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Small towns are growing fast across Ghana—but environmental planning isn't keeping up #Africa

Small towns are growing fast across Ghana—but environmental planning isn't keeping up
Africa's urban future will be shaped not only by large cities and capitals but also by its many small and medium-sized towns.

'Worse than COVID': LA businesses turn into 'ghost towns' due to ICE raids - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-raids-2672386528/

Local Malls Are Sitting Empty, and Becoming a Headache for Small Towns - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/business/malls-empty-small-towns.html

As unrest and military troops overtake Los Angeles, terrifying scenes are also unfolding in smaller communities around the country.
They, too, are being invaded by what resembles a secret police force, often indistinguishable from random thugs.
https://www.washington…

The secret police descending on Small Town, U.S.A.
Masked immigration officials are storming towns and arresting people.

Just read through "Sanctuary" by Paola Mendez & Abby Sher, which was electrifying as I read news about ICE kidnappings in local towns, including one in Waltham today where they left a kid alone on the sidewalk:
#ICE #kidnappings

Absolutely nobody asked, but I decided to post a quickie personal "review" of each of the towns I was in during my self-guided art/history tour of #Italy25. Mostly as a note to my future self about where I'd like to return. (1/~12) ↵

Santa Barbara's turnout was just one example of the historic nationwide mobilization.
The “No Kings” protest brought millions to the streets in over 2,100 cities and towns across the country.
Organizers stated this movement has exceeded expectations,
uniting citizens to reject authoritarian overreach, defend fundamental freedoms,
and protect vulnerable communities.

Thousands Show Up for 'No Kings' Protest in Santa Barbara
Over a thousand demonstrators lined Cabrillo Blvd Saturday to join the nationwide "No Kings" protest opposing the Trump administration and defending democracy.

Via AltNationalParkService on FB:
**Honored to announce: 12.1 million in attendance**, even small towns: Manistee, Oneonta, Pasco County, Stowe, Bennington, Union Gap, Bellingham, Casper, Jackson, Driggs, Petoskey, Traverse City, Big Rapids, Alton, South Bend, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Des Moines, Topeka, Great Bend, Hays, Lenexa, Garden City, Lawrence, Wichita, Pierre, Rapid City, Spearfish, Watertown, Brookings, Sioux Falls.

Finished streaming #Paradise. A 2nd season has been confirmed and I'm looking forward to it. The characters are intriguing and the VFX are great. Nothing too fancy on the surface, mostly digital landscape stuff and set extensions. But those are actually hard because you need an incredible amount of detail to get the "CG look" out of CG towns and landscapes.
They also went cra…