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#DHS can’t create vast #DNA database to track #ICE critics, lawsuit says

Four #protesters are suing to stop the Department of #HomelandSecurity (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (#FBI) from seizing DNA samples from Americans arrested while peacefully #protesting #Immigration and #Customs Enforcement (#ICE ) activity.
#privacy #security

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/ice-protesters-sue-to-stop-dhs-from-seizing-dna-samples/

#DHS can’t create vast #DNA database to track #ICE critics, lawsuit says

Four #protesters are suing to stop the Department of #HomelandSecurity (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (#FBI) from seizing DNA samples from Americans arrested while peacefully #protesting #Immigration and #Customs Enforcement (#ICE ) activity.
#privacy #security

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/ice-protesters-sue-to-stop-dhs-from-seizing-dna-samples/

#DHS can’t create vast #DNA database to track #ICE critics, lawsuit says

Four #protesters are suing to stop the Department of #HomelandSecurity (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (#FBI) from seizing DNA samples from Americans arrested while peacefully #protesting #Immigration and #Customs Enforcement (#ICE ) activity.
#privacy #security

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/ice-protesters-sue-to-stop-dhs-from-seizing-dna-samples/

#DHS can’t create vast #DNA database to track #ICE critics, lawsuit says

Four #protesters are suing to stop the Department of #HomelandSecurity (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (#FBI) from seizing DNA samples from Americans arrested while peacefully #protesting #Immigration and #Customs Enforcement (#ICE ) activity.
#privacy #security

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/ice-protesters-sue-to-stop-dhs-from-seizing-dna-samples/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/gaza-yellow-line-creeps-westwards-israel. This is what #PalestineAction are #protesting about - & we're called "criminals" & "terrorists" for doing it! But the REAL #criminals & #terrorists are the #Israeli #Government - & those who are #aiding & #abetting them - the #USA & the #UK, among them! I oppose #genocide in #Gaza!

MELANIA. Computer Collage. #melania #melaniatrump #melaniamovie #trump #trumps #trumpmustgo #antitrump #nokings #equality #equalrights #civilrights #exercisingonescivilrights #exercisingcivilrights #protest #protestmovement #protestmovements #striking #protesting #corrupt #corruption #badmovie #bribery #amazon #brettratner #metoo #28million #slushfund #moneylaundering #dishonest #badbusiness #badbusinesspractices #lies #lie #liar #liars #lyingliars #LyingLiarsLying

MELANIA. Computer Collage. #melania #melaniatrump #melaniamovie #trump #trumps #trumpmustgo #antitrump #nokings #equality #equalrights #civilrights #exercisingonescivilrights #exercisingcivilrights #protest #protestmovement #protestmovements #striking #protesting #corrupt #corruption #badmovie #bribery #amazon #brettratner #metoo #28million #slushfund #moneylaundering #dishonest #badbusiness #badbusinesspractices #lies #lie #liar #liars #lyingliars #LyingLiarsLying

MELANIA. Computer Collage. #melania #melaniatrump #melaniamovie #trump #trumps #trumpmustgo #antitrump #nokings #equality #equalrights #civilrights #exercisingonescivilrights #exercisingcivilrights #protest #protestmovement #protestmovements #striking #protesting #corrupt #corruption #badmovie #bribery #amazon #brettratner #metoo #28million #slushfund #moneylaundering #dishonest #badbusiness #badbusinesspractices #lies #lie #liar #liars #lyingliars #LyingLiarsLying

MELANIA. Computer Collage. #melania #melaniatrump #melaniamovie #trump #trumps #trumpmustgo #antitrump #nokings #equality #equalrights #civilrights #exercisingonescivilrights #exercisingcivilrights #protest #protestmovement #protestmovements #striking #protesting #corrupt #corruption #badmovie #bribery #amazon #brettratner #metoo #28million #slushfund #moneylaundering #dishonest #badbusiness #badbusinesspractices #lies #lie #liar #liars #lyingliars #LyingLiarsLying

MELANIA. Computer Collage. #melania #melaniatrump #melaniamovie #trump #trumps #trumpmustgo #antitrump #nokings #equality #equalrights #civilrights #exercisingonescivilrights #exercisingcivilrights #protest #protestmovement #protestmovements #striking #protesting #corrupt #corruption #badmovie #bribery #amazon #brettratner #metoo #28million #slushfund #moneylaundering #dishonest #badbusiness #badbusinesspractices #lies #lie #liar #liars #lyingliars #LyingLiarsLying

"Student placed his eye in the trajectory of a projectile. Lawyer hints his showing up might be responsible"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/usc-student-loses-eye-no-kings-protest.html

Here is an example of the method of Fear-Uncertainty-and-Doubt:

#responsibility #safety #NYT #professionalism #institutionsDeceive #postFactual #bias #manipulation #news #media #doubt #FUD #press #reporting #journalism #protesting #protests #NoKings

"Student placed his eye in the trajectory of a projectile. Lawyer hints his showing up might be responsible"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/usc-student-loses-eye-no-kings-protest.html

Here is an example of the method of Fear-Uncertainty-and-Doubt:

#responsibility #safety #NYT #professionalism #institutionsDeceive #postFactual #bias #manipulation #news #media #doubt #FUD #press #reporting #journalism #protesting #protests #NoKings

"Student placed his eye in the trajectory of a projectile. Lawyer hints his showing up might be responsible"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/usc-student-loses-eye-no-kings-protest.html

Here is an example of the method of Fear-Uncertainty-and-Doubt:

#responsibility #safety #NYT #professionalism #institutionsDeceive #postFactual #bias #manipulation #news #media #doubt #FUD #press #reporting #journalism #protesting #protests #NoKings

"Student placed his eye in the trajectory of a projectile. Lawyer hints his showing up might be responsible"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/usc-student-loses-eye-no-kings-protest.html

Here is an example of the method of Fear-Uncertainty-and-Doubt:

#responsibility #safety #NYT #professionalism #institutionsDeceive #postFactual #bias #manipulation #news #media #doubt #FUD #press #reporting #journalism #protesting #protests #NoKings

"Student placed his eye in the trajectory of a projectile. Lawyer hints his showing up might be responsible"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/usc-student-loses-eye-no-kings-protest.html

Here is an example of the method of Fear-Uncertainty-and-Doubt:

#responsibility #safety #NYT #professionalism #institutionsDeceive #postFactual #bias #manipulation #news #media #doubt #FUD #press #reporting #journalism #protesting #protests #NoKings

I can't stand this country. Its lying press. Its lying leaders. Its courts kissing moneyed asses. Its political system empowering gangsters. Its ability to shoot people in the face and fear no consequences from a public trained that a sign will stop a terrorist in a Nazi uniform after it controls every bit of the federal government, butchers the ability of people to vote in free and fair elections, and has immunity from prosecution handed down from the supreme court it chose for itself. Gangsters all.

#Democrats #Republicans #Congress #SCOTUS #House #Senate #WhiteHouse #voting #protesting #chumps #gangsters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4qgiT4CnII
#Trump #fascism #protesting #NoKings #FightTheTrumpTakeover #resist #WontBackDown #Texas #DC #NationalGuard #masked #thugs #taser

How to Stay Safe #Protesting #ICE — and What to Expect From #Cops in Your City

Do police in your city use #TearGas or #RubberBullets? Repression tactics from Seattle to Chicago, plus how to prepare.

by Akela Lacy
June 14 2025, 7:00 a.m.

Excerpt: “The key really no matter where you are or what you’re doing is situational awareness,” said Mickey H. Osterreicher, general counsel to the National Press Photographers Association. “When you start to see officers on bikes encircling you, you need to have probably thought of this before, but certainly at that point, look for a place to exit.”

https://theintercept.com/2025/06/14/ice-police-brutality-protests-la-nyc/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/iidZ9#selection-555.9-587.38

#Resistance #Resist #NoKingsEvents #ResistFascism #ResistICE #AuthoritarianRule

How to Stay Safe #Protesting #ICE — and What to Expect From #Cops in Your City

Do police in your city use #TearGas or #RubberBullets? Repression tactics from Seattle to Chicago, plus how to prepare.

by Akela Lacy
June 14 2025, 7:00 a.m.

Excerpt: “The key really no matter where you are or what you’re doing is situational awareness,” said Mickey H. Osterreicher, general counsel to the National Press Photographers Association. “When you start to see officers on bikes encircling you, you need to have probably thought of this before, but certainly at that point, look for a place to exit.”

https://theintercept.com/2025/06/14/ice-police-brutality-protests-la-nyc/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/iidZ9#selection-555.9-587.38

#Resistance #Resist #NoKingsEvents #ResistFascism #ResistICE #AuthoritarianRule

How to Stay Safe #Protesting #ICE — and What to Expect From #Cops in Your City

Do police in your city use #TearGas or #RubberBullets? Repression tactics from Seattle to Chicago, plus how to prepare.

by Akela Lacy
June 14 2025, 7:00 a.m.

Excerpt: “The key really no matter where you are or what you’re doing is situational awareness,” said Mickey H. Osterreicher, general counsel to the National Press Photographers Association. “When you start to see officers on bikes encircling you, you need to have probably thought of this before, but certainly at that point, look for a place to exit.”

https://theintercept.com/2025/06/14/ice-police-brutality-protests-la-nyc/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/iidZ9#selection-555.9-587.38

#Resistance #Resist #NoKingsEvents #ResistFascism #ResistICE #AuthoritarianRule

How to Stay Safe #Protesting #ICE — and What to Expect From #Cops in Your City

Do police in your city use #TearGas or #RubberBullets? Repression tactics from Seattle to Chicago, plus how to prepare.

by Akela Lacy
June 14 2025, 7:00 a.m.

Excerpt: “The key really no matter where you are or what you’re doing is situational awareness,” said Mickey H. Osterreicher, general counsel to the National Press Photographers Association. “When you start to see officers on bikes encircling you, you need to have probably thought of this before, but certainly at that point, look for a place to exit.”

https://theintercept.com/2025/06/14/ice-police-brutality-protests-la-nyc/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/iidZ9#selection-555.9-587.38

#Resistance #Resist #NoKingsEvents #ResistFascism #ResistICE #AuthoritarianRule

How to Stay Safe #Protesting #ICE — and What to Expect From #Cops in Your City

Do police in your city use #TearGas or #RubberBullets? Repression tactics from Seattle to Chicago, plus how to prepare.

by Akela Lacy
June 14 2025, 7:00 a.m.

Excerpt: “The key really no matter where you are or what you’re doing is situational awareness,” said Mickey H. Osterreicher, general counsel to the National Press Photographers Association. “When you start to see officers on bikes encircling you, you need to have probably thought of this before, but certainly at that point, look for a place to exit.”

https://theintercept.com/2025/06/14/ice-police-brutality-protests-la-nyc/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/iidZ9#selection-555.9-587.38

#Resistance #Resist #NoKingsEvents #ResistFascism #ResistICE #AuthoritarianRule

This is one of the many images out there #protesting what the current #US #government is doing to #demolish #science. (I don't know who created it. If you can send me proof of who did, I'll post the person's name.)

This is one of the many images out there #protesting what the current #US #government is doing to #demolish #science. (I don't know who created it. If you can send me proof of who did, I'll post the person's name.)

This is one of the many images out there #protesting what the current #US #government is doing to #demolish #science. (I don't know who created it. If you can send me proof of who did, I'll post the person's name.)

This is one of the many images out there #protesting what the current #US #government is doing to #demolish #science. (I don't know who created it. If you can send me proof of who did, I'll post the person's name.)

This is one of the many images out there #protesting what the current #US #government is doing to #demolish #science. (I don't know who created it. If you can send me proof of who did, I'll post the person's name.)

Nice #takedown of #Tesla & #Musk - Keep #Protesting break the greedy billionaire bullies steering democracy - #GetUp #StandUp for Your #Rights!

🚨Maddow CRACKS UP After Reveal...

From 2024: #HumanRightsWatch - #Venezuela: Brutal #Crackdown on #Protesters, Voters

Killings, #MassArrests Following Elections

(Bogota) – "Venezuelan authorities are committing widespread #HumanRights violations against #protesters, #bystanders, #opposition leaders, and critics following the July 28, 2024, presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. Concerned governments should push for independent verification of the electoral results and support international efforts to ensure accountability.

"International observers have raised serious concerns about the July 29 announcement by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) that #NicolásMaduro had been re-elected president. Following the announcement, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets, in largely peaceful protests, to demand a fair counting of the votes. Human Rights Watch has documented that Venezuelan authorities and #ProGovernment armed groups known as '#colectivos' have committed widespread abuses, including killings, arbitrary detention and prosecution, and harassment of critics. On September 2, a judge issued an arrest warrant against opposition candidate #EdmundoGonzález for '#conspiracy,' 'incitement to #disobedience' and other crimes.

" 'The repression we are seeing in Venezuela is shockingly brutal,' said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch. 'Concerned governments need to take urgent steps to ensure that people are able to peacefully protest and that their vote is respected.'

"Venezuelans voted in the presidential election in large numbers, despite irregular government actions and human rights violations in the lead-up to the election, including arrests of opposition members, arbitrary disqualifications of opposition candidates, and restrictions on Venezuelans #voting abroad. Several hours after polls closed, Venezuela’s electoral council declared that Maduro had won the election with over 51 percent of the vote. The Electoral Council has not released the tally sheets from the election, nor conducted the audits and citizen verification processes required by law.

"The United Nations Electoral Technical Team and the #CarterCenter, which observed the elections, said the process lacked transparency and integrity, and questioned the declared result. They indicated that, instead, the precinct-level tally sheets that the opposition made public were reliable. The Carter Center noted that the tally sheets showed, with 81 percent of the votes counted, that #González had won the election by a significant margin.

"Venezuelans have taken to the streets across the country, particularly in low-income areas traditionally supportive of the Chavismo movement, where many incidents of #repression have taken place.

"Human Rights Watch received credible reports of 24 killings in the context of #protests from independent local groups, including Foro Penal, Justicia Encuentro y Perdón, Monitor de Víctimas, and Provea, or discovered them on social media. Human Rights Watch independently documented 11 of these cases, including by reviewing death certificates, verifying videos and photographs, and interviewing 20 people, including witnesses and other local sources. Many relatives, witnesses, and others were not willing to be interviewed because they feared #GovernmentRetaliation.

"Human Rights Watch analyzed and verified 39 videos and 2 photographs of protests found on social media platforms or sent directly to researchers by people close to the victims, and by local organizations and journalists.

"Researchers confirmed the exact locations where these videos were filmed; used information such as shadows, weather patterns, and upload dates to determine the time of day; and consulted with forensic pathologists and arms experts, who analyzed the injuries and weapons that were seen and heard.

"According to Venezuelan authorities, they arrested over 2,400 people in connection with protests. The local pro bono group #ForoPenal recorded over 1,580 '#PoliticalPrisoners' who have been arrested since July 29, including 114 children. Prosecutors have charged hundreds with sometimes broadly defined crimes carrying harsh sentences, such as '#incitement to hatred,' '#resistance to #authority,' and 'terrorism.'

"The government has also intensified its broader repressive tactics, cancelling passports of critics to prevent them from leaving the country, encouraging citizens to report on #demonstrators, and conducting abusive #raids, especially in low-income communities. On August 15, Maduro’s supporters in the National Assembly passed a law that grants the government #BroadPowers to control and shut down nongovernmental organizations [#NGOs]."

Read more:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/04/venezuela-brutal-crackdown-protesters-voters

#ElectionFraud #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Crackdown #CriminalizingDissent #protesters #Protesting #BogusCharges #Murder

#Germany seeks to #deport #protesters

Submitted by webadmin on 9 April, 2025

"The German state has issued deportation orders for three #EUCitizens and one #American who have attended #ProPalestinian protests.

"Berlin immigration authorities issued the orders on 31 March, demanding that the four individuals leave Germany within one month or else face deportation. Their orders cite a protest in October 2024 in which masked individuals caused 'significant property damage, including #graffiti', as well as resisting arrest and calling a #police officer a '#fascist'.

"Unusually, three of the four orders also invoke the German principle of #Staatsräson, (“#StateReason”). This term originates from a speech #AngelaMerkel gave to the #IsraeliKnesset in 2008, asserting that #Israeli security was fundamental to the purpose of the German state.

"Staatsräson is not an officially defined term or codified anywhere in the German constitution or by German courts. At least two of the protestors are appealing the decision, with their lawyer telling Al-Monitor that it is a 'political concept, not a legal concept, and therefore unlawful'.

"In any case, the #deportation of #activists for #protesting should be opposed.

#Khalil

"The activists’ lawyer has drawn parallels to the case of #MahmoudKhalil in the US. 'I see similarities… It is weaponization of #ImmigrationLaw as a tool to silence #PoliticalDissent'. Khalil’s case may also lead to a debate on interpretations of the US constitution’s #FirstAmendment.

"Back in February, #Berlin police broke up a protest, citing a ban on '#ArabicChanting', the playing of #ArabicMusic, or giving a speech in #Arabic. In October 2024, police raided the homes of five men, four of whom were being investigated over 'authorship of #antisemitic social media posts'.

Clapping

"And after the joint Israeli-Palestinian documentary #NoOtherLand won an Academy Award, German culture minister Claudia Roth insisted that she was only clapping for Israeli director Yuval Abraham, not Palestinian director #BaselAdra. Several politicians, including the mayor of Berlin, called for her resignation. A torrent of public criticism was aimed at #YuvalAbraham for his acceptance speech, to which he responded: 'To stand on German soil as the son of Holocaust survivors and call for a ceasefire — and to then be labelled as antisemitic is not only outrageous, it is also literally putting Jewish lives in danger.'

"Israeli politicians cited German politicians when attacking the filmmakers themselves, and only weeks later, co-director #HamdanBallal was attacked by #IsraeliSettlers in the #WestBank, and removed from an ambulance by #IDF soldiers.

"German Staatsräson is less about assuring Israel’s right to exist, and more about giving a free hand to the #repressive policies of the Israeli right."

Source:
https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2025-04-09/germany-seeks-deport-protesters

#CriminalizingDissent #ProPalestineActivists #ProPalestine
#CriminalizingProtest #AntiProtestLaws
#GermanyPol #GermanAntiProtestLaws
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #RightWing #StudentProtesters #Zionism #BibiIsAWarCriminal #Enablers

#NALC Branch 79 Rallies to “Fight Like Hell” in #Seattle, #WA

On March 23rd, NALC Branch 79 held their Branch’s Fight Like Hell rally against the #Trump Administration’s attacks on the NALC.

The NALC has organized over 250 Fight Like Hell rallies across the country, all #protesting against multiple threats to the #union, including #ElonMusk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” #DOGE planning to lay off ten thousand #workers...

https://labortoday.luel.us/en/nalc-branch-79-rallies-to-fight-like-hell-in-seattle-wa/

for anyone #protesting or planning a #protest #resist #insist @eff.org

Attending a Protest

#IfNotNow: We are disgusted that #Trump & his #antisemitic, neo-Nazi allies are planning to #deport #students & other #immigrants for #protesting the Israeli military's assault on #Gaza, while gutting academic #freedom by threatening to withhold billions in federal funding for universities.
#Fascism #Genocide #Gaza #Trumpistan #Politics
@palestine @israel

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#Protesters in #Chicago Are Having a Harder Time #Protesting #VicePresident #KamalaHarris

A #movement that planned to #dominate the #DemocraticNationalConvention is off to a #slower #start than #activists had #expected.

https://www.notus.org/harris-2024/chicago-democratic-convention-protests

How Government #FusionCenters Violate Americans’ Rights — and How to Stop It

The Biden administration and Congress must impose oversight and accountability on the state-run centers.

by Mike German
December 15, 2022

"A federal jury awarded $300,000 this month to a #MaineStatePolice trooper who was demoted after blowing the whistle on privacy violations at the state’s intelligence #FusionCenter. The federal government spurred the development of fusion centers after 9/11 as a means for sharing counterterrorism intelligence among state and local governments, as well as select private entities. The facts revealed during this trial adds to a mountain of evidence that fusion centers require greater regulation and oversight.

"The trooper alleged that the Maine Intelligence and Analysis Center, 1 in a network of 80 fusion centers operating across the country, was illegally collecting and sharing information about Maine residents who weren’t suspected of criminal activity. They included gun purchasers, people #protesting the construction of a new power transmission line, the employees of a #peacebuilding #SummerCamp for teenagers, and even people who travelled to New York City frequently. The whistleblower also claimed that fusion center supervisors pressured him to illegally share sensitive FBI information he had access to because of his position on the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

[...]

"Shortly after the Maine trooper filed his lawsuit in May 2020, a hack of a fusion center contractor exposed 296 gigabytes of intelligence records from more than 200 law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and DHS. The records substantiated the trooper’s complaints about privacy and #CivilRights violations at the #Maine fusion center and showed similar abuse occurring throughout the network, particularly in tracking #BlackLivesMatter #protests. The documents also showed that fusion centers had regularly spread misinformation sourced from dubious social media posts, including false reports alleging that #antifascists were starting wildfires or planning acts of violence. These specious reports distracted law enforcement during public safety emergencies."

Read more:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-government-fusion-centers-violate-americans-rights-and-how-stop-it

#FTPFriday #ACAB #SLAPPs #Fascism #CivilLiberties #ClimateActivists #QuebecHydro #CMP #CMPCorridor #ForestDefenders #WaterProtectors #CorporateColonialism

#Heeding Dr. #MartinLutherKingJr’s #Call to Once Again #MarchonWashington in 2023

The #CEO of #FamilyEquality on why #marginalized #groups are #gathering in #WashingtonDC, this week for the #60thAnniversary of the #MarchonWashington.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #WashingtonDC #Activism #Protesting #Politics #Representation #Culture

https://www.advocate.com/voices/march-on-washington-kings-call

#Heeding Dr. #MartinLutherKingJr’s #Call to Once Again #MarchonWashington in 2023

The #CEO of #FamilyEquality on why #marginalized #groups are #gathering in #WashingtonDC, this week for the #60thAnniversary of the #MarchonWashington.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #WashingtonDC #Activism #Protesting #Politics #Representation #Culture

https://www.advocate.com/voices/march-on-washington-kings-call

#Heeding Dr. #MartinLutherKingJr’s #Call to Once Again #MarchonWashington in 2023

The #CEO of #FamilyEquality on why #marginalized #groups are #gathering in #WashingtonDC, this week for the #60thAnniversary of the #MarchonWashington.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #WashingtonDC #Activism #Protesting #Politics #Representation #Culture

https://www.advocate.com/voices/march-on-washington-kings-call

#Heeding Dr. #MartinLutherKingJr’s #Call to Once Again #MarchonWashington in 2023

The #CEO of #FamilyEquality on why #marginalized #groups are #gathering in #WashingtonDC, this week for the #60thAnniversary of the #MarchonWashington.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #WashingtonDC #Activism #Protesting #Politics #Representation #Culture

https://www.advocate.com/voices/march-on-washington-kings-call

#Heeding Dr. #MartinLutherKingJr’s #Call to Once Again #MarchonWashington in 2023

The #CEO of #FamilyEquality on why #marginalized #groups are #gathering in #WashingtonDC, this week for the #60thAnniversary of the #MarchonWashington.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #WashingtonDC #Activism #Protesting #Politics #Representation #Culture

https://www.advocate.com/voices/march-on-washington-kings-call

I'm a #dragqueen who #loves #reading to #kids. Those #protesting me are the #real #danger

The #drag #community is #underfire, and it’s a pointless #Culturewar we are forced to fight. This #battle has too many #innocent #bystanders who could be #damaged in the #struggles: #Children.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Outreach #Entertainment #TheArts #Drag #DragQueens #Representation #Culture

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2023/07/03/anti-drag-laws-harm-kids-lgbtq-community/70347476007/

"If you ask a #conservative when #America was great, many would say "when it was #founded".

And if you remind them that #slavery #existed then, they'll usually try to cover their asses by saying "except for that".

But slavery is not some minor fluke. If it's #legal to #kidnap, #traffic, #torture, #rape, and #murder black #people, and if the #police actively assist in that, and if #anyone who tries to rescue the #victims goes to #jail, and if it keeps happening because the #violence of the #protesters bothers more people than the violence that they're #protesting against, then no decent #person is going to care how "great" it is otherwise. That's not something that can be overlooked.

Also, that level of violence never happens by accident. Slavery was not a fluke. Slavery happened because it was #profitable. The #system was working exactly as intended, and it still is."

:acab: :acab2: :acabkitty: :clowncop: :nocops: :pig_cop: :txt_eff_the_cops:

https://www.tumblr.com/theconcealedweapon/721381047477190656/if-you-ask-a-conservative-when-america-was-great?source=share

#Indigenous #activists #protesting #environmental #damage in their territory have #occupied an #oil #mine in the #Peruvian #Amazon & trapped 41 workers there, state oil company #PetroPeru said on Friday. They want PetroPeru to #CleanUp their land, which was damaged by an #OilSpill 25 years. ago.
https://www.electriccitymagazine.ca/peru-tribes-occupy-oil-field/

#SupportNativeRights #StopEcocide #Peru #landback #FirstNations #PeruTribes #CorporateGreed #pollution #ecojustice #EnvironmentalJustice #Unceded #NativeLand #IndigenousTerritory

Last year. #Protesting in front of #BCGovernment #MinistryOfEnvironment & chain blocking entrance doors w/2 other women. We were protesting against abuse of power & process by #RCMP #CorporateMercenaries , #BCNDP #greenwashing lies & #failure to #ProtectOldGrowth #ecosystems in #BritishColumbia ✊🌲🦅💧

#SaveOldGrowth #StopEcocide #StopClearcuts #StopDeforestation #AbolishRCMPCIRG #landback #ACAB #VictoriaBC #yyj #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Canada #RemoveQualifiedImmunity #Activist

Last year. #Protesting in front of #BCGovernment #MinistryOfEnvironment & chain blocking entrance doors w/2 other women. We were protesting against abuse of power & process by #RCMP #CorporateMercenaries , #BCNDP #greenwashing lies & #failure to #ProtectOldGrowth #ecosystems in #BritishColumbia ✊🌲🦅💧

#SaveOldGrowth #StopEcocide #StopClearcuts #StopDeforestation #AbolishRCMPCIRG #landback #ACAB #VictoriaBC #yyj #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Canada #RemoveQualifiedImmunity #Activist

Last year. #Protesting in front of #BCGovernment #MinistryOfEnvironment & chain blocking entrance doors w/2 other women. We were protesting against abuse of power & process by #RCMP #CorporateMercenaries , #BCNDP #greenwashing lies & #failure to #ProtectOldGrowth #ecosystems in #BritishColumbia ✊🌲🦅💧

#SaveOldGrowth #StopEcocide #StopClearcuts #StopDeforestation #AbolishRCMPCIRG #landback #ACAB #VictoriaBC #yyj #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Canada #RemoveQualifiedImmunity #Activist

Last year. #Protesting in front of #BCGovernment #MinistryOfEnvironment & chain blocking entrance doors w/2 other women. We were protesting against abuse of power & process by #RCMP #CorporateMercenaries , #BCNDP #greenwashing lies & #failure to #ProtectOldGrowth #ecosystems in #BritishColumbia ✊🌲🦅💧

#SaveOldGrowth #StopEcocide #StopClearcuts #StopDeforestation #AbolishRCMPCIRG #landback #ACAB #VictoriaBC #yyj #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Canada #RemoveQualifiedImmunity #Activist

Protest in place outside the Dáil now re @coilltenews vulture fund deal to sell off our forests! #SaveOurForests #Thursday #Protesting #biodiversity