Trump’s Fascism: From Creeping to Catastrophe
Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was abducted by unidentified individuals and imprisoned by ICE in Louisiana for allegedly supporting Hamas. Her “crime” was co-authoring an op-ed advocating for Tufts University to divest from companies linked to Israel, an action that brought her to the attention of Canary Mission, an organization that blacklists critics of Israeli policies. This incident, along with similar cases targeting Palestinian rights activists, highlights a pattern of state-sponsored repression and the criminalization of dissent under the Trump administration. The use of extrajudicial tactics, reminiscent of historical authoritarian regimes, underscores a broader assault on free speech and democratic norms.
John Q. Hosedrinker