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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING:

"Just landed."

Mark Bray confirms to me this morning that he and his family did, on the second attempt, make it out of the US and to Spain

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He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 13h

Mark Bray and Yesenia Barragan, and the family, have safely embarked on their trip to Spain after being questioned by DHS.

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 15h

I don't know why you are interested in a fight, but I am not. This is serious shit. Your anger is weird, and you seem uninterested in the underlying point about how to publicize (or not) unverified information about ICE. I'm actually involved with this kind of work; I'm guessing you're not. Bye now.

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 17h

You being right or wrong isn't actually my concern. I cannot verify either way, nor is that germane to my initial (and ongoing) point, which was that the original post (not from you) gave incorrect information about an ICE raid. Spreading bad info about ICE raids is #notgood. I hope you agree.

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 17h

This statement may be about what was captured on video. But regardless, the initial post was incorrect (there’s no such school, it seems) and everyone I know involved with rapid response networks says spreading incorrect info about ICE raids is extremely not helpful.

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 1d

Sanctuary for All UIC, a campus group, released a statement confirming ICE had detained two people unaffiliated with UIC outside one of the campus buildings. They have since been released. It is unclear how the university is proceeding to inform and protect students from future ICE actions.

Community alert

10/8

9:30pm

Sanctuary for all UIC has confirmed federal agents were on UIC’s campus behind the student services building (1200 w Harrison) sometime between 3 and 4pm

Agents abducted 3 individuals who are unaffiliated with UIC and left the area

Illinois state police were seen on the scene shortly after.

The 2 individuals have since been released.

There is a video of the abduction being circulated. The exact source and time it was taken are unknown.

At the time of this posting 9:30pm there is no other known ICE activity on UIC’s campus.

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 17h

Perhaps you’re right, but other information says it was at UIC (maybe that’s essentially the same location, I don’t know). The original post was definitely wrong, which is bad, and I don’t see how pointing that out is “clueless concern trolling.”

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 19h

I can’t speak to who took that video but I know that same video has been circulated in UIC network as the ICE arrests near a campus building yesterday at Racine and Harrison so that’s why I’ve been flagging it as confusing. There is also a school near Loomis. I’m very detail oriented especially rn!

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 18h

His new track “God Bless TPUSA” will no doubt be a banger.

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 18h

This is rank antisemitism and should be reported as such. It’s not remotely a debatable question.

Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 20h

JVP and IfNotNow are included in a list of only 9 progressive groups being investigated by the Trump admin, alongside major donors like Ford and Open Society Foundation and the amorphous 'antifa'/ www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 20h

liberal American Jewish groups and leaders need to immediately rally behind JVP and INN, without qualification

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 18h

Whoever is operating this account should delete this post. This is a terrifying incident, but as others have noted in the thread, it seems it did not happen at an elementary school. Spreading misinformation can be a serious problem and we all have to do our best to avoid it/correct it if we do.

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 18h

Drake should appeal. Victory is probably right around the corner. Keep this story in the news. No way Kendrick will do anything further to make Drake look bad.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 18h

NEW: Federal judge dismisses Drake's defamation case against Kendrick Lamar storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The issue in this case is whether "Not Like Us" can reasonably be understood to convey as a factual matter that Drake is a pedophile or that he has engaged in sexual relations with minors. In light of the overall context in which the statements in the Recording were made, the Court holds that it cannot.

Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 18h

That’s nice or something, but I think we already all agreed not to talk about it.

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 19h

Fair point. And for the record I'm wishy washy on the mask aspect/strategy myself, but I know people who basically always mask (even outdoors) when they are around a lot of people, and I know other people who really, really do not want their full face photographed at protests. I get both of those.

Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 19h

it is wrong headed (and very much playing into the hands of the regime) to assert that anyone wearing a mask at a protest is there to cause trouble. It is a statement of fact to say that this is not the case. Doesn’t mean we can’t debate about masking or not at protests. There’s a big discourse.

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 19h

One can certainly make that argument, although I would point out that there’s a huge difference between law-enforcement officers employing the violence of the state while wearing a mask and citizens covering their faces to avoid being identified by officers doing so. In any case, my point is that…

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 20h

You’re completely entitled to that opinion in the last sentence, of course. But I have been to many protests as well, and there are not infrequently people wearing masks who are being perfectly peaceful. That’s just a fact. Wearing a mask does not equal problematic person. That’s important to know.

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 20h

My mistake and apologies then. If the violence you were referring to was from agents provocateurs on the far right, then I was misreading.

Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 21h

That is not remotely what you should be concerned about. I don't even know who you have in mind--the BLM protests got violent for a variety of reasons--but you're adopting a concern that mirrors accusations (probably false) that Trump will make. The concern is what Trump's thugs will do--that's it.

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 21h

This is actively playing into the hands of the fascists. Whether you like it or not, there are always legitimate (often completely peaceful) protesters at protests who wear masks, be it to protect their identity or out of health concerns or both. Assuming people who are masked are bad helps Trump.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

If you live in NYC and you would like to plug into public library organizing, you can join NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org. Information is here: nycplan.org

We're kicking off a City Council focused campaign this month so it's a good time to join in and do some work.

NYC Public Library Action Network

Join NYC PLAN at our upcoming Public Library People’s Assembly It will be held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on the Upper West Side on Saturday, October 4th from 12:45pm-4:30pm.

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 1d

"I'm the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa" sounds like a hilariously inept FBI effort to infiltrate Unicorn Riot or something.

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 1d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 1d

Never saw this one! We were just flipping around on Criterion so I'll put it in the queue.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 1d

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

Ellis rules that the plaintiffs have standing for their case. She cites the "ongoing and sustained record of conduct" by federal agents gathered over the last month.

She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."

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