Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock has sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security expressing concern over the potentiality of Cop City activists’ First Amendment rights being trampled by the extremely dubious terrorism charges.
that it believes the activists are terrorists; the activists were included in a May DHS advisory of “terrorism-related threat to the United States” as “alleged DVEs.” And, indeed, despite DHS’s insistence, Georgia law enforcement have said that they believe, based on DHS’s words — and without any empirical evidence — that the label is accurate.
“Although DHS reports that they do not classify or designate any groups as domestic violent extremists, the description provided by DHS for a domestic violent extremist does in fact describe the behavior of the individuals of the group in question,” Georgia Bureau of Investigation Nelly Miles toldIn other words, DHS has helped to lay the groundwork for state and local agencies to pursue their case against the activists by using some of the most punitive designations possible, even as the...
In fact, DHS’s far right lean in regards to activists has been clearly on display in response to Stop Cop City;
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Atlanta organizers unveil plan to stop 'Cop City' at the ballot boxActivists have announced an effort to force a referendum that would allow Atlanta voters to decide whether the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center should proceed. The action announced Wednesday is a potential last-ditch effort to halt the project that activists refer to as “Cop City.” Under the proposed referendum, voters would choose whether they want to repeal the ordinance that authorized the lease of the city-owned land upon which the project is being built. In order for the language to get on the ballot, though, organizers must first gather the signatures of more than 70,000 Atlanta voters over 60 days.
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Atlanta organizers unveil plan to stop 'Cop City' at the ballot boxActivists have announced an effort to force a referendum that would allow Atlanta voters to decide whether the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center should proceed
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