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Armed forces dog-piled a non-violent protester. Her latest TikTok says that he's being held federally right now.

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Originally Posted By u/army_cooky At 2025-06-16 08:09:51 PM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/GiGiAGoGroove At 2025-06-16 02:57:38 PM | Source

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Yes, you read that right. 6/11/25 I was protesting outside our local ICE facility in Spokane, WA. We were blocking a transport vehicle attempting to transport 2 detainees to the larger state facility in Tacoma Wa. They entered the US legally through asylum seeking. The 2 peoples in question had made all their appointments, had jobs paid taxes etc. 37 peoples in total were arrested. I was charged with local law “failure to disperse”. Most people were charged with that, except for 2 others were charged with false imprisonment. All of our phones were confiscated and we were told our phones would be off site at county property upon our release. When I and several others went to pick up our phones, we were told they had been turned over to the FBI. The agents number we were given went straight to voicemail and calls have not been returned to my lawyer or myself.

Don’t bring your phone to protests! Even with passwords and Face ID, the feds can easily get into your phone. They won’t find anything on my phone, no pics or videos of protesters that are incriminating. Just a bunch of photos of my cats. Still, I feel like my privacy has been gravely violated.

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Originally Posted By u/Eat_the_rich1984 At 2025-06-16 01:35:40 PM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/transcendent167 At 2025-06-16 11:58:02 AM | Source

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Peaceful civilians are being arrested for wearing masks during protests while ICE agents and riot police wear full facial coverings, hide their names, and refuse identification.

Trump backed new mask bans, claiming:

“If you’re not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to hide.”

Yet government agents are literally hiding their identities while dragging people off the streets.

This isn’t safety.
This is authoritarian control.

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Your right to protest with a mask is protected by the Constitution.

1st Amendment – U.S. Constitution
Protects freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, and anonymous political expression.
Wearing a mask during protest is a symbolic act of protected political speech.
Read the full amendment (Cornell Law)

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Legal Cases That Back You Up:

• McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm’n (1995):
  Supreme Court upheld anonymous political speech as protected.

  “Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority.”
  Read ruling

• NAACP v. Alabama (1958):
  Government can’t force disclosure of identity when it risks intimidation.
  Full decision

• American Knights of the KKK v. City of Goshen (1999):
  Court blocked a blanket mask ban, affirming mask-wearing can be political expression.

• Church of the American Knights v. Kerik (2004):
  Mask bans must be narrow and not suppress speech.
  Case summary

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This is how fascism takes hold.

First, they arrest you for what you wear.
Next, it’s what you say.
Then it’s how you believe or who you are.

Today it’s a protest mask.
Tomorrow it’s a Pride flag.
Or a cultural clothing.
Or not being Christian.

This is state power targeting visibility and identity and it’s not random. It’s calculated.

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You are not their subject. You are a citizen with rights.

They want obedience.
They want fear.
They want silence.

And that’s exactly why you must not give it to them.

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We demand:

• An immediate end to unconstitutional protest mask bans
• A federal investigation into unmarked, masked agents arresting civilians
• Equal protection for protesters not just for the state

Resources:

• ACLU: Know Your Protest Rights
• EFF: Right to Mask in Public

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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.”
— Edmund Burke

This is not a time for silence.
This is not a time for fear.

This is the time to stand together.

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Originally Posted By u/Lo_Stallone At 2025-06-16 11:13:14 AM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/Project_Rees At 2025-06-16 06:56:33 AM | Source

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I wasn't sure it was the right choice at first, but I now realize it was brilliant.

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Originally Posted By u/hook3m13 At 2025-06-15 07:50:05 PM | Source

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With all the nonsense and lies about violence and property damage being spewed by Fox News and conservative pundits, I truly appreciate the Seattle PD putting this message out early in the day.

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Originally Posted By u/LoveFosteringDogs At 2025-06-15 03:09:19 PM | Source

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That’s it. That’s my post.

Edit. Looks like it was actually over 12 million protesters. Holy shit! Well over 3.5 of the voting population, not to mention the general population. Noice!

Edit #2. As lot of commenters are claiming the parade attendance was less than 10k. I have not yet been able to independently verify either number yet, as the situation is still fluid.

But regardless, it’s clear the parade was a flop, and the protests were a success. USA! 🇺🇸

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Originally Posted By u/SavannahPharaoh At 2025-06-15 08:57:52 PM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/Ice_Ice11 At 2025-06-15 09:59:01 PM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/blacksmith624 At 2025-06-15 03:47:30 PM | Source

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Look, I'm not one to over-romanticize hope that the U.S. military will choose the right side in upholding their duty to resist unlawful orders. Some will. Some won't. We'll see. But, lol, I do suspect there's malicious compliance. And as I keep seeing pics with military members looked absolutely miserable and sullen in the Orange Toddler's Big Boy B-Day Parade yesterday, I am cracking up. They were probably supposed to put on a big proud show for Dear Leader, and they didn't (or did a very bad job - perhaps on purpose). Trump's abuse of the military in this way is so disrespectful. But, I feel like some in there are really trying to show they aren't interested in being treated like toys in some draft-dodger's dipshit propaganda. This one in particular from WaPo got me:

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Originally Posted By u/RocketSocket765 At 2025-06-15 02:10:38 PM | Source

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