How could I have forgotten? Continuing with the storyline of government repression of political activists, there's this story from September 24th. Doing a cursory search, it was surprising how few news outlets reported this story - the only mainstream source I could find was this article from Al-Jazeera. Evidently, the FBI conducted raids on the homes of 14 peace activists in Minneapolis and Chicago under the pretense that the government suspected them of providing material aid to terrorists. No evidence has been found to substantiate those accusations, and no charges have been filed, however they have now been ordered to appear before a grand jury, a secret court proceeding historically used to stifle dissent. If they refuse to participate in what amounts to a political witch hunt, as they have announced they will, the law allows them to be held indefinitely.
First they came for the Communists....
The Memory Hole: A collection of news that some would rather have forgotten.
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