The only thing scarier than fascism is liberal complicity with it, which both validates fascism and forecloses any possibility of popular front politics thereby isolating the left and declaring open season on the right’s chosen scapegoats and victims.

or as gabrielwinant says

Nothing new to say but it bears repeating: it’s one of American history’s most Orwellian obscenities to see an anti-genocide movement that is in fact one of the most Jewish mass movements in US history slandered as antisemitic by one of the key guys doing the genocide.

For many of us, these past 8 days were a glimpse into a different kind of life. One where we are truly connected to each other, where we share space as human beings not just as positions (student, professor, etc). That feeling is bigger than a tent, and it will guide us forward.

In their pre-dawn raid, UCPD threw one of our comrades to the stone ground and grabbed another one!

We're disgusted but unsurprised that UChicago's response to people opposing genocide is threats, abuse, and destruction!

Before raiding the UChicago encampment, multiple cops—in this case, a lieutenant—covered their badge numbers.

The point of this raid was terror. They waited for those kids to fall asleep. And then they pulled the tents from under them while they were sleeping. Shame on the University of Chicago.

UChicago got their lawn back

Incessant helicopters are another way of terrorizing peaceful protestors, Black and Brown neighborhoods. LA knows it. Chicago knows it.

Current scene at the University of Chicago

Here’s what’s happening: police waited until organizers decided a raid wasn’t likely. Who would raid at daybreak? After many left, cops showed up in riot gear to destroy the encampment. They blocked off entrances to the quad and major campus streets.

UCPD not letting legal observers enter quad. What are you hiding?! Shame!

Students chanting “you came for our tents while we were sleeping, because you’re afraid of our power when we’re awake.”

Students chanting “UChicago hates its students.” I fear they’re right.

UCHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT TEARING DOWN STUDENT ENCAMPMENT

Respect to the student journalists The Chicago Maroon for being out here every night! This beautiful encampment led & supported by Palestinian and Jewish organizers has been nothing but peaceful. To do a raid in the middle of the night is abhorrent. Do the right thing, The University of Chicago.

'Target Israel and we will target you.'

Twelve Zionist U.S. senators threaten the International Criminal Court which is reported to be considering issuing arrest warrants for Israeli officials.

A Palestinian refugee speaking from Rafah: 'All the options are finished for us. There is no safe place to go to, especially that we have family members, children & elderly sick people. It will be very hard for us to move from Rafah to another place. There is no other place' #GMB

A separate, typically credible source tells me police will try to break up the UChicago pro-Palestinian encampment late tonight.

He noted campus police & not CPD are expected to take the action. Similar messages have come in past nights, though no police raids have materialized.

BREAKING: A well-placed source tells me the University of Chicago Police will attempt to clear the SJP at UChicago at 3AM tonight