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Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> deploy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FlashBang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashBang</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grenades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grenades</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RubberBullets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RubberBullets</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a></p><p>Police began <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/shooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shooting</span></a> flash-bangs &amp; rubber bullets, then turned to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TearGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TearGas</span></a>, after ordering a crowd to disperse following a demonstration outside the federal bldg late Sat afternoon.<br>
The gathering there was separate from the local <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> event held earlier as part of nationwide rallies to push back against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; the policies of his admin on a host of issues.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/06/14/los-angeles-protesters-police-clash/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/nation/2025</span><span class="invisible">/06/14/los-angeles-protesters-police-clash/</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>&gt;1 dozen <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/injured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>injured</span></a> or roughed up while covering protests against <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> raids in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LA</span></a>, leading press <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> groups to question whether <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> enforcement has been deliberately targeting reporters on the story. Journalists have been pelted w <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/rubberbullets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rubberbullets</span></a> or <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pepperspray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pepperspray</span></a>, including an Australian TV reporter struck while doing a live shot and a New York Post reporter left with a giant welt on his forehead after taking a direct hit. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CNN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CNN</span></a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protests-los-angeles-media-4b9b062785bde9428a3155812fd092decrew" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/immigration</span><span class="invisible">-protests-los-angeles-media-4b9b062785bde9428a3155812fd092decrew</span></a> briefly detained</p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zeroes.ca/@maggiejk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>maggiejk</span></a></span> Also, let's not forget the slow death of Linda Tirado, a journalist. <br>One can't help but notice the fascists keep targeting women with their violence...</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Tirado" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Ti</span><span class="invisible">rado</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RubberBullets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RubberBullets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LindaTirado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LindaTirado</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPOL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Patriachy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patriachy</span></a></p>
John :au: :60: :05: :12: :GP:<p>A study published in 2017 found that 3% of people hit by <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/rubberbullets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rubberbullets</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/died" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>died</span></a> of the injury. 15% of the 1,984 people studied were <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/permanently" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanently</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/injured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>injured</span></a> by the rubber bullets.</p><p>Rubber bullets should be used only to control “an extremely dangerous crowd,” said Brian Higgins, a former police chief of Bergen County, New Jersey.</p><p>“Shooting them into open crowds is reckless &amp; dangerous,” said Dr. Lazzaro, a professor &amp; expert in eye trauma at NYU Langone Health <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/at-close-range-police-fire-rubber-bullets-that-can-maim-or-kill-protesters" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pbs.org/newshour/health/at-clo</span><span class="invisible">se-range-police-fire-rubber-bullets-that-can-maim-or-kill-protesters</span></a></p>
Touaregtweet<p>2/2 They even target journalists. Peaceful protesting, my ass ...</p><p><a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/unbelievable-video-shows-aussie-reporter-shot-in-the-leg-by-police-during-la-unrest-042055514.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">au.news.yahoo.com/unbelievable</span><span class="invisible">-video-shows-aussie-reporter-shot-in-the-leg-by-police-during-la-unrest-042055514.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teargass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teargass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rubberbullets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rubberbullets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/impeachTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impeachTrump</span></a></p>
Unofficial PetaPixel Bot<p>Photographer and Reporter Shot by Rubber Bullets During LA Protests <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/06/09/photographer-and-reporter-shot-by-rubber-bullets-during-la-protests/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2025/06/09/photo</span><span class="invisible">grapher-and-reporter-shot-by-rubber-bullets-during-la-protests/</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/pressphotographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pressphotographer</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/nationalguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalguard</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/rubberbullets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rubberbullets</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/losangeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>losangeles</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/riots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>riots</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/lapd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lapd</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Video via Reuters</p><p>There are more press members than <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a>. The protesters are nowhere near the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a> physically. Yet <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RubberBullets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RubberBullets</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TearGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TearGas</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FlashBang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashBang</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grenades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grenades</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-ice-protests-planned-trump-sends-national-guard-california-2025-06-08/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/new-ice-p</span><span class="invisible">rotests-planned-trump-sends-national-guard-california-2025-06-08/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Title10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Title10</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PosseComitatusAct</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UseOfForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UseOfForce</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RulesOfEngagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RulesOfEngagement</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Proportionality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Proportionality</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gestapo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanAutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USTroops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USTroops</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>On Saturday, law enforcement officers used <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FlashBang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashBang</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grenades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grenades</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TearGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TearGas</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RubberBullets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RubberBullets</span></a> as they clashed with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> who came to the area in Paramount, which had been rumored to be the site of an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> operation.</p><p>There were hundreds of protesters when the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrations</span></a> peaked during the day, but their numbers dwindled in the evening. Several dozen were still protesting at 6PM.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gestapo</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>