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@tar-network.bsky.social

4 months ago

Trump’s Border Patrol Bulldog - Truthdig Gregory Bovino brought the border to the interior. Recent changes signal an expansion of the model he tested in California and Chicago.

Trump’s NSPM-7 order redefined protest networks as terrorism targets, embedding political repression within DHS’s legal doctrine and transforming dissent into a national-security offense. #Trump #DHS #CBP #ICE #NSPM7 #Authoritarianism #CivilMilitary #ProtestSuppression #Truthdig

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5 months ago

Duffy claims ‘No Kings’ protests are ‘part of antifa’ Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy claimed Monday that the upcoming “No Kings Day” protests are “part of” the antifascist movement known as antifa. “The ‘No Kings’ protest, Maria, really frustrati…

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy labeled the “No Kings” protests as “part of antifa,” advancing a narrative to delegitimize lawful protest movements ahead of nationwide demonstrations. #Trump #NoKings #5101Movement #Indivisible #AntifaNarrative #InformationOps #ProtestSuppression #TheHill

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5 months ago

Right-wing influencers shape nation and Trump’s understanding of Portland protests Social media personalities, conservative media outlets and the Trump administration itself are blending online content to serve the administration’s policies.

Trump’s DHS integrated right-wing influencers into federal messaging in Portland, using curated media access to shape public and presidential perceptions of protests. #Trump #KristiNoem #BennyJohnson #NickSortor #KatieDaviscourt #AndyNgo #InformationOps #ProtestSuppression #PressFreedom #OPB

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7 months ago

Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill Targeting NGOs and Adversaries Funding Violent Riots | U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and colleagues introduced the Stop Financial...

Sen. Cruz introduced the Stop FUNDERs Act to prosecute NGOs that support protests under RICO. The bill reframes civil dissent as criminal conspiracy. #CivilLiberties #ProtestSuppression #NGOTargeting #StopFUNDERsAct #RICO #TedCruz #CruzSenate

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7 months ago

Experts: Felony rioting charges for journalists covering protests are rare, troubling CityBeat reporter Madeline Fening and photography intern Lucas Griffith are scheduled to appear July 23 for a preliminary hearing in Kenton County.

Authorities charged two CityBeat journalists with felony rioting after they covered a peaceful immigration protest—escalating a nationwide trend of criminalizing dissent-focused reporting. #PressFreedom #ProtestSuppression #ICE #CivilRights #TargetedHarassment #TheEnquirer

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7 months ago

Our Silence Will Not Protect Us: Tracking Recent Trends in Anti-Protest Laws - Advancement Project

Federal agencies are using immigration enforcement and visa denials to punish protest participation, targeting foreign-born students and immigrant-led movements.
#Trump #ImmigrationRetaliation #ProtestSuppression #TigerTeam #VisaWeaponization
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8 months ago

Skateboards and Livestreams: DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’ DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.

DHS used the anonymous, ideologically biased blacklist Canary Mission to build protest surveillance dossiers, embedding political bias into security tools and enabling retaliatory enforcement. #DHS #CanaryMission #InformationLaundering #ProtestSuppression #WIRED

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8 months ago

A recap of the trial over the Trump administration's crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protesters University associations are challenging the Trump administration’s campaign of arresting and deporting college faculty and students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

DHS’s secret “Tiger Team” targeted thousands of student protesters for visa revocation—weaponizing immigration enforcement to punish dissent and suppress campus speech.
#TigerTeam #ImmigrationWeaponized #ProtestSuppression #AcademicFreedom #DHS #HSI #AP

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8 months ago

Trump authorizes Ice agents to protect themselves using ‘whatever means’ necessary Order comes after California raids resulted in clashes with protesters and a shooting outside a Texas detention center

Trump ordered ICE agents to use “whatever means necessary” against protesters, transforming immigration raids into a lethal federal suppression tool sanctioned at the highest level.

#Trump #ICE #Project2025 #ProtestSuppression #TheGuardian

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8 months ago

How immigration raids at Ambiance Apparel and Home Depot led to the Los Angeles protests Trump's escalation of immigration arrests by shifting into workplaces ignited clashes between protesters and officers in the immigrant-heavy city.

Los Angeles became ground zero for ICE’s new occupation model, military raids, family separation, and federal defiance converged to intimidate immigrants and provoke confrontation.
#LosAngeles #ICEtactics #OperationAtLarge #ProtestSuppression #NBCNews

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9 months ago

Texas Governor Abbott unilaterally deploys 5,000 Guard troops in alignment with Trump’s immigration crackdown, bypassing local officials.
#Trump #Texas #NationalGuard #Abbott #ProtestSuppression #TexasTribune

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9 months ago

700 Marines arrive in L.A. area amid ICE protests as Newsom files suit to block deployment Some 700 Marines have arrived to join National Guard troops in Los Angeles. California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked a court to block the deployment.

Deployment of Marines and Title 10 federalized National Guard in Los Angeles protests sets a precedent for future military enforcement of immigration law without state consent.
#Trump #Marines #NationalGuard #ProtestSuppression #Title10 #InsurrectionPrecursor #CBSNews

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9 months ago

Opinion | The insidious subtext of Trump's L.A. "insurrection" narrative It was Trump, not the protesters, who escalated the crisis in Los Angeles.

Trump’s deployment of the Guard in Los Angeles signals a shift toward normalizing emergency powers for managing domestic dissent, testing federal authority ahead of the 2026 cycle.
#Trump #NationalGuard #OperationAtLarge #EmergencyPowers #ProtestSuppression #StateResistance #MSNBC

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9 months ago

News Analysis: A political lesson for L.A. from an unrestrained president A series of isolated, heated clashes in Los Angeles prompted a historic response from the Trump administration that risks broadening anti-ICE protests into a wider law enforcement challenge.

Trump’s unilateral deployment of the California National Guard bypassed state authority, signaling to governors nationwide that Operation At Large may override local control to suppress dissent.
#Trump #FederalOverreach #NationalGuard #OperationAtLarge #ProtestSuppression #StateSovereignty #LATimes

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9 months ago

News Analysis: A political lesson for L.A. from an unrestrained president A series of isolated, heated clashes in Los Angeles prompted a historic response from the Trump administration that risks broadening anti-ICE protests into a wider law enforcement challenge.

Trump’s unilateral deployment of the California National Guard bypassed state authority, signaling to governors nationwide that Operation At Large may override local control to suppress dissent.
#Trump #FederalOverreach #NationalGuard #OperationAtLarge #ProtestSuppression #StateSovereignty #LATimes

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9 months ago

Trump Goes on Furious Late-Night Tantrum on L.A. Protests Trump is making the already tense situation in Los Angeles even more precarious with his reactions.

Trump bypassed institutional channels to order military force against LA protestors, revealing the personalist core of Operation At Large.
#Trump #InstitutionalBreakdown #ProtestSuppression #OperationAtLarge #Authoritarianism #NewRepublic

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9 months ago

Trump Goes on Furious Late-Night Tantrum on L.A. Protests Trump is making the already tense situation in Los Angeles even more precarious with his reactions.

Trump bypassed institutional channels to order military force against LA protestors, revealing the personalist core of Operation At Large.
#Trump #InstitutionalBreakdown #ProtestSuppression #OperationAtLarge #Authoritarianism #NewRepublic

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9 months ago

Gov. Newsom calls LA National Guard deployment 'breach of state sovereignty' - UPI.com California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday asked President Donald Trump to rescind his deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles, calling the order a "breach of state sovereignty."

Trump administration leverages Marine readiness as political theater to intimidate immigrant protestors in Los Angeles, blurring the line between military optics and civil governance. #Marines #LosAngeles #ProtestSuppression #Trump #MilitaryTheater #UPI

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9 months ago

Turkey’s AI-Powered Protest Crackdown Documents show that Ankara is expanding facial recognition policing while circumventing legal safeguards, charging demonstrators with little to no proof of wrongdoing

Algorithmic repression of student dissent in Turkey previews how FRT and DHS partnerships may suppress youth-led protest at U.S. universities under EO 14159. #CampusSurveillance #FRT #EO14159 #StudentRights #ProtestSuppression #NewLines

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10 months ago

Police and Brooklyn College Protesters Clash After Pro-Palestinian Rally

Brooklyn College calls in NYPD to arrest peaceful pro-Palestinian demonstrators—taser use and encampment dismantling signal authoritarian shift in campus protest response.
#BrooklynCollege #CampusProtest #FreeSpeech #ProtestSuppression #NYPD #GazaEncampments

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10 months ago

One scenario if Trump invokes Insurrection Act One scenario if Trump invokes Insurrection Act

On 20 January 2025, Trump ordered a military readiness review and purged top legal officers, laying the groundwork for Insurrection Act use and potential martial law.

#Trump #InsurrectionAct #MartialLaw #ExecutiveOverreach #ProtestSuppression

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@thekittykat.bsky.social

1 year ago

This is the next step in a coup. Do not allow protests. Trump wants total power and MAGA you allowed him. Next will be a quiet arrest. The poem #'FirstheyCame' seems so close. #protestsuppression

@satoriwave.bsky.social

1 year ago

He promised Trump he would use the military to shoot protestors. 💥👮‍♂️ #MilitaryPower #ProtestSuppression

Janice @OCG

@ourcommonground.com

1 year ago

#Trump intends to punish and stop us. This is an #GOP ongoing effort. See H.R. 6408

House rejected (H.R. 9495) which includes the legislative language of H.R. 6408, which would be disastrous for all progressive opposition organizations.
#protestsuppression #GAZA #Palestiniansupport #Civilrights