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Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:<p>Y’all. Andrea Gibson lost their battle with cancer this morning. About five hours ago, in fact.</p><p>They leave behind an unjust world with a little bit of magic from people like them. People who make the human experience worth fighting for.</p><p>Here’s a quote I posted from them earlier this year.</p><p>I welcome you to read a poem or listen to some spoken word from Andrea, to honor their life.</p><p>Rest in power, Andrea.</p><p>(Pronoun edit: ty <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tilde.zone/@left_adjoint" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>left_adjoint</span></a></span>)</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/AndreaGibson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndreaGibson</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SpokenWord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpokenWord</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Activist</span></a></p>
nachogazpachof<p>Melanie Schweizer, a <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> lawyer and <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a>, lost her job for speaking up against the <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a>. </p><p>She is seen with an elderly woman who was assaulted by <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> for expressing support for <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://t.me/QudsNen/175084" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.me/QudsNen/175084</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Michael The Anonymous<p>The Curse Is On The Epstein Clients</p><p><a href="https://michaeltheanon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-curse-is-on-epstein-clients.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michaeltheanon.blogspot.com/20</span><span class="invisible">25/07/the-curse-is-on-epstein-clients.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Curse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Curse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Truth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Activist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Michael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michael</span></a></p>
Vegan FTA<p>New episode of Uncaged OUT NOW! 🔥 👉 Watch the FULL EPISODE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcWCaHnD6_o" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcWCaHnD6_o</a> 📺 <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23podcast" target="_blank">#podcast</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23activism" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23activist" target="_blank">#activist</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23animalrights" target="_blank">#animalrights</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23veganactivist" target="_blank">#veganactivist</a></p>
Vegan FTA<p>Why Street Outreach Wasn’t Enough | Natalie’s Journey to Systemic Activism 🎙 <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23podcast" target="_blank">#podcast</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23interview" target="_blank">#interview</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23activist" target="_blank">#activist</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23veganactivist" target="_blank">#veganactivist</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23animalrightsactivist%C2%A0" target="_blank">#animalrightsactivist&nbsp;</a> <br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcWCaHnD6_o" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">youtube.com/watch?v=VcWCaH...</a></p>
RTL Nieuws<p>𝗣𝗿𝗼-𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗷𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘁 20 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗷𝗼𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗦: '𝗛𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘇𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗷𝗸𝗲 𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴'</p><p>Een activist die betrokken was bij pro-Palestijnse studentenprotesten in New York, eist 20 miljoen dollar schadevergoeding van de Amerikaanse overheid. Mahmoud Khalil zegt dat hij onterecht is vervolgd en gevangengehouden door de Amerikaanse...</p><p><a href="https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artikel/5518091/pro-palestijnse-activist-mahmoud-khalil-eist-20-miljoen-van" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artik</span><span class="invisible">el/5518091/pro-palestijnse-activist-mahmoud-khalil-eist-20-miljoen-van</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProPalestijnse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProPalestijnse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Activist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnmenselijkeErvaring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnmenselijkeErvaring</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>“Obtained exclusively by <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WIRED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WIRED</span></a>, a DHS dossier on Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia graduate student and anti-war <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a>, shows that analysts drew information from <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CanaryMission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanaryMission</span></a>, a shadowy <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/blacklist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blacklist</span></a> that <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/anonymously" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anonymously</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/profiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>profiles</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/critics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>critics</span></a> of Israeli military action and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/supporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supporters</span></a> of Palestinian rights”</p><p>&lt;<a href="https://wired.com/live/amazon-prime-day-deals-live-in-25-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/live/amazon-prime-da</span><span class="invisible">y-deals-live-in-25-2/</span></a>&gt;</p>
Milo Dide<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Stop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stop</span></a> the sectarian killing in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a><br>This message is from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HanadiZahlout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HanadiZahlout</span></a>, a Syrian <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a> and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalist</span></a> reporting on coastal sectarian violence. Share her voice today. <a href="https://act.thesyriacampaign.org/go/6841?t=7&amp;akid=7567%2E12283%2EyLcIKm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">act.thesyriacampaign.org/go/68</span><span class="invisible">41?t=7&amp;akid=7567%2E12283%2EyLcIKm</span></a><br>X <a href="https://act.thesyriacampaign.org/go/6855?t=11&amp;akid=7567%2E12283%2EyLcIKm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">act.thesyriacampaign.org/go/68</span><span class="invisible">55?t=11&amp;akid=7567%2E12283%2EyLcIKm</span></a></p>
The AEGIS Alliance<p>A secret complaint from a whistleblower ignited a U.S. crackdown on corruption in Costa Rica that had victimized an American investor. This is the story of how it happened.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/costarica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>costarica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a>&nbsp;<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDMzBBdfmYg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=JDMzBBdfmYg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
nachogazpachof<p>Mark, a <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a> and son of a <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/Holocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Holocaust</span></a> survivor, praises Brent Council's twinning with Nablus. He expresses surprise at those rejecting the move, saying he fully supports the council standing with the <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> people.</p><p>Brent Council is the local authority for the <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> borough of Brent.</p><p><a href="https://t.me/QudsNen/174151" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.me/QudsNen/174151</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ice</span></a> ‘<a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/politically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politically</span></a> targeted’ <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farm</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/worker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worker</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/JuarezZeferino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuarezZeferino</span></a>, colleagues say | US <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/07/detained-farm-worker-activist-targeted-ice" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/07/detained-farm-worker-activist-targeted-ice</span></a></p>
pospi<p>A quite nuanced expert investigation into possible <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a> applications of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> ☺️🤖 <a href="https://www.juniperbevensee.com/musings/does-ai-suck" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">juniperbevensee.com/musings/do</span><span class="invisible">es-ai-suck</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a><br>Personally I am in the anarchic "hate it" camp but even so, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/juniperbevensee.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/juniperbevens</span><span class="invisible">ee.bsky.social</span></a> illuminates a lot about how bias and censorship are encoded into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> &amp; other commercial tools.</p>
Vegan FTA<p>Jamie Logan on Piers Morgan, Disruptive Action &amp; Hope for Animals 📺 <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23animalrightsactivist" target="_blank">#animalrightsactivist</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23veganactivist" target="_blank">#veganactivist</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23interview" target="_blank">#interview</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23podcast" target="_blank">#podcast</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23activist" target="_blank">#activist</a> <br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aiur-ONLVhk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">youtube.com/watch?v=Aiur-O...</a></p>
Vegan FTA<p>🚨 ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS! 🚨 Email vcoactivists@gmail for your discount code for Vegan Campout! 🏕🌱 <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23vegancommunity" target="_blank">#vegancommunity</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23veganactivist" target="_blank">#veganactivist</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23animalrightsactivist" target="_blank">#animalrightsactivist</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23vegan" target="_blank">#vegan</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23activist" target="_blank">#activist</a></p>
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Visegrád 24<p>The Muslim Brotherhood is a master in “double speak” and should never be trusted, </p><p>says <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Muslim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Muslim</span></a> content creator and peace <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a> <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/lalshareef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lalshareef</span></a>.</p>
Vegan FTA<p>In this episode of Uncaged, Shivam from VeganFTA sits down with Feldi, the rising vegan hip-hop artist using music as a weapon for animal liberation. 🎤&nbsp; 👉 Watch now: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYF8GkRNVwE" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYF8GkRNVwE</a> 📺 🎥: VeganFTA&nbsp; <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23rapper" target="_blank">#rapper</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23hiphop" target="_blank">#hiphop</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23activist" target="_blank">#activist</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23animalrightsactivist" target="_blank">#animalrightsactivist</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23activism" target="_blank">#activism</a></p>
נאריש זשלאָב מענטש<p>"Ever since I was evacuated on a raft from my home in the pouring rain during Hurricane Harvey, I have cared about <a href="https://babka.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> action. When I was 15, I learned that <a href="https://babka.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> intensified the Category Four hurricane that decimated Houston, Texas in 2017. That same year, I joined the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> Youth Climate Movement as a climate <a href="https://babka.social/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a>.</p><p>Now, amid my regular high school activities, I devote several hours a week to writing about climate change, and planning and attending actions demanding a better future for me, future generations and the world."</p><p><a href="https://www.jta.org/2025/06/24/ideas/climate-anxiety-isnt-a-fad-for-jewish-teens-like-me-its-our-inspiration" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jta.org/2025/06/24/ideas/clima</span><span class="invisible">te-anxiety-isnt-a-fad-for-jewish-teens-like-me-its-our-inspiration</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmerican</span></a> leaders blast construction of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a>’s ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlligatorAlcatraz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlligatorAlcatraz</span></a>’ on land they call sacred</p><p>By KATE PAYNE<br>Updated 5:57 PM EDT, June 26, 2025</p><p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — "Florida Republican Gov. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RonDeSantis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RonDeSantis</span></a>’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention facility at an airstrip in the Everglades over the opposition of Native American leaders who consider the area their sacred <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncestralHomelands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncestralHomelands</span></a>.</p><p>"A string of portable generators and dump trucks loaded with fill dirt streamed into the site on Thursday, according to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a> Jessica Namath, who witnessed the activity. The state is plowing ahead with building a compound of heavy-duty tents, trailers and other temporary buildings at the Miami Dade County-owned airfield located in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigCypressNationalPreserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigCypressNationalPreserve</span></a>, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of downtown Miami.</p><p>"A spokesperson for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which is helping lead the project, did not respond to requests for comment.</p><p>"State officials have characterized the site as an ideal place to hold <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/migrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>migrants</span></a> saying there’s 'not much' there other than pythons and alligators.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> leaders dispute that and are condemning the state’s plans to build what’s been dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' on their homelands. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a> can trace their roots to the area back thousands of years.</p><p>"For generations, the sweeping wetlands of what is now South Florida have been home to Native peoples who today make up the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiccosukeeTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiccosukeeTribe</span></a> of Indians of Florida and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeminoleTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeminoleTribe</span></a> of Florida, as well as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeminoleNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeminoleNation</span></a> of Oklahoma.</p><p>" 'Rather than Miccosukee homelands being an uninhabited wasteland for alligators and pythons, as some have suggested, the Big Cypress is the Tribe’s traditional homelands. The landscape has protected the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Miccosukee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miccosukee</span></a> and Seminole people for generations,' Miccosukee Chairman Talbert Cypress wrote in a statement on social media.</p><p>"There are 15 remaining traditional Miccosukee and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Seminole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seminole</span></a> villages in Big Cypress, as well as ceremonial and burial grounds and other gathering sites, Cypress testified before Congress in 2024.</p><p>" 'We live here. Our ancestors fought and died here. They are buried here,' he said. <br>The Big Cypress is part of us, and we are a part of it.'</p><p>"Garrett Stuart, who lives about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from the site, described the crystal clear waters, open prairies and lush tree islands of Big Cypress as teeming with life.</p><p>" 'Hearing the arguments of the frogs in the water, you know? And listen to the grunt of the alligator. You’re hearing the call of that osprey flying by and listening to the crows chatting,' he said. 'It’s all just incredible.'</p><p>"Critics have condemned the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/detention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>detention</span></a> facility and what they call the state’s apparent reliance on alligators as a security measure as a cruel spectacle, while DeSantis and other state officials have defended it as part of Florida’s muscular efforts to carry out President Donald Trump’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmigrationCrackdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrationCrackdown</span></a>.</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/florida-alligator-alcatraz-immigration-detention-desantis-trump-8856c0e2b9ecb8c0fb960f6e3e72a5ae" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/florida-all</span><span class="invisible">igator-alcatraz-immigration-detention-desantis-trump-8856c0e2b9ecb8c0fb960f6e3e72a5ae</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmigrationRaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrationRaids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheGlades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheGlades</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoAlligatorAlcatraz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoAlligatorAlcatraz</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEDetentionCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEDetentionCenter</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheSacred</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigCypressNationalPreserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigCypressNationalPreserve</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopAlligatorAlcatraz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopAlligatorAlcatraz</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopDetentionCentersEverywhere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopDetentionCentersEverywhere</span></a></p>