Petra

well this is dumb and evil and going to really suck

an illustration A figure is featured in the center who is holding a dagger and two burning branches. Behind them a silhouetted forest. Beneath them framed in curling rose branches are two skeletons. One wearing a king hat and one wearing a judge hat. Text at the bottom reads "We share a dream of liberation"

dead kings

Re: the big No Kings protests this weekend, remember that the corporate media, politicians, etc are obviously champing at the bit to be able to force a “good protestors vs bad protestors” narrative to discredit the anti-ICE/anti-genocide movement.

Do not let them. Embrace a diversity of tactics.

people really need to grasp that Trump is only a symptom and one of the realities is that the reason Democrats have never been willing to deal with the fascism that Trump represents is because actually dealing with that fascism and eradicating it would mean destroying the roots of this country.

Street Medic needs in LA
HELP OUT

Solidarity with everyone else who is deep in PTSD response watching LA and feeling deeply triggered reliving painful 2020 protest experience.

It is no joke, our bodies and our brains can feel those memories in deep ways at times like these.

Union leaders are calling for a strike to shut down LA. 🔥

#FreeDavidEndRaids On Friday afternoon, military-gear-clad ICE agents launched aggressive raids throughout Los Angeles. At one location, SEIU-USWW President David Huerta was assaulted, injured and detained while advocat...

Solidarity protests with Los Angeles for tomorrow (Mon, Jun 9th):

• Chicago: 9:00am
• Los Angeles: 11:00am
• Seattle: 11am
• Boston: 1:30pm
• Raleigh: 2:00pm
• Atlanta: 2:00pm
• Charlotte: 2:00 PM
• Sacramento: 4:00 PM
• Asheville: 6:00pm

Check link for updates and locations

Chicago: this post is for you.

the decision to "be safe" is no longer yours to make. the state has decided to make us unsafe. but you can make informed choices, take calculated risks, and you can decide to be powerful.

COP RIOT

Make no mistake, when a cop shoots their riot munitions directly at someone's head, they meant to do it and they mean to kill them.

When granddads deliver sandwiches to kids throwing bricks, the state shakes. When they're all out their together, refusing to let us be divided, the state buckles.

Dividing protestors into "good" and "bad" is what the state wants us to do. Rowdy and peaceful protestors learning how to coexist and develop strategies that dovetail with one another is what threatens power.

Putting up a fierce fight at the opening of the poem is the way to stop the rest of the poem from coming true.

The fight for migrants and to stop ICE is the same fight as the fight to protect LGBT people (citizens or not), reproductive autonomy, and everyone else the fascists want to fuck with.

"specifically telling press to leave the area" is a phrase that makes my stomach hurt. in an age where every protester has their own camera, it's futile, but they don't want us to see what happens next.

protect your eyes, protect your head. "less lethal" munitions are lethal when fired directly at a human being and cops love to use them this way. pepperballs will take your eye out, a tear gas canister can fracture your skull.
cops will kill you on purpose and by accident, all with impunity.

A Demonstrator’s Guide to Understanding Riot Munitions An extensive guide to less-lethal police weaponry—including chemical weapons and impact munitions—and how to defend against and treat their effects.

some resources for protestors

A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them

crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...

To be clear: Trump is dispatching the troops in response to protests *the Los Angeles Police Department* has described as peaceful

Please also note:

The Orders Project will help connect military personnel with experienced attorneys and can be reached via email at ordersproject@nimj.org

Hell of a photo

If you want to prepare for a spicy summer

3M mask with extra filters. Ideally a full face respirator.

Soft body armor of some kind for impact munitions. Doesn't have to be ballistic.

Helmet. Can be ballistic. Can be bump. Even a bicycle helmet can save your life from a grenade.

A lot of folks need to pause and speak gently to themselves. Admit to yourself, "I'm afraid right now." Sit with that for a moment, understand what reflexes it's triggering, and that those impulses don't necessarily apply meaningfully to anything that's happening.

A Demonstrator’s Guide to Understanding Riot Munitions An extensive guide to less-lethal police weaponry—including chemical weapons and impact munitions—and how to defend against and treat their effects.

One role you could play at demonstrations is to show up prepared to protect your fellow human beings from toxic gas, in case the mercenaries deploy it.

Never seal a bottle containing an active tear gas canister—you don't want it to explode.

You can learn more here:

crimethinc.com/RiotMunitions

i don’t know what to say about the images coming out of LA right now. but in case you need it, here’s a reminder that out in the streets, only water goes in your eyes. flush with water. take your clothes off when you get home & take a cool shower, wash yourself with dish soap a few times. godspeed.

Spicy clothes go in a sealed plastic bag, in the trunk for the ride home.

Do not turn on the air in your car, drive with the windows rolled down.

The last thing you want while driving is pepper spray in the vents.

You’re god damn right.

folks I've been tear gassed something like 200 times and maced at least fifty or so times. once i was soaked in mace to my underwear. ignore any neat scientific tricks people give you for beating this stuff

-Water for tear gas
-sudecon wipes for mace
-if no sudecon, wash mace with water

Anyone in the streets to protect their neighbors is a fucking hero.

On the East Coast NYPD are starting a brutal crackdown on an ice protests by civilians in the city