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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 2h
Well said.
Excerpt from the linked article in the quoted post that reads: The Prairieland defendants were motivated by an opposition to ICE and the terrors they have and continue to unleash on communities; a position that, per a February 2026 poll, is held by a majority of Americans. How many people in your life feel the same way? And how about you—have you ever gone to an anti-ICE protest, complained about capitalism, or joined a neighborhood Signal chat? Congratulations. Definitionally, you’re an “antifa member”—and in the eyes of the US government, that makes you a terrorist.
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Ben Passmore SPX L6 @benpassmore.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A comic about Prairieland and antifa
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Prairieland Thread 🧵
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Garrett Epps @garrettepps.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Prairieland Sentences Are a National Emergency newrepublic.com/article/2123... via @newrepublic.com
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The Prairieland Sentences Are a National Emergency
A federal court has punished Texas ICE demonstrators with decades in prison. This is dark news, not just for them but for anyone who may want to register political dissent.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 27/09/2026
Lawyers for an anti-ICE protester tried to argue his shot was a ricochet. The theory was squashed by gaps in the evidence and a judge’s suppression. theintercept.com/2026/09/27/p...
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Federal prison DENIED Song's ballistics expert access to his client and Trump appointed Judge Mark Pittman DENIED defense the ability to argue self-defense after trial revealed officer drew and aimed at the back an unarmed, fleeing protester. This trial was rigged.
Excerpt from the Intercept article linked in the quoted post that reads:

Together, this new evidence of a ricochet matches the information that became apparent only during the trial when Gross testified that he drew his weapon first and aimed at a fleeing protester. Drawing on this testimony, along with video evidence, Song recounted the same version of events in a statement he read during sentencing.

“When I saw Lieutenant Thomas Gross stop pursuing and point his gun at the back of a running, unarmed protester, like he testified, I was terrified,” Song said. “As a firearms instructor and a United States Marine Corps veteran, I understood what I was seeing. As the evidence shows, I did not want to hurt anyone.”
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Minneapolis Autonomous Index @mplsindex.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
An Anti-Repression Letter Writing Night in solidarity with ICE resisters. For the MN 15, Prairieland defendants, Spokane 3 and Michigan 8. Taking places at Spill Paint Not Oil, located at 2450 University Ave W, Wednesday September 23rd, from 6-8pm.
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Holly Bemiss @bemissh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MOVING A BOX OF ZINES. For some context about why booksellers are concerned about being convicted as "antifa" under Trump's National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 (NSPM-7), here's that wild, heartbreaking story of Daniel Estrada: inkstickmedia.com/a-prairielan...
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A Prairieland Defendant's Sister Speaks Out After 'Antifa Trial'
The sister of a Prairieland Antifa trial defendant speakers out against the Trump administration's crackdown on left-wing activism.
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The threatening text: Criminalising detention resistance through zines Pamphlets played a significant role in the sentencing of the Prairieland Detention Centre protestors – it’s a telling case of the power of radical social expression blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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The threatening text: Criminalising detention resistance
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
With the timeline to appeal closing in, funds for both appeals and state lawyers are vital. We encourage you to share this link or host your own fundraising events locally, and we are grateful for your support. Together we will bring the defendants home! www.GiveSendGo.com/supportDFWProtestors
Flyer with dull red and dark blue pixelated background that reads: Help Fund Appeals And State Trials. While federal sentencing for the Prairieland defendants has passed, the defendants are still filing appeals!

Not only that, there are state trials upcoming for everybody. Please don't let the momentum and attention on this case wane!

The defendants need to raise funds for both appeals and state lawyers, which are extremely costly. Not only that, the timeline to appeal is closing in, making the need to pay for lawyers even more pressing.

Share the fundraiser links widely! We encourage you to host your own fundraising events to raise more funds.

www.GiveSendGo.com/supportDFWProtestors
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greg macdougall (613) @equitableeducation.ca · 28/08/2026
Not quite "high art" but I made a poster for the Prairieland Defendants @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social Accompanying zine coming very soon, too.
Poster

The Prairieland Defendants

Pictured: Photos of the nine defendants convicted by federal trial. There are a total of 22 defendants, including two who entered non-cooperation federal plea deals, four who did cooperation federal plea deals, and others with charges solely at the state level.

[In big bold purple box:]
Prison terms between 30 - 100 years for 
anti-ICE activists in Texas, sentenced as 
the first 'Antifa terrorism' verdicts in USA 

[Followed by quotes from statements by National Lawyers Guild, Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, and Abolitionist Law Center]

Info + Support: PrairielandDefendants.com

This poster + zine: @ EquitableEducation.ca
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Spider. @vaspider.gay · 06/08/2026
Hey y'all. I haven't watched this yet -- I have an assignment I have to finish -- but please do read/watch this. The Prairieland Defendants are the test case. The administration is absolutely trying to do this again and again to criminalize dissent. Follow @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social, too.
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Autumn Hill Speaks from Jail After Being Sentenced to 50 Years and Labeled an ‘Antifa Terrorist’ by the White House [WATCH]
In her first video interview from Johnson County Jail, Hill says she is a “political prisoner” who has been unjustly locked up by the Trump administration.
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Day of action! ❤️‍🔥 Fundraising and day of action for immigrant justice and the right to protest to support the Reyes family and the Prairieland defendants. Supplied will be provided! Saturday August 8th, 2026 2-4pm Outside Tantra coffeehouse
Graphic with text from the posts caption on a piece of paper with a red background and an envelope sketch in the middle. The IG handle @socialisthorizonsm is in the bottom right.
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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
~ see also @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social ~ www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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How anti-ICE protesters became prisoners in Trump's war on antifa
“We are not terrorists.”
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Phone number update! The second number was updated to the correct one, sorry for the confusion!
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
☎️ Keep calling until Mari is out of segregation today! ☎️ She is being tortured by her current conditions and she urgently needs to be moved to general population. Thank you all for your support as we get through this! 🙏🫶
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
ask folks to take some time out of their day on Tuesday, July 28th to call and demand Mari be moved out of segregation and into general population! Use the sign up sheet link in our bio to sign up for a time slot. We want to make sure calls come in all day long. Form: (2/3)
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Maricela Rueda is still in segregation. There is still no reason being given to why she is being held there. This is a violation of her right to due process. We refuse to let her sit in a dungeon by herself while she is already bearing the burden of being incarcerated. We (1/3)
Picture of Maricela Rueda and details given in the posts caption.
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
donations are encouraged to fundraise for the defendants. (2/2)
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🍽️ Community Dinner! 🍽️ As we move into a new phase post-sentencing, we want to continue to strengthen community and support the Prairieland Defendants. Please come out to enjoy a community dinner featuring some of Champagne's favorite Korean recipies. Sliding scale (1/2)
Graphic with 3 Korean dishes and a picture of champagne’s brown cat with text saying “Korean traditional food August 12th 7pm 1959 Sandy Ln. Fort Worth. Join us for a community dinner featuring some of champagne’s favorite recipes. Suggested donation $0-25”
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
date, and a return address at the top of each sheet. Include a return address. (4/4)
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
commentary. Consider writing about fun things you’ve done, tell stories, or transcribe your favorite poem. Plain white 8.5 x 11 paper only. Only write in blue or black ink. No stickers, glitter, or whiteout. Include first and last name as well as ID number, page numbers, (3/4)
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Jail, TX Zachary Evetts, 202502013 P.O. Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131 All mail is monitored by state and federal law enforcement. Be extremely mindful of what you are writing. Do not under any circumstances discuss the facts of the case and do not include overtly political (2/4)
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Zach’s birthday was earlier this week🥳Happy Birthday Zach! He has been in prison since July ‘25. Let’s write & remind him that he is loved! We love you, we see you!! We will fight to free you!! Guidelines below Write to Zach at the following address: Johnson County (1/4)
Graphic with a picture of Zachary Evetts giving food to a squirrel and text saying “Happy birthday Zach! Zach has been in prison since July fourth ‘25. Let’s write and remind him that he’s loved.”“Write to Zach at the following address:

Johnson County Jail, TX
Zachary Evetts, 202502013
P.O. Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131

All mail is monitored by state and federal law enforcement. Be extremely mindful of what you are writing. Do not under any circumstances discuss the facts of the case and do not include overtly political commentary. Consider writing about fun things you’ve done, tell stories, or transcribe your favorite poem.

Plain white 8.5 x 11 paper only.
Only write in blue or black ink.
No stickers, glitter, or whiteout.
Include first and last name as well as ID number, page numbers, date, and a return address at the top of each sheet.
Include a return address.”Graphic with the picture of Zachary and the squirrel from the first graphic with text saying “we love and see you! We will fight to free you!”
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Yes, the following link has letter writing addresses: prairielanddefendants.com/write-to-… People at Johnson County Jail don't get physical letters. Mail is scanned by ICSolutions Digital Mail Center in Maryland then uploaded to tablets that people then have access to.
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JCSouperstar 🌱 @storyheadjill.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
@dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social Are there prison addresses for us to write to the dissidents offering moral support?
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Crow Lady @crowlady.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
North Texans, if you can
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American Worker @americanwork47.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Cosponsored by our comrades at @akpress.org, DSA Communist Caucus, @dsaemerge.bsky.social, Freedom Archives, @pmpress.bsky.social, and Promoting Enduring Peace.
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American Worker @americanwork47.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Technical and organizational support provided by @commonnotions.bsky.social, artwork by Josh MacPhee of @justseeds.bsky.social, publicity by @anarchistagency.bsky.social, and with the support of the Prairieland Defendants / DFW Support Committee.
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American Worker @americanwork47.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Only a few more days until People Do Come Home—An Event for the @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social and All Political Prisoners with Matt Meyer, Ashanti Alston, Diana Block, Josh Harper, Ray Luc Levasseur, Julie Herrada. Watch live and thereafter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhcf...
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People Do Come Home - An Event for the Prairieland Defendants and All Political Prisoners
YouTube video by Common Notions
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
“We recently shared a press release that walks through some of the video evidence shown in the Prairieland federal trial that challenges the prosecution's narrative and shines a light on some key moments from the noise protest on July 4.” ~ @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social
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Recently Unsealed Trial Evidence Contradicts Government’s Account of Events During Fourth of July Prairieland Noise Protest - Support the Prairieland Defendants
DFW Support Committee Highlights Key Video Footage for Public, Which Federal Judge Mark Pittman Kept Under Seal for Weeks After Trial
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The Final Straw Radio @thefinalstrawradio.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Here's the transcribed zine of our interview with members of the @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social on federal sentencing for the Prairieland Defendants tfsr.media/zines/#July2...
zine cover of our interview "Prairieland Defendants Federal Sentencing: Updates From The DFW Support Committee | The Final Straw Radio - July 5, 2026" over a blurry black and white photo of fireworks at the July 4 2025 Priarieland noise demo
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
📽️ Watch videos of the July 4 noise demo, shown at Prairieland trial! They challenge the state's narrative! We review below 👇 prairielanddefendants.com/press-rel…
Screenshot from the PrairielandDefendants.com website, text states:

Recently Unsealed Trial Evidence Contradicts Government’s Account of Events During Fourth of July Prairieland Noise Protest

July 20, 2026 • Press Release

DFW Support Committee Highlights Key Video Footage for Public, Which Federal Judge Mark Pittman Kept Under Seal for Weeks After Trial

FORT WORTH, TX — Four months after the federal Prairieland verdicts, and a year after the Fourth of July noise demonstration held in solidarity with ICE Detention Center detainees, around which the Prairieland case revolves, the DFW Support Committee was able to piece together trial evidence to debunk government claims and refute rampant mischaracterizations in the media of that night’s events.
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
✴️ MONDAY, JULY 27: Come to Johnson County to support 4 Prairieland defendants at pretrial motions hearings ✴️ 4 defendants have hearings on Monday w/ Judge William Bosworth Monday, July 27 9 am: Lucy Fowlkes Andrew Smith Steven Reyna 1:30 pm: Janette Goering 204 S Buffalo Ave Cleburne TX 76033
Event graphic with 2 blue figures of lady justice with a red stripe over her eyes, on a black background with white text. Text says, "Court support needed. Court note takers needed for Monday July 27th. Guinness Justice Center Courthouse, 204 S. Buffalo Ave, Cleburne, TX 76033. Time: First hearing at 9 am for Lucy Fowlkes. Second hearing starts at 1:30 pm for Janette Goering. Please wear court appropriate clothing and arrive early. Leave your cellphone in your car."
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
UPDATE! LUCY IS OUT ON BOND!!!! We are so happy that Lucy has been released 🥳Please pause letter writing for them at this time. Thank you all for your continued support and love ❤️
Picture with Lucy at the center and a large butterfly with text saying “Lucy is out on bond. We are happy that Lucy has been released. Please pause letter writing for them at this time.”
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Ⓐ Anarchist Federation News 🏴 @anarchistfederation.net · 15/07/2026
People Do Come Home – An Event for the Prairieland Defendants and All Political Prisoners
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People Do Come Home – An Event for the Prairieland Defendants and All Political Prisoners
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Anarchist Black Cross of South Florida @abc-soflo.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"Des recently wrote a heartfelt statement from a federal prison cell in Fort Worth, TX, and asked that we share it with you. His words, excerpted here, overflow with the beauty and strength of his spirit" #praireland (1/3)
statement from des 
written july 6, 2026With a broken heart mended together with a sewing needle made from a battery and a string pulled from the elastic waistband from a jumper, reinforced with blank mail labels and a rubber band. With my head up high, teary eyes, and this broken heart full of love. I want to thank everyone for all of their support, love, and prayers as my family and I survive through this horrible injustice.Today, July 6, marks a year since I was unjustly abducted and wrongfully imprisoned. I sit in a concrete cell with a heavy steel door as an innocent person for a crime I did not commitThe reality is that I was arrested for being married to my wife, Mari, who has been unjustly convicted to 70 years for attending a public noise demonstration to support immigrants at the Prairieland detention center.
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
the past month due to consistent, violent spraying of a cognitively disabled woman who is bravely refusing to be strip searched. On June 23, she was threatened by Licensed Clinical Social Worker Joy White after asserting her right to counsel. This is unacceptable, and has (2/3)
Hello, I’m calling on behalf of people incarcerated at Johnson County who are facing horrendous conditions. The mental and physical torture of segregation needs to stop at this facility. Those in segregation have a much higher chance of being neglected by jail staff ,and most jail deaths at Texas jails have happened in segregation. Deaths happened in Johnson County Jail in 2016, 2020, 2021, and this past Wednesday due almost entirely to medical neglect.

Maricela Rueda, who has high blood pressure and is also 33, needs to be moved from segregation to general population immediately. Maricela has been housed in segregation for a month now and has experienced torture, violation, and threats from staff. Are you aware that a woman near where Maricela is housed has been pepper sprayed 5 times this month? (wait for response) Her crime? Refusing to be strip searched. There are also clear signs that this woman has a cognitive disability yet instead of care she meets abuse.Also, were you aware that Maricela was threatened with being held naked in a suicide cell for 4 days by Licensed Clinical Social Worker Joy White when she invoked her right to counsel? (wait for response) Due to the threats against her, we also demand that Licensed Clinical Social Worker White not be allowed contact with Maricela.

Segregation is a violent place. Maricela needs to be moved to general population immediately. At the very least, she needs to be housed in an infirmary cell with other incarcerated people. We know there are beds available in multi person infirmary cells, so there is no reason she cannot be moved into one of these She was housed with codefendants for months pre trial and post trial. Of course, it would be best for her to be moved to general population, which she has been housed in with zero problems for months at Wichita Falls Jail. We will not stop calling until all our loved ones are in general population. We wil not sit back and let this jail let people die.
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Mari, like her codefendants Benjamin “Champagne Song” and Zachary Evetts, is being held in segregation. She has faced extensive violating strip searches, excessive surveillance during meetings with lawyers, and was forced to breathe in pepper spray chemicals 5 times across (1/3)
Slide has text in caption.Lt. Gross, the cop who was allegedly shot in the Prairieland Case, was sued in 2021 for stripping down an incarcerated man and holding him naked in a refrigerated suicide cell to make him talk without his lawyer present.
This coercive, violent, humiliating behavior is normalized in Johnson County. After returning from sentencing on June 23, Maricela was interviewed by mental health coordinator, LCSW Joy White who started asking intrusive questions about the defendants plans for appeal. . Maricela asked if she could call her lawyer. White responded: “You’re not going to be calling anyone. You’re going to be naked in a padded cell for 4 days”.1. Call Jail Admin, request to leave a message for Lt. Sullivan
2. Email judge boedeker

Call 8175566058
Email: judgeboedeker@johnsoncountytx.org
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Anyone in the NY Capitol area please come out to a public event about the case including some visitors from DFW. We’ll talk about what’s going on, how you can help, and what it all means. When: Saturday July 25 4-6pm Where: 386 1st Troy NY
Graphic with someone writing with an old fashioned feather pen in the background and text in the foreground saying “Free the prairieland defendants. Join the DFW support committee and friends for an informational event and letter writing! July 25, 2026 from 4-6pm. 386 1st Street Troy, New York.”
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
vulnerable. This situation seems manufactured to torture Rowan and place them under constant threat. Cryptpad form: tinyurl.com/y4b6uydk (3/3)
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
with the State, and an incentive to put Rowan at further risk. This has caused deep mental anguish for them, a grief they can only express in vague terms on the phone. Being housed with state agents creates a dangerous situation that makes Rowan’s state case even more (2/3)
Part 2 of the suggested call script.
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
KEEP CALLING!! After returning from sentencing on July 1, Rowan Gibson was moved to an infirmary cell and forced to share it with cooperating witness Lynette Sharp. Days later, cooperating witness Susan Kent was also moved in with them. These people have ongoing agreements (1/3)
Colorful graphic with a drawing of Rowan and text saying “Phone zap: free Rowan from the traitors to their community. KEEP CALLING.”Graphic with background information regarding Rowan’s situation.Graphic with contact info on who to call and email.Part 1 of the suggested call script.
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
about the defendants plans for appeal. . Maricela asked if she could call her lawyer. White responded: “You’re not going to be calling anyone. You’re going to be naked in a padded cell for 4 days”. Thank you all for your support as we navigate this situation 🙏 (5/6)
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
cell to make him talk without his lawyer present. This coercive, violent, humiliating behavior is normalized in Johnson County. After returning from sentencing, Maricela was interviewed by mental health coordinator, LCSW Joy White who started asking intrusive questions (4/6)
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
phone and tablet access, and the violent and alienating isolation of Segregation. A Pattern of Abuse: Lt. Gross, the cop who was allegedly shot in the Prairieland Case, was sued in 2021 for stripping down an incarcerated man and holding him naked in a refrigerated suicide (3/6)
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
situation faced by Maricela Rueda, who was threatened by Licensed Clinical Social Worker Joy White after asserting her right to counsel. This is unacceptable, and has lead to Maricela suffering repeated strip searches, leg and hand shackles when leaving her cell, limited (2/6)
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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
What's Happening: Zachary Evetts and Benjamin "Champagne" Song are still being held in Segregation and future phone zaps may be necessary. Rowan Gibson is being held in an infirmary cell with snitches and urgently needs to be moved to gen pop. Today we are focusing on the (1/6)
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