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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid@mastodon.social
· 1d ago
I've dunked on this anti-Muslim bigot before, and class is in session again. Texas mandates Bible study in schools—the hell with the First Amendment. But when Muslim Americans use the same voucher program, suddenly it's Sharia law? Christian nationalists created this voucher system. Now they're fear-mongering because we're using it too. Pick up a book instead of spewing anti-Muslim hate. #CivilRights #ReligiousFreedom #AntiMuslimBigotry #Democracy

Exposing Anti-Muslim Hypocrisy in the School Voucher Debate

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid@mastodon.social
· 4d ago
While they have you fearing Islam, Christian nationalists are telling women to shut up. They're in Congress writing our laws and attributing this fascism to God. There's no difference between what they're saying and Taliban fascism. Islamic teaching says women are equal partners. The issue isn't religion—it's patriarchy. We have to stand united against this. #ChristianNationalism #WomensRights #Fascism #CivilRights 🎥 @rightwingwatchdotorg on Threads

Exposing Religious Authoritarianism in Congress and Beyond

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid@mastodon.social
· 5d ago
I'm showing the body cam video of Kohen Wiley's death because they refused to release it and people deserve to see what happened. Police were never in danger. They fired into a car that was already past them over alleged shoplifting of diapers. An innocent Black child is now dead at the hands of white cops. This isn't a broken system, it’s working the way it was intended to uphold white supremacy. #PoliceAccountability #CivilRights #JusticeForKohenWiley #SystemicRacism

Justice for Kohen Wiley: Breaking Down the Bodycam Leak

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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 3w ago
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NEW: The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administration. https://projects.propublica.org/american-citizens-detained-dhs-civil-rights/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #Immigration #Immigrants #USPolitics #Trump #ICE #DHS #CivilRights
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administration.

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MiaK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸 @MiaMarkTwo@syzito.xyz
· 1mo ago
"The technology in these glasses could be a force for good." Lib Dem MP for Cheltenham Max Wilkinson on stage at their conference, speaking about Meta's perv glasses. Because he's not a Luddite*, you see - he represents a town with a thriving cyber and tech sector. And governments worldwide, no matter which party, have shown such willingness and competence in their regulation of the tech sector. *using the pejorative meaning of that term, of course #UKPolitics #FuckAI #CivilRights #Privacy
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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai
· 1mo ago
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#ICE agent shoots man in #Austin, #Texas The ICE officer rammed the man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle & opened fire at least 5 times, said Mike Siegel, who represents Austin’s District 7. The #shooting occurred in the early afternoon on the city’s north side, & police & the mayor later spoke about the details of the incident. The man was taken to a hospital in unknown condition, Siegel said. #Trump #law #immigration #UseOfForce #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower
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ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say

The Austin police chief says the man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot Sunday afternoon.

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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
· 1mo ago
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To Dismantle the Concept of Separate but Equal, Thurgood Marshall Methodically Devised a Winning Strategy: Divide and Conquer While other activists aimed to take down Jim Crow in one fell swoop, the future Supreme Court justice compiled a series of wins that ultimately added up to an undeniable resolution https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/dismantle-concept-separate-equal-thurgood-marshall-methodically-devised-winning-strategy-divide-conquer-180989278/ #history #USHistory #CivilRights
To Dismantle the Concept of Separate but Equal, Thurgood Marshall Methodically Devised a Winning Strategy: Divide and Conquer
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To Dismantle the Concept of Separate but Equal, Thurgood Marshall Methodically Devised a Winning Strategy: Divide and Conquer

While other activists aimed to take down Jim Crow in one fell swoop, the future Supreme Court justice compiled a series of wins that ultimately added up to an undeniable resolution

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David August ❌👑 @davidaugust@mastodon.online
· 1mo ago
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Flock is dangerous and sells tools for other people make themselves dangerous, according to Flock itself. “…whatever the case is, I wanna make sure I have as many tools to make myself dangerous if and when I need it.” And they train police to surveil peaceful protests. This couldn’t possibly lead to increased violence from police to the populace. https://youtube.com/shorts/V4MA3skSfXs #USpol #flock #alpr #surveillance #CivilRights #HumanRights #FirstAmendment #privacy

Leaked Flock Webinar Shows Staff Teaching Cops to SURVEIL Protesters

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MikeDunnAuthor @MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social
· 2mo ago
Today in Labor History August 4, 1964: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney were found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21. They were activists with the Congress of Racial Equality promoting voting registration among African Americans. Seven Klu Klux Klan members, including Deputy Sheriff Price, were convicted. #workingclass #LaborHistory #racism #kkk #KuKluxKlan #CivilRights #core #mississippi #murder
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River 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @riverpunk@defcon.social
· 2mo ago
John Oliver just released an incredibly well researched episode about police surveillance technology. He goes thoroughly through all the details, while keeping things at a level that's accessible for regular people to understand. I highly recommend you share this with people who might not otherwise be fully aware of the current state of state surveillance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBPhelCdWE #surveillance #flock #alpr #bigBrother #news #USPol #EFF #civilRights #digitalRights

Police Surveillance Technology: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Zhi Zhu 🕸️ @ZhiZhu@newsie.social
· 3mo ago
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr "Ok, so that’s the problem. Where’s the fix? ... #Congress can pass a #law saying that forced arbitration doesn’t apply to #CivilRights, antitrust, employment, or consumer rights cases, unless both parties choose after the dispute occurs. You might not think that’s possible, but such a law actually passed the #House of Representatives 2022... It didn’t, however, get through the #Senate." https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-how-to-stop-the #Enshittification #Politics #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates
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Monopoly Round-Up: How to Stop the Enshittification of America

Cheating as a business model exists because Americans can no longer sue big business. A Democratic Congress could fix this problem with one simple law. Plus, a defeat for Paramount-Warner, and more...

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David August ❌👑 @davidaugust@mastodon.online
· 3mo ago
“Police can also use the [flock] cameras to surveil protestors and stalk ex-lovers-or strangers they find attractive. The cameras have raised questions on constitutionality and have led to wrongful arrests across the county.” https://www.cltampa.com/news/a-77-year-old-republican-man-is-staging-a-solo-protest-against-st-petes-flock-cameras/#flock #alpr #surveillance #SurveillanceState #CivilRights #4thAmendment #law #USpol
A 77-year-old Republican man is staging a solo protest against St. Pete’s Flock cameras
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A 77-year-old Republican man is staging a solo protest against St. Pete’s Flock cameras

Carl Gunn in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 25, 2026. Photo by Valerie Smith. Carl Gunn, 77, was concerned for his privacy when he spotted a camera

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Shar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx) @Sharksonaplane@mastodon.sandwich.net
· 3mo ago
RE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/116980730645558486 #USpol #ICE #CivilRights #surveillance
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Chuck Darwin
@cdarwin@c.im
DHS surveilled peaceful protesters and then yanked their Global Entry, federal lawsuit alleges April Walker, a San Diego resident, was observing federal immigration agents in a Target parking lot in April when she said they boxed her in and pointed a camera at her face and license plate. 👉 She said she never provided her driver’s license and the agents only moved their vehicles and allowed her to leave after she called 911. ❌ Five days later, she learned that her Global Entry, which provides expedited TSA screening, had been revoked. ⚠️ It was only reinstated, she said, after she contacted a reporter who then reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to inquire about the revocation. Walker laid out her story in a federal lawsuit, filed Friday in the Southern District of California, alleging that agents working for Homeland Security deployed facial recognition technology and license plate information to surveil people observing and documenting federal immigration enforcement. Homeland Security then used that information to revoke Global Entry privileges in retaliation, the lawsuit alleges. “Now more than ever, those of us who have the privilege to speak out have a responsibility to defend the rights of everyone in our communities,” Walker said in a statement. 🔥“When people are punished for exercising their First Amendment rights, we begin losing the democratic principles that protect all of us. Every American should be alarmed by retaliatory action against one’s free speech https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-24/federal-lawsuit-alleges-dhs-unlawfully-surveilled
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MissConstrue @MissConstrue@mefi.social
· 3mo ago
Lifelong activist, organizer and educator Denise Oliver-Vélez has died at the age of 78. She was a central figure in the civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s and was the first woman elected to the Young Lords Central Committee, a radical Puerto Rican human rights group modeled on the Black Panther Party, which Oliver-Vélez was also a member of. She later became the first Black female program director in public radio and taught at SUNY New Paltz. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/17/denise_oliver_velez #DeniseOliverVelez #RestInPower #YoungLords #BlackPanthers #CivilRights #PuertoRican #NYC #SUNY #Activism
Denise Oliver-Vélez, Pioneering Young Lord & Black Panther, Dies at 78
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Denise Oliver-Vélez, Pioneering Young Lord & Black Panther, Dies at 78

Lifelong activist, organizer and educator Denise Oliver-Vélez has died at the age of 78. She was a central figure in the civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s and was the first woman elected to the Young Lords Central Committee, a radical Puerto Rican human rights group modeled on the Black Panther Party, which Oliver-Vélez was also a member of. She later became the first Black female program director in public radio and taught at SUNY New Paltz. As a founding member of the Young Lords,

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