#communitydefense — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #communitydefense, aggregated by home.social.
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🛣️ They want the city and the backroads suspicious of each other.
🏚️ They want rural people isolated, ignored, mocked, and abandoned until the far right shows up with a clipboard, a flag, and a fake rescue plan.
🏙️ They want city people burned out, priced out, surveilled, and convinced there is nothing past the last bus stop but enemies and dead ends.
🧱 That divide is not natural.
It was built.
By bosses.
By landlords.
By cops.
By extraction companies.
By politicians.
By media machines.
By every institution that needs us lonely, suspicious, and easy to manage.🚐 We’re not buying it.
Sabot Media is hitting the road because the map they gave us is a lie.
🌾 City blocks and backroads are part of the same fight.
Ports and farms.
Trailer parks and tenements.
Union halls and punk houses.
Mutual aid tables and kitchen tables.
Strike funds and bail funds.
Forest roads and alleyways.
People who stayed, people who left, and people trying to come home.📼 We’re going town to town to listen, document, connect, agitate, and carry stories across the distance they tried to turn into a wall.
📍 If your town has a fight, a lesson, a warning, a project, a history, a grudge, a crew, or one old anarchist everyone should have interviewed years ago, message us.
🛠️ If you can host, feed, connect, donate, offer floor space, point us toward something real, or help keep the van alive, reach out.
💸 This is a fundraiser. We need gas, food, repairs, lodging, gear, and enough road money to make this project actually happen.
Donate / share / send help:
Https://bit.ly/sabotfund🔥 The divide is manufactured.
🛣️ The road is not.
#SabotMedia #SabotMediaRoadTrip #RuralUrbanSolidarity #MutualAid #RadicalMedia #AnarchistMedia #IndependentMedia #CommunityDefense #LaborHistory #Antifascist #SolidarityNotCharity #FundTheRoad #RoadTripFundraiser #SupportIndependentMedia
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The 2026 Civil Defense SPR. What Changed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdRgaUMGMsc
I also go into the changes I made to my Civil Defense Rifle build over the course of the last year. The goal was to improve the shootability and overall practicality of this lightweight, affordable Special Purpose Rifle build, without sacrificing any of the original goals (SPR capability/accuracy, sub 10 lbs, sub $1000)....
#CivilDefense #SPR #Rifle #Build #Accuracy #BlackFlagCivilian #CommunityDefense
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The 2026 Civil Defense SPR. What Changed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdRgaUMGMsc
I also go into the changes I made to my Civil Defense Rifle build over the course of the last year. The goal was to improve the shootability and overall practicality of this lightweight, affordable Special Purpose Rifle build, without sacrificing any of the original goals (SPR capability/accuracy, sub 10 lbs, sub $1000)....
#CivilDefense #SPR #Rifle #Build #Accuracy #BlackFlagCivilian #CommunityDefense
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The 2026 Civil Defense SPR. What Changed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdRgaUMGMsc
I also go into the changes I made to my Civil Defense Rifle build over the course of the last year. The goal was to improve the shootability and overall practicality of this lightweight, affordable Special Purpose Rifle build, without sacrificing any of the original goals (SPR capability/accuracy, sub 10 lbs, sub $1000)....
#CivilDefense #SPR #Rifle #Build #Accuracy #BlackFlagCivilian #CommunityDefense
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The 2026 Civil Defense SPR. What Changed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdRgaUMGMsc
I also go into the changes I made to my Civil Defense Rifle build over the course of the last year. The goal was to improve the shootability and overall practicality of this lightweight, affordable Special Purpose Rifle build, without sacrificing any of the original goals (SPR capability/accuracy, sub 10 lbs, sub $1000)....
#CivilDefense #SPR #Rifle #Build #Accuracy #BlackFlagCivilian #CommunityDefense
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The 2026 Civil Defense SPR. What Changed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdRgaUMGMsc
I also go into the changes I made to my Civil Defense Rifle build over the course of the last year. The goal was to improve the shootability and overall practicality of this lightweight, affordable Special Purpose Rifle build, without sacrificing any of the original goals (SPR capability/accuracy, sub 10 lbs, sub $1000)....
#CivilDefense #SPR #Rifle #Build #Accuracy #BlackFlagCivilian #CommunityDefense
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🏴 #BreakingTheICE: In April, #anarchists from the Twin Cities who resisted the #ICE occupation will tour the US, recounting their experiences and organizing practices. 🤝 At each stop, they will share rapid-response network tactics, explore how #Minnesota disrupted Operation Metro Surge, and draw lessons for defeating fascism through collective self-organization. 💪 Get dates and details at @CrimethInc 👉 https://en.crimethinc.com/2026/03/23/breaking-the-ice-lessons-from-the-resistance-in-minnesota-a-countrywide-speaking-tour #abolishICE #anarchism #antifascism #antifa #solidarity #selfempowerment #mutualaid #communitydefense
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🏴 #BreakingTheICE: In April, #anarchists from the Twin Cities who resisted the #ICE occupation will tour the US, recounting their experiences and organizing practices. 🤝 At each stop, they will share rapid-response network tactics, explore how #Minnesota disrupted Operation Metro Surge, and draw lessons for defeating fascism through collective self-organization. 💪 Get dates and details at @CrimethInc 👉 https://en.crimethinc.com/2026/03/23/breaking-the-ice-lessons-from-the-resistance-in-minnesota-a-countrywide-speaking-tour #abolishICE #anarchism #antifascism #antifa #solidarity #selfempowerment #mutualaid #communitydefense
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🏴 #BreakingTheICE: In April, #anarchists from the Twin Cities who resisted the #ICE occupation will tour the US, recounting their experiences and organizing practices. 🤝 At each stop, they will share rapid-response network tactics, explore how #Minnesota disrupted Operation Metro Surge, and draw lessons for defeating fascism through collective self-organization. 💪 Get dates and details at @CrimethInc 👉 https://en.crimethinc.com/2026/03/23/breaking-the-ice-lessons-from-the-resistance-in-minnesota-a-countrywide-speaking-tour #abolishICE #anarchism #antifascism #antifa #solidarity #selfempowerment #mutualaid #communitydefense
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🏴 #BreakingTheICE: In April, #anarchists from the Twin Cities who resisted the #ICE occupation will tour the US, recounting their experiences and organizing practices. 🤝 At each stop, they will share rapid-response network tactics, explore how #Minnesota disrupted Operation Metro Surge, and draw lessons for defeating fascism through collective self-organization. 💪 Get dates and details at @CrimethInc 👉 https://en.crimethinc.com/2026/03/23/breaking-the-ice-lessons-from-the-resistance-in-minnesota-a-countrywide-speaking-tour #abolishICE #anarchism #antifascism #antifa #solidarity #selfempowerment #mutualaid #communitydefense
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🏴 #BreakingTheICE: In April, #anarchists from the Twin Cities who resisted the #ICE occupation will tour the US, recounting their experiences and organizing practices. 🤝 At each stop, they will share rapid-response network tactics, explore how #Minnesota disrupted Operation Metro Surge, and draw lessons for defeating fascism through collective self-organization. 💪 Get dates and details at @CrimethInc 👉 https://en.crimethinc.com/2026/03/23/breaking-the-ice-lessons-from-the-resistance-in-minnesota-a-countrywide-speaking-tour #abolishICE #anarchism #antifascism #antifa #solidarity #selfempowerment #mutualaid #communitydefense
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Concealed Carry and ICE: The Edge of the Second Amendment
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/now-playing#ItCouldHappenHere #SecondAmendment #CommunityDefense #MeltICE #FuckICE #ICEOut #ChingaLaMigra
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The Best Camo Pattern for US Civilians (by Region and Terrain)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6wAAqJ9yy0
This video goes over my common, affordable recommendations for each of three regions/terrain profiles in the US. I also give some suggestions for excellent, albeit less common camo patterns that might be a good fit for where you live....
#Camouflage #Recommendations #CommunityDefense #SelfDefense #Regions #Protection #BlackFlagCivilian
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Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power (2004)
https://youtu.be/757VnE1xa68Negroes With Guns pdf: https://libcom.org/article/negroes-guns-robert-f-williams
Negroes With Guns audiobook:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGH8GtAOQpZql16yROGZMdfceVj8eKrLK&si#NegroesWithGuns #RobertFWilliams #BlackPower #CivilRightsMovement #CommunityDefense
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OPENLY executed. OPENLY, OBVIOUSLY politically assassinated. Period.
#ARRESTTRUMP
#GENERALACTION
#COMMUNITYDEFENSE
#ICEISNTIMMIGRATIONICE IS NOT FOR IMMIGRATION! Time to recognize this.
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The Ultimate Guide to Affordable NVIS Comms (How to Build a Regional Off-Grid Radio Box)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxR-qtGH7c
I build a $200 portable HF radio box and test whether it can really communicate 100+ miles off-grid using a technique called NVIS. This video walks from first principles to real field tests, showing how normal people can stay connected when infrastructure fails...
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The Ultimate Guide to Affordable NVIS Comms (How to Build a Regional Off-Grid Radio Box)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxR-qtGH7c
I build a $200 portable HF radio box and test whether it can really communicate 100+ miles off-grid using a technique called NVIS. This video walks from first principles to real field tests, showing how normal people can stay connected when infrastructure fails...
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The Ultimate Guide to Affordable NVIS Comms (How to Build a Regional Off-Grid Radio Box)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxR-qtGH7c
I build a $200 portable HF radio box and test whether it can really communicate 100+ miles off-grid using a technique called NVIS. This video walks from first principles to real field tests, showing how normal people can stay connected when infrastructure fails...
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The Ultimate Guide to Affordable NVIS Comms (How to Build a Regional Off-Grid Radio Box)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxR-qtGH7c
I build a $200 portable HF radio box and test whether it can really communicate 100+ miles off-grid using a technique called NVIS. This video walks from first principles to real field tests, showing how normal people can stay connected when infrastructure fails...
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The Ultimate Guide to Affordable NVIS Comms (How to Build a Regional Off-Grid Radio Box)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxR-qtGH7c
I build a $200 portable HF radio box and test whether it can really communicate 100+ miles off-grid using a technique called NVIS. This video walks from first principles to real field tests, showing how normal people can stay connected when infrastructure fails...
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[Opinion] Sovereignty was once exclusive to the powerful—governments, billionaires, and elites controlling the rules. Add "Social" and everything shifts.
https://kalvin.my/the-manifesto-of-social-sovereignty-beyond-the-elites
#SocialSovereignty #Fediverse #ActivityPub #DigitalRights #HumaneTech #Decentralisation #Web3 #InternetFreedom #DataSovereignty #Activism #SovereignRightToExit #DigitalColonialism #CommunityDefense #SelfHosting #Privacy #kalvin0x58c
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[Opinion] Sovereignty was once exclusive to the powerful—governments, billionaires, and elites controlling the rules. Add "Social" and everything shifts.
https://kalvin.my/the-manifesto-of-social-sovereignty-beyond-the-elites
#SocialSovereignty #Fediverse #ActivityPub #DigitalRights #HumaneTech #Decentralisation #Web3 #InternetFreedom #DataSovereignty #Activism #SovereignRightToExit #DigitalColonialism #CommunityDefense #SelfHosting #Privacy #kalvin0x58c
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[Opinion] Sovereignty was once exclusive to the powerful—governments, billionaires, and elites controlling the rules. Add "Social" and everything shifts.
https://kalvin.my/the-manifesto-of-social-sovereignty-beyond-the-elites
#SocialSovereignty #Fediverse #ActivityPub #DigitalRights #HumaneTech #Decentralisation #Web3 #InternetFreedom #DataSovereignty #Activism #SovereignRightToExit #DigitalColonialism #CommunityDefense #SelfHosting #Privacy #kalvin0x58c
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[Opinion] Sovereignty was once exclusive to the powerful—governments, billionaires, and elites controlling the rules. Add "Social" and everything shifts.
https://kalvin.my/the-manifesto-of-social-sovereignty-beyond-the-elites
#SocialSovereignty #Fediverse #ActivityPub #DigitalRights #HumaneTech #Decentralisation #Web3 #InternetFreedom #DataSovereignty #Activism #SovereignRightToExit #DigitalColonialism #CommunityDefense #SelfHosting #Privacy #kalvin0x58c
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During the State of the World Forum “Code Red” panel, Jim Garrison (co-founder) asked: “How do you connect the dots across all these crises?”
Here’s the clip of Jason Bayless's response, centered on liberation.
#Liberation #CodeRed #CollectiveLiberation #MutualAid #MovementEducation #Solidarity #CommunityDefense #Abolition #ClimateJustice
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After reports of ICE and Border Patrol showing up outside Charlotte grocery stores, SIEMBRA volunteers stepped in.
This community member is part of a coordinated watch—taking shifts, confirming sightings, and warning families before agents can target them.
This is community protection in action. 💙✊🏽#BlueCrew #BlueCircleFamily #SiembraNC #CommunityDefense #StopICE #ProtectFamilies #CharlotteNC #ICE #AbolishICE
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#MutualDefense #Solidarity #NoKings #Antifa #Anarchist #Socialist
#CommunityDefense #ICEProtests #Portland #KristiNoem #Trump #Authoritarianism
#Resist #Disrupt #DirectAction #DefundThePolice #JuryNullification
#SecurityCulture #SnatchSquadsWhat's happening right now with the request from Kristi Noem according to Donald Trump to use full force on protesters demonstrating in front of ICE facilities only goes to show how very real the state's insatiable need for blood is.
The state drops its need for war, like a dead mouse on every country's doorstep, even our own, in order to satiate this thirst. This is America, this is what our country has always been. As disgusting as what's happening now is, it is not new.
We sit weeks, days, hours, if not moments away from watching our allies being slaughtered in our own towns by the very forces "intended" to keep them safe from horrors like this. This is not a drill and it is not hyperbole. The rhetoric has been tested, the laws are being preemptively written to criminalize dissent, and the paramilitary forces are being ideologically vetted for their willingness to pull the trigger on their fellow citizens. The call for "full force" is a deliberate and calculated signal, a green light for the kind of violence we have seen deployed against Black and brown communities for generations to now be officially sanctioned against anyone who stands in the way of the state's agenda.
This moment demands that we look directly at the machinery of repression and understand its components. It is the police in tactical gear, but it is also the legislators writing the "anti-riot" laws that equate to crushing resistance with claims of terrorism. It is the governor calling for violence, but it is also the media apparatus that will frame any resistance as unprovoked aggression. It is the orange goblin king baying for blood, but it is also the silent complicity of a political class that has already conceded to fascism for a taste of power. They are not hiding their intentions anymore. They are telling us, in plain language, that they view our assemblies, our solidarity, our cries for justice as existential threats to be crushed without mercy.
This is why our old models of resistance are insufficient. Marching with permits, appealing to the conscience of politicians who have none, relying on the very systems designed to pacify us these are luxuries from a bygone era that is crumbling before our eyes. The state has declared its hand. It does not seek to manage us it seeks to eliminate us. The labels they use, like "domestic terrorist," are not descriptions they are death warrants. They are intended to isolate, to criminalize, and to justify the coming violence in the eyes of a populace conditioned to fear the word "terrorist" more than they fear the death of their neighbors.
Therefore, our only logical and moral response must be the rapid, deliberate, and organized construction of networks of mutual defense. This is not a call for reckless violence it is a call for profound, community based solidarity. It is a recognition that when the state vows to use full force, our survival depends on our ability to have each other's backs without question or hesitation. Anarchists, socialists, abolitionists, community organizers, medics, legal observers, and every person who sees the nightmare on the horizon must now begin the serious work of forming pacts of protection.
These pacts are not abstract. They are built on concrete actions. They mean establishing clear and secure communication channels now, before the phones are shut down or the networks are monitored. They mean training together in de-escalation, first aid, and legal rights, so that when a protest is kettled or raided, we have medics who can treat gunshot wounds and legal teams who can track the arrested. They mean creating rapid response networks that can alert entire cities when a demonstration is under attack, mobilizing observers and support at a moment's notice. They mean setting up community defense patrols that can monitor police movements and protect vulnerable neighborhoods from targeted incursions.
Crucially, this extends to material support. It means building community bail funds that are robust and readily accessible, so no one sits in a cage because they cannot pay for their freedom. It means creating safe houses and escape routes for those who are targeted for arrest or worse. It means sharing resources, from food and water to protective gear, ensuring that no one is left exposed because of poverty. This is the practical meaning of solidarity it is the commitment to ensure that the risks we take are shared and the burdens we carry are collective.
The goal of this mutual defense is not to win a street battle with the police. The goal is to make their intended violence as difficult, costly, and visible as possible. The goal is to ensure that when they move against one of us, they find a hundred of us, standing together, documenting, resisting, and refusing to be scattered. It is to transform their easy targets into unbreakable formations of community resilience. We must make their bloodlust so public, so messy, and so morally repugnant that it shatters the illusion of their authority.
History has shown us that the state's appetite for violence is only checked when it meets organized, unyielding resistance. They rely on our fear, our isolation, our disorganization. Our task is to weaponize our solidarity. Let the calls for "full force" from the Kristi Noems and Donald Trumps of the world serve as our final wake up call. The time for vague solidarity is over. The time for specific, actionable, and sworn pacts of mutual defense is now. Find your people. Make your plans. Swear your oaths. Let them know that if they come for one, they come for us all, and we will not make it easy for them. Our communities are not their hunting grounds. We will become ungovernable not through chaos, but through an ironclad commitment to protecting one another from the storm they are so desperate to unleash.
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#BorderPatrol agents jump out of rental truck and ambush people at LA #HomeDepot
In ‘Operation Trojan Horse’, masked officers in unmarked vehicle arrest 16 people, despite court order halting raids
Sam Levin in #LosAngeles
Wed 6 Aug 2025"US border patrol agents carried out a raid outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles on Wednesday, with officers jumping out of an unmarked rental truck and chasing and arresting more than a dozen people.
"Videos of the operation, and federal officials’ statements boasting about the detentions, have raised questions about whether the US government was complying with a federal court order halting indiscriminate raids in the region due to evidence of racial profiling. That ruling, upheld last week by an appeals court, followed reports of #Latino #USCitizens getting swept up in #LARaids and accounts of undocumented people being targeted based on their appearance and whether they spoke Spanish.
"Clips of the early morning raid by Home Depot in the Westlake neighborhood, near #MacArthurPark, showed masked, heavily armed officers jumping out of a yellow truck from Penske, a private rental company, and people fleeing. Day laborers often gather outside Home Depot stores looking for work and have been subject to aggressive immigration raids in southern California.
"One day-laborer present for the Wednesday raid told the Los Angeles Times that the Penske truck pulled up to the parking lot around 6.45am, with the driver telling people gathered in Spanish that he had work to offer. Someone then rolled up the back of the truck, and masked agents, including one in a cowboy hat, jumped out as people scattered, the witness said.
"The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in an email that agents arrested 16 undocumented people from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua. Border patrol and DHS spokespeople did not respond to inquiries about the arrest tactics and whether agents had been targeting specific people."A spokesperson for Penske said in an email that it was aware of the videos, writing: 'Penske strictly prohibits the transportation of people in the cargo area of its vehicles under any circumstances. The company was not made aware that its trucks would be used in today’s operation and did not authorize this.' The company would reach out to #DHS to 'reinforce its policy to avoid improper use of its vehicles in the future, the statement said.
" 'It is deeply disturbing that the federal government will stoop to these levels to continue their #CampaignOfTerror against working #Angelenos,' said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a spokesperson for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (#Chirla), a California-based group that is part of the lawsuit challenging the raids. 'These are Angelenos looking for an honest day’s living … What we see in the video looks like an assault on people’s liberties, an assault on individuals that were standing there looking for a job, and a targeted operation that was in fact lawless.'
"One witness, who is a member of the #LATenantsUnion, a grassroots advocacy group, said they were setting up a '#KnowYourRights' #CommunityDefense table when the raid began. They took video, shared with the Guardian, of a group of officers piling back into the Penske truck after making arrests.
They said they saw the officers detain #StreetVendors and #DayLaborers. 'These are people who need to make money to pay rent, who have no choice. It was really tragic that the officers came out in full force just flaunting their power and bringing another level of chaos,' said the witness, who asked to remain anonymous, fearing retribution."
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/ice-border-patrol-home-depot-los-angelesArchived version:
https://archive.ph/otbiw#USPol #BoycottPenske #ICERaids #ICEKidnapping #ICESucks #ResistICE
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#BorderPatrol agents jump out of rental truck and ambush people at LA #HomeDepot
In ‘Operation Trojan Horse’, masked officers in unmarked vehicle arrest 16 people, despite court order halting raids
Sam Levin in #LosAngeles
Wed 6 Aug 2025"US border patrol agents carried out a raid outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles on Wednesday, with officers jumping out of an unmarked rental truck and chasing and arresting more than a dozen people.
"Videos of the operation, and federal officials’ statements boasting about the detentions, have raised questions about whether the US government was complying with a federal court order halting indiscriminate raids in the region due to evidence of racial profiling. That ruling, upheld last week by an appeals court, followed reports of #Latino #USCitizens getting swept up in #LARaids and accounts of undocumented people being targeted based on their appearance and whether they spoke Spanish.
"Clips of the early morning raid by Home Depot in the Westlake neighborhood, near #MacArthurPark, showed masked, heavily armed officers jumping out of a yellow truck from Penske, a private rental company, and people fleeing. Day laborers often gather outside Home Depot stores looking for work and have been subject to aggressive immigration raids in southern California.
"One day-laborer present for the Wednesday raid told the Los Angeles Times that the Penske truck pulled up to the parking lot around 6.45am, with the driver telling people gathered in Spanish that he had work to offer. Someone then rolled up the back of the truck, and masked agents, including one in a cowboy hat, jumped out as people scattered, the witness said.
"The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in an email that agents arrested 16 undocumented people from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua. Border patrol and DHS spokespeople did not respond to inquiries about the arrest tactics and whether agents had been targeting specific people."A spokesperson for Penske said in an email that it was aware of the videos, writing: 'Penske strictly prohibits the transportation of people in the cargo area of its vehicles under any circumstances. The company was not made aware that its trucks would be used in today’s operation and did not authorize this.' The company would reach out to #DHS to 'reinforce its policy to avoid improper use of its vehicles in the future, the statement said.
" 'It is deeply disturbing that the federal government will stoop to these levels to continue their #CampaignOfTerror against working #Angelenos,' said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a spokesperson for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (#Chirla), a California-based group that is part of the lawsuit challenging the raids. 'These are Angelenos looking for an honest day’s living … What we see in the video looks like an assault on people’s liberties, an assault on individuals that were standing there looking for a job, and a targeted operation that was in fact lawless.'
"One witness, who is a member of the #LATenantsUnion, a grassroots advocacy group, said they were setting up a '#KnowYourRights' #CommunityDefense table when the raid began. They took video, shared with the Guardian, of a group of officers piling back into the Penske truck after making arrests.
They said they saw the officers detain #StreetVendors and #DayLaborers. 'These are people who need to make money to pay rent, who have no choice. It was really tragic that the officers came out in full force just flaunting their power and bringing another level of chaos,' said the witness, who asked to remain anonymous, fearing retribution."
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/ice-border-patrol-home-depot-los-angelesArchived version:
https://archive.ph/otbiw#USPol #BoycottPenske #ICERaids #ICEKidnapping #ICESucks #ResistICE
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#BorderPatrol agents jump out of rental truck and ambush people at LA #HomeDepot
In ‘Operation Trojan Horse’, masked officers in unmarked vehicle arrest 16 people, despite court order halting raids
Sam Levin in #LosAngeles
Wed 6 Aug 2025"US border patrol agents carried out a raid outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles on Wednesday, with officers jumping out of an unmarked rental truck and chasing and arresting more than a dozen people.
"Videos of the operation, and federal officials’ statements boasting about the detentions, have raised questions about whether the US government was complying with a federal court order halting indiscriminate raids in the region due to evidence of racial profiling. That ruling, upheld last week by an appeals court, followed reports of #Latino #USCitizens getting swept up in #LARaids and accounts of undocumented people being targeted based on their appearance and whether they spoke Spanish.
"Clips of the early morning raid by Home Depot in the Westlake neighborhood, near #MacArthurPark, showed masked, heavily armed officers jumping out of a yellow truck from Penske, a private rental company, and people fleeing. Day laborers often gather outside Home Depot stores looking for work and have been subject to aggressive immigration raids in southern California.
"One day-laborer present for the Wednesday raid told the Los Angeles Times that the Penske truck pulled up to the parking lot around 6.45am, with the driver telling people gathered in Spanish that he had work to offer. Someone then rolled up the back of the truck, and masked agents, including one in a cowboy hat, jumped out as people scattered, the witness said.
"The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in an email that agents arrested 16 undocumented people from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua. Border patrol and DHS spokespeople did not respond to inquiries about the arrest tactics and whether agents had been targeting specific people."A spokesperson for Penske said in an email that it was aware of the videos, writing: 'Penske strictly prohibits the transportation of people in the cargo area of its vehicles under any circumstances. The company was not made aware that its trucks would be used in today’s operation and did not authorize this.' The company would reach out to #DHS to 'reinforce its policy to avoid improper use of its vehicles in the future, the statement said.
" 'It is deeply disturbing that the federal government will stoop to these levels to continue their #CampaignOfTerror against working #Angelenos,' said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a spokesperson for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (#Chirla), a California-based group that is part of the lawsuit challenging the raids. 'These are Angelenos looking for an honest day’s living … What we see in the video looks like an assault on people’s liberties, an assault on individuals that were standing there looking for a job, and a targeted operation that was in fact lawless.'
"One witness, who is a member of the #LATenantsUnion, a grassroots advocacy group, said they were setting up a '#KnowYourRights' #CommunityDefense table when the raid began. They took video, shared with the Guardian, of a group of officers piling back into the Penske truck after making arrests.
They said they saw the officers detain #StreetVendors and #DayLaborers. 'These are people who need to make money to pay rent, who have no choice. It was really tragic that the officers came out in full force just flaunting their power and bringing another level of chaos,' said the witness, who asked to remain anonymous, fearing retribution."
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/ice-border-patrol-home-depot-los-angelesArchived version:
https://archive.ph/otbiw#USPol #BoycottPenske #ICERaids #ICEKidnapping #ICESucks #ResistICE
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#BorderPatrol agents jump out of rental truck and ambush people at LA #HomeDepot
In ‘Operation Trojan Horse’, masked officers in unmarked vehicle arrest 16 people, despite court order halting raids
Sam Levin in #LosAngeles
Wed 6 Aug 2025"US border patrol agents carried out a raid outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles on Wednesday, with officers jumping out of an unmarked rental truck and chasing and arresting more than a dozen people.
"Videos of the operation, and federal officials’ statements boasting about the detentions, have raised questions about whether the US government was complying with a federal court order halting indiscriminate raids in the region due to evidence of racial profiling. That ruling, upheld last week by an appeals court, followed reports of #Latino #USCitizens getting swept up in #LARaids and accounts of undocumented people being targeted based on their appearance and whether they spoke Spanish.
"Clips of the early morning raid by Home Depot in the Westlake neighborhood, near #MacArthurPark, showed masked, heavily armed officers jumping out of a yellow truck from Penske, a private rental company, and people fleeing. Day laborers often gather outside Home Depot stores looking for work and have been subject to aggressive immigration raids in southern California.
"One day-laborer present for the Wednesday raid told the Los Angeles Times that the Penske truck pulled up to the parking lot around 6.45am, with the driver telling people gathered in Spanish that he had work to offer. Someone then rolled up the back of the truck, and masked agents, including one in a cowboy hat, jumped out as people scattered, the witness said.
"The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in an email that agents arrested 16 undocumented people from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua. Border patrol and DHS spokespeople did not respond to inquiries about the arrest tactics and whether agents had been targeting specific people."A spokesperson for Penske said in an email that it was aware of the videos, writing: 'Penske strictly prohibits the transportation of people in the cargo area of its vehicles under any circumstances. The company was not made aware that its trucks would be used in today’s operation and did not authorize this.' The company would reach out to #DHS to 'reinforce its policy to avoid improper use of its vehicles in the future, the statement said.
" 'It is deeply disturbing that the federal government will stoop to these levels to continue their #CampaignOfTerror against working #Angelenos,' said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a spokesperson for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (#Chirla), a California-based group that is part of the lawsuit challenging the raids. 'These are Angelenos looking for an honest day’s living … What we see in the video looks like an assault on people’s liberties, an assault on individuals that were standing there looking for a job, and a targeted operation that was in fact lawless.'
"One witness, who is a member of the #LATenantsUnion, a grassroots advocacy group, said they were setting up a '#KnowYourRights' #CommunityDefense table when the raid began. They took video, shared with the Guardian, of a group of officers piling back into the Penske truck after making arrests.
They said they saw the officers detain #StreetVendors and #DayLaborers. 'These are people who need to make money to pay rent, who have no choice. It was really tragic that the officers came out in full force just flaunting their power and bringing another level of chaos,' said the witness, who asked to remain anonymous, fearing retribution."
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/ice-border-patrol-home-depot-los-angelesArchived version:
https://archive.ph/otbiw#USPol #BoycottPenske #ICERaids #ICEKidnapping #ICESucks #ResistICE
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#BorderPatrol agents jump out of rental truck and ambush people at LA #HomeDepot
In ‘Operation Trojan Horse’, masked officers in unmarked vehicle arrest 16 people, despite court order halting raids
Sam Levin in #LosAngeles
Wed 6 Aug 2025"US border patrol agents carried out a raid outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles on Wednesday, with officers jumping out of an unmarked rental truck and chasing and arresting more than a dozen people.
"Videos of the operation, and federal officials’ statements boasting about the detentions, have raised questions about whether the US government was complying with a federal court order halting indiscriminate raids in the region due to evidence of racial profiling. That ruling, upheld last week by an appeals court, followed reports of #Latino #USCitizens getting swept up in #LARaids and accounts of undocumented people being targeted based on their appearance and whether they spoke Spanish.
"Clips of the early morning raid by Home Depot in the Westlake neighborhood, near #MacArthurPark, showed masked, heavily armed officers jumping out of a yellow truck from Penske, a private rental company, and people fleeing. Day laborers often gather outside Home Depot stores looking for work and have been subject to aggressive immigration raids in southern California.
"One day-laborer present for the Wednesday raid told the Los Angeles Times that the Penske truck pulled up to the parking lot around 6.45am, with the driver telling people gathered in Spanish that he had work to offer. Someone then rolled up the back of the truck, and masked agents, including one in a cowboy hat, jumped out as people scattered, the witness said.
"The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in an email that agents arrested 16 undocumented people from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua. Border patrol and DHS spokespeople did not respond to inquiries about the arrest tactics and whether agents had been targeting specific people."A spokesperson for Penske said in an email that it was aware of the videos, writing: 'Penske strictly prohibits the transportation of people in the cargo area of its vehicles under any circumstances. The company was not made aware that its trucks would be used in today’s operation and did not authorize this.' The company would reach out to #DHS to 'reinforce its policy to avoid improper use of its vehicles in the future, the statement said.
" 'It is deeply disturbing that the federal government will stoop to these levels to continue their #CampaignOfTerror against working #Angelenos,' said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a spokesperson for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (#Chirla), a California-based group that is part of the lawsuit challenging the raids. 'These are Angelenos looking for an honest day’s living … What we see in the video looks like an assault on people’s liberties, an assault on individuals that were standing there looking for a job, and a targeted operation that was in fact lawless.'
"One witness, who is a member of the #LATenantsUnion, a grassroots advocacy group, said they were setting up a '#KnowYourRights' #CommunityDefense table when the raid began. They took video, shared with the Guardian, of a group of officers piling back into the Penske truck after making arrests.
They said they saw the officers detain #StreetVendors and #DayLaborers. 'These are people who need to make money to pay rent, who have no choice. It was really tragic that the officers came out in full force just flaunting their power and bringing another level of chaos,' said the witness, who asked to remain anonymous, fearing retribution."
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/ice-border-patrol-home-depot-los-angelesArchived version:
https://archive.ph/otbiw#USPol #BoycottPenske #ICERaids #ICEKidnapping #ICESucks #ResistICE
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Expect these to become illegal under the #TrumpRegime (if they aren't already)...
A #Demonstrators Guide to #ReinforcedBanners
And How to Use Them2025-06-16 via @CrimethInc
"This guide explores how to construct reinforced #banners that can function as a mobile #ShieldWall during demonstrations."To be clear, we do not encourage anyone to engage in illegal activity with banners or shields. We only offer these designs to satisfy the curiosity of historians."
#USPol #CriminalizingProtest #CommunityDefense #WeKeepOurselvesSafe #WeKeepEachOtherSafe #ACAB
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Expect these to become illegal under the #TrumpRegime (if they aren't already)...
A #Demonstrators Guide to #ReinforcedBanners
And How to Use Them2025-06-16 via @CrimethInc
"This guide explores how to construct reinforced #banners that can function as a mobile #ShieldWall during demonstrations."To be clear, we do not encourage anyone to engage in illegal activity with banners or shields. We only offer these designs to satisfy the curiosity of historians."
#USPol #CriminalizingProtest #CommunityDefense #WeKeepOurselvesSafe #WeKeepEachOtherSafe #ACAB
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Expect these to become illegal under the #TrumpRegime (if they aren't already)...
A #Demonstrators Guide to #ReinforcedBanners
And How to Use Them2025-06-16 via @CrimethInc
"This guide explores how to construct reinforced #banners that can function as a mobile #ShieldWall during demonstrations."To be clear, we do not encourage anyone to engage in illegal activity with banners or shields. We only offer these designs to satisfy the curiosity of historians."
#USPol #CriminalizingProtest #CommunityDefense #WeKeepOurselvesSafe #WeKeepEachOtherSafe #ACAB
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Expect these to become illegal under the #TrumpRegime (if they aren't already)...
A #Demonstrators Guide to #ReinforcedBanners
And How to Use Them2025-06-16 via @CrimethInc
"This guide explores how to construct reinforced #banners that can function as a mobile #ShieldWall during demonstrations."To be clear, we do not encourage anyone to engage in illegal activity with banners or shields. We only offer these designs to satisfy the curiosity of historians."
#USPol #CriminalizingProtest #CommunityDefense #WeKeepOurselvesSafe #WeKeepEachOtherSafe #ACAB
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Expect these to become illegal under the #TrumpRegime (if they aren't already)...
A #Demonstrators Guide to #ReinforcedBanners
And How to Use Them2025-06-16 via @CrimethInc
"This guide explores how to construct reinforced #banners that can function as a mobile #ShieldWall during demonstrations."To be clear, we do not encourage anyone to engage in illegal activity with banners or shields. We only offer these designs to satisfy the curiosity of historians."
#USPol #CriminalizingProtest #CommunityDefense #WeKeepOurselvesSafe #WeKeepEachOtherSafe #ACAB
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New essay on Community-Self-Management and Commoning within 6 Libertarian Socialist Influenced Revolutions is now on our substack. Featuring: Morelos Commune, Makhnovia, Shinmin, Spanish Revolution, Zapatistas/ACGAZ, and Rojava/DAANES!!! https://usufructcollective.substack.com/p/community-self-management-and-commoning
#rojava #zapatistas #DAANES #ACGAZ #communalism #commoning #directdemocracy #mutualaid #directaction #communitydefense #anarchism #anarchy #libertariansocialism #libertariancommunism
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I hate in-fighting between comrades over methods of liberation. It is a big hindrance. Intellectuals need a vanguard. And vice versa. Every successful revolution has a Fidel Castro & a Che Guevara, A mouthpiece, & a Guerilla.
#armedstruggle #armedrevolution #expropriation #propagandaofthedeed #Antifa #AntiFascistAction #NoPasaran #SmashFascism #FightFascism #Antifascist #ACAB #FTP #RevolutionNow #BlackBloc #DirectAction #Resist #SolidarityForever #AntiRacistAction #DefendTheStreets #CommunityDefense #OpposeFascism #RevolutionaryLove #RadicalResistance #MutualAid #AntifaInternational #AntifaZone #AntiCapitalist #FascismIsNotWelcomeHere #PropagandaOfTheDeed #anticapitalism #deathtocapitalism #redfactionarmy #bonnotgang #insurectionist #revolutionary #liberation #antifa #anarchist
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I hate in-fighting between comrades over methods of liberation. It is a big hindrance. Intellectuals need a vanguard. And vice versa. Every successful revolution has a Fidel Castro & a Che Guevara, A mouthpiece, & a Guerilla.
#armedstruggle #armedrevolution #expropriation #propagandaofthedeed #Antifa #AntiFascistAction #NoPasaran #SmashFascism #FightFascism #Antifascist #ACAB #FTP #RevolutionNow #BlackBloc #DirectAction #Resist #SolidarityForever #AntiRacistAction #DefendTheStreets #CommunityDefense #OpposeFascism #RevolutionaryLove #RadicalResistance #MutualAid #AntifaInternational #AntifaZone #AntiCapitalist #FascismIsNotWelcomeHere #PropagandaOfTheDeed #anticapitalism #deathtocapitalism #redfactionarmy #bonnotgang #insurectionist #revolutionary #liberation #antifa #anarchist
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I hate in-fighting between comrades over methods of liberation. It is a big hindrance. Intellectuals need a vanguard. And vice versa. Every successful revolution has a Fidel Castro & a Che Guevara, A mouthpiece, & a Guerilla.
#armedstruggle #armedrevolution #expropriation #propagandaofthedeed #Antifa #AntiFascistAction #NoPasaran #SmashFascism #FightFascism #Antifascist #ACAB #FTP #RevolutionNow #BlackBloc #DirectAction #Resist #SolidarityForever #AntiRacistAction #DefendTheStreets #CommunityDefense #OpposeFascism #RevolutionaryLove #RadicalResistance #MutualAid #AntifaInternational #AntifaZone #AntiCapitalist #FascismIsNotWelcomeHere #PropagandaOfTheDeed #anticapitalism #deathtocapitalism #redfactionarmy #bonnotgang #insurectionist #revolutionary #liberation #antifa #anarchist
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I hate in-fighting between comrades over methods of liberation. It is a big hindrance. Intellectuals need a vanguard. And vice versa. Every successful revolution has a Fidel Castro & a Che Guevara, A mouthpiece, & a Guerilla.
#armedstruggle #armedrevolution #expropriation #propagandaofthedeed #Antifa #AntiFascistAction #NoPasaran #SmashFascism #FightFascism #Antifascist #ACAB #FTP #RevolutionNow #BlackBloc #DirectAction #Resist #SolidarityForever #AntiRacistAction #DefendTheStreets #CommunityDefense #OpposeFascism #RevolutionaryLove #RadicalResistance #MutualAid #AntifaInternational #AntifaZone #AntiCapitalist #FascismIsNotWelcomeHere #PropagandaOfTheDeed #anticapitalism #deathtocapitalism #redfactionarmy #bonnotgang #insurectionist #revolutionary #liberation #antifa #anarchist
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I hate in-fighting between comrades over methods of liberation. It is a big hindrance. Intellectuals need a vanguard. And vice versa. Every successful revolution has a Fidel Castro & a Che Guevara, A mouthpiece, & a Guerilla.
#armedstruggle #armedrevolution #expropriation #propagandaofthedeed #Antifa #AntiFascistAction #NoPasaran #SmashFascism #FightFascism #Antifascist #ACAB #FTP #RevolutionNow #BlackBloc #DirectAction #Resist #SolidarityForever #AntiRacistAction #DefendTheStreets #CommunityDefense #OpposeFascism #RevolutionaryLove #RadicalResistance #MutualAid #AntifaInternational #AntifaZone #AntiCapitalist #FascismIsNotWelcomeHere #PropagandaOfTheDeed #anticapitalism #deathtocapitalism #redfactionarmy #bonnotgang #insurectionist #revolutionary #liberation #antifa #anarchist
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Non-violence only works when your opponent has a conscious. & Facist have no conscious. They only care about there profits, & there life. Therefore,.. we will take both from them.
#armedstruggle #armedrevolution #expropriation #propagandaofthedeed #redfactionarmy #bonnotgang #insurectionist #Antifa #AntiFascistAction #NoPasaran #SmashFascism #FightFascism #Antifascist #ACAB #FTP #RevolutionNow #BlackBloc #DirectAction #Resist #SolidarityForever #AntiRacistAction #DefendTheStreets #CommunityDefense #OpposeFascism #RevolutionaryLove #RadicalResistance #MutualAid #AntifaInternational #AntifaZone #AntiCapitalist #FascismIsNotWelcomeHere #PropagandaOfTheDeed #anticapitalism #deathtocapitalism #killthetyrant
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Non-violence only works when your opponent has a conscience. & Facist have no conscious. They only care about there profits, & there life. Therefore,.. we will take both from them.
#armedstruggle #armedrevolution #expropriation #propagandaofthedeed #redfactionarmy #bonnotgang #insurectionist #Antifa #AntiFascistAction #NoPasaran #SmashFascism #FightFascism #Antifascist #ACAB #FTP #RevolutionNow #BlackBloc #DirectAction #Resist #SolidarityForever #AntiRacistAction #DefendTheStreets #CommunityDefense #OpposeFascism #RevolutionaryLove #RadicalResistance #MutualAid #AntifaInternational #AntifaZone #AntiCapitalist #FascismIsNotWelcomeHere #PropagandaOfTheDeed #anticapitalism #deathtocapitalism #killthetyrant
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Non-violence only works when your opponent has a conscious. & Facist have no conscious. They only care about there profits, & there life. Therefore,.. we will take both from them.
#armedstruggle #armedrevolution #expropriation #propagandaofthedeed #redfactionarmy #bonnotgang #insurectionist #Antifa #AntiFascistAction #NoPasaran #SmashFascism #FightFascism #Antifascist #ACAB #FTP #RevolutionNow #BlackBloc #DirectAction #Resist #SolidarityForever #AntiRacistAction #DefendTheStreets #CommunityDefense #OpposeFascism #RevolutionaryLove #RadicalResistance #MutualAid #AntifaInternational #AntifaZone #AntiCapitalist #FascismIsNotWelcomeHere #PropagandaOfTheDeed #anticapitalism #deathtocapitalism #killthetyrant
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Non-violence only works when your opponent has a conscience. & Facist have no conscious. They only care about there profits, & there life. Therefore,.. we will take both from them.
#armedstruggle #armedrevolution #expropriation #propagandaofthedeed #redfactionarmy #bonnotgang #insurectionist #Antifa #AntiFascistAction #NoPasaran #SmashFascism #FightFascism #Antifascist #ACAB #FTP #RevolutionNow #BlackBloc #DirectAction #Resist #SolidarityForever #AntiRacistAction #DefendTheStreets #CommunityDefense #OpposeFascism #RevolutionaryLove #RadicalResistance #MutualAid #AntifaInternational #AntifaZone #AntiCapitalist #FascismIsNotWelcomeHere #PropagandaOfTheDeed #anticapitalism #deathtocapitalism #killthetyrant
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Power only changes hands by force. Every history buff knows this.
#armedstruggled #armedrevolution #expropriate #expropriation #propagandaofthedeed #redfactionarmy #bonnotgang #insurectionist #revolutionary #liberation #antifa #anarchist #Antifa #AntiFascistAction #NoPasaran #SmashFascism #FightFascism #Antifascist #ACAB #FTP #RevolutionNow #BlackBloc #DirectAction #Resist #SolidarityForever #AntiRacistAction #DefendTheStreets #CommunityDefense #OpposeFascism #RevolutionaryLove #RadicalResistance #MutualAid #AntifaInternational #AntifaZone #AntiCapitalist #FascismIsNotWelcomeHere #PropagandaOfTheDeed #anticapitalism #deathtocapitalism
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Power only changes hands by force. Every history buff knows this.
#armedstruggled #armedrevolution #expropriate #expropriation #propagandaofthedeed #redfactionarmy #bonnotgang #insurectionist #revolutionary #liberation #antifa #anarchist #Antifa #AntiFascistAction #NoPasaran #SmashFascism #FightFascism #Antifascist #ACAB #FTP #RevolutionNow #BlackBloc #DirectAction #Resist #SolidarityForever #AntiRacistAction #DefendTheStreets #CommunityDefense #OpposeFascism #RevolutionaryLove #RadicalResistance #MutualAid #AntifaInternational #AntifaZone #AntiCapitalist #FascismIsNotWelcomeHere #PropagandaOfTheDeed #anticapitalism #deathtocapitalism