Tracking Anti-Muslim Legislation: Governor DeSantis

A Tampa Bay Times investigation found DeSantis authored the bill weeks before going on TV and asking lawmakers to draft legislation to designate groups as terrorists, which he had already given them More

Policy Brief: Why Florida Should Reject the 'Domestic Terrorist' Designation Bills:

Governor and GOP lawmakers want to building a legal machine to brand organizations as domestic terrorists. Our new policy brief explains why these bills are unconstitutional — and who they really target. More

Confronting Genocide in Gaza:

In a candid conversation on Al Jazeera, Ahmed Bedier underscores Israel's race against time to inflict maximum destruction in Gaza. He calls for an immediate ceasefire and stresses the critical need for justice and accountability, urging international intervention to prevent further loss of life.

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Florida Lawmakers Want to Build a State Spy Unit. The Bill Says It Can Target People for Their ‘Views or Opinions’

On February 27, 2026, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Anti-Muslim Policy Tracker, Anti-Muslim Policy Tracker, Civil Rights, Florida, News, News & Views, by admin

(02/27/2026) A bill advancing through the Florida Legislature would give the state something no state in the country has: its own spy unit — with the power to target people based on their views. HB 945, sponsored by Rep. Danny Alvarez (R-Riverview), would create a state-level counterintelligence and counterterrorism unit inside the Florida Department of […]

The ACLU Called Florida’s ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Bill Dangerous. The Catholic Bishops Got Their Exemption. Muslims Didn’t

On February 27, 2026, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Anti-Muslim Policy Tracker, Anti-Sharia Laws, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Florida, Issues, News, News & Views, Region, USA, by admin

After SB 1632 and HB 1471 cleared their final committees, the ACLU of Florida warned the bills would let the government brand its critics as terrorists. Meanwhile, the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops confirmed that amendments had addressed their concerns about Canon Law — a carve-out that revealed exactly who the bill’s religious law provisions were designed to target, and who they were designed to protect.

Florida’s ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Bill Barely Survived Its Senate Hearing. Leadership Pulled It From the Next One

On February 26, 2026, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Anti-Muslim Policy Tracker, Anti-Sharia Laws, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Florida, Issues, News, News & Views, Region, USA, by admin

Florida’s domestic terrorist designation bill barely survived its second Senate committee hearing on February 25 — a grueling three-hour session in which approximately 95% of public testimony opposed the bill, the committee chair voted yes but couldn’t guarantee future support, and the bill’s sponsor struggled to explain how it wouldn’t be weaponized. Senate leadership’s response: pull the bill from its third and final committee and send it straight to the floor, bypassing one more opportunity for scrutiny.

Israel Killed Two-Thirds of the World’s Journalists in 2025. No One Has Been Held Accountable.

On February 25, 2026, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Campaigns, Gaza Genocide, Human Rights, Issues, News, News & Views, Palestine, Press Freedom, Region, Save Gaza, USA, by admin

The year 2025 was the deadliest on record for journalists worldwide — and Israel was responsible for the majority of those deaths. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 86 press workers were killed by Israeli fire, most of them Palestinians reporting from inside Gaza.

A New House Bill Would Bar US Weapons from Being Used in Gaza. Here’s What It Actually Does.

On February 24, 2026, in Campaigns, Civil Rights, Foreign Policy, Gaza Genocide, Human Rights, Issues, News, News & Views, Palestine, Region, Save Gaza, USA, by admin

Rep. Sean Casten introduced the Ceasefire Compliance Act of 2026 — a bill that would prohibit the use of US-origin weapons in Gaza and the West Bank unless Israel meets a defined set of compliance conditions verified by the State Department.

Israel Executed Gaza Aid Workers at Point-Blank Range. A Year Later, There’s Finally Proof.

On February 24, 2026, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Campaigns, Gaza Genocide, Human Rights, Issues, News, News & Views, Palestine, Press Freedom, Region, Save Gaza, USA, by admin

A forensic investigation by Earshot and Forensic Architecture has reconstructed, minute by minute, how Israeli soldiers killed 15 Palestinian aid workers in Tel al-Sultan in March 2025 — firing over 900 bullets at clearly marked ambulances, executing survivors at close range, and then burying the evidence.

The DNC’s Own Secret Report Says Gaza Cost Harris the Election. They’ve Been Hiding It.

On February 23, 2026, in Campaigns, Civil Rights, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Gaza Genocide, Issues, News & Views, Palestine, Region, Save Gaza, USA, by admin

A confidential Democratic National Committee analysis concluded that the Biden administration’s handling of the Gaza war was a ‘net-negative’ for Kamala Harris’s 2024 campaign — and party leadership has kept the findings secret because of how politically damaging they are.

Settlers Burned a Mosque During Ramadan. Israeli Forces Watched. The OIC Called an Emergency Meeting.

On February 23, 2026, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Gaza Genocide, Human Rights, Issues, News, News & Views, Palestine, Palestine, Region, Religious Liberty, Save Gaza, by admin

Israeli settlers set fire to the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque near Nablus before dawn prayers on the first Monday of Ramadan, spraying ‘Price Tag’ graffiti on its walls — as Israeli occupation forces conducted simultaneous raids, arrests, and a home demolition across the West Bank.

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