The Hound 6/18

Hi there,

It’s Wednesday. Today, we’re tracking a wave of overreach — from Senate Republicans lining the pockets of defense contractors to the Trump administration escalating conflict in the Middle East.

NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander was cuffed and dragged by masked ICE agents for simply asking to see a judicial warrant — a lawful and basic request. This isn’t just an overstep. It’s a warning shot aimed at silencing dissent.

🖊️  Sign our petition demanding that the media treat Lander’s arrest as what it is: a dangerous abuse of power, not a political footnote.

Read about this, and more, with today’s stories:

Leader of top FEMA disaster coordination office resigns, as Trump moves to eliminate agency (NPR)

As Trump Weighs Attack Plans, Iran Says US Intervention Would Be 'Recipe for All-Out War' (Common Dreams)

Republican Spending Bill Throws $156 Billion at Defense Contractors (The American Prospect)

ICE Agents Just Detained a NYC Mayoral Candidate (The New Republic)

The Number of Unhoused Young Children Is at Crisis Level. It’s Set to Get Worse. (Truthout)

From Celebration to Cancellation: How Juneteenth Became a Casualty of America’s Reactionary Turn (The Progressive)

The Feds Are Offering Migrants Cash to Self-Deport. Lawyers Call These Incentives Misleading. (The Marshall Project)

Spanish-language journalist who documents immigration raids detained for ICE after protest arrest (AP)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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