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Story Recap From Unicorn Riot - August 19, 2025
** Unicorn Riot Recap
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We’re back with our recently reestablished bi-weekly news roundup, this time covering the first half of August. For stories from the Palestine solidarity movement, to memorializing a civil rights icon, to a Cop City legal update and everything in between, check out the links below.
The Unicorn Riot Recap is delivering you bi-weekly emails with links to all the stories we publish. Catch up on all articles and videos produced by Unicorn Riot in the first half of August 2025, and bookmark our website ([link removed]) for quick reference until the next Recap. We’ll return in two weeks with more!
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** Cop City Defendant has Domestic Terrorism Charge Dropped
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Jamie Marsicano, one of dozens of defendants embroiled in the sprawling legal backlash against opponents of “Cop City,” had a state-level Domestic Terrorism charge dropped.
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** Minneapolis Commemoration of Rep John Lewis Draws Thousands in Honor of ‘Good Trouble’
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A nationwide call to action commemorated the life and legacy of John Lewis with an emphasis on his philosophy of getting in “good trouble.”
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** Germany’s Crackdown on Palestinian Solidarity
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Long before Oct. 2023, Palestinians and their supporters in Germany have faced policies of marginalization and severe repression. We take a deep dive into the ongoing assault.
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** General Mills Sued for Racial Discrimination and Retaliation
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General Mills is being sued by a Black worker who claims he was fired as retaliation for speaking out against racist Black History Month literature they passed to employees.
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** Community Protector Larry "Fox" Mitchell, Gone Too Soon
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Larry “Fox” Mitchell shared the story of his grandma being burned alive by the KKK in North Carolina in 2012 and what motivated him to become a community protector. Fox, who recently passed away, was with the MN Freedom Fighters during the summer of 2020 and the George Floyd Uprising.
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** John Lewis "Good Trouble Lives On" Commemoration Action in Minneapolis MN
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Over 1,000 people marched in downtown Minneapolis for the Good Trouble Lives On.
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** Berlin Stands Against Genocide in Gaza
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UR heard from activists, organizers, and a blacklisted journalist while covering a mass gathering of up to 60,000 people marching in Berlin, Germany in solidarity of Palestine.
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** German Antisemitism and Complicity in the Genocide of Palestinians
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Rachael Shapiro, whose grandmother was a Holocaust survivor, believes that “Germans are the most prolific antisemites the world has ever seen” and are using the “false equation of Zionism and Judaism” to criminalize others.
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** Palestinian Identity and Education in Germany
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Germany’s crackdown on Palestinian solidarity has affected academic institutions, silencing dissent and targeting students and academics.
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** Select The Silencing of Dissident Voices by Germany and the EU
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The most severe case of repression against a journalist in Germany, not by the German state itself but by the EU, is the case of Hüseyin Doğru.
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