{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Prairieland - 30 Years for Moving Magazines. These Are Real Human Lives, Ruined.","description":"OA1273 - On June 23, 2026, eight people were sentenced in DOJ\u2019s first so-called \u201cAntifa\u201d terrorism prosecution by federal judge Reed O\u2019Connor in the Northern District of Texas to a combined 450 years in federal prison for their participation in a protest held at the Prarieland ICE detention facility on July 4th, 2025. Six of these defendants were charged with what amounted to being present at (or in the vicinity of) the protest, and one who wasn\u2019t even there received 30 years for moving a box of First Amendment-protected publications. In this continuing coverage of one of the most unjust criminal prosecutions of the second Trump administration, Matt goes deep on the government\u2019s case to show just how shoddy the \u201cmaterial support for terrorism\u201d charges really were, and how DOJ used a few text messages, some consumer fireworks shot off on the 4th of July far from any people or property, and $4805.95 in property damage to engineer sentencing enhancements which virtually guaranteed that these protesters would receive harsher punishments than many defendants in the federal system charged with far more serious offenses. What does all of this mean for the future of dissent in the U.S., especially given the national security memo which promised heightened investigation and prosecution of \u201canti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, [ ]anti-Christianity\u2026 and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality\u201d after the assassination of Charlie Kirk? Then in today\u2019s footnote: An Arizona appeals court takes on one man\u2019s truly contemptible email address. OA 1252: \u201cPeaceful Protestors Are Facing Decades in Prison - Inside the Prairieland Trial\u201d (OA interview with Defense Committee member and attorney Xavier de Janon) 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 2339A (\u201cMaterial support\u201d statute)  Full docket in U.S. v. Arnold et al \u2014 CourtListener Meet the Defendants (Prairieland Support Committee website) First Superseding Indictment Second Superseding Indictment Jury Verdict Benjamin Song \u2014 Rule 29 Motion Maricela Rueda \u2014 Rule 29\/33 Motion  Benjamin \u201cChampagne\u201d Song\u2019s statement at sentencing (6\/23\/2026) Defense court-documents hub Commans v. Dunbar, Arizona Court of Appeals #CA-CV 25-0256 (2\/6\/2026) Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do! ","author_name":"Opening Arguments","author_url":"http:\/\/openargs.com","html":"