DoomsdaysCW<p>Trump allies circulate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassDeportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassDeportation</span></a> plan calling for ‘processing camps’ and a private citizen ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>army</span></a>’</p><p>The group, led by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> veteran <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a>, has close <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> ties.</p><p>By Dasha Burns and Myah Ward<br>02/25/2025 05:55 AM EST </p><p>"Prince declined to comment, and the other contractors and former immigration officials listed as key personnel in the document also declined to comment or could not be reached.</p><p>"The founders of the new special entity called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2USV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2USV</span></a> have a long history with the U.S. government. Blackwater was formed by Prince in 1996 to provide training services to law enforcement, military personnel and other government agencies. It gained widespread attention for its work in Iraq and Afghanistan, providing security services for U.S. officials and military personnel, with critics viewing its rise as a result of the U.S. military’s overextension in the Middle East.</p><p>The military contractor came under scrutiny in 2007 following the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NisourSquareMassacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NisourSquareMassacre</span></a>, when <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> contractors opened fire and killed 17 Iraqi civilians and wounded 20 others — raising questions about oversight and accountability of private contractors. Several contractors were charged with manslaughter, and four were convicted in 2014. Trump pardoned them at the end of his first term in December 2020.</p><p>"Trump’s pardon was just one example of the influence of Prince’s family during the first Trump administration. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BetsyDeVos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BetsyDeVos</span></a>, Prince’s sister, served as the president’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> secretary, while Prince used his Trump connections as he chased business ventures in the U.S. and abroad.</p><p>"In 2018, he reportedly helped raise money for an effort to spy on progressives and Democratic organizations opposed to Trump." [As well as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterProtectors</span></a>!]<br><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/documents-military-contractors-mass-deportations-022648" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/02/25/d</span><span class="invisible">ocuments-military-contractors-mass-deportations-022648</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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Matt Hodgkinson<p>"Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Green Party, also denied the police claims that marchers had “forced through” a cordon and said he was with the group officers allowed into Trafalgar Square."</p><p>Tory anti-protest laws have allowed the British establishment to use political policing to suppress left-wing and Muslim activists.</p><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/london-met-police-arrest-protest-organiser-national-gaza-rally" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">middleeasteye.net/news/london-</span><span class="invisible">met-police-arrest-protest-organiser-national-gaza-rally</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/PoliceUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceUK</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/GPEW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPEW</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/GazaRally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaRally</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/UKpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpol</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/PoliticalPolicing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalPolicing</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>HT <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rmblaber1956" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rmblaber1956</span></a></span> </p><p>Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds</p><p>Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate</p><p>Damien Gayle<br>Wed 11 Dec 2024 01.00 EST</p><p>"British police arrest environmental protesters at nearly three times the global average rate, research has found, revealing the country as a world leader in the legal crackdown on climate activism.</p><p>"Only Australia arrested climate and environmental protesters at a higher rate than UK police. One in five Australian eco-protests led to arrests, compared with about 17% in the UK. The global average rate is 6.7%."</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/11/britain-leads-the-world-in-cracking-down-on-climate-activism-study-finds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/dec/11/britain-leads-the-world-in-cracking-down-on-climate-activism-study-finds</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/ukkvZ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/ukkvZ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissentIsAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissentIsAutocracy</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalBurning</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PipelineProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PipelineProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterProtectors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Article20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article20</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2023PublicOrderAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2023PublicOrderAct</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HR9495</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalWitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWitness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTerrorLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTerrorLaws</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>HT <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rmblaber1956" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rmblaber1956</span></a></span> </p><p>Pioneering research reveals growing dangers and repression of climate activism globally</p><p>Press release issued: 11 December 2024</p><p>"A new report has uncovered the many risks of participating in climate and environmental protests across the world – and how more countries are criminalising and repressing this activity in a bid to keep it in check.</p><p>"The report, led by the University of Bristol, is the first to examine global statistics on this form of protest and identify alarming trends. It reveals that more than 2,000 climate and environmental protesters have been killed over the past 12 years and that a raft of new anti-protest legislation has been enacted.</p><p>"It calls for governments, police forces and the legal system to help protect people’s right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression."</p><p>"Lead author Dr Oscar Berglund, Senior Lecturer in International Public and Social Policy at the University’s School for Policy Studies, said: “This research sheds important light on how the growing pursuit of climate and environmental protest is being handled globally. Our evidence clearly shows a global crackdown in liberal democracies as well as autocracies.</p><p>"'This is worrying because it focuses state policy on punishing dissent against inaction on climate and environmental change instead of taking adequate action on these issues. It also represents authoritarian moves that are inconsistent with the ideals of vibrant civil societies in liberal democracies.'</p><p>"The findings showed murders and disappearances of climate and environmental activists are common in many countries, with international non-governmental organisation (NGO) Global Witness reporting at least 2,106 killings between 2012 and 2023. Brazil had the highest number with 401 fatalities, followed by 298 in the Philippines, 86 in India, and 58 in Peru.</p><p>"A significant proportion of climate and environmental protests involved arrests, according to the research. The highest proportion, one in five, was found in Australia, followed by 17% in the UK – much higher than the international average of 6.3%.</p><p>"Non-violent protesters were also found to be given lengthy prison sentences to act as a deterrent. For example, this year in the UK many climate activists have been sent to prison, with the longest sentence being five years.</p><p>"The report defines environmental protests as being aimed at stopping specific environmentally destructive projects, such as fossil fuel exploration and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/extraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extraction</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deforestation</span></a>, dam building or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateProtests</span></a> are described as more urban-based events, which tend to have broader policy demands, such as ending oil exploration, or more overarching political demands, for instance enacting a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenNewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenNewDeal</span></a>.</p><p>"The researchers analysed data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) and Global Witness to gather global data and explore trends as well as new anti-protest legislation introduced in countries in different parts of the world.</p><p>"Four main ways were identified to criminalise and repress climate and environmental protests. Anti-protest laws are being introduced, criminalising groups, introducing new crimes, making punishment more severe for existing crimes, increasing police powers, and giving officers impunity when harming activists. Protest is also being criminalised through prosecution and courts.</p><p>"Dr Berglund explained: 'This involves using existing legislation, including anti-terror or anti-organised crime laws, to curb protest. Climate protest is being de-politicised in the courts, prohibiting mentions of climate change or environmental damage in proceedings, or otherwise changing court processes in order to increase the likelihood of activists being found guilty.'</p><p>"The third category is through policing, which is carried out not only by state actors like police or military, but also private security and military or organised crime groups. This sees a range of attempts to prevent protests through using stop and search, arrests, physical violence, and threats and intimidation of protesters.</p><p>"Dr Berglund said: “Perhaps most shockingly, we found killings and disappearances to be common in some countries. In many ways, these are an extension of policing as they are either carried out or permitted by the same authorities, often following death threats and other forms of intimidation.”</p><p>"The report makes numerous recommendations, including for public authorities to conduct regular evaluations and publish data demonstrating how their actions help safeguard the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. It also calls for anti-terror and anti-organised crime legislation against climate and environmental activists to stop.</p><p>"Dr Berglund said: 'Human rights frameworks should be at the forefront of policing considerations and operations to ensure that the public can exercise their right to protest without impediment or fear.'</p><p>"'Climate and environmental protests are increasingly prevalent, for good reason as the climate crisis worsens, and responses to this activity are evolving at pace. Further research is needed to better understand the situation so suitable measures can be identified and implemented to protect human rights and keep protesters safe.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2024/december/climate-activism.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristol.ac.uk/news/2024/decemb</span><span class="invisible">er/climate-activism.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissentIsAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissentIsAutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalBurning</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PipelineProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PipelineProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterProtectors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Article20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article20</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2023PublicOrderAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2023PublicOrderAct</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HR9495</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalWitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWitness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTerrorLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTerrorLaws</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>HT to all those covering the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RisingTide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RisingTide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protestival</span></a> -- especially <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@emmadavidson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>emmadavidson</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@peterjriley2024" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>peterjriley2024</span></a></span> , and a huge shout out to all those who participated in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a> -- despite <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a>!</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Police arrest 170 at NSW <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RisingTide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RisingTide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> as activists temporarily block <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> ships</p><p>Large group of kayakers paddled into shipping channel at Newcastle’s coal port</p><p>November 24, 2024</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/24/police-arrest-170-at-nsw-rising-tide-protest-as-activists-temporarily-block-coal-ships" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2024/nov/24/police-arrest-170-at-nsw-rising-tide-protest-as-activists-temporarily-block-coal-ships</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RisingTideAus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RisingTideAus</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeoplesBlockage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeoplesBlockage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossillFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossillFuels</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protestival</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>HT <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@emmadavidson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>emmadavidson</span></a></span></p><p>"152 arrests so far today! 40 of them include charges under the NSW anti protest laws. That's the info I've got so far."</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RisingTide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RisingTide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RisingTideAus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RisingTideAus</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeoplesBlockade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeoplesBlockade</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Newcastle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newcastle</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protestival</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Congress Is About to Gift Trump Sweeping Powers to Crush His Political Enemies<br>The House is set to vote Tuesday on a bill that would let the administration destroy nonprofits it claims support terrorism.<br>Noah Hurowitz<br>November 10 2024</p><p>"Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire for revenge. </p><p>"On the campaign trail, he joked about being a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictator</span></a> on 'day one' in office, pledged to jail <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a>, and threatened to retaliate against political foes who he felt had wronged him.<br>Now, just days after he secured a second term in the White House, Congress is already moving to hand a resurgent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration a powerful cudgel that it could wield against ideological opponents in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilSociety</span></a>.</p><p>"Up for a fast-track vote next week in the House of representatives, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, also known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HR9495</span></a>, would grant the secretary of Treasury Department unilateral authority to revoke the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit deemed to be a 'terrorist supporting organization.'"</p><p><a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/11/10/trump-nonprofit-tax-exempt-political-enemies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2024/11/10/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-nonprofit-tax-exempt-political-enemies/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Activists</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Section25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Section25</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrackdownOnProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrackdownOnProtests</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateProtestors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HR9495</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopHR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopHR9495</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>House Fast Tracks Bill That Would Give <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Power to Target Nonprofits </p><p>The legislation would let the Treasury Department revoke tax-exempt status for any “terrorist supporting organization"</p><p>November 10, 2024</p><p>"The vague language in the bill could be used against nonprofits that support <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> rights, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtections</span></a>. "</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/house-bill-trump-power-target-nonprofits-1235161151/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-news/house-bill-trump-power-target-nonprofits-1235161151/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/MOe4R" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/MOe4R</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Activists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Section25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Section25</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrackdownOnProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrackdownOnProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateProtestors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Drug shipments, eh? Is that why they are flying over Lakota and Navajo territory and the Grand Canyon? I suspect this is to spy on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a>, especially <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanActivists</span></a>.</p><p>From 2019: Pentagon testing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassSurveillance</span></a> balloons across the US</p><p>Mark Harris<br>Fri 2 Aug 2019 06.00 EDT</p><p>"The US military is conducting wide-area surveillance tests across six midwest states using experimental high-altitude balloons, documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reveal.</p><p>"Up to 25 unmanned solar-powered balloons are being launched from rural <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthDakota</span></a> and drifting 250 miles through an area spanning portions of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri, before concluding in central Illinois.</p><p>"Travelling in the stratosphere at altitudes of up to 65,000ft, the balloons are intended to 'provide a persistent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> system to locate and deter narcotic trafficking and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomelandSecurity</span></a> threats', according to a filing made on behalf of the Sierra Nevada Corporation, an aerospace and defence company.</p><p>"The balloons are carrying hi-tech radars designed to simultaneously track many individual vehicles day or night, through any kind of weather. The tests, which have not previously been reported, received an FCC license to operate from mid-July until September, following similar flights licensed last year.</p><p>"Arthur Holland Michel, the co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College in New York, said, 'What this new technology proposes is to watch everything at once. Sometimes it’s referred to as ‘combat TiVo’ because when an event happens somewhere in the surveilled area, you can potentially rewind the tape to see exactly what occurred, and rewind even further to see who was involved and where they came from.'</p><p>"The tests have been commissioned by the US Southern Command (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Southcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Southcom</span></a>), which is responsible for disaster response, intelligence operations and security cooperation in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Caribbean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caribbean</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CentralAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentralAmerica</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a>. Southcom is a joint effort by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USArmy</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USNavy</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USAirForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAirForce</span></a> and other forces, and one of its key roles is identifying and intercepting drug shipments headed for the United States."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/02/pentagon-balloons-surveillance-midwest" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2019/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/02/pentagon-balloons-surveillance-midwest</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Orwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orwell</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarrantlessSpying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarrantlessSpying</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateJustice</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MilitaryIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryIndustrialComplex</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpyBalloons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpyBalloons</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>What's going on in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianCountry</span></a>?!!</p><p>Joy Rides into the Stratosphere, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MilitaryIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryIntelligence</span></a>: Helium Balloons over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Navajo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Navajo</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lakota</span></a> Nations, Indian Country</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldView</span></a> also announced a partnership with the military defense contractor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SierraNevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SierraNevada</span></a> for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, for the U.S. military using its balloons. One of these balloon flights was for the U.K. defense department in the Grand Canyon."</p><p>By <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrendaNorrell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrendaNorrell</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a>, Sept. 5, 2024</p><p>"Joy rides into the stratosphere, and military surveillance, are two of the purposes for the helium balloons over the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavajoNation</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LakotaNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LakotaNations</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthDakota</span></a>, and most of Indian country, according to the owners of the helium balloons. </p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TheGuardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGuardian</span></a> exposed the helium balloons <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/spying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spying</span></a> platforms and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACLU</span></a> in South Dakota warned of this <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a>. The balloons are capable of video recording vehicles traveling to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a>, and can reveal where the vehicles arrived from. It's spying without a warrant. </p><p>"The balloon owners, Aerostar and World View, have U.S. military contracts for recovering payloads, as was the case with World View's experimental payload recovery in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrandCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrandCanyon</span></a> for England's defense department. These balloons can also carry out ground surveys. </p><p>"Aerostar is based near <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SiouxFalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiouxFalls</span></a>, South Dakota, and World View is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/09/joy-rides-into-stratosphere-and.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/09</span><span class="invisible">/joy-rides-into-stratosphere-and.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarrantlessSpying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarrantlessSpying</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MilitaryIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryIndustrialComplex</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpyBalloons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpyBalloons</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Taking a break from the political posts for a while -- but suffice to say, recent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> decisions are VERY disturbing. I may return to that in a bit, but for now, back to posting about the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigeousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigeousPeoples</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a>.</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>'s Supreme Court effectively outlaws <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ activism in a landmark ruling </p><p>November 30, 2023<br>By The Associated Press</p><p>"Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism on Thursday, the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country.</p><p>"Ruling in response to a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labeled what the suit called the LGBTQ+ "movement" operating in Russia as an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/extremist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremist</span></a> organization and banned it.</p><p>"The ruling is the latest step in a decade-long crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in Russia under President Vladimir <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a>, who has emphasized "traditional <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FamilyValues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyValues</span></a>" during his 24 years in power."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/11/30/1216159464/russias-bans-lgbtq-activism-supreme-court-gay-lesbian-transgender-extremist" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2023/11/30/1216159464/</span><span class="invisible">russias-bans-lgbtq-activism-supreme-court-gay-lesbian-transgender-extremist</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiLGBT</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GayRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayRights</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JustStopOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustStopOil</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> arrested after 10 minutes under UK’s ‘repressive’ new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> </p><p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> is following in other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> countries footsteps with new powers to break up the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> group's slow marches.</p><p>By Euronews Green<br>Published on 31/10/2023</p><p>"More than 60 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CimateActivists</span></a> have been arrested in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> under the UK’s 'repressive' new anti-protest laws.</p><p>"Just Stop Oil protesters were taking part in a ‘slow march’ around Parliament Square yesterday morning (30 October), demanding an end to new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a> licenses.</p><p>"Within 10 minutes, Metropolitan police arrived - blocking their path and forcing activists off the road. When this proved unsuccessful, videos and photos show police kneeling on and handcuffing protesters, before carrying them into vans.</p><p>"This is the first time that the Met have made arrests under section 7 of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicOrderAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOrderAct</span></a> 2023, which bans any activity that 'interferes with the use or operation of any key national infrastructure in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a>.'</p><p>"It’s part of a wider European crackdown on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a> protests. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> have taken an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTerror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTerror</span></a> approach to some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrations</span></a>; toughening <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/detention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>detention</span></a> laws and even launching dawn raids on the homes of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LastGeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LastGeneration</span></a> members."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/10/31/just-stop-oil-protesters-arrested-after-10-minutes-under-uks-repressive-new-anti-protest-l" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/green/2023/10/31/</span><span class="invisible">just-stop-oil-protesters-arrested-after-10-minutes-under-uks-repressive-new-anti-protest-l</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilAndGasIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilAndGasIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> firms spent millions on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> lawmakers who sponsored <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antiprotest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiprotest</span></a> bills</p><p>About 60% of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilAndGasIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilAndGasIndustry</span></a> operations protected from protest due to money spent on lobbying, says <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpeace</span></a> USA report</p><p>Nina Lakhani<br>23 Oct 2023</p><p>"Fossil fuel companies have spent millions of dollars on lobbying and campaign donations to state lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest laws – which now shield about 60% of US gas and oil operations from protest and civil disobedience, according to a new report from Greenpeace USA.</p><p>"Eighteen states including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montana</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestVirginia</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dakotas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dakotas</span></a> have enacted sweeping anti-protest laws which boost penalties for trespass near so-called critical infrastructure, that make it far riskier for communities to oppose pipelines and other fossil fuel projects that threaten their land, water and the global climate.</p><p>"Another four states have enacted narrower versions of the same law, but which could still be exploited to issue trumped-up charges against peaceful protesters. Many were based on a 'model bill' promoted by the industry-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec).</p><p>"According to the report, nine of the top 10 companies that lobbied most for anti-protest bills since 2017 are fossil fuel companies, including US companies <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonMobil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonMobil</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KochIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KochIndustries</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarathonPetroleum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarathonPetroleum</span></a>, as well as Canadian companies <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Enbridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enbridge</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TCEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TCEnergy</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransCanada</span></a>). </p><p>"In addition, 25 fossil fuel and energy companies have contributed more than $5m to state anti-protest bill sponsors in this timeframe, data from political finance trackers <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OpenSecrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSecrets</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FollowTheMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowTheMoney</span></a> shows."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/fossil-fuel-company-donate-lawmakers-anti-protest-exxon-koch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2023/o</span><span class="invisible">ct/25/fossil-fuel-company-donate-lawmakers-anti-protest-exxon-koch</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lobbyists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>How criminalisation is being used to silence <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> across the world</p><p>Guardian investigation finds growing number of countries passing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtest</span></a> laws as part of playbook of tactics to intimidate people peacefully raising the alarm</p><p>“Criminalisation is the most common tactic used against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> defenders, because it’s so easy and has such a big impact.”</p><p>Nina Lakhani, Damien Gayle and Matthew Taylor<br>Thu 12 Oct 2023 07.00 EDT</p><p>"As <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeTmperatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeTmperatures</span></a> rage across the planet, sea temperature records tumble and polar glaciers disappear, the scale and speed of the climate crisis is impossible to ignore. Scientific experts are unanimous that there needs to be an urgent clampdown on fossil fuel production, a major boost in renewable energy and support for communities to rapidly move towards a fairer, healthier and sustainable low-carbon future.</p><p>"Many governments, however, seem to have different priorities. According to climate experts, senior figures at the UN and grassroots advocates contacted by the Guardian, some political leaders and law enforcement agencies around the world are instead launching a fierce crackdown on people trying to peacefully raise the alarm.</p><p>"'These defenders are basically trying to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveThePlanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveThePlanet</span></a>, and in doing so save <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanity</span></a>,' said Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> defenders. 'These are people we should be protecting, but are seen by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> as a threat to be neutralised. In the end it’s about power and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a>.'</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> groups report a significant increase in draconian, and often arbitrary, charges for peaceful protesters as part of what they claim is a playbook of tactics to vilify, discredit, intimidate and silence activists.</p><p>"The Guardian has also found striking similarities in the way governments from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Guatemala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guatemala</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chile</span></a>, from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tanzania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tanzania</span></a> to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>, are cracking down on activists trying to protect the planet.</p><p>"The legal contexts vary, but the charges – such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/subversion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subversion</span></a>, illicit association, terrorism and tax evasion – are often vague and time-consuming to disprove, while a growing number of countries, including the US and UK, have passed controversial anti-protest laws ostensibly intended to protect national security or so-called critical infrastructure such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pipelines</span></a>.</p><p>"The systematic criminalisation of environmental defenders is not new. Natural resources on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> land have long been exploited, driving big profits for some but also fuelling violence and inequality.</p><p>"Experts say the Marlin mine in Guatemala was one of the earliest documented cases of a transnational <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporation</span></a> – and its state allies – weaponising the legal system against environmental defenders. Since then, the Inter American Commission on Human Rights has repeatedly condemned what it describes as the alarming rise in the misuse of criminal justice systems against environmental, land and other human rights defenders across <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LatinAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatinAmerica</span></a>.</p><p>"'Criminalising defenders encourages collective stigma and sends off an intimidating message,' the IACHR said last year.</p><p>"According to Lawlor, this criminalisation of environmental <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protestors</span></a> has since become a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> phenomenon, and is now the most common tactic used to silence and discredit defenders.</p><p>"'At its core it’s about maintaining the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PowerStructures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerStructures</span></a> in place. This is true regardless of whether it’s a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> or a corrupt <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NarcoState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NarcoState</span></a>, and regardless of the state’s professed commitment to human rights, protecting the environment and combating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>.' she said.</p><p>"'Smearing defenders as lawbreakers or anti-development distracts from the cause and changes the narrative … What’s clear is that states learn from each other.'</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivism</span></a> is well and truly back. Paolo Gerbaudo, an academic at King’s College London who studies social movements, said that before the 2008 financial crash, the climate emergency felt like 'the challenge of our time'. But it 'largely slipped off the social and political agenda” as activists such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Occupy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Occupy</span></a> turned their attention to opposing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>austerity</span></a> policies and pushing for global economic reforms.</p><p>"As scientific warnings grew ever more dire during the 2010s, there was a deepening feeling that traditional environmental campaigning was failing, and that politicians were not delivering – with potentially catastrophic consequences.</p><p>"It was into this context that more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a>, and more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radical</span></a> environmental protest groups emerged. Over the past five years, the UK has been not only at the forefront of these new forms of non-violent activism, but also novel means of silencing it."</p><p>Full article:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/12/how-criminalisation-is-being-used-to-silence-climate-activists-across-the-world" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/oct/12/how-criminalisation-is-being-used-to-silence-climate-activists-across-the-world</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lobbyists</span></a></p>
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