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Over 100K Nepali citizens gathered on Discord to help nominate an interim leader after protests sparked by a social media ban led to the government's collapse (Pranav Baskar/New York Times)
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Nepal’s Social Media Ban Backfires as Politics Moves to a Chat Room
“The Parliament of Nepal right now is Discord,” a user said of the platform popular with video gamers, where tens of thousands are debating the nation’s future.

Oh FFS:
"Scale of ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march shows free speech ‘alive and well’ in UK, says minister".
This is from our the Ai-savant Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle.
Maybe what he needs is a good kicking over from some Nazi thugs to wake him up.

Congratulations, UK, you’ve won the Orwell award.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/02/uk-mps-vote-to-proscribe-palestine-action-as-terrorist-group

EMERGENCY DEMO: Defend The Right To Protest, Don’t Ban Palestine Action
https://palestinecampaign.org/events/emergency-demo-defend-the-right-to-protest-dont-ban-palestine-action/

An oil pipeline company is suing #Greenpeace for protesting in #NorthDakota
Letter: Defend the right to speak out and protest | Bismarck Tribune

Letter: Defend the right to speak out and protest
In March, 2025, the First Amendment was put on trial in Mandan, North Dakota and the results could affect every American’s rights.

‘I’m proud to have made this stand’: over-60s arrested at Palestine Action ban protest explain their decision https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-inter

A 4 March 2017 rally, billed as “March 4 Trump”,
was a response to a planned protest against a campus speech by the rightwing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos,
then an alt-right darling but who would soon fall from grace after appearing to relativize pedophiliain a podcast appearance.
Archived posts from Black’s now-defunct Twitter/X account show him promoting the March event,
and whipping up alt-right supporters with images of the event in progress.
Clashes there r…

Some reactions to the current Indonesian protests:
- As far as the underlying issue goes, that of legislative pay, the protesters are in the wrong there, as legislators do actually deserve to be compensated for the extra expenses associated with the position
- That being said, the rights we consider "First Amendment rights" here in the US (speech, assembly, petitioning the government for redress of grievances) are fundamental and should be protected. The protesters have a right to protest even if they are wrong about legislative pay.
- Furthermore, police response to the protests has been disproportionately violent and fascistic. The death of a protester struck by a police vehicle shows the danger of both car culture and police militarization. Further protests on these two topics are necessary, and I stand in solidarity with any protesters speaking out against police brutality and vehicle deadliness.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2025_Indonesian_protests

A great article by Maxim Kelly at the Galway Advertiser on this weekend's racist & fascist march through town and our corresponding anti-racist & anti-fascist counter-protest from the people of Galway.
https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/1

Visitors stage anti-migrant march in Galway
Galway city centre was especially busy last Saturday, with racegoers, summer tourists and the unusual addition of a march by far-right agitators, met by an anti-fascist counter demonstration, causing a number of streets to be closed during Raceweek.

Having applied to join #PalestineAction, I'm now getting their emails, including, this morning, a link to this petition.
Sign it, and become and official #Terrorist, like me!

PETITION: Defend the right to protest: no proscription of Palestine Action

Thousands are expected to gather in cities and towns across 34 states on Saturday
for a national day of protest against Republican redistricting plans in Texas and elsewhere.
“Fight the Trump Takeover” will be anchored in Austin, Texas, with other sites spread nationwide.
“Texas House Democrats are blocking a redistricting vote in the Texas House right now to Stop the Trump Takeover,”
a website for the protests says.
“But Trump has made it clear that he’s not st…

Palestine Action / UK censorship
Good article from @….
"While the groups actions may constitute criminal damage, their actions do not represent an attempt to induce fear in the population by creating an imminent threat to life. ...
"Proscribing Palestine Action as terrorists is not about public safety – it is about suppressing protest that we may disagree or agree with, but that stands well short of being an attempt to strike fear into the British public through the use of indiscriminate violence against people. In equating support of damage to military property with support of terrorism, it endangers legitimate debate about the UK-Israel arms trade. ...
"As there is no public evidence of any link to terrorism or support of terrorist groups from Palestine Action, Open Rights Group supports their decision to appeal proscription. While we may have differing opinions on their tactics, we stand against this attack on their right to exist and speak out."
#PalestineAction #UK #censorship #UKPol