Andrew PrillamanJun 2, 2023
Erin Kissane

Georgia sent a SWAT team to arrest Atlanta Solidarity Fund organizers doing bail support for Stop Cop City protestors, and has charged them with charity fraud and money laundering.

https://theintercept.com/2023/05/31/cop-city-bail-fund-protest-raid-atlanta/ https://mastodon.social/@geoffhing/110474889089958533

Atlanta Police Arrest Organizers of Bail Fund for Cop City Protesters

Organizers working on a bail fund and legal support for protests against Atlanta’s Cop City were raided and arrested.

The Intercept
Jun 2, 2023 at 2:17pmWeb
Show thread Why Not Zoidberg? 🦑Jun 2, 2023
@kissane Oh look, the Fash takeover is in full swing I see.
Show threadAriadneJun 2, 2023
@kissane very chilling quote from the article - "“What happened this morning is a terrifying escalation by the state, and a chillingly direct attack on the First Amendment. This is fascist political repression,” Hannah Riley, an Atlanta-based organizer, told me. “Providing mutual aid to people exercising their constitutionally protected rights to protest and dissent is not a crime.”
Show threadTormod HalvorsenJun 2, 2023

@kissane

Imagine being at the SWAT briefing:

"Be extremely careful today, we're up against dangerous enemies. Expect several heavy-set, 50+ accountants and lawyers in cheap suits. Visors down to avoid any calculator related injuries."

Show threadMARGARET DJun 2, 2023
@kissane Atlanta is taking a page directly out of the playbooks of Orban, Putin, and Erdogan. And our very own Fascists, TFG and his mini me in FL.