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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
China as the world’s largest producer and processor of rare earth elements has closed some mining operations in response to pollution concerns. In Myanmar however people living near mining sites have been left without meaningful environmental protection. unicornriot.ninja/2026/norther...
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Northern Thailand Communities March to Defend the Kok River from Mining Pollution - UNICORN RIOT
As demand for rare earth minerals grows worldwide, residents along the Kok River say they are paying the price.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NEW: At least 66 Palestinians in Gaza were killed by Israeli forces between Aug. 23 and Sept. 6, 2026. Over 1,400 have been killed since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire signed in Oct. 2025. This video features four instances of unprovoked Israeli attacks on Palestinians Gaza City from 8.23.26 - 9.6.26.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Canadian Oil Giant Enbridge Builds Unauthorized Pipeline Bypass Following 1.3 Million Gallon Spill Read full article: unicornriot.ninja/2026/canadia...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: Testing Greece’s controversial terrorism law, Greek anarchist Nikos Romanos was acquitted of terrorism charges after serving 17 months in pretrial detention in what he described as "political revenge" over a partial fingerprint found in an apartment after an accidental explosion in Oct. 2024.
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Nikos Romanos Acquitted As Greek Government Pushes Terrorism Cases - UNICORN RIOT
Testing Greece’s controversial terrorism law, Greek anarchist Nikos Romanos, alongside Argyrios K. and Dimitris P., was acquitted of terrorism charges earlier this year in connection with an explosion...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For nearly two months, Palestinians in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood had access to water at any time — a welcome sense of stability in the depths of a genocidal war. On Aug. 24, that stability was disrupted by an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the newly built water desalination plant.
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Israel Bombs Newly Built Water Desalination Plant in Gaza - UNICORN RIOT
Israeli airstrikes destroyed a newly built water desalination plant in Gaza City on Aug. 24, 2026, see the video here.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: Gabriel Van De Water spoke about being one of the 15 Minnesotans federally charged with conspiracy over organizing against the deadly federal Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis. The MN15 were investigated using Trump's NSPM-7 which labels anti-fascists as terrorists. More at our website.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ICE Agent Charged, CRU Closes, Line 5 Bypass, SA Graffiti, Gaza and more! Catch up on the latest UR publications with our Story Recap newsletter 🎥🦄
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ICE Agent Charged, CRU Closes, Line 5 Bypass, SA Graffiti, Gaza and more!🎥🦄
Get caught up on UR's latest with our Story Recap newsletter.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Minnesota Ends Conviction Review Unit With 160 Cases Still Under Investigation 📹
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Minnesota Ends Conviction Review Unit With 160 Cases Still Under Investigation - UNICORN RIOT
Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison has decided to "eliminate" the state's Conviction Review Unit (CRU) less than six years after he created it. The closure is a devastating blow to around 160 ...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
South African Graffiti Artists Reflect on Past Present and Future
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South African Graffiti Artists Reflect on Past Present and Future - UNICORN RIOT
“In the early days we were painting on two by one masonite boards,” said Iain Robertson – a Durban based graffiti artist who goes by the name Ewok.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For nearly two months, Palestinians in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood had access to water at any time — a welcome sense of stability in the depths of a genocidal war. On Aug. 24, that stability was disrupted by an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the newly built water desalination plant.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A Failed Reception System in Crete Turns People on the Move Into Political Targets
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A Failed Reception System in Crete Turns People on the Move Into Political Targets - UNICORN RIOT
Villagers in Crete are fighting the government’s plan to convert a disused factory into a reception center for people on the move, escalating a monthslong standoff that pits xenophobic backlash agains...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ICE Agent Charged for Shooting a Man During Operation Metro Surge and Lying About it Appears in Minnesota State and Federal Courts Full story at our website - link in bio.
ICE Agent Charged for Shooting and Lying Appears in Minnesota State and Federal Courts

acing four state felony assault charges and federal charges of lying to the FBI over a shooting in Minneapolis, 52-year-old recently suspended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Christian Castro made appearances in Minnesota state and federal courts on Sept. 17 and 18. Castro’s case has been politically contentious as officials have battled over extraditing the federal agent from his home state of Texas to face charges in Minnesota.

By Niko Georgiades
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Famed Durban graffiti artists Ewok and Giffy reflect on the history of graffiti art in South Africa, their aspirations and where the hip-hop artform may be headed. unicornriot.ninja/2026/south-a...
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South African Graffiti Artists Reflect on Past Present and Future - UNICORN RIOT
“In the early days we were painting on two by one masonite boards,” said Iain Robertson – a Durban based graffiti artist who goes by the name Ewok.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hate in the World’s Borough: How the Far-Right Has Flourished in Queens, New York Throughout Queens’ history, far-right extremism has grown in reaction to, and out of the same diversity that makes the borough so eclectic and vibrant. Full article at our website.
Hate in the World's Borough

Queens, New York has seen a range of far-right groups and individuals, from the Ku Klux Klan to neo-Nazis to ultra-nationalist organizations, along with incidents of shocking racist brutality.

By Adam D. Jacobson
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“I’m not a racist,” said Joel Tenney, a pastor from Iowa who follows far-right provocateur 'Jake' Lang across the U.S. “I’m a white preservationist, a white continuationist, and I love white pride.” The White Supremacist Pastor in Jake Lang’s Shadow
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The White Supremacist Pastor in Jake Lang’s Shadow - UNICORN RIOT
Of the men who accompanied "Jake" Lang on his racial slur-themed event in Minneapolis, Joel Tenney has one of the largest national profiles. Like Lang, the Armenia-obsessed MAGA pastor from Iowa is an...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Canadian Oil Giant Enbridge Builds Unauthorized Pipeline Bypass Following 1.3 Million Gallon Spill unicornriot.ninja/2026/canadia...
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Canadian Oil Giant Enbridge Builds Unauthorized Pipeline Bypass Following 1.3 Million Gallon Spill - UNICORN RIOT
After the largest oil and gas spill in Wisconsin's history, Enbridge's defiance of legal requests raise serious questions about the state’s ability to regulate large, multinational corporations and it...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wisconsin's DNR repeatedly requested Enbridge keep its Line 5 pipeline shut down following the largest oil & gas spill in state history on Aug. 25. Enbridge defied the requests, built a new pipeline to bypass the rupture and restarted Line 5’s operations: unicornriot.ninja/2026/canadia...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The CRU was created after us sitting at the table with Amy [Klobuchar],” said Ianna Burrell, the sister of Myon Burrell who was incarcerated when he was just 15 & spent 18 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted for murder. Burrell's case was never finalized by the Conviction Review Unit.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW: Villagers in Crete are fighting the government’s plan to convert a disused factory into a reception center for people on the move, escalating a monthslong standoff that pits xenophobic backlash against an increasingly securitized European border regime.
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A Failed Reception System in Crete Turns People on the Move Into Political Targets - UNICORN RIOT
Villagers in Crete are fighting the government’s plan to convert a disused factory into a reception center for people on the move, escalating a monthslong standoff that pits xenophobic backlash agains...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
unicornriot.ninja/2026/ice-age... - Facing four state felony assault charges and federal charges of lying to the FBI over a shooting in Minneapolis - ICE Agent Charged for Shooting and Lying Appears in Minnesota State and Federal Courts
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ICE Agent Charged for Shooting and Lying Appears in Minnesota State and Federal Courts - UNICORN RIOT
Facing four state felony assault charges and federal charges of lying to the FBI over a shooting in Minneapolis, ICE agent Christian Castro made appearances in Minnesota state and federal courts last ...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Minnesota has eliminated the state’s Conviction Review Unit less than 6 years after its creation. The closure is a devastating blow to around 160 applicants in Minnesota prisons whose cases were pending final investigation into their claims of wrongful conviction: unicornriot.ninja/2026/minneso...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Wisconsin DNR repeatedly requested Enbridge keep its Line 5 pipeline shut down following the largest oil and gas spill in WI history on Aug. 25. Enbridge defied the requests, built a new pipeline to bypass the rupture and restarted Line 5 operations. [VIDEO]
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Canadian Oil Giant Enbridge Builds Unauthorized Pipeline Bypass Following 1.3 Million Gallon Spill - UNICORN RIOT
After the largest oil and gas spill in Wisconsin's history, Enbridge's defiance of legal requests raise serious questions about the state’s ability to regulate large, multinational corporations and it...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Facing four state felony assault charges and federal charges of lying to the FBI over a shooting in Minneapolis, 52-year-old recently suspended ICE agent Christian Castro made appearances in Minnesota state and federal courts last Thursday and Friday.
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ICE Agent Charged for Shooting and Lying Appears in Minnesota State and Federal Courts - UNICORN RIOT
Facing four state felony assault charges and federal charges of lying to the FBI over a shooting in Minneapolis, ICE agent Christian Castro made appearances in Minnesota state and federal courts last ...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Canadian Oil Giant Enbridge Builds Unauthorized Pipeline Bypass Following 1.3 Million Gallon Spill [VIDEO]
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Canadian Oil Giant Enbridge Builds Unauthorized Pipeline Bypass Following 1.3 Million Gallon Spill - UNICORN RIOT
After the largest oil and gas spill in Wisconsin's history, Enbridge's defiance of legal requests raise serious questions about the state’s ability to regulate large, multinational corporations and it...
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pseudo-ersatz @pseudo-ersatz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What has surprised me is that: 1. Texas gov tried to prevent this man’s extradition… 2. the neighbors rose up and forced ICE to retreat, even leave equipment and records behind… 3. We actually will get to prosecute him (state charges, so no Trump pardon)… 4. Most never heard about this incident!
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: Canadian Oil Giant Enbridge Builds Unauthorized Pipeline Bypass Following 1.3M Gallon Spill After the largest oil & gas spill in WI history, Enbridge's defiance of legalities raise serious questions about the state’s ability to regulate large, multinational corporations. Article at our site.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ICE Agent Charged for Shooting and Lying Appears in Minnesota State and Federal Courts
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ICE Agent Charged for Shooting and Lying Appears in Minnesota State and Federal Courts - UNICORN RIOT
Facing four state felony assault charges and federal charges of lying to the FBI over a shooting in Minneapolis, ICE agent Christian Castro made appearances in Minnesota state and federal courts last ...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: Facing four state felony assault charges and federal charges of lying to the FBI over a shooting in Minneapolis, 52-year-old recently suspended ICE agent Christian Castro made appearances in Minnesota state and federal courts last Thursday and Friday.
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ICE Agent Charged For Shooting and Lying Appears in Minnesota State and Federal Courts - UNICORN RIOT
Facing four state felony assault charges and federal charges of lying to the FBI over a shooting in Minneapolis, ICE agent Christian Castro made appearances in Minnesota state and federal courts last ...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Minnesota's Conviction Review Unit (CRU) was ended in July by AG Keith Ellison. The closure is a devastating blow to around 160 CRU applicants in Minnesota prisons whose cases were pending final investigation into their claims of wrongful conviction. 📹
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Minnesota Ends Conviction Review Unit With 160 Cases Still Under Investigation - UNICORN RIOT
Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison has decided to "eliminate" the state's Conviction Review Unit (CRU) less than six years after he created it. The closure is a devastating blow to around 160 ...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Rosa Garcia, the DJ known as Madre Rosa, reflects on DJ-U, a program built from turntables, community, and care. After losing its funding, the free program that trained more than 100 non-binary artists of color in Minneapolis may be coming to an end. Full story: unicornriot.ninja/2026/dj-u-cr...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Politicians used an attack on a German Pride celebration to further their own agendas, push their own anti-immigrant, pro-police stances and call for further surveillance, while avoiding words such as “gay” or “queer” and focusing on the racialized profile of the assailant.
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Berlin’s Queer Communities Reflect on Pride Attack  - UNICORN RIOT
On Saturday, July 25, 2026 a white van rammed into the crowd at one of Europe’s largest pride celebrations, the Christopher St., Day
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Three costumed land defenders mimicking local wildlife were arrested last week protesting construction at the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Cochise County, Arizona. The arrests mark the first charges in the now months-long struggle against the construction.
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Three Arrested and Charged for Disrupting Border Wall Construction - UNICORN RIOT
Cochise County, AZ — On Monday a set of arrests stemming from the ongoing U.S.-Mexico border wall blockade in southeastern Arizona saw three protesters jailed overnight. The arrests mark the first cha...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison has decided to “eliminate” the state’s Conviction Review Unit (CRU) less than six years after he created it. [VIDEOS]
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Minnesota Ends Conviction Review Unit With 160 Cases Still Under Investigation - UNICORN RIOT
Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison has decided to "eliminate" the state's Conviction Review Unit (CRU) less than six years after he created it. The closure is a devastating blow to around 160 ...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Cameron Kennedy speaks on recent dragnet federal indictments against him and 14 other Minnesota based activists who took part in mass protests against ICE deportations during Operation Metro Surge. Full article: unicornriot.ninja/2026/new-fed...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
During Amy Klobuchar’s tenure as a prosecutor, “the number of African-American men and boys who ended up in the state prison system, a good many of them falsely, increased by 600% ... and I questioned whether the shutting down of the CRU has something to do with covering for Amy Klobuchar.”
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Minnesota Ends Conviction Review Unit With 160 Cases Still Under Investigation “We estimate that there are probably about 200 people who are falsely imprisoned in the D.O.C. … a good number of them ended up there because of Amy Klobuchar.” - Michelle Gross, paralegal [More on Klobuchar in article]
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Minnesota Ends Conviction Review Unit With 160 Cases Still Under Investigation - UNICORN RIOT
Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison has decided to "eliminate" the state's Conviction Review Unit (CRU) less than six years after he created it. The closure is a devastating blow to around 160 ...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW: Minnesota’s AG Keith Ellison has decided to “eliminate” the state’s Conviction Review Unit (CRU) less than six years after he created it. The closure is a devastating blow to ~160 CRU applicants in prison who were pending final investigation into their claims of wrongful conviction. [VIDEOS]
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Minnesota Ends Conviction Review Unit With 160 Cases Still Under Investigation - UNICORN RIOT
Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison has decided to "eliminate" the state's Conviction Review Unit (CRU) less than six years after he created it. The closure is a devastating blow to around 160 ...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Berlin’s Queer Communities Reflect on Pride Attack unicornriot.ninja/2026/berlins...
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Berlin’s Queer Communities Reflect on Pride Attack  - UNICORN RIOT
On Saturday, July 25, 2026 a white van rammed into the crowd at one of Europe’s largest pride celebrations, the Christopher St., Day
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Three Arrested and Charged for Disrupting Border Wall Construction The arrests mark the first charges in the now months-long struggle against construction of a double border wall along the international border in Arizona.
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Three Arrested and Charged for Disrupting Border Wall Construction - UNICORN RIOT
Cochise County, AZ — On Monday a set of arrests stemming from the ongoing U.S.-Mexico border wall blockade in southeastern Arizona saw three protesters jailed overnight. The arrests mark the first cha...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Activist Blogging Platform Shuts Down After Terrorism Designation
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Activist Blogging Platform Shuts Down After Terrorism Designation - UNICORN RIOT
Washington DC — On August 26, 2026, the U.S. Departments of State and the Treasury designated a volunteer tech collective behind a popular activist blogging platform a terrorist organization.  Autisti...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Homeland Security Investigations is now maintaining centralized dossiers on ordinary American protesters and has deployed an aggressive facial recognition apparatus for monitoring and tracking domestic political dissidents. Our latest on the MN15 case: unicornriot.ninja/2026/dhs-fac...
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DHS Facial Recognition Software Used Against Minnesota 15 - UNICORN RIOT
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has deployed an aggressive facial recognition apparatus for monitoring and tracking domestic political dissidents, raising questions about why an agency created ...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Three Arrested and Charged for Disrupting Border Wall Construction Video posted to Instagram showed protesters dressed as birds and jaguars, both of which live in the area and rely on the borderlands as their habitat, walking around a worksite along the border wall’s construction zone.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW: A set of arrests stemming from the ongoing U.S.-Mexico border wall blockade in southeastern Arizona saw three protesters jailed overnight. The arrests mark the first charges in the now months-long struggle against construction of a double border wall along the international border in Arizona.
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Three Arrested and Charged for Disrupting Border Wall Construction - UNICORN RIOT
Cochise County, AZ — On Monday a set of arrests stemming from the ongoing U.S.-Mexico border wall blockade in southeastern Arizona saw three protesters jailed overnight. The arrests mark the first cha...
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“NoBlogs was hacked on August 28th, two days after the terrorism designation. A “Free Palestine” button on the NoBlogs homepage was redirected to link to a US government “self deportation” site. The hack was quickly promoted on X by right-wing influencer and Pentagon employee Jennica Pounds.”
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Border Wall Treesit, Blogger Sites Labeled Terrorism and more 📰📹🦄 Catch up on the latest Unicorn Riot publications in our Story Recap #newsletter! Sign up for our newsletters here: eepurl.com/hazlB5
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Border Wall Treesit, Blogger Sites Labeled Terrorism and more 📰📹🦄
Catch up on the latest Unicorn Riot publications in our Story Recap #newsletter!
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Activist Blogging Platform Shuts Down After Terrorism Designation unicornriot.ninja/2026/activis...
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Activist Blogging Platform Shuts Down After Terrorism Designation - UNICORN RIOT
Washington DC — On August 26, 2026, the U.S. Departments of State and the Treasury designated a volunteer tech collective behind a popular activist blogging platform a terrorist organization.  Autisti...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Activist Blogging Platform Shuts Down After Terrorism Designation
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Activist Blogging Platform Shuts Down After Terrorism Designation - UNICORN RIOT
Washington D.C. — On August 26, 2026, the U.S. Departments of State and the Treasury designated a volunteer tech collective behind a popular activist blogging platform a terrorist organization.  Autis...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Puppets and Marching Band Take the Streets to Oppose the G20 Giant puppets & a lively marching band took the streets of Asheville, NC on Saturday, Aug. 29, snaking through the neighborhood near the Grove Park Inn where the G20 finance ministers meeting was being hosted. Full story at our website.
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