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#staterepression

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'Washington, inundated with protests, had become a “besieged city,” wrote Henry Kissinger [...] In the moment, few activists could have imagined their resistance was having such dramatic effects. But time showed that their actions had set the stage for #Nixon’s eventual political downfall.'

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#USpol #PeaceMovement #AntiwarMovement #stateRepression #VietnamWar #BombingOfCambodia #ThirdIndochinaWar #NixonTrumpParallels #PlusÇaChange #activism #protest

[from today's Boston Review] POLITICS A Chorus of Defiance Fifty years after the Vietnam War’s end, lessons from the peace movement on mobilizing resistance. David Cortright [tags] Protest, War and National Security image (photo), at left: The November 1969 Mobilization to End the War rally in Washington, D.C. Source: Getty Images
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"A year ago, the #ColumbiaPalestineEncampment sparked a national student movement that eventually spread across the globe. As the #Trump administration wages war against university students and the institutions themselves, Francesco Anselmetti argues that in the US, the campus remains a crucial site in the struggle for #PalestinianLiberation."

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#Palestine #Gaza #PalestineSolidarity #GazaSolidarity #USpol #StudentProtests #StateRepression #FreeSpeechOnCampus @palestine

VersoSpring AgainThere’s hardly been a moment to breathe — let alone sit, take stock, commemorate. If April 17th marked one year since the largest anti-war protests in a generation, the picture now looks almost impossibly bleak. Flimsy and insincere as it may have been, it seemed natural at the start of this year to believe the ceasefi
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'Terms like “quislings,” “Thermidor,” “Vichy,” and “submission” have circulated widely in articles denouncing #Columbia’s surrender, zeroing in on betrayal as the proper note to strike. But it is not really betrayal when those committing the action have no investment in the principles betrayed.'

Said's Specter

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#EdwardSaid #ColumbiaUniversity #USpol #academicFreedom #studentProtests #stateRepression #PalestineSolidarity #UShigherEd @palestine

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"#Betar US claims responsibility for giving names of pro-Palestinian activists, including #MahmoudKhalil, to the #Trump administration. We examine Betar’s roots, reach, and the institutions that surround it. Who’s backing this group, and why are students its latest target?"

guest: Jonah Valdez, reporter w/ The Intercept

omny.fm/shows/the-take/what-is

#USpol #USpolitics #Palestine #Gaza #PalestineSolidarity #GazaSolidarity #stateRepression #StudentProtests #surveillance @palestine

omny.fmWhat is Betar US and why is it targeting pro-Palestinian activists? - The TakeBetar US claims responsibility for giving names of pro-Palestinian activists, including Mahmoud Khalil, to the Trump administration. We examine Betar’s roots, reach, and the institutions that surround it. Who’s backing this group, and why are students its latest target? In this episode: Jonah Valdez (@jonahmv), reporter, The Intercept Episode credits: This episode was produced by Amy Walters, Sonia Bhagat, and Sarí el-Khalili, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Marcos Bartolomé, Melanie Marich, Remas Alhawari, Kisaa Zehra, and our guest host, Natasha del Toro. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz. The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Sarí el-Khalili, Tamara Khandaker, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Ashish Malhotra, Khaled Soltan, Amy Walters, and Noor Wazwaz. Our editorial interns are Melanie Marich, Remas Alhawari, Kisaa Zehra, Mariana Navarrete. Our guest host is Kevin Hirten. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Aya Elmileik is lead of audience engagement. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Instagram, X, Facebook, Threads and YouTube
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State of Emergency in US #HigherEd

Alan Wald of UMichigan's Faculty and Staff for Justice in #Palestine discusses the climate of #politicalRepression directed at #PalestineSolidarity work and the parallels with earlier periods including the McCarthy and Red Scare eras

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#Gaza #GazaSolidarity #StudentProtests #FacultyProtests #USpol #USpolitics #stateRepression #FreeSpeechOnCampus #deportations #civilLiberties #civilRights #censorship #AcademicFreedom @palestine

Marxist Education ProjectState of Emergency in US Higher Education - Marxist Education ProjectAlan Wald presents an overview of the state of emergency in higher education in the United States that recalls earlier eras of extreme political repression, such as McCarthyism in the 1950s. Students, faculty, and staff at US colleges and universities who stand up for Palestinian human rights and stopping the genocide in Gaza are being threatened with deportation and punished by the administrations.
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"The point of what is happening right now is to garner more political power by demonising a particular group that is not well-defined and can be arbitrarily named by an executive."

#ScholarsCircle | #AlienEnemiesAct invoked to deport people from US without due process on civil charges

w/ Jennifer Selin, Victor Narro, Andrea Pitzer

scholarscircle.org/scholars-ci
#USpol #MAGA #deportations #massDeportations #stateRepression #detentionCamps #concentrationCamps #civilRights #immigrantRights

The Scholars' Circle · Scholars' Circle - Alien Enemy's Act invoked to deport people from US without due process on civil charges - April 6, 2025Trump Administration's immigration policy invokes Alien Enemy's Act to remove longtime residents in US without justification. This is a 1798 law that allows the government to remove nationals of countries When the US is at war with their country without due process. And it was signed in order to cou
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#Berlin ’s #immigration authorities are moving to deport four young foreign residents on allegations related to participation in protests against Israel’s war on #Gaza, an unprecedented move that raises serious concerns over civil liberties in #Germany.

The deportation orders, issued under German migration law, were made amid political pressure and over internal objections from the head of the state of Berlin’s immigration agency. The internal strife arose because three of those targeted for deportation are citizens of European Union member states who normally enjoy freedom of movement between #EU countries.
“You can see it in the U.S. and Germany, too: Political dissent is silenced by targeting the migration status of protesters.”
Some of the allegations are minor. Two, for example, are accused of calling a police officer “fascist” — insulting an officer, which is a crime. Three are accused of demonstrating with groups chanting slogans like “From the river to the sea, Palestine Will be Free” — which was outlawed last year in Germany — and “#freePalestine.” Authorities also claim all four shouted #antisemitic or anti-Israel slogans, though none are specified.
theintercept.com/2025/03/31/ge
#Staterepression #germancomplicity #racism #zionism #genocide
via @EndIsraeliApartheid

The Intercept · Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War ProtestersBy Hanno Hauenstein
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"What led to the arrest of #MahmoudKhalil, a prominent pro-#Palestine activist at #ColumbiaUniversity? Although he is a United States permanent resident, Khalil is facing deportation. The #Trump administration says it's part of a broader effort to combat anti-Semitism, but critics see a chilling attack on political speech..."

omny.fm/shows/the-take/mahmoud

#FreeMahmoudKhalil #RightToProtest #FreeSpeechOnCampus #StudentProtests #PalestineSolidarity #StateRepression #USpol #USpolitics @palestine

omny.fmMahmoud Khalil and Trump’s war on pro-Palestinian activism - The TakeWhat led to the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent pro-Palestine activist at Columbia University? Although he is a United States permanent resident, Khalil is facing deportation. The Trump administration says it's part of a broader effort to combat anti-Semitism, but critics see a chilling attack on political speech, with deportation being used as a weapon to silence dissent. US President Donald Trump says Khalil is the first of many to come. What happens next? In this episode: Meghnad Bose (@meghnadbose93), Journalist Episode credits: This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Sonia Bhagat, and Tamara Khandaker with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Hanah Shokeir, Melanie Marich, Remas Alhawari, Khaled Soltan, and me Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Instagram, X, Facebook, Threads and YouTube
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German police yesterday violently broke up an International Women's Day march in support of #Palestine and #solidarity with Palestinian #women who continue to struggle under Israeli occupation.

Last year, #AmnestyInternational sharply criticized the #Berlin police for using excessive force against demonstrators at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin.
#8M #8M2025 #InternationalWomen #Staterepression #germancomplicity #racism #Germany
via @EndIsraeliApartheid
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#RedNationPodcast | Counterinsurgency, #LeonardPeltier, and #AnnaMaePictouAquash w/ #GordHill

therednation.org/the-red-natio

#Indigenous #NativeAmericans #AIM #PineRidge #FBI #StateRepression #AnnaMaeAquash #DecolonialStruggles

ping @DoomsdaysCW @MusiqueNow

The Red Nation · The Red Nation Podcast - Counterinsurgency, Leonard Peltier, and Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash w/ Gord HillA livestream conversation between TRN podcast host Nick Estes and Native comic artist and writer Gord Hill. Gord Hill is an Indigenous writer, artist and activist from the Kwakwaka'wakw nation. He is the author and illustrator of The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance and The Anti-Capitalist Resistance. Check out his
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Firestorm Books

Our bookstore is no stranger to unwanted government attention; we’ve been threatened by city officials, visited by the FBI, and surveilled by police. Historically, the investigation and prosecution of activists has aimed to disrupt our movements for change, sow fear and isolation among participants, break intergenerational bonds, and criminalize struggles for freedom. But we can overcome these attacks through principled action and uncompromising solidarity.

Firestorm has made the following commitments:
• We will minimize non-required collection and storage of information about customers, authors, event participants, and others who engage with our co-op.
• We will resist, and publicly disclose, any attempt to obtain such information when it exists.
• We will decline to answer questions from police and government agents.
• We will fight any court or government subpoena, process, or demand for records, testimony, or evidence.
• We will support those in our community who face state repression, regardless of “guilt” or “innocence.”
• We will retain legal counsel to defend our freedom to not cooperate with the State.

We know that these actions cannot guarantee safety for our members or community, but to cooperate in the face of our own repression, or the repression of others, would be a profoundly unsafe betrayal. Noncooperation is both the ethical and strategic position for those who want to build a new world, but must contend with the old one.

Find our entire statement, including linked references, at firestorm.coop/noncooperation..

#FreedomToRead #StateRepression #CoopsNotCops #Anarchism #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop

📸: Daniel Barlow

A photo of five masked humans and an elderly dachshund, all members the Firestorm Collective, standing in front of Firestorm Books on Haywood Road. Behind them, the metal store sign is visible in front of a mural depicting a bespectacled skunk reading "The Dispossessed." In the left lower corner, bold text reads "Statement of Noncooperation."
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#Thesaloniki , #Greece: Since the morning hundreds of people had gathered at the courts to support the 112 people arrested during yesterday's march for the 6 December anniversary.
Shortly after 12 noon, the riot police, without any reason whatsoever, began to violently push back parents, friends and companions of the accused. Very quickly they attacked with chemicals and vicious beatings.
So far there is no information about arrests and so far it is known that one girl was slightly injured by the riot police attack.
#staterepression #Repression #ClassWar #6d
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@EUCommission

You guys really are some sweethearts.

Protecting the "#FreePress" by legalizing #Spying on #Journalists and encouraging #StateRepression against unwanted #MediaCoverage.

While telling US you're doing the opposite of that.

Really hope for your safety you don't have any mirrors at home, they'd shatter the moment you look at them.

#EU #MediaFreedomAct #PlainLiars

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#NDNCollective Rallies in front of White House Calling for Executive #Clemency for #LeonardPeltier

For Immediate Release: September 18, 2024

Washington, DC – "NDN Collective rallied in front of the White House today and called for executive clemency for Leonard Peltier. At 80 years old, #Peltier has been incarcerated for nearly 50 years and is now in very poor health. Time is of the essence to release Leonard Peltier, the longest held #Indigenous political prisoner in U.S. history.

"On April 19, 2024, Peltier’s request for a compassionate release was denied by the Bureau of Prisons. On July 2, 2024, Peltier was denied parole after a full parole hearing was held on June 10, 2024. Peltier will not be eligible for another hearing for 15 years, when he will be 94. As a result of this denial and Peltier’s age, #ExecutiveClemency is his best opportunity to be released.

"NDN Collective is spending the week in Washington to meet with elected officials, calling upon representatives and federal officials to take action on a number of issues including supporting the release of Leonard Pelteir. The following statements were shared on behalf of the organization:

"'President Biden now has the opportunity to solidify his already extraordinary legacy in Indian Country as the U.S. president that granted clemency to Leonard Peltier and finally right a grave #injustice,' said Holly Cook Macarro, Government Affairs for NDN Collective. 'In the next few months we are going to organize our many allies in Congress and around the world to unite their voices and support the call for clemency from President #Biden.

"'America’s longest living and incarcerated Indigenous political prisoner, Leonard Peltier, is a #BoardingSchool survivor,' said Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective President and CEO. 'He lived through the atrocities of those schools and while this country is reckoning with the traumas inflicted on our people by these institutions, it’s important to lift up all our elders who survived boarding schools, Leonard included.'

"'The fact that Leonard is still behind bars is the result of a longstanding campaign against him by the #FBI,' said Janene Yazzie, Director of Policy and Advocacy for NDN Collective. 'Despite the plethora of evidence that shows the system injustices that led to his incarceration, the narrative of the FBI continues to paint Leonard as a murderer. As we move forward, we need to look at all the research and good work done by our partners and other #HumanRights organizations on Leonard’s case to keep ourselves informed.'

"To support Leonard’s freedom, NDN Collective is asking people to:

- Call senators and urge them to support executive clemency for Leonard Peltier

- Watch the latest #RedNationMovement podcast on Leonard’s case

- Download the toolkit at freeleonard-peltier.com

- Text FREELEONARD to 50302 for more updates"

Source and FMI:
ndncollective.org/ndn-collecti

NDN COLLECTIVE · NDN COLLECTIVE RALLIES IN FRONT OF WHITE HOUSE CALLING FOR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY FOR LEONARD PELTIER - NDN COLLECTIVEFor Immediate Release: September 18, 2024 Washington, DC – NDN Collective rallied in front of the White House today and...
#FreeLeonardPeltier#NativeAmericans#AIM
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Firestorm Books

We know that book bans aren’t limited to schools; they stretch behind bars, too. So this June 11, on International Day of Solidarity with Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners (@june11), along with our friends at @BlueRidgeABC and Tranzmission Prison Project, we’re hosting a Banned Books Back! packaging party to raise funds for freedom fighters inside the prison system. Anyone, near or far, can pledge a donation for every book bundle we pack, starting at 5 cents per bundle. Sign up now at bit.ly/j11-pledge! Our co-op is matching $1 per bundle 💸

Community members are invited to join us at 5:30 pm for food, informal conversations, and free literature about June 11. Then, at 6:30 pm, pitch in on the fun of packaging free chapter books for kids in Florida!

Free minds, free them all, until all are free!

To learn about the history of June 11, see june11.noblogs.org 🏴

A promotional graphic for Pledge Against Prisons, a Banned Books Back! fundraiser taking place June 11, from 5:30pm to 8pm. Text reads: "June 11th is the International Day of Solidarity with Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners. This year our co-op is inviting community members to raise funds for incarcerated freedom fighters while defending the freedom of young readers."
#June11#PoliticalPrisoners#StateRepression
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