#McCarthyism

[hussyknee]

ID in alt.

Palestinian and pro-Palestinian students and academics are being actively persecuted beyond all precedent at universities right now. Can confirm Palestinians who're losing family members are being institutionally terrorized in both the North America and Europe. Students have been suspended for putting up Palestine flags. Palestinians posting on social media about their families and neighbours are being reported and doxxed and getting death threats and their employers and supervisors refusing support them. A colleague of a friend who lost her entire family went to talk to the university counselor about her anger and grief and was immediately reported to the administration. An entire think tank was dissolved because of its members spoke in support of Palestine at a lecture. This level of witch hunting and purging hasn't been seen since the Red Scare. It's fucking terrifying. Please boost this.

#signal boost #free palestine #censorship #mccarthyism #racism #islamophobia #discrimination #ableism #grad student #college student #university #academia #knee of huss

[alanshemper]

“If you want to be against McCarthy, boys, you’ve got to be either a Communist or a cocksucker.”

—Sen. Joe McCarthy, helpfully explaining how the red scare and the lavender scare intersected with each other

#mccarthyism #red scare #lavender scare #tag yourself #500 #1k

[gael-garcia]

Vanessa Redgrave's on Palestine, her Oscars speech, and The Palestinian (1977)

Links:

this interview

1978 Best Supporting Actress (Julia) win and speech

The Palestinian (1977)

and here she is in 2008 NYC Ethical Culture speaking for Palestine

#vanessa redgrave #palestine #free palestine #academy awards #the palestinian 1977 #gifs #i just wanted to correct the aspect ratio it was bothering me sdkjfhdskf #zionism is a danger against all people all over the world. wow spilled #the palestinization of the world #zionism #oscars 1978 #ok i love this mixed media option now btw. good job on that tumblr #i forgot she was also able to insert the huac and mccarthyism at the end of her speech wow #huac #mccarthyism

[nansheonearth]

This deeply held belief that even nonbelievers deep down hold the same belief happens both with the trans community and christianity. The idea that "radfems hate me now because now I'm a man" only works if you believe so hard that you're a man to the point where you extend the belief to people who don't believe you can change sex. It's the same way christians, from my experience, believe that atheists do believe in god but are just angry at him or want to rebel against him. Both have such strong faith that they can't even fathom others not believing at least a little bit at their core.

#trans #gender #patriarchy #radfem #o #religion #atheism #christian #abrahamic #mccarthyism

[odinsblog]

House Resolution 883 formally condemns the phrase, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free” as antisemitic hate speech—but in reality it is the preface for governmental censorship (sponsored by a foreign government via AIPAC) that unconstitutionally bans freedom of speech and freedom of expression.

As israel has already murdered more than 33,000 noncombatant civilians in Palestine and is currently committing war crimes like bombing hospitals, mosques, churches, schools and even children’s playgrounds, something tells me that there won’t be a similar condemnation of rampant Islamophobia.

#politics #palestine #gaza #rafah #israel #aipac #hr883 #censorship #mccarthyism #anti zionism ≠ ​antisemitism #hasbara #antizionism ≠ antisemitism #maghazi refugee camp #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #war crimes #israel is a terrorist state #hr 883

[conformi]

Giovanni Agostino da Lodi, Christ washing the feet of the Apostles, 1500 VS Ron Nyswaner, Fellow Travelers, 2023

#matt bomer #Fellow Travelers #paramount #Showtime #Miniseries #thomas mallon #Matt Bomer #Jonathan Bailey #McCarthyism #Christ #last supper #jesus #easter #renaissance #rinascimento #gallerie dell'accademia #galleria dell'accademia di venezia #paint #painting

[rdng1230]

In Defense of Fellow Travelers

I just read a little comment on a FT edit about how sad queer stories are overdone. And I’d say in most examples I’d tend to agree. But I find so much value in the story of Hawk, Tim, Marcus, and Frankie. Of these fictional characters nestled in the very real historical events around them. We barely covered McCarthyism at all in my school much less the specific threats it posed to the LGBT community, and I remember flipping through my AP US history textbook and being livid that it contained only one sentence about the aids crisis. And more than just that. The monsters of that era haunts us in the modern day. As much as we as queer people would love to put up a brick wall between us and the Roy Cohns of the world, they are a part of our story. It was Roy Cohn who mentored Donald Trump, and Roy Cohn whispering in Reagan’s ear. It’s the spirit of McCarthy that leads to things like Drain the Swamp and January 6th. To minimize the awful and long lasting effects of people like Cohn and McCarthy also minimizes the resilience of our community. I don’t expect a happy ending for Tim and Hawk, (Although I’m cautiously optimistic about Marcus and Frankie), but that doesn’t mean their stories aren’t worth watching. There’s so much love, joy, and laughter in them too. I am compelled by the choices and sacrifices they had to make in unimaginably difficult circumstances, and I think this show does a great job at showing the many paths people took through those circumstances. I think we as modern day queers have something to learn from every one of them no matter where those paths ended up.

#Fellow travelers #hawkins fuller #tim laughlin #Marcus Hooks #Frankie Hines #tim x hawk #hawk x tim #lgbt history #Mccarthyism #aids crisis

[greencheekconure27]

Lmao the tankies in my notes:

"Red Scare is Alive and Well on tumblr"

"We're doing McCarthyism AGAIN"

Well I was hoping people wouldn't be trying to bring Stalinism back in the year of our lord 2023 either, but apparently *genocide bad* *genocide denial also bad* *benevolent dictatorships do not exist* *imperialism is still imperialism regardless of what country does it* and *maybe shut up and listen to people about their own history* were all too difficult concepts for you lot to grasp.

#tankies #useful idiots #emphasis on idiots #🧲 #*why don't people like meee 🥺 i only told people i think certain eople deserve to be genocided * #*then uncritically reblogged a known genocidal dictator's propaganda and got mad when corrected* #*then proceeded to defend my blorbo: Dead Genocidal Dictator* #*oh and about 40% my posts are exactly the same as those posted by actual fascists only with more hammers and sickles* #*then i proceede to tell people their history isn't real and they're all nazis brainwashed by Evil America* #*Whyyy don't they likee meee😭I'm being persecuted!!!* #lmao #mutuals how's my tankie impression? #red scare #mccarthyism #lmaooo

[oldshowbiz]

Brent Bozell Jr. was a speechwriter for Joseph McCarthy and ghost writer for Barry Goldwater. He attacked TV shows like Maude starring Bea Arthur. Brent Bozell III was finance chairman for Pat Buchanan's presidential campaign. He attacked TV shows like Roseanne and Picket Fences. He was responsible for the Janet Jackson nipple controversy.

Brent Bozell IV was arrested for storming the Capitol Building on January 6, charged with committing acts of physical violence, and six other counts.

#brent bozell #america #historical context #picket fences #roseanne #janet jackson #fire and brimstone #mccarthyism #barry goldwater #maude #bea arthur

[animentality]

#twitter #nancy pelosi #stop asian hate #covid #mccarthyism #red scare #communism

[bfpnola]

introductory excerpts on COINTELPRO

it came to my awareness that some folks don't know what COINTELPRO is still, so imma drop some excerpts from the wikipedia page. ofc there are a billion other resources you can check out, especially firsthand accounts, but this is always a good place to start! link attached below:

[Note that the embedded link above's photo has the following caption: "COINTELPRO memo proposing a plan to expose the pregnancy of actress Jean Seberg, a financial supporter of the Black Panther Party, hoping to "possibly cause her embarrassment or tarnish her image with the general public". Covert campaigns to publicly discredit activists and destroy their interpersonal relationships were a common tactic used by COINTELPRO agents."]

The Introduction:

COINTELPRO (syllabic abbreviation derived from Counter Intelligence Program; 1956–1971) was a series of covert and illegal[1][2] projects actively conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting domestic American political organizations.[3][4] FBI records show COINTELPRO resources targeted groups and individuals the FBI[5] deemed subversive,[6] including feminist organizations,[7][8] the Communist Party USA,[9] anti–Vietnam War organizers, activists of the civil rights and Black power movements (e.g. Martin Luther King Jr., the Nation of Islam, and the Black Panther Party), environmentalist and animal rights organizations, the American Indian Movement (AIM), Chicano and Mexican-American groups like the Brown Berets and the United Farm Workers, independence movements (including Puerto Rican independence groups such as the Young Lords and the Puerto Rican Socialist Party), a variety of organizations that were part of the broader New Left, and white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan[10][11] and the far-right group National States' Rights Party.[12]

Methods COINTELPRO Utilized

According to attorney Brian Glick in his book War at Home, the FBI used five main methods during COINTELPRO:

Infiltration: Agents and informers did not merely spy on political activists. Their main purpose was to discredit, disrupt and negatively redirect action. Their very presence served to undermine trust and scare off potential supporters. The FBI and police exploited this fear to smear genuine activists as agents.

Psychological warfare: The FBI and police used a myriad of "dirty tricks" to undermine movements. They planted false media stories and published bogus leaflets and other publications in the name of targeted groups. They forged correspondence, sent anonymous letters, and made anonymous telephone calls. They spread misinformation about meetings and events, set up pseudo movement groups run by government agents, and manipulated or strong-armed parents, employers, landlords, school officials, and others to cause trouble for activists. They used bad-jacketing to create suspicion about targeted activists, sometimes with lethal consequences.[74]

Harassment via the legal system: The FBI and police abused the legal system to harass dissidents and make them appear to be criminals. Officers of the law gave perjured testimony and presented fabricated evidence as a pretext for false arrests and wrongful imprisonment. They discriminatorily enforced tax laws and other government regulations and used conspicuous surveillance, "investigative" interviews, and grand jury subpoenas in an effort to intimidate activists and silence their supporters.[73][75]

Illegal force: The FBI conspired with local police departments to threaten dissidents; to conduct illegal break-ins in order to search dissident homes; and to commit vandalism, assaults, beatings and assassinations.[73] The objective was to frighten or eliminate dissidents and disrupt their movements.

Undermine public opinion: One of the primary ways the FBI targeted organizations was by challenging their reputations in the community and denying them a platform to gain legitimacy. Hoover specifically designed programs to block leaders from "spreading their philosophy publicly or through the communications media". Furthermore, the organization created and controlled negative media meant to undermine black power organizations. For instance, they oversaw the creation of "documentaries" skillfully edited to paint the Black Panther Party as aggressive, and false newspapers that spread misinformation about party members. The ability of the FBI to create distrust within and between revolutionary organizations tainted their public image and weakened chances at unity and public support.[49]

The FBI specifically developed tactics intended to heighten tension and hostility between various factions in the black power movement, for example between the Black Panthers and the US Organization. For instance, the FBI sent a fake letter to the US Organization exposing a supposed Black Panther plot to murder the head of the US Organization, Ron Karenga. They then intensified this by spreading falsely attributed cartoons in the black communities pitting the Black Panther Party against the US Organization.[49] This resulted in numerous deaths, among which were San Diego Black Panther Party members John Huggins, Bunchy Carter and Sylvester Bell.[73] Another example of the FBI's anonymous letter writing campaign is how they turned the Blackstone Rangers head, Jeff Fort, against former ally Fred Hampton, by stating that Hampton had a hit on Fort.[49] They also were instrumental in developing the rift between Black Panther Party leaders Eldridge Cleaver and Huey Newton, as executed through false letters inciting the two leaders of the Black Panther Party.[49]

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In order to eliminate black militant leaders whom they considered dangerous, the FBI is believed to have worked with local police departments to target specific individuals,[78] accuse them of crimes they did not commit, suppress exculpatory evidence and falsely incarcerate them. Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, a Black Panther Party leader, was incarcerated for 27 years before a California Superior Court vacated his murder conviction, ultimately freeing him. Appearing before the court, an FBI agent testified that he believed Pratt had been framed, because both the FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department knew he had not been in the area at the time the murder occurred.[79][80]

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In 1969 the FBI special agent in San Francisco wrote Hoover that his investigation of the Black Panther Party had concluded that in his city, at least, the Panthers were primarily engaged in feeding breakfast to children. Hoover fired back a memo implying the agent's career goals would be directly affected by his supplying evidence to support Hoover's view that the Black Panther Party was "a violence-prone organization seeking to overthrow the Government by revolutionary means".[84]

Hoover supported using false claims to attack his political enemies. In one memo he wrote: "Purpose of counterintelligence action is to disrupt the Black Panther Party and it is immaterial whether facts exist to substantiate the charge."[85]

Intended Effects of COINTELPRO

The intended effect of the FBI's COINTELPRO was to "expose, disrupt, misdirect, or otherwise neutralize" groups that the FBI officials believed were "subversive"[58] by instructing FBI field operatives to:[59] 1. Create a negative public image for target groups (for example through surveilling activists and then releasing negative personal information to the public) 2. Break down internal organization by creating conflicts (for example, by having agents exacerbate racial tensions, or send anonymous letters to try to create conflicts) 3. Create dissension between groups (for example, by spreading rumors that other groups were stealing money) 4. Restrict access to public resources (for example, by pressuring non-profit organizations to cut off funding or material support) 5. Restrict the ability to organize protest (for example, through agents promoting violence against police during planning and at protests) 6. Restrict the ability of individuals to participate in group activities (for example, by character assassinations, false arrests, surveillance)

When did they start?

Centralized operations under COINTELPRO officially began in August 1956 with a program designed to "increase factionalism, cause disruption and win defections" inside the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). Tactics included anonymous phone calls, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audits, and the creation of documents that would divide the American communist organization internally.[9] An October 1956 memo from Hoover reclassified the FBI's ongoing surveillance of black leaders, including it within COINTELPRO, with the justification that the movement was infiltrated by communists.[31] In 1956, Hoover sent an open letter denouncing Dr. T. R. M. Howard, a civil rights leader, surgeon, and wealthy entrepreneur in Mississippi who had criticized FBI inaction in solving recent murders of George W. Lee, Emmett Till, and other African Americans in the South.[32] When the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), an African-American civil rights organization, was founded in 1957, the FBI began to monitor and target the group almost immediately, focusing particularly on Bayard Rustin, Stanley Levison, and eventually Martin Luther King Jr.[33]

How did the news get out about COINTELPRO?

The program was secret until March 8, 1971, when the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI burgled an FBI field office in Media, Pennsylvania, took several dossiers, and exposed the program by passing this material to news agencies.[1][54] The boxing match known as the Fight of the Century between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in March 1971 provided cover for the activist group to successfully pull off the burglary. Muhammad Ali was a COINTELPRO target because he had joined the Nation of Islam and the anti-war movement.[55] Many news organizations initially refused to immediately publish the information, with the notable exception of The Washington Post. After affirming the reliability of the documents, it published them on the front page (in defiance of the Attorney General's request), prompting other organizations to follow suit. Within the year, Director J. Edgar Hoover declared that the centralized COINTELPRO was over, and that all future counterintelligence operations would be handled case by case.[56][57]

#reaux speaks #black panther party #fbi corruption #cointelpro #counterinsurgency #revolution #martin luther king jr #black power #intersectional feminism #indigenous #young lords #history #wikipedia #communism #socialism #j edgar hoover #mccarthyism

[rainbowpopeworld]

If you wanna see a jingoistic, yet entertaining, music video starring Michael Sheen singing “I’ll be there”, here ya go

If you haven’t seen the show The Good Fight, he plays Roland Blum, an intentionally provocative conservative asshole, who relishes breaking laws and sexually harassing his co-workers. Basically the opposite of Aziraphale 😇😈 And he’s really good at it, of course, because he’s an amazing actor

Here’s a compilation of Blum fuckery:

Here is how Sheen describes the role himself:

A trickster based on Roy Cohn, who in addition to McCarthyism, was also Donald Trump’s lawyer and mentor in the 70’s and 80’s. I first saw him depicted in the play Angels in America as a closeted man who publicly advocated to make things worse for lgbtq+ people because his privilege shielded him from those same efforts, except for what ultimately killed him.

Welp, I guess this is both a Michael Sheen appreciation post and a Roy Cohn antipathy post 🙃

#the good fight #roland blum #michael sheen #michael fucking sheen #good omens #good omens 2 #go2 #good omens season 2 #good omens s2 #aziraphale #Fuck Roy Cohn #but not really #mccarthyism #homophobia #angels in america #such a good play #Vimeo #Youtube #Roy Cohn died of AIDS #while denying he had it #And while Reagan was still ignoring the epidemic

[newyorkthegoldenage]

A youthful Joseph Papp at the box office of the Broadway play Comes a Day, for which he was production stage manager. The picture was taken on November 12, 1958, the day he learned that an arbitrator had ruled in his favor in his complaint against CBS. The network had fired him after he refused to answer questions of a congressional committee probing "un-American activities," i.e., Communism. The arbitrator ordered CBS to re-hire him and pay him $1,500 in back wages (around $16,000 in today's dollars).

Photo: John Lindsay for the AP

#vintage New York #1950s #John Lindsay #Joseph Papp #Joe Papp #HUAC #Nov. 12 #12 Nov. #red-baiting #McCarthyism

[gael-garcia]

Hollywood on Trial (1976, David Helpern)

The film chronicles the 1947 hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), with a focus on the Hollywood Ten directors, screenwriters and producers cited for contempt of Congress and blacklisted by the movie industry after refusing to answer questions about their alleged involvement with the Communist Party.

#hollywood on trial #david helpern #the hollywood ten #huac #house of unamerican activities committee #mccarthyism #red scare #anti communism #hollywood #awards season #millard lampell #documentary #post #screencaps

[nansheonearth]

It's insane to me that posts like this can get a thousand notes saying the literal opposite of what radical feminists believe. There's people in the notes writing a whole break down of beliefs that aren't radical feminist in the slightest like they are experts on wrong information. How do you live like this? How do you base so much of your activism on something you know so little about? I work against neonazi ideas because I've read about them, I've watched documentaries about them. I've listened to their actual words. I'm against the oil industry because I've done research about it's affects on the environment, it's push for war and destabilization. I'm against surveillance culture because it's affect on activism and it's fueling of capitalism because I've learned about it. You have to actually learn about the people you're against.

And regarding the actual post: saying that radfems hate transmen (literal women) because they are men (they're literally not men) is such a projection. In my personal life, the only people who I've seen complain about transmen in lesbian spaces are libfems because libfems are the ones who believe in the fairytale that a woman can become a man. Taking testosterone, changing documents, identify as a man, getting those around you to go along with it; none of these makes a woman a man at the end of the day.

#trans #gender #patriarchy #radfem #o #petewentzwombtattoo #mccarthyism

[whereserpentswalk]

If we were Hollywood stars in the early 20th century, would you film scenes that would inevitably be cut by the Hays code with me? Would you be part of a growing queer underground that would ruin our lives if anyone knew about our participation in it with me? Would we be blacklisted by the house of un-American activities together? ◕_◕

#◕_◕ #196 #my thougts #hays code #american history #history #film history #queer history #queer #uwu #owo #mccarthyism