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State Violence and Community Resistance in Minnesota

Human Rights Watch 12 Feb 2026
She told us that her dream was to become a lawyer in the United States, but now she wants her family to move back to Honduras and feels that she needs a new dream ... the United States she thought it was.
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State violence against Black Americans laid the groundwork for fascism

The Observer 06 Feb 2026
But fascism is characteristically arbitrary legal practices applied outside of what had been a standard exception – in the case of the United States, that would be generalizing the arbitrary violence ...
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Turnstile follow Grammy wins with statement on displacement and state violence

AV Club 05 Feb 2026
That language arrives after a mini‑backlash from corners of the hardcore world, where fans and at least one TikTok commentator accused the band of wasting “the biggest musical platform in the world” by not calling out state violence from the stage.
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Commentary: State violence can dehumanize us all. But you aren’t powerless

The Brunswick News 30 Jan 2026
Millions of us saw what the killers did to Renee Good and Alex Pretti on the icy streets of Minneapolis. Millions of us are witnesses to the violence. Like it or not, this forces us to make a decision. We ... .
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State violence can paralyze us. Here’s how to fight back

The Los Angeles Times 29 Jan 2026
Millions of us are witnesses to the violence ... They are bearing nonviolent witness to a campaign of dehumanized violence against immigrants and people of color ... At this moment, in this terrible time, we should all be deeply worried about state violence.
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What Kent State Taught the Country About State Violence

Foreign Policy 26 Jan 2026
Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s killings in Minneapolis have brought back memories of government escalation ... .
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We Tolerated Their Violence Abroad. Now We See Its Victims Here

Scheerpost 25 Jan 2026
The machinery of state violence, perfected on those we abandoned — from Palestinians in Gaza to Iraqis and Afghans — is turning inward ... But before we became the victims of state terror, we were accomplices ... We Tolerated Their Violence Abroad.
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ICE and normalisation of state violence

Oman Observer 21 Jan 2026
In recent weeks, Americans have watched a familiar federal acronym take on a darker meaning in public life. ICE. Officially, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a federal law ....
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PETER HITCHENS: Why the shooting of Renee Good should worry us all - state violence ...

The Daily Mail 19 Jan 2026
I'm totally unsympathetic to Mrs Good and everything she believed and stood for, but when people are shot down in the streets of what is supposed to be a peaceful American city, we have to worry ....
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Expert reveals why Trump uses 'state violence' on US protests while backing Iranians

Alternet 14 Jan 2026
in the United States signal ... "He justifies state violence against protesters who challenge him or his policies, and promises protection when he thinks demonstrators can hurt his adversaries," she said.
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Macron condemns 'state violence' against Iranian protesters

LBC International 12 Jan 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday denounced "state violence" targeting Iranian protesters ...
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As Minneapolis shooting stirs fears of state violence, several Black Panther Party members made their ...

The Daily Item 11 Jan 2026
PHILADELPHIA — As the Trump administration increases the presence of federal agents in U.S. cities, a local group identifying as part of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense has become more active in Philadelphia ....
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