Summary
In this Weekly Wrap Up, Eddie analyzes a tumultuous week at the United Nations, condemning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s belligerent address and President Donald Trump’s reckless threat to “annihilate” Iran as clear markers of a collapsing post-World War II international order. He decries the expanding authoritarianism at home, pointing to private state dinners aligning tech oligarchs with foreign powers alongside Trump’s unconstitutional attempt to ban news outlets including CNN, Politico, and MSNow from the White House press pool. Turning to unchecked domestic cruelty, Eddie brings more attention to the severe ICE abuses occurring across the country—including the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez and rising detention fatalities—while voicing righteous fury over a Mississippi grand jury’s refusal to indict in the suspicious death of Nolan Wells despite blatant forensic contradictions. Eddie concludes by urging us all to resist manufactured panics, demanding justice for the vulnerable, and calling for direct support for detained families through organizations like Each Step Home.
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UN General Assembly
Netanyahu Addresses UN General Assembly on Gaza and Iran War – NBC News
Watch: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Addresses 2026 UN General Assembly – PBS NewsHour
Protests Over Netanyahu’s UN Visit – Common Dreams
Trump’s UN Speech: Iran, Venezuela, and Greenland – The New York Times
Trump UN Speech Faces Silence and Walkouts – The New Republic
Press Freedom & White House Access
TV Networks React to Trump Pool Disruption and White House Ban – The Hill
Live Updates: Trump Bans CNN, Politico, and MSNow from White House – The New York Times
Judge Rules on Trump Media Ban for CNN, MSNow, and Politico – AP News
ICE Incidents & Custody Investigations
Report on Austin ICE Incident – BBC News
Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez ICE Shooting in Austin – CBS News
ICE Officer Who Shot Man in Austin Wasn’t Wearing Body Camera – NBC News
US Citizen Injured in ICE Mistaken Fugitive Arrest – The Guardian
Video: Evanston ICE Incident Involving US Citizen – The New York Times
Mourning Those Who Have Died in ICE Custody – National Immigration Project
Interactive: Miscarriages and Pregnancy in ICE Detention – The Guardian
Nolan Wells
Nolan Wells Grand Jury Decision Details – AP News
Nolan Wells Autopsy and Cellphone Investigation – Mississippi Today
Tech & Diplomacy
Trump and Xi Dinner with Tech CEOs – Common Dreams
Authors & Recommended Resources
Anne Applebaum Articles & Author Page – The Atlantic
Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right by Laura K. Field
Each Step Home – Official Organization Website
