Pepper spray on your shit? When you get home strip that down and drop it straight into the wash. Scrub you and anything you didn’t put into the wash with detergent. If your eyes have it, gently run clean cold water over them for a while.
Pepper spray comes in a few forms. Bear spray is often oil. It offgases for hours (days IMHO). Gotta use detergents to get it out of stuff, or flush it for a long time with water. Pepper balls are often pepper dust, so rinsing and brushing can help.
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Teargas grenades are usually hot. Don’t grab them with bare hands.
If cops are shooting at you with what looks like a regular gun, GTFO of there. Rubber bullets can kill you.
If a crazy redneck shoots up your protest, apply direct pressure to bullet wounds. Apply tourniquets “high and tight” to uncontrollable bleeding on extremities. Set up a casualty collection point where an ambulance can get to it, and drag wounded there. Dead people are dead, save the alive wounded.
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Kansas City mayor blasts Missouri governor for activating National Guard before anti-Trump protests
Mayor Quinton Lucas called the action by Republican Mike Kehoe an "unnecessary escalation." He also criticized the state's lack of response when a white nationalist hate group marched through Kansas City last month.
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Dear #FIFA fans,
Do *YOU* want to come to the US with Dept Homeland Security and ICE running security for all the matches? Yikes.
Stay home.
Watch it from home.
We are not safe for you!
Regards,
An American
Dear FIFA team families...ditto.
Dear anyone black or brown or English as a second language traveling within the US...ditto.
Seattle gas station has some of the funniest signs ever and here are the best 25 of them - Scoop Upworthy
Seattle gas station has some of the funniest signs ever and here are the best 25 of them
The sign's punny messages and cheeky wisecracks have amassed a substantial fan following online.Jisha Joseph (Upworthy)
I had the distinctly strange pleasure of making protest signs with my 74-year-old mom today. Here are our signs for the #NoKings march tomorrow.
My mom expressed sorrow that her upcoming international travel will be the first time she's been ashamed to be American. I told her I've always been mildly ashamed of it, and on top of that, I'm ashamed that I've never done anything about it until now.
It's past time to fix this.
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There are many stories developing fast around Iran's retaliation against Israel. There are reports of Israel's Dimona nuclear reactor being struck but haven't seen an official confirmation.
Netanyahu fled earlier to Greece as well as many top ranking Israeli officials. They knew a strong retaliation was inevitable and, as the cowards they are, left their citizens.
American THAAD systems are being overwhelmed so while some missiles are getting intercepted, there is footage of many direct hits into various regions of Israel, not just Tel Aviv. Israel's Golden Dome is not infallible.
#Israel #Iran #MiddleEast #War #Netanyahu
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“Netanyahu fled earlier to Greece as well as many top ranking Israeli officials. They knew a strong retaliation was inevitable and, as the cowards they are, left their citizens.”
I might have guessed.
Do the arrest warrants not apply in Greece?
Stop using Big Tech to organize your protests! They're part of the authoritarian surveillance and oppression as well.
✊ Replace Meetup/Facebook Groups with Mobilizon:
mobilizon.org
📄 Replace Google Docs with CryptPad:
cryptpad.fr
📍 Replace Google Map with Organic Maps:
organicmaps.app
🎞️ Replace YouTube with PeerTube:
joinpeertube.org
📧 Replace Gmail and Google Calendar with Proton or Tuta:
proton.me
tuta.com
🕸️ Create a simple html website with no tracking and no cookies, and post links to it everywhere, including paper posters and stickers.
We can organize without Big Tech. We have done it for centuries before! 
#Protest #Democracy #DigitalRights #HumanRights #Privacy #MassSurveillance
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@sergiodomeyko Back in December, the Proton CEO seemed to support the Trump administration in his personal opinions, which was extremely disappointing (and incredibly naive in regards to privacy regulation).
However, Proton is still the best option in terms of privacy, security, and features, and nothing points to this being diminished in any ways.
Sadly, there isn't a strong alternative (yet), and Proton is still a much more ethical and secure choice than Google, Microsoft, or Apple products, despite its CEO's horrible political opinions (like all other CEOs it seems these days *sigh*).
I personally still use Proton, and will still recommend it until there's a more ethical equivalent around. Harm reduction must come first.
Things such as subject lines, timestamps, sender/recipient and some headers aren’t end‑to‑end encrypted meaning Proton can hand them over under a court order ([redirect9.com][1]). It’s been compelled to log and surrender IP addresses most famously in the 2021 French activist case prompting policy changes only after backlash ([welivesecurity.com][2]).
Proton deflects criticism by claiming “Google is worse,” framing transparency fixes as grudging compliance rather than ethical responsibility. This framing misleads users especially people who care about privacy into thinking Proton offers sanctuary, when in reality its metadata leaks can be used against them.
I would rather someone use a tool that they know isn't safe or can easily tell isn't. Then one that pretends to but in reality isn't.
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MALES do that!
This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins, with an assist from Naomi Rubin, who suggested the kicker panel. TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels (plus a fifth “kicker” panel…Lefty Cartoons
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Not okay.
The #USArmy has announced that it is swearing in 4 #tech execs from #Palantir, #Meta, #OpenAl, & #ThinkingMachinesLab — as #ArmyReserve lieutenant colonels.
#Trump #law #surveillance #privacy #InfoSec #military
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From the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker:
Los Angeles immigration raids protests began a week ago on June 6. The Tracker is investigating:
- 32 assaults on journalists
- 6 detainments/arrests of journalists
- 4 equipment damages
- 2 equipment searches/seizures
View our database:
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Incident Database
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker is a database of press freedom incidents in the United States — everything from arrests of journalists and the seizure of their equipment to interrogations at the U.S. border and physical attacks.U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
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@dentednj The ACLU training webinar I attended this week said NOT to sit down. It will only increase your risk if you have to exit quickly.
Webinar recording:
drive.google.com/file/d/1l1-6g…
Those of you who have written science research papers, what's the oldest paper you've cited in a paper you published? (I just saw a citation to an 1843 paper.) Pretty sure my oldest reference is only 1920 or so.
(I know, you historians out there are going to have scientists beat, but you're also welcome to share)
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#ice #ICEraids #LosAngeles #LA #resist #LAMetroRail #LAMetroBus #uspol
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#resist #fucktrump #fuckfascists #howto #fightback
youtube.com/watch?v=sBpQEjN8Cq…
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The Black Flag Catalyst Revolt Guide
Black Flag Catalyst The Black Flag Catalyst Revolt Guide September 18, 2020The Anarchist Library
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What to Do If ICE Comes to Your Workplace
The workplace is one of the most frequent sites for ICE raids. The International Migrants Alliance gave a quick know your rights workshop at the June 6 rally outside the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. Here’s their advice on what you can do to protect yourself and your co-workers:
Right to remain silent. All you have to do is say it out loud—“I have the right to remain silent”—and then refuse to answer any other questions.
Right to refuse entry. Unless ICE has a warrant signed by a judge for that exact address, it’s trespassing. You can even call the cops on them.
Right to refuse to sign anything. Same as the right to remain silent, you don’t have to sign anything without an attorney present.
If you’re a U.S. citizen, you don’t have to prove it. Don’t show them your ID just because they ask for it.
If you’re not a U.S. citizen, don’t carry any false documentation. If you’re caught with it, it will only make your case harder.
If you’re not an immigrant and see ICE on the job, intervene and stick up for your co-workers. You can’t legally impede ICE agents from carrying out their duties, but you can record and photograph them—even if they say otherwise.
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‘IAM Max’: Machinists Rally for Member Detained by ICE
Rallying under the banner “IAM Max,” 200 union members and supporters gathered outside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Washington, on June 6 to demand the release of Maximo Londonio, a member of Machinists (IAM) Local Lodge 695 who h…Labor Notes
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Apropos nothing...
Did you know the little pin thing in your tire valve stem is called a Schraeder valve? And that pumps have a matching one? And that they're easily unscrewed from the valve with a small cheap tool that you can get at Walmart, Amazon, Harbor Freight, any auto parts store, and many other places? Take that out, and not only will the tire go flat, but you can't put air into it.https://www.harborfreight.com/4-way-valve-stem-core-tool-70223.html
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Slime-Valve-Core-Tool/107591658?classType=REGULARBe a shame if'n sales of these were to suddenly increase in LA and other cities in the US
A black woman won a country music award so today the Grammys have announced they're are creating a new "best traditional country album" award, one that is separate from - but equal to! - the renamed "best contemporary country album" award, formerly known by its original name of "best country album".
billboard.com/music/awards/gra…
Grammys Add New Country Category for 2026
Country music is getting a new Grammy category: best traditional country album.Melinda Newman (Billboard)
GNOME 49 Will Require Deeper systemd Integration
Upcoming GNOME releases will require systemd for key session features, making it harder for non-systemd distros to keep pace without major patches.Read More.
#linux #systemd #gnomeGNOME 49 Will Require Deeper systemd Integration
Upcoming GNOME releases will require systemd for key session features, making it harder for non-systemd distros to keep pace without major patches.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Safety first, these animals want to kill protesters.
Don't be fooled into any performative violence, avoid kettling police maneuvers, and report anyone instigating to protect the crowd.
Its gonna be a great day, but I fear that these armed bullies are gonna do sonething awful.
Florida sheriff’s warning to violent protesters: “We will kill you graveyard dead” share.google/D3DLWoPqWEWQK3aAS
Florida sheriff’s warning to violent protesters: “We will kill you graveyard dead”
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey issued a harsh warning Thursday to protesters who use violence in his county: “We will kill you graveyard dead.” Speaking...Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel (Yahoo News)
Flag etiquette is not understood by most US citizens and disrespecting it makes us all look bad.
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