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DoomsdaysCW<p>It looks like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> was successful in that now the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a> is going to try and silence the organizers!</p><p>Core Democratic groups are preparing to be targeted by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration</p><p> By STEVE PEOPLES<br />Updated 12:14 PM EDT, April 15, 2025</p><p>NEW YORK (AP) — &quot;As President Donald Trump pushes the historical boundaries of executive power, some of the Democratic Party’s core political institutions are preparing for the possibility that the federal government may soon launch criminal investigations against them.</p><p>&quot;The Democrats’ dominant national fundraising platform, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ActBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ActBlue</span></a>, and the party’s largest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>protest</span></a> group, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indivisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Indivisible</span></a>, are working with their attorneys for just such a scenario, according to officials within both organizations. Trump’s top political allies have suggested both groups should face prosecution.</p><p>&quot;Other Democratic allies are planning for Trump-backed legal crackdowns as well. Wary of antagonizing the Republican president, most prefer to stay anonymous for now.</p><p>&quot; &#39;Every one of our clients is concerned about being arbitrarily targeted by the Trump administration. We are going to great lengths to help clients prepare for or defend themselves,&#39; said Ezra Reese, political law chair at Elias Law Group, which represents Democratic groups and candidates and is chaired by Marc Elias, the lawyer who has himself been a Trump target.</p><p>&quot;An FBI spokesperson declined to comment when asked about potential investigations into ActBlue and Indivisible. But White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt did not downplay the threat of a potential criminal probe when asked specifically whether Trump wants the FBI, the Treasury Department or any other federal agency to investigate Democratic groups.&quot;</p><p>Source:<br /><a href="https://apnews.com/article/democrats-trump-actblue-indivisible-legal-threat-fbi-42f502bcb5888b12628629710c6eb21b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/democrats-t</span><span class="invisible">rump-actblue-indivisible-legal-threat-fbi-42f502bcb5888b12628629710c6eb21b</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Clampdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Clampdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrafficInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrafficInterference</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crackdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Crackdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VagueLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VagueLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestOrganizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtestOrganizers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSponsors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtestSponsors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSupporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtestSupporters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicOfGeorgia</span></a>: First year of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Georgia</span></a>’s ‘foreign agent’ law shows how <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/autocracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>autocracies</span></a> are replicating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russian</span></a> model − and speeding up the time frame </p><p>Published: March 28, 2025 6:25am EDT</p><p>&quot;<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> is on the move worldwide and becoming more resilient.</p><p>&quot;One of the driving forces behind this phenomenon is something scholars call &#39;<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AuthoritarianLearning</span></a>,&#39; a process by which autocratic leaders study each other and adapt tactics based on what appears to work, and how to proceed when they encounter <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>resistance</span></a>.</p><p>&quot;Take Georgia. The ruling Georgian Dream party has steered the Caucasus nation from a path toward democracy back to autocracy – and it has done so by learning from Russia. In particular, it adopted a &#39;<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeignAgent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ForeignAgent</span></a>&#39; law in May 2024 – legislation that came straight from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VladimirPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VladimirPutin</span></a>’s playbook.</p><p>&quot;Sold to the public as increasing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transparency</span></a>, the legislation has been utilized to persecute Georgia’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/opposition" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>opposition</span></a> and arrest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dissidents" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dissidents</span></a> with impunity.</p><p>&quot;As researchers examining the structure and effects of autocratic regimes, we view Georgia’s first year of its foreign agent law as an example of how politicians are not only learning the tactics of Russian authoritarianism but improving on them in a shorter time frame.&quot;</p><p>Read more:<br /><a href="https://theconversation.com/first-year-of-georgias-foreign-agent-law-shows-how-autocracies-are-replicating-russian-model-and-speeding-up-the-time-frame-250878" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/first-year</span><span class="invisible">-of-georgias-foreign-agent-law-shows-how-autocracies-are-replicating-russian-model-and-speeding-up-the-time-frame-250878</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgianLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GeorgianLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicOfGeorgia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgianDream" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GeorgianDream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSponsors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtestSponsors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExpandedPolicePowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ExpandedPolicePowers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Autocracy</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicOfGeorgia</span></a>: New legislation directly threatens people&#39;s right to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>protest</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> </p><p>In a troubling shift toward <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> governance, Georgia’s ruling party has enacted legislative reforms that drastically restrict freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and proposed changes to restrict <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a>, public participation.</p><p>February 10, 2025</p><p>&quot;The key changes obstructing people’s right to protest include:</p><p> - Expanded organisers&#39; liability;<br /> - Restrictions on spontaneous protests;<br /> - Limitations on protests in enclosed spaces: Protests in closed spaces or buildings now require written consent from the property owner, significantly restricting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>student</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workplace" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>workplace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>demonstrations</span></a>. This provision appears to be a direct response to recent protests on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityCampuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversityCampuses</span></a>;<br /> - Expanded penalties for protest-related offenses: Petty <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hooliganism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hooliganism</span></a> fines have risen from GEL 500-1,000 to GEL 500-2,000 (from maximum approximately 350-700 EUR) , with imprisonment now up to 20 days instead of 15. Verbal insults towards <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceOfficers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PoliceOfficers</span></a> now carry fines of GEL 2,000 5,000 (approx. 700-1750 EUR) or up to 60 days’ imprisonment. Repeat offenses can result in a GEL 3,500-6,000 ( 1200–2100 EUR) fine and extended jail terms. Additionally, individuals accused of &quot;disrupting public order&quot; face severe criminal penalties, including up to 3 years in prison; <br /> - New restrictions on symbolic protest actions: Covering one&#39;s face, possessing a laser or light-emitting device, or wearing clothing resembling police or military uniforms during assemblies are now punishable by fines of GEL 2,000 ( 700 EUR) or imprisonment up to 7 days. Such measures are expected to disproportionately impact younger protesters and student-led movements;<br /> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Broadened" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Broadened</span></a> law enforcement powers: The Ministry of Internal Affairs now holds increased authority over protest regulation, including the power to block protests that allegedly threaten public order or constitutional stability. Authorities can now use &#39;<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmergencyMeasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EmergencyMeasures</span></a>&#39; to disperse gatherings, including mass <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/arrests" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>arrests</span></a> and prolonged <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/detentions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>detentions</span></a>;<br /> - Increased state control over protest logistics: Protesters are now required to ensure that demonstrations do not obstruct transportation routes. Organisers must take action within 15 minutes of a warning to remove roadblocks or temporary structures, failing which they will face criminal liability;<br /> - Participation in protests previously dispersed by law enforcement is now classified as an offense, subjecting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> to legal consequences. </p><p>&quot;Given that the median salary in Georgia in 2023 was GEL 1,238 (approximately 400 EUR), these fines represent a disproportionate financial burden on protesters, effectively discouraging civic engagement and public demonstrations.&quot;</p><p>Read more:<br /><a href="https://csometer.info/updates/georgia-new-legislation-directly-threatens-peoples-right-protest-and-free-expression" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">csometer.info/updates/georgia-</span><span class="invisible">new-legislation-directly-threatens-peoples-right-protest-and-free-expression</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgianLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GeorgianLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicOfGeorgia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgianDream" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GeorgianDream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FaceMasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FaceMasks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiMaskLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AntiMaskLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSponsors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtestSponsors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExpandedPolicePowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ExpandedPolicePowers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From 2024: States Are Restricting Protests and Criminalizing Dissent</p><p>United States of Suppression is a series documenting the recent crackdown on dissent and protests in the U.S. This op-ed discusses what happens when protesting becomes a crime.</p><p>By Elly Page and Alana Greer<br />June 26, 2024</p><p>Excerpt: &quot;Since 2017, 21 states across the country have passed new laws that restrict protests — nearly 50 in total — with dozens more being introduced annually.</p><p>&quot;Most of these new laws increase criminal penalties for conduct, like interfering with traffic, involved in some kinds of protests. Under laws passed in states such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arkansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arkansas</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Iowa</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tennessee</span></a>, protesters can spend up to a year in jail for &#39;obstructing&#39; public <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/streets" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>streets</span></a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sidewalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sidewalks</span></a>, even though these are traditional venues for First Amendment-related activities. After protests against the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KeystoneXL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KeystoneXL</span></a> Pipeline, 14 states dramatically increased penalties for trespassing, which would usually amount to a petty offense, if protesters enter lands with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pipelines</span></a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pipeline</span></a> construction sites.</p><p>&quot;In many cases, these laws go further than punishing individual protesters to include the people and organizations that support them, putting organizers and community groups at risk. Under a recent law in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a>, an organization that &#39;conspires&#39; with people to hold a protest can face felony penalties if the protest is deemed to be an &#39;unlawful assembly&#39; — which state law defines vaguely enough to include a three-person protest that &#39;disturbs the public peace.&#39; &quot;<br /> <br />Read more:<br /><a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/states-restricting-protests-criminalizing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">teenvogue.com/story/states-res</span><span class="invisible">tricting-protests-criminalizing</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Clampdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Clampdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PipelineProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PipelineProtestors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrafficInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrafficInterference</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisturbingThePeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DisturbingThePeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BogusCharges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BogusCharges</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crackdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Crackdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VagueLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VagueLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestOrganizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtestOrganizers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSponsors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtestSponsors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSupporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtestSupporters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a></p>
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