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Repression is constant. It is a strategy employed by the State - not in response to "violence" or actual threats to the public, but in order to police and attack movements from below that threaten the ability of power and capital to rule and police us.

"The emails show that, from 2016 to 2023, the Medford Police Department coordinated heavy-handed police responses to peaceful rallies and protests, tracked activist groups’ social media pages, and consistently treated typical, First Amendment-protected activity as a potential crime worthy of law enforcement scrutiny."

https://theintercept.com/2023/11/08/oregon-police-surveillance-protests-activists/