Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Demonstrators</span></a> outside a <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/restaurant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restaurant</span></a> owned by an <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> man accused of supporting atrocities in <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> was <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/antigenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antigenocide</span></a>, not <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/antisemitic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitic</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/protesters-outside-melbourne-restaurant-are-antigenocide-not-antisemitic/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/b</span><span class="invisible">log/protesters-outside-melbourne-restaurant-are-antigenocide-not-antisemitic/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://t.me/AntifascistSolidarity/57955" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">t.me/AntifascistSolidarity/579</span><span class="invisible">55</span></a></p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/tasgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tasgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/taspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taspol</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politas</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaza</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/rafah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rafah</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/freepalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freepalestine</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/antinazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antinazi</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/antizionist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antizionist</span></a></p>
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OccuWorld<p>Serbian <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> Confront <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Demonstrators</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dsQDIdZW_DM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/dsQDIdZW_DM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Serbian police have clashed with anti-government protesters in Belgrade, after demonstrators blocked the streets of the capital, demanding the release of people detained during earlier demonstrations. In response to the protest, local authorities not only used riot police, but also halted public transport through the Serbian capital. </p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Serbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Serbia</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/PoliceViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceViolence</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Belgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Belgrade</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/PublicTransportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransportation</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/ReleasePrisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReleasePrisoners</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>It has been impossible to watch the news in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> without seeing displays of military & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LawEnforcement</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> — airborne pyrotechnics in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a>, parading <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tanks</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/soldiers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soldiers</span></a> in Washington, & vistas of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a> troops, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Marines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marines</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> officers & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> agents in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> confronting thousands of mainly <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/peaceful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peaceful</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stagnation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stagnation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicians</span></a> putting the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> on the streets to intimidate <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> are the same bureaucrats who are cutting people's access to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicare</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a>, & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SNAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SNAP</span></a> benefits. </p><p>It's not <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> people. It's them who are making our lives worse!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>1/2 US Protest Law Tracker - Updates to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> Laws introduced in 2025.</p><p>Latest updates: Jun. 10, 2025 (US Federal)</p><p>Providing for deportation of non-citizens who commit protest-related offenses</p><p>Would cancel the visa of any individual convicted of protest-related crimes and provide for the individual’s deportation within 60 days. Under the bill, individuals convicted of any “crime (i) related to [their] conduct at and during the course of a protest; (ii) involving the defacement, vandalism, or destruction of Federal property; or (iii) involving the intentional obstruction of any highway, road, bridge, or tunnel” would be deportable. The bill requires that such individuals’ visas be “immediately” cancelled and the individuals removed from the US within 60 days. If enacted, a non-citizen convicted of even a nonviolent misdemeanor “related to” a protest, such as trespass or disorderly conduct, could face deportation. The bill’s sponsor cited protests around immigration raids in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> as the impetus for his bill.<br>(Full text of Bill: <a href="https://www.cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/61025novisasforviolentcriminalsactreintro.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/do</span><span class="invisible">c/61025novisasforviolentcriminalsactreintro.pdf</span></a>)<br>Status: pending<br>Introduced 10 Jun 2025.<br>Issue(s): Traffic Interference</p><p>Heightened penalties for "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/riot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>riot</span></a>" offenses</p><p>Would amend the federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiRioting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRioting</span></a> law to raise the maximum penalty to ten years in prison, instead of five, for participating in or inciting a “riot,” or aiding or abetting someone to do so. The federal definition of “riot” is broad, requiring only a “public disturbance” where one individual in a group commits violence. Under the bill, someone who committed or abetted an “act of violence” during the commission of a “riot” offense would face a minimum one-year sentence, while an individual who assaulted a law enforcement officer would face a sentence of at least one year and up to life in prison. Federal law defines “act of violence” broadly to include using force against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/property" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>property</span></a>—or just attempting or threatening to use such force. As such, if enacted, the bill could result in steep criminal penalties for protesters who do not actually engage in violence or destructive conduct. The bill’s sponsor cited protests around immigration raids in Los Angeles as the impetus for his bill.<br>Status: pending<br>Introduced 10 Jun 2025.<br>Issue(s): Riot</p><p>HR 2272: Blocking <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FinancialAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialAid</span></a> to students who commit a "riot"-related offense</p><p>Would bar federal financial assistance and loan forgiveness for any student convicted of a crime in connection with a “riot.” The bar would apply to students convicted of “rioting” or “a) inciting a riot; b) organizing, promoting, encouraging, participating in, or carrying on a riot; c) committing any act of violence in furtherance of a riot; or d) aiding or abetting any person in inciting or participating in or carrying on a riot or committing any act of violence in furtherance of a riot.” Many states define “riot” broadly enough to cover peaceful protest activity; many also have broad laws criminalizing “incitement to riot” that cover protected expression. The bill would bar financial aid and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LoanForgiveness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoanForgiveness</span></a> for students convicted under such provisions. As written, the bill would also bar financial aid and loan forgiveness to students convicted of any offense related to “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/organizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organizing</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/promoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>promoting</span></a>, encouraging” a riot, or “aiding and abetting” incitement or participation in a riot, which could cover an even wider range of expressive conduct, from sharing a social media post to cheering on demonstrators in a protest that was deemed a “riot.”<br>(Full text of bill: <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2272" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">congress.gov/bill/119th-congre</span><span class="invisible">ss/house-bill/2272</span></a>)<br>Status: pending<br>Introduced 21 Mar 2025.<br>Issue(s): <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CampusProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CampusProtests</span></a>, Riot, Limit on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicBenefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBenefits</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR2273" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HR2273</span></a>: Providing for visa revocation and deportation of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/noncitizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noncitizens</span></a> who commit a "riot"-related offense</p><p>Would require the Secretary of State to revoke the visa of and make deportable a noncitizen <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>student</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/scholar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scholar</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/teacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teacher</span></a>, or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/specialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>specialist</span></a> convicted of a crime in connection with a “riot.” Under the bill, individuals in the US on an F-1, J-1, or M-1 visa would have their visas revoked and would be deportable if they were convicted of “rioting” or “a) inciting a riot; b) organizing, promoting, encouraging, participating in, or carrying on a riot; c) committing any act of violence in furtherance of a riot; or d) aiding or abetting any person in inciting or participating in or carrying on a riot or committing any act of violence in furtherance of a riot.” Many states define “riot” broadly enough to cover peaceful protest activity; many also have broad laws criminalizing “incitement to riot” that cover protected expression. The bill would provide for the deportation of foreign students, scholars, and others convicted under such provisions. As written, the bill would also provide for their deportation if convicted of any offense related to “organizing, promoting, encouraging” a riot, or “aiding and abetting” incitement or participation in a riot, which could cover an even wider range of expressive conduct, from sharing a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialMediaPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMediaPost</span></a> to cheering on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> in a protest that was deemed a “riot.” <br>(Full text of bill: <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2273" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">congress.gov/bill/119th-congre</span><span class="invisible">ss/house-bill/2273</span></a>)<br>Status: pending<br>Introduced 21 Mar 2025.<br>Issue(s): Campus Protests, Riot</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/S1017" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>S1017</span></a>: New federal criminal penalties for protests near <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pipelines</span></a></p><p>Would create a new federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felony</span></a> offense that could apply to protests of planned or operational pipelines. The bill would broadly criminalize under federal law “knowingly and willfully” “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/vandalizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vandalizing</span></a>, tampering with, disrupting the operation or construction of, or preventing the operation or construction of” a gas pipeline. A range of peaceful activities could be deemed “disrupting… the construction of” a pipeline, from a rally that obstructs a road used by construction equipment, to a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuit</span></a> challenging a pipeline’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/permit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>permit</span></a> or# zoning approval. The bill does not define “disrupt,” such that even a brief delay would seemingly be covered. Further, the underlying law provides that any "attempt" or "conspiracy" to commit the offense would be punished the same as actual commission. As such, individuals as well as organizations that engage in the planning or facilitation of a protest that is deemed to “disrupt” pipeline construction could be covered. The offense would be punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for an individual, or $500,000 for an organization.<br>(Full text of bill: <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1017" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">congress.gov/bill/119th-congre</span><span class="invisible">ss/senate-bill/1017</span></a>)<br>Status: pending<br>Introduced 13 Mar 2025.<br>Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protestors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protestors_in_prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protestors_in_prison</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsAFascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsAFascist</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…Hours after the confrontation involving the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Nadler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nadler</span></a> staffers & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> police, around 6:30PM, police arrested nearly 2 dozen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> they allege blocked traffic outside the building, an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYPD</span></a> spox said.</p><p>In the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/demonstration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstration</span></a>, mutual <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> volunteers assisting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> tried to block <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> vans transporting detained immigrants from leaving the building, acc/to organizers. 18 protesters were issued criminal summons, & 5 people were arrested & charged, the NYPD spox said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GoodTrouble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoodTrouble</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>With further entry to the library barred, a growing crowd of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> outside the building moved to the streets just beyond the campus gates.</p><p>One <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>student</span></a> org representing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> said on social media that school security had assaulted demonstrators & acknowledged that some activists had refused to show their IDs to ofcls.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ColumbiaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbiaUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinians</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>In addition to <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> demands, <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> were drawing attention to escalating violence and insecurity in <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> areas, especially in southern <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a>, where <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communities</span></a> have faced displacement, armed conflict, and threats from criminal groups.<br><a href="https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/05/07/colombia-indigenous-mobilisation-for-peace/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freedomnews.org.uk/2025/05/07/</span><span class="invisible">colombia-indigenous-mobilisation-for-peace/</span></a></p>
RaymondPierreL3<p>I have a simple message for all <a href="https://aus.social/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a>. If you are worried about students and your own career (because the education sector is not what it should be due to govt policies) then Join Your UNION and make it right.</p><p>Simple, tried and tested method to make your life and its outcomes that much better. Guaranteed. The more union members the better off the whole of society. Proven time and time again. Look it up!</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/InUnity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InUnity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/JoinYourUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoinYourUnion</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Adademia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adademia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TertiaryEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TertiaryEducation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teachers</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Lecturers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lecturers</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Demonstrators</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TeachersAids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeachersAids</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Researchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Researchers</span></a></p>
נאריש זשלאָב מענטש<p>Why is it that all across the world these protests are in diaspora neighborhoods instead of at Israeli embassies?</p><p>Dragging a big ass cross through your Iocal Jewish neighborhood on Shabbos during Passover yelling about killing babies and shit is not protesting Israel it's protesting your local Jews. And with some very very old anti-Jewish symbolism.</p><p>"<a href="https://babka.social/tags/Essex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Essex</span></a> Police are facing fierce criticism over alleged “two-tier policing” after anti-<a href="https://babka.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> marched through a <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> area of Westcliff-on-Sea on <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Shabbat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shabbat</span></a> during <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Passover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Passover</span></a>.</p><p>Chanting “Stop killing children” and “<a href="https://babka.social/tags/Intifada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intifada</span></a>,” dozens of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> paraded through the residential streets as Jewish families were returning home from <a href="https://babka.social/tags/synagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>synagogue</span></a>. </p><p>Footage shared online shows the marchers – some at the front dressed in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religious</span></a> garments associated with <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> and carrying a large <a href="https://babka.social/tags/cross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cross</span></a> – making their way through Westcliff, a suburb of Southend. Some held bloodied fabric representing dead children."</p><p><a href="https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/two-tier-policing-row-after-gaza-protest-in-jewish-area-on-passover-g26v1w08" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thejc.com/news/uk/two-tier-pol</span><span class="invisible">icing-row-after-gaza-protest-in-jewish-area-on-passover-g26v1w08</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicOfGeorgia</span></a>: New legislation directly threatens people's right to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> </p><p>In a troubling shift toward <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> governance, Georgia’s ruling party has enacted legislative reforms that drastically restrict freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and proposed changes to restrict <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a>, public participation.</p><p>February 10, 2025</p><p>"The key changes obstructing people’s right to protest include:</p><p> - Expanded organisers' liability;<br> - Restrictions on spontaneous protests;<br> - Limitations on protests in enclosed spaces: Protests in closed spaces or buildings now require written consent from the property owner, significantly restricting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>student</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workplace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workplace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrations</span></a>. This provision appears to be a direct response to recent protests on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityCampuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityCampuses</span></a>;<br> - Expanded penalties for protest-related offenses: Petty <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hooliganism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hooliganism</span></a> fines have risen from GEL 500-1,000 to GEL 500-2,000 (from maximum approximately 350-700 EUR) , with imprisonment now up to 20 days instead of 15. Verbal insults towards <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceOfficers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceOfficers</span></a> now carry fines of GEL 2,000 5,000 (approx. 700-1750 EUR) or up to 60 days’ imprisonment. Repeat offenses can result in a GEL 3,500-6,000 ( 1200–2100 EUR) fine and extended jail terms. Additionally, individuals accused of "disrupting public order" face severe criminal penalties, including up to 3 years in prison; <br> - New restrictions on symbolic protest actions: Covering one's face, possessing a laser or light-emitting device, or wearing clothing resembling police or military uniforms during assemblies are now punishable by fines of GEL 2,000 ( 700 EUR) or imprisonment up to 7 days. Such measures are expected to disproportionately impact younger protesters and student-led movements;<br> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Broadened" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Broadened</span></a> law enforcement powers: The Ministry of Internal Affairs now holds increased authority over protest regulation, including the power to block protests that allegedly threaten public order or constitutional stability. Authorities can now use '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmergencyMeasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyMeasures</span></a>' to disperse gatherings, including mass <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/arrests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arrests</span></a> and prolonged <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/detentions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>detentions</span></a>;<br> - Increased state control over protest logistics: Protesters are now required to ensure that demonstrations do not obstruct transportation routes. Organisers must take action within 15 minutes of a warning to remove roadblocks or temporary structures, failing which they will face criminal liability;<br> - Participation in protests previously dispersed by law enforcement is now classified as an offense, subjecting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> to legal consequences. </p><p>"Given that the median salary in Georgia in 2023 was GEL 1,238 (approximately 400 EUR), these fines represent a disproportionate financial burden on protesters, effectively discouraging civic engagement and public demonstrations."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://csometer.info/updates/georgia-new-legislation-directly-threatens-peoples-right-protest-and-free-expression" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">csometer.info/updates/georgia-</span><span class="invisible">new-legislation-directly-threatens-peoples-right-protest-and-free-expression</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgianLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgianLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicOfGeorgia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgianDream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgianDream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FaceMasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FaceMasks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiMaskLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiMaskLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSponsors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestSponsors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExpandedPolicePowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExpandedPolicePowers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From 2024: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsWatch</span></a> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuela</span></a>: Brutal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crackdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crackdown</span></a> on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a>, Voters</p><p>Killings, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassArrests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassArrests</span></a> Following Elections </p><p>(Bogota) – "Venezuelan authorities are committing widespread <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> violations against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bystanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bystanders</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/opposition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opposition</span></a> leaders, and critics following the July 28, 2024, presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. Concerned governments should push for independent verification of the electoral results and support international efforts to ensure accountability. </p><p>"International observers have raised serious concerns about the July 29 announcement by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nicol%C3%A1sMaduro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NicolásMaduro</span></a> had been re-elected president. Following the announcement, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets, in largely peaceful protests, to demand a fair counting of the votes. Human Rights Watch has documented that Venezuelan authorities and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProGovernment</span></a> armed groups known as '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/colectivos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colectivos</span></a>' have committed widespread abuses, including killings, arbitrary detention and prosecution, and harassment of critics. On September 2, a judge issued an arrest warrant against opposition candidate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EdmundoGonz%C3%A1lez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EdmundoGonzález</span></a> for '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a>,' 'incitement to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disobedience</span></a>' and other crimes.</p><p>" 'The repression we are seeing in Venezuela is shockingly brutal,' said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch. 'Concerned governments need to take urgent steps to ensure that people are able to peacefully protest and that their vote is respected.'</p><p>"Venezuelans voted in the presidential election in large numbers, despite irregular government actions and human rights violations in the lead-up to the election, including arrests of opposition members, arbitrary disqualifications of opposition candidates, and restrictions on Venezuelans <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> abroad. Several hours after polls closed, Venezuela’s electoral council declared that Maduro had won the election with over 51 percent of the vote. The Electoral Council has not released the tally sheets from the election, nor conducted the audits and citizen verification processes required by law. </p><p>"The United Nations Electoral Technical Team and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CarterCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarterCenter</span></a>, which observed the elections, said the process lacked transparency and integrity, and questioned the declared result. They indicated that, instead, the precinct-level tally sheets that the opposition made public were reliable. The Carter Center noted that the tally sheets showed, with 81 percent of the votes counted, that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gonz%C3%A1lez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>González</span></a> had won the election by a significant margin. </p><p>"Venezuelans have taken to the streets across the country, particularly in low-income areas traditionally supportive of the Chavismo movement, where many incidents of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repression</span></a> have taken place. </p><p>"Human Rights Watch received credible reports of 24 killings in the context of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> from independent local groups, including Foro Penal, Justicia Encuentro y Perdón, Monitor de Víctimas, and Provea, or discovered them on social media. Human Rights Watch independently documented 11 of these cases, including by reviewing death certificates, verifying videos and photographs, and interviewing 20 people, including witnesses and other local sources. Many relatives, witnesses, and others were not willing to be interviewed because they feared <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernmentRetaliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentRetaliation</span></a>.</p><p>"Human Rights Watch analyzed and verified 39 videos and 2 photographs of protests found on social media platforms or sent directly to researchers by people close to the victims, and by local organizations and journalists. </p><p>"Researchers confirmed the exact locations where these videos were filmed; used information such as shadows, weather patterns, and upload dates to determine the time of day; and consulted with forensic pathologists and arms experts, who analyzed the injuries and weapons that were seen and heard. </p><p>"According to Venezuelan authorities, they arrested over 2,400 people in connection with protests. The local pro bono group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForoPenal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForoPenal</span></a> recorded over 1,580 '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliticalPrisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalPrisoners</span></a>' who have been arrested since July 29, including 114 children. Prosecutors have charged hundreds with sometimes broadly defined crimes carrying harsh sentences, such as '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/incitement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incitement</span></a> to hatred,' '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authority</span></a>,' and 'terrorism.'</p><p>"The government has also intensified its broader repressive tactics, cancelling passports of critics to prevent them from leaving the country, encouraging citizens to report on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a>, and conducting abusive <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/raids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raids</span></a>, especially in low-income communities. On August 15, Maduro’s supporters in the National Assembly passed a law that grants the government <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BroadPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BroadPowers</span></a> to control and shut down nongovernmental organizations [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NGOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NGOs</span></a>]."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/04/venezuela-brutal-crackdown-protesters-voters" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hrw.org/news/2024/09/04/venezu</span><span class="invisible">ela-brutal-crackdown-protesters-voters</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectionFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionFraud</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crackdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crackdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protesting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BogusCharges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BogusCharges</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Murder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Murder</span></a></p>
axadle<p>Demonstrators Rally Outside London Tesla Showroom to Advocate for Boycott <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/World" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>World</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/advocate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advocate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Demonstrators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LONDON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LONDON</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rally</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Showroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Showroom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <br><a href="https://tinyurl.com/28umsxkg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/28umsxkg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Demonstrators</span></a> across 50 states look to unify a disparate opposition to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and his sweeping agenda</p><p>by BILL BARROW, CHARLOTTE KRAMON and NADIA LATHAN<br>March 4, 2025</p><p>ATLANTA (AP) — "As Donald Trump prepared Tuesday to address a joint session of Congress, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> groups gathered at parks, statehouses and other public grounds across the country to assail his presidency as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dangerous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dangerous</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnAmerican</span></a>.</p><p>"The rallies and marches — set in motion by the fledgling <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/50501Movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>50501Movement</span></a>, a volunteer-driven group organized in the weeks after Trump’s inauguration — mark the latest attempt at national resistance to the hardened support of Trump’s '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MakeAmericaGreatAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakeAmericaGreatAgain</span></a>' base and the success it has had in reshaping the Republican Party in the president’s populist image.</p><p>"Yet some early scenes Tuesday vividly demonstrated the difficulty Democrats, progressives and everyday citizens face in marshaling a tangible response to Trump and the swift, sweeping actions of his second administration. Protesters have so many things to push back against — from tariffs to Trump’s reset on the war in Ukraine to the aggressive and sometimes legally dubious actions of the Department of Government Efficiency and its leader, billionaire <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a> Musk, that it’s hard to know what to focus on." [THIS IS INTENTIONAL! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DivideAndConquer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DivideAndConquer</span></a>!] </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-protests-53c6a993ee4892d4b5f9f90607f410e3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/donald-trum</span><span class="invisible">p-protests-53c6a993ee4892d4b5f9f90607f410e3</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristoFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristoFascists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>The War on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Masks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Masks</span></a> Has Taken on a New Meaning</p><p>This time, the masks have nothing to do with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a>.</p><p>By Henry Grabar<br>Feb 05, 20254:57 PM </p><p>"Last month, state legislators in New York introduced a bill that would create a new crime: 'masked harassment.'</p><p>"That, the law explains, is when you wear a mask 'for the primary purpose of menacing or threatening violence against another person' or 'placing another person or group of persons in reasonable fear for their physical safety.'</p><p>"If that seems like a bit of a niche offense—threatening violence is already a crime, after all—it’s because the language has been watered down to attract political support. It’s a sign of New York Democrats’ cautious new approach over masks in public life, and a retreat from last spring, when anti-Israel protests, on top of a widespread urban crime panic, pushed leaders from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to consider mask bans.</p><p>"In its original form, the New York bill would have banned masks at public assemblies entirely. But the outcry from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityRights</span></a> advocates, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJustice</span></a> reformers, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthCareWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCareWorkers</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> groups was swift, and so New York wound up with this bill on 'masked harassment' instead.</p><p>"Elsewhere, the pandemic-era leniency on masking in public is over. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthCarolina</span></a> Republicans overrode a gubernatorial veto last summer to once again <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BanPublicFaceCoverings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanPublicFaceCoverings</span></a>, except to stop the spread of contagious diseases. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost dusted off an old law to threaten <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentProtesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentProtesters</span></a> with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/felonies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felonies</span></a>. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has asked the state’s Senate to consider a bill to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unmask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unmask</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> this year.</p><p>"For Republicans, it’s a chance to kill two birds with one stone. They can strike back against the perceived overreach of pandemic-era <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthDirectives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthDirectives</span></a> and make it easier to arrest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> at the same time.</p><p>"In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> and North Carolina, the original statutes were written in the 1950s to stop demonstrations by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KuKluxKlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KuKluxKlan</span></a>, but had been ignored or suspended during the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgeFloydProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeFloydProtests</span></a>. Many lawmakers have cited the recent demonstrations in defense of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> as a reason to crack down again. Defending the proposed mask ban in New York, Anti-Defamation League [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ADL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ADL</span></a>] president Jonathan Greenblatt said the demonstrators were using '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KKK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KKK</span></a> tactics' to intimidate Jewish New Yorkers.</p><p>"That instinct was bolstered by the sense among many city residents and elected leaders that widespread masking was a factor behind the pandemic-era crime spike. That led to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philadelphia</span></a> banning <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SkiMasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkiMasks</span></a> in parks, on trains, and in public buildings. A more recent, high-profile example came in December with the Midtown Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrianThompson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrianThompson</span></a> by a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaskedAssassin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaskedAssassin</span></a>, which prompted New York Mayor Eric Adams to call for cab drivers and business owners to ask customers to remove their masks. The new New York bill has won over the liberal Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who endorsed the 'tailored' approach. As the police say: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoFaceNoCase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoFaceNoCase</span></a>.</p><p>"For what it’s worth, there are too many confounding variables and too little data to be sure if mask-wearing is associated with crime, said Ernesto Lopez at the Council for Criminal Justice, which collects crime reporting statistics from various cities. 'From a theoretical statement it makes sense that could occur, but it has not been demonstrated that’s the case,' he told me.</p><p>"But if all that weighed in favor of more mask bans, there was also widespread resistance. Disability advocates mobilized to defend the right to mask; North Carolina had to write a medical exemption into their bill at the insistence of a GOP House member. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceReformers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceReformers</span></a> observed that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaskBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaskBans</span></a> have often been used for pretextual <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/policing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policing</span></a> and racial profiling against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackAmericans</span></a>. (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AtlantaGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtlantaGeorgia</span></a> tabled a mask ban for that reason.)</p><p>"What looms largest, as the second Trump administration begins, is the role of protest. As Semafor’s Dave Weigel has noted, masks have become a badge of left-wing protest culture. That’s in part an extension of politicized COVID-era concerns about health and civility, but at this point it is mostly a tactic to preserve anonymity in an era of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a>, streaming video, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/doxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doxing</span></a>. Last year, the anonymous <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProIsrael</span></a> website the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CanaryMission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanaryMission</span></a> posted photographs of hundreds of students and faculty at campus protests and posted their names and photos online, labeling some as supporters of terrorism.</p><p>"'The concern takes on new urgency as Donald Trump pledges to revoke the visas of pro-Palestine protesters, and the Trump-Musk GOP embraces the naming and shaming of otherwise private citizens. A conservative group called the American Accountability Foundation has begun circulating lists of federal workers, many of them Black, who should be <br>'targets' for their alleged involvement in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> initiatives at work.</p><p>"Clearly, the masked protest does not always sit well with an older generation, many of whom cut their teeth in the protests of the pre-internet age. As Georgetown professor Michael Kazin told the New York Times last year: 'I do think if you are going to demonstrate, and it’s something you feel deeply about, you should be willing to stand up and be counted.'"</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://slate.com/business/2025/02/mask-bans-new-york-los-angeles-crime-protests-criminalize-face-coverings.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slate.com/business/2025/02/mas</span><span class="invisible">k-bans-new-york-los-angeles-crime-protests-criminalize-face-coverings.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigBrother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBrother</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigBrotherIsWatchingYou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBrotherIsWatchingYou</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SurveillanceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1815098/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1815098/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Thousands demonstrate in Germany against working with the far right <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChristianDemocraticUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianDemocraticUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GermanParliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GermanParliament</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>germany</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MigrationLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MigrationLaws</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MigrationPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MigrationPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PoliceSpokeswoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceSpokeswoman</span></a></p>
Greg Fitzgerald<p>American police often use force to manage unruly crowds. Reforms from Europe emphasize talking to protesters. Some U.S. police departments are giving it a try. protests <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> <a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/0113/police-reform-protest-dialogue-force" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025</span><span class="invisible">/0113/police-reform-protest-dialogue-force</span></a></p>
The Christian Science Monitor<p>American police often use force to manage unruly crowds. Reforms from Europe emphasize talking to protesters. Some U.S. police departments are giving it a try. <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/0113/police-reform-protest-dialogue-force?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025</span><span class="invisible">/0113/police-reform-protest-dialogue-force?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub </span></a></p><p>Posted into MONITOR SOLUTIONS <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@csmonitor/monitor-solutions-93ns3c9tz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monitor-solutions-csmonitor</span></a></span></p>
Mark<p>‘We are not Russia’ — Thousands protest Fico’s pro-Kremlin agenda in Bratislava</p><p>Approximately 4,000 people assembled in Bratislava to protest <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fico</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Kremlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kremlin</span></a>-friendly stance</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Demonstrators</span></a> waved the flags of Slovakia and the European Union, chanting “We are not Russia.”</p><p>Protesters played the EU anthem and carried posters labeled “We are Europe.”</p><p>"Fico, go to Moscow, leave <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Slovakia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slovakia</span></a> in peace," one banner reportedly read.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/we-are-not-russia-thousands-protest-ficos-pro-kremlin-agenda-in-bratislava/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/we-are-not</span><span class="invisible">-russia-thousands-protest-ficos-pro-kremlin-agenda-in-bratislava/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HybridWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InContempt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InContempt</span></a> #47: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration Gears Up to Attack <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiWar</span></a> Movement </p><p>December 1, 2024</p><p>"Judging from what has been pushed thus far, there are several legal measures most likely to be used once Trump returns to Washington. One would be deporting foreign college students in the U.S. on a visa after they’re found to have openly advocated for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> or another U.S.-designated terror group, or after they participated in an unauthorized campus protest and were suspended, expelled or jailed.</p><p>Another measure would be to pursue federal prosecutions of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> who block synagogue entrances or disrupt Jewish speakers at events. A third approach is to charge <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> leaders and nonprofits that aid in fundraising for protest groups with failing to register with the U.S. Justice Department as an 'agent of a foreign principal.' And a fourth avenue is to open investigations into protest leaders who are in direct contact with U.S.-designated terror groups while advocating on their behalf.</p><p>"…<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmericaFirstLegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericaFirstLegal</span></a> has in the past year filed four lawsuits that provide a glimpse into how the Trump administration could differ from its predecessor. America First Legal alleges in the suits that the State Department, the Justice Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Education have protected pro-Hamas extremists.</p><p>"In court papers and in letters to several federal oversight officials, America First Legal has also said it believes the Justice Department should have forced several leaders of pro-Palestinian groups to report themselves under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FARA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FARA</span></a>, which requires individuals acting as 'an agent of a foreign principal' to register themselves."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/in-contempt-47/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itsgoingdown.org/in-contempt-4</span><span class="invisible">7/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HR9495</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProjectEsther" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProjectEsther</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ItsGoingDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ItsGoingDown</span></a></p>
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