july 4th

I’ve always felt lucky to be an American, and still very much do.  It’s harder this July 4th though, to be proud when our rights and notion of equality are intentionally violated. So called “police,” acting at the direction of our government without warrants, just arresting people on vibes, including U.S. Citizens like Adrian Martinez, Andrea Velez, Jose Hermosillo, Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, Jensy Machado.  Doesn’t matter if you show ID, either due to their incompetence or arrogance, you can be put in jail with no lawyer. Last week a group of men in masks, street clothes, tactical...

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