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Charlie Kirk’s legacy is a 30-year sentence for moving zines

Just days after a gunman killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, it became clear that President Donald Trump would use the assassination to fuel a crackdown on free speech. To avenge Kirk's death, the administration vowed to go after so-called...

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Charlie Kirk’s legacy is a 30-year sentence for moving zines
Source: The Verge
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Just days after a gunman killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, it became clear that President Donald Trump would use the assassination to fuel a crackdown on free speech. To avenge Kirk's death, the administration vowed to go after so-called "antifa" (otherwise known as antifascist) terrorists. Now that promise is bearing fruit. This week, eight Texas activists were sentenced to between 30 and 100 years in prison - one for attempted murder, but most for supposedly belonging to an insurrectionary "Antifa cell," including one sentenced to 30 years in part for moving a box of zines.

These unusually harsh sentences are a major victory for …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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