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DoomsdaysCWWTF!!! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DHS</a> Tells <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Police</a> That Common <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protest</a> Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’ DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/skateboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#skateboarding</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/livestreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#livestreaming</a> as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.By Dell Cameron, Jul 10, 202"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity</a> is urging local police to consider a wide range of protest activity as violent tactics, including mundane acts like riding a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bike</a> or livestreaming a police encounter, WIRED has learned."WIRED has made this article free for all to read because it is primarily based on reporting from Freedom of Information Act requests [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOIA</a>]. Please consider subscribing to support our journalism."Threat bulletins issued during last month’s '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoKings</a>' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protests</a> warn that the US government’s aggressive immigration raids are almost certain to accelerate domestic unrest, with DHS saying there’s a 'high likeliness' more Americans will soon turn against the agency, which could trigger <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/confrontations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#confrontations</a> near federal sites."Blaming intense media coverage and backlash to the US military deployment in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LosAngeles</a>, DHS expects the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demonstrations</a> to 'continue and grow across the nation' as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protesters</a> focused on other issues shift to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a>, following a broad 'embracement of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntiICE</a> messaging.'"The bulletins—first obtained by the national security nonprofit <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PropertyOfThePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PropertyOfThePeople</a> through public records requests—warn that officers could face assaults with fireworks and improvised weapons: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/paint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paint</a>-filled fire extinguishers, smoke grenades, and projectiles like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bottles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bottles</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rocks</a>."At the same time, the guidance urges officers to consider a range of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nonviolent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonviolent</a> behavior and common <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestGear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtestGear</a>—like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/masks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#masks</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flashlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flashlights</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cameras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cameras</a>—as potential precursors to violence, telling officers to prepare 'from the point of view of an adversary.'"Protesters on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bicycles</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/skateboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#skateboards</a>, or even 'on foot' are framed as potential 'scouts' conducting reconnaissance or searching for 'items to be used as weapons.' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Livestreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Livestreaming</a> is listed alongside '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/doxxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doxxing</a>' as a 'tactic' for 'threatening' police. Online posters are cast as ideological <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/recruiters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recruiters</a>—or as participants in 'surveillance sharing.'"One list of 'violent tactics' shared by the Los Angeles–based Joint Regional Intelligence Center—part of a post-9/11 fusion network—includes both protesters’ attempts to avoid identification and efforts to identify police. The memo also alleges that face recognition, normally a tool of law enforcement, was used against officers."Vera Eidelman, a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ACLU</a>], says the government has no business treating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/constitutionally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#constitutionally</a> protected activities—like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/observing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#observing</a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/documenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documenting</a> police—as threats."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DHS</a> did not respond to a request for comment." Read more: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-tells-police-that-common-protest-activities-are-violent-tactics/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-tells-police-that-common-protest-activities-are-violent-tactics/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ACAB</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliceState</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriminalizingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protestors</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriminalizingProtest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Orwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Orwell</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigBrother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigBrother</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DoublePlusUngood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DoublePlusUngood</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SurveillanceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SurveillanceState</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NaziPatrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaziPatrol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NineteenEightyFour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NineteenEightyFour</a>

Kyiv Independent Daily HeadlinesThursday, July 3, 2025 Russia increasingly targets Ukraine’s cities with cluster munitions, raising civilian toll — [vlog,video] Failed US peace effort left Ukraine worse off, expert argues — Military aid delays will ‘encourage Russia to continue war — Russia cannot launch 500 drones every day … and more <a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/thursday-july-3-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/thursday-july-3-2025/</a>

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈One in five <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Germans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germans</a> wants to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vote</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nazis</a> into <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/parliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#parliament</a>In the city of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Weimar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Weimar</a>, the former site of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Buchenwald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Buchenwald</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/concentrationcamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#concentrationcamp</a>, that we feel the rise of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> once more; Here, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protests</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#threats</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/violent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#violent</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/confrontations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#confrontations</a> - including within the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/memorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#memorial</a> site itself - have become routine <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Women</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transgender</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EuropeanUnion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conservatives</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Extremism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nazis</a> <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bynupx8aa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bynupx8aa</a>

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Target</a> on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/defensive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#defensive</a> after removing some <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#products</a> aimed at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a>+ people.Target once <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/distinguished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#distinguished</a> itself as being <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/boldly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#boldly</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/supportive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#supportive</a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a>. Now that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/status" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#status</a> is <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tarnished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tarnished</a> after it removed some <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#products</a> aimed at LGBTQ+ and relocated <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PrideMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrideMonth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/displays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#displays</a> to the back of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/stores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stores</a> in response to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/online" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#online</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/complaints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#complaints</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/instore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#instore</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/confrontations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#confrontations</a> that it says <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/threatened" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#threatened</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#employees</a>’ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wellbeing</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/target-lgbtq-pride-month-bathing-suits-21393e91a8eb6110b46623d17a3bf507" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/target-lgbtq-pride-month-bathing-suits-21393e91a8eb6110b46623d17a3bf507</a>

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈'It could have been stopped': <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Police</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/criticized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticized</a> for not stepping in before <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/violent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#violent</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/confrontations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#confrontations</a> at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TransRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rally</a> Vancouver police are facing criticism from both sides over their handling of a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transgender</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rally</a> that descended into chaos, resulting in at least two <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/assault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#assault</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/investigations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#investigations</a>.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Women</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transgender</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bigotry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Violence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Discrimination</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transphobia</a> <a href="https://bc.ctvnews.ca/it-could-have-been-stopped-police-criticized-for-not-stepping-in-before-violent-confrontations-at-trans-rights-rally-1.6341431" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bc.ctvnews.ca/it-could-have-been-stopped-police-criticized-for-not-stepping-in-before-violent-confrontations-at-trans-rights-rally-1.6341431</a>

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