Texas governor designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as terror organisations
The proclamation gives the state's attorney general leeway to sue the groups

from #MiddleEastEye
By #MEE staff
Published date: 18 November 2025 21:54 GMT

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#Texas Governor #GregAbbott on Tuesday announced that he is designating the Muslim Brotherhood as well as the #CouncilOnAmericanIslamicRelations (#CAIR) - the largest civil liberties group for American #Muslims - as both foreign terrorist organisations and transnational criminal organisations.

As a result, both groups would be barred "from purchasing or acquiring land" in the state of Texas, Abbott said.

The proclamation gives the state's attorney general leeway to sue the groups accordingly.

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New Trump Order Among 'Scariest Things I've Seen in US Politics,' Civil Rights Attorney Says

The new order, he says, would essentially allow "random fascist vigilantes" to "sign up to be a Brownshirt" for Trump's militarized occupation forces.

from #CommonDreams
Stephen Prager
Aug 26, 2025

...it orders the secretary to create a "standing #NationalGuard quick reaction force" that "can be deployed whenever the circumstances necessitate," not just in the nation's capital but in "other cities where public safety and order has been lost."

Monday's order calls for the creation of "an online portal for Americans with law enforcement or other relevant backgrounds and experience." Agency heads then "shall each deputize the members of this unit to enforce federal law."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-vigilante-portal

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from #TheGuardian
‘Political arrest’ of Palestinian academic in #Israel is civil liberties threat, say lawyers

Prof #NaderaShalhoubKevorkian’s legal team and employer speak out after arrest over podcast comments

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