Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Trump 2.0 is targeting US protesters with ‘antifa’ charges. Activists started a union to fight back

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>NSPM-7 Defendants Union plans to offer legal clinics, media training and more to people facing prosecution for protest</p><p>Darío Sánchez is facing state charges related to a protest he did not attend. Indictments against the 33-year-old Texas middle school teacher have changed three times. He has also been arrested and released three times, most recently for an online search for how to replace an old Game Boy battery; police alleged he was seeking information on explosives.</p><p>“I’ve seen my case as one manifestation of all the different ways the Trump administration is going after people – regardless of if you’ve even been to a protest,” Sánchez said. “The reality is, as long as you disagree with the government, you’re a target.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/trump-protesters-antifa-defendants-union" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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