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I just received the first copy of Copaganda! It will be sold anywhere books are sold. I try to explain the role of the media, the police, and academia in how we got to this authoritarian moment.
February 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I just received the first copy of Copaganda! It will be sold anywhere books are sold. I try to explain the role of the media, the police, and academia in how we got to this authoritarian moment.
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Thanks @generalstrikeus.bsky.social for including us in this starter pack!
We've been doing this work for 30 years and are eager to pass on what we've experienced.
For example—try this analysis of how the last two successful general strikes in the US were organized:
crimethinc.com/TwoGeneralSt...
We've been doing this work for 30 years and are eager to pass on what we've experienced.
For example—try this analysis of how the last two successful general strikes in the US were organized:
crimethinc.com/TwoGeneralSt...
April 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Thanks @generalstrikeus.bsky.social for including us in this starter pack!
We've been doing this work for 30 years and are eager to pass on what we've experienced.
For example—try this analysis of how the last two successful general strikes in the US were organized:
crimethinc.com/TwoGeneralSt...
We've been doing this work for 30 years and are eager to pass on what we've experienced.
For example—try this analysis of how the last two successful general strikes in the US were organized:
crimethinc.com/TwoGeneralSt...
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The “crime panic” was a myth. But an analysis by The Appeal shows the narrative helped local police buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, social media surveillance tech, and more. theappeal.org/shoplifting-...
Cops Used the Shoplifting Panic to Buy Tons of New Equipment
The “shoplifting panic” myth let cops buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, surveillance tech, and more.
theappeal.org
March 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The “crime panic” was a myth. But an analysis by The Appeal shows the narrative helped local police buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, social media surveillance tech, and more. theappeal.org/shoplifting-...
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You may not have a safe place to sleep or food to eat or even clean air to breathe, but in an emergency you can count on armed men defending property with deadly force
We aren’t able to post as much on here b/c it’s a crisis but please make sure to keep talking about Altadena
Cops & national guard standing around with their guns out. Black people targeted & stopped for attempting to view what’s happened to their homes
Please push back on the “looting” propaganda
Cops & national guard standing around with their guns out. Black people targeted & stopped for attempting to view what’s happened to their homes
Please push back on the “looting” propaganda
January 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
You may not have a safe place to sleep or food to eat or even clean air to breathe, but in an emergency you can count on armed men defending property with deadly force
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This is NOT mutual aid.
It's government redistributing donations, which is fine. But most of the politicians promoting their names on these graphics voted to increase police funding and/or violently displace unhoused people every week. This is co-opting justice language.
It's government redistributing donations, which is fine. But most of the politicians promoting their names on these graphics voted to increase police funding and/or violently displace unhoused people every week. This is co-opting justice language.
January 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is NOT mutual aid.
It's government redistributing donations, which is fine. But most of the politicians promoting their names on these graphics voted to increase police funding and/or violently displace unhoused people every week. This is co-opting justice language.
It's government redistributing donations, which is fine. But most of the politicians promoting their names on these graphics voted to increase police funding and/or violently displace unhoused people every week. This is co-opting justice language.
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Between 1977 and 1979, the Carter administration more than doubled U.S. military aid and sales to Indonesia, precisely when Indonesia was carrying out a genocide in East Timor.
Jimmy Carter’s Legacy Includes Arming and Funding the Genocide in East Timor
Between 1977 and 1979, the administration more than doubled US military aid and sales to Indonesia.
truthout.org
January 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Between 1977 and 1979, the Carter administration more than doubled U.S. military aid and sales to Indonesia, precisely when Indonesia was carrying out a genocide in East Timor.
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California has deployed 400 incarcerated firefighters to fight the LA blaze. They make $26 over 24-hr shift.
“We’re doing this heroic, crucial work, but many ppl inside cannot support their family, can barely afford hygiene supplies. Nobody is saving money,” Amika Mota, former firefighter, told me
“We’re doing this heroic, crucial work, but many ppl inside cannot support their family, can barely afford hygiene supplies. Nobody is saving money,” Amika Mota, former firefighter, told me
‘Essential’: nearly 400 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
California has deployed 400 incarcerated firefighters to fight the LA blaze. They make $26 over 24-hr shift.
“We’re doing this heroic, crucial work, but many ppl inside cannot support their family, can barely afford hygiene supplies. Nobody is saving money,” Amika Mota, former firefighter, told me
“We’re doing this heroic, crucial work, but many ppl inside cannot support their family, can barely afford hygiene supplies. Nobody is saving money,” Amika Mota, former firefighter, told me
Having done the work of finding out what a loss of a home truly means, I can reassure you while bodily safety is paramount - the loss of a home, memories, generational wealth, connection, ancestry are a huge part of what makes us feel whole and safe. This is a gigantic loss.
January 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Having done the work of finding out what a loss of a home truly means, I can reassure you while bodily safety is paramount - the loss of a home, memories, generational wealth, connection, ancestry are a huge part of what makes us feel whole and safe. This is a gigantic loss.
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Fires are burning blocks away from where Octavia Butler is buried.
January 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Fires are burning blocks away from where Octavia Butler is buried.
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This is Los Angeles.
Capitalism is humanity making war on itself in slow motion. The climate crisis is just one aspect of this catastrophe.
No solutions will come from corporations or politicians. We have to take action to defend each other and address the root causes.
crimethinc.com/Climate2024
Capitalism is humanity making war on itself in slow motion. The climate crisis is just one aspect of this catastrophe.
No solutions will come from corporations or politicians. We have to take action to defend each other and address the root causes.
crimethinc.com/Climate2024
January 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This is Los Angeles.
Capitalism is humanity making war on itself in slow motion. The climate crisis is just one aspect of this catastrophe.
No solutions will come from corporations or politicians. We have to take action to defend each other and address the root causes.
crimethinc.com/Climate2024
Capitalism is humanity making war on itself in slow motion. The climate crisis is just one aspect of this catastrophe.
No solutions will come from corporations or politicians. We have to take action to defend each other and address the root causes.
crimethinc.com/Climate2024
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Pasadena Humane has seen an influx of over 300 animals due to the fires. People lined up down the block to drop off beloved pets they could not take with them when they fled their homes. Some animals arrived with burns and injuries and are being treated. Donations and fosters are needed NOW.
Eaton Canyon Fire Update - Pasadena Humane
Update as of 6:30 pm on January 8: We have taken in over 300 animals due to evacuations and have staff and volunteers working nonstop to help with their care. […]
pasadenahumane.org
January 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Pasadena Humane has seen an influx of over 300 animals due to the fires. People lined up down the block to drop off beloved pets they could not take with them when they fled their homes. Some animals arrived with burns and injuries and are being treated. Donations and fosters are needed NOW.
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The IDF is now hiding the faces of soldiers due to “the Legal Threat” of other countries holding their thugs to account for war crimes.
January 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The IDF is now hiding the faces of soldiers due to “the Legal Threat” of other countries holding their thugs to account for war crimes.
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Not true. Karen’s budget cut 71 positions from LAFD according to the Controller.
January 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Not true. Karen’s budget cut 71 positions from LAFD according to the Controller.
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Happening now: Amazon Labor Union workers and supporters are rallying outside JFK8 on Staten Island ahead of a midnight strike due to Amazon refusing to come to the bargaining table following a Dec. 15 deadline.
#STRIKEMAS
#STRIKEMAS
December 21, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Happening now: Amazon Labor Union workers and supporters are rallying outside JFK8 on Staten Island ahead of a midnight strike due to Amazon refusing to come to the bargaining table following a Dec. 15 deadline.
#STRIKEMAS
#STRIKEMAS
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THREAD: 12 articles that document and analyze US media bias, manipulation, and misinformation in their coverage of the genocide.
Please share widely.
Please share widely.
What does U.S. press coverage look like in a time of genocide? Our writers contextualize reported events and expose journalistic (mal)practices & how biases, no matter how subtle, manipulate readers' perceptions and understanding of the situation in Gaza.
www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...
www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...
December 17, 2024 at 7:19 PM
THREAD: 12 articles that document and analyze US media bias, manipulation, and misinformation in their coverage of the genocide.
Please share widely.
Please share widely.
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'In North Carolina, a Black farmer purchased the plantation where his ancestors were enslaved—and is taking back his family’s story, his community’s health, and the soil beneath his feet.'
civileats.com/2024/12/10/b...
civileats.com/2024/12/10/b...
Black Earth: A Family's Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation
Fourth-generation farmer Patrick Brown purchased a North Carolina plantation as an act of reclamation for his family, his community's health, and the soil beneath his feet.
civileats.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:21 AM
'In North Carolina, a Black farmer purchased the plantation where his ancestors were enslaved—and is taking back his family’s story, his community’s health, and the soil beneath his feet.'
civileats.com/2024/12/10/b...
civileats.com/2024/12/10/b...
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Just a reminder that if you buy Refaat's new book If I Must Die thru @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social all proceeds will be donated to the Sameer Project to support displaced Palestinians in the south of Gz: open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/...
[W4G] [12/10/24] Alareer, Refaat: If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose (HC)
OR Books, hardcover Publication Date: December 10th, 2024 Publisher Marketing: "If I must die, let it bring hope, let it be a tale." This rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian p...
open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com
December 7, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Just a reminder that if you buy Refaat's new book If I Must Die thru @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social all proceeds will be donated to the Sameer Project to support displaced Palestinians in the south of Gz: open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/...
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Given Germany's panic over Palestine solidarity, it's clear what clothing the Berlinale will deem "not compatible with the liberal democratic basic order."
(Yup, this is a real rule: www.kbb.eu/en/hausordnung – and yup, artists are striking: filmworkersforpalestine.org#strikeberlin...)
(Yup, this is a real rule: www.kbb.eu/en/hausordnung – and yup, artists are striking: filmworkersforpalestine.org#strikeberlin...)
![The admission and supervising staff may refuse admission to visitors who do not behave in an appropriate manner or if there is cause for assuming that they will disturb the performance or exhibition, or trouble other visitors. This includes every physical, verbal or gestural form of sexual harassment or discrimination. [Highlighted text begins] Wearing or carrying clothing, bags, materials etc. that display statements not compatible with the liberal democratic basic order is prohibited. Persons may be excluded from the event or expelled from the venue. Instructions made by staff on duty must be complied with. There is no entitlement to a refund of ticket fees.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:s77cm4lcm5qhteijuscbimm5/bafkreieowklqkdrr5anniaw7ahvyf7y5n2c7jx2mzelalkhbknjcuaoubu@jpeg)
December 1, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Given Germany's panic over Palestine solidarity, it's clear what clothing the Berlinale will deem "not compatible with the liberal democratic basic order."
(Yup, this is a real rule: www.kbb.eu/en/hausordnung – and yup, artists are striking: filmworkersforpalestine.org#strikeberlin...)
(Yup, this is a real rule: www.kbb.eu/en/hausordnung – and yup, artists are striking: filmworkersforpalestine.org#strikeberlin...)
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Juan has spent 10 years harvesting sweet potato in CA. While the machine picks up most of the vegetables he often has to get on his knees and dig out the sweet potatoes the machine left behind. He does this up to 10 hours a day 5 days a week. #WeFeedYou
November 24, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Juan has spent 10 years harvesting sweet potato in CA. While the machine picks up most of the vegetables he often has to get on his knees and dig out the sweet potatoes the machine left behind. He does this up to 10 hours a day 5 days a week. #WeFeedYou
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99% of single family homes sold in California since 2021 have been $1 million or more.
Up from 89% in 2015.
Weird how homelessness soared in California. Must be drugs and mental illness.
Up from 89% in 2015.
Weird how homelessness soared in California. Must be drugs and mental illness.
November 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM
99% of single family homes sold in California since 2021 have been $1 million or more.
Up from 89% in 2015.
Weird how homelessness soared in California. Must be drugs and mental illness.
Up from 89% in 2015.
Weird how homelessness soared in California. Must be drugs and mental illness.
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Of course the Yes on Prop 36 took full advantage of the fact that the median voter doesn’t connect housing costs with homelessness - instead blaming lower penalties for shoplifting as a cause of rising homelessness
November 16, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Of course the Yes on Prop 36 took full advantage of the fact that the median voter doesn’t connect housing costs with homelessness - instead blaming lower penalties for shoplifting as a cause of rising homelessness
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🚨🇵🇸the municipality gaza is raising funds to build essential infrastructure for water supply, waste management, and sewage treatment in gaza. this fund is going to change and save peoples lives. please share and donate!
gaza-city.ensany.com/campaign/6737
gaza-city.ensany.com/campaign/6737
October 27, 2024 at 3:37 PM
🚨🇵🇸the municipality gaza is raising funds to build essential infrastructure for water supply, waste management, and sewage treatment in gaza. this fund is going to change and save peoples lives. please share and donate!
gaza-city.ensany.com/campaign/6737
gaza-city.ensany.com/campaign/6737