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Alexander KarnFive political science profs from Columbia U. respond to the latest Trump/MAGA assaults on civil liberties and academic freedom. <a href="https://danieldrezner.substack.com/p/guest-post-we-are-professors-at-columbia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://danieldrezner.substack.com/p/guest-post-we-are-professors-at-columbia</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/highered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highered</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#civilliberties</a>

Ben Royce 🇺🇦<a href="https://beige.party/@Shivviness" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Shivviness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MAGA</a> will pull a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reichstagFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reichstagFire</a> routineany violent expression- real or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agentProvocateur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agentProvocateur</a>, will be met with a huge crackdown on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#civilLiberties</a>this is not an argument to not fightthis is a recognition of what we are up against, and some people in denial out there need to understand what's coming<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> only understands one thing. and it should have met that a long time ago, because by waiting and "it will all just go away" bs the threat only grows<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire</a>

Paria sans portefeuille"<a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/MahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MahmoudKhalil</a>’s plight constitutes a test case in amending the Constitution by executive action, free from the safeguards that make amendment such a difficult process. Here the beachhead is a stateless Palestinian, targeted in his homeland for extermination, and now persecuted in his supposed place of refuge."<a href="https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/the-abduction-of-mahmoud-khalil/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/the-abduction-of-mahmoud-khalil/</a><a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/FreeMahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeMahmoudKhalil</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/StudentProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StudentProtests</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/PalestineSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PalestineSolidarity</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilLiberties</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/FreeSpeechOnCampus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeechOnCampus</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/StateRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StateRepression</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@palestine</a>

Nonilex…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> alleged that the Tren de Aragua gang is “conducting irregular warfare” against the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> at the “clandestine” direction of the authoritarian Maduro regime in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Venezuela</a>, but <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilLiberties</a> orgs filed a lawsuit Sat saying the admin had wrongly labeled immigrants as dangerous criminals while depriving them of the opportunity to defend themselves in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a> courts. 5 immigrants identified in the case said they had fled gangs or the Maduro regime & feared for their safety. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a>

Lars Wirzenius<a href="https://toot.liw.fi/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Introduction</a>I've programmed computers since 1984 (<a href="https://liw.fi/40/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://liw.fi/40/</a>). I was part of <a href="https://toot.liw.fi/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> from the beginning. I was a <a href="https://toot.liw.fi/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Debian</a> developer for about 20 years (1996-2018). I care about <a href="https://toot.liw.fi/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoftwareFreedom</a> and <a href="https://toot.liw.fi/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilLiberties</a>. I think about <a href="https://toot.liw.fi/tags/backups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backups</a>. My main hobby is <a href="https://toot.liw.fi/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> development. I have too many personal projects (<a href="https://app.radicle.xyz/nodes/radicle.liw.fi/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.radicle.xyz/nodes/radicle.liw.fi/</a>). I work on <a href="https://toot.liw.fi/tags/Radicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Radicle</a> (<a href="https://radicle.xyz/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://radicle.xyz/</a>).My other hobby is classic European men's style. I like to wear a <a href="https://toot.liw.fi/tags/suit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suit</a>. Preferably with a vest.

DoomsdaysCWLawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Historian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Historian</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LawrenceBritt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LawrenceBritt</a> studied the fascist regimes of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hitler</a> (Germany), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mussolini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mussolini</a> (Italy), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Franco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Franco</a> (Spain), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Suharto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Suharto</a> (Indonesia), and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pinochet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pinochet</a> (Chile) and found they had 14 elements in common. He calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism.1. Powerful and Continuing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nationalism</a> Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/patriotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patriotic</a> mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Flags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flags</a> are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays. 2. Disdain for the Recognition of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, and long incarcerations of prisoners.3. Identification of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Enemies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Enemies</a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Scapegoats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scapegoats</a> as a Unifying Cause The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racial</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ethnic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ethnic</a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#religious</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/minorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#minorities</a>; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#liberals</a>; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/communists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#communists</a>; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/socialists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialists</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/terrorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#terrorists</a>… 4. Supremacy of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Military</a> Even when there are widespread <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/domestic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#domestic</a> problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.5. Rampant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sexism</a> The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gender</a> roles are made more rigid. Opposition to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#abortion</a> is high, as is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homophobia</a> and anti-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gay</a> legislation.6. Controlled <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassMedia</a> Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation or by sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Government <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorship</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#secrecy</a> especially in war time, are very common. 7. Obsession with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> Fear of hostile foreign powers is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.8. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Religion</a> and Government are Intertwined Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.9. Protection of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Corporate</a> Power The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#industrial</a> and business <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aristocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aristocracy</a> of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.10. Suppression of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Labor</a> Power Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unions</a> are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.11. Disdain for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Intellectuals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Intellectuals</a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arts</a> Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HigherEducation</a> and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academics</a> to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.12. Obsession with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crime</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Punishment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Punishment</a> Under fascist regimes, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#police</a> are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilLiberties</a> in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.13. Rampant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cronyism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cronyism</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.14. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FraudulentElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FraudulentElections</a> Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmearCampaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmearCampaigns</a> against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#voting</a> numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.This post is a summary of Fascism, Anyone? by Lawrence W. Britt published in 2003 by Free Inquiry magazine."<a href="https://voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Histodon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RabidRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RabidRight</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antifa</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antifascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FarRight</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Putin</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MAGA</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharacteristicsOfFascism</a>

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