Catherine Mintler

The artist behind this painting, Criselda Vasquez, painted this portrait of her parents in 2017. The man in this painting, her father, was recently taken by ICE. He has lived in the United States for forty years. This loss has made it hard for the family to support themselves. If you want to support them, you can go to their GoFundMe here: gofund.me/456d8a193

Colombia has declared its entire Amazon biome a reserve zone for renewable natural resources, effectively banning any new oil exploration, hydrocarbon production, or large-scale mining projects in the region. Colombia has declared its entire Amazon biome a reserve zone for renewable natural resources, effectively banning any new oil exploration, hydrocarbon production, or large-scale mining projects in the region. The protected area spans approximately 483,000 square kilometers about the size of Sweden and represents 42% of Colombia’s continental territory, covering roughly 7% of the entire Amazon rainforest basin. Announced during COP30 in Brazil, the decision makes Colombia the first Amazonian country to protect its entire share of the rainforest from new extractive industrial activities. The policy halts dozens of pending concessions, including 43 oil blocks and hundreds of mining requests that had not yet begun operations. By prioritizing ecosystem preservation over fossil fuel and mineral extraction, the measure aims to reduce deforestation, protect biodiversity, and maintain the Amazon’s crucial role in global climate regulation through carbon storage and water cycle stability. The initiative, introduced under the Petro administration, reflects a shift toward sustainable development and could set a precedent for other Amazon nations facing similar pressures from resource extraction. Environmental advocates consider it one of the most significant conservation victories in recent history, safeguarding vital ecosystems and Indigenous territories while contributing to global climate protection.

Artificial intelligence is "incredibly unpopular technology" that is essentially being forced on people, says writer @astradisastra. Data centers are facing stiff resistance in communities across the United States, providing "local choke points where people can come together and push back on the billionaire Big Tech agenda."

This is fantastic news. Buying elections should be banned everywhere.

Short answer.. Yes. Do White People Weaponize Time?? youtu.be/x6Wh4_ma99A

Haitian & Syrian workers — and ALL workers — are essential. Our communities will not stay silent while their futures are put at risk. seiu.co/4dramE2

Two local newsrooms, including The Frontier, are suing the Oklahoma Department of Corrections after the agency denied requests for records related to its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. readfrontier.org/stories/two-ok…

🚨 HUGE: New York has banned ICE agents from wearing masks.

Fmr. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland is running for Governor in New Mexico. Check out Indian Country Today’s interview with her as she gears up for the Dem primary! ictnews.org/news/new-mexic…

Fransa’da Filistin’e Destek Gösterisi! Paris’te Filistin destekçileri, Gazze’de yaşananları protesto etmek için bir çeşmeyi kırmızıya boyadı.

1958 vs 2026

Bulldozers preparing an expansion of the U.S. border wall with Mexico caused extensive damage to the Las Playas intaglio 280-by-50-foot etching in the Sonoran Desert. The intaglio, a site sacred to the Indigenous Oʼodham peoples of the Sonora, is estimated to be at least 1,000 years old. democracynow.org/2026/5/8/borde…

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Dinilawigi (tribal council) has approved an indefinite moratorium on data centers. theonefeather.com/2026/05/07/din…

#BlackAmericans can affect over $470 Million by #Boycotting the #SEC! "redistribute the pain" Dr. Martin Luther King April 3, 1968

"The Bottle" by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, 1974. Off Winter in America on Strata-East. Brian Jackson's flute carries this one, a Caribbean groove that became an underground hit and has been sampled over 70 times since.

My friend, they run barefoot in a marathon for Gaza, and from the heart of Gaza itself. As though they are running across pain itself, to prove that life still endures here, and that this city, despite genocide and siege, neither bows nor ceases to dream.

Construction crews working on President Trump's expanded border wall with Mexico have destroyed a portion of 1000-year-old Native American archeological site in the Sonoran Desert. Lorraine Marquez Eiler, an elder of the Hia Ched O'odham people, details what we know.

Everyone needs to watch @Justinjpearson's floor speech from the TN State House. "Today, you will take the only Black-majority district from us. But I want you to know: No matter what you do, no matter how much you try to break us & make us bend & quit — we will still be here."

BREAKING: FIGHT BACK! The NAACAP files an emergency petition to block Tennessee Republicans from erasing the state's only Black district with their unlawful gerrymandered map. We can't back down for even a second... “It is a direct attack on our democracy and our Constitution to dismantle majority-Black districts. A democracy without Black representation is not a democracy,” said NAACP general counsel Kristen Clarke. “Black communities in Tennessee have been silenced and brutalized for centuries. This is where the KKK was born and where [Martin Luther King Jr.] was assassinated. Black residents were faced with racial violence and legal suppression every single day.” The lawsuit contests the shockingly corrupt decision by Governor Bill Lee to sign into law a map that creates a 9-0 Republican House seat balance by chopping up Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen's Memphis-based district. The goal, of course, is dilute the votes of Black Tennesseans so that Republicans can more easily win elections. Trump's presidency has become an unmitigated failure, inflicting economic suffering on untold millions, and Republicans realize that their only chance at winning the midterms is to attack democracy itself. “There is a long history and contemporary pattern of unfair redistricting practices in rural West Tennessee that have harmed Black political representation,” said NAACP President of the Tennessee Conference Gloria Sweet-Love. “We will stand up to make sure that Black voters retain their voting power.” Please ❤️ and share if you stand with the NAACP!