Meanwhile, in Burlington, a man with a cherry-picker today removed a Palestinian flag that somebody had planted way up high in the Christmas tree on Church Street.

Here's a link to the digital issue:

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Our year-end issue cover art by Harry Bliss.

Google Maps Routed These Afghan Truckers Through Canada. Then ICE Detained Them. | Seven Days Afghan truck drivers transporting cookies and coffee are getting ensnared in President Trump's immigration crackdown at the Canadian border.

Afghans face potential deportation after taking a wrong turn and hitting the U.S.-Canadian border in Vt.

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Winooski Superintendent Detained, Questioned by Border Officials Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, was questioned for hours at a Houston airport as he returned from a visit to Nicaragua with his husband.

A Vermont school superintendent was detained for hours by Customs and Border Protection after visiting Nicaragua, where he grew up. He's an American citizen, @lucytompkins.bsky.social reports.

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Small Burlington Company Helps Land Huge Tariff Ruling Terry Precision Cycling, which sells biking gear for women, is one of the plaintiffs that got a federal court to strike down many of President Trump's tariffs.

A small company in Burlington that sells biking gear to women is one of the plaintiffs who successfully argued that a swath of Trump's tariffs are illegal. #tariffs
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Case of Detained Russian Scientist to Be Heard in Burlington Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was taken into custody by customs officials in February for failing to declare samples of frog embryos at a Boston airport.

Another immigration case headed to federal court in Burlington. A Russian health researcher who protested the invasion of Ukraine does NOT want to be sent home.

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Nectar's to Close for the Summer in June | Seven Days The legendary Burlington music venue will close just shy of its 50th anniversary. Club representatives stressed that the closure is expected to be temporary.

Bad news for Burlington, Vt.

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EPA Sues to Block Vermont's Bid to Make Big Oil Pay Climate Damages The state passed a groundbreaking law last year intended to make fossil-fuel companies pay for destruction caused by climate change.

The plaintiff? The EPA, which argues that Vermont is helping to cause an energy crisis. Yes, THAT EPA. www.sevendaysvt.com/news/epa-sue...

Palestinian Activist Mahdawi Released from Prison Mahdawi will be allowed to remain at his home in Vermont and can attend classes at Columbia University, where he's scheduled to graduate this spring.

A federal judge in Burlington likened the Trump administration's approach to immigration enforcement to McCarthyism — and freed a Columbia student. #mahwadi #immigration

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Vermont AmeriCorps Programs in Limbo After Trump Cuts The abrupt cancellation of $400 million in AmeriCorps grants nationwide includes more than $2 million for five Vermont programs.

This just in.

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Protestors Decry Arrest of Vermont Man Who Advocated for Palestinians Supporters of Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi swarmed the Vermont Statehouse Tuesday to demand his release from custody. More than 300 people packed the Cedar Creek...

Protesters decry the arrest of Mohsen Mahawi, a green card holder who showed up for a citizenship interview and was hauled off to prison.

A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

One of the most worrying stories I've read this year, which is saying something. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

Palestinian Activist Detained by Feds in Colchester | Seven Days Mohsen Mahdawi, one of the leaders of the pro-Palestine movement at Columbia University, was detained after a meeting with immigration officials on Monday.

And while that was happening, a Columbia University student was arrested by ICE in Vermont.

Burlington Protesters Call for Release of Tufts Grad Student They demonstrated outside the federal building as a hearing was held inside to decide where Rumeysa Ozturk's case should be heard.

Protesters gathered today in Burlington, VT, outside an immigration hearing involving Turkish grad student Rumeysa Ozturk.

Trump Order Forces Two CVU Students to Return to Nicaragua | Seven Days A federal order has terminated the students' humanitarian parole status. Their school will host a private graduation ceremony for them before they leave.

Two students who thought they'd be finishing up high school in Vermont are being sent back home to Nicaragua instead.

Thousands of Vermonters Turn Out to Protest Trump, Musk Rallies drew crowds not only in Burlington and Montpelier, but in roughly 18 other communities. Protesters said they are worried about the country.

This 89-year-old woman is worried about Social Security, the environment and "everything." Here's the @sevendaysvt.bsky.social story and images of Vermonters protesting today.

Eugene Robinson Leaves the Washington Post After Jeff Bezos' 'Significant Shift' to Opinion Section "I wish nothing but the very best for the paper and for all of you. I won't be a stranger," the political columnist tells his colleagues after 45 years at WaPo

One of the finest columnists I've read over the years is leaving the @washingtonpost.com.

Opinion | Trump Takes the Dumbest Tariff Plunge He says the 25% levies on Mexico and Canada will begin Tuesday. Stocks fall.

The @wsj.com has thoughts.

Vermont's Congressional Delegation Vows to Fight On Against Trump Vermont's two senators and sole representative presented a united front during a telephone town hall meeting that drew more than 34,000 participants.

Vermont has roughly 640,000 residents. Tonight, 34,000 people joined a telephone town hall with the state's members of Congress. #Sanders #Welch #Balint

Bernie Sanders Leads a Renewed Fight Against Oligarchy | Seven Days As Democrats have struggled to mount an effective opposition to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Vermont's senior senator appears uniquely poised to step up.

Bernie Sanders has ideas about what Americans should do. Our @sevendaysvt.bsky.social reporter followed him to Omaha and Iowa City to learn more. Good story here!

A.P. Sues Trump Officials Over White House Ban The wire service sued three of them for denying its reporters access to press events. The White House has objected to The A.P.’s references to the Gulf of Mexico in articles.

The Associated Press on Friday filed a lawsuit against top White House officials, accusing them of violating the First and Fifth Amendments by denying AP reporters access in retaliation for references to the Gulf of Mexico in its articles.

Bernie Sanders kicked off his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour tonight in Omaha. Venue filled up and hundreds watched from an overflow area. His office says 190,000+ tuned in via livestream. #billionaires

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

@sevendaysvt.bsky.social's former data wrangler @andreasuozzo.com helped report this jaw-dropping story for @propublica.org. Tremendous work.

Burlington, Vt.

Shot this yesterday in South Burlington, Vt. #Musk #Pluto

Why Seven Days Is Breaking Up With Our 'X Post of the Week' | Seven Days 'Seven Days' will no longer publish an 'X Post of the Week' about Vermont. Deputy publisher Cathy Resmer explains why — and introduces a new feature.

This week, @sevendaysvt.bsky.social's own @cathyresmer.bsky.social wrote a column describing the paper's decision to stop publishing a Vermont-y post from X each week in our print edition. Worth a read:

I just subscribed to the WSJ and urged my followers here to do the same. Fearless, accurate journalism has never been more important. Thanks for your work, @klong.bsky.social

You can subscribe to the Journal here for $1 a week.

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Exclusive | DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, whose access to Treasury payment systems was approved by a judge, has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism a...

I'm adding the Wall Street Journal, too, which reported this gem: www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...