…The idea of a permanent fence around the park was discussed during the first #Trump admin, including when #protesters thronged the park in the days after the murder of #GeorgeFloyd in May 2020, according to two of the people. After protesters breached temporary fences around the White House complex, Trump was briefly taken to the White House’s underground bunker for security.

#law #RightToProtest #US #Constitution #democracy #fascism

The fence would be installed on the north & south sides of #LafayetteSquare, the people said, allowing officials to shut the park if they deem it necessary. The park, through which visitors commonly access the White House grounds, is across Pennsylvania Avenue NW from the White House & is managed by the National Park Service [ #NPS].

#Trump #law #RightToProtest #US #Constitution #democracy #fascism

#Trump plans to fence #LafayetteSquare — the park near the White House long used by tourists & #protesters

Trump is planning another significant change to #WashingtonDC, a new permanent fence that would allow officials to close the #PublicPark across the street from the executive mansion, according to 3 people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss administration plans.

#law #RightToProtest #US #Constitution #democracy #fascism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/17/trump-plans-fence-around-lafayette-square-park-outside-white-house/

…#DougBurgum also repeated his claim that offshore #wind projects pose #NationalSecurity risks. Last year, the #Interior Dept cited national security concerns in ordering a halt to construction of the 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast. But the agency has not detailed those concerns in public, &, earlier this year, several federal #judges said they were unconvinced by the admin’s arguments.

#Trump #idiocracy #EnergyCrisis #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #TaxpayersMoney #RenewableEnergy #law

Absolutely unbelievably ridiculous

#Trump Admin to Pay $765 Million of #TaxpayersMoney to Cancel 4 More #Wind Projects

It’s the THIRD such deal the #Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for #Offshore wind turbines, spending roughly $2.5 BILLION to get companies to abandon their wind projects because they are idiots & Trump both doesn’t get it & loves #BigOil money.

#EnergyCrisis #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Republicans #GOP #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/climate/trump-wind-farms-cancel-millions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Death of woman released by #ICE on a winter day is now ruled a #homicide

The grainy security footage from the Pittsburgh transit authority shows Daphy Michel seated on a steel bench. She had been released hours earlier from ICE custody, & temperatures that night would dip to freezing. The 31-year-old #asylum seeker wore only a hooded sweatshirt to keep herself warm.

#law #Trump #immigration #ExtrajudicialKillings
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/06/16/death-woman-released-by-ice-winter-day-is-now-ruled-homicide/

#Trump said Wednesday that he would seek to delay the #Senate confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton his nominee for director of national intelligence [ #DNI], as he renewed pressure on #Congress to pass a #voting restrictions bill — a strict voter identification #law that does not have enough support among #Republicans to advance.

#VotingRights #VRA #CivilRights #elections #Constitution #democracy #VoterSuppression #TrumpCoup
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/politics/senate-intelligence-nomination-voter-restrictions.html?smid=url-share&smid=nytcore-ios-share&rsrc=cl-share

#SerialKiller Rex Heuermann is sentenced to life in prison for New York’s Gilgo Beach killings

After decades waiting for justice, relatives of women murdered by New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer laid into him Wednesday before he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his admitted crimes.

“A million years isn’t enough,” Jasmine Robinson, a cousin of victim Jessica Taylor, said. “Nothing will ever make this right.”

#law #criminal #evil
https://apnews.com/article/gilgo-beach-ny-serial-killings-rex-heuermann-387005d77f2d7b699ee9692a81d1b0b7

The finding comes as #ICE is eliminating its requirement to report deaths that occur within 30 days of people being released from its custody, & as the #Trump administration continues to detain large numbers of immigrants. Michel entered the country through the southern border in 2022 & was granted #humanitarian parole, said her family’s attorney, Joseph Patrick Murphy. She died before the first hearing in her #immigration case.

#law #homicide #ExtrajudicialKillings #murder

The finding comes as #ICE is eliminating its requirement to report deaths that occur within 30 days of people being released from its custody, & as the #Trump administration continues to detain large numbers of immigrants. Michel entered the country through the southern border in 2022 & was granted #humanitarian parole, said her family’s attorney, Joseph Patrick Murphy. She died before the first hearing in her #immigration case.

#law #homicide #ExtrajudicialKillings #murder

“The opinion of the forensic pathologist in this case is that Ms. Michel was a vulnerable adult, suffering from untreated severe #MentalHealth issues & a significant #LanguageBarrier when she was released from federal custody on February 27,” Jim Madalinsky, the county’s public information officer, said in a statement. “Based on all available information during the investigation, the pathologist ruled Ms. Michel’s death a #homicide.”

#law #Trump #immigration #ICE #ExtrajudicialKillings

By March 2, the Haitian woman was no longer sitting. The last image captured in the footage, according to the attorney, shows her lying on the ground. Emergency responders arrived at the scene & transferred Michel to a hospital, where she died that day.

It was at least the second death this year involving an individual who was released by federal #immigration authorities & died days later of complications related to hypothermia.

#law #Trump #ICE #homicide #ExtrajudicialKillings

Over the course of 3 days, Michel appears to have never left that bench, said her family’s attorney, who viewed the security footage & shared stills with WaPo. She had a history of untreated mental health issues & sat staring as people passed by, a plastic bag with her belongings, including a cellphone, placed beside her.

#law #Trump #immigration #ICE #homicide #ExtrajudicialKillings

Death of woman released by #ICE on a winter day is now ruled a #homicide

The grainy security footage from the Pittsburgh transit authority shows Daphy Michel seated on a steel bench. She had been released hours earlier from ICE custody, & temperatures that night would dip to freezing. The 31-year-old #asylum seeker wore only a hooded sweatshirt to keep herself warm.

#law #Trump #immigration #ExtrajudicialKillings
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/06/16/death-woman-released-by-ice-winter-day-is-now-ruled-homicide/

#G7 Leaders Praise #US - #Iran Deal, Then #Trump Threatens Tehran Again

Trump said that the United States would resume bombing Iran if “they don’t behave” in implementing the deal, even as he acknowledged “nobody knows what it is.”

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/17/world/g7-summit-trump-france?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#SerialKiller Rex Heuermann is sentenced to life in prison for New York’s Gilgo Beach killings

After decades waiting for justice, relatives of women murdered by New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer laid into him Wednesday before he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his admitted crimes.

“A million years isn’t enough,” Jasmine Robinson, a cousin of victim Jessica Taylor, said. “Nothing will ever make this right.”

#law #criminal #evil
https://apnews.com/article/gilgo-beach-ny-serial-killings-rex-heuermann-387005d77f2d7b699ee9692a81d1b0b7

#Senate leaders had sought to quickly confirm Clayton, hoping to clear the way for a bipartisan agreement to renew a #surveillance #law that expired last week. The bill to extend it collapsed amid the furor over #BillPulte, who has ZERO #NationalSecurity experience & drew withering criticism from both #Republicans & #Democrats. Some Democrats had indicated they might be willing to fast-track Clayton’s confirmation, eager to block Pulte from the post.

#VotingRights #elections #TrumpCoup #Trump

#Trump said Wednesday that he would seek to delay the #Senate confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton his nominee for director of national intelligence [ #DNI], as he renewed pressure on #Congress to pass a #voting restrictions bill — a strict voter identification #law that does not have enough support among #Republicans to advance.

#VotingRights #VRA #CivilRights #elections #Constitution #democracy #VoterSuppression #TrumpCoup
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/politics/senate-intelligence-nomination-voter-restrictions.html?smid=url-share&smid=nytcore-ios-share&rsrc=cl-share

Aaaand the NYT coverage∶

#Trump Breaks Up #Education Dept, Prompting Worries Over #CivilRights

#SpecialEducation programs & the Civil Rights office will be moved out of the Education Department, the most aggressive move yet by the Trump administration to dismantle the agency.

#law #Trump #idiocracy #education #IndividualizedEducation #LearningDifferences #IEDs #pedagogy #LearningModalities#legislation #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #ExecutiveOverreach
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/us/politics/education-department-civil-rights-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share