Mixter Kit O'Connell on Nostr: “Carrying a Palestinian flag does not nullify your free speech rights. I mean, it ...
“Carrying a Palestinian flag does not nullify your free speech rights. I mean, it was pretty obvious that they were letting anyone else through.”
Why did #Austin Police block, then arrest pro-Palestinian activists at the city's annual #Pride parade in August? The 2 arrests occurred after friendly meetings between activists and the nonprofit which hosts the parade -- but something went violently wrong. I've spent months getting to the bottom of it, and the story is out today in The Barbed Wire.
Ultimately, I found #police deployed to protect the #LGBTQIA+ after bomb threats and other attacks on the community, ended up being used against the community. https://thebarbedwire.com/2024/10/18/you-can-fly-any-flag-at-austin-pride-except-a-palestinian-one/
Why did #Austin Police block, then arrest pro-Palestinian activists at the city's annual #Pride parade in August? The 2 arrests occurred after friendly meetings between activists and the nonprofit which hosts the parade -- but something went violently wrong. I've spent months getting to the bottom of it, and the story is out today in The Barbed Wire.
Ultimately, I found #police deployed to protect the #LGBTQIA+ after bomb threats and other attacks on the community, ended up being used against the community. https://thebarbedwire.com/2024/10/18/you-can-fly-any-flag-at-austin-pride-except-a-palestinian-one/