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In many of these protests, she said there is a confusion between what is hate speech or incitement to violence and what is basically a different view of the situation in Israel and the occupied territories – or criticism of the way Israel is conducting the conflict. “Legitimate speech must be protected,” she said, “but, unfortunately, there is a hysteria that is taking hold in the US.” Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia must be prohibited, and hate speech violates international law, she said. “But, we must not mix that up with criticism of Israel as a political entity, as a State,” she said. “Criticising Israel is perfectly legitimate under international law.”

— Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion. Interview with United Nations News

#irene khan #palestine #gaza #hate speech #free speech #islamophobia #antisemitism #united nations #un #us #2024

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EMORY IS EVERYWHERE

As the Palestine Solidarity movement rips across college campuses, college administrators and government bureaucrats are rushing to denounce anyone taking action as an "outside agitator". Those who grease the gears of the war machine think that this rhetoric will erode public support for bold actions at Emory. They are wrong.

45 years after the Camp David Accords - an infamously botched, imperialist plan for peace between Israel and Egypt with no input from Palestinians - was orchestrated by an Emory faculty alum President Carter, we observe that there is nowhere on Earth "outside" of Emory University. We want to say as clearly as possible - we welcome "outside agitators to our struggle against the ruthless genocide of Palestinians.

Emory University has the highest tuition, the lowest acceptance rate, and by far the highest endowment of any institution in Georgia. Economic barriers, infamously racist standardized testing, and nepotism have barred many from studying at Emory. To students in Atlanta and beyond - we invite you to struggle with us.

Local high school students dream of attending Emory, and many teachers encourage them to study hard and take up extracurriculars to increase their chance acceptance, knowing their chance of admission is slim. To local high school students and teachers, we invite you to struggle with us.

Just down the street from Emory Hospital Midtown is the site of the former Peachtree-Pine homeless shelter. In a bid to gentrify the city and evict its houseless population, the City closed the shelter and did not replace it, displacing hundreds and cutting off a last line of support for thousands of poor people in the city.

Emory University purchased this building, just one example of Emory's contribution to gentrification in Atlanta. To those without homes, or those displaced by gentrification, we invite you to struggle with us.

Emory's $11 billion endowment, the 11th highest in the country, is an outsized influence in Atlanta's economy. While economic inequality widens in the city, Emory remains a bastion of the rich. To the restaurant workers, house cleaners, gig workers, and all proletarians - we invite you to struggle with us.

In 2020, Emory University layed off or furloughed over 1500 employees. To those who are no longer affiliated with the university - we invite you to struggle with us.

4 out of 5 students at Emory are not from Georgia. While the Freedom Riders were heading down to Georgia in the 1960's to fight for Black people's right to vote, segregationist governors cast them as "outside agitators". To those from outside Atlanta and Georgia, we invite you to struggle with us.

1 in 5 students at Emory are from outside of the United States. The Palestinian students murdered by American weapons under Biden will never be one of those students. To those from outside of the country, we invite you to struggle with us.

In April 2023, Emory admin called the police to break up a protest led by students against Cop City on the quad. None of the pigs were Emory students. To all of those who struggle against police brutality, we invite you to struggle with us.

EMORY IS EVERYWHERE. THE PLACE FOR DIVISION IS NOWHERE. WE INVITE YOU TO STRUGGLE WITH US.

#emory university #solidarity #atlanta #georgia #racism #divest #cop city #police violence #police brutality #police state #gentrification #freedom riders #protest #free speech #bsd #2024

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#bye bye billionaires #my art #brent pruitt #commie pinko fag #illustration #elon musk #musk #jeff bezos #bezos #ubi #climate crisis #pollution #reparations #universal healthcare #2024

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Acab frog spotted in Exeter, UK

#acab frog

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#osu #ohio #fascism #police violence #police state #antifa #state violence #palestine #gaza #protest #genocide #2024

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#ohio #osu #fascism #police violence #police state #antifa #state violence #palestine #gaza #protest #genocide #2024

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AC-a-a-a-a-B, screamed the goat

again, we see the police PR machine & a complicit press present the innocuous, bumbling barney fife ‘we’re here to protect’ trope.

the ubiquitous coverage of the screaming goat has reached an international audience [if the BBC counts in that regard].

it reminds me of the ‘ah, look! cops dance with ice cream’ which should have been ‘two scoops of fuck you.’

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one of the more recent and disgusting examples of police PR/media collaboration has been the ‘viral’ PR: ‘Police dog in Wyandotte accused of stealing fellow officer’s lunch.’ 

this ‘story’ originated from a facebook post by the Wyandotte PD, with an accompanying image edited to appear as a mugshot of a black police dog – named ‘Officer ICE.’

however, i found this posted on a ABC affiliate news website, on the same page as an article about Tyre Nichols’ family pleading for justice and calls for the bodycam footage to be released.  

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the timing and content of these press releases is no coincidence.

on august 1 2016, within weeks after the series of murders by police of Delrawn Small, Alton Sterling and Philando Castille, the cop PR machine rolled out #copsgiveouticecream. 

one particular headline — ‘these cops pranked drivers by giving them ice cream instead of tickets’ — fell under the ‘feel good’ category, much like ‘officer ice’ and case of the screaming goat.

text beneath the image reads: “You can see the sense of relief when the officers explain this ‘violation’ to the anxious drivers who all got a big laugh out of it." 

i can see intimidation, fear, injustice…

‘no cameras!’ — nor accountability

social media has changed the playing field in the propaganda war for policing. like in the instances of feel good news, cops only like social media when it works in their favor. 

the fbi has warned about ‘cop baiting,’ ‘viral attack’ and potential liability. [Social Media and Law Enforcement: Potential Risks; leb.fbi.gov] 

unsurprisingly, this particular article expresses an overarching sense of fear and need for control:

Empowered by social media, cop baiting presents a crisis for law enforcement. Questionable videos of police officers are popular on sites, such as YouTube, and can be financially rewarding to malefactors who file claims or lawsuits. For some individuals, a citation or jail time is worthwhile if a cash payoff results. Cop baiting could become so common that officers may not know whether they are facing a situation that is legitimate, staged, or exaggerated for someone else’s benefit. This puts officers’ personal and professional well-being at stake.

so strange, their fave defense for surveillance [search, et al] isn’t mentioned: ‘if you’re not doing anything wrong, why worry…’ 

copspeak + providing those good feels

i posted the link back in 2016, but i find it’s still relevant: 

Copspeak: 7 Ways Journalists Use Police Jargon to Obscure the Truth [fair.org]

FAIR’s CopSpeak series is good for examining the media-PR symbiosis: 

“The linguistic gymnastics needed to report on police violence without calling up images of police violence is a thing of semantic wonder.”

privatization of public policy has helped drive much of this. [Meet the Company That Writes the Policies That Protect Cops; motherjones.com], [Police Policy For Sale; theappeal.org/]. 

the lexipol rabbithole can take you through an insular cop-cult[-ure] & convenient shopping for all of your militarized force needs.

‘Police Chief Magazine’ run by a 503c lobbying group, International Association of Chiefs of Police [IACP], reveals some PR tactics in ‘Media Coverage: When It Doesn’t Work Well… and When It Does’ [policechiefmagazine.org]

The Secrets to Success “It is the role of the public information office to push the positive stories to the media,” says Sergeant John Roth, Glendale Police Department’s public information officer (PIO). His office publicizes the department’s Coffee with a Cop events, as well as other newsworthy items, such as when major cases are solved. … 

it is imperative to develop a rapport with media representatives. He makes a point of meeting with them and establishing relationships built on trust.

‘trust us,’ said at gunpoint… 

[btw, national police week 2023 has begun]

#rb #acab goat #antifa #police state #police #acab #tyre nichols #defund #demilitarize #mass media #public relations #police violence #police terrorism #delrawn small #alton sterling #philando castille #tortuguita #systemic violence #stop cop city #no cop city #2024

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[ID: a revised world war 2 political poster, depicting a row of pigs branded with letters spelling ‘DEFUND.’ 

The smiling pigs view the poster text reading ‘NO Cop City’, ‘Demilitarize’, ‘End Fascism Now’. 

Below the pigs sits a garbage can, marked ‘waste.’ Text to the left of the garbage can reads ‘Demilitarize’, ‘No Privatization’, ‘End PR Lobbying.’ 

Additional text to the right of the garbage can reads ‘Public Oversight’, Accountability’ and ‘Public Safety’]

[creative commons/non-commercial use]

#acab #demilitarize #defund

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[ID: a revised world war 2 political poster, depicting a pig with a black eye, bloody nose and lip and arm cast and brace. the pig wears a partially visible nazi swastika arm band & stands before a garbage can labeled ‘pig food’. the word ‘FEAR’ is inscribed on the lid of the garbage can.

The poster text reads: 

Fight the Fascist State! Restore Democracy! Organize, Protest, Protect ]

[creative commons/non-commercial use]

#acab #demilitarize #defund

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Anti-nazi poster spotted in Mickiewiczova, Slovakia

#acab #antifa #kill all fascists

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#acab #demilitarize #defund

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Atlanta police vehicle set on fire during a “Stop Cop City” protest in Atlanta, GA, Jan. 21, 2023 [photo: Benjamin Hendren/Anadolu Agency]

#acab #demilitarize #defund

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#acab #demilitarize #defund

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#demilitarize #defund #acab

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Meet ACAB Goat!

In honor of National Police Week, ACAB Goat screams, ‘Help! Fight for Social Justice!’

my inspiration 

#acab #demilitarize #defund

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#be gay do crimes #be gay do crime #protest #direct action #acab #antifa #student spring #activism #demonstration #2024