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Originally Posted By u/czav01 At 2025-06-16 03:37:12 PM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/GiGiAGoGroove At 2025-06-16 02:57:38 PM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/coffeewithdemons At 2025-06-16 01:23:18 PM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/transcendent167 At 2025-06-16 11:32:45 AM | Source

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Yes, you read that right. 6/11/25 I was protesting outside our local ICE facility in Spokane, WA. We were blocking a transport vehicle attempting to transport 2 detainees to the larger state facility in Tacoma Wa. They entered the US legally through asylum seeking. The 2 peoples in question had made all their appointments, had jobs paid taxes etc. 37 peoples in total were arrested. I was charged with local law “failure to disperse”. Most people were charged with that, except for 2 others were charged with false imprisonment. All of our phones were confiscated and we were told our phones would be off site at county property upon our release. When I and several others went to pick up our phones, we were told they had been turned over to the FBI. The agents number we were given went straight to voicemail and calls have not been returned to my lawyer or myself.

Don’t bring your phone to protests! Even with passwords and Face ID, the feds can easily get into your phone. They won’t find anything on my phone, no pics or videos of protesters that are incriminating. Just a bunch of photos of my cats. Still, I feel like my privacy has been gravely violated.

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Originally Posted By u/Eat_the_rich1984 At 2025-06-16 01:35:40 PM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/Smurfs25 At 2025-06-16 11:54:32 AM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/Khazzick At 2025-06-16 01:23:18 PM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/Smurfs25 At 2025-06-16 11:00:40 AM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/transcendent167 At 2025-06-16 11:58:02 AM | Source

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Peaceful civilians are being arrested for wearing masks during protests while ICE agents and riot police wear full facial coverings, hide their names, and refuse identification.

Trump backed new mask bans, claiming:

“If you’re not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to hide.”

Yet government agents are literally hiding their identities while dragging people off the streets.

This isn’t safety.
This is authoritarian control.

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Your right to protest with a mask is protected by the Constitution.

1st Amendment – U.S. Constitution
Protects freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, and anonymous political expression.
Wearing a mask during protest is a symbolic act of protected political speech.
Read the full amendment (Cornell Law)

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Legal Cases That Back You Up:

• McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm’n (1995):
  Supreme Court upheld anonymous political speech as protected.

  “Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority.”
  Read ruling

• NAACP v. Alabama (1958):
  Government can’t force disclosure of identity when it risks intimidation.
  Full decision

• American Knights of the KKK v. City of Goshen (1999):
  Court blocked a blanket mask ban, affirming mask-wearing can be political expression.

• Church of the American Knights v. Kerik (2004):
  Mask bans must be narrow and not suppress speech.
  Case summary

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This is how fascism takes hold.

First, they arrest you for what you wear.
Next, it’s what you say.
Then it’s how you believe or who you are.

Today it’s a protest mask.
Tomorrow it’s a Pride flag.
Or a cultural clothing.
Or not being Christian.

This is state power targeting visibility and identity and it’s not random. It’s calculated.

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You are not their subject. You are a citizen with rights.

They want obedience.
They want fear.
They want silence.

And that’s exactly why you must not give it to them.

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We demand:

• An immediate end to unconstitutional protest mask bans
• A federal investigation into unmarked, masked agents arresting civilians
• Equal protection for protesters not just for the state

Resources:

• ACLU: Know Your Protest Rights
• EFF: Right to Mask in Public

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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.”
— Edmund Burke

This is not a time for silence.
This is not a time for fear.

This is the time to stand together.

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Originally Posted By u/Lo_Stallone At 2025-06-16 11:13:14 AM | Source

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This gives me hope and a sense of security knowing our soldiers are still loyal to the Constitution and to the People, NOT Trump

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Originally Posted By u/NW_91 At 2025-06-16 09:08:06 AM | Source

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Hey,

I’m from France and I’ve been following this sub since the very first call to protest.
Yesterday, I saw a whole segment (about 30 minutes) on France Info (our public news channel) about your protests and the repression Trump is doing. It’s the first time I’ve seen a major French media outlet really talk about it!

In France, we know a bit about protesting — I’ve been to plenty myself — and NEVER has a government sent in the army. There was a lot of police violence during the Yellow Vests protests and many people got injured, but still, no army.

I know that maybe people in the US aren’t as used to protesting as we are (or maybe it’s just harder because of work and life), and honestly, when I saw the first protests I wasn’t sure people would stick with it for so long — but you did, and it’s amazing!

Anyway, you’re being talked about in French media now, maybe mostly because of Trump’s repression for the moment, but still — your movement is being heard outside the US, and that matters.

So yeah, I’m not sure what my point was exactly, but I just wanted to say I’m really proud of you all.

Stay strong and stay safe!

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Originally Posted By u/Carryneo At 2025-06-16 08:27:09 AM | Source

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