#Political dissent

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Bratislava, Slovakia - 2024, May, 2: Protest at Freedom Square organized by political party Progressive Slovakia. /2

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Reflections on Power, Protest, and Political Disillusionment

Reflections on Power and Protest Since Donald Trump’s surprising victory, I have found myself drawn to thoughts of Vladimir Putin’s return to the Russian presidency in 2012 — another pivotal moment when a weary populace struggled to chart its future. In the months leading up to that significant event, tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets, protesting against Mr. Putin as he prepared…

[immaculatasknight]

Setting the record straight

[townpostin]

BJP Loses Key Leader in Jamshedpur as Kunal Sarangi Resigns

Former MLA Cites Party’s Indifference to Regional Issues In a setback to BJP in Jamshedpur, Kunal Sarangi, a prominent political figure from East Singhbhum, has stepped down from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), citing the party’s lack of responsiveness to local concerns. JAMSHEDPUR – In a significant political development and a potential setback to BJP in Jamshedpur…

[typhlonectes]

[fantabulisticity]

In a clear reaction to pro-Palestine protests, the House might pass legislation that would hand the government a dangerous tool to stifle free speech and punish disfavored groups. We must take action. This bill (H.R. 9495) gives the executive branch the authority to effectively dismantle any nonprofit organization it deems to have provided "material support" to terrorist groups and the potential for abuse under this law is staggering. We've already seen government officials conflate protesting students with Hamas or other terrorist groups. It isn't a stretch to imagine how this bill could be used to pressure universities to shut down student groups and further criminalize dissent in this country. Knowing the U.S. government's long history of abusive and discriminatory material support investigations and prosecutions in the post-9/11 era – disproportionately against Muslims and charities – we cannot allow this bill to pass. Tell your representatives to vote no on H.R. 9495.

As of ACLU's Instagram post 6 hours ago, the House could vote on this bill as early as TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 12th.

This bill "would give the incoming Trump administration a new tool they could use to stifle free speech, target political opponents, and punish groups that disagree with them."

Here is the link to the Intercept article the ACLU links to, titled "Congress Is About to Gift Trump Sweeping Powers to Crush His Political Enemies"

[thestarlightforge]

And so it begins.

[originalleftist]

I'm going to be blunt: If you are in the US, especially the US government, and ESPECIALLY serving in the armed forces, you need to be thinking now about how far you are prepared to "just follow orders", and whether your loyalty is to the United States and its Constitution, or to Donald Trump/whatever SCOTUS says the Constitution is today.

Hopefully it won't come to that, but be thinking about this now, and discussing it (quietly) with any loved ones you trust.

[imaginarylands4000]

[thepersonalwords]

You can control the visibility of my name and my popularity, but you cannot control the frequency at which people are quoting me. Truth always rises with time.

Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

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Bratislava, Slovakia - 2024, May, 14: Protest Against Slovak Arts Council (Fond na podporu umenia) Takeover. (part II.)

Protesters at the "If Not Now, When?" rally symbolically tied their hands with ropes, and dressed in traditional and reflective vests, to show how the proposed law would bind independent art.

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Severe Sentences for Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists Under National Security Law

Severe Sentences for Pro-Democracy Activists in Hong Kong In a landmark ruling, forty-five prominent figures from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement received prison sentences ranging from four to ten years on Tuesday. This case marks the largest prosecution under the controversial national security law that was enacted in 2020, a legislative response to the widespread protests that engulfed Hong…

[moonwaif]

While I do appreciate the sentiment behind "I will continue to wake up and work for change" posts, people in marginalized communities may have concerns about their ability to survive the next four years and do that without bodily harm.

[typhlonectes]

[u-mspcoll]

Next week! Voices of Dissent: Protests Against Richard Nixon

Flyer announcing protest of a Republican Party fundraising dinner. (Subject Vertical Files, Joseph A. Labadie Collection)

Join us on the 6th floor of Hatcher next Thursday, 17 October between 4-6p for our next Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester! 

This event will commemorate the 50th anniversary of a pivotal moment in American politics: President Richard Nixon's resignation. Artifacts and narratives from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection illuminate an era that sparked a powerful and enduring anti-war movement and fueled widespread activism. Light refreshments will be served. 

While you’re here, pick up a Third Thursday Passport and collect a stamp from each of the three Third Thursday Open Houses — the Clark Library, International Studies, and the Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize!

[lord-squiggletits]

Wrote a scene for PPAU in which Megatron convinces the DJD to accept a peace treaty with the Autobots (that doesn't constitute rebuilding and then stabbing them in the back). And when I was outlining/brainstorming I was like, "okay Megatron is probably going to have to make an example of some DJD member who lashes out and refuses to accept it. There's gonna be a little fucked up cult violence in here"

Except no, that smooth son of a bitch gave the DJD a speech that so effortlessly tied them up in his new peacetime plans that the most opposition he got was a muttered comment by one single member. My man used the brainwashing of nationalism and patriotism to counteract the cult brainwashing. He made a rhetorical appeal so sound that any member of the DJD who tried to argue against the peace treaty would sound like they were opposed to reclaiming Cybertron, their homeland, and ensuring the well-being of their own loyal soldiers. I was like "MEGATRON THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MORE CONFLICT IN THIS SCENE YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO CHOKE-LIFT A BITCH OR AT LEAST RIP OFF TARN'S MASK AS A DRAMATIC GESTURE OR SOMETHING" and the Megatron in my brain went "hahaha no" and charmed the DJD so thoroughly that there wasn't even a single raised voice. Charismatic son of a bitch