Public assemblies banned for 14 days across Sydney as police enforce new powers under protest laws

The NSW Police Commissioner, Mal Lanyon, has activated new powers prescribed under changes to NSW protest laws sparked by the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach on December 14.

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Mahmoud Khalil: What does my detention by ICE say about America?

A democracy for some is no democracy at all.

The Washington Post
It's quite something that "educational" institutions in the United States are choosing to deploy teargas against student protesters. It's almost as if the ideals of free thinking and free speech students are told they are being educated to hold up and defend don't mean anything.

What, exactly, are universities like Columbia actually for in the US in 2024? They are making it very difficult to believe that they are for students. If not the students, who and what are they for, then?

#Columbia #US #Universities #HigherEd #FreeSpeech #FreeAssembly
Tonight on Beer in the Wrong Glass: Free Assembly Brewing, Voss Boss, Kriek Ring IPA, (Hops: Citra; Sabro; Simcoe) 5% - #Guinness #BeerInTheWrongGlass #beer #IPA #FreeAssembly #UK #ContractBrewed very nice though

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A quote from amnesty.org... "Protest is an invaluable way to speak truth to power. Throughout history, protests have been the driving force behind some of the most powerful social movements, exposing injustice and abuse, demanding accountability and inspiring people to keep hoping for a better future."

#1a #protest #FreeSpeech #FreeAssembly #fascism #the99percent #AmericanSpring #IBM #InvestorRelations

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Do IBM investors realize that their vice chairman opposes one of the most fundamental values of any free society?

#1a #protest #FreeSpeech #FreeAssembly #fascism #the99percent #AmericanSpring #IBM #InvestorRelations