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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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[-] [email protected] 299 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??

[-] [email protected] 193 points 2 months ago

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

It will get worse.

[-] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago

How long do people think it will take for there to be shooting over this? Not everyone is going to just let people get disappeared in front of them without doing anything.

[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

They bred soul out of Americans a long time ago.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

Liberals in America have willingly neutered themselves over the past 70 years. The only group in America willing to resort to anti government violence is currently in power.

[-] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago
[-] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago

Probably anyone who's shocked at this happening.

[-] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago

All the "Trump won't be so bad" idiots.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I don't think there's a lot of those around here. Kind of off-putting because I knew it would be bad, and now have to live it.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

They were EVERYWHERE right before the election.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

All the people who said to 'punish' the Democrats by not voting or voting for Russian assets Jill Stein or Donald Trump.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Probably the Americans.

Let's see if they bother to take any actual real action though, or if they just keep insisting there's nothing they can do.

I have a vested interest in them actually doing something positive about their situation, because in a few years if they don't, Europe and her allies will find itself in a World War, defending itself from Fascist USA aggression :-(

[-] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

At least we didn't support genocide /s

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

You see 'Genocide Joe' had to be defeated for vague reasons I will not explain. No, I will not address that his opponent explicitly supports ethnic cleansing, and war. Instead, I will call you a genocide supporting piece of shit.

/s

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Latest that I got was "antisemitic" for criticizing voting for Stein on account of her ties to Russian oligarchs and the Green Party's abject lack of any attempt to organize or run down-ballot candidates that could have a positive impact. I then discovered that it was an alt for a tankie from the grad.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

Wait till he goes after citizens. You can’t vote democrat if you have a felony for… something.

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