DoomsdaysCW<p>State by State Pending and Recently Passed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a> </p><p>HB 737: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Vague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vague</span></a> ban on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResidentialProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResidentialProtests</span></a></p><p>Broadly criminalizes participating in a protest within 50 feet of a residence that “threatens to disrupt, or harasses” an individual’s “right to control or use” their residence. The law does not make exceptions for protests that take place in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicParks</span></a> or on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sidewalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sidewalks</span></a>—traditional public forums—that may be within 50 feet of residential buildings. Nor does the law require any intent on the part of protesters to target a specific residence or to harass or disturb specific residents. The law also does not require that a protest actually disrupt an individual's right to use their residence, only that it "threaten" to do so. It is also unclear what would constitute "harassing" an individual's right to use their residence, for the purpose of the law.</p><p>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=24RS&b=HB737&sbi=y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.as</span><span class="invisible">px?s=24RS&b=HB737&sbi=y</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 18 Mar 2024; Approved by House 9 April 2024; Approved by Senate 20 May 2024; Signed by Governor Landry 18 June 2024</p><p>HB 383: Civil immunity for drivers who hit protesters</p><p>Limits the civil liability of drivers who injure or kill protesters who were unlawfully in the street. The law provides that if a driver hits someone who was illegally “blocking a roadway,” the driver cannot be sued for any injury, death, or damage if he “reasonably believe[d]” that he was in immediate danger of injury and was trying to “retreat or escape.” The sponsor cited a rise in protests across the country as motivation for the bill. </p><p>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=24RS&b=HB383&sbi=y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.as</span><span class="invisible">px?s=24RS&b=HB383&sbi=y</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 29 Feb 2024; Approved by House 8 April 2024; Approved by Senate 20 May 2024; Signed by Governor Landry 11 June 2024</p><p>Issue(s): <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DriverImmunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DriverImmunity</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrafficInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrafficInterference</span></a> </p><p>HB 205: New <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a> penalties for protesters</p><p>Adds nonviolent protest-related offenses to the underlying crimes that can be prosecuted under Louisiana’s racketeering law, which carries steep penalties. Offenses that are now covered by the racketeering law include “simple <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/obstruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obstruction</span></a> of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/highway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highway</span></a> of commerce,” “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/riot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>riot</span></a>,” “inciting to riot,” "institutional <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/vandalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vandalism</span></a>," and “aiding and abetting others to enter or remain on premises where forbidden.” As such, individuals in a protest that merely makes movement on a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/highway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highway</span></a> “more difficult” (a minor misdemeanor offense) could be charged with a violation of Louisiana’s racketeering law if they did so more than once and as part of an enterprise with others. Louisiana law defines “riot” broadly, requiring no actual violence or damage but three or more people engaged in a “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicDisturbance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicDisturbance</span></a>” that creates a “danger of injury or damage” by an “imminent threat of tumultuous and violent conduct,” so individuals who participate in tumultuous protests could likewise be charged with racketeering. The law also adds “criminal damage to a critical infrastructure” to the racketeering law, such that certain <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> actions near <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pipelines</span></a> and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a>, including sites under construction, could be covered as well. Racketeering violations are punishable by up to 50 years in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HardLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HardLabor</span></a> and a one million dollar fine.</p><p>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=245811&sbi=y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.as</span><span class="invisible">px?i=245811&sbi=y</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 26 Feb 2024; Approved by House 2 April 2024; Approved by Senate 14 May 2024; Signed by Governor Landry 10 June 2024</p><p>Issue(s): <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSupporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestSupporters</span></a> or Funders, Infrastructure, Riot, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trespass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trespass</span></a><br> </p><p>HB 127: Heightened penalties for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StreetProtesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreetProtesters</span></a> and organizers</p><p>Increases existing penalties for impeding traffic and creates a new offense that could cover individuals who plan or organize protests that would impede traffic. Under prior law in Louisiana, engaging in conduct that makes movement on any road “more difficult” was a misdemeanor, punishable by six months in jail and $200. The law adds an offense of “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a>” or “aiding and abetting” of others to engage in such conduct. As written, the new offense does not require that that the protest or other act actually take place or that it actually impede traffic. The law also increases the fine for both offenses to $750.</p><p>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=24RS&b=HB127&sbi=y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.as</span><span class="invisible">px?s=24RS&b=HB127&sbi=y</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 22 Feb 2024; Approved by House 15 April 2024; Approved by Senate 16 May 2024; Signed by Governor Landry 10 June 2024</p><p>Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Traffic Interference<br> </p><p>HB 727: NEW PENALTIES FOR PROTESTS NEAR GAS AND OIL PIPELINES</p><p>Targets protests around gas and oil <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pipelines</span></a> by expanding the definition of "critical infrastructure" and providing for the offense of "unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure." Under the law, "critical infrastructure" is amended to include "pipelines," "any site where the construction or improvement of [pipelines or any other listed infrastructure facility] is taking place," as well as "all structures, equipment, or other immovable or movable property located within or upon" such facilities. Unauthorized entry onto critical infrastructure property as defined above is punishable by imprisonment with or without hard labor for up to five years and a fine of $1,000. As originally introduced, the law included a new crime of "conspiracy to engage in unauthorized entry" of a critical infrastructure facility, punishable by imprisonment with or without hard labor for up to five years and a fine of $10,000, such that individuals who only planned to hold a peaceful protest on infrastructure property could be prosecuted. The amended and enacted version of the bill removed the provisions on conspiracy, however. In addition, prior to the law's enactment, provisions were added to mandate that the law would not apply to "[l]awful assembly and peaceful and orderly petition, picketing, or demonstration for the redress of grievances or to express ideas or views regarding legitimate matters of public interest."<br> <br>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=18RS&b=HB727&sbi=y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.as</span><span class="invisible">px?s=18RS&b=HB727&sbi=y</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 26 Mar 2018; Approved by House 12 April 2018; Approved by the Senate 8 May 2018; Signed into law by Governor Edwards 30 May 2018</p><p>Issue(s): Infrastructure, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trespass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trespass</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Clampdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clampdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PipelineProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PipelineProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeatherHeyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherHeyer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniteTheRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniteTheRight</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrivingDownProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrivingDownProtestors</span></a></p>
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MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History April 5, 1977: U.S. disability rights activist stormed and occupied the offices of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Seattle. They demanded enactment of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which had passed Congress four years prior. The law mandated that no federally funded programs could exclude persons with disabilities and put into place legal protections, and the right to accommodations, for students with disabilities. During the prior four years, HEW director Joseph Califano repeatedly delayed enactment of the law, while regulations were weakened to benefit business interests. During the San Francisco protests, disability rights activists Judith Heumann, Kitty Cone, and Mary Jane Owen organized a 25-day occupation of the US Federal Building with 150 other activists. Solidarity support from the Black Panthers, allied politicians, and the International Association of Machinists, who provided food, mattresses, wheelchairs, and other equipment, and helped a delegation get to Washington, D.C. The regulations for section 504 were ultimately signed into law on 28 April, 1977.</p><p>For a really great documentary on the birth of this movement, please see Crip Camp, A Disability Revolution (2020).</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/occupation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>occupation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directaction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ableism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> # <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/blackpanthers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackpanthers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sanfrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JudithHeumann" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudithHeumann</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KittyCone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KittyCone</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaryJaneOwen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaryJaneOwen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackMastadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastadon</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History April 5, 1989: The United Mine Workers launched their strike against Pittston Coal Co., eventually winning concessions by Pittston on February 20, 1990. The strike started in response to Pittston’s termination of health care for widows, retirees and disabled veteran miners. During the strike, there were 2,000 miners camped out daily at Camp Solidarity, and up to 40,000 total engaging in wild cat strikes, civil disobedience, picketing, occupations and sabotage. The strike reduced Pittston’s production by two-thirds, while over 4,000 strikers were arrested during the strike.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pittston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pittston</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildcat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildcat</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sabotage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Direct Action</p><p>A transgender college student declared “I am here to break the law” before entering a women’s restroom at the Florida State Capitol and being led out in handcuffs by police. Civil rights attorneys say the arrest of Marcy Rheintgen last month is the first they know of for violating transgender bathroom restrictions passed by numerous state legislatures across the country.</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/trans-students-arrest-violating-florida-bathroom-law-thought-first-rcna199697" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/t</span><span class="invisible">rans-students-arrest-violating-florida-bathroom-law-thought-first-rcna199697</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transrightsarehumanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transrightsarehumanrights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directaction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a></p>
Scowling Canuck<p>Here's a track that came out 5 years ago, but—given the rise of fascism around the world—feels very, very relevant today.</p><p>Outburst - ARTY x Stellz</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=44MdoRflMDA&si=JHxQYe5KnKO3coS6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=44MdoRflMD</span><span class="invisible">A&si=JHxQYe5KnKO3coS6</span></a></p><p>The poem from the track is:</p><p>When they say you are inferior<br>Do not believe a word they say<br>Resist</p><p>When they say they need billions of dollars<br>To build bombs instead of build schools, open your eyes<br>Resist</p><p>When they say they want to preserve our way of life<br>So they must take life, this is a lie<br>Resist</p><p>When they pit a people against a people<br>And a nation against a nation in the name of world domination<br>Resist</p><p>Speak truth to power<br>Do not comply, do not believe<br>Do not accept, do not be afraid<br>Do not surrender, do not judge<br>Do not bear false witness against thy neighbor<br>Resist</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/AntiFascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiFascist</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>This kind of civil disobedience is a perfectly good strategy with decades of effectiveness.</p><p>But you gotta know:</p><p>You WILL be arrested.</p><p>-----</p><p>Trans woman arrested for washing her hands in a women’s bathroom</p><p>Marcy Rheintgen never thought the police would actually arrest her when she decided to protest an anti-trans bathroom law.</p><p>By Molly Sprayregen Wednesday, April 2, 2025</p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/trans-woman-arrested-for-washing-her-hands-in-a-womens-bathroom/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/trans-</span><span class="invisible">woman-arrested-for-washing-her-hands-in-a-womens-bathroom/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quakers</span></a> condemn arrests of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> at meeting house</p><p>March 30, 2025</p><p>"The arrests of six female supporters of activist group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouthDemand</span></a> at a Quaker meeting house have been condemned by the faith group.</p><p>"Quakers in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> said the arrests were the first at a meeting house and 'an aggressive violation'.</p><p>"The Metropolitan Police said six people were arrested on Thursday evening at the Westminster Meeting House on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicNuisance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicNuisance</span></a>.</p><p>"The force said it came amid concerns there were plans to 'shut down' London during April using tactics such as road blocks.</p><p>"Youth Demand said more than 30 officers were involved with making the arrests.</p><p>"Paul Parker, of Quakers in Britain, said he could not recall anyone being arrested at a Quaker meeting house in living memory.</p><p>"'The forceful removal of young people holding a protest group meeting clearly shows what happens when a society <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalisesProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalisesProtest</span></a>.</p><p>"'<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfSpeech</span></a>, assembly, and fair trials are an essential part of free public debate which underpins <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>,' he said.</p><p>"Police said a further five arrests for the same offence were made on Friday - four at addresses in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> and one in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Exeter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exeter</span></a>.</p><p>"Youth Demand, which is not affiliated with the Quakers, said the meeting was 'an opportunity to share plans for non-violent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilResistance</span></a> actions' due to take place in April.</p><p>"The group claimed a number of houses were also raided on Thursday and Friday as part of the operation.</p><p>"Quakers in Britain said: 'Quakers support the right to non-violent public protest, acting themselves from a deep moral imperative to stand up against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>injustice</span></a> and for our planet.</p><p>"'Many have taken non-violent direct action over the centuries from the abolition of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a> to women's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> and prison reform.'</p><p>"The Met said the force understood the importance of the right to protest but added that Youth Demand had stated an intention to 'shut down' London in April.</p><p>"'We have a responsibility to intervene to prevent activity that crosses the line from protest into serious disruption and other criminality,' a spokesman said.</p><p>"On Thursday, officers raided a Youth Demand planning meeting where those in attendance were plotting their April action.</p><p>"Six people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.</p><p>"A further five arrests for the same offence were made on Friday, 28 March. Four of the arrests were at addresses in London and one in Exeter.</p><p>'Policing priorities'</p><p>"Out of the 11 people arrested, 10 have been released on bail and one will face no further action.</p><p>"Asked about the matter on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: 'I have made clear to the police this government's priorities for policing are reducing serious violence... and bringing back neighbourhood policing, those crimes in town centres like shoplifting.'</p><p>"Youth Demand, which describes itself as a 'new youth resistance campaign fighting for an end to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a>', began carrying out acts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> last year.</p><p>"Its demands of the government include stopping all trade with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> and raising money from 'the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SuperRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperRich</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fossilfuel</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/elite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elite</span></a>' to pay damages for the effects of fossil fuel burning."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://bbc.com/news/articles/cj3x5j6g30ro" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cj3x5j6g</span><span class="invisible">30ro</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThoughtCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtCrime</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingActivism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicNuisanceLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicNuisanceLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Article20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article20</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2023PublicOrderAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2023PublicOrderAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectMotherEarth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliWarCrimes</span></a></p>
Gay Curmudgeon<p>Anti-Trump Anti-Musk Protest in downtown Lewistown last week. Photograph by my husband. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protestmovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protestmovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antitrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antimusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antimusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pennsylvania</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralpennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centralpennsylvania</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smalltown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smalltown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/statecollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statecollege</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harrisburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harrisburg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mtunion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mtunion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/huntingdon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>huntingdon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/friend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>friend</span></a></p>
The Privacy Foundation<p>Here is a good take for those that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> and want to keep the people in your network safe from dragnets. </p><p>When you are not making good personal <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> choices, you can implicate others. </p><p>Am especially on board with the mindset that it's not about provability in court. It's about keeping you and loved ones from incarceration and deportation. </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHo9sWvOOHG/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/reel/DHo9sWvOOHG/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stingrays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stingrays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History March 24, 1987: 250 ACT UP members protested at Wall Street to demand greater access to experimental AIDS drugs and for a coordinated national policy to fight the disease. Seventeen ACT UP members were arrested.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directaction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACTUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACTUP</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HIV</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wallstreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wallstreet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a></p>
SouthNorth<p>Demokratische Grüße an Herrn Erdogan (Es ist vorbei!) </p><p>Die Freiheit ist ein kostbares Gut.<br>Drum zolln wir ihr gebührenden Tribut!<br>Und bieten wir mit Herz und Wagemut den Mächtigen die Stirn!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/erdogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erdogan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TurkeyProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TurkeyProtests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/turkei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turkei</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/turpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ifTheyGoLowWegoHigh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ifTheyGoLowWegoHigh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/runthemoutoftown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>runthemoutoftown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zivilerungehorsam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zivilerungehorsam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taxtherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxtherich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErdoganDictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErdoganDictator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Erdo%C4%9FanToPrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErdoğanToPrison</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/imamoglu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imamoglu</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/l-Cy2jkTAZI?si=OWYePNm0hmCVkNTC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/l-Cy2jkTAZI?si=OWYePN</span><span class="invisible">m0hmCVkNTC</span></a></p>
SouthNorth<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://c.im/@cdarwin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cdarwin</span></a></span> </p><p>The ‘3.5% rule’ discovered by Erica Chenoweth is really interesting.</p><p>Also the number of demonstrators in the former <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDR</span></a>, who in 1989 ultimately contributed to the peaceful overthrow of the system in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EastGermany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastGermany</span></a>, was nearly 3.5%.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/runthemoutoftown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>runthemoutoftown</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ericachenoweth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ericachenoweth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peacefulprotest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peacefulprotest</span></a></p>
SouthNorth<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://c.im/@cdarwin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cdarwin</span></a></span> </p><p>Time is already running out. Don’t wait until it’s too late!</p><p>If there are enough of you, you can run them out of town!</p><p>So, what the hell have you got to lose?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/runthemoutoftown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>runthemoutoftown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ifTheyGoLowWegoHigh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ifTheyGoLowWegoHigh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/notrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>notrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nomusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nomusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infantilemindedbillionairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infantilemindedbillionairs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/muskondrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>muskondrugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gremlinzoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gremlinzoo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fightfascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fightfascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trumpcoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpcoup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVances</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JailTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JailTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taxtherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxtherich</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>Republicans: "Terrorism is every act of civil disobedience that we don't agree with. And if you don't agree with that, go to Venezuela, Cuba, or China" ---></p><p>"The government will now need to prove (in the case of American citizens) that individuals plotted against Tesla and undertook their laws to influence government policy. Even if what they did can be argued to meet the dictionary definition of terrorism, its legal application would give the government a frankly terrifying amount of power. Trump is now unleashing the deep state (their deep state) to go after associates and others who support or contemplate similar acts, in other words to criminalize and then stigmatize opposition.</p><p>When I reported last month that FBI Director Kash Patel’s vow to carry out “the world’s largest manhunt” against “anyone that wishes to do harm to our way of life,” I warned that Americans would be caught in the dragnet. But I had no idea how quickly."</p><p><a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-domestic-war-on-terrorism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-d</span><span class="invisible">omestic-war-on-terrorism</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Terrorism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a></p>
LinkingDot:social<p>AG <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bondi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bondi</span></a> has established a<br>«task force to root out “acts of terrorism and civil rights violations by individuals and entities providing support and financing to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a>, related Iran proxies, and their affiliates, as well as acts of antisemitism by these groups.”…Trespassing, occupation, organizing, all of the things that are the hallmarks of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> are now being considered acts of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrorism</span></a>, even if there is no violence involved.»<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suppression</span></a> <br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/kenklippenstein/p/trumps-domestic-war-on-terrorism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp</span><span class="invisible">enstein/p/trumps-domestic-war-on-terrorism</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/75581/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from Thoreau</a></p><p>The law will never make men free; it is men who have got to make the law free. They are the lovers of law and order, who observe the law when the government breaks it.</p><p>Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer<br>Speech (1854-07-04), “Slavery in Massachusetts,” Anti-Slavery Celebration, Framingham, Massachusetts</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/75581/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=lawandorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawandorder</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=liberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberty</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=higherlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>higherlaw</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=legalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalism</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>injustice</span></a></p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>Shit just got real.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/BoycottTesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottTesla</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Telsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Telsa</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfGreed</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ConflictOfInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictOfInterest</span></a></p>
Alpha1Nine :funkwhale: :sofia:<p>Population control measures serve three purposes. </p><p>First of all, they hamper the movement of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> members (perhaps even <a href="https://aus.social/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/identifying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identifying</span></a> them). </p><p>Second, they serve to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/harass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harass</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/intimidate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intimidate</span></a> resistance <a href="https://aus.social/tags/supporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supporters</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sympathisers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sympathisers</span></a>. </p><p>And third, they intimidate members of the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> and force them to change their lives to accommodate the desires of those in power. </p><p>Often population control methods are "<a href="https://aus.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> theatre" and allow <a href="https://aus.social/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a> to flex their muscles and project <a href="https://aus.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> power with the goal of cowing people into <a href="https://aus.social/tags/compliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compliance</span></a>. </p><p>Faced with such measures, resistance movements have several options.<br> <br>Aboveground resistance movements and their allies can use the repression to gain support from the general population, appealing to shared public concerns like <a href="https://aus.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> of movement, genuine <a href="https://aus.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a>, and so on. If possible, a campaign of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a> could be organised against population control measures. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RESIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RESIST</span></a></p>
Autiste à :ch_Vaud:🌊 #woke<p>Republicans finally go NUCLEAR over town hall disasters</p><p>And so democracy dies under our very eyes: Republicans don't care about their electors and the reste of US citizens. They are completely sucking to their new kings, <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a>, <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterThiel</span></a> and <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, and just wish to keep going without having to face their fellow citizen. It's really time for <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a> and <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> all over the <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>! It's even the last minute!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5enxrmrWFto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=5enxrmrWFt</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p>
Veirling | #MMIWG #LandBack<p>Are we going to talk about Al Green's act of civil disobedience or nah? <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AlGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlGreen</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Courage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Courage</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TrumpsAddress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpsAddress</span></a></p>
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