Lmst

let me say it again:

Trump didn’t win by a majority of votes. compared to 2020 his numbers in 2024 didn’t improve significantly.

so what changed?

#Israel and the crushing of #StudentSpring protests brought the plausible deniability for Democrats to lose the popular vote.

YET THE POPULAR VOTE DOES NOT ELECT A PRESIDENT

my alarm bells went off by the speed in which the ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES where coming in.

ELECTORS DO NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW VOTERS TO SEAT A POTUS

the EC voted Trump in.

I reported tirelessly OTG about the destruction of the #BLMG and how the destruction of Black led spaces, #homeless outreach, #housing rights, the #FreeGaza #StudentSpring and NOW #LGBTQIA community are all under threat by the exact same local politicians!

We ALL share an enemy in Mayor Bruce Harrell, City Council President Sara Nelson, republican city attorney Ann Davidson and of course the Seattle police.

We need more eyes on these ghouls!

https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent/112339441203606656

#Seattle

the only reason Trump has gone after foreign students is because Biden attacked the #StudentSpring while both Clintons idly watched and called antisemitic anybody calling out zionists for their gleeful support of #Gaza #Palestinian #genocide

and Bill Clinton gave us Putin, peddling globalization as a capitalist kumbaya and not the gringo, corporatist fascism that it is.

anybody yassing HRC and any Clinton these days need to take all the damn seats and STFU

https://universeodon.com/@jaykuo/114457382892306805

there is no future with the Democratic Party.

the only ones with a clear vision are AOC, David Hogg and Bernie Sanders ―who isn’t even a Democrat.

yet Bernie has had all along the cheat code for a new party: all progressive democrats should be on ballots as INDEPENDENT as well.

🗣 USA’S LARGEST VOTING BLOCK CANNOT VOTE IN PRIMARIES

and after the party’s treachery with #Ukraine #Gaza #StudentSpring they have less reasons to join the party.

2026 MUST BE THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENT

trump's latest flury of executive orders brought back anti-muslim policy while adding language that, going off erenow statements, will likely be used to target pro-palestinian students here on visas. the party of free speech. . . i guess

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/muslim-travel-ban-trump-palestine-protest-free-speech-deportation/

#Palestine #Fascism #FreeSpeech #StudentIntifada #StudentSpring #USpol

the silver lining about #TikTok is that it is further radicalizing the largest and brownest of USA’s generations.

Biden Democrats sealed the deal with their attacks on the youth, not just during the #StudentSpring but how they treated young, anti- #genocide incumbents. the “good guys” brushed off #Gaza ―and the colonialism it represents― as a real issue. now, more than half of the 180 million Americans using it will end up, in 4 years, singing anticapitalist chants in Mandarin or Cantonese.

#TBT #studentspring #freepalestine

because Biden's own team was put together by Michael Bloomberg. he has been Biden's main puppetmaster since the 2020 primaries.

Biden and then Harris, ran on Bloomberg's 2010's policies as NYC mayor; including the brutal assault to #StudentSpring, a direct echo to Occupy Wall Street.

while mayor, Bloomberg shamelessly went on record that Manhattan should be only for billionaires, and that the new middle class are millionaires.

that's why Democrats lost.

@mattsheffield

2024 isn't about Trump winning. he virtually had the same amount of votes in 2020.

TOLD DEMOCRATS
TO NOT FUCK IT UP
AND THEY DID.

2024 was supposed to be the year of the Zillennial wave and all the goodwill and enthusiasm progressives like AOC amassed for the party during the Midterms in 2024, the fascist-lite zionist gerontocracy squandered it in the #StudentSpring

calling Trump childish, normalized GOP fascism. Americans do not see fascists as existential threat thanks to Biden et al

#FirstAmendment #HigherEd #Protest #StudentSpring

"We urge your administrations not to resort to police action to suppress student
expression, especially through the use of force, including less-lethal weapons, which
greatly heightens the risk of serious injuries. Instead, your universities and colleges should
fulfill your human rights responsibilities by facilitating protests and protecting students
exercising their freedom of expression and right of peaceful assembly from violence and
intimidation, and take a more active role in ensuring that all students' rights to freedom of
expression and peaceful assembly, regardless of viewpoint, are respected."

#FirstAmendment #HigherEd #Protest #StudentSpring

"Universities have the responsibility to protect both physical safety and free
expression on campus, and that responsibility may in very limited circumstances entail
calling on police. University administrators and police officers must ensure that coercive
police power is used only as a last resort, after all other efforts have been exhausted, or the
perverse effect will be to suppress protest and exacerbate safety risks. And universities
should be even-handed and viewpoint-neutral in all their actions regarding campus
protests, including in the deployment of police. Police should not be summoned simply to
disperse protesters whose presence has become undesirable to university administrators.
Police presence may both increase tensions and seriously undermine the potential for any
resolution grounded in respect for human rights."

#FirstAmendment #HigherEd #Protest #StudentSpring

"International law makes clear that “gatherings in private spaces fall within the scope
of the right of peaceful assembly, [but] the interests of others with rights in the property
must be given due weight.” The restrictions that may be imposed on gatherings on private
property depend on various factors, including “whether the space is routinely publicly
accessible, the nature and extent of the potential interference... with the interests of
others..., and whether participants have other reasonable means to achieve the purpose of
the assembly, in accordance with the sight and sound principle.”21 The right to freedom of
peaceful assembly thus extends to protests in private universities.
Campus administrations should engage with protest leaders and open lines of
communication to ensure that protests remain safe and peaceful. Such communication
should also encourage protest organizers to ensure that protests do not lead to incitement
of violence and to take de-escalating action against any individuals who engage in such
conduct."

#FirstAmendment #HigherEd #Protest #StudentSpring

"While privately owned universities do not have the same obligations as state-owned
universities, all universities have a responsibility to respect human rights.17 Though not
bound by the First Amendment, private universities are bound by their policy commitments
to freedom of expression and academic freedom. And they have a responsibility to respect
human rights consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.18
These emphasize that such entities should engage in ongoing due diligence efforts to
“prevent or mitigate adverse human rights impacts that are directly linked to their
operations, products or services ... even if they have not contributed to those impacts.”19
Within this context, universities should be periodically reviewing their policies and
practices to ensure that these are in line with international human rights standards. This
responsibility is independent of a state’s own human rights obligations and exists “over and
above compliance with national laws and regulations protecting human rights.”

#FirstAmendment #HigherEd #Protest #StudentSpring

"All universities and colleges have human rights responsibilities to protect students’
right to express themselves and peaceably protest on campus. The UN special rapporteur
on freedom of expression has stressed that universities play a key role in protecting and
promoting the human rights of members of their communities.14 To this end, both the
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)15 and the UN
special rapporteur on freedom of expression have outlined a range of human rights
responsibilities that universities and higher education institutions should fulfill in
accordance with international law and statements of intergovernmental bodies.16"

#FirstAmendment #HigherEd #Protest #StudentSpring

"Criticism of summoning law enforcement to disperse protests has been
widespread, including from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights9 and the
United Nations high commissioner for human rights,10 and a number of UN human rights
experts,11 including the UN special rapporteur on the right to education, who said on an
official visit to the USA in May:
I am deeply troubled by the violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, arrests,
detentions, police violence, surveillance and disciplinary measures and sanctions
against members of the educational community exercising their right to peaceful
assembly and freedom of expression… These attacks signal a concerning erosion of
intellectual freedom and democratic principles within educational settings.
The UN special rapporteur urged the US government to reaffirm its fundamental
commitment to freedom of speech and ensure that every student has unfettered access to
a wide range of ideas and perspectives.12 On October 4, 2024, the UN special rapporteur on
the rights of freedom of peaceful assembly and of association released her research
findings and a set of concrete recommendations for universities worldwide on how to
safeguard assembly and association rights on campus in the context of solidarity with the
Palestinian people."

#FirstAmendment #HigherEd #Protest #StudentSpring

"Amnesty International USA conducted preliminary analysis of photos, videos, and
social media posts collected by Amnesty International’s Digital Verification Corps.4 The
Digital Verification Corps identified at least 174 photos, videos, or social media posts, from
20 schools, raising concerns about the use of excessive force by law enforcement and
meriting further investigation. This includes 17 schools where chemical irritants appear to
have been used against student protesters and 11 schools where officers appear to have
responded to protests armed with kinetic impact projectiles.
Media reported witness accounts of injuries such as bleeding puncture wounds,
head injuries, broken teeth, and suspected broken bones, most notably at the University of
California Los Angeles5, Columbia University6 and the City College of New York,7 among
others.
Amnesty International’s Digital Verification Corps further documented photos or
videos, from at least 10 schools, showing injuries to students; about half appearing to be
related to chemical irritants. According to news reports, several universities in California,
including the University of California at Los Angeles, where the media reported a number of
injuries, have restocked their crowd control weapons in preparation for the new academic
year.8"

#FirstAmendment #HigherEd #Protest #StudentSpring

Continued screenshot of PDF. "As part of our efforts to advance freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, we
have been documenting and researching the policies and practices of dozens of US
universities and colleges and the impact of those responses on protesters and the broader
community. We write now to share with all university and college presidents and
administrators the steps you should undertake to ensure that your policy and actions
accord with international human rights law and standards.
We have serious concerns about the violent consequences when university officials
call in police to quell protests, and the impact on freedoms of expression and peaceful
assembly. Based on news reports, student protesters were often met with police in full
body armor who used physical force, including batons, kinetic impact projectiles such as
rubber bullets and foam tipped rounds, and chemical irritants such as pepper spray and, in
at least three instances, tear gas"

"The ACLU, Amnesty International USA, and Human Rights Watch published an open letter to universities and colleges across the country, calling on them to respect and protect the right to protest in support of Palestinian rights. The joint letter focuses on the use of force and aims to put universities and colleges on notice as we continue to investigate incidents where campus police and law enforcement used force against peaceful protesters, including the usage of less-lethal weapons."

https://www.aclu.org/documents/letter-to-universities-student-protesters #FirstAmendment #HigherEd #Protest #StudentSpring