Report on the chilling effect of counter-terrorism powers on journalism This is my expert statement submitted to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper as part of Hamas' legal appeal against its proscription as a terror group under UK law

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Posting tonight ti shine a light on what the Alien Enemies Act looks like IRL. Our @immdef.bsky.social client fled Venezuela last year & came to US to seek asylum. He has a strong claim. He was detained upon entry because ICE alleged his tattoos are gang related. They are absolutely not. 🧵

This Tattoo Could Land You in Guantánamo | Common Dreams The U.S. government is using tattoos, sometimes nothing more than a name, a date, or even a tribute to a favorite athlete, as justification to label migrants as “gang-affiliated” and ship them off to ...

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Higher Education Must Champion Democracy, Not Surrender to Fascism Critical education must become a key organizing principle to defeat the emerging authoritarianism in the US.

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Background image of raised Palestinian flag with foreground text, saying: “Coordinated Economic Blockade to Free Palestine Monday, April 15, 2024 The global economy is complicit in genocide. Join participating cities in blocking the arteries of capitalism and jamming the wheels of production.”

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Parody of a Heath Ledger Joker meme, but with David Graeber, nicely dressed in grey sport jacket over a jewel-red vest and dress shirt with earth-tone trousers, seated in a grey armchair with a city street visible behind. His arms are raised palm up to either side in an animated gesture, head slightly upturned and apparently in mid-speech. Top caption reads, “Support academics doing internet piracy and nobody panics, it’s just part of the plan.” Bottom caption reads, “Dissolce boundaries between academia and activism, and everyone loses their minds”

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This is *not* a quote from department friend and influence, David Graeber! It’s an improvement on a Heath Ledger Joker meme!

Taking a break from ragescrolling that other platform to say hey to this one. Hey!

Okay, I'm in. Saludos compañerxs.