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60 years on, landmark protections in the Voting Rights Act are being eroded, Matt Olszewski reports. Legal experts lay out unprecedented challenges to fundamental protections laid out in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which emerged during the civil rights movement.

Landmark protections in the Voting Rights Act are being eroded

Legal experts lay out unprecedented challenges to fundamental protections laid out in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 60 years later

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Prism @prismreports.org · 17h

How does the U.S. military's footprint in Africa fuel Israeli weapons networks? Denis Simiyu Ekesa draws connections between U.S. bases & trainings & African countries’ diplomatic & military ties to Israel, which markets weapons “battle-tested” on Palestinians.

How U.S. military footprint in Africa fuels Israeli weapons networks

U.S. bases and trainings boost African countries' diplomatic and military ties to Israel, which markets weapons “battle-tested” on Palestinians

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Prism @prismreports.org · 18h

“Every day of these two years felt like a year. What we witnessed is incomprehensible; death has become ordinary.”

After two years of devastation, many in Gaza express cautious relief at news of ceasefire; their happiness overshadowed by loss & displacement, Malak Hijazi reports in this dispatch.

Palestinians in Gaza react to ceasefire with relief, fear, uncertainty

Many in Gaza express cautious relief at the news of a ceasefire, their happiness overshadowed by loss and displacement

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Prism @prismreports.org · 1d

“We have seen pigeons fall from the sky, shot down by drones. My nephews & nieces cried over them as if they had lost loved ones.” In Gaza, survival means union—even across species. We're bombed together, starved together, displaced together. We do not abandon each other, says Hend Salama Abo Helow.

Israel calls us “human animals,” never understanding that our bond with animals is the deepest proof of our humanity

Like all of us Palestinians in Gaza, our animals have been displaced, starved, bombed, and terrorized, yet we refuse to abandon each other

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Prism @prismreports.org · 1d

“This is something I’m going to be fighting for the rest of my life.”

Alaska Natives along the Yukon River are fighting for the right to manage the river & save the remaining salmon stocks before their way of life dies off with the salmon, Alyssa Choiniere reports.

Alaska Natives fight for right to fish salmon, manage Yukon River

Before government intervention, Native stewardship maintained salmon stocks, providing physical and spiritual nourishment

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Prism @prismreports.org · 1d

“History is echoing,” says William “Popeye” Osceola of the Miccosukee Tribe on the similarities between the reservation system & modern mass deportation apparatus. Today, we look back on how the tribe has challenged secrecy & environmental harm at ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ wrote @alexmar.bsky.social.

Miccosukee Tribe challenges ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The tribe, whose territory is near the immigration detention center, joined a lawsuit against the state and federal governments on July 14

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Prism @prismreports.org · 2d

Gazans warn that President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace proposal sidelines Palestinians & risks erasing Gaza’s rights & identity, Malak Hijazi reports. “How can they decide the fate of a people whose representatives weren’t even present? What kind of political & humanitarian absurdity is this?”

Gazans respond with skepticism to U.S. peace proposal

Gazans warn that President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan sidelines Palestinians and risks erasing Gaza’s rights and identity

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Prism @prismreports.org · 3d

“Miami has to change its values from being a place to be sold. As long as there is a ‘for sale’ sign, we’re not rooted in our cultural identity.”

As developers reshape Miami’s art district, Wynwood loses its queer heart to gentrification, Kat Grimmett reports.

Miami's Wynwood loses its queer heart to gentrification

As developers reshape Miami's art district, LGBTQIA+ venues are vanishing, leaving a community of 190,000 people with few places to gather

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Prism @prismreports.org · 3d

Two years of genocide have left us ravaged, but our hope for Gaza will never be stifled, writes Shaimaa Eid. “We will continue reporting from the heart of the rubble, & we will return to the Gaza we love, to rebuild it stone by stone & plant new life among its ruins.”

Even after two years of genocide, hope for Gaza cannot be stifled

Israel’s war of extermination has spared nothing and no one, but still we cling to the hope that we will rebuild Gaza

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Prism @prismreports.org · 4d

“The big thing here about ICE is, it’s politics entering into the neighborhood.”

ICE raids have brutalized Chicago-area communities & Trump has threatened to send the National Guard to Illinois. But organizers are coming together to fight back & protect their neighbors, writes @nberlat.bsky.social.

Chicago fights back against Trump administration’s violence

ICE raids and attacks against protesters have brutalized Chicago-area communities. But organizers are committed to protecting their neighbors

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Prism @prismreports.org · 4d

“The genocide can take my home, my library, my plans, & my lifelong friends, but it cannot keep me from writing.”

During the genocide, writing has become an ultimate form of resistance, allowing Eman Ghassan Abu Zayed to ensure her people, her martyrs, her friend Rama live on forever.

For Rama, my partner in dreams. I write because she cannot.

During the genocide, writing has become an ultimate form of resistance, ensuring the histories of Gaza and our people live on forever

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Prism @prismreports.org · 5d

Jennyfer's sister Ame wants local police to fully investigate the sexual assault & for ICE to be held accountable. The ordeal has only strengthened her resolve to secure a viable pathway for Jennyfer to return to the U.S.

A fundraiser has been set up for Jennyfer’s long fight ahead⤵️

Donate to HELP JENNYFER FIGHT DEPORTATION, organized by Brit Shrader

URGENT MUTUAL AID REQUEST FOR CRIMINALIZED SURVIVOR AND ICE ABDUCTEE TW: sexual assault… Brit Shrader needs your support for HELP JENNYFER FIGHT DEPORTATION

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Prism @prismreports.org · 5d

Jennyfer, a restaurant worker in FL, reported to police that her manager sexually assaulted her. Within weeks, she was charged with a DUI & deported to Nicaragua. The criminal legal system, in tandem with immigration enforcement, is built to disappear vulnerable people, @alexmar.bsky.social reports.

Deported after reporting sexual assault: A worker’s fight for justice

Jennyfer told police that her manager assaulted her. Within weeks of reporting, she was charged with a DUI and deported to Nicaragua

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Prism @prismreports.org · 5d

St. Louis family services organization helps Black fathers reclaim their stories, Lucy Grimshaw reports. The Fathers & Families Support Center helps Black fathers, who the media too often portray as dangerous or at fault for police brutality.

St. Louis family services organization helps Black fathers reclaim their stories

The Fathers & Families Support Center helps Black fathers, who the media too often portray as dangerous or at fault for police brutality

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Prism @prismreports.org · 5d

The destruction of Gaza has taken place alongside the surge in AI, an industry that props up an empire of lies that constantly pushes mediocre, propagandistic content into a vast market that’s aching to receive its products. Avik Jain Chatlani’s new op-ed critiques the accelerated end of language.

The end of language

The destruction of Gaza has taken place alongside the surge in AI, an industry that props up an empire of lies that constantly pushes mediocre, propagandistic content into a vast market that’s aching to receive its products

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Prism @prismreports.org · 5d

Miami’s Wynwood loses its queer heart to gentrification, Kat Grimmett reports. As developers reshape Miami’s art district, LGBTQIA+ venues are vanishing, leaving a community of 190,000 people with few places to gather.

Miami's Wynwood loses its queer heart to gentrification

As developers reshape Miami’s art district, LGBTQIA+ venues are vanishing, leaving a community of 190,000 people with few places to gather

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Prism @prismreports.org · 6d

Israel calls us “human animals,” never understanding that our bond with animals is the deepest proof of our humanity, writes Hend Salama Abo Helow in an op-ed. Like all of us Palestinians in Gaza, our animals have been displaced, starved, bombed, & terrorized, yet we refuse to abandon each other.

Israel calls us “human animals,” never understanding that our bond with animals is the deepest proof of our humanity

Like all of us Palestinians in Gaza, our animals have been displaced, starved, bombed, and terrorized, yet we refuse to abandon each other

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Prism @prismreports.org · 6d

Chicago fights back against Trump admin’s sweeping violence, @nberlat.bsky.social reports. ICE raids & attacks against protesters have brutalized Chicago-area communities. But local organizers are committed to coming together to protect their neighbors.

Chicago fights back against Trump administration’s violence

ICE raids and attacks against protesters have brutalized Chicago-area communities. But organizers are committed to protecting their neighbors

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Prism @prismreports.org · 6d

“The market that emerges under siege is not a sign of resilience—it is a system of predation born of deliberate policy.”

As Israel’s blockade drives Palestinians into daily negotiations with their dignity, women have become the front-line managers of scarcity, Mariam Mohammed Al-Khateeb writes.

Israel drives Palestinian women into daily negotiations with dignity

Women have become the front-line managers of scarcity. Yet their suffering is often erased by Western policy and humanitarian discourse

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I attended this webinar earlier, and wanted to share this infographic if folx need a visual to highlight how Zionism is embedded in how American newsrooms typically operate, for which I am truly grateful for the much-needed work that @prismreports.org does! 🍉 visualizingpalestine.org/visual/edite...

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Prism @prismreports.org · 7d

“It is Oct. 7 2025, two years of genocide, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been targeted, traumatized. The genocide must stop."
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Prism @prismreports.org · 7d

"Journalism should be conviction. I hear stories of journalists who came to the field who say 'the story of my community has been overshadowed by statements that do not represent the truth.'"

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Prism @prismreports.org · 7d

"If you can do journalism yourself, if you have deep pockets & can fund newsrooms, do it! The more storytellers we have, the better information there can be."
—@abdallahfayyad.bsky.social

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Prism @prismreports.org · 7d

In 2024, Gallup released a poll showing Americans' trust in media institutions at a record low 31% & people are turning to alternative media. Why? There was no accountability for media's lies covering Iraq. The only accountability was consumers turning to alt news spaces.
—@sanasaeed.bsky.social

Americans' Trust in Media Remains at Trend Low

Americans' confidence in the media is at its lowest point, as Democrats' confidence is near the record low and Republicans' is almost nonexistent.

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Prism @prismreports.org · 7d

"If you want news, you must be involved. Politics will engage with you, whether you like it or not. The way to combat propaganda is not just to point it out, but to empower the journalists on the ground & those holding onto their values so that we delegitimize the profit motive." –Eman Mohammed

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