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CelloMom On Cars

"The FBI is moving to criminalize groups like for receiving grants from the under the Biden administration.

Citibank was told to freeze the groups’ bank accounts at the FBI’s request. The reason? The FBI alleges that the groups are involved in “possible criminal violations,” including “conspiracy to defraud the United States.” "

newrepublic.com/post/192660/tr

The New Republic · Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate GroupsThe Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.

"Violence against Tesla dealerships will be labeled domestic terrorism and perpetrators will "go through hell," U.S. President Donald Trump said."

reuters.com/world/us/trump-say

As a reminder, the crackdown on protest has been happening - and getting more aggressive - for a long time.

Many examples of free speech being criminalised in this thread. (That's peaceful protest, not property damage).

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@CelloMomOnCars well, at least now a whole bunch of people who ordinarily would never have been caught dead using electric cars are buying them, just to “pwn the libs.”

I guess there is something to “horseshoe theory.”

@CelloMomOnCars Naomi Wolf went off the deep end, of course, but I do remember her saying years ago that needing "permits" for protesting was a sign of bad things to come, and she was right about that for sure.

@CelloMomOnCars we can all be in a list together. They're in the middle of firing all the people and defunging all the organizations that follow up in people on lists

@CelloMomOnCars

Trump attacks habitat for humanity used to be a euphemism for the rest of his evil