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It should be apparent to anyone taking notice that our govt(s) are becoming more intolerant of #FreeSpeech and #PeacefulProtest. The result of restrictive laws are readily seen in #PoliceViolence on the street, as if somehow these 'servants of the people' have caught the public order violence epidemic we see in the US.

Hannah Thomas is currently the most visible case in point. In her article she reminds us that the Minns govt is overreaching with freedoms restrictive legilsation and reminiding us of NSW police #Brutality and #CoverUp.

Read more:
crikey.com.au/2025/07/25/hanna

Crikey · I was punched in the face by NSW Police, as Chris Minns’ anti-protest laws crack down on Palestine dissentBy Hannah Thomas

Eduardo Porter explained why he was leaving the Post: “Jeff Bezos and his new head of Opinion are taking the paper down a path I cannot follow, directed toward the relentless promotion of free markets and personal liberties…. I have no idea to what extent this is driven by Mr. Bezos’ fear of what Donald #Trump could do to his various business interests, most of which are more valuable to him than The Post.”
robertreich.substack.com/p/the #Trump #autocracy #censorship #media #freespeech #WaPo #JeffBezos

Robert Reich · The silencingBy Robert Reich

On the dangerous antisemitism bill in the NJ State Assembly

"The bill would accept the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, which conflates criticism of the state of Israel and Zionism with antisemitism."

Chris Hedges's speech to the State Assembly to oppose the adoption of Bill A3558:

chrishedges.substack.com/p/con

#FakeAntisemitism #USPol #EuroPol #Zionism #freeSpeech #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity @palestine .

The Chris Hedges Report · Chris Hedges Confronts the N.J. State Assembly on Dangerous Antisemitism BillBy Chris Hedges
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#MarcoRubio has also become increasingly involved in #Trump’s pressure campaign on #Harvard & with the admin’s campaign around #HigherEducation more broadly.

Rubio has privately pressed for his counterparts at the #Treasury Dept to open an investigation into whether Harvard violated federal sanctions by collaborating on a #HealthInsurance conference in China that may have included officials blacklisted by the US govt.

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Since those talks started, the Depts of #Education & #HHS both opened challenges to the #university’s #accreditation, which could someday jeopardize the ability of Harvard #students to receive federal #StudentAid. And #ICE has served subpoenas to Harvard w/sprawling demands that included payroll records, years of disciplinary files & any videos #Harvard had of #InternationalStudents protesting on campus since 2020.

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#MarcoRubio did not refer to any specific allegation of wrongdoing & instead said the inquiry was necessary “to assist the department in meeting its policy objectives.”

The investigation targets #Harvard’s participation in the Exchange Visitor Program, which is designed to promote #cultural & #educational programs with #visas for a variety of applicants, including #students & #professors as well as #researchers, #interns & #AuPairs.

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The #Trump admin has opened a new investigation into #HarvardUniversity’s *compliance* with a government-run #visa program for #InternationalStudents & #professors, targeting the elite #college with the third aggressive action since the 2 sides restarted talks to end their acrimonious *dispute* [Trump attacks].

Secy of #State #MarcoRubio notified Dr. Alan M. Garber, the president of #Harvard, of the investigation in a letter on Wednesday….