🦄 Racism & Far-Right

Jake Lang’s Tour of American Courtrooms Continues

White supremacist agitator and violent J6er Edward Jacob “Jake” Lang Zoomed into a court hearing in St. Paul on Oct. 9 as the Minnesota state government argued its case against him for kicking over an ice sculpture reading “Prosecute ICE” in front of the state capitol building in February.

🦄 Police, Protest & Direct Action, Tech

DHS Facial Recognition Software Used Against Minnesota 15

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 after 9/11 to fight the global war on terrorism is now maintaining centralized dossiers on ordinary American protesters.

🦄 Arts & Culture, Community

DJ-U: Creating a Network of Non-Binary People of Color

Minneapolis, MN — Inside Wax World, Rosa Garcia’s South Minneapolis record store, 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…