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#authoritarianism

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DB 🌎🌏🌍

NEW: Family of Mahmoud Khalil just released footage of his arrest

“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”

Black-vanning: non-uniformed thugs who don't give their names, driving ordinary vehicles. This is how dictatorships have always started disappearing people in places like Argentina, Guatemala, the Philippines, Chile, Romania, et al

#MahmoudKhalil#ICE#Authoritarianism
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MissConstrue

Columbia University, the epicenter of a number of issues, has conferenced their journalism students to tell them that if they are not US citizens, they should not publish anything likely to anger Trump, Russia, Israel, or the techbros, saying “Nobody can protect you.” They’ve been told to blank their social media of anything that might offend.

And yes, outrage is warranted, but Columbia has in its toolbox some of the brightest legal graduates and professors. If they don’t think they can lawyer up enough to stop this illegal curtailing of speech, the problem is a lot bigger than many people realize. Not the least of which is that other countries are dictating what people can say on American soil.

On one hand, the dean is trying to protect his students, on the other hand, never obey in advance.

(Archive link because NYT) archive.ph/zHMoo

Students who were not U.S. citizens should avoid publishing work on Gaza, Ukraine and protests related to their former classmate’s arrest, urged Stuart Karle, a First Amendment lawyer and adjunct professor. With about two months to go before graduation, their academic accomplishments — or even their freedom — could be at risk if they attracted the ire of the Trump administration. “If you have a social media page, make sure it is not filled with commentary on the Middle East,” he told the gathering in Pulitzer Hall. When a Palestinian student objected, the journalism school’s dean, Jelani Cobb, was more direct about the school’s inability to defend international students from federal prosecution. “Nobody can protect you,” Mr. Cobb said. “These are dangerous times.”
#columbia#freespeech#authoritarianism
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Broadwaybabyto

The mother of a Canadian woman illegally detained by ICE at the U.S. border wants to know when her daughter will be released.

The U.S. is not safe for anyone. Do not travel there.

“We eventually learned that about 30 people, including Jasmine, were removed from their cells at 3 a.m. and transferred to the San Luis Detention Center in Arizona. They are housed together in a single concrete cell with no natural light, fluorescent lights that are never turned off, no mats, no blankets, and limited bathroom facilities.”

vancouversun.com/news/bc-woman

vancouversunB.C. woman detained at U.S. border, sent to Arizona detention facility in chainsHer mother says 35-year-old Jasmine Mooney has been detained in inhumane conditions since March 3, and is pleading for help. Read more.
#uspoli#canpoli#immigration
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Broadwaybabyto

A second German tourist was held in a detention centre after having his Visa revoked by the U.S.

Sielaff is back in Germany after being held for two weeks without cause or explanation.

Jessica Brösche, a German tattoo artist who spent 8 days in solitary confinement without a pillow or a blanket, is still being held. She’s been detained for six weeks.

The U.S. is not a safe place to travel anymore.

Vote with your dollars (and your feet!) and go literally anywhere else.

This is especially applicable to my fellow Canadians. Don’t risk your freedom or support the economy of a country whose leader is threatening to annex us.

nbcsandiego.com/news/local/ger

NBC San Diego · Two German tourists detained at Otay Mesa Detention Center for weeksBy Shelby Bremer, Andi Dukleth
#uspoli#immigration#germany
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Katika Kühnreich

#Fascism isn't a new phenomenon but is has a #history and understanding it is necessary for #prevention & #resistance.

There is an often overlooked work by #italian #writer, #philosopher & #antifascist #UmbertoEco

First published 1995 in the #NewYorkReviewOfBooks nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/2

There was no #gamification that time

There is a #wikipedia article on it & many opportunities to find it in different languages

picture of Umberto Eco source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_Eco#/media/File:Italiaanse_schrijver_Umberto_Eco,_portret.jpg
#Antifa#antifascism#authoritarianism
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joe•iuculano :mastodon:

Via #TheNation, Mar 04, 2025

#Connecticut Senator #ChrisMurphy announced prior to Tuesday night’s Joint Address to #Congress that he would not be participating in a glorified campaign rally for #DonaldTrump. Fed up with the president’s self-serving embrace of #authoritarianism abroad and #oligarchy at home, the #Democratic #senator signaled that he was not going to sit in the audience at the #Capitol and pretend that things were normal. It was the right decision.

thenation.com/article/politics

The Nation · Every Democrat Who Voted to Confirm Marco Rubio Should ApologizeChris Murphy is right when he says making Rubio the Secretary of State was "a mistake." A very serious mistake.
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Broadwaybabyto

“She says it was like a horror movie. They were screaming in different rooms”

I would argue no one should travel to the U.S. right now because it’s important to vote with your wallet. Don’t spend tourist dollars there

Another reason? The threat of being detained by ICE. It’s not safe in America:

10news.com/like-a-horror-movie

ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV · ‘Like a horror movie’: German tourist detained by ICE says she spent week in solitary confinementBy Austin Grabish
#uspoli#ice#fascism
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Nonilex

“He can come back when he is ready for Peace,” #Trump posted on social media about #Ukraine President #Zelensky.

The *agreement* [robbery] he had prepared for Zelensky, giving the #US rights to #exploit Ukraine’s critical #minerals in exchange for a vaguely outlined security guarantee by someone not necessarily the US, remains unsigned.

#geopolitics #Russia #Putin #PutinsPuppet #MafiaState #ForeignPolicy #diplomacy #Europe #war #allies #authoritarianism #RevengePolitics #chaos

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