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Inanna Zami | Don't do the fascists' work for them! | Trans and Resisting | Mid-20s

The new homepage of Liberal Currents, with an off-white background with blue and orange accents in the headers and several buttons. The newest story on the left is titled "Maistre the Prophet" with the subtitle "In the writings of 18th-century monarchist Joseph de Maistre, we see the ur-shape of reaction: violent, irrational, modernity against itself" written by Katherine Alejandra Cross. The three stories on the right are "Learning From the International Struggle," "Who's Really Zero-Sum?" and "The Liberal Centrist Trap."
A screenshot of a video showing the Georgia House of Representatives vote tally on Senate Bill (SB) 547. Almost every name on screen is green, except for two red names, seven white names, and three vacant seats. The vote tally shows 166 Yeas and 2 Nays.
Cooperating defendant Lynette Sharp’s testimony overwhelmingly strengthened the defense’s case, even though she was called as a witness by the federal government. On Thursday, Sharp continued her testimony from the previous day, when she began to cry while identifying the defendants in the courtroom, stating that they were “her friends,” and “[she] love[d] them.” In a major revelation, Sharp agreed with the defense that no one that night intended to hurt a police officer and instead stated, “From my understanding, it was a noise demo.” Sharp further testified—contrary to the government’s allegations—that she was not a member of “antifa,” and that the left-wing reading group, the Emma Goldman Book Club, which several defendants allegedly attended, was not used to recruit individuals into “antifa.” One of the most notable aspects of Sharp’s testimony came when she revealed she had not written the statement of facts corresponding to her guilty plea. When asked by defense attorney Phillip Hayes why Sharp signed her plea, she explained that, “First they gave me ‘accessory after the fact.’ It was a very scary, confusing process. I was held in a facility with no medical care, and I felt I would die there,” indicating a significant level of duress. Sharp agreed with Hayes’s assertion that she was offered to sign the deal or be indicted. As Sharp was describing her lack of sleep, the abuses she faced in Johnson County Jail, and the pressure she felt to speak with investigators, presiding US District Court Judge Mark Pittman abruptly halted the proceedings and ordered the Jury to be removed from the courtroom. Once the court was cleared, Judge Pittman then asked if Sharp’s attorney would like to speak to her client about her testimony, and the pair left the courtroom.
A screenshot of the U.S. House voting on HR3492. 213 Republicans and 3 Democrats voted in favor, 207 Democrats and 4 Republicans voted against and 3 Republicans and 3 Democrats did not vote. The total is 216 to 211. Speaker Mike Johnson is seen making his way up the podium to tell the Speaker pro tempore to end voting before more Republicans could vote against.