Resist: It's Time

cross-posted from: https://possum.news/post/334

1)Do not obey in advance.

2)Defend institutions against capture and collapse.

3)Contest one-party rule. (It defaults to oppression.)

4)Challenge signs and symbols of hate or loyalty.

5)Remember and champion professional ethics.

6)Resist paramilitaries pushing violence into politics.

7)Be ready to say "no" to unlawful orders.

8)Stand out; set an example and others will follow.

9)Be mindful of parroting others words; read widely. TIMOTHY SNYDER: TWENTY LESSONS FROM THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

10)Believe in truth, not lies or wishful thinking.

11)Investigate; verify information, follow sources you trust to do the same, and share what you learn.

12)Make eye contact and small talk; be observant, break down barriers, and learn whom to trust.

13)Go outside and take action with others in person.

14)Protect your privacy; don't indulge in distractions. "In politics, being deceived is no excuse." Leszek Kotakowski

15)Donate to and participate in good causes.

16)Seek out and learn from peers in other countries. STAY INFORMED

17)Call out manipulative or divisive language. federalnewsnetwork.com

18)Keep calm when the crisis arrives; do not give up. propublica.org

19)Be patriotic by advancing ideals, not grievances. ground.news

20)Be as courageous as you can. snyder.substack.com

This is not an ad. I'm sharing these because the crisis is here, truth still has power, and I refuse to give up. Will you?

"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." Wendell Phillips

Idea: Print and cut for depositing into brochure, application and kiosk info receptacles. This is just an example.

Why is there no background? .PNG will print "transparently" onto canvas of your choice.

https://archive.ph/65VH6

Whatever you think about the specific acts being charged here, there are plenty of lessons to learn.

There are cameras everywhere, and some of them are connected to license plate readers.

Open to suggestions and new ideas

Or anything else....

While I don't expect or hope to ever need it, as an American, I would like to be prepared to resist as much as necessary if needed. It's looking like it might be needed at some point here.

I'm looking to get a rifle or two for that specific purpose just in case. Can anyone recommend specific brands/models and/or features I should be looking for? I'm disabled in a way that limits my ability to hold anything heavy, so lighter weight is good. I have a revolver, but that's probably not the best for standing up against a repressive regime.

I plan to train with whatever I get, of course. Thanks in advance.

Edit: There way too much information here for me to reply to it all individually, but I would like to say thank you to everyone for your very helpful responses.

ACLU has a web form for submitting comments on this document:

https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOS/_FRDOC/_0001-6771

The offending part of that document:

To comply with E.O. 14168, “ Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” the Department updated the form to replace the term “gender” with “sex.” The U.S. Passport conforms with the standards set by the E.O. and the International Civil Aviation Organization, which among other things determine the various fields on the passport's biographical data page. Consistent with the E.O., the revised DS-11 will request the applicant's biological sex at birth, male “M” or female “F.” Amendments to the fields and instructions (section 3) have been made to reflect this.

If you’re concerned about having your name on record, you can submit comments anonymously on the federal register website: Application For Passport (DS-11), Renewal Application (DS-82), and Replacement, name change, correction (DS-5504).

"I've never felt safer as a Black man in my community than I have right now."

Stand up, indeed.

🚨 🇺🇸 The 50501 movement has set up its own forum! 🇺🇸 🚨

It's hard to know where to organize the resistance, as corporate platforms seem to be increasingly susceptible to censorship. In response to this, 50501 has set up their own forum at https://50501.chat/ - completely off reach from any influence by the #US government.

The forum, which is an instance of Lemmy and therefore on the Fediverse, has State-specific communities. Users of #Mastodon can participate in the discussion directly by tagging for example @New_York@50501.chat or @California@50501.chat.

Use it to organize and spread the word of protests in your State!

Users of Lemmy or similar platforms can find the State-specific communities at, for example, !Georgia@50501.chat.

Feel free to spread the word!

#50501 #fiftyfiftyone

I’m a long time reader of certain USA tech websites. These sites are still posting links to twitter and flogging anazon affiliate links.

Call them out for pretending everything is fine. Encourage them to mention alternatives.

If enough people do this, and if only one of them mentions and alternative if will bring more people to the Fediverse which will make future physical organising safer, more secure and less prone to centralised censorship.

Feel free to use below and modify as needed. After you’ve used it, tell others you did. Keep this visible.
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I have been a reader of yours for over two decades.

I know this will come off as a bit of a controversial message. Your country is under attack from the inside. The company that is at the basis for your existence it’s aiding and abetting this attack.

Today I read Apple are now hiding the amount of hdd space their stupid Apple Intelligence feature is using on a Mac. This is not normal. This is not Apple. Something has changed. You are part of the fourth estate. You have a readership of a whole bunch of soda slurping kids that don’t know anything about fascism. But being silent is being complicit.

I know capitalism blah blah blah and I know advertisers blah blah blah and I know don’t question the hand that feeds you blah blah blah. And I know most importantly, how increasingly right wing your American readers have been over the years. 

There are multiple subtle ways where you don’t have to openly call your current government fascist even though there are photos of Nazi salutes, and you can still support civil action.

Stop posting links to Twitter. If you must refer to Twitter content refer to a mirror that does not send ad revenue to the shadow president.

Post regular articles showing there are alternatives to meta products, alphabet products, Reddit and any older centralised billionaire crap that is actively promoting extreme right wing ideology.

Talk more about the Fediverse. Question why that word is still red underlined in Apple software.

Don’t shy away from promoting buy in Europe movements. Be supportive of your Canadian friends.

Please for the love of everything in the world grow a spine, don’t be fascism enablers. Stop using and promoting their centralised products.

Feel free to ignore this message, but know that the young men of Europe Canada and the rest of the world are not going to come and fight on your beaches.

Help the silent revolution.

Find your place today!

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/19185084

Strategies, Tactics, & Tips For How Everyday Americans Can Fight Back Together Wherever We Live

https://indivisible.org/resource/guide

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/19185517

Recipe: https://web.archive.org/web/20201028174014/https://threader.app/thread/1268322647483363328

I know it's probably photoshop but I want to believe I'm living amongst people that see what's going on.

Boycotts traditionally require a lot of coordination to make them work. They require:

• a target (who is supposed to change behavior)
• a demand (so the target knows what they have to do to get the boycott to stop)
• boycotters (a lot of people who used to be customers refusing to be customers anymore)
• leadership/negotiation committee (people who can show the target they’re hurting their bottomline and negotiate over demands)
• a way to communicate with the boycotters (a structure and massive social reach!).

Day 1 of Protesting my House Rep’s Office

#Resist