“Currently, inmates working for TCI are not paid for the work done while serving their time; the only inmates who are paid anything are the small fraction who are employed by TCI’s private sector #prison industries program.”
Last Earth Day, Wynn Bruce set himself on fire outside the Supreme Court. His former professor tries to understand why.
"Some saw my former student’s actions as a climate protest. As I examined the years leading up to his death, I found his grief for our planet was undeniable."
:BoostOK: This is your friendly reminder that a majority of printers since the 1980's secretly prints a matrix of yellow dots to identify what printer was used to print the page, and can be used to de-anonymize people who print papers by not only those in power who deem it "unsavory", but potentially by ordinary people as well. Be careful what documents you print, as the secret tracking mechanisms your own printer prints could be used against you one day–even if the information printed isn't illegal or unethical.
My most awaited project of the year, the TROM II documentary, is now finally close to its release! 😃 So I just want to share a few thoughts as to why its so interesting for me:
👉 The entire #documentary, around 5 hours long and divided into 4 parts, is made by a single person (@tio), using only #FOSS software like @kdenlive for editing, and on a #linux distro (tromjaro.com) as the main OS. This in itself is a very impressive feat! And also a shout-out to the awesome #FreeSoftware / #OpenSource community for how much it has grown. I heard this documentary is the biggest project ever made on #kdenlive so far, and making such a big documentary by a single person is no joke - took years of hard work to complete.
👉 Following a #FediFirst approach, it will be released on #fediverse platforms like @peertube first! Free for all to watch without any ads or data collection. I don't know if this will be uploaded to proprietary platforms like #YouTube, tho I'm sure #Peertube will always have top priority 😉
👉 Unlike the first TROM documentary which was released a decade ago, this one features interviews with people like @bigworldsmallsasha, @aaron, @sober_pirate, @georgi and Tio himself. They talk about their personal lives, how they grew up in this world and such, their stories are supposed to give us a larger perspective on how our current society works. I can't tell you much more until I get to watch the documentary and see how all of this falls into place 🙂
👉 No stock footage has been used in the documentary! If making a 5 hour documentary doesn't sound hard enough for you then this will do it, lol 😄 So for example if it shows some scientists looking at data in one scene, then its actual scientists looking at actual data that they work on, not some stock footage of actors pointing at screens and faking stuff. Finding real world footage like this is a time consuming task as it'd require going thorugh a lot of documentaries, videos, etc looking for the right clip you need.
👉 If you've ever read any of the TROM e-books or seen their videos before then you'll know how it goes - looking at the world from a scientific perspective, encouraging people to be curious about the world we live in and the universe that surrounds us, and perhaps most important of all, to cut through all of the social constructs we've been accustomed to and see the world for what it really is, because only if we truly understand our world can we solve the many problems that are plaguing our planet right now. To get a little taste of what TROM is about you can try watching these short videos they've released in the past:
I work in many areas, try to be an aide to #activism for #antiFascism, as a lifetime #chronicPain sufferer I celebrate/embrace all forms of #neurodivergence, including #artists, #autistics, #cptsd, #diabled, am always available to sing ANYTHING a bass can, from busking to Gregorian chants to oratorio to opera to any and all Janis Joplin's rep(I'm her reincarnation, by the numbers) j. Cash, j, Morrison, Neil diamond, cat Stevens, Dylan, Nina Simone Broadway, German lied, Melodie, songs, sacred...
So now that those busy few months of people leaving Twitter are over -- what do those of us on Mastodon see as the best way(s) to contribute to the 2024 effort?
The Republicans are coming for everything and, if we put in the work, we'll stop them. The question is -- how do we best utilize the time and energy we've got?
Any experienced activists have advice on how to still be able to experience moments of joy (esp when one is isolated) in the midst of so much shit going down? How do you keep depression at bay when it's actually based on understandable external reasons for depression?
Smadar #Lavie: "The refusal of elite #military reservists to attend to their periodic training […] is conceived as another Ashkenazi privilege. In general, being pro-Palestinian in #israel often requires contacts and funds to pay bail rather than rot in prison in case one is arrested during a solidarity visit to West Bank villages."
We're in do-or-die territory now. Apathy, armchair activism, and voting aren't going to cut it.
Legislation getting passed is increasingly oppressive. Lives are already being lost to abortion bans, trans genocide rhetoric is ramping up, meanwhile the federal government is arguing about censoring our internet apps.
Mutual Aid, Community Defense, local organizing are all absolutely necessary right now. If you've not had experience, this can be daunting, but it shouldn't be.
Look up resources for your area. Advocacy groups, unions, defense orgs, etc. Find a local Food Not Bombs, or other mutual aid group. If you're an at risk group, look into defense and find a network you can tap for help.
Anything tangible is better than nothing.
I'm going to reply with some resources and orgs, and I'd encourage others to reply and add any suggestions.
The Guide to Peer-to-Peer, Encryption, and Tor: New Communication Infrastructure for Anarchists
"An exhaustive anarchist overview and guide to various apps and tech that utilize peer-to-peer and encryption.
Shhhhh
This is a discussion about digital tools for communicating securely and privately. To begin, it must be stressed that a face-to-face meeting, out of sight of cameras and out of earshot from other people and devices, is the most secure way to communicate. Anarchists were going for walks to chat long before encrypted texting existed, and they should still do so now, whenever possible."
One of the reasons I campaign for autonomy and consent and not for legal bans on genital cutting is that enforcement of such bans is unrealistic and involves obvious violations of the rights (of the parent and, separately, of the child) to privacy.
Omg Led By Donkeys tracked down Michelle Mone's yacht berthed in non Brexit territory south of Barcelona and snuck up and with huge decals renamed it...
"Pandemic Profiteer"
😂🙌 If you don't follow Led By Donkeys anywhere, you're missing key boots on the ground work to chase those that should be held accountable.
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Das 40,00€ teurer gewordene Nachfolgeticket zum 9-Euro-Ticket soll Daten melken. Zwar solle das Ticket übergangsweise nicht nur für Smartphones erhältlich sein sondern auch auf Chip-Karten und kurzzeitig auf Papier mit QR-Code, aber wichtig scheint es den Regierenden vor allem anderen, dass mit dem 49€-Ticket Echtzeit-Verkehrsdaten erhoben werden können.
Positiv klingt zunächst: "Es werde nicht gespeichert, wer von A nach B fährt, sondern nur, wie stark die Verkehrsmittel ausgelastet sind. Für die Fahrgäste könnte das ein Nutzen sein, weil die Verkehrsunternehmen so für ausreichend Kapazitäten sorgen könnten."
Allerdings: Das Ticket wird wohl nur als Abo personalisiert erworben werden können, so dass darüber anfallende Personendaten zukünftig schnell integriert werden könnten. Mit Hinblick auf den aktuellen massiven Ausbau des Überwachungsstaats und der Kontrollgesellschaft in Deutschland und der EU (digitale Personenkennziffer/RegMod, Chatkontrolle, Identifizierungspflicht, Biometrie, eIDAS uvm) ist es doch auch gar nicht die Frage ob, sondern nur wann und mit welchem Vorwand (Anschläge, Pandemie, Jugendschutz, Wahlkampf) personalisierte Datenerfassung und Polizeizugriffe kommen werden, sobald die digitale Kontrollinfrastruktur erst einmal errichtet wurde.
(en/it/pt) Doxcare: Prevention and Aftercare for Those Targeted by Doxxing and Political Harassment
"This step-by-step guide explains how to protect yourself from online stalkers, why it is important, and what to do if you are targeted for “doxxing”—the publishing of your private information. In a era of universal surveillance, when livestreamers broadcast every major demonstration while fascists, FBI agents, and police officers comb through social media posts to gather intelligence with which to harass activists, there has never been a better time to take steps to secure your privacy. Here’s how."
Via @CrimethInc https://crimethinc.com/2020/08/26/doxcare-prevention-and-aftercare-for-those-targeted-by-doxxing-and-political-harassment
Umgang mit #DNA in der Praxis
"DNA Vermeidung, Zerstörung, Entnahme, Speicherung, Verwertung im Strafverfahren, vor Gericht und danach.
Fingerabdrücke grundsätzlich vermeiden und nicht durch das Sichtfeld von Kameras laufen - das kennen wir schon. Oder zumindest scheint es uns selbstverständlich.
Seit mehreren Jahren wird aber auch die DNA-Analyse wichtiger für politische Ermittlungsverfahren. Die Polizei sammelt immer mehr DNA-Spuren an Tatorten und von Verdächtigen. Mittlerweile können durch bessere Techniken bereits kleinste Spuren eine Aussagekraft über Menschen geben. Manchmal ist eine DNA-Spur vor Gericht entscheidend für eine Verurteilung.
Das alles wirft Fragen auf, die wir mit dieser Comic-Story zumindest ansatzweise angehen wollen. Wo befindet sich überhaupt DNA und wie kommt sie dahin? Wie verhalten wir uns bei Aktionen oder bei drohender Repression? Wir wollen sicherer im Umgang mit DNA bei Aktionen und in Strafverfaren werden." https://archive.org/details/dna_comic_web
Prison Column: From an environmental prisoner
Freedom continues its regular prison column with an update from Jan Goodey who is currently serving a six-month sentence for blocking the M25 with Just Stop Oil.
We've moved to a new self-hosted account, so here's a new #introduction for us to pin :)
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Lita Xú Líng Kelley Photography, as a photographer, activist and photojournalist involved in the struggle for social & racial justice, declare our self and photography business an APARTHEID FREE ZONE (AFZ) and affirm our support for and commitment to the growing international movement for Palestinian rights and for justice, equality, and freedom for all.
Man kann dieses Interview nicht oft genug empfehlen;
Gewalt, Gewaltlosigkeit, Vielfalt der Taktiken
-Weltanschauungen und Aufstands-bekämpfung in ökologischen Be-wegungen im Zuge der kapitalistischen Mobilisierung für den Erhalt des Systems-
Ein Interview mit Peter Gelderloos
".....So werden die Regierungen, die dafür gesorgt haben, dass der Ökozid weitergeht, plötzlich diejenigen sein, die die Umwelt schützen; oder die Unternehmen, die Milliarden mit der Ausbeutung der Menschen, der Ausbeutung anderer Lebewesen und der Ausbeutung des Planeten als lebendes System verdienen, werden plötzlich anfangen, Produkte herzustellen, die den Planeten schützen.
Das ist absurd; jeder vernünftige Mensch kann sehen, dass das absurd ist. Aber wir alle haben ein großes emotionales Interesse daran, die Absurdität nicht zu erkennen, weil es sonst bedeutet, dass es auf uns ankommt. Andernfalls bedeutet es, dass wir die wirklich harte Arbeit machen und die sehr großen Risiken eingehen müssen, um dies zu ändern, um diese Ökozid-Maschine zu stoppen...."
Violence, non-violence, diversity of tactics
-Worldviews and #counterinsurgency in ecological movements in the course of capitalist mobilization for the preservation of the system-
An interview with @PeterGelderloos
".....So the governments that have made sure that ecocide continues will suddenly be the ones protecting the environment; or the companies that make billions exploiting people, exploiting other living things, and exploiting the planet as a living system will suddenly start making products that protect the planet.
This is absurd; any reasonable person can see that this is absurd. But we all have a great emotional interest in not recognizing the absurdity, because otherwise it means it's on us. Otherwise, it means we have to do the really hard work and take the very big risks to change this, to stop this ecocide machine...."
Wie Gewaltfreiheit den Staat schützt - Peter Gelderloos
"Mit genügend kühnem, ermächtigendem Widerstand können wir über kleine Siege hinausgehen und einen dauerhaften Sieg gegen den Staat, das #Patriarchat, den #Kapitalismus und die weiße Vorherrschaft erringen. Eine Revolution ist zwingend notwendig, und eine Revolution erfordert Kampf. Es gibt viele wirksame Formen des Kampfes, und einige dieser Methoden können zu den Welten führen, von denen wir träumen. Um einen der richtigen Wege zu finden, müssen wir beobachten, bewerten, kritisieren, kommunizieren und vor allem durch das Handeln lernen."
via @PeterGelderloos
How nonviolence protects the state!
Peter Gelderloos
"With enough bold, empowering resistance, we can move beyond small victories and win a lasting victory against the state, patriarchy, capitalism, and white supremacy. Revolution is imperative, and revolution requires struggle. There are many effective forms of struggle, and some of these methods can lead to the worlds we dream of. To find one of the right ways, we must observe, evaluate, criticize, communicate, and above all, learn by doing."
via @PeterGelderloos https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-how-nonviolence-protects-the-state
Übersetztes Interview mit Peter Gelderloos zu seinem Buch:
Strategien für eine ökologische Revolution von unten
"Intelligente Problemlösungen kommen also von Menschen, die sich vor Ort auskennen, die mit ihrem Gebiet vertraut sind und wissen, welche Ressourcen ihnen zur Verfügung stehen. Und sie sind ebenso global, sie kommen einfach aus dem Territorium, sie kommen von unten, und nicht aus Vorstandsetagen oder Konferenzräumen, wo sie nicht auf das Territorium schauen, sondern auf Karten. Und sie schauen vor allem auf ihre eigenen Interessen, die Kontrolle zu behalten. Denn ihre Fähigkeit, irgendetwas als Reaktion auf das Problem zu tun, beruht in der Tat auf unserer Unbeweglichkeit, unserer Abhängigkeit und unserer erzwungenen Passivität."
Interview on The Final Straw, with anarchist author and activist, Peter Gelderloos about his latest book:
The Solution are already here -
Strategies for an ecological revolution from below
"So intelligent solutions to problems come from people who know their territory on the ground, who know what resources are available to them. And they're equally global, they just come from the territory, they come from below, and not from boardrooms or conference rooms where they're not looking at territory, they're looking at maps. And they look first and foremost at their own interests in maintaining control. Because their ability to do anything in response to the problem is really based on our immobility, our dependence, and our enforced passivity."