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Trump administration speeds up new rules that would make it easier to charge some protesters
By REBECCA SANTANA
Updated 4:19 PM EDT, November 6, 2025Excerpts: "The new rules empower officers from the #FederalProtective #Service [#FPS] to make arrests and charge people for actions near the federal property, and they include new rules regulating unauthorized use of #drones and tampering with digital networks.
"The Homeland Security news release gave some examples of conduct that the Federal Protective Service could now charge someone for, both on federal property and off, including wearing a #mask while committing a crime, #obstructing access to federal property and tampering with government IT systems like card readers.
"Spencer Reynolds, a former intelligence and counterintelligence lawyer at the Department of Homeland Security who’s now with the #BrennanCenter for Justice, a think tank, said Congress gave the Federal Protective Service the ability to work and carry out arrests off of federal property as necessary. But he’s concerned that the new regulations codifying these powers will be used as a way to target #protesters.
" 'I see this as being guidance to go after peaceful protests where they are happening in the vicinity or even not in the vicinity of federal property,' he said.
"In a report last year issued by the Brennan Center, Reynolds said the FPS expanded dramatically after Sept. 11 and that’s led to 'overreach under political pressure.' "
[...]"The Federal Protective Service is tasked with protecting federal properties. The agency used to fall under the U.S. General Services Administration, which is responsible for purchasing and managing federal real estate, but when the Department of Homeland Security was created in the aftermath of Sept. 11, the FPS was transferred to Homeland Security."
Full article:
https://apnews.com/article/federal-protective-service-rules-charge-protesters-trump-b6d1d5212d3064b2ea107b02ea9a5646#USPol #AbolishICE #AbolishDHS #DHS #Fascism #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #Authoritarianism
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Smokey Robinson Accusers Say He's 'Obstructing' Case in Ongoing Legal Battle
https://misryoum.com/us/us24/smokey-robinson-accusers-say-hes-obstructing-case-in/
Smokey Robinson Accusers Hit Back in Legal Battle Published March 6, 2026 5:30 PM PST | Updated March 6, 2026 6:06 PM PST 5:36 PM PT -- Smokey's lawyer Christopher Frost tells TMZ in response ... "We are, unfortunately,...
#Smokey #Robinson #Accusers #Say #Hes #Obstructing #Case #Ongoing #Legal #Battle #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com
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#ProPalestinian activists rally outside #PortlandME courthouse to support fellow #protesters
Morgan Womack, Portland Press Herald, Maine
Thu, July 10, 2025Jul. 10—"A group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the #CumberlandCountyCourthouse on Thursday morning ahead of a court hearing for their peers who were arrested at a protest in May.
"More than a dozen people rallied with signs and a #PalestinianFlag as 10 people — half of the group that was previously arrested — awaited their arraignments. During their hearings, they each pleaded not guilty to one count of #obstructing a public way. The rest of the group will appear in court at a later date, the protesters said.
"Jamila Levasseur, 70, of #WaldoME, was one of the 20 people arrested in Portland on May 21 after police accused them of blocking the intersection of Commercial and Pearl streets near the U.S. Custom House. She said at the time that she'd be arrested as many times as necessary to bring attention to the widespread #starvation and ongoing #Israeli airstrikes in #Gaza.
"When appearing at the stand, Levasseur told District Court Judge Jed French that she was 'protesting against #genocide in #Gaza' before entering her not-guilty plea. She referenced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu's recent talks with President Donald #Trump, recognizing their joint strikes on #Iran and discussing plans for a 60-day #ceasefire that would halt Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.
" 'Those are the #WarCriminals,' Levasseur said. 'We're not criminals.'
"Levasseur said she couldn't have anticipated that the war would still be going on 21 months after it began. She said she's thankful that a group of attorneys stepped forward to represent the protesters for free, and that the May demonstration in the Old Port attracted a new, larger crowd of supporters.
" 'More and more people are waking up, learning what's going on, horrified, and want to do something,' Levasseur said. 'The people we were arrested with, I didn't even know them all when we were arrested. ... It's not the usual suspects. It's just more ordinary people.'
"Levasseur and #AbigailFuller, 65, of Portland, were also arrested at a February 2024 protest on Franklin Street for obstructing a public way. Their charges in those cases have since been dropped.
"Fuller, who is also a lecturer at the University of Southern Maine, said she felt supported by the group of people outside the courthouse while walking into her arraignment. She pleaded not guilty and also told the judge she was protesting genocide when she was arrested.
" 'It feels good to be starting the process,' Fuller said. 'The Maine courts system takes a really long time, often, to get through, but this is the first step.'
"Fuller said she appreciates seeing new faces at protests, especially as airstrikes and shootings in the #GazaStrip continue, killing people attempting to receive #HumanitarianAid.
" 'Unfortunately, Palestinian deaths are not on the front pages of the newspaper anymore,' Fuller said. 'So, we're trying to keep that in the public eye.' "
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pro-palestinian-activists-rally-outside-224800107.html
#MaineResists #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #MainePol #Maine #HumanRightsViolations #HumanRights #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong
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Der Landesbeauftragte für #Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg @lfdi hat ein umfangreiches FAQ zu Deceptive Design Patterns auf #SocialMedia-Plattformen veröffentlicht, das u. a. erklärt, welche #DSGVO-Vorgaben einschlägig sind:
https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/faq-zu-deceptive-design-patterns/#Overloading #Skipping #Stirring #Obstructing #Fickle #LeftInTheDark
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Der Landesbeauftragte für #Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg @lfdi hat ein umfangreiches FAQ zu Deceptive Design Patterns auf #SocialMedia-Plattformen veröffentlicht, das u. a. erklärt, welche #DSGVO-Vorgaben einschlägig sind:
https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/faq-zu-deceptive-design-patterns/#Overloading #Skipping #Stirring #Obstructing #Fickle #LeftInTheDark
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Der Landesbeauftragte für #Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg @lfdi hat ein umfangreiches FAQ zu Deceptive Design Patterns auf #SocialMedia-Plattformen veröffentlicht, das u. a. erklärt, welche #DSGVO-Vorgaben einschlägig sind:
https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/faq-zu-deceptive-design-patterns/#Overloading #Skipping #Stirring #Obstructing #Fickle #LeftInTheDark
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Der Landesbeauftragte für #Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg @lfdi hat ein umfangreiches FAQ zu Deceptive Design Patterns auf #SocialMedia-Plattformen veröffentlicht, das u. a. erklärt, welche #DSGVO-Vorgaben einschlägig sind:
https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/faq-zu-deceptive-design-patterns/#Overloading #Skipping #Stirring #Obstructing #Fickle #LeftInTheDark
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All 5 defendants were convicted of #felony #CivilDisorder & 1 count of #assaulting a #police officer in addition to multiple #trespassing-related misdemeanors. Samsel, Grant & Johnson were convicted of #obstructing an official proceeding, but Blythe & Randolph were acquitted of those counts. A written order will be posted later.
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‘#Jan6choir’ member sentenced to 7 yrs in #prison for #Capitol attack
A man who joined a nightly performance of the national anthem inside the #DC #jail that has been promoted by #Trump & his allies was sentenced to 7 yrs in prison for #assaulting #police & #obstructing #Congress on #Jan6.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/10/06/jenkins-jan-6-choir-member-sentence-attack/