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  1. CW: CW: Fascism, Holocaust references, political violence, militant resistance

    “We Know What You Are”

    You come smiling now.
    Polished. Reasonable.
    The new face of the same old rot.
    You’ve learned not to goose-step:
    you algorithm.
    You legislate.
    You say “concerned parents”
    and “cultural preservation”
    like we don’t speak fluent dogwhistle.

    But we do.
    God, we do.
    We’ve had to.

    We know what you are.
    You are the smoke
    that crawled from Auschwitz
    The Freikorps’ bullet in Rosa’s skull
    The sound of glass
    under Jewish feet.

    You are the lists; red, white, black;
    the bureaucracy
    the rolled-up sleeves
    of men who smile
    as they erase.

    But listen closely:
    We do not beg not to be killed.
    We do not write letters to editors
    and wait.
    We sharpen.

    Ask the bones
    buried under Munich.
    Ask the White Rose,
    each leaflet a blade in the dark.
    They didn’t ask you to stop.
    They named you.

    So we name you.

    You are fascists.
    Not populists.
    Not conservatives.
    Not nationalists.
    Fascists.

    Say it.

    Say it with your whole throat.
    Then spit.

    You come for our books,
    we’ll rewrite them in blood.
    You come for our children,
    we’ll train them in fire.
    You want our silence?
    Then dig.
    Dig deep.
    Because that’s the only way
    you’ll shut us up.

    We are the dead
    you failed to kill.

    You don’t scare us.
    You disgust us.
    You bore us.

    Your hate is lazy.
    Your speeches: copied.
    Your symbols: stolen.
    Even your violence is derivative.

    But our rage?
    It’s bespoke.
    It’s centuries old
    and well-worn.

    We are what you couldn't burn.
    What you couldn't ban.
    What you couldn't shame.

    You want a culture war?
    Fine.

    But we don’t fight for culture.
    We fight for the living.
    We fight for the damned.
    We fight for each other.

    You bring a ballot box
    rigged with fear?
    We bring ten thousand fists
    and a memory
    older than your bloodline.

    Try it.

    We are not brave.
    We are cornered.
    And we have nothing left to lose.
    That’s the most dangerous thing
    you’ll ever face.

    #Antifascism #NeverAgain #Solidarity #NoPasaran #ResistFascism #Poetry

  2. CW: CW: Fascism, Holocaust references, political violence, militant resistance

    “We Know What You Are”

    You come smiling now.
    Polished. Reasonable.
    The new face of the same old rot.
    You’ve learned not to goose-step:
    you algorithm.
    You legislate.
    You say “concerned parents”
    and “cultural preservation”
    like we don’t speak fluent dogwhistle.

    But we do.
    God, we do.
    We’ve had to.

    We know what you are.
    You are the smoke
    that crawled from Auschwitz
    The Freikorps’ bullet in Rosa’s skull
    The sound of glass
    under Jewish feet.

    You are the lists; red, white, black;
    the bureaucracy
    the rolled-up sleeves
    of men who smile
    as they erase.

    But listen closely:
    We do not beg not to be killed.
    We do not write letters to editors
    and wait.
    We sharpen.

    Ask the bones
    buried under Munich.
    Ask the White Rose,
    each leaflet a blade in the dark.
    They didn’t ask you to stop.
    They named you.

    So we name you.

    You are fascists.
    Not populists.
    Not conservatives.
    Not nationalists.
    Fascists.

    Say it.

    Say it with your whole throat.
    Then spit.

    You come for our books,
    we’ll rewrite them in blood.
    You come for our children,
    we’ll train them in fire.
    You want our silence?
    Then dig.
    Dig deep.
    Because that’s the only way
    you’ll shut us up.

    We are the dead
    you failed to kill.

    You don’t scare us.
    You disgust us.
    You bore us.

    Your hate is lazy.
    Your speeches: copied.
    Your symbols: stolen.
    Even your violence is derivative.

    But our rage?
    It’s bespoke.
    It’s centuries old
    and well-worn.

    We are what you couldn't burn.
    What you couldn't ban.
    What you couldn't shame.

    You want a culture war?
    Fine.

    But we don’t fight for culture.
    We fight for the living.
    We fight for the damned.
    We fight for each other.

    You bring a ballot box
    rigged with fear?
    We bring ten thousand fists
    and a memory
    older than your bloodline.

    Try it.

    We are not brave.
    We are cornered.
    And we have nothing left to lose.
    That’s the most dangerous thing
    you’ll ever face.

    #Antifascism #NeverAgain #Solidarity #NoPasaran #ResistFascism #Poetry

  3. CW: medical system; eugenics; fascism

    Some professors of medicine be like:

    Unlike fascism, eugenics is a valid and mainstream suitable opinion.

    (Someone who studies medicine told us this quote a year ago; none of the students resisted.)

    If someone wondered why the fuck this medical system, just have a look at medical universities where the next generations of doctors and nurses are trained. Do you see anyone there masked? Professors? Students? During the mandatory internships? Nope. Quite to the opposite; the eugenics, racism, sexism that is inherent in the systems stays mostly unquestioned.

    Let's not forget the eugenics is a huge part of of the core ideology of fascism.

    #eugenics #maskUp #resistFascism

  4. CW: medical system; eugenics; fascism

    Some professors of medicine be like:

    Unlike fascism, eugenics is a valid and mainstream suitable opinion.

    (Someone who studies medicine told us this quote a year ago; none of the students resisted.)

    If someone wondered why the fuck this medical system, just have a look at medical universities where the next generations of doctors and nurses are trained. Do you see anyone there masked? Professors? Students? During the mandatory internships? Nope. Quite to the opposite; the eugenics, racism, sexism that is inherent in the systems stays mostly unquestioned.

    Let's not forget the eugenics is a huge part of of the core ideology of fascism.

    #eugenics #maskUp #resistFascism

  5. #resist #resistauthoritarianism #resistfascism

    From the TL;DR Report (substack.com/@brentmolnar):

    "For today’s story, let’s take a look at the life of someone who did some amazing things with their time on earth.

    In 1938, the Italian cyclist Gino Bartali won the Tour de France, cementing himself as a national icon. The outbreak of World War II completely derailed his career, stealing what should have been his absolute athletic prime. When the war finally ended, he

  6. #resist #resistauthoritarianism #resistfascism

    From the TL;DR Report (substack.com/@brentmolnar):

    "For today’s story, let’s take a look at the life of someone who did some amazing things with their time on earth.

    In 1938, the Italian cyclist Gino Bartali won the Tour de France, cementing himself as a national icon. The outbreak of World War II completely derailed his career, stealing what should have been his absolute athletic prime. When the war finally ended, he

  7. We elevated the rich as omnipotent beings, took our rights and freedoms for granted then trusted the pillars of democracy wouldn’t be breached. We’re in a fight for life, liberty and freedom. #ResistFascism #USDemocracy

  8. So far 5 out of the 9 groups/musicians scheduled to perform at the Nazi festival, I mean great American state fair have dropped out. Others haven’t commented while only Vanilla Ice has doubled down. I find this HILARIOUS and can’t wait to see the lineup for the counter-festival. 🍿

    Also, did MAGA not consider the optics of holding the national STATE FAIR in a place to which they have consistently denied statehood?

    #GreatAmericanStateFair #Freedom250 #ResistFascism

  9. So far 5 out of the 9 groups/musicians scheduled to perform at the Nazi festival, I mean great American state fair have dropped out. Others haven’t commented while only Vanilla Ice has doubled down. I find this HILARIOUS and can’t wait to see the lineup for the counter-festival. 🍿

    Also, did MAGA not consider the optics of holding the national STATE FAIR in a place to which they have consistently denied statehood?

    #GreatAmericanStateFair #Freedom250 #ResistFascism

  10. You are invited to the Shalom V'Tzedek
    Anti-Fascist Book Discussion Group

    The group happens every 1st Wednesday of the month at 3 pm Central time via Zoom.

    Our current book for discussion: "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" by Timothy Snyder.
    (Please note that the opening introduction presentation will be recorded for later sharing, but the bulk of our conversation time will not be recorded.)

    To register: zoom.us/meeting/register/IitdK

    For more information on this group: shalomvtzedek.org/bookgroup-an

    Also, our sponsor is Shalom V'Tzedek a Jewish school of learning that explores Unbound #HumanisticJudaism with a special focus on #peace and #SocialJustice

    #AntiFascism #BookDiscussion #Books #Mazeldon #Judaism #ResistFascism #Fascism #TimothySnyder

  11. You are invited to the Shalom V'Tzedek
    Anti-Fascist Book Discussion Group

    The group happens every 1st Wednesday of the month at 3 pm Central time via Zoom.

    Our current book for discussion: "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" by Timothy Snyder.
    (Please note that the opening introduction presentation will be recorded for later sharing, but the bulk of our conversation time will not be recorded.)

    To register: zoom.us/meeting/register/IitdK

    For more information on this group: shalomvtzedek.org/bookgroup-an

    Also, our sponsor is Shalom V'Tzedek a Jewish school of learning that explores Unbound #HumanisticJudaism with a special focus on #peace and #SocialJustice

    #AntiFascism #BookDiscussion #Books #Mazeldon #Judaism #ResistFascism #Fascism #TimothySnyder

  12. Posting a real question, but it's going to give off a "how do dragons blow out candles" vibe.
    I'm helping the hubby 3d scan some objects for work. We've covered those objects/the floor with reflective dots to help the scanner keep track of itself.
    Is there such a thing as "anti reflective dots" that could be incorporated into something like a temporary tattoo or face paint that protesters could use to thwart facial recognition software? Bonus points if it could "qr code"-force the software to return the image of a guy fawkes mask instead. : P

    #technology #facialrecognition #3dprint
    #askfedi #resistfascism

  13. Posting a real question, but it's going to give off a "how do dragons blow out candles" vibe.
    I'm helping the hubby 3d scan some objects for work. We've covered those objects/the floor with reflective dots to help the scanner keep track of itself.
    Is there such a thing as "anti reflective dots" that could be incorporated into something like a temporary tattoo or face paint that protesters could use to thwart facial recognition software? Bonus points if it could "qr code"-force the software to return the image of a guy fawkes mask instead. : P

    #technology #facialrecognition #3dprint
    #askfedi #resistfascism

  14. Sorry, but #Trump doesn't get to tell Jews what to do.

    I say that we should not observe Shabbat on May 15-16 out of "gratitude for our great nation," (because nationalism is idolatry) but rather for very different reasons --- as a day of living into a different set of values, ones that escew nationalism and war. #Shabbat should never be used as an excuse to bow the knee to a tyrant.

    Excerpt: Throughout this historic year, we rejoice in the triumph of the American spirit and rededicate ourselves to the cause of liberty and justice for all. In special honor of 250 glorious years of American independence and on the weekend of Rededicate 250 — a national jubilee of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving — Jewish Americans are encouraged to observe a national Sabbath. From sundown on May 15 to nightfall on May 16, friends, families, and communities of all backgrounds may come together in gratitude for our great Nation. This day will recognize the sacred Jewish tradition of setting aside time for rest, reflection, and gratitude to the Almighty.

    #Mazeldon #ResistFascism

    whitehouse.gov/presidential-ac

  15. Sorry, but #Trump doesn't get to tell Jews what to do.

    I say that we should not observe Shabbat on May 15-16 out of "gratitude for our great nation," (because nationalism is idolatry) but rather for very different reasons --- as a day of living into a different set of values, ones that escew nationalism and war. #Shabbat should never be used as an excuse to bow the knee to a tyrant.

    Excerpt: Throughout this historic year, we rejoice in the triumph of the American spirit and rededicate ourselves to the cause of liberty and justice for all. In special honor of 250 glorious years of American independence and on the weekend of Rededicate 250 — a national jubilee of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving — Jewish Americans are encouraged to observe a national Sabbath. From sundown on May 15 to nightfall on May 16, friends, families, and communities of all backgrounds may come together in gratitude for our great Nation. This day will recognize the sacred Jewish tradition of setting aside time for rest, reflection, and gratitude to the Almighty.

    #Mazeldon #ResistFascism

    whitehouse.gov/presidential-ac

  16. support the 2 abducted #SummudFlotilla members who are held in #Zionist prisons in so-called #israel & are being tortured there.

    globalsumudflotilla.org/contac

    #press #news #IndependentMedia #resistFascism free 🇵🇸 free all political prisoners

  17. RE: hachyderm.io/@davidculley/1162

    @fabio ’s article and @davidculley ’s comment are so powerful. At its core this approach also builds #Community as well as technological resilience and empowerment. It is in fact a crucial step in creating a society that #resistfascism and the #farright. #communitybuilding #strengthinnumbers

  18. Dozens gather in protest outside #ScarboroughME #ICE facility

    U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, who visited an #ICEFacility in Massachusetts on Thursday, stopped by the protest Friday afternoon.

    Drew Johnson, February 20, 2026

    SCARBOROUGH — "#Protesters gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility here on Friday to voice dismay over the agency’s practices in Maine and elsewhere.
    Nearly 100 people — including U.S. Rep. #ChelliePingree — had gathered along #MansonLibbyRoad by the protest’s 3:30 p.m. start time, according to a reporter’s count.

    "Protesters chatted, held signs and flags, and waved as drivers honked their horns. Organizers lined the street with caution tape to designate where demonstrators ought to congregate and to keep them out of the roadway.

    "Pingree, D-1st District, complimented demonstrators on their signs and stopped to chat with some and answer questions.

    " 'Even though the surge has slowed down here in Maine, we still have a lot of activity,' Pingree said."

    Read more:
    pressherald.com/2026/02/20/doz

    Archived version:
    archive.md/y3XXh

    #USPol #MainePol #MaineResists #ResistICE #ResistFascism #AmericanGestapo #AbolishICE #DefundICE #DefundDHS

  19. Dozens gather in protest outside #ScarboroughME #ICE facility

    U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, who visited an #ICEFacility in Massachusetts on Thursday, stopped by the protest Friday afternoon.

    Drew Johnson, February 20, 2026

    SCARBOROUGH — "#Protesters gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility here on Friday to voice dismay over the agency’s practices in Maine and elsewhere.
    Nearly 100 people — including U.S. Rep. #ChelliePingree — had gathered along #MansonLibbyRoad by the protest’s 3:30 p.m. start time, according to a reporter’s count.

    "Protesters chatted, held signs and flags, and waved as drivers honked their horns. Organizers lined the street with caution tape to designate where demonstrators ought to congregate and to keep them out of the roadway.

    "Pingree, D-1st District, complimented demonstrators on their signs and stopped to chat with some and answer questions.

    " 'Even though the surge has slowed down here in Maine, we still have a lot of activity,' Pingree said."

    Read more:
    pressherald.com/2026/02/20/doz

    Archived version:
    archive.md/y3XXh

    #USPol #MainePol #MaineResists #ResistICE #ResistFascism #AmericanGestapo #AbolishICE #DefundICE #DefundDHS

  20. 🚨 We all knew this would be coming... Don't like polluters? TOUGH SHIT! You're under arrest!!!

    #FBI #Counterterrorism Agents Spent Weeks Seeking a #ClimateActivist — Then Showed Up at His Door

    The visit suggests a possible FBI probe into #ExtinctionRebellionNYC as the Trump administration increases surveillance of #activist groups.

    Jacqueline Sweet, February 12 2026

    Excerpt: "Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, at least one of whom works on counterterrorism, went to the home of a former member of a #ClimateActivism group for questioning last week, potentially signaling a new escalation in the Trump administration’s promise to criminalize #nonprofits and #ActivistGroups as #DomesticTerrorists.

    "Two FBI agents, one from New York’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, told a former member of Extinction Rebellion NYC they wanted to ask him about the group at his home upstate on Friday, an attorney for the group told The Intercept. The visit followed a prior attempt to reach him at his old address.

    "The FBI’s apparent probe of Extinction Rebellion NYC comes as the Justice Department ramps up its surveillance of activists protesting immigration enforcement and the Trump administration creates secret lists of domestic enemies under Trump’s National Security Presidential #Memorandum7, or #NSPM7.

    " 'I believe this to be a significant escalation of the criminal legal system against #XR and find it very troubling,' said Ron Kuby, the Extinction Rebellion attorney. 'This is usually the way we find out an actual investigation is underway and is often followed by other visits and other actions.'

    "The former Extinction Rebellion member, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear for his safety, said that the visit came after a phone call in January from a special agent that he assumed was a scam.

    " 'I was skeptical the phone call was really from the FBI, but after I declined to speak with the agent, she said that she was standing outside my door,' he said. She was actually at the activist’s former address, which he said made him additionally dubious. But last week, when the agents showed up at his current address, he said he saw the agent’s business card through his door."

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2026/02/12/fb

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/4Nq3X

    #USPol #ExtinctionRebellion #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #EPAFail #Polluters #Corporatocracy #CorporateColonialism #Oligarchy #EnvironmentalActivists #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #NoMiningWithoutConsent #ResistFascism #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Orwellian #ThoughtCrime #BigBrother #NineteenEightyFour #SilencingDissent #SilencingFreeSpeech #CorporationsAreTheRealTerrorists

  21. 🚨 We all knew this would be coming... Don't like polluters? TOUGH SHIT! You're under arrest!!!

    #FBI #Counterterrorism Agents Spent Weeks Seeking a #ClimateActivist — Then Showed Up at His Door

    The visit suggests a possible FBI probe into #ExtinctionRebellionNYC as the Trump administration increases surveillance of #activist groups.

    Jacqueline Sweet, February 12 2026

    Excerpt: "Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, at least one of whom works on counterterrorism, went to the home of a former member of a #ClimateActivism group for questioning last week, potentially signaling a new escalation in the Trump administration’s promise to criminalize #nonprofits and #ActivistGroups as #DomesticTerrorists.

    "Two FBI agents, one from New York’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, told a former member of Extinction Rebellion NYC they wanted to ask him about the group at his home upstate on Friday, an attorney for the group told The Intercept. The visit followed a prior attempt to reach him at his old address.

    "The FBI’s apparent probe of Extinction Rebellion NYC comes as the Justice Department ramps up its surveillance of activists protesting immigration enforcement and the Trump administration creates secret lists of domestic enemies under Trump’s National Security Presidential #Memorandum7, or #NSPM7.

    " 'I believe this to be a significant escalation of the criminal legal system against #XR and find it very troubling,' said Ron Kuby, the Extinction Rebellion attorney. 'This is usually the way we find out an actual investigation is underway and is often followed by other visits and other actions.'

    "The former Extinction Rebellion member, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear for his safety, said that the visit came after a phone call in January from a special agent that he assumed was a scam.

    " 'I was skeptical the phone call was really from the FBI, but after I declined to speak with the agent, she said that she was standing outside my door,' he said. She was actually at the activist’s former address, which he said made him additionally dubious. But last week, when the agents showed up at his current address, he said he saw the agent’s business card through his door."

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2026/02/12/fb

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/4Nq3X

    #USPol #ExtinctionRebellion #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #EPAFail #Polluters #Corporatocracy #CorporateColonialism #Oligarchy #EnvironmentalActivists #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #NoMiningWithoutConsent #ResistFascism #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Orwellian #ThoughtCrime #BigBrother #NineteenEightyFour #SilencingDissent #SilencingFreeSpeech #CorporationsAreTheRealTerrorists

  22. Edit - Apparently, this website is somewhat out of date, and may not be as helpful as one would like. If anyone knows of a similar list that's been recently updated, please let me know.

    All Projects - #PRISMBreak

    Opt out of #GlobalDataSurveillance programs like #PRISM.

    Includes: Anonymizing Networks, App Stores, Email, File Storage and more!

    [I noticed the site did NOT include #ProtonMail. Does anyone know why PM wasn't included?]

    prism-break.org/en/all/

    #Google #Amazon #BigTech #ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Orwellian #BigBrother #NineteenEightyFour #SilencingDissent #SilencingFreeSpeech

  23. Edit - Apparently, this website is somewhat out of date, and may not be as helpful as one would like. If anyone knows of a similar list that's been recently updated, please let me know.

    All Projects - #PRISMBreak

    Opt out of #GlobalDataSurveillance programs like #PRISM.

    Includes: Anonymizing Networks, App Stores, Email, File Storage and more!

    [I noticed the site did NOT include #ProtonMail. Does anyone know why PM wasn't included?]

    prism-break.org/en/all/

    #Google #Amazon #BigTech #ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Orwellian #BigBrother #NineteenEightyFour #SilencingDissent #SilencingFreeSpeech

  24. #Google Fulfilled #ICE Subpoena Demanding #StudentJournalist’s #Bank and #CreditCard Numbers

    #AmandlaThomasJohnson didn’t know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena until months later. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.

    Jessica Washington. February 10 2026

    Excerpt: "Amandla Thomas-Johnson had attended a protest targeting companies that supplied weapons to Israel at a #CornellUniversity job fair in 2024 for all of five minutes, but the action got him banned from campus. When President Donald Trump assumed office and issued a series of executive orders targeting students who protested in support of #Palestinians, Thomas-Johnson and his friend Momodou Taal went into hiding.

    "Google informed Thomas-Johnson via a brief email in April that it had already shared his metadata with the Department of Homeland Security, as The Intercept previously reported. But the full extent of the information the agency sought — including usernames, addresses, itemized list of services, including any IP masking services, telephone or instrument numbers, subscriber numbers or identities, and credit card and bank account numbers — was not previously known.

    " 'I’d already seen the subpoena request that Google and Meta had sent to Momodou [Taal], and I knew that he had gotten in touch with a lawyer and the lawyer successfully challenged that,' Thomas-Johnson said. 'I was quite surprised to see that I didn’t have that opportunity.'

    "The subpoena provides no justification for why ICE is asking for this information, except that it’s required 'in connection with an investigation or inquiry relating to the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.' In the subpoena, ICE requests that Google not 'disclose the existence of this summons for indefinite period of time.'
    Thomas-Johnson, who is British, believes that ICE requested that information to track and eventually detain him — but he had already fled to Geneva, Switzerland, and is now in Dakar, Senegal.

    "The #ElectronicFrontierFoundation, which is representing Thomas-Johnson, and the #ACLU of Northern California sent a letter to Google, #Amazon, #Apple, #Discord, #Meta, #Microsoft, and #Reddit last week calling on tech companies to resist similar subpoenas in the future from #DHS without court intervention. The letter asks the companies to provide users with as much notice as possible before complying with a subpoena to give them the opportunity to fight it, and to resist gag orders that would prevent the #TechCompanies from informing targets that a subpoena was issued.

    " 'Your promises to protect the privacy of users are being tested right now. As part of the federal government’s unprecedented campaign to target critics of its conduct and policies, agencies like DHS have repeatedly demanded access to the identities and information of people on your services,' the letter reads.

    " 'Based on our own contact with targeted users, we are deeply concerned your companies are failing to challenge unlawful surveillance and defend user privacy and speech.' "

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2026/02/10/go

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/zEa6d

    #ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #Authoritarianism #Fascism #ICEOut #DefundICE #Orwellian #BigBrother #NineteenEightyFour #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #SilencingDissent #SilencingFreeSpeech #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  25. #Google Fulfilled #ICE Subpoena Demanding #StudentJournalist’s #Bank and #CreditCard Numbers

    #AmandlaThomasJohnson didn’t know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena until months later. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.

    Jessica Washington. February 10 2026

    Excerpt: "Amandla Thomas-Johnson had attended a protest targeting companies that supplied weapons to Israel at a #CornellUniversity job fair in 2024 for all of five minutes, but the action got him banned from campus. When President Donald Trump assumed office and issued a series of executive orders targeting students who protested in support of #Palestinians, Thomas-Johnson and his friend Momodou Taal went into hiding.

    "Google informed Thomas-Johnson via a brief email in April that it had already shared his metadata with the Department of Homeland Security, as The Intercept previously reported. But the full extent of the information the agency sought — including usernames, addresses, itemized list of services, including any IP masking services, telephone or instrument numbers, subscriber numbers or identities, and credit card and bank account numbers — was not previously known.

    " 'I’d already seen the subpoena request that Google and Meta had sent to Momodou [Taal], and I knew that he had gotten in touch with a lawyer and the lawyer successfully challenged that,' Thomas-Johnson said. 'I was quite surprised to see that I didn’t have that opportunity.'

    "The subpoena provides no justification for why ICE is asking for this information, except that it’s required 'in connection with an investigation or inquiry relating to the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.' In the subpoena, ICE requests that Google not 'disclose the existence of this summons for indefinite period of time.'
    Thomas-Johnson, who is British, believes that ICE requested that information to track and eventually detain him — but he had already fled to Geneva, Switzerland, and is now in Dakar, Senegal.

    "The #ElectronicFrontierFoundation, which is representing Thomas-Johnson, and the #ACLU of Northern California sent a letter to Google, #Amazon, #Apple, #Discord, #Meta, #Microsoft, and #Reddit last week calling on tech companies to resist similar subpoenas in the future from #DHS without court intervention. The letter asks the companies to provide users with as much notice as possible before complying with a subpoena to give them the opportunity to fight it, and to resist gag orders that would prevent the #TechCompanies from informing targets that a subpoena was issued.

    " 'Your promises to protect the privacy of users are being tested right now. As part of the federal government’s unprecedented campaign to target critics of its conduct and policies, agencies like DHS have repeatedly demanded access to the identities and information of people on your services,' the letter reads.

    " 'Based on our own contact with targeted users, we are deeply concerned your companies are failing to challenge unlawful surveillance and defend user privacy and speech.' "

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2026/02/10/go

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/zEa6d

    #ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #Authoritarianism #Fascism #ICEOut #DefundICE #Orwellian #BigBrother #NineteenEightyFour #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #SilencingDissent #SilencingFreeSpeech #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  26. RE: mastodon.social/@eff/116058884

    California should start identifying & destroying them, as unlawful surveillance devices. Or enterprising freedom fighters should just start DOING so, as civil disobedience. #ResistFascism #BecomeUngovernable