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#righttoprotest

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Victoria’s draconian new anti-protest laws will have a chilling effect on free speech — and won’t keep anyone safe. Far-reaching anti-protest measures and giving police more repressive powers only serve to increase the risk of escalating violence.

Australia’s protester crackdown didn’t start with Hannah Thomas — and it won’t end with her. The injuries sustained by the former Greens candidate are just the latest event in Australia’s crackdown on the right to protest.

#MetPolice arrested autistic #YouthDemend activist in supported housing as part of #WestminsterMeetingHouse #Quaker raid operation
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j

"They showed me pictures of protests that I wasn’t even in. They showed me pictures of [information about] upcoming events, only a few of which were actually protests, the other which were just meetings and free food events."

The Guardian · Police arrested autistic activist in supported housing as part of Quaker raid operationBy Daniel Boffey

citynews.com.au/2025/no-easy-a…

AFAICT this is a very real looming problem, yet our cretinous AusPol lack-of-leadership bullshit shemozzle is either exacerbating this, or at the very least, not helping. Eg... each time i begin again to ponder if i could possibly overcome my personal demons to fully electrify my home [ie, endure all the intensive peopling needed] when our gas prices rise [ie, increasing the economic desire to convert], what happens? Yep, our fucken electricity prices rise as well, thus reducing or eliminating the economic incentive.

Ofc all the climate, & moral, reasons remain to more than justify converting, but so far, w/o also the strong economic reasons, my demons keep winning the day. For normal, non-me, peeps, sans my demons, the confused economic signals alone prolly entirely prevent them converting.

Fuckheads, our govt. 🙄🤦‍♀️

Canberra CityNews · No easy answers to gas network 'death spiral' | Canberra CityNewsLeaving a smaller and smaller customer base to carry the cost of a stranded gas network as households and businesses electrify is not without consequence.
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“Petitioner is not a flight risk, & the evidence presented is that he is not a danger to the community,”Judge Farbiarz said. “Period, full stop.”

During an hourlong hearing conducted by phone, the New Jersey-based judge said the #Trump admin had “clearly not met” the standards for #detention.

The #DOJ filed notice Friday night that it is appealing #MahmoudKhalil’s release. [cuz they’re assholes]

The story behind the arrest of 87-year-old #veteran #JohnSpitzberg at the Capitol

John Spitzberg joined a #veterans march at the National Mall on March 14 in Washington, DC. The 87-year-old veteran was #arrested June 13 at the US Capitol while protesting #Trump’s birthday parade spectacle.

#AmericanAutocracy #law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #dissent
npr.org/2025/06/20/nx-s1-54384

US #judge orders release of pro-#Palestinian #activist #MahmoudKhalil

A U.S. judge ordered on Friday that #ColumbiaUniversity graduate Mahmoud Khalil be released from #immigration custody, a major victory for #CivilRights groups that challenged what they called the #Trump admin's unlawful targeting of a pro-Palestinian activist.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #AmericanAutocracy
reuters.com/legal/government/u

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The decision halts a ruling from Judge Breyer, who found #Trump acted illegally when he activated the #NationalGuard over opposition from #California Gov #GavinNewsom.

The #9thCircuit court of appeals concluded that “it is likely that the President lawfully exercised his statutory authority”.

It also found that even if the #federal govt failed to notify the Newsom before federalizing the National Guard as required by #law, Newsom had no power to veto the president’s order.

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The court used 14 of its 38 page ruling to reject the #DOJ's argument that #Trump's decision to federalize the #California #NationalGuard can't be reviewed by the courts.

But, the court concluded that the requirement in #Title10 §12406 that "orders ... shall be issued through the governors of the States" does not mean that a governor must consent or even be consulted before their #state's National Guard is federalized.