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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · 3d

An Iranian journalist who spoke about the repression of the government escaped to NYC. Over 10 years later, she was nearly murdered in her garden by a hit man. Her story: a warning to us about suppression of #freespeech if we don’t protect it.

Source: @freedom.press

How the Country I Was Taught to Hate Saved My Life

Today, a judge will sentence the hitman Iran sent to kill me on American soil, writes Masih Alinejad. It’s proof that the country where I sought refuge protects the freedoms I love.

www.thefp.com

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · 4d

I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/dFXL86Kz

Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · 7d

Take the red pill. Unplug from the #Matrix. Save #America.

#NoKings

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · 9d

#Artists are defying authoritarianism at an event called #FallofFreedom on November 21-22, and inviting the public to create their own events and register them on a map.

Learn more at www.falloffreedom.com

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · 9d

When the U.S. betrays its closest ally #canada #tarriffs

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · 13d

@jaketapper.bsky.social explains why nearly all the #reporters at the #Pentagon walked out at www.facebook.com/share/v/1FJt...?

Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · 14d

A day in the life of America on October 18. #NoKings

www.instagram.com/reel/DK60PE_...?

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · 17d

Our national security relies on truth and transparency.

@aclu.org @aajaofficial.bsky.social @rightsdissent.bsky.social @capac.house.gov

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · 18d

Call for photographers to continue the legacy of documenting the #AsianAmerican experience.

Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Sep 25

The Sikh Coalition @sikhcoalition.bsky.social issued a statement depicting the mistreatment of
Bibi Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old grandmother, by ICE.

Arrested at her annual check-in, Kaur was flown across country, refused basic accommodations and deported.

www.sikhcoalition.org/blog/2025/up...

Update on Bibi Harjit Kaur

www.sikhcoalition.org

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Sep 24

Previously, the Public Integrity Section addressed any “federal criminal matter that involves alleged or suspected violations of federal or state campaign financing laws, federal patronage crimes, or corruption of the election process.”

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Sep 24

DOJ reduced the # of attorneys working on corruption from 36 to 2.

#anti-corruption

www.notus.org/courts/doj-p...

The Justice Department Had 36 Lawyers Fighting Corruption Full-Time. Under Trump, It’s Down to Two.

The Public Integrity Section is the latest casualty in the administration’s attacks on Nixon-era good-government reforms.

www.notus.org

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Sep 21

Brief explanation on the way that the firing of #JimmyKimmel is corporate censorship based on anticipatory fear that an administration that is displeased with a comedians’ speech will regulate the the parent media company.

nytopinion on Instagram: "After ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel from the airwaves, many called it censorship. As the journalist @mollyjongfast explains, it is cen…"

After ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel from the airwaves, many called it censorship. As the journalist @mollyjongfast explains, it is censorship, but not the kind you might think. | 🎥 @stephanieshen18, Emily Holzknecht, and Marina King #nytopinion

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hear #Epstein survivors so they don’t have to speak up again.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 3

"Stay tuned for more details" -- Epstein survivor announces that survivors are creating their own list of Epstein-related abusers

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Sep 3

“The U.S. #Constitution gives the states the primary authority to regulate #elections, while empowering #Congress to “at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations.””

#votingrights #fairelections

Tiffany Muller @tiffanymuller.bsky.social · Sep 3

Trump and Republicans' shameless attack on Americans' freedom to vote isn't about election security. It's about silencing voters because they're afraid of being held accountable for their corrupt, authoritarian agenda at the ballot box.

Trump Says He Plans to Issue Unconstitutional Order Requiring Voter ID and Banning Mail Ballots

www.democracydocket.com

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Liberal Resistance @liberalresistance.bsky.social · Sep 2

Resistance Calendar. Updated 9/2/25.
Blackout The System: BlackoutTheSystem.com
Boycotts: ThePeoplesUnionUSA.com
Quackograms to encourage reps to impeach RFK Jr.: StandUpForScience.net/quack-o-grams
No Kings 2: NoKings.org
General Strike: GeneralStrikeUS.com

Resistance Calendar.
Updated September 2nd, 2025.

September 16th to 20th, Blackout The System.
BlackoutTheSystem.com

September 17th, Constitution Day.
If you can only commit to one blackout day choose the 17th.

September: Boycott amazon, Uber, Pepsi Co.
Boycotts via ThePeoplesUnionUSA.com

September: Stand Up For Science “Quackograms.”
StandUpForScience.net/quack-o-grams

October 18th, No Kings 2.
NoKings.org

General Strike.
GeneralStrikeUS.com
called when 11 million people commit.

@liberalresistance.bsky.social

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Sep 3

#NoKings

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Aug 26

Federal lawsuit against all 25 federal #judges in Maryland dropped.

#judiciary save the #courts @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social @Keep OurRepublic

The DOJ sued the federal district bench in Maryland. A judge just dismissed the case

A district judge in Virginia was specially tapped to oversee the unusual case after DOJ named all 15 federal district court judges in Maryland as defendants in a lawsuit related to deportations.

www.npr.org

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Aug 24

Mr. Hoshizaki was a #HeartMountain #incarceration camp draft resister who was tried for refusing the draft while he and otherJapanese Americans were impressed in concentration camps. He later served in the Korean War.

Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Aug 24

A 99-year-old #JapaneseAmerican incarceree, Tak Hoshizaki, spoke out at the #NeverAgain rally in LIttle Tokyo in Los Angeles against ICE, mass detention and the erasure of Asian American history.

Courtesy: @rtajimapena.bsky.social

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Aug 22

Winnie Greco misused culture as a cover up for bribery. She’s a longtime political operative, and knew better. I worry that she has damaged the prospects for innocent people who run into trouble due to real cultural misunderstandings.

Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Aug 13

3 suicides of 12 total deaths in ICE detention centers. Conditions, lack of interpretation among general concerns.

@theintercept.com reports on the first suicide in the Northeast US at 2025/08/07/ice-detained-suicide-pennsylvania-geo-group/?

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Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Aug 7

The 2024 Hate Crimes Statistics Act Report shows still alarming levels of hate crimes directed against Black Americans, LGBTQ+ Americans and religious minorities.

Yet Department of Justice has terminated more than 50 hate crime prevention initiatives.

@splcenter.org #nohate

SPLC Calls for Legislation to Increase Hate Crime Reporting

The data in the FBI 2024 Hate Crimes Report showed the second-highest reported number of hate crime incidents ever.

www.splcenter.org

Aryani Ong @aryaniong.bsky.social · Aug 2

We strengthen the #economy by facing the truth, and finding solutions, not shooting the messenger.

But 47 fires the Head of Bureau of Labor Statistics #ErikcaMcEnterfer after poor jobs report.

Demand #accountability!

#NoGaslighting #Indivisible

Trump blames bad jobs numbers on government official

app.sosha.ai

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kritikalthinka.bsky.social @kritikalthinka.bsky.social · Jul 29

Read "Korean Scientist With Green Card Detained for a Week and Denied Access to His Lawyer" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-5UjQZwZy/M...

Korean Scientist With Green Card Detained for a Week and Denied Access to His Lawyer (Common Dreams)

A permanent U.S. resident has been held in detention for the last week without apparent explanation and without access to legal representation, The Washingto...

l.smartnews.com

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