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As they feel increasingly untouchable, their behavior will get worse and worse. Eventually they'll do something exceptionally bad to the wrong person and Find Out but it'll suck for everyone in the meanwhile.
What will that "exceptionally bad" thing be if not shooting an unarmed American mother in the face in front of her family, then letting her die by preventing medical intervention or arresting a 5 year old in a Bunny hat?
to the wrong person
Every person they attack is the wrong person.
None of what they are doing is moral, justified or legal in a functioning society.
After Bovino threw the can, the Star-Tribune wrote, “plumes of green and gray smoke burst over the crowd,” causing protesters and observers to flee the scene.
That is probably not normal tear gas (which is bad enough), it's likely HC smoke which is extremely carcinogenic (arc).
If there is any justice for any of this someday there's going to be a massive settlement and taxpayers are going to be paying for cancer and hospice treatment for thousands of people affected by this in a couple of decades.
e; There was a good step by step guide for disarming these somewhere that I can't find right now, but if memory serves it was 1. Approach with leaf blower to direct smoke away from you, 2. Drop a traffic cone over the grenade to contain its smoke a bit more, 3. Dump a mixture of water and baking soda into the cone and drown the grenade.
e2; We don't have definitive information that this is what it looks like for sure yet, so I added the two italicized words.
Or..
Edit: In Minnesota, lacrosse staff may be substituted with a hockey stick.
Hexachloroethane is suspected of causing cancer and may cause organ damage through prolonged or repeated exposure
Sounds like they're also shooting themselves in the foot with this one, especially since they don't wear proper protection, from what I've seen
If there is any justice
these fucknuts will be spending life getting beaten in an El Salvadoran prison.
The US needs some serious Hague style prosecutions. Sad thing is, their democrats won't do it...
I’m rooting for French style revolution…the democrats just voted to give ice more money today because they were afraid of being considered anti law and order while bowing down to a pedofile child murdering insurrectionist who is controlled by a genocide committing war criminal…they look pretty soft on crime to me
I'm confused who the democrats are actually performing for. They have to know that at the next election the republicans are going to get steamrollered and if they play their cards right they can come out on top.
Yet they do stuff like this, as if they're trying to pander to MAGAs, as if that's all help their electoral chances.
i prefer french revolution style prosecutions.
"Take the picture of me from a low angle so I look like I'm all grown up"
The photographer is just closer to the ground to lick the boot.
I'm fairly confident Bovino doesn't know what happened at the end of WW2.
Almost Nothing.
US had <0.2% conviction rate of war criminals, <1% of "major war criminals. Look it up, <200 convicted and actually punished of 100,000. Fascist war criminals is one of the lowest prosecution rates of all time. Very safe criminal activity apparently.
They gave many of the Nazis jobs, land, and positions in government and the UN. Nuremberg was a complete joke for publicity.
If US history is anything to go by, they will get off with 0 consequences. Just like WW2 and the civil war. The US needs a significant change to deal with it, like trial-less minimum life in prison for all ICE agents or it will be literally the same shit cycle of fascism.
We need ways to fight back without putting ourselves in danger.
Besides reading Full Spectrum Resistance, here are concrete steps we can take to combat the regime with our last non-violent pathways (the titles below expand if you click them).
Learn First Aid! ⛑️
The future us likely to be violent, and It extremely important to have the skills to be able to keep yourself and others alive if they get hurt. You can never have too many medics.
Tacticool Girlfriend provides a great introduction to building a personal first aid kit, called an IFAK, which can deal with things like bullet wounds and other serious bleeding wounds. I also want to emphasize her recommendation of only buying medical gear from reputable sources (not Amazon!), such as North American Rescue to avoid fakes that could cost you your life.
But you'll need to learn how to use that equipment, too. The best resource for that is to take a local Stop The Bleed class, which are pretty widely available in most places. They may cost a small fee, but can also sometimes be free. Alternatively, if you cannot access a local class, this video by PrepMedic will give you a solid understanding of how to use Tourniquets and Gauze for wound packing.
Injuries are less harmful if they are tended to early. Learning first aid can help conserve resources when healthcare becomes unaffordable. Having several medics in case of harm by police is an extremely powerful morale booster during a protest that may become a police riot. When you become comfortable with the basics of first aid, riot medicine is the next suggested step.
Establish or join local Mutual Aid networks ✊
If you haven't already, get to know your neighbors. Mutual aid is a willingness to support and grow your community. This can include informal networks through friends, tenant/renter organizations, solidarity groups, and industrial unions.
These are groups using direct action to solve each other's problems. Building strong communities makes it difficult for fascism to take root. The actions of the government are going to hit every community hard, and the ones who build trust in each other and work together are most likely to survive. We've been building a list of resources in !inperson@slrpnk.net to help you on your way. Also check out this handy guide to find existing groups in your area.
This isn't only for your own community protection. Your ability to organize today will change the political landscape tomorrow. When revolution occurs, the social organizations that show the greatest resilience through the regime are the ones typically calling the shots when the dust settles. When it comes to elections, get out the vote drives are useless if most of the voters are fascists. At some point, you have to do grassroots political education if you don't want fascist candidates winning elections. Mutual aid networks are excellent forums not only for teaching each other good political ideas, but demonstrating them in practice.
Join a Union and Prepare for a General Strike! 💪
The most effective non-violent action we can take is preparing and organizing for a General Strike.
The country would be brought to its knees if suddenly deprived of profit and labor. That tactic was extremely effective in Chile in 2019, and had they not fallen for the trick of liberal reform, they would've had a successful revolution on their hands with virtually no bloodshed.
If you aren't in a union (or even if you are, it's worth dual-carding), consider joining the IWW to unionize your workplace (bonus: you'll get higher wages, better benefits, and more time off if you succeed!) to strengthen a general strike if we manage to enact one, as most unions have a strike fund that can supplement your income during a general strike to make it more financially bearable (you should also save as much money as you can reasonably do, so it can also be used to keep yourself afloat during a strike).
And for our international friends, you should join one as well, as fascism is gaining momentum globally. If your country isn't listed below, just contact the IWW directly in the link above, and they'll help you set up a new local branch.
Adopt Security Culture and Digital Camouflage 🛡️
Sometimes benign seeming efforts can turn into unexpected personal data collecting traps. Like an obscure website for exchanging contact info with other students turning into a global ad-tech surveillance network (Facebook), or innocent seeming online personality tests being use to harvest character profiles. Even Etsy, Reddit, Tinder, and Duolingo are feeding information to US Government Agencies like ICE.
Security culture is commonly used to describe the general awareness of such potential traps and how it can affect groups or entire communities. This goes beyond mere individual privacy efforts, as without joint efforts these often fail to work.
Especially in activist circles, security culture is paramount. For opsec reasons not everyone in the group might be aware of what clandestine efforts others are involved in, but with a general security culture many potential data leaks can be avoided.
Movements are made by the volume of their participants, and the easier and less dangerous it is to participate, the more people will get involved. As more people get involved, individual involvement becomes even less dangerous, creating a virtuous cycle.
We'll start it off with some General Advice:
For a full guide on what encrypted communications platforms to use, and how to stay off the radar, read the Digital Camouflage section within the Monthly Meta post here (you'll need to scroll down. I'd add it here, but it won't fit in this comment).
even speaking about pacifist resistance is enough to be labeled a domestic terrorist
Information is the best way to fight fascism
Them freezing that order
The ICE agents’ use of gas and chemical spray on protesters came shortly after the 8th Circuit US Court of Appeals froze an earlier ruling from US District Judge Katherine Menendez that had barred federal agents from using such forms of force on peaceful protesters.
There is literally no reason to be peaceful anymore. There is no reason to not be kitted the fuck out when you go to "protest" anymore. There is no reason we shouldn't just fuckin turn safeties off imo.
No. They want to have an excuse to declare martial law and start shooting randomly. Leave it to Minnesota, they're handling it right.
start shooting randomly
.... Start?
Forget about all those they have murdered in custody, they have been shooting this whole time. Renee Good was not the first. Hell, one was off duty and had some road rage. They've shot quite a few people who ran away from them on foot.
They dont need a reason, they already are. They can make up whatever excuse they want, since they clearly have no problem lying about what happens despite video showing how much they are lying.
Minnesota still has people getting attacked, beaten, and killed.
In Philadelphia, the DA has come out full force saying they will prosecute ICE. You have the Black Panthers (let's not get sidetracked with the other shenanigans happening with them around the name, such stupid bullshit) walking around armed and ready. You have the Sheriff coming out directly after ICE.
I'd prefer people taking a stand to Waltz' message of keeping calm. IMO, he failed Minnesotans already, and friends from there feel the same. If they were doing it right, would Nekima Armstrong have been arrested? Would you have an incident where ICE claims a man "purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall"?
If they were handling it right, would ICE have use a 5 yr old kid as bait last night?
The people of Minnesota are doing a decent job, but the state sure as shit isnt. The state has sent a clear message that they will not protect their citizens.
Edit: Today's addition.
They want to have an excuse to declare martial law and start shooting randomly
This shit drives me absolutely insane.
They don’t need an excuse
They’re going to do it anyway, so people need to fucking defend themselves however they can. Stop spouting this horseshit
I understand that but imo this is not going to end well, let alone peacefully.
I just don't see this administration/dictatorship conceding to anything just because production might have slowed down for a little bit. They're in too deep now; they can't just walk things back and go "whoops, sorry! How about we only prosecute a tiny fraction of agents that actually committed acts of force/violence to placate the masses" and it all cycles back around. They're either going to get what they want or we're going to have to stop them from taking it over our cold lifeless bodies.
Tell me I'm exaggerating.
What a bovino...
Ole Soggy Biscuit Bovino
Can we assign his name as a noun like a bucket of hot santorum?
It already sounds like a cross between "bovine" and "bambino"
So cowbaby.
Have you heard that assholes voice? I swear if I ever saw him in person I’d stoop down, look him in the eyes and laugh my ass off.
And that’s the closest he’s been to having an erection in a long time.
This traitor is going to have to watch his back for the rest of his life.
He'll never have freedom of movement again.
Here's an interesting article that is entirely unrelated and for educational purposes only.
Hey so I'm a pro fire performer and love sharing fun facts about fire performance. In fact, I never charge for fire safety basics.
We never use kerosene or gasoline, it's disgusting and highly volatile. Of the two, kerosene burns a bit slower and for longer. Just avoid gasoline all together. Our common fuels are camp fuel (aka white gas or naphta) and lamp oil, both of which are wind resistant. Lamp oil burns for a long time and is slippery as hell, but it's hard to ignite so we'll sometimes mix it with some white gas when we want to get our props going quick. We only really use alcohols indoors since they're not wind resistant, but they produce low smoke which is neat.
Modern wicks are made out of 100% kevlar, but older style torches use cotton from rags or tshirts. It has to be replaced quickly but works in a pinch.
For clothing, we only wear natural fibers. Synthetics will melt into your skin and turn a mild burn into something nasty. Naturals are bamboo, cotton, wool, and similar. Synthetics are spandex, polyester, acrylic, etc (except for purpose made synthetics like Nomex). Leather is probably the best thing you can wear, and thick denim pants are an easy to find staple. Many hoodies are also safe for fire spinning in winter but check the tags first.
Most importantly, never use fire without a dedicated safety with a safety blanket. 100% thick wool, duvetyne, or a damp cotton towel are most common
That tiny little fella needs a hug real bad.
From a trash compacter.