As we've long expected, the State of Georgia today issued a RICO indictment against 60+ activists and others in their latest attempt at shutting down the right to protest in Atlanta. Three Solidarity Fund organizers are included in this indictment.

[thread] As if Domestic Terrorism charges weren't enough -- or the arrests of bail fund organizers, or activists putting up flyers -- this move seeks to paint the broad spectrum of community members opposed to the Cop City project as conspirators in a vast criminal enterprise. [2/6]

Yesterday 8 Cop City protesters were denied bond, and may be forced to sit in jail until trial. No actual evidence was presented against any of the defendants. The judge's decision was based on innuendo and unsupported claims from the prosecutor. What's going on here? [thread] Prosecutors are using a two-pronged repression strategy: The first is extreme charges. Just simply accusing someone of domestic terrorism is enough to make a judge inclined to deny them bail. This gets them results even if the case is ultimately thrown out for lack of evidence.

The #StopCopCity tree sitters arrested yesterday are being charged with "Domestic Terrorism". But did these protesters actually do anything terroristic? Turns out state terrorism legislation is so broad it can be used against almost any social movement... [thread] The law in question law.justia.com/codes/georgia/…
(paraphrased to exclude irrelevant sections): "Domestic terrorism" means any felony which is intended disable a state facility and is intended to alter the policy of the government of this state by intimidation.