C Frances

journalist. gonzo girly.

words in @theintercept, @prismreports, @truthout, etc etc

[C Frances @CFranceXs]

dudes can't even play the cello anymore! If ya missed it this weekend, go read my latest

[The Intercept @theintercept]

In the weeks since arrests began stacking up at the protests — approximately 90 people have been arrested so far — at least half of those taken into custody have received calls from federal agents looking for information, according to Benjamin Van Meter, a deputy public defender with the Essex County Public Defender’s Office who represents a number of protesters facing charges.

[Noah Hurowitz @NoahHurowitz]

The FBI has been calling and door-knocking Delaney Hall protesters, including at least one guy they tried to flip as an informant

@CFranceXs and me, via @theintercept
https://t.co/NSEUW4ZZPm

[jasper nathaniel @infinite_jaz]

I met Fahd Abu Haikal, the father of 7-month-old Sam, who was murdered by the IDF earlier this month. He showed me the car with bullet holes and Sam’s blood and then Sam’s toys, which he hid to protect his wife from having to see them.

[C Frances @CFranceXs]

“With every major protest movement in United States history, there have been attempts at infiltration and attempts to disrupt them and to sow discord,” Sinha said. “The FBI has repeatedly been on the wrong side of history every time they’ve tried these tactics of infiltration.”

[C Frances @CFranceXs]

NEW: @NoahHurowitz and I uncovered that at least HALF of the more than 90 people arrested at Delaney Hall were contacted by federal agents.

In at least some of the cases, feds asked them to become informants. Read the full story in @theintercept

[The Intercept @theintercept]

“They were asking me to inform,” said a protester, one of dozens contacted by the feds, who was arrested while playing the cello. https://t.co/VjEayKj4Sa

[C Frances @CFranceXs]

When the agent attempted to question him further, invoked his right to remain silent, ending the conversation."

[C Frances @CFranceXs]

Federal agents rely on fear and confusion to infiltrate networks and terrify their opponents. If you are contacted by law enforcement, know your rights!

https://t.co/ScIHFZ7CTN

[C Frances @CFranceXs]

"In the weeks since arrests began stacking up at the protests — approximately 90 people have been arrested so far -at least half of those taken into custody have received calls from federal agents looking for information, according to Benjamin Van Meter, a deputy public defender.

[C Frances @CFranceXs]

NEW: Newark police sent undercover cops to surveil protestors and prepare for a targeted arrest. When the arrest were made, eyewitnesses say ICE agents helped execute the ambush.

[Noah Hurowitz @NoahHurowitz]

Newark police sent undercover officers to infiltrate protests outside Delaney Hall earlier this month.

Scoop by C. Frances and me! https://t.co/0tPjxtIUzD

[C Frances @CFranceXs]

@NoahHurowitz Hi Noah we cooked here

[C Frances @CFranceXs]

NEW: Newark PD utilized undercover officers to surveil a Delaney Hall protestor for a targeted arrest. When he was finally detained, eyewitnesses say ICE agents led the ambush.

Read the full report by @NoahHurowitz and I in @theintercept

https://t.co/338yrDMN5E

[The Intercept @theintercept]

Trump’s indictment against ICE protesters in Minneapolis is part of an attempt to criminalize organizing as a “conspiracy.” https://t.co/lJIsAXM350

[z @zesqyb]

The Great March of Return was a series of non-violent protests held every Friday at the Gaza border for a period of time in 2018.

israeli snipers regularly shot at the protesters, with one later claiming he broke the record for knee-shots in one day with 42 hits. At least 223 Palestinians were killed during these marches.

This video shows several clips of Palestinians shot during the marches, including many children. Each clip shows the name, age, and injury location for each victim.

[C Frances @CFranceXs]

Truly wild piece about some evil shit by @jessica_m_wash

[The Intercept @theintercept]

For weeks, the activist disappeared from all tracking systems. The best Muhammad’s supporters could ascertain by early April was that they had been transferred to a “confidential location.” Late that month, Muhammad was able to get a letter out to their partner from Kirkland Correctional Institute, in South Carolina, an intake facility 3,000 thousand miles from Oregon — or, as their attorney, Lauren Regan puts it, “as far away from me as possible.”

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

yes
https://t.co/O9wTox6g2P

[Ricky Hollywood @victim_burn77]

No one ever gives fentanyl enough credit for basically eradicating folk punk

[Jake Offenhartz @jangelooff]

On Saturday, while covering a protest at Delaney Hall for the AP, Angelina Katsanis' camera bag went missing.

Inside was $10K worth of gear, her biz cards and an Airtag -- which soon began to ping from home of a NJ sergeant. He's now facing charges.

https://t.co/fCHmWnJETI

[Josh Pacheco (they/them) @JP_OTG]

Currently at the hospital. If you were on the ground. Please dm me any footage you have

[Andrey X @the_andrey_x]

A few months ago I was sitting on a bench in Tel Aviv with a colleague, and an older Israeli man came up to us and asked if he can sit with us. We said yes, so he asked what we were working on. We said we're making a film about the West Bank.

"What do you think about the Arabs?", he asked. Instead of answering, I asked what he thought.

"A good Arab is a dead Arab", he answered.

This was said 5 minutes into the conversation, to a complete stranger. This is a normal thing to say in Israeli society, even in the hyper-liberal Tel Aviv.