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For anybody who might be less experienced with protest movements or activism who wants to get involved, it's absolutely crucial to practice good opsec. The link below is a great resource which I recommend looking through even if you're a more experienced activist or have been involved in protest movements before. Most of us in America have never faced a government as openly hostile and adversarial before as we do now.

https://ssd.eff.org/playlist/activist-or-protester

Unfortunately, though, there is a long history of people (usually environmentalists) getting charged with domestic terrorism for property damage related crimes. I can't find the case I'm looking for, but I thought I remember somebody receiving a life sentence for environmentally-motivated arsons. There are plenty of cases where people were charged with terrorism and sentenced to more than ten years though.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/Technology/story?id=3204939&page=1

Also, as I'm sure most people know, there's a long history of Federal law enforcement illegally surveilling and targeting those on the left even if the protests and movements they're involved with are nonviolent. I hope we'll be seeing lots of articles like the one below if we ever get the Inspectors General back and get some accountability, but I fear the widespread illegality and refusal to adhere to records laws prevalent in this regime will make it harder to hold them to account, which of course is the point.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/20/AR2010092003100.html?hpid=topnews

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