Key elements of the Energy Transfer vs Greenpeace trial: Stacked jury, closed courtroom, no court reporter, no public access to transcript, denial of key evidence, gross exaggeration of responsibility, erasure of indigenous people.

According to Steven Donziger, a human rights lawyer who was a trial observer, "The verdict represents more than a financial blow against Greenpeace. It has huge and very troubling implications for free speech across the nation. The result threatens the rights of religious groups and political organizations. It implicates the rights of churches and charities. If the theory of the case stands, pretty much anyone in the United States can face ruin for exercising their constitutional right to speak on an issue of public importance – including adherents of conservative causes."

#humanrights #freespeech #freespeechviolations #SLAPPs #greenpeace #greenpeaceusa #judicialcorruption

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/28/greenpeace-verdict-pipeline-north-dakota?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

"Every time I find one of these lunatics [opposing Trump/MAGA ideologies], I take away their visas," he told reporters on a visit to Guyana.

Land of the free...not!

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250328-rubio-vows-to-keep-stripping-visas-after-furor-over-snatched-student

Having a valid visa means nothing when it can be revoked without notice and ICE/secret police can snatch you off the street and throw you into a detention/concentration camp.

#massIncarceration #Visa #ICE #Migration #HumanRights #ConcentrationCamps #Deportation #FreeSpeechViolations #Politics #Germany1930s