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When protest becomes ‘TERRORISM’:The Trump admin's escalating war on dissent
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August 8, 2026
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August 8, 2026
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19:08Now PlayingThe Trump administration is increasingly using the federal criminal code, surveillance tech, and terrorism statutes to target dissent. Soboroff looks at what happens to a democracy when people become afraid to speak or organize. Rev. Michael Woolf, a pastor arrested while protesting at the Broadview ICE facility, argues, "It's more dangerous to do nothing," adding, "the highest form of patriotism is to want to redeem your country."
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