| Forwarded this newsletter? Subscribe here. | Good morning and happy Sunday. I'm writing from Michigan, where the northern wildfires have kept both the city, where I was working with clients, and this lakeside cabin shrouded in a smoky haze. It was a relief to watch the sun set last night as the smoke dissipated, and to see the birds rise again in song this morning. It was a reminder that, no matter how hard it is to see what's in front of us, the world still turns, miracles still happen, and possibility is never out of reach. | This week's headlines were full of heartbreak. But in the new section at the bottom, "In Practice," you'll see how communities are centering joy and belonging. And there are plenty of opportunities to gather with others and rally for justice. I hope this issue brings you courage and hope for the week ahead. | Readers like you make this newsletter possible. Consider making a one-time or monthly donation on our website, PayPal or Venmo (@reimaginednews) to help sustain this work. You can always manage your subscription here. | Nicole | ps – looking for the audio version of this newsletter? Click to read the web version, and you’ll find the audio recording at the top of the page. This is a service provided by Beehiiv, our email publishing platform, and AI-generated. |
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| | This week, ICE faced renewed nationwide outrage and protests after agents fatally shot two men in separate traffic stops within days of each other. Here are ways to take action in response to recent events. | Sign the petition. Demand a full, independent, and transparent investigation into the fatal shooting of 25-year-old father, Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, by ICE agents in Biddeford. Action Network > | Save and share the MigraWatch hotline: 1-844-363-1423. United We Dream's nationwide line to report ICE or CBP activity and connect people to support. Details > | Print ILRC Red Cards for your community. Free wallet-sized know-your-rights cards in 56 languages — what to say and do in an ICE encounter. Download > | Fund a bond to free someone from detention. The National Bail Fund Network's directory routes your gift to vetted local immigration bond funds. Give > | Join the "End the ICE Age" launch call, July 22 at 5:00 PM ET. Detention Watch Network's new campaign to shut down ICE detention and redirect its funding. Register > | Train up during Immigrant Justice Summer, July 23–Aug 27. Indivisible's five-call series on rapid response and community defense. Sign up > | | | Immigration | ICE ordered its agents to stop vehicle stops after killing two men. Five officials confirmed leadership halted the practice nationwide after agents killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine — neither the intended target. The Intercept > | How ICE arrests went quiet — and got even more deadly. After two fatal shootings in a single week, Natasha Lennard argues Democratic leaders need to commit to abolishing the agency, not just opposing it rhetorically. The Intercept > | After ICE kills a father in Maine, calls for justice grow on the ground and across borders. The killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero has drawn mounting demands for accountability, locally and internationally. Prism > | Inside Maine's immigrant defense movement. An excerpt from Sonali Kolhatkar's Breaking ICE on how the state's Immigrants' Rights Coalition builds community defense against federal enforcement. In These Times > | Criminal Justice | He was arrested over unpaid court fees. He was dead 48 hours later. Todd Sidesinger was jailed at Pennsylvania's York County Prison over roughly $1,500 in fees from 2008 misdemeanors; his family says staff failed to charge his prescribed defibrillator vest. The Appeal > | California is rolling back its solitary-confinement reforms. Prison officials are expanding isolation eligibility and restricting communication and food, undoing modest 2023 gains as advocates push blocked legislation. Bolts > | What ProPublica uncovered about the Alice Sebold case and a city's buried rape crisis. The investigation exposes systemic failures in Syracuse's handling of rape cases and the decades-long wrongful imprisonment of the man convicted. ProPublica > | Crump and Sharpton demand answers in the Nolan Wells case. The civil rights attorneys are pressing for a full investigation into the death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells in Mississippi. Word In Black > | | Rupture and Repair | Wednesday, July 29 | 3-5pm EST | Learn how to navigate moments of tension and conflict as they arise in professional settings. Participants will learn practical, real-time strategies for de-escalating situations, intervening effectively, and rebuilding trust after moments of rupture. We’ll develop a personalized toolkit for addressing workplace tensions while maintaining cultural awareness and psychological safety. | | |
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| | Conflict Evolution 101 | Thursday, July 30 | 3-5pm EST | Learn how to navigate moments of tension and conflict as they arise in professional settings. Participants will learn practical, real-time strategies for de-escalating situations, intervening effectively, and rebuilding trust after moments of rupture. Through hands-on practice and scenario work, we’ll develop a personalized toolkit for addressing workplace tensions while maintaining cultural awareness and psychological safety. | |
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| Voting Rights | Trump pushes out the last members of the bipartisan election commission. He removed all three remaining Election Assistance Commission members — a body that had resisted his proof-of-citizenship registration order — before the midterms. ProPublica > | Ari Berman on a "completely unprecedented" attack on elections. The voting-rights journalist details moves to reshape election administration and registration rules ahead of November. Democracy Now > | A new Supreme Court ruling may make it easier for donors to sway elections. A 6-3 decision in NRSC v. FEC struck down caps on coordinated party spending. Truthout > | Health | At a clinic built "for women," patients say their pregnancies went undetected. An investigation into the venture-backed Tia clinic chain finds missed pregnancies, surprise bills, and upselling of alternative medicine. |
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