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"Trump supporters have a remarkable ability to coalesce around whatever explanation they are told to repeat, so the arguments defending the detention are likely to orient around this justification. The idea that Khalil’s views might have “serious adverse foreign policy consequences” for the United States is an obvious pretext for expelling him—and a message to others who might hold or express similar beliefs. Trumpists simply do not approve of his politics and have therefore resorted to using the power of the state to deport him. Trump has styled himself a champion of free speech, but this is what Trumpists mean by “free speech”: You can say what Trumpists want you to say or you can be punished.

Trump has announced as much, declaring that the administration would not tolerate “pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity.” That is an admission that Khalil’s arrest is not about consequences for American foreign policy but about punishing speech
(...)
Due process is a cornerstone of democracy and the rule of law. Without it, anyone can be arbitrarily deprived of life or liberty. Leaders who aspire to absolute power always begin by demonizing groups that lack the political power to resist, and that might be awkward for the political opposition to defend. They say someone is a criminal, and they dare you to defend the rights of criminals. They say someone is a deviant, and they dare you to defend the rights of deviants. They call someone a terrorist, and they dare you to defend the rights of terrorists. And if you believe none of these apply to you, another category might be “traitor,” the label that Trump and his advisers, including the far-right billionaire Elon Musk, like to give to anyone who opposes them."

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

The Atlantic · Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial RunBy Adam Serwer

For quite some time, certain people in the U.S. have been 'czars', like Homan being referred to as the U.S. border 'czar'. It's always bothered me that we have adopted this Russian word, without regard for where it came from or what it means.
From Merriam-Webster:

1
: emperor
specifically : the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution
2
: one having great power or authority
a banking czar

Am I the only one bothered by this?

#czar#Russia#border

Fabian Schmidt was “violently interrogated”, stripped naked & put in a cold shower by two officials at Logan. immigration agents pressured him to give up his green card. he was placed on a mat in a bright room with other people at the airport & denied access to his medications.

#USA #greencard #immigration
wgbh.org/news/local/2025-03-14

A man in a blue gingham shirt smiles as he stands outside a home.
GBH · Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detainedBy Sarah Betancourt

#US #army Maj Gen #CharlesCalvinRogers

Received the highest #military decoration in the #USA, the #MedalofHonor

On Nov 1 1968, the #VietnamWar, despite a horrific injury, Rogers rallied his men in defense of their base and led the battalion until a major attack was repulsed

The #Trump regime removed him from the #DoD website

Not only is his page now 404, they changed the URL

The word "medal"

in the URL

for the bio of this exemplary man

was changed to

"deimedal"

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

Replied to Sankofab

22 years ago today, we learned the name Rachel Corrie when an Israeli army bulldozer crushed her to death in Gaza.

However, few know the story of how both Caterpillar and the British state then spied on her grieving family and friends to protect Israel.

x.com/Lowkey0nline/status/1901

@palestine@a.gup.pe @palestine@lemmygrad.ml @lebanon @yemen @irannachrichten @blackmastodon @BLKNewsNow @politics
#blackmastodon
#democracy
#tiktok
#cdnpoli
#politics
#usa
#columbiauniversity

Insight from Timothy Snyder:
“The claim that the country is not real; that its people really want to join us; that the border is an artificial line; that history must lead to annexation... This is all familiar from Putin, as is Trump’s curious ambiguity about a neighbor: they are our brothers, they are also our enemies; they are doing terrible
things to us, they also don’t really exist.”

Are enough people listening south of the border?
#Canada #cdnpoli #USA #Politics
snyder.substack.com/p/the-absu

snyder.substack.comBlame CanadaOur warmongering, drugged-out conspiracy theory

Chihombori-Quao: USAID was ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ in Africa | Al Jazeera
aljazeera.com/program/the-bott

"Former African Union ambassador to the US says US government’s aid agency had a ‘major meddling agenda’ across Africa."

"Chihombori-Quao tells host Steve Clemons that USAID doesn’t have much to show for its decades of education and healthcare projects in Africa and often destabilised countries under the guise of environmental, human rights or social justice agendas."

Al JazeeraChihombori-Quao: USAID was ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ in AfricaFormer African Union ambassador to the US says US government’s aid agency had a ‘major meddling agenda’ across Africa.