UPDATE! LUCY IS OUT ON BOND!!!! We are so happy that Lucy has been released 🥳Please pause letter writing for them at this time. Thank you all for your continued support and love ❤️
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Anyone in the NY Capitol area please come out to a public event about the case including some visitors from DFW. We’ll talk about what’s going on, how you can help, and what it all means.
When: Saturday July 25 4-6pm
Where: 386 1st Troy NY
Maricela Rueda is still in segregation. There is still no reason being given to why she is being held there. This is a violation of her right to due process. We refuse to let her sit in a dungeon by herself while she is already bearing the burden of being incarcerated. We ask folks to take some time out of their day on Tuesday, July 28th to call and demand Mari be moved out of segregation and into general population! (1/2)
Mari, like her codefendants Benjamin “Champagne Song” and Zachary Evetts, is being held in segregation. She has faced extensive violating strip searches, excessive surveillance during meetings with lawyers, and was forced to breathe in pepper spray chemicals 5 times across (1/3)
KEEP CALLING!!
After returning from sentencing on July 1, Rowan Gibson was moved to an infirmary cell and forced to share it with cooperating witness Lynette Sharp. Days later, cooperating witness Susan Kent was also moved in with them. These people have ongoing agreements (1/3)
How the Trump Administration Has Turned Left-Wing Activism Into Terrorism
"One morning, Amber Lowrey, the sister of a defendant named Savanna Batten, showed up early after dropping her kids off at school. Lowrey told me that her younger sister had been acutely aware of the suffering of others, human and nonhuman, from a young age: “When she was twelve, she became vegan, and she never wavered. It was just immediate.”"
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SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! Alvarado police Thomas Gross chased an unarmed person who was GOING AWAY from him and Prairieland, stopped, squatted into an aggressive shooting stance and aimed his gun to shoot at the back of the unarmed individual BEFORE another person defensively released suppressive fire into the ground, near to himself and a good distance from the cop, to stop the cop from murdering the unarmed person.
LEQAA IS FREE!! We are thrilled that Leqaa Kordia, who suffered horrible treatment at the hands of Prairieland Detention Center, is finally free.
Sending love and solidarity from the friends and loved ones of the Prairieland defendants.
Never forget what they were standing up for: FREE THEM ALL!
Episode 2 of WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT PRAIRIELAND
Was a shooter hiding in the woods? Was Benjamin Song seen right outside the woods & near the woods, concealed & lying in wait to ambush ICE officers?
This is what the feds said in their initial complaint, then it was picked up & echoed over & over & over again by the media.
You're smart, so I bet you know the answers!
It's just a short stroll through a few bits of evidence & Google Earth to reach destination truth - so come, walk with us...
[USA] ☎️ URGENT PHONE ZAP FOR PRAIRIELAND DEFENDANTS 📣
We need all hands on deck for an urgent phone zap with two critical demands:
1) Return Rowan Gibson to general population
2) Provide everyone with tablet access now
The tablets are especially critical for all the defendants who just had their federal trial because they need to communicate with their lawyers!
3/25/2026
In EPISODE 4 of WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT PRAIRIELAND, we get into the PROBLEMATIC POLICING that plagues not just this case, but the whole country.
Witness over-the-top aggression and excessive use of force by Alvarado police officers including:
🔫 Thomas Gross - the man who started it all by drawing his gun, squatting into shooting position while taking aim at the back of an unarmed person going away from him
🔫 Darius "I Will Pop Your Ass" Bell
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This is a series - we'll dive into a lot of the Prairieland evidence which does not support the crazy lies the government spread before, during and after the landmark Prairieland Trial. SO COMMENT YOUR QUESTIONS and we'll do our best to answer them in future videos. PEOPLE POWER!!!
What's Happening: Zachary Evetts and Benjamin "Champagne" Song are still being held in Segregation and future phone zaps may be necessary. Rowan Gibson is being held in an infirmary cell with snitches and urgently needs to be moved to gen pop.
Today we are focusing on the (1/6)
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INDEED SELF-DEFENSE/DEFENSE OF OTHERS. Who attacked? Lt. Thomas Gross attacked. Lt. Thomas Gross was the only one who attacked anyone at Prairieland last Fourth of July. (6/6)
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the demo, (2) Ben Song, standing in plain view on public property in the middle of the road, (3) Baumann & Sikes in the employee lot. Nobody attacks or ambushes the guards, unlike how the government fairy tale goes. No one harms or bothers them. No one approaches, in fact, (2/6)
If you care about the future of encrypted communication, please see this disingenuous & horrific excerpt from Prairieland defendant Janette Goering's arrest warrant affidavit by detective William J. Reilly:
"I know based on my training and experience the individuals who utilize end-to-end encrypted chats to be engaged in criminal activity, whether it be a conspiracy to commit a criminal offense or sharing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM)."
On page 7 of this PDF: https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Goering_2025-10-21_-_Search_Warrant_Affidavit__J._Goering_OCR.pdf
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This week is extra special because we are approaching the deadline for character letters that will be submitted to the judge at sentencing. Notary services will be available at dinner, so please bring a copy of your letter and an ID to notarize your letters before submitting them.
If you know any of the defendants and they have positively impacted your life, write a character letter on their behalf, and we'll see you Wednesday from 7-9 at All Peoples Church.
[USA] ☎️ KEEP CALLING: PHONE ZAP FOR PRAIRIELAND 📣
Rowan hasn't been returned to general population with the other defendants. Pod C at Wichita Falls still has minimal tablet access. Keep pressuring the jail on both issues!
We've gotten so much support, including the beautiful art on slide 3. Thanks to all calling & sharing reportbacks!
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This is the state of policing in America today, and for the Prairieland defendants, this was just the beginning of a 10-month-long nightmare that may never end.
But we will keep fighting.
FREE THE PRAIRIELAND DEFENDANTS! FREE THEM ALL!
Since we aren’t sure what the letter-writing info will be for the folks who just went through federal trial, please hold off on writing to those 9 defendants for now. We will update their addresses ASAP. In the mean time, continue to write Janette Goering, Lucy Fowlkes, Joy "Rowan" Gibson, and Rebecca Morgan
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@riotmuffin yes, thank you for checking. Also want to share the individual fundraisers for Maricela and Des.
DFW Support Committee
https://www.givesendgo.com/supportDFWprotestors
Maricela Rueda and her family https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-maricelas-family-while-she-fights-for-justice
Daniel "Des" Sanchez Estrada
https://www.gofundme.com/f/get-artist-des-revol-an-immigration-attorney
Today at 1 PM EDT
The Prairieland Verdict: What It Means and What You Need to Know About It
https://www.youtube.com/live/sYtNoBttWjA?si=MXiW0Wo-6e0_fHrC
A live stream with Millennials are Killing Capitalism about the Prairieland case!
Please share widely
The first state trial of the Prairieland Defendants starts April 20th. Dario needs our support as he fights unprecedented charges. Come to Cleburne to take notes during the trial, support outside the courthouse or help with logistics like cooking. Fill out the court support form at tinyurl.com/DarioCourt.
Can’t come to Cleburne, plan an event in your city or town during the trial dates.
Kicking someone from a group chat is NOT a crime.
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witnesses LIED and said this shot never happened. This shot makes it clear that Song only reacted defensely, but was BARRED FROM EVEN SAYING THE WORD "self-defense" after prosecution filed an emergency motion during trial when it became obvious that SONG'S REACTION WAS (5/6)
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they avoid the guards altogether. So who attacked? It was Alvarado cop Thomas Gross who comes tearing in, lights a-blazing, the fire marshal in his big old truck right on his tail. Gross immediately jumps out, aggressively runs down an unarmed protester, draws his gun, aims (3/6)
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to shoot in the back, and TAKES THE SHOT. This shot was COVERED UP by Gross, his attorney(s), and police union who "helped" Gross write his statement. This shot was COVERED UP by the US DOJ. This shot was COVERED UP by prosecutor Sean Smith and his team. Prosecution (4/6)
NEW ASK: Focus on calling the jail regarding tablet access at Wichita Falls! You all have done an amazing job helping Rowan, but we would like to redirect all calls toward increasing tablet access at Wichita Falls in Pod C.
Don’t call / email about Rowan for now!
New episode of Opening Arguments legal podcast!
9 people were convicted in TX fed court for participation in a protest outside the Prairieland ICE facility in a 1st-ever prosecution in which the DOJ claimed support for so-called “Antifa” constituted “material support for terrorism.”
What can we learn about how the Trump administration is punishing dissent, & where do things go from here?
Hear the POVs of an attorney on the case & someone who attended the federal trial
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Whatever the verdict, we know this is just the beginning. With state charges, more defendants, and potential appeals on the horizon, we must continue the fight to defend our loved ones and our movements. All eyes on the Prairieland trial!
@abc#PrairielandDefendants
Defending Rights and Dissent is doing a live call about the Prairieland case at 3pm CT. We'll be on the call, along with a member of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Here's a link to tune in!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqL0Vjn7az4
Do you know Savanna Batten?
Has she positively impacted your life? If so, Savanna asks that you write a character letter on her behalf.
Savanna needs as many letters as possible that testify to her character that can be submitted to the judge at sentencing.
These letters are hugely important for sentencing and appeals. If you want to write a letter, reach out to us via DM or email at dfwsupportcommittee@hacari.com.
These letters have some specific guidelines, so please contact us!
THURSDAY! We’re hosting our weekly fundraiser dinner and we would love for you to join us this week for some tasty food, community-building, and space to grieve and push forward with support all of our loved ones in crosshairs of state repression! See you there!
WEDNESDAY — TODAY! TAKE NOTE OF THE NEW DAY! We are hosting our weekly fundraiser dinner today from 7 to 9 PM and we would love for you to join us for community building and space to grieve and push forward with support for all of our loved ones in the crosshairs of state repression! See you there!
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Please spread the word! To learn more or donate to the Prairieland defendants' legal fund (justice is distressingly expensive to pursue), click the links in our bio. PEOPLE POWER!
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""The reputation of these cases, and the way that the federal government described them, made people run from them,” said Xavier de Janon, lawyer for one of the defendants at the state level and director of mass defense at the National Lawyers Guild. According to de Janon, the fact that there was a gun present and that the black bloc participants did not conform to certain standards of respectable activism made this case seem unsavory or too risky to support."
THURSDAY! The fundraising dinners have continued to be a place to build community and give space for our collective grief as we push forward with support for all our loved ones.
As we continue to fight for the defendants, we will be hosting Potlucks in the Park every Friday at noon starting this Friday March 20th.
Come join us and support the defendants every Friday at Burk Burnett Park in Fort Worth.
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The state had refused to provide communication between the prosecution and the detective, claiming privileged information. The defense requested a privilege log explaining what communication was privileged, and the judge dismissed the request without hearing any arguments. The prosecution attempted to have Dario’s lawyers disqualified for representing both him and Janette Goering, and they tried to fabricate a conflict of interest by offering him immunity if he testified against Janette.
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Dario rejected that offer in solidarity with the other defendants, and it only reveals that these cases are too weak to stand on their own.
Dario’s lawyers can respond to the alleged conflict of interest at a hearing on May 22. Even though Dario’s trial was ultimately moved to June 22, we know that kicking someone from a group chat is not a crime. Please, join us on June 22.
Court notes can be seen at https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/april-13-pretrial-hearing/
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As character letters are extremely critical to securing a more lenient sentence, we hope you’ll still participate, while making an informed decision. Please let us know if you are not comfortable with this, would like to modify or withdraw your letter, or have any other concerns as well.
You can often get your letter notarized for free or a low cost at a number of places:
- Public libraries
- Banks
- UPS
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To protect your privacy, consider revising your letter by removing your street address, using a secondary email and/or Google Voice number instead of your primary contact info, and ensuring your letter has a handwritten signature and has been notarized. As we understand it, contact info is not necessary if the letter has been signed and notarized as these serve as legal verification of your identity and adds credibility.