Signs you're a dangerous terrorist: using Signal, moving zines
8 hours ago
- #terrorism-charges
- #free-speech
- #activist-repression
- Texas protesters convicted of terrorism received sentences of at least 50 years, seen as a test case for cracking down on dissent.
- One protester sentenced to 30 years for moving leftwing zines, despite not being at the protest, highlighting extreme charges.
- Prosecutors used evidence like using Signal for encrypted communication to infer planned violence, criminalizing normal activist tools.
- Sentences far exceed those given to right-wing figures, such as the Proud Boys leader who got 22 years, showing disparity.
- The case sets a dangerous precedent for freedom of speech, assembly, and democracy by labeling anti-fascists as terrorists.