Trial begins in Florida for activists accused of helping Russia sow political division, chaos
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Trial has begun in Florida for four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin sow political discord and interfere in U.S. elections.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Trial began Tuesday in Florida for four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin sow political discord and interfere in U.S. elections.

All four are or were affiliated with the African People’s Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement, which has locations in St. Petersburg, Florida, and St. Louis. Among those charged is Omali Yeshitela, the 82-year-old chairman of the U.S.-based organization focused on Black empowerment and the effort to obtain reparations for slavery and what it considers the past genocide of Africans.

  • ravhall
    21·
    4 months ago

    Crimes seem to be in the eye of the beholder nowadays

    • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOP
      28·
      4 months ago

      IMO: Political tribalism, to be more exact.

      The owner-class and their lackeys will get away with much more when we compare the working class being sent to jail, 13th Amendment and all.

      Thirteenth Amendment

      Section 1

      Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

      Section 2

      Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.[1]

      1. [1] https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-13/ ↩︎

      • ravhall
        31·
        4 months ago

        Just gotta make that servitude “voluntary,” with debt.

        • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOP
          28·
          4 months ago

          True.

          IMO: People bash China for their alleged “Social Credit System,” but in the US we have a credit score system and many other government agencies that are there to collect our data; it all seems like wishful thinking while also following the status quo talking points, so the American people don’t pay attention to what our politicians and those in power are doing to the working class.

          • ravhall
            2·
            4 months ago

            Well, in the US it’s all about how likely you are to repay your debt. Not, like, how many times you heil Xi or avoid eye contact with Pooh bears (I joke) (or do I?)

            • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOP
              28·
              4 months ago

              IMO:

              US it’s all about how likely you are to repay your debt.

              Yes, playing the game how they want you to will keep you in the safe area.

              Not, like, how many times you heil Xi or avoid eye contact with Pooh bears (I joke) (or do I?)

              If you follow the free speech news and the political tribalism in the US, you would see that we do not differ that much with the China calims being said.

              It seems like every day we get closer to what negative things we say about other foreign nations.

              Check out which independent journalists have been detained and which are being censored.

              • ravhall
                1·
                4 months ago

                Check out which independent journalists have been detained and which are being censored.

                Can you help us out with a few names in recent years we can read about?