Alan Schultz

Against Carceral Communism, For Abolition Communism! A novel synthesis of the communization and abolitionist traditions to develop a critical theory of carceral communism by which to critique carceral communists and counterpoise it with a vision of abol...

"[A]bolitionist communists dismantle systems of policing and incarceration simultaneous to dismantling wage-labor, the State, work, et cetera, precisely because policing and incarceration are central to the rule of capital."

There's No Such Thing as Revolutionary Government You can’t abolish class society without abolishing the asymmetry between ruler and ruled. That means abolishing the state.

"The only real solution to economic and political inequality is to abolish the mechanisms that create power differentials in the first place— . . . make it impossible to enforce the privileges of any economic or political elite."

Against the Logic of the Guillotine Fetishizing the guillotine is like fetishizing the state: it means celebrating an instrument of murder that will always be used chiefly against us.

"It is possible to be committed to revolutionary struggle by all means necessary without holding life cheap. It is possible to eschew the sanctimonious moralism of pacifism without thereby developing a cynical lust for blood."

Graph titled: More than 1 in 3 people in state prison were first arrested before their 16th birthday

More than 1 in 3 people were first arrested before their 16th birthday – does this look like a society that cares about uplifting youth, or imprisoning them?

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Craig Gilmore: The struggle against fascism and the struggle against police are one and the same. More Craig (and Ruth Wilson Gilmore!) on the new ep. of SAD FRANCISCO—links in bio. #prisonindustrialcomplex #abolition #defundthepolice

Politicians aren’t going to save you.
This isn’t an edgy anarchist take.
Things are about to get a lot worse for the most vulnerable, & the Democratic Party is not going to provide effective opposition.
You need to think seriously about how you can defend yourself & others against state violence.

SESTA/FOSTA as de Facto Hate Policy: Combatting Carceral Investments and Uplifting Community-Based Solutions - Sexuality Research and Social Policy Introduction Sex workers overlap demographically with individuals who are pushed into informal economies due to their marginalized identities. Although policies increasing the criminalization of sex w...

SESTA/FOSTA as de Facto Hate Policy: Combatting Carceral Investments and Uplifting Community-Based Solutions link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A thing I wish would happen more often with academic discussions of PIC abolition is that instead of engaging in conceptual analysis (what *is* "prison?" "abolition"?) sans citation and/or relying upon nonabolitionist secondary lit, critics engaged systematically with what abolitionists actually say

Prisoners Burned Themselves. So Staff Discussed “Making Them Pay Money.” Emails show Virginia Department of Corrections officials discussing how to punish people at Red Onion State Prison who self-immolated.

Prisoners Burned Themselves. So Staff Discussed ‘Making Them Pay Money.’ Story via @theappeal.org.

Donate to Help Sondos family to survive to get better life, organised by Mahmoud Mahmoud Hello everyone, I am Sondos Jad Al-Haq and I have a family of 4. I a… Mahmoud Mahmoud needs your support for Help Sondos family to survive to get better life

Today we are featuring @sondos744.bsky.social. Sondos' most urgent needs are food, shelter, and clothing.

Someone in Sondos's family has an urgent medical condition: her husband Mohammed suffers from heart disease and had open heart surgery.

can we trust the media
Part 3 #canttrust #media #lafires #mainstreammedia
#stopcopcitynow #stopcopcity #anticapitalism

Today I was granted access to speak with incarcerated firefighters.

They told me:
- they hadn’t showered in 5 days
- they were not provided regularly meals
- they were working 24 hours in a row
- they feel under appreciated and underpaid

Far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten Residents say that insurance companies might shortchange less affluent households.

The media has focused on wealthy, White neighborhoods. But the fire in Altadena--a racially and economically diverse suburb--deserves more attention, because insurance may not cover their rebuilding costs, forcing families out and leading the neighborhood to gentrify.
www.reuters.com/world/us/far...

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

Policiais da Bahia matam 46% mais do que agentes dos EUA As polícias da Bahia sozinhas matam mais do que as forças de segurança dos EUA. Segundo o Anuário Brasileiro de Segurança Pública, 1.699 pessoas foram mortas por policiais no estado em 2023, enquanto um levantamento feito pelo UOL mostra que o país nor

Bahia police kill 46% more than US officers

The state of Bahia has the highest number of black people in Brazil.

#Brazil #acab #racism #Bahia #humanrights

https://noticias.uol.com.br/cotidiano/ultimas-noticias/2024/12/18/policia-bahia-eua.htm?cmpid=copiaecola

Police Data The largest police use of force database in America. Built by the Mapping Police Violence organization. Get the facts. Make the case for change.

Mapping Police Violence is putting state violence on full display through this fantastic tool.

You can view national, state, and local data. #acab

policedata.org

Meta Ends Fact-Checking in U.S. & Paves Way for More Hate Speech Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced major changes to what content is allowed on his company’s social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads, scrapping the system of independent fact-checkers...

Zuckerberg Goes "Full MAGA" as Meta Ends Fact-Checking in U.S. & Paves Way for More Hate Speech

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Prisoners Burned Themselves. So Staff Discussed “Making Them Pay Money.” Emails show Virginia Department of Corrections officials discussing how to punish people at Red Onion State Prison who self-immolated.

Emails obtained by The Appeal show Virginia Department of Corrections officials discussing how to punish people at Red Onion State Prison who self-immolated.

"We need to make sure they know they won’t gain anything….but making them pay money is good too"

theappeal.org/red-onion-vi...

Intro to Court Watch NYC Virtual Training - Court Watch NYC Welcome to CWNYC! This is the first in a two-part series of CWNYC trainings, and covers a brief history of mass incarceration & abolition, the NYC court system, why court watching is important and how...

If you would like to join us, we are hosting the first session of our training series, Intro to CWNYC, tonight from 7:30-9pm! We will cover a brief history of mass incarceration & abolition, the NYC court system, why court watching is important and how to get involved! Sign up at bit.ly/introcwnyc!

Pair this with the knowledge that California just rejected a measure to amend the state’s constitution to repeal involuntary servitude as a form of criminal punishment, making work assignments voluntary
calmatters.org/politics/ele...

As Wildfires Threaten More Prisons, the Incarcerated Ask Who Will Save Their Lives As larger and more intense wildfires wreak havoc, incarcerated people and their loved ones are kept in the dark on evacuation plans.

Imprisoned populations are at the mercy of the state during wildfires.