Right-wing politics
fromThe American Conservative
8 hours agoWhich Victims of the Police Can You Slander?
Political alignment determines whether victims of police shootings are publicly vilified or protected by media and officials.
On Monday (26 January), Stalter announced she is leaving the platform, citing that she believed it had censored anti-ICE videos she made. She captioned the post: "I've tried for hours to upload the same video and it wouldn't show it to one person. ABOLISH ICE! Delete TikTok!" Stalter added in text over a photo of herself that she is downloading her videos and "deleting" her TikTok page because the app "is under new ownership and we are being completely censored and monitored".
Yet federal agents are responding with increased force. Federal police unleashed a volley of weapons and chemical agents on anti-ICE protesters and journalists on Saturday, October 11. It was a notable escalation in the response to protests at the Portland immigration processing facility that led to violent arrests, a photojournalist getting shot with a pepper ball, and a large group being sprayed indiscriminately with tear gas.