DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Minneapolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minneapolis</span></a> to Feds: “Get the Fuck Out”<br>How People in the Twin Cities Responded to a Federal Raid</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrimethInc</span></a>, 2025-06-04 </p><p>"An array of federal agencies attempted to carry out a coordinated raid in Minneapolis on the morning of Tuesday, June 3, precipitating an angry response. Locals surrounded the federal officers and police, chanting 'Get the fuck out!' and 'Whose streets? Our streets!' Word of mouth traveled quickly in the dense neighborhood, drawing a crowd and precipitating confrontations in which federal agents shoved people and attacked them with chemical weapons. Nonetheless, the federal agents ultimately retreated from the scene.</p><p>"This comes on the heels of a raid in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanDiego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanDiego</span></a> in which Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and Homeland Security Investigations agents shot <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlashBangGrenades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashBangGrenades</span></a> at an angry crowd. All around the country, thanks in part to rapid response networks and community organizing, resistance to ICE is ramping up.</p><p>"We commend those who stood up to police and federal agents in Minneapolis. Here, we share some brief strategic remarks on these raids and how to resist them, followed by two firsthand accounts of the events of June 3."</p><p>Read more / watch video:<br><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2025/06/04/minneapolis-to-feds-get-the-fuck-out-how-people-in-the-twin-cities-responded-to-a-federal-raid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2025/06/04/minn</span><span class="invisible">eapolis-to-feds-get-the-fuck-out-how-people-in-the-twin-cities-responded-to-a-federal-raid</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhoseStreets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhoseStreets</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OurStreets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OurStreets</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GTFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GTFO</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MinneapolisResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinneapolisResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanDiegoResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanDiegoResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MayDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayDay</span></a> Means <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a><br>A Call to Take Action on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/May1st" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>May1st</span></a></p><p>This May Day, gather in defiance of tyranny and oppression. Gather to create communities based in solidarity and mutual aid. Gather with everyone who wants a better life. Gather to honor those who fought before us. Gather to show that another world is possible.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrimethInc</span></a>, 2025-04-08 </p><p>"As May Day 2025 approaches, we face an increasingly grim situation. Donald Trump and his lackeys are restructuring the state, redirecting even more resources towards repression and filling their pockets along the way. They are already deporting students on the basis of their political views and they have made it clear that they intend to escalate to deporting US citizens as well. All the while, the ecological damage, climate disasters, wars, and genocides that were already in progress are only intensifying.</p><p>"While some are laying low, hoping that the tide will turn, that is a terrible mistake. How far this nightmare can go will be determined by what people do now to build movements of resistance. The more time passes, the firmer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s grip on the institutions will be, and the better positioned he will be to expand and intensify repression. Even if Trump’s ill-thought-out policies alone suffice to turn the majority of the population against him, that will not answer the question of how to push him out of power—he has already shown that he will not leave office willingly. It also will not ensure that what comes after will be any better. Remember, we ended up in this situation because of the catastrophic reign of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> administration.</p><p>There’s no way around it: we have to build powerful grassroots movements through which to defend each other and popularize a radical analysis of what we are up against.</p><p>"May Day offers a perfect occasion for this. For nearly a century and a half, anarchists and other revolutionaries have observed it as a day of celebration and resistance. Tapping into this longstanding tradition offers many reference points for what we can do right now.</p><p>"Wherever you are, you can do something for May Day. Better yet, organize a week of events, including education, mutual aid, arts and entertainment, and a march or demonstration."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2025/04/08/may-day-means-resistance-a-call-to-take-action-on-may-first" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2025/04/08/may-</span><span class="invisible">day-means-resistance-a-call-to-take-action-on-may-first</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MayFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayFirst</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralStrike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InternationalWorkersDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalWorkersDay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Too bad <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LuigiMangione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LuigiMangione</span></a> didn't read these tips. Don't make the same mistakes!</p><p>Fashion Tips for the Brave<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrimethInc</span></a>, 2008-10-11</p><p>"If you’re going to wear a mask, keep it on at all appropriate times! If you are captured on camera or witnessed at any point with your mask off, you can then be easily identified with it on.</p><p>"Be extremely conscientious about where and when you change into and out of your mask and anonymous clothing; there should be no cameras or hostile witnesses. If possible, explore the area in advance to find appropriate spaces for changing. Remember that police are especially likely to target masked individuals who are not in a crowd that is similarly dressed.</p><p>"If you are going to carry a backpack or bag, don’t take the one you carry around in everyday life. No matter how perfect your outfit is, it’s all for naught if your bag is recognizable—especially if, like many people, you change bags much less frequently than you change clothes."</p><p><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2008/10/11/fashion-tips-for-the-brave" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2008/10/11/fash</span><span class="invisible">ion-tips-for-the-brave</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FashionTipsForTheBrave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FashionTipsForTheBrave</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Eight Things You Can Do to Stop <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a></p><p>2025-02-11, via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrimethInc</span></a></p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration is paving the way for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassDeportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassDeportations</span></a> by building new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrisonCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonCamps</span></a> and invoking the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlienEnemiesAct</span></a>, which was used to justify the internment of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JapaneseAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseAmericans</span></a> during World War II. Motivated by nativism and white nationalism, Steven Miller and other officials are attempting to ethnically cleanse the United States, while tech and prison companies profit on lucrative government contracts and corporations continue to exploit immigrant labor. Knowing that mass deportations will inflict devastating costs, Trump has chiefly been concentrating his efforts in cities like Chicago and Denver that are governed by his political adversaries.</p><p>"Nonetheless, people are getting organized. Communities across the US are mobilizing rapid response networks that can respond to raids and support those targeted by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StateViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateViolence</span></a>. Students across the US are staging <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/walkouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walkouts</span></a>; people are holding mass <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrations</span></a> and fighting back against deportations.</p><p>"If we fail to stand in solidarity with those targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today, the same infrastructure of repression will eventually be turned against others, as well. An injury to one is an injury to all!</p><p>"Do your part to melt the ICE."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2025/02/11/eight-things-you-can-do-to-stop-ice" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2025/02/11/eigh</span><span class="invisible">t-things-you-can-do-to-stop-ice</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KnowYourRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnowYourRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mobilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobilization</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>The Students Walk Out in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> <br>A Report from the Streets</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrimethInc</span></a>, 2025-02-13 </p><p>"In the opening weeks of Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s second presidency, some of the fiercest expressions of defiance have come from the communities that Trump is threatening to attack. In Los Angeles, students have engaged in weeks of walkouts and other protests against the mass deportations Trump promised. In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cincinnati" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cincinnati</span></a>, the historically Black community <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LincolnHeights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LincolnHeights</span></a> responded to a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NeoNazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeoNazi</span></a> rally by chasing off the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteSupremacists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacists</span></a>, burning their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/swastika" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swastika</span></a> flags, and conducting an armed watch lest they attempt to return.</p><p>"Both of these communities draw on deep roots of resistance. The students in Los Angeles are walking out in the footsteps of previous student rebels, including those who participated in the historic protests of 2006 against the repression of the undocumented. People in Cincinnati rose in rebellion in 2001 against police violence, foreshadowing the movement that got underway in response to the murder of Oscar Grant in 2008 and arrived on the world stage in 2014 with the uprising in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ferguson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ferguson</span></a>. In continuing these legacies, today’s protesters show how difficult it will be for Donald Trump, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>, and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> to control the population of this continent. They also point the way for others who are still trying to figure out how to defend themselves against the new regime.</p><p>"Here, participants in this month’s demonstrations in Los Angeles offer a short report from the streets."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2025/02/13/the-students-walk-out-in-los-angeles-a-report-from-the-streets" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2025/02/13/the-</span><span class="invisible">students-walk-out-in-los-angeles-a-report-from-the-streets</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistRacism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Some pointers from "The Eye of Every Storm - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anarchist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anarchist</span></a> Response to Hurricane Helene"</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrimethInc</span></a>, 2024-11-13</p><p>"At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire region. At a time when <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a>, rising <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a>, and disasters exacerbated by industrially-produced climate change are creating a feedback loop of escalating crisis, it’s crucial to understand <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisasterResponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterResponse</span></a> as an integral part of community defense and strategize about how this can play a part in movements for liberation. In the following reflection, a local anarchist involved in longstanding disaster response efforts in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> recounts the lessons that they have learned over the past six weeks and offers advice about how to prepare for the disasters to come.</p><p>"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that Hurricane Helene poured 40 trillion gallons of water on the region. This caused an estimated 1800 landslides; it damaged over 160 municipal water and sewer systems, at least 6000 miles of roads, more than 1000 bridges and culverts, and an estimated 126,000 homes. There have been over 230 confirmed deaths across six states with many still missing.</p><p>"The entire region was completely cut off from the outside world for a day or more, with all major roads shut down by landslides, collapsed bridges, and downed trees. Water, power, internet and cell service all went down within hours of the hurricane arriving, and remained down for days or, in some areas, weeks. There are still communities that will likely not have electricity for another three months because the roads that the power company would use no longer exist. Six weeks into this disaster, there are still tens of thousands of people who lack access to drinkable water. Not only have thousands of homes been wiped off the map—in many cases, the land they rested on no longer exists. Massive landslides have scoured canyons 30 feet deep, exposing bedrock that has not seen the light of day for tens of thousands of years. The torrential floods moved so much earth and caused so many rivers to change course that scientists have designated the hurricane a 'geological event.'</p><p>"In response, a beautiful web of mutual aid networks has emerged, saving countless lives by bringing in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EssentialSupplies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EssentialSupplies</span></a>, providing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MedicalCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalCare</span></a>, setting up neighborhood <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterDistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterDistribution</span></a> centers, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarChargingStations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarChargingStations</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SatelliteInternetHubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SatelliteInternetHubs</span></a>, free <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kitchens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kitchens</span></a>, free <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childcare</span></a>, and more. Name a need and there are folks out here who have self-organized to meet it. We share these lessons we have learned in hopes of helping others to prepare for similar situations, aiming to increase our capacity to build autonomous infrastructure for the long haul. </p><p>Start Preparing Now</p><p>"There is no time like the present to get organized.</p><p>"Our mutual aid group has been around for almost eight years. Within 72 hours of the floodwaters receding, we had a functioning mutual aid hub and were mobilizing folks to check on missing people and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChainsawCrews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChainsawCrews</span></a> to cut people out of their homes and open up roads. We were only able to do these things because we had already put in the work in our community to build the trust and relationships that are so vital in times of crisis.</p><p>"While we are a small group, we have an extensive network of friends and allies that has grown throughout years of smaller-scale mutual aid and organizing efforts. The best way to prepare for a disaster is not to stockpile supplies, but to build trust in your community and nurture a healthy web of relationships. The best way to accomplish this is to start doing mutual aid projects in your community before an acute crisis arises. This will give you practice operating as a group and organizing logistics, and it will also connect you with others you wouldn’t otherwise meet and show them that they can count on you. Because of the work we had already put in, when the crisis hit, people turned to us and spread the word that we are a good group to funnel supplies and money through. You can only build that kind of reputation by putting in the work now.</p><p>Communications</p><p>"One of the biggest initial challenges we faced was that most means of communication went offline for between 24 hours and several weeks, depending on where you lived. That includes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landlines</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhones</span></a>, and internet. We can’t stress enough the importance of having multiple back-up options in place to be ready for a situation like this. First of all, make sure you have a place and time established in advance where folks know they can find each other in the event of a disaster. This is probably a good idea even if communications don’t go offline—nothing beats face-to-face communication.</p><p>"Satellite internet was invaluable during the first couple of weeks. For some particularly hard-hit communities, it remains the only means of communication six weeks into this disaster. Unfortunately, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a>, which is owned by the white supremacist Elon Musk, has proven to be the most useful and the easiest to set up in a disaster scenario. We know from past experience that he is eager to suppress social movements that use his companies’ services. There are other companies that provide satellite internet, but it tends to be slower, with significant data limits. These are generally not mobile systems and would be challenging to set up in the middle of a disaster.</p><p>"Don’t forget that you will need a source of electricity such as a generator or solar power to make satellite internet work.</p><p>"Radios, especially ham radios, are another important means of communication that should be arranged in advance with people who already know how to use them. Our mountainous terrain limits the distance that radios can broadcast, but it would still have been helpful if we had possessed ham radios.</p><p>Getting Organized</p><p>"Grassroots disaster relief is no longer the exclusive province of church groups and small bands of autonomous mutual aid groups. The notion has gone mainstream since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when so many people discovered that their neighbors were all they had to count on. At this point, well-organized and well-resourced groups of every stripe are prepared to mobilize quickly—from reactionary right-leaning groups like the Cajun Navy and to networks of volunteer helicopter pilots, not to mention radical groups like Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. Beyond these specific groups, more people understand how to self-organize now. Within three to five days of the flood waters receding, you couldn’t drive more than ten minutes without running into a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReliefHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReliefHub</span></a> or water station in someone’s front yard, church, or gas station parking lot. It would not be an overstatement to say that within a week, western North Carolina had the highest concentration of four-wheelers, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes in the world, as people poured in from all over the South and beyond to help with search and rescue and to get supplies out to cut-off communities.</p><p>"Most of these hubs were truly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grassroots</span></a>, with no formal organization behind them. This is an overwhelmingly positive development, but it does not come without challenges. The chief problems were redundancy of effort and lack of coordination between relief hubs, road clearing crews, and people doing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupplyRuns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyRuns</span></a>, search and rescue, and wellness checks. The sooner you can develop relationships and good communication systems with other hubs, the better, so you won’t have to be constantly reinventing the wheel.</p><p>"Creating an intake system for incoming volunteers and arranging for people to coordinate them is a huge piece of the puzzle. We had to turn away many offers of help in the first few weeks because we didn’t have a good system in place for fielding newcomers, especially those from out of town, nor could we guarantee that we could plug them into a project on any given day if they just showed up, despite the fact that there was always a mountain of work to do. Connecting volunteers to communities and individual homes that need medical care, mucking, gutting, and repairs requires an enormous amount of legwork on your part, not to mention building trust between you and the residents. You would do well to have someone in your group that has a deep love of spreadsheets."</p><p>Full article:<br><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2024/11/13/after-the-hurricane-anarchist-disaster-response-in-appalachia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2024/11/13/afte</span><span class="invisible">r-the-hurricane-anarchist-disaster-response-in-appalachia</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Preparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Preparedness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityPreparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityPreparedness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Polycrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polycrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HamRadios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadios</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Staying Safe in the Streets<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crimethinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crimethinc</span></a>, 2014-08-14</p><p><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2014/08/14/staying-safe-in-the-streets" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2014/08/14/stay</span><span class="invisible">ing-safe-in-the-streets</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/50501movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>50501movement</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BePrepared" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BePrepared</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crimethinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crimethinc</span></a>: A <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Demonstrator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Demonstrator</span></a>’s Guide to Understanding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RiotMunitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiotMunitions</span></a> </p><p>And How to Defend against Them<br>2021-01-04 </p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImpactMunitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImpactMunitions</span></a></p><p>Police fire a wide range of blunt force projectiles from a variety of weapons. Manufacturers and police departments sometimes call these 'Blunt Impact Projectiles' (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BIPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BIPs</span></a>) or 'Kinetic Impact Projectiles' (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KIPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KIPs</span></a>). <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RubberBullets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RubberBullets</span></a> are only one of many variants. They vary in size, force, composition, delivery methods, and lethality.</p><p>"The sales pitches that manufacturers make to law enforcement agencies emphasize the ability to obtain compliance from subjects via projected force with minimal risk of injury or death. All of the academic studies—not to mention our lived experience—show that neither of these claims is correct: impact munitions regularly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/maim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maim</span></a> and kill <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protestors</span></a> and they rarely succeed at breaking up demonstrations. They’re even less effective at stopping social movements. Often, when one of us loses an eye or suffers a fractured skull, more people come out to the streets.</p><p>"Some of the more common impact munitions include baton rounds, large plastic, foam, gel, or even wooden <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/projectiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projectiles</span></a> that are fired from a multi-launcher or occasionally a shotgun; rubber bullets, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MetalProjectiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetalProjectiles</span></a> coated in rubber or PVC; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BeanBagRounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeanBagRounds</span></a>, woven bags filled with either silica or lead, usually fired from shotguns; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pepperballs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pepperballs</span></a>, which are essentially paintballs filled with pepper spray; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FN303" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FN303</span></a> rounds, a combination of pepper-balls and regular impact munitions; rubber balls, which are rubber or plastic or foam pellets packed into grenades to explode like shrapnel or shotgun shot; and, of course, the venerable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GasCanister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GasCanister</span></a> (bearing chemical agents or smoke), which is not designed to be fired directly at protestors—but regularly is.</p><p>"Contrary to popular supposition, most modern impact munitions are designed for 'direct fire' rather than 'skip fire.' Direct fire munitions are for shooting directly at individuals, while skip fire projectiles are designed to be skipped off the ground into the crowd. Tear gas canisters are generally intended for skip firing at close range or firing at a 25-30 degree arc into the air for maximum range; they are not rated for direct fire. Some styles of baton rounds that split into multiple projectiles are designed for skip fire to distribute the projectiles more widely, while others are designed to be fired over the heads of protesters in order to rain chemicals down. Full-size wooden baton rounds and some rubber bullets seem to be designed for skip fire as well, but in general, skip fire is less accurate and less common.</p><p>"Baton rounds, stinger grenades, and beanbags hurt. They injure people. Occasionally, they maim or—even more rarely—kill people. Yet of all the tools used by the police, they are some of the least effective at stopping demonstrations. Unlike a cop within mêlée range, a baton round cannot arrest you. Unlike a cloud of gas, it can’t force you to disperse. Ranged impact weapons rely primarily on pain compliance. While this may work on individuals, pain alone usually cannot force a resolute crowd to comply. Standing around getting shot at isn’t always the right move. But the effects of impact munitions can be mitigated by protective equipment including shields, armor, helmets, goggles, barricades, and even umbrellas. Impact weapons rely on fear above all—and through mental preparation and mutual support, we can defend ourselves from fear. We can choose not to comply with fear."</p><p>Learn more:<br><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a-demonstrators-guide-to-understanding-riot-munitions-and-how-to-defend-against-them" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a-de</span><span class="invisible">monstrators-guide-to-understanding-riot-munitions-and-how-to-defend-against-them</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Demonstrations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSafely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestSafely</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BePrepared" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BePrepared</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Came across this article and thought it might come in handy...</p><p>A Demonstrator’s Guide to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GasMasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GasMasks</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Goggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Goggles</span></a></p><p>Everything You Need to Know to Protect Your Eyes and Lungs from Gas and Projectiles</p><p>2020-09-02 via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrimeThinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeThinc</span></a></p><p>"One of the basic ways that police maintain violent control of our society is by interfering with our ability to breathe—and sometimes with our ability to see. Nowadays, regardless of whether you employ confrontational tactics, you could be exposed to tear gas or hit by a rubber bullet just by being is in the vicinity of a protest. By taking the proper precautions, we can mitigate the risks while continuing to show up for each other. This guide explores a wide range of options for protecting your eyes and lungs from chemical agents and projectiles, detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each, so you can pick out what’s best for you."</p><p><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2020/09/02/a-demonstrators-guide-to-gas-masks-and-goggles-everything-you-need-to-know-to-protect-your-eyes-and-lungs-from-gas-and-projectiles" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2020/09/02/a-de</span><span class="invisible">monstrators-guide-to-gas-masks-and-goggles-everything-you-need-to-know-to-protect-your-eyes-and-lungs-from-gas-and-projectiles</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSafely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestSafely</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> :heart_trans: , etc. </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FightBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightBack</span></a> </p><p>You can buy this and others from <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Crimethinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crimethinc</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://todon.eu/@CrimethInc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CrimethInc</span></a></span></p>
@radikal@ceobusters.inc ™️<p>Unearthed Mugshot Of United Healthcare CEO Revealed</p><p><a href="https://polinews.org/unearthed-mugshot-of-united-healthcare-ceo-revealed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">polinews.org/unearthed-mugshot</span><span class="invisible">-of-united-healthcare-ceo-revealed/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/crimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimethInc</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/freeluigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeluigi</span></a></p>
@radikal@ceobusters.inc ™️<p>"Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong."</p><p>Terence McKenna 🍄 </p><p><a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/adjusters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adjusters</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/crimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimethInc</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a></p>
Alle falsch dosiert‽ :af:<p>„Man darf nicht vergessen, dass wir auch bauen können. [...] Wir haben nicht die geringste Angst vor Ruinen.“ </p><p>CrimethInc.</p><p><a href="https://spreebits.de/tags/crimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimethInc</span></a></p>
@radikal@ceobusters.inc ™️<p>Werdet wie die Kinder! </p><p>Spielt, forscht, hackt den Planeten und das ganze System.</p><p>"You have to unlearn, everything you learned" Yoda</p><p>Wenn die ganzen unnötigen Systemroutinen erkannt, aufgelöst und gelöscht wurden, kommen wir zu unserem echten Betriebssystem,: Anarchismus :anarchism: </p><p>Anarchy is for Lovers :anarchoheart2: </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.media/w/saWJJ9kUKrwRntdJWqyDvt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kolektiva.media/w/saWJJ9kUKrwR</span><span class="invisible">ntdJWqyDvt</span></a></p><p><a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/do" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>do</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/crimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimethInc</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/ForJesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForJesus</span></a></p>
@radikal@ceobusters.inc ™️<p>PLEASE<br>WAIT <br>HERE<br>UNTIL <br>YOU<br>ARE <br>USEFUL</p><p>THANK YOU</p><p><a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/crimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimethInc</span></a></p>
@radikal@ceobusters.inc ™️<p>Politiker und Plattformbetreiber hofiert man, Satirikern zerstört man das Leben.</p><p><a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/ElHotzoUltras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElHotzoUltras</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/CEObusters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CEObusters</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/crimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimethInc</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/endcapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endcapitalism</span></a></p>
@radikal@ceobusters.inc ™️<p>"They mocked us for producing word bullets, then cried foul play when those projectiles hit their targets."</p><p>CrimethInc.</p><p><a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/endcapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endcapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/crimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimethInc</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/freeluigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeluigi</span></a></p>
@radikal@ceobusters.inc ™️<p>“The only way to deal with authorities is to challenge them.”</p><p>Ai Weiwei</p><p>How the CEO of UnitedHealthcare really went out<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GylMvQxHxy8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=GylMvQxHxy</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/adjiusters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adjiusters</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/ceobusters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceobusters</span></a> <a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/crimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimethInc</span></a></p>
@radikal@ceobusters.inc ™️<p>“I don’t throw darts at a board. I bet on sure things. Read Sun-tzu, The Art of War. Every battle is won before it is ever fought.”</p><p><a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/crimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimethInc</span></a></p>
@radikal@ceobusters.inc ™️<p>"Als hätten die Reichen die Armut verschuldet und verschuldeten nicht gleicherweise die Armen den Reichtum!"</p><p>Max Stirner</p><p><a href="https://subversive.zone/tags/crimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimethInc</span></a></p>
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