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The Arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka: A Dangerous Precedent
On May 9, 2025, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility, a private prison operated by GEO Group. Baraka attempted to join a congressional delegation’s tour to inspect conditions at the facility, which reopened under a controversial $1 billion, 15-year contract with ICE. Federal authorities claimed Baraka ignored warnings to leave, charging him with misdemeanor trespassing. Baraka, however, maintains he …
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sometimes i wonder how many versions of myself i’ve outgrown without even noticing. i look back at old photos and remember the thoughts i used to carry, the dreams i thought would save me. it’s strange how you can live inside yourself every day and still not realize you’re evolving. it’s only when you look back that you realize how far you’ve come, how many lives you’ve already lived in the same skin.
The awareness of climate change and its contributors is building. We are not yet at a tipping point but it is coming. Likely, the tipping point will be in the cost of adaptation--unfortunately a reactive approach. A +5C degree world now seems to be on the near time horizon. That will mean food shortages and the need to adapt to a diet for a hotter planet. It will mean the inability to insure a home against storms or wildfires and a collapse of the housing market. It will also strike with more pandemics with having to avoid other humans. You covered it well in Last Hours.
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