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May 22, 2023 11 tweets 8 min read
So Asheville police's illegal search warrant for Blade journalist Matilda Bliss' phone targeted her for her anarchist views.

The warrant claimed Bliss was linked to "anarchist extremist groups." The evidence? She ran a public social justice event calendar 🧵 #avlgov #avlnews ImageImageImage The warrant, by APD detective Ian Paul Cooper on Jan 19 2022, claimed Bliss had prior knowledge of the Aston Park Build protest, which it tried to frame as an ominous conspiracy, because she had included a public social media post about it on her event calendar #avlgov #avlnews
Jun 7, 2022 7 tweets 4 min read
"If abortions aren't safe neither are you" Graffiti and busted windows on far-right "crisis pregnancy center" Mountain Area Pregnancy Services in West Asheville #avlnews "No forced births." Centers like this one are a key part of anti-abortion disinformation and harassment networks... #avlnews