How a deportation law could break an Iowa city’s immigrant community – and its trust with police

“This particular law is troubling for us, just because there hasn’t been a lot of guidance on how it will work. And so we have a lot of questions, and not many answers,” Cole said.

The Guardian

Why I’m sticking with Joe Biden

On a day that the Radical-Right, 6-3 Supreme Court is using a flamethrower to do some very real and long-lasting damage to our vulnerable country, our national newspapers of record have decided to marshal their editorial forces to obliterate Joe Biden for his inability to crack through the barrage of steady lies that came at the American public from all directions last night by the sociopathic fascist the Republicans are running as their best bet to wreck this country for good.

Raw Story

The brutal killing of a Detroit man in 1982 inspires decades of Asian American activism nationwide

More than four decades later, activists still fight to ensure Chin is not forgotten, saying his story inspires advocacy nationwide. Law students reenact his trial, Hollywood adapted his story into a movie and Asian Americans remember the impact of his killing on their struggle for racial justice and equality.

AP News

“Pride, hope, and light”: Biden speaks at opening of Stonewall visitor center

Though debate moderators left LGBTQ+ issues off the docket, Biden championed the queer community at the dedication

Salon

High Court Magnifies Biden’s Misery by Kneecapping Policy Agenda

By saying that regulatory agencies don’t have leeway to interpret the meaning of ambiguous laws, the court made it tougher for the administration to defend regulations it issued in recent months to tackle climate change, forgive student debt, and crack down on so-called “junk fees.” All are among Biden’s key pitches to voters in his re-election campaign.

Bloomberg

SCOTUS ruling on homeless camps opens door to tougher crackdowns in Utah

Now, under the high court’s ruling, the legal justification Salt Lake City used for its enforcement approach has vanished, and homeless camps may be broken up regardless of whether shelter options exist.

Salt Lake Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Will Allow More Aggressive Homeless Encampment Removals

The court upheld a ban on camping in Grants Pass, Oregon, empowering local governments to punish people for living outside. ProPublica found that some cities are discarding homeless people’s property despite policies to preserve their belongings.

ProPublica

Five abortions a month: How Dobbs changed Texas

The drop in abortions in Texas is so large it’s difficult to visualize in numbers: a 99.89% decline, a sheer cliff face on a line graph. But the meaning behind the metrics is perhaps even more difficult to discern.

Daily Kos

The Big Winners of This Supreme Court Term

A set of major decisions will give corporations more opportunities to roll back regulations they don’t like.

The Atlantic

Ten Commandments. Multiple variations. Why the Louisiana law raises preferential treatment concerns

“H.B. 71 is not neutral with respect to religion,” according to the legal complaint filed June 24 by Louisiana clergy, public school parents and civil liberties groups. “It requires a specific, state-approved version of that scripture to be posted, taking sides on theological questions regarding the correct content and meaning of the Decalogue.”

AP News

As climate change makes extremes more extreme, rainfall is no different

Flooding has always occurred along rivers and streams, but today the warmer air allows the atmosphere to hold more water, and storms are often supercharged by the flow of moisture from warming oceans. As communities flood more often, the pressure is growing to prepare for and adapt to more frequent flooding.

USA Today

Texas and Florida have seen the biggest growth of immigrant population over the past decade

New studies show that Texas and Florida remain as the preferred places for immigrants to settle down despite immigration crackdowns by Republican Govs. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott.

Latin Times

Jewish LGBT charity pulls out of Pride in London over safety fears

Decision comes as leaked messages show pro-Palestinian activists planning demonstrations during parade which celebrates inclusivity

The Telegraph

Russia’s LGBTQ+ community is turning to Telegram as the government cracks down on them

But people still worry that the Kremlin is monitoring the app.

LGBTQ Nation

‘Pro-Israel’ Estonian PM to replace Josep Borrell as EU foreign policy chief

Josep Borrell, the European Union’s High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is set to be replaced by Estonia’s current Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.

The New Arab

A reformist and ultraconservative will face off in Iran’s presidential runoff election

Iran will be having a runoff election between reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili on July 5 to determine who the new president will be.

Washington Examiner

Macron told ‘people detest you’ as far-right bids to be biggest party in France

Emmanuel Macron’s centrist grouping was fighting for survival this weekend before the first round of France’s high-stakes snap election, which could see the far-right National Rally (RN) become the biggest force in parliament.

The Guardian

Germany’s far-right AfD holds party congress amid mass protests

Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gathered in the western city of Essen for a two-day party congress, as huge crowds of protesters clashed with a massive contingent of police outside the venue.

dpa International

Remembering the ‘Stronismo’: How ghost of a brutal dictator haunts Paraguay

Seventy years since General Alfredo Stroessner seized power in the small Latin American country, memories of his bloody legacy and the massacre it triggered in 2012 live on.

AlJazeera