A group of about 10 protesters disrupted the Kamala Harris rally in #Houston last month, demanding an end to U.S. support for Israeli genocide in #Palestine. They faced hostility, even violence from the audience. My latest for Deceleration:
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Protesters Disrupt VP Harris's Houston Rally to Demand An End to Genocide  – Deceleration
A local coalition faced a hostile crowd at Houston's Shell Energy Stadium while repeatedly interrupting Presidential candidate Kamala Harris&#...
 #Genocide #politics #USpol #Israel #FreePalestine #KamalaHarris #election2024 #news
#ProjectEsther is a sister project to #Project2025 which would see supporters of #Palestine prosecuted with federal terrorism and RICO charges. Heritage Foundation’s Christian Nationalist ‘Project Esther’ Won’t Combat Antisemitism — But it Will Weaponize Jews | Religion Dispatches
Heritage Foundation’s Christian Nationalist ‘Project Esther’ Won’t Combat Antisemitism — But it Will Weaponize Jews | Religion Dispatches
 @palestine group #activism #FreePalestine #FreeSpeech #news #politics #USpol #democracy #election2024
“These are called ‘authoritarian bargains. He courts the police by saying, ‘You won’t pay a price for any violence I ask you to do.’ He is arranging these things ahead of time.” Experts on #fascism warn that #Trump is preparing to use American #police for a possibly unprecedented wave of violence and repression:
Trump’s Plan to Make Cops More Violent: 'American Death Squads'
Donald Trump wants to push cops to be as brutal as possible and shield them from accountability.
 #extremism #democracy #immigration #HumanRights #activism #racism #news #politics #USpol
I've a new piece out in The Barbed Wire, based on a fresh set of data from #GLAAD documenting almost 100 anti-LGBTQIA hate incidents in #Texas since 2022. 10 incidents can be traced to Chaya Raichik, the online hatemongerer better known as Libs of TikTok. For this article, I teamed up with Leslie Rangel, Investigations Editor at The Barbed Wire:
The Barbed Wire
There’ve Been 93 Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Incidents in Texas Since 2022, Data Shows
Editor’s note: This story mentions threats of violence against the LGBTQIA+ community. Before dawn on a Sunday morning in April, the bars in Aust...
 (CW: Descriptions of homophobic #violence) #Texas #politics #extremism #homophobia #transphobia #USpol #news #LGBTQIA+
This isn't getting enough attention. For at least two elections, Elon Musk has been a major funder of anti-trans propaganda. ... Seriously, why are you still using X? Musk Donated $50M To Anti-Trans Ads In 2022; Now His Pac Is Partnering With TPUSA
Musk Donated $50M To Anti-Trans Ads In 2022; Now His Pac Is Partnering With TPUSA
The billionaire’s donations failed in 2022 and 2023, making him one of the early contributors to anti-trans causes. Now, his PAC is partnering wi...
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"In 2023, my sister Victoria spent more than 24 hours hemorrhaging into three diapers when #Dallas-area hospitals declined to help her. 'I know you’re not supposed to have regrets, but I do,' she said, about supporting Trump. 'Look what’s happened.'" She Voted for Trump. Then She Had Two Terrifying Miscarriages in Texas. - The Barbed Wire
The Barbed Wire
She Voted for Trump. Then She Had Two Terrifying Miscarriages in Texas.
My sister Victoria was wrangling Elias, her then-2-year-old, into his costume on Halloween when the spots of blood in her underwear became worrisom...
 (CW: Miscarriage and health complications around pregnancy) #abortion #RoeVWade #health #Trump #election2024 #Texas
“Harris’s ‘digital rapid response‘ operation and all-Gen-Z TikTok team are tapping the trends and rhythms of internet culture to create an online presence that’s unique in presidential politics.” Really smart analysis of #Harris' campaign's use of #SocialMedia, and how they remain agile there: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/13/harris-tiktok-social-media-team/ #elections #election2024 #TikTok #news #politics #USpol #tech
“I am part of the queer community and the queer rights movement. I am an anti-fascist; I’m not neutral about fascism. I’m not neutral about genocide. I’m not neutral about the environment, and many other topics.” I'm so excited to share this: a profile of my career is out today in the Columbia Journalism Review! I've been waiting to share this for months, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out.
Columbia Journalism Review
Kit O’Connell, a movement journalist, on writing, covering the trans community, and focusing on the local
In Austin, a movement journalist named Kit O’Connell covers the trans community—and many others—as major outlets don’t.
 #journalism #nonbinary #LGBTQIA+ #Texas #politics #trans
“For the first time in Oregon history, a Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge sentenced an independent journalist to 14 days in jail after she was convicted of Riot for reporting on a Proud Boy recruitment event that turned violent on June 18th, 2021. The jury trial concluded with a legally inconsistent jury verdict as a result of numerous errors of law by the State. The case will be appealed.”
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Journalist Sentenced to 14 Days in Jail After Being Attacked at Proud Boy Rally
Statement from the Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) on the sentencing of independent journalist, Alissa Azar. For the first time in Oregon his...
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That the views of JK Rowling, a ""feminist"" and Elon Musk, a white supremacist, are so closely aligned these days says so much about the fascist agenda of the rich. #JKRowling #ElonMusk #fascism