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Support Helps Strengthen American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness and Response
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The American Red Cross issued the following news release:
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New support helps strengthen American Red Cross disaster preparedness and response
Investment helps power response to nearly twice as many major disasters as a decade ago
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September 15, 2026 -- The American Red Cross recognizes the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Foundation, headquartered in New Brunswick, N.J., for its pledge of $250,000 to the Disaster Responder Program. By making a pre-disaster donation to the Red Cross, the J&J Foundation helps ensure the organization can quickly respond to disasters big and
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The American Red Cross issued the following news release:
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New support helps strengthen American Red Cross disaster preparedness and response
Investment helps power response to nearly twice as many major disasters as a decade ago
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September 15, 2026 -- The American Red Cross recognizes the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Foundation, headquartered in New Brunswick, N.J., for its pledge of $250,000 to the Disaster Responder Program. By making a pre-disaster donation to the Red Cross, the J&J Foundation helps ensure the organization can quickly respond to disasters big andsmall across the U.S. and help people in need at a moment's notice.
Disaster Responder members, along with their employees and customers, pledge financial and in-kind donations in advance of disasters to power the Red Cross with the infrastructure, volunteers, technology and resources to provide relief in times of crisis. These donations help enable the Red Cross to respond to disasters at a moment's notice -- offering a safe place to sleep, a nutritious meal, emotional support and supplies to aid in recovery -- while also helping prepare people and communities for future disasters.
The Red Cross responds to more than 60,000 disasters across the country every year, providing comfort and hope in times of crisis. As rapidly intensifying storms, extreme heat, record floods and widespread wildfires continue to devastate communities across the country, donations from Disaster Responder members are more important than ever to power Red Cross relief efforts for those who need it most.
"Increasing severe weather events mean that families are relying on the Red Cross now more than ever," said Anne McKeough, chief development officer at the American Red Cross. "We are so thankful for Disaster Responder members for their forward-thinking commitment that powers our preparedness and relief efforts, ensuring we can immediately provide help and hope to those facing their darkest day."
Donations from Disaster Responder members also support basic needs for families affected by home fires -- which comprise the majority of Red Cross response efforts -- and help ensure the Red Cross can continue offering disaster preparedness education nationwide.
Johnson & Johnson also supports the Red Cross through blood donation efforts to help address the national blood shortage, so that health workers can reach patients both in daily care and when disasters occur.
"When disasters strike, health workers step forward to provide care, but they cannot do it alone," said Vanessa Broadhurst, executive vice president, global corporate affairs, Johnson & Johnson. "From helping train disaster volunteers and workforce to employees donating blood, we're proud to support the American Red Cross in caring for communities impacted by disasters in our backyard and beyond."
Individuals can help people affected by disasters big and small by making a gift to American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Donations to Disaster Relief enable the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from disasters big and small. Visit redcross.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
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About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.
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Original text here: https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/press-release/2026/support-helps-strengthen-red-cross-disaster-preparedness-and-res.html
[Category: Health Care]
Protect Our Care Statement: Chris Klomp, Behind-the-Scenes Architect of GOP Sabotage Agenda, Set to Become RFK Jr's Second-in-Command at HHS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news:
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STATEMENT: Chris Klomp, Behind-the-Scenes Architect of GOP Sabotage Agenda, Set to Become RFK Jr's Second-in-Command at HHS
September 15, 2026
Washington, D.C. -- This week, Chris Klomp, Trump's nominee for Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is heading to the Hill to appear before the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). Klomp, a former health care executive, has been a main player behind the scenes of the Trump administration's
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news:
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STATEMENT: Chris Klomp, Behind-the-Scenes Architect of GOP Sabotage Agenda, Set to Become RFK Jr's Second-in-Command at HHS
September 15, 2026
Washington, D.C. -- This week, Chris Klomp, Trump's nominee for Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is heading to the Hill to appear before the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). Klomp, a former health care executive, has been a main player behind the scenes of the Trump administration'ssabotage agenda, helping orchestrate the cruelest health care cuts in American history and the most corrupt corporate giveaways to big drug companies. He has fought to rip away care from millions, gaslighted Americans about prescription drug costs, and created policies that have made life harder for moms, patients, and seniors.
Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach released the following statement:
"You might not know his name, but Chris Klomp is one of the key architects behind Trump's sabotage agenda. This is the guy grinning next to Donald Trump in the Oval Office as another round of TrumpRx sham deals is announced. He's the guy closing shady backroom deals with big drug companies, helping them rake in record-breaking profits while jacking up drug prices for seniors. He's the guy fighting for additional health care cuts, even after Republicans slashed over $1 trillion from health care to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. He's going after the care that working families need most by limiting how states access Medicaid funding and potentially ripping another $680 billion from our hospitals. His policies have ignited a health care crisis, raising costs, ripping away care, and pushing our health care system to the brink. Making him second-in-command at HHS is only going to make the GOP health care crisis worse."
Background:
Former health care executive Chris Klomp has been described as "DOGE without the drama" for his behind-the-scenes efforts at HHS, but the reality is he has been the architect behind many of the Trump administration's harshest health care cuts and most corrupt corporate giveaways:
Klomp Has Been The Trump Administration's Point Person On Trump's "Most-Favored-Nation" and TrumpRx Drug Pricing Deals. Klomp led Trump's push to negotiate lower prescription drug prices under the "most-favored-nation" model. Trump has publicly praised Klomp's role in the deals, calling him "unbelievable, a real star" during an April Oval Office event announcing a pricing deal with drugmaker Regeneron. TrumpRx failed to save the vast majority of Americans a single penny and Trump and Klomp's backroom "deals" offer no details on how they'd save money for patients and have a history of only enriching drug companies and Trump himself.
Klomp Is One Of The Masterminds Behind The Trump Administration's Plans To Slash Hundreds Of Billions More In Medicaid Funding For Hospitals. After slashing over $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations, Klomp has been working behind the scenes to deepen cuts by limiting two of the main ways that states fund Medicaid: provider taxes and state-directed payments. Klomp stood alongside Trump at the podium in May when the administration announced plans to expand Medicaid cuts beyond the 2025 reconciliation law, appearing at an event unveiling further cuts to state directed payments -- the funding stream hospitals rely on for Medicaid reimbursement. In total, these efforts could result in hundreds of billions in additional federal cuts to Medicaid. As the fallout multiplies exponentially, his rules could make things even worse for working families by going beyond the law and causing hospitals to lose as much as an additional $680 billion.
Klomp Is Pushing To Automatically Enroll Seniors In Privatized Medicare Advantage Plans -- A Project 2025 Scheme That Could Cost Trillions. Klomp announced in March that the administration is considering a policy that would automatically enroll Medicare beneficiaries into Medicare Advantage (MA) plans -- a key component of the Project 2025 blueprint to dismantle Medicare. The effects of enacting this policy would be a multibillion-dollar annual giveaway to corporations at the expense of Medicare enrollees, taxpayers, and at the expense of Medicare's financial sustainability. If making MA the default option for enrollees were to expand the proportion of Medicare beneficiaries in MA to 75 percent, the Center for American Progress estimates that "wasteful spending could approach an eye-popping $2 trillion over 10 years."
Klomp Has Been A Driving Force Behind HHS's Medicaid "Anti-Fraud" Campaign Targeting Democratic-Led States. Politico reported that Klomp has "been a player in the administration's push to crack down on fraud in health care," with HHS in recent months targeting Democratic-led states including California, Hawaii, Minnesota, and New York. While claiming to crack down on fraud, Republicans have consistently rejected efforts to actually reduce it, firing the inspectors responsible for oversight of corporate fraud instead of going after the corporations and executives ripping off American taxpayers. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has pardoned 70+ convicted fraudsters during his time in office, including countless donors, allies, and celebrities, including granting clemency to health care fraudsters convicted of stealing more than $2 billion in taxpayer dollars.
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Original text here: https://www.protectourcare.org/statement-chris-klomp-behind-the-scenes-architect-of-gop-sabotage-agenda-set-to-become-rfk-jrs-second-in-command-at-hhs/
[Category: Health Care]
Human Rights First: Cruelty of the Trump Administration on Full Display in August 2026, ICE Flight Monitor's August Report Reveals
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSbrep) -- Human Rights First issued the following news:
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Cruelty of the Trump Administration on Full Display in August 2026, ICE Flight Monitor's August Report Reveals
September 15, 2026
Washington, D.C. -- In a report released today, ICE Flight Monitor, housed at Human Rights First, reveals that the Trump administration conducted at least 325 removal flights to 40 countries throughout August, subjecting people aboard these flights to horrific conditions, including being shackled often for over 20 hours, and removing them to places where they face persecution and
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSbrep) -- Human Rights First issued the following news:
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Cruelty of the Trump Administration on Full Display in August 2026, ICE Flight Monitor's August Report Reveals
September 15, 2026
Washington, D.C. -- In a report released today, ICE Flight Monitor, housed at Human Rights First, reveals that the Trump administration conducted at least 325 removal flights to 40 countries throughout August, subjecting people aboard these flights to horrific conditions, including being shackled often for over 20 hours, and removing them to places where they face persecution andharm. This month, the cruelty of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign was on full display through an escalation of forced third country transfers, shuffle flights between U.S. detention centers, and weekly removal flights to danger and insecurity in Haiti.
On August 20, the first deportation flight to Haiti occurred since the termination of Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitians in the United States. Despite the dangerous conditions in Haiti, deportation flights have increased to a weekly pace in the last month, exposing people, including families, babies, and children, to extreme insecurity and violence. The U.S. Department of State has itself acknowledged the heightened danger in travelling to Haiti, issuing a travel advisory for Haiti due to widespread violent crime, kidnapping, civil unrest, terrorism, and extremely limited health care.
The Trump administration continues to circumvent the protections offered to refugees and torture survivors by deporting them to third countries, where they have no ties and are at risk of harm or being further refouled to the very places from which they fled. In August, ICE Flight Monitor tracked an alarming record of 16 flights to 13 countries with third country agreements, with ICE Air flights forcibly carrying third country nationals for the first time to Liberia, Burundi, and Saint Lucia, as well as repeated forced third country flights to Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Moldova, Panama, Paraguay, Rwanda and Sierra Leone. To learn more about third country deportations, visit Banished by Bargain: Third Country Deportation Watch, a joint project from Human Rights First and Refugees International.
"The Trump administration is sending people that we promised to protect directly to danger. Every day, we receive messages from attorneys representing refugees and torture survivors, who have received protection from U.S. immigration judges, because their clients are being shackled, forced onto planes, and taken to places they have never been before, where they may be detained indefinitely, or sent back to their country of origin," said Savi Arvey, Director of Policy, Refugee and Immigrant Rights. "This cruelty is also painfully clear in the administration's targeting of our Haitian community members - people who have long called the United States home - who now live under constant surveillance, and the debilitating fear of being taken to a place where their lives and their safety are in immediate danger."
Key Findings from August Include:
* In August, the administration's cruel and lawless deportation campaign continued with 325 removal flights to 40 countries, largely driven by a persistent increase in removal flights to Mexico as land border deportations of Mexican nationals have dramatically reduced. Roughly 93% of August's deportation flights removed individuals to Latin American and Caribbean countries, with the remaining seven percent to other regions.
* In August, an average of 28 removal flights per week took place to Mexico, compared to the weekly average of just five in the first three months of 2026. Since the spring of 2026, the U.S. government has been deporting Mexicans nearly exclusively by ICE Air to a growing number of cities in Mexico's interior as well as to countries in Central America.
* From mid-April through mid-August 2026, 2,284 Mexicans have been sent to Guatemala. 350 Mexicans were sent to Honduras through mid-August 2026, including on deportation flights using U.S. military planes, according to Third Country Deportation Watch.
* Following the TPS termination on July 27, 2026, a deportation flight to Haiti took place on Thursday, August 20, removing more than 160 Haitians from the United States, exposing them to rampant violence and insecurity. Deportation flights to Haiti have since been taking place weekly on Thursdays.
* Forced third country transfers have escalated to an alarming record of 16 flights tracked to 13 countries in August 2026, with ICE Air flights forcibly carrying third country nationals for the first time to Liberia, Burundi and Saint Lucia, as well as repeated forced third country flights to Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Moldova, Panama, Paraguay, Rwanda and Sierra Leone.
* ICE Air flights to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (GTMO) resumed in late August, after a flight transferred the remaining detained migrants to U.S. detention centers on July 1. On August 27, an ICE Air flight originating in Alexandria, Louisiana, with a stop in Miami, Florida, carried eight people to GTMO from detention centers within the United States.
* Domestic transfer ("shuffle") flights peaked in August, reaching an alarming monthly record of 1,267 flights that carried individuals across 56 U.S. cities.
* Deportation flights on U.S. military aircraft resumed in June 2026, reaching at least 38 removal flights to Honduras by the end of August. DHS has referenced the recent military deportation flights in social media posts that appear aimed to project cruelty and coerce individuals to give up their legal claims and "self-deport." U.S. military planes are significantly more expensive to use for immigration enforcement than charter planes.
Read the August report and explore the dashboard here (https://cdn.sanity.io/files/1e7vpawz/production/996bfbd458f3f6431c2802c1c4db409947c309cc.pdf).
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About ICE Flight Monitor
ICE Flight Monitor uses publicly available aviation data to track U.S. immigration enforcement flights operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and partner agencies. Founded on the methodology pioneered by researcher Tom Cartwright, the project provides transparent, data-driven reporting to strengthen accountability and inform the public about the human and democratic costs of mass deportation policies. Our public interactive ICE Flight Monitor Dashboard enables users to visualize common routes and patterns, track historical deportation flight trends, and look up recent deportation flights to specific countries.
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Original text here: https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/press?item=cruelty-of-the-trump-administration-on-full-display-in-august-2026-ice-flight-monitor-august-report-reveals&overlay=1&overlayType=libraryItem
[Category: Sociological]
CAIR Welcomes UN Call for Preservation of Evidence of Israeli Genocide and War Crimes in Gaza
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Welcomes UN Call for Preservation of Evidence of Israeli Genocide and War Crimes in Gaza
September 15, 2026
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed statements by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calling for international investigators to be granted full access to Gaza to gather and preserve evidence of war crimes and genocide.
The UN's call follows reports that
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Welcomes UN Call for Preservation of Evidence of Israeli Genocide and War Crimes in Gaza
September 15, 2026
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed statements by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calling for international investigators to be granted full access to Gaza to gather and preserve evidence of war crimes and genocide.
The UN's call follows reports thatover 630 bodies and human remains have been recovered from under destroyed buildings across Gaza since late 2025, with an estimated 8,000 victims still buried beneath 61 million tons of debris. UN officials highlighted that ongoing clearance operations, combined with severe Israeli restrictions on forensic equipment, heavy machinery, and DNA kits, are severely impeding identification efforts and risking the destruction of critical evidence of atrocity crimes.
In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said:
"We welcome the United Nations' urgent call for international investigators to be granted unrestricted access to Gaza to document, secure, and preserve evidence of the Israeli government's genocidal campaign and war crimes.
"For years, Palestinian families have endured the heartbreaking agony of searching for loved ones under millions of tons of rubble, often forced to dig with their bare hands due to blockades on essential recovery equipment. The international community must act immediately to ensure that evidence of these atrocities is preserved, that forensic teams are permitted to identify the dead with dignity, and that those responsible for these monumental violations of international humanitarian law are held fully accountable."
CAIR reiterated its call on the United States and the international community to demand an end to all blockades preventing heavy machinery and forensic tools from entering Gaza, support international legal accountability mechanisms, and push for a lasting end to the destruction of Palestinian civilian life and infrastructure.
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CAIR's mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
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Original text here: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-welcomes-un-call-for-preservation-of-evidence-of-israeli-genocide-and-war-crimes-in-gaza/
[Category: Sociological]
CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime and Harassment Charges Following Hate Incident Targeting Washington State Mosque
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime and Harassment Charges Following Hate Incident Targeting Washington State Mosque
September 15, 2026
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed law enforcement's decision to pursue hate crime charges against a suspect accused of harassing community members, uttering anti-Islamic threats, and attempting to break into a Washington state mosque.
SEE: Man accused of trying to
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime and Harassment Charges Following Hate Incident Targeting Washington State Mosque
September 15, 2026
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed law enforcement's decision to pursue hate crime charges against a suspect accused of harassing community members, uttering anti-Islamic threats, and attempting to break into a Washington state mosque.
SEE: Man accused of trying tobreak into Islamic Center (https://www.lmtribune.com/local-news/man-accused-of-trying-to-break-into-islamic-center-ff5fd5d8)
The incident involved a 54-year-old suspect who allegedly targeted the Pullman Islamic Center. Witnesses reported that the individual yelled anti-Islamic statements, made direct threats, and attempted to gain unlawful entry to the facility. Local law enforcement subsequently apprehended the suspect, who now faces charges including commission of a hate crime, fourth-degree assault, disorderly conduct and second-degree vehicle prowling.
In a statement, Washington, D.C.-based CAIR said:
"We commend law enforcement treating this alarming attack on a Washington state mosque with the seriousness it deserves by filing hate crime charges. Houses of worship must remain safe havens where individuals of all faiths can gather without fear of intimidation, harassment, or violence.
"This latest attack on a mosque is another example of why politicians and Israel advocacy groups must stop fomenting anti-Muslim hysteria. Hate speech can very easily lead to hate crimes, as we have seen in San Diego, Minneapolis, and various other cities.
"American Muslims will not, God willing, let harassment scare them into giving up the practice of their faith or giving up their advocacy for justice, including a just American foreign policy."
CAIR is also calling on Muslim community leaders to utilize its current resources to help keep religious facilities safe:
1. CAIR's 'Protecting Your Mosques' Self-Defense Webinar in Wake of San Diego Mosque Terror Attack
2. Introductory Section of Protecting Your Mosques Self-Defense Seminar
3. CAIR Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety
On Sunday, CAIR's Michigan chapter called on law enforcement and the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office to pursue all appropriate charges, including applicable hate crime charges, against a man who allegedly threatened to kill four Muslim men outside the Troy Public Library while reportedly armed with a handgun.
CAIR's national office recently welcomed the federal indictment of a Utah man on a hate crime charge for allegedly stabbing a Muslim man at the West Valley Mall in West Valley City, Utah. At its annual gala in Washington, D.C., CAIR recognized the three men who were killed saving countless lives when they confronted two white supremacist gunmen during the May 18 terror attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego.]
BACKGROUNDER: CAIR recently responded to a number of anti-Muslim hate incidents nationwide.
On Friday, CAIR's national office said Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith's escalating anti-Muslim rhetoric, including comments made marking the anniversary of 9/11, incites anti-Muslim hatred and put American Muslims at risk of violence.
Also last week, CAIR called on law enforcement authorities in West Virginia to step up security in the area of mosques and Islamic institutions and investigate a reported online threat to "kill" Muslims in that state.
CAIR's Ohio chapter welcomed federal charges filed against Wyatt Brzoska, a 20-year-old Valley City man accused of posting online threats and planning a violent attack against a mosque in Columbia Station, Ohio.
CAIR's New York chapter condemned the reported harassment of Muslim minors outside a mosque in Albany, New York
Other recent anti-Muslim incidents:
CAIR welcomed the reported indictment of a Winston-Salem, N.C., teen allegedly connected to the May 2026 white supremacist terror attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego.
CAIRexpressed support for an Indiana restaurant manager who reportedly stood up for a young Muslim employee after a customer allegedly made anti-Muslim comments about the employee's hijab and reportedly said that Muslims "scare" her.
CAIR welcomed an arrest of a suspect in an allegedly bias-motivated spitting attack on a Muslim woman in Kentucky.
CAIR's Maryland office condemned the reported harassment of multiple Muslim women wearing Islamic headscarves, or hijabs, at a market in Montgomery County.
CAIR's Los Angeles office condemned the violent online threats responding to an online anti-Muslim smear campaign targeting the Islamic Center of Irvine (ICOI).
In New York, CAIR called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate reported hate vandalism targeting a mosque site on Long Island as a possible hate crime.
CAIR's Florida chapter welcomed charges for an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a mosque.
Its Michigan chapter welcomed federal charges against an Alaska man accused of making threats to injure and murder Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and issuing violent, Islamophobic threats against Muslims.
Its Pittsburgh and Philadelphia chapters welcomed the City of Erie's response to reported threats targeting the local Muslim community and urged authorities to remain vigilant in protecting residents from anti-Muslim hate and intimidation.
CAIR's latest civil rights report documented 8,683 anti-Muslim bias complaints in 2025 - the highest number ever recorded by the organization since it began publishing civil rights reports in 1996.
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CAIR's mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
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Original text here: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-welcomes-hate-crime-and-harassment-charges-following-hate-incident-targeting-washington-state-mosque/
[Category: Sociological]
CAIR Welcomes Federal Indictment of Colorado Man for Online Threats Against American Muslims
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Welcomes Federal Indictment of Colorado Man for Online Threats Against American Muslims
September 15, 2026
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the federal indictment of a Thornton, Colorado, man who allegedly made violent threats against American Muslims, law enforcement, judges, federal agents, and Muslims.
On Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announced
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Welcomes Federal Indictment of Colorado Man for Online Threats Against American Muslims
September 15, 2026
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the federal indictment of a Thornton, Colorado, man who allegedly made violent threats against American Muslims, law enforcement, judges, federal agents, and Muslims.
On Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announcedthat 40-year-old Kevin Lee Tompkins was charged by a federal grand jury with four counts, including making interstate threats to kill police officers, FBI employees, Muslim Americans, judges, and prosecutors in videos posted online in June and July. Federal authorities also charged Tompkins with being a felon in possession of ammunition after finding explosive-manufacturing literature at his home and evidence that he repeatedly attempted to illegally obtain firearms.
In a statement, Washington, D.C.-based CAIR said:
"We welcome these federal charges for alleged threats targeting the Muslim community, law enforcement and public officials as a critical step in holding accountable individuals who incite violence and threaten targeted communities. Intimidation and threats against American Muslims, law enforcement, or public officials cannot be tolerated. We commend federal law enforcement authorities for taking swift action to protect the public from potential violence."
On Sunday, CAIR's Michigan chapter called on law enforcement and the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office to pursue all appropriate charges, including applicable hate crime charges, against a man who allegedly threatened to kill four Muslim men outside the Troy Public Library while reportedly armed with a handgun.
CAIR's national office recently welcomed the federal indictment of a Utah man on a hate crime charge for allegedly stabbing a Muslim man at the West Valley Mall in West Valley City, Utah. At its annual gala in Washington, D.C., CAIR recognized the three men who were killed saving countless lives when they confronted two white supremacist gunmen during the May 18 terror attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego.]
BACKGROUNDER: CAIR recently responded to a number of anti-Muslim hate incidents nationwide.
On Friday, CAIR's national office said Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith's escalating anti-Muslim rhetoric, including comments made marking the anniversary of 9/11, incites anti-Muslim hatred and put American Muslims at risk of violence.
Also last week, CAIR called on law enforcement authorities in West Virginia to step up security in the area of mosques and Islamic institutions and investigate a reported online threat to "kill" Muslims in that state.
CAIR's Ohio chapter welcomed federal charges filed against Wyatt Brzoska, a 20-year-old Valley City man accused of posting online threats and planning a violent attack against a mosque in Columbia Station, Ohio.
CAIR's New York chapter condemned the reported harassment of Muslim minors outside a mosque in Albany, New York
Other recent anti-Muslim incidents:
CAIR welcomed the reported indictment of a Winston-Salem, N.C., teen allegedly connected to the May 2026 white supremacist terror attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego.
CAIRexpressed support for an Indiana restaurant manager who reportedly stood up for a young Muslim employee after a customer allegedly made anti-Muslim comments about the employee's hijab and reportedly said that Muslims "scare" her.
CAIR welcomed an arrest of a suspect in an allegedly bias-motivated spitting attack on a Muslim woman in Kentucky.
CAIR's Maryland office condemned the reported harassment of multiple Muslim women wearing Islamic headscarves, or hijabs, at a market in Montgomery County.
CAIR's Los Angeles office condemned the violent online threats responding to an online anti-Muslim smear campaign targeting the Islamic Center of Irvine (ICOI).
In New York, CAIR called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate reported hate vandalism targeting a mosque site on Long Island as a possible hate crime.
CAIR's Florida chapter welcomed charges for an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a mosque.
Its Michigan chapter welcomed federal charges against an Alaska man accused of making threats to injure and murder Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and issuing violent, Islamophobic threats against Muslims.
Its Pittsburgh and Philadelphia chapters welcomed the City of Erie's response to reported threats targeting the local Muslim community and urged authorities to remain vigilant in protecting residents from anti-Muslim hate and intimidation.
CAIR's latest civil rights report documented 8,683 anti-Muslim bias complaints in 2025 - the highest number ever recorded by the organization since it began publishing civil rights reports in 1996.
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CAIR's mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
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Original text here: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-welcomes-federal-indictment-of-colorado-man-for-online-threats-against-american-muslims/
[Category: Sociological]
ALG Hosts Discussion At GOP Midterm Convention On Sept. 10 On Lawfare, Dark Money And Foreign Influence
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 16 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release:
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ALG Hosts Discussion At GOP Midterm Convention On Sept. 10 On Lawfare, Dark Money And Foreign Influence
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Sept. 3, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government today announced a discussion on lawfare, dark money and foreign influence targeting U.S. economic infrastructure critical to national security at the Dallas, Texas GOP Midterm Convention on Sept. 10 at 10 a.m.:
GOP MIDTERM CONVENTION
LAWFARE * DARK MONEY * FOREIGN INFLUENCE * POLITICAL
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FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 16 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release:
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ALG Hosts Discussion At GOP Midterm Convention On Sept. 10 On Lawfare, Dark Money And Foreign Influence
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Sept. 3, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government today announced a discussion on lawfare, dark money and foreign influence targeting U.S. economic infrastructure critical to national security at the Dallas, Texas GOP Midterm Convention on Sept. 10 at 10 a.m.:
GOP MIDTERM CONVENTION
LAWFARE * DARK MONEY * FOREIGN INFLUENCE * POLITICALABUSE
Join Americans for Limited Government for a timely discussion on the growing use of lawfare, dark money, and politically motivated abuses by foreign adversaries like China, progressive politicians and activist organizations to target critical infrastructure, data centers, manufacturing, power plants, rare earth minerals and energy development including oil, shale and natural gas.
As the 2026 midterm elections approach, this event will examine how foreign actors, political opponents and other well-funded outside groups are using the legal system, nonprofit organizations, litigation, and dark-money networks to influence elections, target political adversaries, and advance progressive political agendas that are targeting critical aspects of the U.S. economy vital to national security as President Trump engages in reindustrialization.
The Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act, H.R. 2675, would prohibit or require disclosure of certain foreign-backed litigation funding arrangements. The Litigation Transparency Act, H.R. 1109, would require parties in federal civil cases to disclose when outside financiers have a financial stake in litigation. In addition, President Donald Trump could issue an executive order under the Corporate Transparency Act for the Treasury Department to designate litigation funders as entities required to report their beneficial owners and also under the Bank Secrecy Act to trigger additional reporting requirements -rooting out foreign influence in American courts.
KEY TOPICS
* Lawfare and politically motivated litigation
* Dark-money networks and progressive funding
* Abuses of government and political power
* The role of foreign actors, activist NGOs and outside organizations targeting economy and endangering national security
* What these tactics mean for the 2026 midterm elections
* Strategies for greater transparency and accountability as Congress and the President consider action
EVENT DETAILS
Hosted by:
Americans for Limited Government
Location:
The Henry Dallas
2301 N Akard St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Time:
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
GOP MIDTERM CONVENTION
Join fellow conservative leaders, activists, policymakers, and concerned citizens for an important conversation about protecting political freedom, economic and national security, transparency and the rule of law. Breakfast will be served.
RSVP: robert@getliberty.org
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Original text here: https://getliberty.org/2026/09/alg-hosts-discussion-at-gop-midterm-convention-on-sept-10-on-lawfare-dark-money-and-foreign-influence/ (TNSmrp)
