst the candidates," says Gov. @JayInslee. "And the reason is that this is our last chance to defeat climate change. It is an urgent matter."https://bit.ly/2F3qbRA 

Rev. William Barber: "We must start connecting systemic racism ... and gerrymandering, poverty, the lack of healthcare, environmental devastation and the war economy."https://bit.ly/2WEXRzW 

Hong Kong's leader has suspended — but not withdrawn — a controversial extradition bill. Journalist @maryhui predicts that if it is eventually passed, "the popular anger will boil over, and protesters will be out again to stand for their freedoms."https://bit.ly/2F8X3sx 

Outrage is mounting over the death of Layleen Polanco, a transgender Afro-Latinx woman who was found dead in a cell at Rikers Island on Friday. Polanco was arrested on misdemeanor charges and jailed on Rikers in April when she was unable to post $500 bail.https://bit.ly/2WHJUN2 

Attorneys Visiting Migrant Processing Center Shocked to Find Teen Mother and Baby Held for Dayshttps://www.democracynow.org/2019/6/14/headlines/teen_mother_and_premature_baby_found_neglected_in_border_patrol_custody …

Massachusetts senator and 2020 presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren is introducing a bill to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt for 42 million Americans.https://www.democracynow.org/2019/6/14/headlines/sen_elizabeth_warrens_bill_would_cancel_student_loan_debt_for_millions_of_americans …

Prosecutors in Michigan Drop Flint Lead Poisoning Charges, Pledging Expanded Casehttps://www.democracynow.org/2019/6/14/headlines/michigan_prosecutors_drop_charges_in_flint_lead_poisoning_pledging_expanded_case …