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Masked group abducted her.

"Rubio revoked the visa -said: likely has revoked the visas of 100s more. “We do it every day. Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take way their visas." Revoked visas “might be >300 at this pt."
J Hudson

She co-authored an opinion column on Gaza in the student N."

"Admission of guilt on Rubio's part *not allowed to do this -provision: intended to be used sparingly, & no to punish speech."
-G Sargent

#Fascism #Deportations #1A #USPol thebulwark.com/p/this-is-the-l

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@dangillmor

The Failed States of America is a fascist zone with a growing number of political prisoners throughout this month.

Kept in the states, #gitmo or #elsalvador or black sites that we don't know about.

#dhs #ice #fbi whatever #gestapo shows up, your constitution has been de facto suspended when the executive branch ignores it. #1a #4a #14a are functionally dead.

Get it yet?

What. Are. You. Waiting. For? (First they came for...)

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@flexghost @pauliehedron --

#GunOwners don't understand that they only have a #2A because we have a #1A in the first place.

We are only allowed to keep our guns because we can change our government through peaceful actions.

Once you take away the first amendment, you can only change the government through force, and they will make sure to take away the guns in the name of public safety.

#Trump and #ElonMusk will ruin the United States.

“Bondi warns Crockett”
Trump has threatened “his enemies” for decades, but now he threatens judges with impeachment, & he’s instructed “his AG” & his Cabinet, Musk, Senators, Reps, & enablers to also make vicious threats, at times, even bordering on death threats.

“Trump’s Attorney General just issued a threat to Rep. Jasmine Crockett, telling her to “tread very carefully” when criticizing Elon Musk.”
-BT Cohen

#Constitution #1A #Fascism #Judges #Courts #Musk #USPol

politico.com/news/2025/03/23/b

Columbia U agreed w #Trump that #1A & preventing COVID & bird flu just weren't a priority anymore

"Among changes: review of admissions policies, making it easier to report harassment, tightening rules about location of protests, prohib masks at protests, giving campus police new arrest powers, giving office of provost more authority to deal w disciplinary action against students involved in protests.

+ reviewing its curriculum, beginning w courses about Middle East"
thereport.be/article/?app=brea

CNN · Columbia University makes policy changes in dispute over federal fundingBy Emma Tucker

#GunOwners #2A #1A #FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreedomofSpeech #SocialistGunClub

There are a lot of #MAGA people who claim to love Guns and their freedom of speech awfully silent about this.

PACIFISM allows you to keep your guns. Peaceful protests allow you to keep your guns. If you take away that freedom to express yourself, it only makes violence more likely. If violence becomes the only way to change government, you know full well you no longer have your guns.

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Acc/to court documents filed by the govt, #RashaAlawieh was questioned by a #CBP officer about photos on her phone that appeared to depict #Hezbollah fighters. Alawieh allegedly said they were shared by others within WhatsApp messaging groups of friends & family.

Alawieh allegedly said her interest in Nasrallah was in his standing as a #religious figure within the Shia #Muslim community, as opposed to his role as a political leader….

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🧵 Thread about rights.
10/n

And here it is, exactly what I feared. Getting rid of staff so they can install Trump's people.

Just today:

"Voice of America staff put on administrative leave"

"Full-time employees at Voice of America received an email this morning from human resources saying they have been placed on paid administrative leave, according to a copy of the memo that was obtained ABC News."

#USpol #USpolitics #1A #PressFreedom #VOA #TrumpAdministration

abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-u

ABC News · Trump admin live updates: Trump revokes nearly 20 executive orders issued by BidenBy Kevin Shalvey
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🧵 Thread about rights.
9/n

One more thing about the right of the public to know what government is doing.

Independent news media is crucial during the times we're living in. If we don't know what is happening, how can we be responsible citizens?

Watch this space:

"Maddow: Trump's dismantling of independent news media is happening before our eyes"
Maddow looks at how Trump & allies are undermining news outlets...

#USpol #USpolitics #1A #PressFreedom #Journalism

msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/

MSNBC · Maddow: Trump's dismantling of independent news media is happening before our eyesBy MSNBC