Petra
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"Keep your sorrow brief, and your anger long. That anger will be your revolution..."
(They/Them)
(They/Them)
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well this is dumb and evil and going to really suck
June 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
well this is dumb and evil and going to really suck
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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.
Do not let them. Embrace a diversity of tactics.
June 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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.
Do not let them. Embrace a diversity of tactics.
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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.
June 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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.
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Street Medic needs in LA
HELP OUT
HELP OUT
June 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Street Medic needs in LA
HELP OUT
HELP OUT
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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.
It is no joke, our bodies and our brains can feel those memories in deep ways at times like these.
June 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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.
It is no joke, our bodies and our brains can feel those memories in deep ways at times like these.
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Union leaders are calling for a strike to shut down LA. 🔥
June 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Union leaders are calling for a strike to shut down LA. 🔥
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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: 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
#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...
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June 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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: 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
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Chicago: this post is for you.
the hong kong protestors used the phrase "do not split" to mean that the radical protest and peaceful protest arms of the movement should refuse to criticize each other.
June 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Chicago: this post is for you.
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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.
June 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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.
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COP RIOT
(ABC7) cops are violently hitting and shooting tear gas and less lethals into protestors at point blank.. It's likely people are being severely injured
June 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
COP RIOT
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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.
I'll never forget that Linda Tirado lost an eye and is dying from TBI-induced dementia caused by a cop shooting her in the face by a rubber bullet at the George Floyd protests.
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.
cops will kill you on purpose and by accident, all with impunity.
June 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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.
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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.
June 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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.
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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.
June 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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.
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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.
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.
June 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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.
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.
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"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.
LAPD closing off alameda and aliso. Specifically telling press to leave the area.
June 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"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.
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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.
cops will kill you on purpose and by accident, all with impunity.
June 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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.
cops will kill you on purpose and by accident, all with impunity.
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some resources for protestors
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
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.
crimethinc.com
June 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
some resources for protestors
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
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To be clear: Trump is dispatching the troops in response to protests *the Los Angeles Police Department* has described as peaceful
Statement from LAPD regarding protests in the city of Los Angeles.
June 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
To be clear: Trump is dispatching the troops in response to protests *the Los Angeles Police Department* has described as peaceful
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Please also note:
The Orders Project will help connect military personnel with experienced attorneys and can be reached via email at ordersproject@nimj.org
The Orders Project will help connect military personnel with experienced attorneys and can be reached via email at ordersproject@nimj.org
If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline.
There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487
There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487
June 8, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Please also note:
The Orders Project will help connect military personnel with experienced attorneys and can be reached via email at ordersproject@nimj.org
The Orders Project will help connect military personnel with experienced attorneys and can be reached via email at ordersproject@nimj.org
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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.
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.
June 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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.
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.
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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.
June 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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.
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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
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
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.
crimethinc.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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
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
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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.
June 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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.