Shakedown Social

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@vfrmedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@vfrmedia</a> which again is the problem with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a>, because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OrganizeCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OrganizeCrime</a> doesn't do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QualityControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#QualityControl</a> to the standards of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OTC</a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/prescription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#prescription</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drugs</a>. <ul><li>And that is the root of the problem compared to a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#legal</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/transparent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transparent</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SupplyChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupplyChain</a>. </li></ul>I've yet to hear of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fentanyl</a> contamination or forged <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSAID</a>|s in circulation.

Kevin Karhan :verified:And yes, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fentanyl</a> is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KnVTYtSc0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">so dangerous,</a> even most <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Darknet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Darknet</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Markets</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forums</a> ban that shit for that reason alone and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/dealers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dealers</a> started to offer free Test Kits to check for it in their merchandise.<ul><li>Cuz it's one thing to draw attention for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VictimlessCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VictimlessCrime</a> but having an actual body count escalates things very quickly, cuz then it's not a "narcotics" but a "murder" division taking on the cases!</li></ul>OFC, this is due to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpioidCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpioidCrisis</a> started with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Oxycontin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oxycontin</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Oxycodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oxycodon</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a> isn't helping anyone.<ul><li>What is needed is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HarmReduction</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Outreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Outreach</a> efforts, but that would require a different <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Government</a> not just in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a>!</li></ul>

DoomsdaysCWFrom 2021: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Indigenous</a> Leaders Speak Out About <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Criminalization</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Silencing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Silencing</a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Putin</a> Administration"Indigenous organizations in Russia, allied organizations, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalSurvival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CulturalSurvival</a> have released an Open Letter to the Putin administration sounding an alarm about the growing intimidations and reprisals against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousActivists</a> and rights defenders in Russia. "These attacks are exemplified by the recent illegal detention of activist <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndreiDanilov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AndreiDanilov</a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/S%C3%A1mi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sámi</a>) in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Murmansk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Murmansk</a> region. Danilov, Director of the Sámi Heritage and Development Foundation, was detained on August 29, 2021. Andrei Danilov was unlawfully detained by the police after, fearing for his safety, he refused to present his belongings for inspection without witnesses. He was detained for five days, charged with 'failure to comply with the lawful order of a police officer.'"Danilov’s arrest is just one of the latest incidents in a series of acts of harassment against Indigenous activists and rights defenders in Russia in recent years. Days before, another Indigenous rights defender <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StepanPetrov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StepanPetrov</a> was declared a 'foreign media acting as a foreign agent' in the Republic of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sakha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sakha</a> on August 20, 2021. The 2012 Russian law on foreign agents, originally created to restrict international funding to Russian NGOs, is now being used to target individuals. Stepan Petrov (Sakha) is the first Indigenous person in Russia to receive the 'foreign agent' label. Petrov chairs the nonprofit group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Yakutia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Yakutia</a> – Our Opinion, which is well-known in the region of the Republic of Sakha for their human rights work. The activist submitted numerous appeals to the United Nations calling on the Russian government to adopt the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UNDRIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UNDRIP</a>) and to support civil society in Russia."Read more: <a href="https://www.culturalsurvival.org/news/indigenous-leaders-speak-out-about-criminalization-and-silencing-putin-administration" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.culturalsurvival.org/news/indigenous-leaders-speak-out-about-criminalization-and-silencing-putin-administration</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Putin</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousPeoples</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Persecution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Persecution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Genocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfSakha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepublicOfSakha</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oppression</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SamiPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SamiPeoples</a>

Scott PfitzingerThis bill is being rushed through the process so the public does not have much opportunity to comment.Ultra-conservatives want to block access to any library by people under 18 years old if the library contains anything that the far right considers "obscene." Including materials about same-sex relationships or transgender people. This law would block all minors from access if the library owned a book like this.For the record: "There are no obscene materials in public or public school libraries in the United States. This is a moral panic brought forth by the right over books they don’t like and that represent voices, stories, and perspectives outside of the rigid white, straight, able-bodied, cis gender, Christian boundaries."<a href="https://bookriot.com/iowa-rushes-advances-librarian-criminalization-bill/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bookriot.com/iowa-rushes-advances-librarian-criminalization-bill/</a><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bannedbooks</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#librarians</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:DEpol, drugs & violence

RTN<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/TheIndependent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheIndependent</a>: " Elon Musk calls homelessness a ‘lie’ and ‘propaganda’ — and Trump is listeningTrump and his billionaire allies are out of touch with a crisis facing more than 600,000 Americans, advocates tell Alex Woodward " <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-homeless-trump-vivek-ramaswamy-b2663740.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-homeless-trump-vivek-ramaswamy-b2663740.html</a>13.12.2024<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Armut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Armut</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Desinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Desinformation</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/FakeNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FakeNews</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Hass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hass</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homeless</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homelessness</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Humanit%C3%A4t" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humanität</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Kriminalisierung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kriminalisierung</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Propaganda</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/%C3%9Cberheblichkeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Überheblichkeit</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Wohnungslosigkeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wohnungslosigkeit</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@MoneroTalk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MoneroTalk</a> because people using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Monero</a> don't do it <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HODL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HODL</a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/speculate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#speculate</a> but as a genuine <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/payment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#payment</a> system!<ul><li>And that's why it has stenght, which it's not "going <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToTheMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ToTheMoon</a>!"</li></ul>The value of Monero isn't it's exchange rate but it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fungibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fungibility</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#speed</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/scalability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scalability</a>.<ul><li>No matter if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FUD</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Delisting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Delisting</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Criminalization</a> will change that.</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://troet.cafe/@energisch_" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@energisch_</a> <a href="https://berlin.social/@mina" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mina</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/@Nickiquote" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Nickiquote</a> so what?<ul><li>We don't ban <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> because there are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HitAndRun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HitAndRun</a> accidents.</li><li>We don't ban <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/alcohol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alcohol</a> despite <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DUI</a> causing thousands of deaths if not millions each year.</li><li>We don't ban <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Corporations</a> despite them destroying the envoirment.</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MoneyLaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MoneyLaundering</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ModiOperandi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ModiOperandi</a> and there are and always will be means to do so.<ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Criminalization</a> makes it harder to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/enforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enforce</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AML</a> and to actually <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/investigate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#investigate</a> issues. </li></ul>It's more effective to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deny</a> criminals' any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#profit</a> to launder in the first place.<ul><li>That's why <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tobacco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tobacco</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/alcohol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alcohol</a> are legal and why an increasing number of juristictions are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decriminalizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decriminalizing</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drugs</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cannabis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cannabis</a>, since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HomeGrowing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeGrowing</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Dispensaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dispensaries</a> are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/safer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#safer</a> and cheaper than what any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OrganizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OrganizedCrime</a> could offer on the market, as even the highest <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TaxRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TaxRates</a> are lower than what Organized Crime would demand...</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.linux.pizza/@Archivist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Archivist</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@datarama" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@datarama</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@munin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@munin</a> I think all drugs need <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HarmReduction</a> and that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a> prevents both proper information and access to care.<ul><li>I'm not saying we should've <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fentanyl</a> Vending Machines (instead we should have professionally staffed "Consumption Rooms" where there's not only trained personnel onsite able and ready to intervene when needed) but that the criminalization and it's effects are more harmful to society overall.</li><li>Only with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/legalzed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#legalzed</a> access and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#consumption</a> will it be possible to enforce <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConsumerProtection</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QualityControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#QualityControl</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YouthProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouthProtection</a> as well as offer support and relief where needed.</li></ul>As for people harming others: That is sufficiently sanctioned in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PenalCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PenalCode</a> already!<ul><li>It doesn't change the fact that a person gets charged for murder regardless if they used their bare hands, a bajonet, syringe or gun to kill someone.</li><li>Criminalization doesn't reduce access in the "Post-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Luty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Luty</a> & Post-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GFC9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GFC9</a>" era, but merely makes it harder for investigators to find and match evidence pieces like the gun used.</li></ul>Basically everything that doesn't inherently cause harm to individuals (i.e. violence), organizations (i.e. theft) or society as a whole (i.e. tax fraud & tax evasion) is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VictimlessCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VictimlessCrime</a> per very definition.

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://dmv.community/@AliceMarshall" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@AliceMarshall</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a> literally banned <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VotingMachines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VotingMachines</a> as they violate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ElectionTransparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectionTransparency</a>, which means that everyone without need for technical experise or relying on 3rd parties can confirm election integrity themselves!<ul><li>That being said <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a> has the biggest <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BlackMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackMarket</a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firearms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firearms</a> due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Criminalization</a>, but way less issues adjusted per capita & guns because people here ain't antisocial assholes waiting for a reason to magdump a marginalized person out of existance and expecting to get away with it...</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.world/@jeffowski" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jeffowski</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/@MishaVanMollusq" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MishaVanMollusq</a> well, I think all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VictimlessCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VictimlessCrimes</a> need to not only be ripped off the books but everyone ever charged and jailed for non-violent drug charges should be acquitted of those and retroactively freed.<ul><li>Because the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a> is the illegal activity!</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mstdn.social/@tristansnell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tristansnell</a> I didn't have "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MEDEVAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MEDEVAC</a>|s from the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AMS</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FRA</a> due to pregnancy complications and/or seeking <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#abortion</a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> and subsequent claims of political,asylum due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a>" on my bingo card for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US2024</a> but here we are...<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-contraception-birth-control-abortion-2024-8f73bb1b3a5864b24157f15eb272a3e6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/trump-contraception-birth-control-abortion-2024-8f73bb1b3a5864b24157f15eb272a3e6</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://lgbtqia.space/@m" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@m</a> OFC, all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VictimlessCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VictimlessCrimes</a> does is prevent <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/care" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#care</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HarmReduction</a>... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJUXLqNHCaI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJUXLqNHCaI</a>

DoomsdaysCWTrial of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandDefenders</a> Fighting the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoastalGasLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoastalGasLink</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pipeline</a> is Put on Hold as Canadian <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Police</a> Come Under Scrutiny for Excessive ForceThe defense for three activists from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstNations</a> argues abuse of process by security forces around the pipeline construction site, as the U.N. and Amnesty International allege excessive force, surveillance and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a> of land defenders.By Keerti Gopal January 24, 2024"The trial of three Indigenous land defenders arrested at a pipeline construction site on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unceded</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetsuweten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wetsuweten</a> First Nation land was adjourned until spring on Friday, as the court looks into potential abuses by Canadian police. "In the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Smithers, B.C., the trial is the latest development in the nearly 12-year fight against the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline in the Canadian province. "Land defenders <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sleydo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sleydo</a>’ <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MollyWickham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MollyWickham</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShayLynnSampson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShayLynnSampson</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoreyJocko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoreyJocko</a> were found guilty of criminal contempt earlier this month, with Justice Michael Tanmen ruling that they broke a court injunction forbidding them from blocking access to construction for the Coastal GasLink pipeline. "But immediately following the verdict, Tanmen began a week-long hearing to listen to the three individuals’ abuse of process applications, which allege that their Charter rights were violated during their arrests and detentions. During the hearing, the defense argued to stay the charges based on these applications, citing excessive force, aggressive behavior, offensive language and mocking by police."In Canada, the abuse of process doctrine allows courts to stay, or postpone, a proceeding on the grounds that some element of the process was unfair, and might undermine the legal system. In this case, the abuse of process application focused on treatment during and after arrests. "The trial began on Jan. 8 and consisted mainly of witness testimony and evidence gathered in November 2021, during one of four major police raids at the pipeline between 2019 and 2023. The evidence included videos from social media and other videos taken by officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada’s national police service. "The videos, and testimony from witnesses, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RCMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCMP</a> officers, detailed the police using dogs and firearms and wielding chainsaws to cut down the doors of a cabin where Sleydo’ and Sampson were arrested. Jocko was arrested in another small structure close by. "The activists allege police used excessive force to break down the doors and used offensive language, showing videos in which officers described arrestees as 'orcs' and 'ogres.' The abuse of process hearing will likely restart in June. "Chief Na’Moks, a Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief and prominent advocate against the pipeline, said that the trial may serve as a template for future legal battles across Canada, where several other pipeline projects are underway. "'This is going to affect everything else that happens, not only in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BritishColumbia</a> but in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a>,' Chief Na’Moks said last week. “This is the template that they want to use...and the harassment and constant abuse of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> has to stop.”<a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24012024/first-nations-activists-fighting-coastal-gaslink-pipeline/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24012024/first-nations-activists-fighting-coastal-gaslink-pipeline/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ACAB</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsViolations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRightsViolations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousActivism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigOilAndGas</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousLandDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousLandDefenders</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UncededLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UncededLand</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DirectAction</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriminalizingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterProtectors</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForestDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ForestDefenders</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateActivists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EcoActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EcoActivists</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPolice</a> Forces Are Trained by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Israel</a>: The Knee-On-Neck Tactic that Was Used on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgeFloyd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeorgeFloyd</a> Is the Same Tactic that Has Been Used on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Palestinians</a> By Timothy Alexander Guzman Global Research, June 04, 2020"However, the tragic murder of George Floyd has the hallmark of an Israeli-trained tactic put to use to restrain suspects. Many U.S. states, cities and towns allow their police departments to be trained by the Israeli police, Israeli Defense Forces (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IDF</a>) and by Israel’s internal security service’s known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShinBet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShinBet</a> who for decades has oppressed the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Palestinians</a> with brutal policing tactics. The Israeli’s are experts in abuse and torture of the Palestinians which dates back to 1948, so now they train US police forces who use the same tactics to subdue protesters or to violently arrest people for some reason or another. An article by the Jewish Voice For Peace in 2018 titled ‘Deadly Exchange Report Reveals Extent of Massive Training Programs Between U.S. Law Enforcement and Israeli Police, Military and the Shin Bet’ begins its analysis with who is involved with Israeli training methods:"From the acting Deputy Director of ICE to the current Chief of Police in Washington DC, from San Diego to Chicago to Atlanta, since 2002 thousands of American law enforcement officials have trained in Israel with Israeli police, military and the Shin Bet. And thousands more have participated in security conferences and workshops with Israeli military, law enforcement and security officials held in the U.S. But despite their branding as top-tier counter-terrorism experts, Israeli police and security agents regularly violate civil rights, and implement racist and deadly policies."The article describes one of the case studies of police officers spraying ‘Skunk’ a liquid that causes nausea when sprayed onto protesters during the 2014 protests in Ferguson, Missouri after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson as an example:"Developed by Israeli police and manufactured by the Israeli company <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Odortec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Odortec</a>, 'Skunk' is a foul-smelling liquid designed to cause nausea and linger for days when sprayed at high pressure onto protesters at demonstrations. Based on its proven effectiveness against Palestinian protests – particularly in West Bank village demonstrations against the Apartheid Wall – the American company Mistral Security began selling Skunk to U.S. police departments, including the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaintLouisMetropolitanPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaintLouisMetropolitanPolice</a>, following the 2014 protests in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ferguson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ferguson</a>, Missouri."According to the report produced by Researching the American-Israeli Alliance (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RAIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RAIA</a>) in partnership with Jewish Voice for Peace [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JVP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JVP</a>] titled ‘Deadly Exchange: The Dangerous Consequences of American Law Enforcement Trainings in Israel’ says that the Israeli military, police and those in intelligence agencies train US police forces under Israel’s counter-terrorism methods which also involves racial profiling:"Israel is heralded as a nation that keeps its citizens safe in the face of perpetual threat, but Israel’s security regime is designed to subjugate Palestinians, and relies on systematic racial differentiation between Palestinians and Israeli Jews – that constitutes Apartheid. During trainings in Israel, US law enforcement delegations meet with Israeli military, police, and intelligence agencies to train in Israeli counterterrorism, which by definition necessitates refining methods of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RacialProfiling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RacialProfiling</a>"The report said that “Months after 9/11, American law enforcement representatives attended their first official training expedition to Israel to exchange 'best practices,” knowledge, and expertise in counter-terrorism.' Members from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FBI</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CIA</a>, chiefs and deputy chiefs from police departments across the US including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewYork</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maryland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maryland</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Florida</a> and others who were 'schooled in Israeli military approaches to intelligence gathering, border security, checkpoints, and coordination with the media.' The report said that the “US law enforcement exchange programs with Israel have become standard, with hundreds of American law enforcement officials from across the country going to Israel for trainings, and thousands more participating in security conferences and workshops with Israeli personnel in the United States.' Allowing Israel’s tactics to be used on US citizens has been normalized establishing even closer ties between both countries:"These exchange programs with Israel facilitate the sharing of practices and technologies between US law enforcement and the Israeli military, police and intelligence agencies; Instill militarized logics of security into the civilian sphere, normalizing practices of mass <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a>, and the violent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repression</a> of communities and movements the government defines as threatening; and deepen ties between US and Israeli officials to shore up support for a shared security model that justifies flagrant human and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> violations"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmnestyInternational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmnestyInternational</a> (AI) published a report on August 2016 titled ‘With Whom Are Many U.S. Police Departments Training? With A Chronic Human Rights Violator-Israel’, the U.S. Department of Justice documented 'widespread constitutional violations, discriminatory enforcement, and culture of retaliation' within the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Baltimore</a> Police department. The report rightly claimed that no attention was paid to who trained these officers 'But what hasn’t received as much attention is where Baltimore police received training on crowd control, use of force and surveillance: Israel’s national police, military and intelligence services.' AI said that that participants not only were from Baltimore, 'hundreds of others from Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arizona</a>, Connecticut, New York, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthCarolina</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Georgia</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WashingtonState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WashingtonState</a> as well as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DC</a> Capitol police have all traveled to Israel for training.' Thousands of more police officers receive their training methods from Israelis in the US as well. To add insult to injury, the training for US police forces and other government agencies are paid by US <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/taxpayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taxpayers</a>:"Many of these trips are taxpayer funded while others are privately funded. Since 2002, the Anti-Defamation League [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ADL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ADL</a>], the American Jewish Committee’s Project Interchange and the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs have paid for police chiefs, assistant chiefs and captains to train in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)"This a reminder to the world that the police tactics used on George Floyd that got him killed was established in Israel, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Zionist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zionist</a> state that uses the same tactics to oppress the Palestinians on a daily level is now commonly being used by US police forces."<a href="https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-police-forces-trained-israel-knee-neck-tactic-used-george-floyd-same-tactic-used-palestinians/5714997" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-police-forces-trained-israel-knee-neck-tactic-used-george-floyd-same-tactic-used-palestinians/5714997</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SkunkSpray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SkunkSpray</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IDF</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ACAB</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gaza</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreePalestine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protesters</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriminalizingDissent</a>

Matt WillemsenGoogle failing to scrub abortion access in location history, study claims <a href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/01/google-failing-to-scrub-abortion-access-in-location-history-study-claims" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/01/google-failing-to-scrub-abortion-access-in-location-history-study-claims</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/failing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#failing</a>#scrub <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#abortion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#access</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocationHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocationHistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/complicit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#complicit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://mastodon.green/@mongabay" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mongabay</a> "'The worsening <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> and the ever-increasing demand for agricultural commodities, fuel and minerals will only intensify the pressure on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> – and those who risk their lives to defend it,' the report said. 'Increasingly, non-lethal strategies such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a>, harassment and digital attacks are also being used to silence defenders.'" <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateActivists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterProtectors</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandDefenders</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oligarchy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Corporations</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mexico</a>: Land, territory and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environmental</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/defenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#defenders</a> are being criminalized for exercising their right to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protest</a>September 13, 2023"The disproportionate use of criminal law is one of the main threats facing the right to protest peacefully in defense of land, territory and environment in Mexico, Amnesty International said today upon publishing a new report. Mexico: Land and Freedom? Criminalizing defenders of land, territory and environment documents the disproportionate use of the justice system to deter, punish and prevent defenders from protesting in demand of their rights."The disproportionate use of the criminal justice system against protesters forms part of a broader strategy of disincentivizing and dismantling advocacy for land, territorial and environmental rights. It is alarming to see that Mexico ranks among the countries with the highest number of murders of environmental defenders and yet, far from the State addressing and preventing this violence, other serious human rights violations are also being committed such as stigmatization, harassment, attacks, assaults, forced displacement and disappearances, said Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International."This report focuses on four cases: (i) Colonia Maya in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, where a diverse group of people came together to protest against the construction of residential housing in a protected area where it would cause <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environmental</a> damage; (ii) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Zacatepec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zacatepec</a>, where Miguel and Alejandro, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nahua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nahua</a> communicators and defenders, opposed the construction of a drain in Ciudad Industrial Huejotzingo, Puebla, that would flow into the Metlapanapa River, polluting it; iii) Chilón, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chiapas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chiapas</a>, where César and José Luis, Tseltal defenders, were criminalized for opposing the construction of a National Guard barracks in their territory; iv) Sitilpech, Yucatán, where residents such as Jesús Ariel, Arturo and Juan Diego are opposing the activities of a mega pig farm in their territory because of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a>, water contamination and health problems it is causing."The disproportionate use of the criminal justice system against protesters forms part of a broader strategy of disincentivizing and dismantling advocacy for land, territorial and environmental rights."Criminal prosecution and stigmatization"Our report highlights the use of vague or ambiguous offences that ignore the principle of legality, such as rioting, obstruction of public works and variations on the offence of attacks on roadways. It was also noted that events occurring during protests have been conveniently adapted to fit other crimes through broad interpretations of criminal offences and statements that misrepresent the facts. The accusations are largely fabricated on the basis of statements made by public servants and company workers directly related to the events being denounced by the communities. There is no hard evidence in any of the criminal files that would enable any crime to be established. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmnestyInternational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmnestyInternational</a> observed some alarming similarities in these cases. The complaints filed are overwhelmingly directed at people who are considered leaders, or those who are most visible in the protest movements, and they are being prosecuted for vague offences, without hard evidence and solely on the basis of their peaceful actions. The proceedings often drag on for various reasons, and there is a constant worry that cases could be revived or new crimes fabricated. "Criminal proceedings against defenders are intended as a deterrent to others advocating for the same causes as it leads them to fear that their legitimate demands may end in stigmatization, repression or threats to their lives and safety. While we’ve observed the hope and dignity of some who are being unjustly criminalized when they enjoy the support of their communities, we’ve also seen others who have decided to abandon the struggle to demand their rights, said Edith Olivares Ferreto, executive director of Amnesty International Mexico."Differential impacts of state pressure"These processes are often accompanied by a stigmatization of defenders and serious problems for their security and physical and mental health. This situation also affects their legal representatives and people who support them on an ongoing basis. The use of the criminal justice system against those who dissent or speak out in relation to local government projects and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corporate</a> interests takes place without consequence and with complete impunity. Other violations that occur in the context of protests have also not been investigated, such as violations of the right to liberty and security of defenders, as well as the excessive use of force. "The unjust <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a> of defenders who protest peacefully has both individual and collective impacts. Some of the most common effects on an individual level are physical, psychological and economic, such as illness, physical pain as a result of blows received, fear, anxiety, sleeping difficulties, stress, impotence, feelings of injustice at what has happened to them, and effects on their work defending their rights. "Collective impacts include the intimidation or repression of demands for rights to land, territory and the environment among people advocating for the same causes."The unjust criminalization of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> defenders draws attention away from the root causes and challenges facing land, territory and environmental defenders. The right to protest must be handled in such a way that recognizes that punishing those involved in social conflicts generally only exacerbates the problem rather than resolving the substance of the issue. Defenders’ demands must be properly heard and analysed and their right to protest guaranteed. "Amnesty International’s report offers a number of general recommendations for addressing the disproportionate use of the criminal justice system against protesters, in addition to other recommendations specific to the cases documented in the report. Among the former, the authorities must recognize the valuable work done by land, territory and environmental defenders; refrain from stigmatizing them; guarantee their participation in issues affecting their communities; strengthen the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists; and refrain from using militarized security forces, such as the National Guard, to monitor protests. "Among its specific recommendations, Amnesty International calls on the state to immediately cease the criminalization of protest and to properly investigate the human rights violations in the cases documented in the report in order to ensure that the defenders receive full reparations."The report accompanies the launch of the campaign <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestarNoEsUnCrimen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtestarNoEsUnCrimen</a>, which seeks to raise awareness of the problem of the unjust criminalization of human rights defenders and its impact on the defence of land, territory and the environment."Source: <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/09/mexico-land-defenders-criminalized-right-to-protest/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/09/mexico-land-defenders-criminalized-right-to-protest/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateAction</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateActivism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ACAB</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oligarchy</a>

DoomsdaysCWWet'suwet'en Testify on Police Brutality, Imprisonment, at Inter-American Commission on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a>By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, July 10, 2023"Wet’suwet’en described their struggle to defend their land, waters, and rights to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in a virtual hearing. Joined by Amnesty International, representatives from the Nation described the ongoing unjust <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/harassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#harassment</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandDefenders</a> opposing the construction of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoastalGasLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoastalGasLink</a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CGL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CGL</a>) pipeline through Wet’suwet’en territory. The Canadian government responded to the testimony of the Wet’suwet’en delegation. The testimony described the attacks on the Nation’s rights, including the right to free, prior and nformed consent to resource-extraction projects affecting their territory, as upheld in the UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples." Read more: <a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/07/wetsuweten-testify-on-police-brutality.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/07/wetsuweten-testify-on-police-brutality.html</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceBrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ACAB</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetsuweten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wetsuweten</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstNations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousNews</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UN</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeclarationOfRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeclarationOfRights</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousPeoples</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CulturalGenocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pipelines</a>

TeamRose<a href="https://vmst.io/@drrjv" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@drrjv</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@tolton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tolton</a> Thank you! You made sense of what’s been knocking around in my head…the Christian 2-tiered class system(worthy & not)...& crucially this:“…the debate about <a href="https://mas.to/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#abortion</a> is about exactly this. Access to abortion undermines the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#christian</a> social order. That is why the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminalization</a> of abortion is a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#religious</a> issue (tho’ not mandated in the bible) & yet it is at the same time not a religious issue (non-xians must be subject to the same <a href="https://mas.to/tags/restrictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#restrictions</a> ).”

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