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> “That’s why these kinds of subpoenas and other actions — the visits — are so pernicious. You don’t have to lock somebody up to make them reticent to make their voice heard. It really doesn’t take much, because the power of the federal government is so overwhelming.”

Article from The Washington Post on a 67-year-old man who got a visit from DHS for sending a simple email: archive.ph/KO5zJ

> “It doesn’t take that much to make people look over their shoulder, to think twice before they speak again,” said Nathan Freed Wessler, one of the ACLU attorneys.

Thanks for sharing so we can get this to the folks in Minneapolis and everywhere who need it

Hope we can get this to all the folks on the frontlines. ICE's surveillance machinery is bonkers, but there is a lot we can do to resisit it.

ICE Watch Digital Security | Digital Security Checklists for Activists Digital security checklist for anyone doing ICE watch, rapid response foot patrols, or accompaniment

🌱🌱🌱🌱 New checklist: ICE Watch Digital security. For anyone working to hold ICE accountable through filming, foot patrols, adopt-a-corner, or rapid response.

→ activistchecklist.org/ice

Designed with a lot of feedback from folks on the frontlines (Minneapolis and elsewhere).

EFF Town Hall: ICE, CBP, and Digital Rights You see it. We see it. ICE and CBP are out of control. Many people are exercising their right to say it's unacceptable. But what are the limitations around recording immigration agents? Is it true tha...

EFF is hosting a town hall online about ICE and CBP on Feb 5. Check it out. www.eff.org/event/town-h...

The Stop Cop City RICO Collapse and the Trap of Conspiracy Prosecutions More than three months after signaling that he would, a Fulton County judge has formally dismissed racketeering charges against 61 people involved in the “Stop Cop City” movement, in a written dismiss...

Good news! RICO charges are often the way they try to repress movements.

indefenseofmovements.substack.com/p/the-stop-c...

Thanks for helping spread the word. We've got a new guide coming out this weekend specifically for folks doing ICE watch work!

NYTimes: archive.is/zUnaX

> The agent then walked over to Ms. Cleland’s car and surprised her by addressing her as Nicole.

I actually didn't know about that setting until you pointed it out. Thank you! Adding it now.

YouTube video by National Lawyers Guild, Detroit & MI NLG Know Your Rights reminder: Shut the f*** up!

Just like the people in this article demonstrated: Don't talk to the cops!

In case we'd like a reminder:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWEp...

Minneapolis duo details their ICE detention, including pressure to rat on protest organizers Two Minneapolis friends who have been monitoring immigration officers’ actions during the Trump administration’s latest crackdown say they were detained without charge for several hours in distressing...

apnews.com/article/immi...

Quote: "DHS investigators took him to another room and offered him money or legal protection for any family members who might be in the country illegally in exchange for giving up the names of protest organizers or neighbors who don’t have legal immigration status."

Thanks for sharing! We're glad to get it to folks given the intensity of the moment.

Digital Security Checklists for Activists Plain language steps for digital security, because protecting yourself helps keep your whole community safer. Built by activists, for activists with field-tested, community-verified guides.

More news on surveillance at: activistchecklist.org/news

ICE Making List of Anyone Who Films Them “We have a nice little database and now you’re considered a domestic terrorist.”

Quote from the article:
> The ICE agent replies: “‘Cause we have a nice little database and now you’re considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that.”

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-making...

Grateful that y'all made nice graphics for our guides! We've been meaning to do that.

It does take a lot of time to *fully* scrub your internet profiles.

But every step you take matters!

In an hour you can lock down the most important social media profiles (Facebook and LinkedIn) and sign up for a service like EasyOptOuts that will remove you from "people search" sites.

We believe this is one of the most thorough and comprehensive doxxing defense guides available for activists. We hope we've also made it very easy to use.

Please let us know if there's anything we can do to make it more clear and accessible.

Screenshot of the doxxing defense checklist on ActivistChecklist.org

🎉 New checklist: Doxxing defense!

In response to doxxing attacks on activists in Minneapolis, we made an easy-to-use doxxing defense guide.

Protecting your privacy online helps keep your community of activists and organizers safer!

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Signal Security Checklist | Digital Security Checklists for Activists This guide helps you take control of your private conversations on Signal. While Signal already encrypts everything you send, these extra steps ensure your chat...

And if you want to dig into how to secure Signal specifically: activistchecklist.org/signal

Digital Security Checklists for Activists Plain language steps for digital security, because protecting yourself helps keep your whole community safer. Built by activists, for activists with field-tested, community-verified guides.

If you're looking for ways to help keep the community safe while we fight the rise of authoritarianism, we suggest hosting a digital security party with a few friends. Our guides are easy to follow and it's even easier with friends.

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Thanks for helping spread the word!

Thanks for sharing! If anyone has suggestions for how we can make the guides more useful to your communities who are resisting, hit us up!

Thanks for sharing! Over a hundred folks downloaded the flyer and we heard from a bunch of folks they had a great time passing them out.