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  1. @nm thanks for sharing. i skimmed your text:

    > A philosophy against suffering cannot [...] build liberation through cruelty or peace through domination. If it does, then whatever purity it once had is gone.

    without speaking about the specific incident, that made you write this post, i think there is a problem with this purity culture of #nonviolence. internally or externally, it pushes everyone to condemn the kirk shooter, to condemn hamas, and – as #MargaretKilljoy did repeatedly on her #podcast – to condemn animal liberation protesters. i'll link to that last one (as an example of what i dislike, even though it's by self-described "vegan" "anarchist" )

    but — !
    #racism is #politicalviolence.
    #zionism is #politicalviolence.
    #speciecism is #politicalviolence.
    and all of these oppressive ideologies have killed and are killing disproportionately many
    more people.

    if we condemn these acts of so-called #politicalviolence towards oppressors and demand "peace", let's be careful that we're not asking for that #negativepeace, which #MLK describes all to clearly in his #LetterFromBirminghamJail.

    🎧 #CoolPeopleWhoDidCoolStuff: #SHAC and Modern Protest Tactics omny.fm/shows/cool-people-who- omny.fm/shows/cool-people-who-

  2. Political Violence Sees Uptick; Public Points to Polarization, Acceptance of Aggression

    Political violence is increasing in the US. Experts say polarization and acceptance of aggression are key reasons. Find out how it affects you.

    #PoliticalViolence, #USPolitics, #Polarization, #ElectionIntegrity, #PublicSafety

    newsletter.tf/us-political-vio

  3. A quotation from Terry Pratchett

    Here’s some advice boy. Don’t put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That’s why they’re called revolutions.

    Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
    Discworld No. 29, Night Watch [Vimes] (2002)

    More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/3061…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #nightwatch #discworld #vimes #counterrevolution #cycleofviolence #government #history #instability #politicalinstability #politicalviolence #radical #revolution

  4. A quotation from Terry Pratchett

    Here’s some advice boy. Don’t put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That’s why they’re called revolutions.

    Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
    Discworld No. 29, Night Watch [Vimes] (2002)

    More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/3061…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #nightwatch #discworld #vimes #counterrevolution #cycleofviolence #government #history #instability #politicalinstability #politicalviolence #radical #revolution

  5. A quotation from Terry Pratchett

    Here’s some advice boy. Don’t put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That’s why they’re called revolutions.

    Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
    Discworld No. 29, Night Watch [Vimes] (2002)

    More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/3061…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #nightwatch #discworld #vimes #counterrevolution #cycleofviolence #government #history #instability #politicalinstability #politicalviolence #radical #revolution

  6. A quotation from Terry Pratchett

    Here’s some advice boy. Don’t put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That’s why they’re called revolutions.

    Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
    Discworld No. 29, Night Watch [Vimes] (2002)

    More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/3061…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #nightwatch #discworld #vimes #counterrevolution #cycleofviolence #government #history #instability #politicalinstability #politicalviolence #radical #revolution

  7. The indictment, which was handed up by a federal grand jury in Alabama, charges the organization with 11 BS counts, including bank fraud, wire fraud, & conspiracy to commit money laundering.

    #ToddBlanche told reporters Tuesday that between 2014 & 2023 #SPLC paid at least $3 million to 8 people, including affiliates of the #KuKluxKlan & #Nazi parties in the #US.

    #law #Trump #DOJ #DomesticTerrorism #extremism #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #racism #sexism #PoliticalViolence

  8. #Update

    Southern Poverty Law Center indicted over alleged use of paid informants in #extremist groups

    The #SPLC was indicted Tuesday over a discontinued program that used paid confidential informants to penetrate white supremacist & other organizations, Acting Attorney General #ToddBlanche announced.

    #law #Trump #DOJ #DomesticTerrorism #extremism #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #racism #sexism #WhiteChristianNationalism #PoliticalViolence #CivilRights
    cnn.com/2026/04/21/politics/sp

  9. The #SPLC came under fresh scrutiny after the murder last year of conservative activist Charlie Kirk brought renewed attention to its characterization of the group that Kirk founded & led. The SPLC included a section on that group, Turning Point USA, in a report titled “The Year in #Hate & #Extremism 2024” that [rightly] described the group as “A Case Study of the Hard Right in 2024.”

    #law #Trump #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #WhiteChristianNationalism #PoliticalViolence

  10. The Southern Poverty Law Center has faced intense criticism from #conservatives, who have accused it of unfairly maligning right-wing organizations as #extremist groups because of their viewpoints [you know the viewpoints of — #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #WhiteChristianNationalism etc]. The #SPLC regularly condemns #Trump’s rhetoric & policies around #VotingRights, #immigration & other issues.

    #law #DOJ #DomesticTerrorism #extremism #racism #sexism #PoliticalViolence

  11. The investigation could add to concerns that the #Trump Republican admin is using the #DOJ to go after #conservative opponents & his critics. It follows a number of other investigations into Trump foes that have raised questions about whether the law enforcement agency has been turned into a political weapon.

    #law #DomesticTerrorism #extremism #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #racism #sexism #WhiteChristianNationalism #PoliticalViolence #CivilRights

  12. He said the organization “will vigorously defend ourselves, our staff, & our work.”

    The #SPLC, which is based in Montgomery, Alabama, was founded in 1971 & used civil litigation to fight #WhiteSupremacist groups. The nonprofit has become a popular target among #Republicans who see it as overly leftist & partisan [because #WhiteSupremacy is a-okay with Republicans].

    #law #Trump #DOJ #DomesticTerrorism #extremism #heterosexism #racism #sexism #WhiteChristianNationalism #PoliticalViolence

  13. The #SPLC previously paid informants to infiltrate #extremist groups & gather information on their activities, often sharing it with local & federal law enforcement, Fair said. It was used to monitor threats of #violence, he said, adding that the program was kept quiet to protect the safety of informants.

    #law #Trump #DOJ #DomesticTerrorism #extremism #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #racism #sexism #WhiteChristianNationalism #PoliticalViolence #CivilRights

  14. The #CivilRights group made the announcement Tuesday, saying the #Trump admin appears to be preparing legal action against it or some of its employees.
    “Although we don’t know all the details, the focus appears to be on the #SPLC’s prior use of paid confidential informants to gather credible intelligence on extremely #violent groups,” CEO Bryan Fair said.

    #law #DomesticTerrorism #extremism #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #racism #sexism #WhiteChristianNationalism #PoliticalViolence

  15. #Trump is going after the people who expose #DomesticTerrorism operations.

    The Southern Poverty Law Center [#SPLC] says it’s the subject of a #criminal investigation by the “Justice” Dept & faces possible charges over its past use of paid informants to infiltrate #extremist groups.

    #law #DOJ #extremism #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #racism #sexism #WhiteChristianNationalism #PoliticalViolence #CivilRights
    apnews.com/article/southern-po

  16. IRS CEO Testifies on Investigations into Nonprofits

    The #IRS & #FBI have formed a new initiative to investigate nonprofits over suspected possible links to domestic terrorism.

    This follows a presidential memorandum directing #DOJ to “investigate, prosecute, and disrupt entities and individuals engaged in acts of political violence.”

    councilofnonprofits.org/nonpro

    #nonprofit #politics #charity #PoliticalViolence

  17. The filing was signed by #USAttorney [& former #FauxNews personality] #JeaninePirro.

    #Juries in Washington, DC, convicted the #ProudBoys & #OathKeepers leaders of orchestrating #violent plots to stop the #PeacefulTransferOfPower after Trump’s 2020 election loss to Democratic President Joe #Biden.

    #Trump #law #SCOTUS #Jan6 #Insurrection #PoliticalViolence

  18. The filing was signed by #USAttorney [& former #FauxNews personality] #JeaninePirro.

    #Juries in Washington, DC, convicted the #ProudBoys & #OathKeepers leaders of orchestrating #violent plots to stop the #PeacefulTransferOfPower after Trump’s 2020 election loss to Democratic President Joe #Biden.

    #Trump #law #SCOTUS #Jan6 #Insurrection #PoliticalViolence

  19. The filing was signed by #USAttorney [& former #FauxNews personality] #JeaninePirro.

    #Juries in Washington, DC, convicted the #ProudBoys & #OathKeepers leaders of orchestrating #violent plots to stop the #PeacefulTransferOfPower after Trump’s 2020 election loss to Democratic President Joe #Biden.

    #Trump #law #SCOTUS #Jan6 #Insurrection #PoliticalViolence

  20. The filing was signed by #USAttorney [& former #FauxNews personality] #JeaninePirro.

    #Juries in Washington, DC, convicted the #ProudBoys & #OathKeepers leaders of orchestrating #violent plots to stop the #PeacefulTransferOfPower after Trump’s 2020 election loss to Democratic President Joe #Biden.

    #Trump #law #SCOTUS #Jan6 #Insurrection #PoliticalViolence

  21. The filing was signed by #USAttorney [& former #FauxNews personality] #JeaninePirro.

    #Juries in Washington, DC, convicted the #ProudBoys & #OathKeepers leaders of orchestrating #violent plots to stop the #PeacefulTransferOfPower after Trump’s 2020 election loss to Democratic President Joe #Biden.

    #Trump #law #SCOTUS #Jan6 #Insurrection #PoliticalViolence

  22. #Trump commuted the #prison sentences of several #ProudBoys & #OathKeepers leaders last January in a sweeping act of #clemency for all 1,500-plus defendants charged in the #Jan6, 2021, attack.

    The request by the #DOJ would go a step further & ERASE the #convictions for the #extremist group leaders, including Oath Keepers founder #StewartRhodes.

    #law #Insurrection #PoliticalViolence

  23. Um … Hell No. Nope.

    🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

    #DOJ moves to toss #SeditiousConspiracy #convictions of #OathKeepers & #ProudBoys

    The DOJ on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys & Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to #prison terms for leading members of the #FarRight #extremist groups in attacking the US Capitol to keep #Trump in #power >5 years ago.

    #law #Jan6 #Insurrection #PoliticalViolence
    apnews.com/article/proud-boys-

  24. Rand Paul Slams DHS Nominee Markwayne Mullin Over Violence Remarks, Raising Alarms on Leadership

    A heated Senate clash reveals troubling acceptance of political violence by DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin. Rand Paul raised urgent concerns about his leadership and accountability.

    #authoritarianism #BorderPatrol #democracyCrisis #DHSNominee #governmentAccountability #ICE #MarkwayneMullin #mediaCriticism #politicalViolence #ProgressivePolitics #RandPaul #SenateHearing #TrumpAdministration #USPolitics wp.me/p1OjMZ-oMR
  25. (14 people, mainly senior figures in the #OathKeepers & #ProudBoys movements, saw their sentences commuted but did not receive #pardons.)

    Of the 1,500 or so offenders who received pardons, roughly 600 had been charged with assaulting or obstructing #police officers, & 170 had been accused of using #DeadlyWeapons in the siege.

    #Jan6 #NeverForget #insurrection #PoliticalViolence #Trump #coup #AntiAmerican #democracy #law #Constitution #PeacefulTransitionOfPower

  26. Fascism
    "Political violence towards enemies and minorities"
    That's Fascism, that's what is happening here, that's what the Government is bending the knee too with it's disgraceful and xenophobic policies.

    #Fascism #Kent #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #UniteTheKingdom #FlagWankers #LocalDemocracy #Nazis #PoliticalViolence #RefugeesWelcome #Asylum

  27. “Our #servicemembers should know that we have their backs as they fulfill their oath to the #Constitution & obligation to follow only lawful orders. It is not only the right thing to do, but also our duty,”the #Democrats said in the stmnt.

    "But this isn’t about any one of us. This isn’t about politics. This is about who we are as Americans. Every American must unite & condemn the President’s calls for our #murder & #PoliticalViolence. This is a time for moral clarity."

    #Trump #law #military
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  28. Having this son of an #autocrat on stage to revere and 'memorialize' anyone killed by #politicalviolence is so deeply cognitively dissonant that it becomes a self-parody.

    Fricking insane.