College of Constructive Hell-Raising

A pretty good primer on student rights….

Student Voices Matter: Protect Free Speech at School School leaders must stand with students who are organizing and participating in school walkouts demanding an end to the violence of ICE.

"Prentiss Haney, a board member of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, told MS NOW Thursday night that agents approached people with connections to the group, including some who had performed basic canvassing and volunteer work, and pressed them for information.

Agents were “basically trying to fish for information,” Haney said.

“They had agents all across the state going to civil rights leaders’ and community leaders’ doors intimidating them, coming and demanding that they talk about literally anything they would ask,” Haney said, adding that agents “asked them if they’re committing voter fraud, just on their doors, in front of their houses with their children, and just following them to work and school.”

FBI raids Ohio voting rights organization Sources tell MS NOW that agents also fanned out across the state, showing up at staff members’ homes.

Heads-up:

TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT ZOOM CALL:
"Together, we'll explore how these systems are used by law enforcement agencies, how surveillance data can impact immigrant communities and reproductive healthcare access, and what it means to defend privacy and our civil rights in a heavily monitored world."

📅 Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
🕛 Time: 12:00PM - 1:00PM CT
💻 Location: Zoom

LINK TO REGISTER: https://secure.everyaction.com/cUKm5ZE1dUKUz8iARpi9Hw2?emci=b9647790-3864-f111-8fcb-000d3a14b640&emdi=176b41be-ea64-f111-8fcb-000d3a14b640&ceid=12192326

"According to The Texas Tribune, state Representative Cody Vasut, who represents a rural-ish district in coastal Brazoria County, has vowed to bring a bill that would return regulatory control over data centers to counties next session. He filed the bill last session, but it languished in committee. State Representative Helen Kerwin, a rural Republican from Glen Rose, also called on the governor to support a statewide moratorium until the necessary environmental studies can be completed, while soon-to-be state Senator David Cook has said he plans to bring a bill that would also give counties new powers to regulate data centers."

Data Center Boom Exposes GOP Faultlines over Local Control In rural areas like Caldwell County, local Republican officials and citizens are scrambling to find ways to empower counties and slow AI-fueled development.

New series for kids from those card-carrying ACLUers….

Know Your Rights University 📚 A NEW Show About Civil Rights and Liberties | ACLU Class is in session! We’re breaking down civil rights and liberties in fun, digestible formats for kids and grownups alike in our new series, Know Your Right...

Damned outside of the Status Quo. Damned as a part of it…..

"Writing in The New York Times, the researchers hypothesized that there wasn’t a correlation with anti-transgender bias as much as there was, oddly, a correlation with “anti-establishment” bias.

The sustained social disruption since 2020 has fueled resentment and a loss of confidence in institutions perceived to have failed — governments, corporations, the broader establishment. By 2020, support for gay and le***an equality had become an establishment position. Corporate America, for example, demonstrated a concrete commitment to gay rights, with companies donating hundreds of thousands of dollars for Pride celebrations and other efforts at gay and le***an inclusion.

In other words, g**s and le***ans were “collateral damage,” they theorized, amid a larger revolt against established institutions."

It’s Pride 2026. And MAGA is coming for us all Trump and the GOP are fomenting a full-throated backlash meant to destroy LGBTQ rights, including marriage equality. But we have the power to stop it.

Does it work on the demographic it’s targeting?

Nail Communications | Dear Young People, Don't Vote | Hero Video This country belongs to whoever shows up. And do you know who shows up for every election? Old people. But only 46% of people18-34 years old voted in the las...

Texas Theater. June 11th, 6 pm.
Texas Organizing Project sponsored film on Data Centers.
Let them know you’re coming:

Data center movie screening and discussion

"Data center demand is becoming one of the defining forces shaping U.S. power markets in 2026, creating new opportunities and new constraints across generation, transmission, and project development. As AI demand accelerates and developers race to secure power, questions around siting, permitting, local sentiment, and infrastructure readiness are becoming increasingly important.

​Join Heatmap and Orennia for a conversation on the evolving data center landscape, including where projects are moving forward, where opposition is emerging, and how sentiment, permitting risk, and power market dynamics are influencing siting and investment decisions.

​The conversation will explore the latest trends in data center demand, behind-the-meter opportunities, and the signals energy stakeholders should be watching as the sector continues to evolve."

The 2026 Data Center and Power Market Outlook · Zoom · Luma Data center demand is becoming one of the defining forces shaping U.S. power markets in 2026, creating new opportunities and new constraints across generation,…