More needless violence ⁦UT Austin⁩ today. More aggression by state, city, and campus police. We learned nothing from last week. #protests

'There is a fairly high likelihood I will be fired today...I can't sit here and watch this anymore.'

Chills.

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Keep in mind: These are the folks claiming to be colorblind, claiming that DEI focuses too much on race, explicitly saying the real problem is white men in a university system that is at least 75% white in a state that is 90% white need a space that’s racially for them. It’s

'Outside agitator' is a trope used throughout history in response to slave resistance, Reconstruction, labor movement, CRM, & more to dismiss & repress legitimate agency, intellect, & concerns of local people. #McCarthyism

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BTW video shows that this is the same kind of interaction that led Econ prof Caroline Fohlin to be arrested: she saw a cop holding a student in a manner that could have killed them. Shocked, she asked, what are you doing? They threw her to the ground.

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NEW: UT Austin released 'protest rules' that say 'individuals may not come to campus without authorization,' which is in direct contradiction to a video they published 6 months ago that says members of the public can 'come to campus at any time and engage in demonstrations.'

BREAKING: UT President Jay Hartzell’s messages with a state senator and the UT System Chancellor reveal he requested additional help from DPS at yesterday’s protest because “our police force couldn’t do it alone,” according to messages obtained by The Austin American-Statesman.

Police attempt to push the crowd, arresting one.

This is happening directly under the UT Tower. Went here for 4 years, never saw anything like this.

. Ashley D. Farmer and I Just got pushed by a line of 200+ pound officers trying to protect our students. If you’re faculty and staff we need you NOW.

This has gotten exponentially more violent and out of control since DPS began dispersing protestors. At least 5 arrested now. Watch:

Suppressing peaceful protest with intimidation is a needless escalation. We deserve an explanation for why such extreme actions are being taken to suppress the voices of seemingly peaceful protestors. Do better, UT.

Scene on the UT campus right now.

I was shocked how police provoked violence in what was peaceful student protest. Police ran into crowd of students, pushed & arrested students. Violence was from police. ⁦UT Austin⁩ ⁦Texas DPS⁩ ⁦Jay Hartzell⁩ ⁦Sharon Wood⁩ ⁦Council Member Alison Alter⁩ ⁦KUT Austin⁩

My father did not dream of a 'colorblind' society. He dreamed of a #WorldHouse where the terrors of white supremacy, colonialism, & imperialism are eradicated. And of a #BelovedCommunity where the triple evils are not horrifying blights against humanity.

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