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One of the men goes for her phone. The other grabs at her hands. Ozturk screams. Shock and fear ripple through her voice. Two masked women join them, tugging at her backpack, peeling the straps from her shoulders. “I’m going somewhere, I need to call someone,” she pleads. “We’re the police. Relax,” one of the men says in response.

They surround her. Then, one by one, they pull their neck gaiters up to cover their faces. “You don’t look like police,” a voice off screen says. “Why are you hiding your faces?” The questions continue, but the figures don’t respond. Instead, they cuff Ozturk, cross the street, and put her in an unmarked SUV. She is gone.

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[-] Englishgrinn@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

For the record, and I know I'm not the first to say it, this woman committed NO crime. She didn't overstay a visa, she didn't protest illegally. She wrote something the administration didn't like.

For that, she was arrested by 8 masked officers in the middle of the street, in broad daylight. She was thrown in the back on an unmarked SUV. She's received no legal representation. No trial. Not even charges, because again, she committed no crime.

Americans, you realize you're watching the death of your rights and the rule of law, right? You have no illusions about the fact that you are defenseless? There is no longer any guardrail between you and an El Salvadoran prison camp. In something that reminds me very much of Stalin, an accusation is now a conviction.

[-] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

What the fuck do we do? I’m in a hyperliberal city in one of the few blue states left. We are relatively safe for now. I make a comfortable amount of money that I use to support my wife and friends who sometimes may not have necessities. I cannot risk my job by taking every day off to protest. Protests also seem meaningless to go to for me in my city because they’re happening in a safer city.

I am donating to the ACLU every month, but idk what else we can be doing. What can we be doing?

[-] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

For the record, and I know I'm not the first to say it, this woman committed NO crime.

Ozturk

The state rests it's case.

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[-] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Ozturk’s lawyer later said she hadn’t been able to contact her and had no idea of her whereabouts.

America, the land of the free... Right?

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 3 points 2 months ago

Remember when conservatives were all like fear mongering that Obama was going to do this to them? It was always projection.

[-] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

“We’re the police. Relax”

“We’re the SS. Be very afraid”. There, FTFY

[-] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago

This is terrifying. Anybody can pretend to be ICE and kidnap in broad daylight.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Fucking Nazis. Where the fuck is she

[-] hemmes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson later claimed Ozturk “engaged in activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization.” The person said Ozturk, who is from Turkey, had had her student visa revoked.

To be perfectly clear, Ozturk is not accused of breaking the law. The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t bothered to explain its reasoning, but several outlets reported that Ozturk co-authored a student opinion piece urging Tufts to recognize the International Court of Justice’s declaration of a “plausible risk of genocide” unfolding in Gaza and to divest from Israel. You can read the article if you like. It does not mention Hamas.

WT actual F? A school opinion piece gets you disappeared??

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

We FUCKING TOLD ALL OF YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN. And you said we were being hyperbolic.

It will get worse.

[-] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

Our inner child will refuse to believe this, but history has shown us that fascists cannot be stopped peacefully.

Concealed carry might be our only real defense in the future

[-] LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Maybe but One gun vs. 10 isn't gonna do much. Needs to be combined with community organization. Get to know your neighbors and look out for and protect those likely to be targeted next. Organize your workplace and protect your coworkers from ICE. If you don't speak up there will be no one to speak up for you when it's your turn.

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[-] green@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Can we stop talking about "we should, we should"? Who is actually doing?

The time for talk was over November 4th, but it is beyond over now - arm yourself, period.

Where are the community resources for community building and fighting against ICE tactics - this is what the internet is for? Who is running the underground railroad? Why are every single one of us not educated on TOR and VPNs? Who are we primarying? What are the plans for removing propaganda from our real life communities?

There are no accessible answers to these questions - this is unacceptable, and we get this in order now. No one is coming to save us, we must do it ourselves. We have a 2 month window between now and when the most in-person activity will happen (summer).

P.S. Everyone screams at the gun owners and politicians about why they won't do anything. But why would they? They'll basically throw their lives away for nothing - especially when the people they claim to fight for are so fucking spineless.

If this woman can have her First Amendment RIGHT stripped and arrested in the street by plain clothes, and every single person in this country isn't rioting, guns and laws will not fix it.

P.S P.S If you are not from America and are in a relatively free country, one of the best things you can do is host the resources for fighting the Nazis. American companies, individuals, and organization are automatically compromised.

If are an American, create an onion service or host using an EU VPS and domain registar.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Look at their body language.

These aren't law enforcement professionals detaining a suspect.

These are Nazi Brown Shirt thugs ganging up on a fucking PhD student.

This country is nosediving HARD. Arm yourselves. I would never allow plain-clothed thugs to push me into an unmarked van and take me to a secondary location. You are fighting for your life at that point for all you know.

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[-] dryfter@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Literally disappearing people off the street

Didn't the U.S. fight a war against a country and its leader who did the same shit? I was never very proud to be an American because this country has done some fucked up shit since 1776. But this is downright terrifying to me as someone who is disabled and considered a parasite by Elon because if they aren't stopped after this then it's game over for any "non-white" people, LGBTQ+, and poor people in general to be disappeared.

This may be why they want Greenland so bad 🤔

[-] garlicbread420@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

AP's article mentions that Ozturk was posted on this website, https://canarymission.org/

After the op-ed was published, Ozturk’s name, photograph and work history were published on the website Canary Mission, which describes itself as documenting people who “promote hatred of the U.S.A., Israel and Jews on North American college campuses.”

'Tis a spooky place. No names, none of the articles have bylines, contact is just a webform, domain registration is anonymized, donation link is being washed thru some company called RTech Digital Marketing out of India.

Really got me wondering, who the fuck are these people and why do they seem to have ICE's ear.

[-] saimen@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago

Seem like modern day SA

[-] Birbatron@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don't know if this is everywhere but here in Egypt this website just gives you a

"You are not allowed to access this website"

Which sounds slightly ominous

[-] Chef@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Canary Mission is run by Jonathan Bash who also runs an Israeli nonprofit.

https://www.influencewatch.org/organization/canary-mission/

They have ICE’s ear because a board member of that nonprofit considers Stephen Miller a close friend.

https://forward.com/news/411881/documents-reveal-men-behind-megamot-shalom-mysterious-charity-tied-to/

From that link:

One of the board members, an American-born Jerusalem resident named Rabbi Ben Packer, operates an ideological hostel in Jerusalem’s Old City that sends its lodgers to volunteer at illegal West Bank settlements. According to a Haaretz report, Packer distributes the literature of Rabbi Meir Kahane, the Israeli politician whose party was outlawed for racism in 1988. Packer says he is a friend of Stephen Miller, the Trump administration official who pushed to have families separated at the U.S. border.

“Stephen Miller is not just my friend, he’s not just our friend, HE IS US!” Packer wrotein a 2016 column. “He is part of that new proud generation, no longer relegated to the fringe. His appointment is spectacular news for the Jewish People and he should be blessed with everything to do great things!”

[-] RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

For many years I was against punching nazis. It was time for debate. I am still against punching peaceful protestors.

But secret police deserve more than a punch.

[-] Bremmy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Nazis want to murder people for simply existing. We should always be for punching Nazis

[-] RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Okay, please think about what happens next... Do you want to bring your fists to a gun fight? Do you think Nazis dont know how to use guns? Have you ever been in a fight? I havent.

But there is some fantasy that you knock this guy out in one punch, you are surrounded by cheering crowds, they hoist you on their shoulders and take you away to a bar.

In reality, a bunch of other Nazis, with actual weapons, immediately step in and take you and your friends to a black site.

[-] ProfHillbilly@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Why is the judge not arresting her captors for kidnapping at the least? If there are no charges then why is she being arrested? This is wrong on so many levels. If you think trump will not do the something to the rest of us you are mistaken. Just give him time. He will be doing it to American citizens as well.

[-] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago

Definitely. Trump already wants to get rid of birthright citizenship going forward and has a lawsuit that has stopped his executive order. The MAGA goal is to be able to imprison and deport dissenters.

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