🌱 How a July 4 protest in Alvarado became a terrorism test case

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In today's newsletter:

• How a July 4 protest in Alvarado became a terrorism test case

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy; a few morning showers, temps: high: 64, low: 44.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• State Terror Seeks to Dismantle the Gains of Collective Struggle (nacla.org) — Residents should know that a high-profile federal case centers on a July 4 noise protest outside the Prairieland ICE facility in Alvarado, where an officer was injured and multiple activists now face terrorism-related charges. The article argues these prosecutions are part of a wider Trump administration strategy to label left-wing dissent as domestic terrorism and intimidate organizers, linking the Alvarado incident to national debates over ICE, Antifa, and protest rights.
   

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📸 Around Alvarado

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alvarado

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Texas IMAGE Seminar April 25, 26
  Texas Ranch RV Resort, 9101 US-67, Alvarado
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• Athletic Car Wash
  Alvarado Junior High School Alvarado, TX 76009
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Varsity Baseball VS Cedar Hill (Senior Night)
  Keene J H , 425 Linden St , Cleburne
  4:00 pm
• AHS Softball - JV @ Ferris - District Game
  Ferris High School , 1025 E 8th St , Ferris
  5:00 pm
• HS Softball @ Village Tech
  Keene J H Keene, TX 76059
  5:30 pm
• David Raybuck: Lost Oak Winery
  Lost Oak Winery , 8101 County Rd 802 , Burleson
  6:00 pm
• Rice Varsity Softball @ Grandview
  Grandview High School , 1009 S Carroll St , Grandview
  6:00 pm
• Texas in Spring
  Painting with a Twist , 2851 Matlock Rd #442 , Mansfield
  7:00 pm
• Baseball Varsity vs Troy
  Alvarado High School Alvarado, TX 76009
  7:00 pm
• Cleburne Yellow Jackets vs Summit Jaguars
  Cleburne High School , 850 N Nolan River Rd , Cleburne
  7:00 pm
• AHS Softball - Varsity @ Ferris - District Game
  Ferris High School , 1025 E 8th St , Ferris
  7:00 pm
• Baseball Varsity vs Centennial Spartans @ Burleson
  Burleson H S Burleson, TX 76028
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• FOUND DOG-🐶
  This dog has lost her home. She has been laying by our flag pole since yesterday around 10:30am. She is so sweet, seems to be a puppy. Help me… (Nextdoor Devonshire Village)
• abandoned shepherd mix dog.
  Left at the house. The house is vacant. 1041 County Road 607 alvarado (Nextdoor Happy Meadows Dr)

• GrubHub posted a job opening for Grubhub Driver - Mansfield, TX - Fast Cash, Flexible Work! in Mansfield. Apply here.
• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for USPS Mail Clerk in Arlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alvarado here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Burleson

• Burleson County's Sheriff Provides More Information About The Early End To This Year's Chilifest (wtaw.com)
• H.L. Humphries Jr., 67 (koxe.com)

Cleburne

• RedHawks sign Triple-A IF/OF Matt Kroon (froggyweb.com)
• SecondBloom Auctions Launches 500+ Lot Online Liquidation of Eden Green Technology Vertical Farming Facility in Cleburne, Texas (prweb.com)

Mansfield

• Starring soon: Hollywood ambitions head to Mansfield with $750M studio project (therealdeal.com)
• 24 Waves Earn MPSF Women's Swim & Dive All-Academic Team Honors (pepperdinewaves.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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