DoomsdaysCW<p>Nearly Two Years After Being Indicted on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racketeering</span></a> Charges in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>, the First of 61 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopCopCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopCopCity</span></a> Defendants is Set to Start Trial Today</p><p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2025 via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeelauneeTheFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeelauneeTheFree</span></a> </p><p>Repeated Evidentiary Violations, Dismissals of Charges, and More Than 200 Unresolved Motions Have Plagued the State’s Efforts to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Criminalize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Criminalize</span></a> a Political Movement</p><p>ATLANTA, GA – "Nearly two years after being indicted on State racketeering charges in Georgia, the first of 61 Stop <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CopCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CopCity</span></a> defendants charged with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RICO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RICO</span></a> (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) will go to trial today, Monday, July 7 at 9 am in Fulton County Superior Court. A press conference will also be held today after the trial adjourns.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AylaKing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AylaKing</span></a> filed for a speedy trial in October 2023, but their case has been held up on appeal while higher courts considered whether Georgia’s speedy trial statute had been violated and whether King’s rights had been denied. Multiple pretrial motions and the possibility of additional motions being filed this morning could delay the start of the trial, but according to Fulton County Judge Kevin Farmer, jury selection will begin today.</p><p> What: First of 61 Stop Cop City RICO trials for Ayla King and press conference<br> When: Monday, July 7, 2025: Trial at 9am; Press conference at 4pm or when trial adjourns<br> Where: Fulton County Superior Court, 185 Central Ave SW, Courtroom 4D</p><p>" 'Despite facing two decades in prison—nearly as long as they’ve been alive—Ayla King has bravely pushed for a speedy trial, and will now, after two years, finally see their day in court,' said local community member Evan Grace. Supporters of King argue that the charges are politically motivated. 'We know these charges are meant to bully us into silence, but the movement to Stop Cop City has always taken the courageous path, the one in righteous opposition to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/classist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classist</span></a>, violent system of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prisons</span></a>,' continued Grace. 'King, all the Stop Cop City defendants, and everyone coming out to show support during this trial will prove that the scare tactics they throw at us will never stop us from fighting back.' "</p><p><a href="https://weelauneethefree.org/nearly-two-years-after-being-indicted-on-racketeering-charges-in-georgia-the-first-of-61-stop-cop-city-defendants-is-set-to-start-trial-today/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weelauneethefree.org/nearly-tw</span><span class="invisible">o-years-after-being-indicted-on-racketeering-charges-in-georgia-the-first-of-61-stop-cop-city-defendants-is-set-to-start-trial-today/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CopCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CopCity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopCopCitiesEverywhere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopCopCitiesEverywhere</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeelauneeForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeelauneeForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RememberTort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RememberTort</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForTort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeForTort</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForTortugita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeForTortugita</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AtlantaGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtlantaGeorgia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SystemicRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemicRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoCopCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoCopCities</span></a></p>
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Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeanCombs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeanCombs</span></a>’ lawyers asked that he be released ahead of sentencing now that he is no longer facing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SexTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexTrafficking</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a> conspiracy charges.</p><p>The lawyers say Combs is not a flight risk because he does not have access to his passport or plane. “This is his first conviction & it’s a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prostitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prostitution</span></a> offense & so he should be released on appropriate conditions.” The lawyer is asking that Combs return to his home in Miami Beach, FL.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rape</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BelieveSurvivors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BelieveSurvivors</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ViolenceAgainstWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViolenceAgainstWomen</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a> would have carried the most serious potential <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/incarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incarceration</span></a> time for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeanCombs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeanCombs</span></a>, with a maximum sentence of up to life in prison. Convictions for the counts of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SexTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexTrafficking</span></a> by force, fraud or coercion – one for Ventura, & one for Jane – would have each carried a statutory minimum sentence of 15 years & up to life in prison.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rape</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BelieveSurvivors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BelieveSurvivors</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prostitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prostitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ViolenceAgainstWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViolenceAgainstWomen</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The prosecution was also unable to prove to the 12-person jury that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeanCombs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeanCombs</span></a> had run a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> or an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OrganizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrganizedCrime</span></a> syndicate within the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a> charge. They had accused Combs of several related crimes within this charge, including forced labor [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a>], <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/obstruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obstruction</span></a> of justice.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rape</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BelieveSurvivors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BelieveSurvivors</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prostitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prostitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SexTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexTrafficking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ViolenceAgainstWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViolenceAgainstWomen</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeanCombs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeanCombs</span></a> found <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guilty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guilty</span></a> on 2 counts, but <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/acquitted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acquitted</span></a> on most serious charges </p><p>A federal jury in Manhattan has found Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul also known as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Diddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diddy</span></a> or Puff Daddy, guilty on 2 counts of transportation to engage in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prostitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prostitution</span></a>. He was found not guilty of one count of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a> conspiracy & 2 counts of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SexTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexTrafficking</span></a>.</p><p>The jury deliberated for 13 hours before announcing their split decision.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rape</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BelieveSurvivors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BelieveSurvivors</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/02/nx-s1-5446128/sean-combs-diddy-trial-guilty-two-counts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/02/nx-s1-54461</span><span class="invisible">28/sean-combs-diddy-trial-guilty-two-counts</span></a></p>
SPdevALK 🐘️ ☑️<p>When will the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Whitehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Whitehouse</span></a> be sued under the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RICO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RICO</span></a> act? </p><p>Creating artificial stock fluctuations by continuously announcing economic measures which are recanted shortly after is just criminal behavior and only aims to enrich some people in the close circle around <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> </p><p>Jail the Whitehouse crew! Jail the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maga</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scumbags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scumbags</span></a> for life and throw away the key!</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mobster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobster</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p>State by State Pending and recently passed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> </p><p>HB 1674: Penalties for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> who block <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a>, immunity for drivers who hit protesters, and liability for organizations that work with protesters</p><p>**Note: Portions of HB1674 were preliminarily enjoined by a federal district judge on October 27, 2021, temporarily blocking enforcement of the law's 1) penalties for protesters who obstruct traffic, and 2) penalties for organizations that "conspire" with someone who is convicted of certain protest-related offenses.** Creates new penalties for protesters who obstruct traffic while participating in a "riot," and protects drivers who "unintentionally" hit them. Under the law, a person who participated in a "riot" and "obstructed" the "normal use" of a public street or highway, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison, a $5,000 fine, and restitution for any property damage that occurs. The law defines "obstruct" to include rendering the street or highway "unreasonably inconvenient or hazardous" for cars' passage, including by "standing" on the street or highway. "Riot" is broadly defined under existing Oklahoma law, to include a group of three or more people who make "any threat to use force." The new law also shields from liability a driver who injures or kills someone while "fleeing from a riot," as long as they did so "unintentionally," were "exercising due care," and held a "reasonable belief" that they needed to flee to protect themselves. Under the law, such a driver cannot be held civilly or criminally liable for the injuries or death they caused. Finally, the law provides that an organization found to have "conspired" with individuals who are found guilty of certain offenses--including "unlawful assembly," "riot," "incitement to riot," refusing to aid in the arrest of a "rioter," and remaining at the scene of a "riot" after being ordered to disperse--may be fined ten times the maximum amount of fine authorized for the individual's offense.</p><p>Read full text:<br><a href="https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb1674&Session=2100" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.asp</span><span class="invisible">x?Bill=hb1674&Session=2100</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 2 Feb 2021; Approved by House 10 March 2021; Approved by Senate 14 April 2021; Signed by Governor Stitt 21 April 2021</p><p>Issue(s): <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSupporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestSupporters</span></a> or Funders, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DriverImmunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DriverImmunity</span></a>, Riot, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrafficInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrafficInterference</span></a><br> </p><p>HB 2095: Racketeering penalties for those involved in "unlawful assemblies"</p><p>Adds "unlawful assemblies" to the offenses that can be prosecuted as "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a> activity" under Oklahoma's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RICO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RICO</span></a> statute. As a result, an organization or individual found to have "attempted" or "conspired" with individuals to engage in or encourage a protest that is deemed an "unlawful assembly" can be prosecuted under RICO and subject to felony penalties. Oklahoma law broadly defines "unlawful assembly" to include a group of three or more people who gather without lawful authority in a manner "as is adapted to disturb the public peace." </p><p>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb2095&Session=2200" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.asp</span><span class="invisible">x?Bill=hb2095&Session=2200</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 1 Feb 2021; Approved by House 8 March 2021; Approved by Senate 21 April 2021; Signed by Governor Stitt 28 April 2021</p><p>Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders<br> </p><p>HB 1123: New penalties for protests near <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriticalInfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalInfrastructure</span></a></p><p>Targets protests around certain public facilities by creating a new criminal offense for trespass onto property containing "critical infrastructure." The law's extensive list of "critical infrastructure" facilities ranges from a petroleum refinery to a telephone pole. Willfully entering onto property containing critical infrastructure without permission is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to $1,000 or six month in jail, or both. Evidence of intent to damage or otherwise harm the operations of the infrastructure facility would make the offence a felony, punishable by at least $10,000 (with no maximum provided) or imprisonment for one year, or both; actual damage or vandalizing of the facility is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. Organizations found to have "conspired" with perpetrators are liable for up to $1,000,000. The sponsor of the law told a House of Representatives committee that it was prompted by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DakotaAccessPipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DakotaAccessPipeline</span></a> protests in North Dakota. </p><p>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://legiscan.com/OK/text/HB1123/2017" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">legiscan.com/OK/text/HB1123/20</span><span class="invisible">17</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 6 Feb 2017; Signed into law 3 May 2017</p><p>Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Infrastructure, Trespass<br> </p><p>HB 2128: Heightened penalties for protesters who <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trespass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trespass</span></a> onto private property</p><p>Increases the potential penalties levied on individuals who protest on private property without permission. The law allows prosecutors to hold anyone arrested for or convicted of trespass liable for any damages to personal or real property caused while# trespassing.</p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 6 Feb 2017; Governor Fallin signed into law 15 May 2017</p><p>Issue(s): Trespass</p><p>SB 743: Ban on protests that disturb <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/worshippers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worshippers</span></a></p><p>Would make it a serious criminal offense to protest in a way that disturbs people engaged in religious observation. Under the bill, someone who “willfully disturbs, interrupts, or disquiets” a group of “people met for religious worship” commits a misdemeanor punishable by a year in jail and $500, or a felony punishable by two years in prison and $1,000 for subsequent offenses. As written, the bill would seemingly allow anyone who was the target of a protest—for instance, lawmakers at the statehouse—to make a protest illegal simply by starting to pray. The prohibition extends to any unauthorized “protest [or] demonstration” within one mile of the individuals engaged in religious worship. “Disturb” and “disquiet” are not defined by the bill, such that even a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilentDemonstration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentDemonstration</span></a> that was visible to people engaged in religious worship as far as one mile away could be prohibited. The bill was introduced as a substitute to SB 743 on March 25, 2025. <br> <br>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB743&Session=2500" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.asp</span><span class="invisible">x?Bill=SB743&Session=2500</span></a></p><p>Status: pending</p><p>Introduced 25 Mar 2025; Approved by Senate 27 March 2025</p><p>SB 481: Restrictions on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicEmployees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicEmployees</span></a>' ability to protest</p><p>Would broadly prohibit public employees from participating in protests during work hours in most situations. Under a committee substitute to the bill introduced on February 25, it would be unlawful for state or local government employees including public school teachers to “speak on or participate in a matter of public concern deemed a matter of larger societal significance” in “an organized form of protest” during their normal working hours. The bill would allow public employees to protest during working hours only if they were using annual leave and if their actions did not create “an undue burden on the employer’s interest in an efficient, disruptive-free workplace”—a vaguely worded condition that employers could abuse to restrict employees' participation in disfavored protests. The bill would also prohibit public employees from using publicly owned computers, transportation, or other equipment for conduct related to participation in protests.</p><p>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb481&Session=2500" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.asp</span><span class="invisible">x?Bill=sb481&Session=2500</span></a></p><p>Status: pending</p><p>Introduced 25 Feb 2025.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Clampdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clampdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PipelineProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PipelineProtests</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>State by State Pending and Recently Passed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a> </p><p>HB 737: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Vague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vague</span></a> ban on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResidentialProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResidentialProtests</span></a></p><p>Broadly criminalizes participating in a protest within 50 feet of a residence that “threatens to disrupt, or harasses” an individual’s “right to control or use” their residence. The law does not make exceptions for protests that take place in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicParks</span></a> or on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sidewalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sidewalks</span></a>—traditional public forums—that may be within 50 feet of residential buildings. Nor does the law require any intent on the part of protesters to target a specific residence or to harass or disturb specific residents. The law also does not require that a protest actually disrupt an individual's right to use their residence, only that it "threaten" to do so. It is also unclear what would constitute "harassing" an individual's right to use their residence, for the purpose of the law.</p><p>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=24RS&b=HB737&sbi=y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.as</span><span class="invisible">px?s=24RS&b=HB737&sbi=y</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 18 Mar 2024; Approved by House 9 April 2024; Approved by Senate 20 May 2024; Signed by Governor Landry 18 June 2024</p><p>HB 383: Civil immunity for drivers who hit protesters</p><p>Limits the civil liability of drivers who injure or kill protesters who were unlawfully in the street. The law provides that if a driver hits someone who was illegally “blocking a roadway,” the driver cannot be sued for any injury, death, or damage if he “reasonably believe[d]” that he was in immediate danger of injury and was trying to “retreat or escape.” The sponsor cited a rise in protests across the country as motivation for the bill. </p><p>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=24RS&b=HB383&sbi=y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.as</span><span class="invisible">px?s=24RS&b=HB383&sbi=y</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 29 Feb 2024; Approved by House 8 April 2024; Approved by Senate 20 May 2024; Signed by Governor Landry 11 June 2024</p><p>Issue(s): <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DriverImmunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DriverImmunity</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrafficInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrafficInterference</span></a> </p><p>HB 205: New <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a> penalties for protesters</p><p>Adds nonviolent protest-related offenses to the underlying crimes that can be prosecuted under Louisiana’s racketeering law, which carries steep penalties. Offenses that are now covered by the racketeering law include “simple <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/obstruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obstruction</span></a> of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/highway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highway</span></a> of commerce,” “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/riot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>riot</span></a>,” “inciting to riot,” "institutional <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/vandalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vandalism</span></a>," and “aiding and abetting others to enter or remain on premises where forbidden.” As such, individuals in a protest that merely makes movement on a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/highway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highway</span></a> “more difficult” (a minor misdemeanor offense) could be charged with a violation of Louisiana’s racketeering law if they did so more than once and as part of an enterprise with others. Louisiana law defines “riot” broadly, requiring no actual violence or damage but three or more people engaged in a “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicDisturbance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicDisturbance</span></a>” that creates a “danger of injury or damage” by an “imminent threat of tumultuous and violent conduct,” so individuals who participate in tumultuous protests could likewise be charged with racketeering. The law also adds “criminal damage to a critical infrastructure” to the racketeering law, such that certain <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> actions near <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pipelines</span></a> and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a>, including sites under construction, could be covered as well. Racketeering violations are punishable by up to 50 years in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HardLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardLabor</span></a> and a one million dollar fine.</p><p>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=245811&sbi=y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.as</span><span class="invisible">px?i=245811&sbi=y</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 26 Feb 2024; Approved by House 2 April 2024; Approved by Senate 14 May 2024; Signed by Governor Landry 10 June 2024</p><p>Issue(s): <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSupporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestSupporters</span></a> or Funders, Infrastructure, Riot, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trespass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trespass</span></a><br> </p><p>HB 127: Heightened penalties for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StreetProtesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StreetProtesters</span></a> and organizers</p><p>Increases existing penalties for impeding traffic and creates a new offense that could cover individuals who plan or organize protests that would impede traffic. Under prior law in Louisiana, engaging in conduct that makes movement on any road “more difficult” was a misdemeanor, punishable by six months in jail and $200. The law adds an offense of “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a>” or “aiding and abetting” of others to engage in such conduct. As written, the new offense does not require that that the protest or other act actually take place or that it actually impede traffic. The law also increases the fine for both offenses to $750.</p><p>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=24RS&b=HB127&sbi=y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.as</span><span class="invisible">px?s=24RS&b=HB127&sbi=y</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 22 Feb 2024; Approved by House 15 April 2024; Approved by Senate 16 May 2024; Signed by Governor Landry 10 June 2024</p><p>Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Traffic Interference<br> </p><p>HB 727: NEW PENALTIES FOR PROTESTS NEAR GAS AND OIL PIPELINES</p><p>Targets protests around gas and oil <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pipelines</span></a> by expanding the definition of "critical infrastructure" and providing for the offense of "unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure." Under the law, "critical infrastructure" is amended to include "pipelines," "any site where the construction or improvement of [pipelines or any other listed infrastructure facility] is taking place," as well as "all structures, equipment, or other immovable or movable property located within or upon" such facilities. Unauthorized entry onto critical infrastructure property as defined above is punishable by imprisonment with or without hard labor for up to five years and a fine of $1,000. As originally introduced, the law included a new crime of "conspiracy to engage in unauthorized entry" of a critical infrastructure facility, punishable by imprisonment with or without hard labor for up to five years and a fine of $10,000, such that individuals who only planned to hold a peaceful protest on infrastructure property could be prosecuted. The amended and enacted version of the bill removed the provisions on conspiracy, however. In addition, prior to the law's enactment, provisions were added to mandate that the law would not apply to "[l]awful assembly and peaceful and orderly petition, picketing, or demonstration for the redress of grievances or to express ideas or views regarding legitimate matters of public interest."<br> <br>Full text of bill:<br><a href="https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=18RS&b=HB727&sbi=y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.as</span><span class="invisible">px?s=18RS&b=HB727&sbi=y</span></a></p><p>Status: enacted</p><p>Introduced 26 Mar 2018; Approved by House 12 April 2018; Approved by the Senate 8 May 2018; Signed into law by Governor Edwards 30 May 2018</p><p>Issue(s): Infrastructure, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trespass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trespass</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Clampdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clampdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PipelineProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PipelineProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeatherHeyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherHeyer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniteTheRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniteTheRight</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrivingDownProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrivingDownProtestors</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Who in their right mind [<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> obviously isn't as it's government is still unwilling to admit that the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> was a shit idea that should've never been done given a hairline majority in a referendum!] would agree to being a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VassalState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VassalState</span></a> to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>? </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ts5wJ6OfzA&t=21m31s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Anyone?</a></li></ul><p>Cuz I'd rather see <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> charge the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> market-rate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rent</span></a> for it's bases (based off <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RealEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RealEstate</span></a> surrounding it!) and the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> starting it's own <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NuclearArms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearArms</span></a> program than paying a single cent for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a> US <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/regime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regime</span></a> that may drop one like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HotPotato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HotPotato</span></a>? </p><ul><li><em>THIS</em> is why <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <em>never</em> relied solely on the USA for it's continued existance and deterrence against Beijing's threats.</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EUpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sarcasm</span></a></p>
StanceOfMind<p>A former <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/TrumpTowerChicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTowerChicago</span></a> board member has filed a federal <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuit</span></a> accusing the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/TrumpOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpOrganization</span></a> of financial <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/misconduct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misconduct</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a>, wire <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> and retaliation, including having him arrested in the tower's spa facilities</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/former-chicago-trump-tower-board-member-sues-alleging-financial-misconduct-racketeering-and-retaliation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/chicago/news/forme</span><span class="invisible">r-chicago-trump-tower-board-member-sues-alleging-financial-misconduct-racketeering-and-retaliation/</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Coverup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coverup</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Viss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Viss</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudFlare</span></a> <em>is</em> a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RogueISP</span></a> known to offer Services in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> and to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CyberCriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberCriminals</span></a>...</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClownFlare</span></a> is also a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ValueRemoving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ValueRemoving</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rentseeker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rentseeker</span></a> who's core product / service is essentially a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racketeering</span></a> Scheme and <em>should not exist</em> as any competent hoster offers <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DDoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DDoS</span></a> protection free of charge...</p>
Joe GANIO-MEGO<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@SnowshadowII" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SnowshadowII</span></a></span> Trump diplomacy is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a></p>
Zzyzx/P<p>What else can you expect from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thugs</span></a>? After all a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/felon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felon</span></a> can only think the way <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gangsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gangsters</span></a> do. And you wonder why we are looked upon the world over as the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UglyAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UglyAmerican</span></a>! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/criminalGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminalGOP</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriminalAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalAdministration</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-starlink-access-threatened-minerals-deal-2034765" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/ukraine-starlink-</span><span class="invisible">access-threatened-minerals-deal-2034765</span></a></p>
Ultra Verified 🇺🇦<p>Attorney General <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Bondi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bondi</span></a> guilty of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> and blatant <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a>, and not even in office 10 days. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/adams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adams</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/quidproquo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quidproquo</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Rico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rico</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>R. Kelly's 30-year prison sentence upheld by federal appeals court <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THyW9y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/THyW</span><span class="invisible">9y</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/RKelly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RKelly</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SexTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexTrafficking</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racketeering</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/CelebrityAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CelebrityAbuse</span></a></p>
Guill.Jones, Honorary Canadian<p>:loading: Time to start making the legal case against president Musk and his enabler, criminal dotard Trump on racketeering charges:</p><p>"...early comments from Trump and Musk suggest that the DOGE agency intends to run on an "eat what you kill" basis, where a portion of the funds impounded by Musk's imaginary agency would be diverted to cover the cost of operations and salaries. Such an approach is entirely illegal under Federal Law, and would amount to a violation of 18 U.S. Code § 641, and constitute a form of racketeering."<br><a href="https://contentiousotter.blogspot.com/2024/12/donald-trump-and-elon-musks-plans-to.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contentiousotter.blogspot.com/</span><span class="invisible">2024/12/donald-trump-and-elon-musks-plans-to.html</span></a><br>:loading:<br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/USGov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USGov</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racketeering</span></a></p>
MTP<p>This is a very long, depressing but very important read<br><a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">harpers.org/archive/2025/01/th</span><span class="invisible">e-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://musicians.today/tags/spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spotify</span></a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/organisedcrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organisedcrime</span></a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/musicproduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicproduction</span></a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/musicindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicindustry</span></a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/ATL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATL</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Rapper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rapper</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/YoungThug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YoungThug</span></a> plead <a href="https://c.im/tags/guilty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guilty</span></a> Thursday to one gang, two gun charges and 3 drug offenses, and no contest to <a href="https://c.im/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a> and will be released from jail after 10 months of court proceedings. His plea in the high profile case results in an upcoming sentence of at least 5 years in <a href="https://c.im/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> and he must stay out of Atlanta for next 10 yrs except for special family occasions like funerals or weddings. The entertainer is allowed to travel both nationally and internationally for work while on probation.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/young-thug-trial-guilty-plea-581c38d53dc37f86d5b038f6c23e4b77" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/young-thug-</span><span class="invisible">trial-guilty-plea-581c38d53dc37f86d5b038f6c23e4b77</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In Monday's 2nd lawsuit, another male accuser said he was a 17-yr-old auditioning for the reality TV show "Making the Band" when <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeanCombs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeanCombs</span></a> & a bodyguard sexually assaulted him in 2008.</p><p>Combs, 54, has also pleaded not guilty to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SexTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexTrafficking</span></a> charges in federal court in Manhattan, where he faces <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felony</span></a> counts of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racketeering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a>, sex trafficking & transportation to engage in prostitution.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SexualAssault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexualAssault</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abuse</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BelieveSurvivors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BelieveSurvivors</span></a></p>
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