@paulbecker1999
Professor University of Dayton (researches right-wing extremism), Reader, Activism Photographer Pics full sets (often day of event) https://www.facebook.com/pbecker/photos_albums Smaller sets and overviews https://www.flickr.com/photos/becker271/albums
NEW: Last January, Trump issued blanket pardons to those charged for the Capitol insurrection. One year later, those mass pardons have produced measurable risks to public safety.
Political extremism researchers @paulbecker1999.bsky.social and @artjipson.bsky.social:
Columbus OH No sleep for ice
12/19/25
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Signs of Fascism in Worthington Ohio
New Clippings: Political violence on the rise, the decline of Jewish humor, threats to census expertise, and outrage-based media fueling polarization.
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Last week's piece in @us.theconversation.com continues to get attention. Working on some follow-ups. . .
A group called Return to the Land has established two "whites-only communities" in Arkansas, with plans for four more sites in the Ozarks and Appalachia. The creation of white ‘ethnostates’ is the ultimate goal of some white nationalists, a scholar of right-wing extremism explains:
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On Saturday, Columbus lined up for 8 miles in Hands Along High Street -- Full Album www.flickr.com/photos/becke...
Rally for Palestine Columbus: full album
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Pics from the 50501 July 4th protest in Columbus, OH. Full album: www.flickr.com/photos/becke...
Westerville, OH #nokings #50501 June 14th. Full album
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Hilliard, OH #nokings #50501 June 14th. Full album
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With over 700k on the streets for Pride on the 14th, Cbus did their No Kings protest a day early - full album
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Glad I was up early for free tickets to see @amalelmohtar.com !
A few pics from ICE Out (6/10/25) - Columbus, OH
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Pics from today's NATO protests in Dayton, OH (full album) www.flickr.com/photos/becke...
#teslatakedown Columbus, OH (5/17/25)
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Mothers and Others Stand Against Fascism in Columbus, OH (5/10/25): Full set www.flickr.com/photos/becke...
Sorry to hear of the passing of Jill Sobule. We were lucky enough to see her in 2000 at Birmingham City Stages during a weekend of great music!
Ohio Statehouse (5/1/25): Public Education / May Day / 50501
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Tesla Takedown Week #12 (Columbus, OH)
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Pics from today's Stand up with Science at Ohio State
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If you do not want to be identified wear a mask because between body cams, drones, plate readers, CCT, news media... if they want to know who you are - they do. Once the police called me after attending a protest because they were looking for images of a Proud Boy who assaulted someone.
Ohio statehouse
Rally heard round the world
#50501 #Columbus #protest
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Weekly Tesla Protest (Columbus, OH)
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Here's a thread of photos from the Hands Off rally at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus #handsoff
Large showing in Columbus OH for #handsoff National Day of Action
ICMYI: reported protests in the US in 2025 are almost certainly outpacing protests during Trump 1.0. In March 2025, we recorded significant growth in the number of cumulative events, and also an uptick in the rate of events (# of protests/week).
Around 1k protesters in Columbus for Take Down Tesla (under 2 dozen counter protesters also showed)
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