The Ex-Worker Podcast, episode #107—The Eye of Every Storm: How have anarchists responded to Hurricane Helene? What lessons can they offer us about how to prepare for the disasters to come?

[https://crimethinc.com/exworker107](https://crimethinc.com/exworker107)

Thanks to Audible Anarchism for their contribution to this.

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https://crimethinc.com/exworker107

Thanks to Audible Anarchism for their contribution to this.

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Nazis on Aisle Nine


"Just seeing a few other people comment about the cops. The team around us at Group 5 during the actual hīkoi were great. They were all Māori and their chief spoke to me early on and said that we (Kaiāwhina and the Māori wardens) had the authority here and that they would just give us back up if anything got out of hand but that they weren’t expecting that at all. They were really respectful and hands-off. Every now and then the chief would ask me if I’d got a second and give me an update from his comms about where things were getting blocked once people had moved out of our area etc. They were great to work alongside. It was really refreshing and exactly the kind of police you’d want at a hīkoi if you have to have them there at all.

"I saw a beautiful moment with the police chief and a tamariki Māori \[Māori child\] about 4 years old. His mum had come and asked if the kid could shake the cop’s hand. The cop took off his hat, got down on his knees, had a hongi with the tamariki, shook his hand and gave him a high-five. The little boy was all lit up and the cop was really moved and thanked the mum. More of this kind of policing please!"

"I saw one Maori wahine \[Māori woman\] police officer and a Maori warden helping a young Maori wahine over the bridge, the youngster was a bit distraught, not unwell, maybe a bit overcome with emotion. I asked the Maori Warden and Wahine Maori officer with her if I could assist the distraught young person, too. The police officer said, ' kao Papa, we okay, we going to walk our friend to Curran St, we will be okay, she will be okay.' I had a lot of respect for this officer and her words and her actions, protecting our young sister, something Kaiawhina do too."

Testimonies from kaiāwhina (mutual aid volunteers) about cops at the recent nationwide Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi/protest in Aotearoa New Zealand

&quot;Just seeing a few other people comment about the cops. The team around us at Group 5 during the actual hīkoi were great. They were all Māori and their chief spoke to me early on and said that we (Kaiāwhina and the Māori wardens) had the authority here and that they would just give us back up if anything got out of hand but that they weren’t expecting that at all. They were really respectful and hands-off. Every now and then the chief would ask me if I’d got a second and give me an update from his comms about where things were getting blocked once people had moved out of our area etc. They were great to work alongside. It was really refreshing and exactly the kind of police you’d want at a hīkoi if you have to have them there at all.

&quot;I saw a beautiful moment with the police chief and a tamariki Māori [Māori child] about 4 years old. His mum had come and asked if the kid could shake the cop’s hand. The cop took off his hat, got down on his knees, had a hongi with the tamariki, shook his hand and gave him a high-five. The little boy was all lit up and the cop was really moved and thanked the mum. More of this kind of policing please!&quot;

&quot;I saw one Maori wahine [Māori woman] police officer and a Maori warden helping a young Maori wahine over the bridge, the youngster was a bit distraught, not unwell, maybe a bit overcome with emotion. I asked the Maori Warden and Wahine Maori officer with her if I could assist the distraught young person, too. The police officer said, &#39; kao Papa, we okay, we going to walk our friend to Curran St, we will be okay, she will be okay.&#39; I had a lot of respect for this officer and her words and her actions, protecting our young sister, something Kaiawhina do too.&quot;


If we let Donald Trump and Stephen Miller expand the infrastructure of state violence, involving the military and building "vast holding facilities," they will not stop at deporting undocumented immigrants.

Once that infrastructure exists, they will turn it against one scapegoat after another. They will come after one "internal enemy" after another. Eventually, they will come for all of us.

All of us have a stake in resisting. It's our own lives at stake.

[https://crimethinc.com/borders](https://crimethinc.com/borders)

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Once that infrastructure exists, they will turn it against one scapegoat after another. They will come after one &quot;internal enemy&quot; after another. Eventually, they will come for all of us.

All of us have a stake in resisting. It&#39;s our own lives at stake.

https://crimethinc.com/borders

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Revolution: What We Get Wrong? ft. @Andrewism & @Anark

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Revolution: What We Get Wrong? ft. @Andrewism&@Anark


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Durruti: Shadow of the People #3's Cover Leak!

\&quot;Tha Hand of St. Theresa\&quot; By Juan Francisco Mota Magãna.


Anarchists Organizations around the worlds : Influenced by Especifismo / The Platform


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Posting again because it looks like it didn't post propperly.

I want to start a campaign to flip conservatives to anarchism. I hope to do that by publishing and distributing a series of zines aimed at them. This may be a fool's errand, but I feel like it's worth a shot because I feel that they are more likely than liberals to fight in a revolution (for the wrong side, but let's see if we can change that). But even if I'm wrong on that, we can potentially increase our numbers.

Flipping Conservatives

Posting again because it looks like it didn&#39;t post propperly.

I want to start a campaign to flip conservatives to anarchism. I hope to do that by publishing and distributing a series of zines aimed at them. This may be a fool&#39;s errand, but I feel like it&#39;s worth a shot because I feel that they are more likely than liberals to fight in a revolution (for the wrong side, but let&#39;s see if we can change that). But even if I&#39;m wrong on that, we can potentially increase our numbers.


I am making a series of Anti-Facism, Anarchist, zines to distribute publicly in my city. The city I live in is relatively spread out and has around 56k people there.

How many of each issue would you guys recommend printing to spread throughout? I only have one printer lol.

So far I have printed a couple dozen and I have been leaving them in public places for strangers to read.

Zine distribution throughout city


Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Part 10: Antifascist


Humble Bundle deal for 30 Ursula K. Le Guin fantasy & literary fiction and nonfiction books


Ethnic cleansing in north Gaza worsens: Israel expels 100,000 Palestinians in 24 hours


I'm part of a [net.art](http://net.art) direct action collective. We promote digital graffiti as a means of both beautifying and reclaiming space on the net. On November 28th we will have our first organized direct action event. We will occupy the comment sections and inboxes of corporations in the fast food and food distribution industry. We hope to draw attention to food disparity in the u.s and around the world, as well as promote the creation of a new form of media for the digital age. Anyone can participate in the event post a comment with some UNICEF info or a clever cooking mama meme. This is an opportunity to show direct action is possible on the net even as it's becoming more and more heavily policed. Feel free to reach out for more information.

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Net.art and Activism

I&#39;m part of a net.art direct action collective. We promote digital graffiti as a means of both beautifying and reclaiming space on the net. On November 28th we will have our first organized direct action event. We will occupy the comment sections and inboxes of corporations in the fast food and food distribution industry. We hope to draw attention to food disparity in the u.s and around the world, as well as promote the creation of a new form of media for the digital age. Anyone can participate in the event post a comment with some UNICEF info or a clever cooking mama meme. This is an opportunity to show direct action is possible on the net even as it&#39;s becoming more and more heavily policed. Feel free to reach out for more information.

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anarchism starts in the now: hope for a better future


The Real Tragedy Is Not The Commons || video description in comments

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The Real Tragedy Is Not the Commons

The Real Tragedy Is Not the Commons


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"How can kids and teens get into organizing?" — answers from a teenage anarchist and youth liberationist


Saul Williams inspires me... please listen to this speech!

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Saul Williams • KILL THE MACHINE ("Over my dead body")


Fedizine, an anarchist introduction to federated social media


Anarchism ***tends*** to be:

very libertarian, socialist, revolutionary, progressive, and international/nationless

Idk about collective vs individual, I'm going to say communitarian individual for the sake of this.

The opposite would be authoritarian, capitalist (maybe state capitalism), reactionary ("upholding status quo's traditions"), conservative, and nationalist. (Probably collective too)

Fascism is all of the above except it doesn't "uphold the status quo's traditions/hierarchy" although it has some of its own. And it tends to be corporatist and not capitalist.

Monarchism on the other hand is the opposite on those axes, but people say fascism is the opposite.

Which is it?

Is Fascism or Absolute Monarchism the opposite of anarchism?

Anarchism tends to be:

very libertarian, socialist, revolutionary, progressive, and international/nationless

Idk about collective vs individual, I&#39;m going to say communitarian individual for the sake of this.

The opposite would be authoritarian, capitalist (maybe state capitalism), reactionary (&quot;upholding status quo&#39;s traditions&quot;), conservative, and nationalist. (Probably collective too)

Fascism is all of the above except it doesn&#39;t &quot;uphold the status quo&#39;s traditions/hierarchy&quot; although it has some of its own. And it tends to be corporatist and not capitalist.

Monarchism on the other hand is the opposite on those axes, but people say fascism is the opposite.

Which is it?


I consider myself an anarcho-syndicalist and I have always considered the CNT collectives during the Spanish Civil War as the closest thing that industrial anarchism has come to being put into practice. However, I cannot find any information on how it worked exactly, that is, how production worked, how land was distributed, how the committees were structured and how they were elected, how resources, food, water were distributed, how their democracy worked, what power the workers' committees had and many other questions. I have seen several documentaries made by the CNT itself during the Civil War that, although they allow you to see how it worked, do not explain it in depth. Could you recommend any document, book, file or any form of information where this is explained clearly and concisely? Thank you.

How did anarchist Catalonia and Aragon exactly organize?

I consider myself an anarcho-syndicalist and I have always considered the CNT collectives during the Spanish Civil War as the closest thing that industrial anarchism has come to being put into practice. However, I cannot find any information on how it worked exactly, that is, how production worked, how land was distributed, how the committees were structured and how they were elected, how resources, food, water were distributed, how their democracy worked, what power the workers&#39; committees had and many other questions. I have seen several documentaries made by the CNT itself during the Civil War that, although they allow you to see how it worked, do not explain it in depth. Could you recommend any document, book, file or any form of information where this is explained clearly and concisely? Thank you.


New skin called ‘Anarchist’ from the new CoD game. Spot the error.


Friday Free Talk


Anark, a local organizer, put together a great guide for those interested in getting plugged in to a group in your area.

Anark: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Organizing

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Here's The Silver Lining


Get off X/Twitter! When you use X/Twitter, you grant a far-right billionaire the role of moderator in every discussion. You contribute to the illusion that X/Twitter is a public square, when in fact, it is a means of surveillance and control that directly serves an incoming authoritarian government.


We've prepared a zine version of "The Eye of Every Storm," in which an anarchist involved in longstanding disaster response efforts in Appalachia recounts the lessons they learned in the course of responding to Hurricane Helene and offers advice about how to get ready for the disasters to come.

[https://crimethinc.com/zines/the-eye-of-every-storm-anarchist-response-to-hurricane-helene](https://crimethinc.com/zines/the-eye-of-every-storm-anarchist-response-to-hurricane-helene)

Please print these out and distribute them in your community!

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https://crimethinc.com/zines/the-eye-of-every-storm-anarchist-response-to-hurricane-helene

Please print these out and distribute them in your community!

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We've prepared a zine version of our text "History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy," exploring why the Democrats are responsible for Donald Trump's return to power and what we have to do to regain the initiative.

[https://crimethinc.com/zines/history-repeats-itself-first-as-farce-then-as-tragedy](https://crimethinc.com/zines/history-repeats-itself-first-as-farce-then-as-tragedy)

Please print these out and distribute them in your community!

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Please print these out and distribute them in your community!

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For everyone saying, “I don’t know where to start”- this podcast is a good mix of personal anecdote and practical advice.

Live like the world is dying latest episode:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jBNm6WzqQeXRPT3Hr0Rcr?si=FtmHvP72QPK9MONGbA1OVg&t=2573&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A1MecDqUV1mT34hl7nChXVJ

Good podcast on organizing

For everyone saying, “I don’t know where to start”- this podcast is a good mix of personal anecdote and practical advice.

Live like the world is dying latest episode:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jBNm6WzqQeXRPT3Hr0Rcr?si=FtmHvP72QPK9MONGbA1OVg&amp;t=2573&amp;context=spotify%3Ashow%3A1MecDqUV1mT34hl7nChXVJ


I am trying to find if there are any anarchist community groups I could join here in Kansas, particularly around Lawrence. I have a strong desire to form one, but also don't really feel qualified or informed enough to be able to. If there isn't one around, are there folks in this sub from Kansas looking to maybe form a community group??

Kansas?

I am trying to find if there are any anarchist community groups I could join here in Kansas, particularly around Lawrence. I have a strong desire to form one, but also don&#39;t really feel qualified or informed enough to be able to. If there isn&#39;t one around, are there folks in this sub from Kansas looking to maybe form a community group??


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Ok so a few years ago i ended up doing a back to back reread of The Ego and its Own and The Dispossessed, not intentionally, those were just on my list.

Am i just totally off base or projecting but egoist seen as an insult on Urras and the protagonist Shevek plays that role. Is it just a coincidence or do you feel like Le Guin was familiar with and referncing Stirners formulation of egoism? The parallels have just kinda stuck with me ever since reading them both.

The Dispossessed and Its Own


The Eye of Every Storm: Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene

[crimethinc.com/HurricaneHelene](http://crimethinc.com/HurricaneHelene)

At the end of September 2024, Hurricane Helene laid waste to western North Carolina. In the following reflection, a local anarchist involved in longstanding disaster response efforts in Appalachia recounts the lessons that they have learned over the past six weeks and offers advice about how to prepare for the disasters to come.

At a time when misinformation, rising authoritarianism, and disasters exacerbated by industrially-produced climate change are creating a feedback loop of escalating crisis, it’s crucial to understand disaster response as an integral part of community defense and strategize about how this can play a part in movements for liberation.

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crimethinc.com/HurricaneHelene

At the end of September 2024, Hurricane Helene laid waste to western North Carolina. In the following reflection, a local anarchist involved in longstanding disaster response efforts in Appalachia recounts the lessons that they have learned over the past six weeks and offers advice about how to prepare for the disasters to come.

At a time when misinformation, rising authoritarianism, and disasters exacerbated by industrially-produced climate change are creating a feedback loop of escalating crisis, it’s crucial to understand disaster response as an integral part of community defense and strategize about how this can play a part in movements for liberation.

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In the midwest I know of the socialist democrats association but is there any other anarchist/reform organizations out there? I'd like to volunteer my time every month or twice a month to help with building my community and *do* something that matters. Any suggestions where I can find people to organize with?

Where to organize.

In the midwest I know of the socialist democrats association but is there any other anarchist/reform organizations out there? I&#39;d like to volunteer my time every month or twice a month to help with building my community and do something that matters. Any suggestions where I can find people to organize with?


Hey, so I am trying to work with my local leftist coffeeshop to distribute Plan B by mail to people in red states who need it. It costs $10.50ish to ship anywhere in the US and my coffeeshop gives Plan B out for free. I will need help with eating the shipping cost (because I'm broke) so that people who can't afford it can get it shipped to them for free. Dm me if you need Plan B or want to help.

Plan B distro

Hey, so I am trying to work with my local leftist coffeeshop to distribute Plan B by mail to people in red states who need it. It costs $10.50ish to ship anywhere in the US and my coffeeshop gives Plan B out for free. I will need help with eating the shipping cost (because I&#39;m broke) so that people who can&#39;t afford it can get it shipped to them for free. Dm me if you need Plan B or want to help.


Hello, folks. I work for a *verrrrrry* liberal corporation. And they just recently set up a book exchange in the office. I want to sabotage peoples' liberal brains with socialist ideas and theory, hopefully scraping a bit off and giving some people something deeper to think about other than "pant suit politics" and "yass queen genocide".

That said, I don't think dropping Conquest of Bread or Bakunin on them is going to do anything. I also don't want to get fired so I'm not trying to drop Bullshit Jobs in there either.

Can anybody think of some published materials in book form that would not only be an easy read for casual readers, but something that might actually sink in and stick for liberals or people brand new to the idea of socialism (anarchism, communism, et al)?

**Update 1:** Just placed an order for Listen Liberal, Shock Doctrine, Anarchy Works, and a $3 copy of some introductory Goldman essays. Going to grab more after payday. Some of these I haven't read myself, so I'm stoked. Gonna keep a steady trickle of radical thought into this bourgeois shelf. Keep the suggestions coming!

**Update 2:** Getting a good chuckle out of the amount of you telling on yourselves and recommending Bullshit Jobs.

**Update 3:** Payday has arrived. Just placed an order for Nickle & Dimed, The Saint of Bright Doors, Monkey Wrench Gang, and Babel. Thank you everybody who's given suggestions! (and don't think I don't appreciate you if I haven't picked up your own personal suggestion, all in due time, or not, I'm just grabbing what's available for cheapest and what seems the most compelling to subversively infiltrate the liberal mind).

Published books that could be a gateway for liberals

Hello, folks. I work for a verrrrrry liberal corporation. And they just recently set up a book exchange in the office. I want to sabotage peoples&#39; liberal brains with socialist ideas and theory, hopefully scraping a bit off and giving some people something deeper to think about other than &quot;pant suit politics&quot; and &quot;yass queen genocide&quot;.

That said, I don&#39;t think dropping Conquest of Bread or Bakunin on them is going to do anything. I also don&#39;t want to get fired so I&#39;m not trying to drop Bullshit Jobs in there either.

Can anybody think of some published materials in book form that would not only be an easy read for casual readers, but something that might actually sink in and stick for liberals or people brand new to the idea of socialism (anarchism, communism, et al)?

Update 1: Just placed an order for Listen Liberal, Shock Doctrine, Anarchy Works, and a $3 copy of some introductory Goldman essays. Going to grab more after payday. Some of these I haven&#39;t read myself, so I&#39;m stoked. Gonna keep a steady trickle of radical thought into this bourgeois shelf. Keep the suggestions coming!

Update 2: Getting a good chuckle out of the amount of you telling on yourselves and recommending Bullshit Jobs.

Update 3: Payday has arrived. Just placed an order for Nickle &amp; Dimed, The Saint of Bright Doors, Monkey Wrench Gang, and Babel. Thank you everybody who&#39;s given suggestions! (and don&#39;t think I don&#39;t appreciate you if I haven&#39;t picked up your own personal suggestion, all in due time, or not, I&#39;m just grabbing what&#39;s available for cheapest and what seems the most compelling to subversively infiltrate the liberal mind).


I’m doing a school project that discusses the issue of vehicle exhaust emissions and its effect on health (some get asthma at a young age from it) and CO2 emissions, which exacerbates global warming.

The solutions I’ve come across call for private public partnerships (government subsidize private corporations for example) or consolidated power in the government through regulatory beauracracies.

What specific proposals do you anarchists have in mind on solving this issue? And do you have resources/studies from anarchists who discuss this issue? Thanks.

TLDR: how would you reduce vehicle exhaust emissions without consolidating state or/and corporate power plus resources .

Climate change, diesel emissions, and anarchist solutions


Never give into despair. Organize. Anyone in? Questions?


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America Needs Resistance, Not #Resistance


The Dawn of Anarchism: A new IAN pamphlet

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Since Reddit doesn't accept PDFs, you can read it by clicking [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/17o5nXqWku7XfB04TqiaR_GD9FcruWPYV/view?usp=sharing).

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Since Reddit doesn&#39;t accept PDFs, you can read it by clicking here.


hi friends, for the life of me I cannot remember the name of the technique or the recipe for posting/postering that’s like papier machier? it’s like a goopy mix that makes the paper almost impossible to remove once it dries, or at least really difficult. the name is on the tip of my tongue but when I search it I just get a lot of papier machier results for like kid’s projects and stuff 🥲 I’ve never tried it myself but assuming it’s about the same recipe, if I can’t find the exact name before I head out with some flyers. Any help would be much appreciated 🙏🏼

technique for postering/posting flyers called…?


Hey everyone! I’m putting together an online zine that’s open to submissions from artists, writers, musicians, and anyone with a creative voice. The idea is to create a space that showcases art and ideas that question, provoke, and explore beyond the status quo. If you’ve got writing, art, or other projects that fit that vibe, I’d love to feature them. Feel free to message me here or email [firstmattercreative@proton.me]() if you’re interested in submitting.

Open Call for Radical Creatives: Submissions for a New Online Zine


Zoe Baker Lecture on Anarchism and Authority

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Anarchism and Authority - Lecture

Anarchism and Authority - Lecture


Hi guys, not gonna be long unless you want to read more below.

I'm in a mood where everywhere I go I look up for ways to shift the money balance. I have an idea every second but nearly everyone is a bit dismissive rather than sparking maybe more ideas and solutions...

I regressed to taking the tools provided by our techno overlords to try and make something out of it and I feel like I have something that could work.

Basically it's taking the OpenSource tools available to build something truly empowering (I call it Civitas for now and it's a gestating idea not a promotion campaign)

Hopes up and alone

Hi guys, not gonna be long unless you want to read more below.

I&#39;m in a mood where everywhere I go I look up for ways to shift the money balance. I have an idea every second but nearly everyone is a bit dismissive rather than sparking maybe more ideas and solutions...

I regressed to taking the tools provided by our techno overlords to try and make something out of it and I feel like I have something that could work.

Basically it&#39;s taking the OpenSource tools available to build something truly empowering (I call it Civitas for now and it&#39;s a gestating idea not a promotion campaign)


I believe in anarchism because of events in my life lead me to dislike and like certain things, which lead me to where i am now (can't put my finger on specific events) but I'm just curious how many people are anarchists due to punk/music and how many are hear naturally, or if there is another reason you believe in anarchism.

QUICK QUESTION

I believe in anarchism because of events in my life lead me to dislike and like certain things, which lead me to where i am now (can&#39;t put my finger on specific events) but I&#39;m just curious how many people are anarchists due to punk/music and how many are hear naturally, or if there is another reason you believe in anarchism.


Hey everyone!

I came across this and wanted to read it, for context I’m an Uyghur Sufi anarchist. But before I started, I wanted to come on here and see if anyone had any similar reads or contextual reads that might help form better criticism/understanding.

Or in general, wondering if anyone else has any book recommendations on religions and anarchism in general.

I’m interested to learn about religious values and how it coincides with or against anarchist theories, whatever branch of anarchism it may be. This is intended to help shape my understanding of anarchism and my own values better as at times I worry that cultural and national religious traditions have masqueraded itself as true religious values in my own beliefs.

Thanks for any one who may have recommendations !

Have a great day everyone :)

Book recs


Trans kids need you - The Johns Hopkins News-Letter


Warm lines that don't call the v police

Warm lines that don't call the v police


hey yall,
i’ve been trying to move back to chicago for a few years now but it feels like rent everywhere has doubled in the past 2-3 years. does anyone know of any collective living/punk houses out in the city?

Chicago Punk Collectives?


American here. I have pretty much been a wreck since the election; I'm certain I'm not alone in this. As someone who is trans, queer, and AFAB, I am scared to all hell. I'm a broke ass college student in a rural area of a red state and I feel hopeless. But-

I'M. STILL. HERE.

If you're feeling hopeless about all that's going on in the United States right now, and you don't know how to help or don't have the resources to help, JUST STAY ALIVE. OUR EXISTENCE IS ITSELF AN ACT OF REBELLION. THAT WE PERSIST IS THE MOST PUNK THING WE CAN DO. Do not let them beat you. One way or another, someday, things will get better. We will make things better together. Stay alive to see that day. Stay alive for the anarchists who came before us. Stay alive for the next generation of anarchists who will look to us for guidance. Stay alive, because we cannot let them kill us.

STAYING ALIVE IS PUNK AS FUCK

American here. I have pretty much been a wreck since the election; I&#39;m certain I&#39;m not alone in this. As someone who is trans, queer, and AFAB, I am scared to all hell. I&#39;m a broke ass college student in a rural area of a red state and I feel hopeless. But-

I&#39;M. STILL. HERE.

If you&#39;re feeling hopeless about all that&#39;s going on in the United States right now, and you don&#39;t know how to help or don&#39;t have the resources to help, JUST STAY ALIVE. OUR EXISTENCE IS ITSELF AN ACT OF REBELLION. THAT WE PERSIST IS THE MOST PUNK THING WE CAN DO. Do not let them beat you. One way or another, someday, things will get better. We will make things better together. Stay alive to see that day. Stay alive for the anarchists who came before us. Stay alive for the next generation of anarchists who will look to us for guidance. Stay alive, because we cannot let them kill us.


SubMedia It's Revolution or Death Part 1

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It's Revolution or Death - Part 1 : Short Term Investments


I am a queer disabled 13 year old and my brother in law will be deported because of Trump's policies, my school district is super crowded, and with trumps defunding of the education system.

I am tired of having to watch my world fall apart because of fascism. I'm tired of having to watch others suffer. I can't do anything.

All I'm asking is for something to do. I live in conservative Texas so I don't even know if I could organize....

What can a 13 year old do

I am a queer disabled 13 year old and my brother in law will be deported because of Trump&#39;s policies, my school district is super crowded, and with trumps defunding of the education system.

I am tired of having to watch my world fall apart because of fascism. I&#39;m tired of having to watch others suffer. I can&#39;t do anything.

All I&#39;m asking is for something to do. I live in conservative Texas so I don&#39;t even know if I could organize....


What you are reading, watching, or listening to? Or how far have you gotten in your chosen selection since last week?

What Are You Reading/Book Club Tuesday


A few months ago, the conservative party came to power in Valencia, Spain with the support of the far right. One of their first acts was to eliminate climate emergency services. At the end of October, flooding exacerbated by climate change killed over 200 people in the region.

Massive numbers of people mobilized horizontally to respond to the flooding through mutual aid. Despite their ties to the conservative government, far-right groups have tried to hijack popular anger over the state's failures. This is the classic strategy of fascists and demagogues: create a crisis, then try to capitalize on it.

We salute the anarchists and anti-fascists in Valencia organizing against the flood, the government, and the far right.

Capitalism is the disaster! 🏴

[Wreckage inflicted by the flooding in Valencia.](https://preview.redd.it/cm2nmnnete0e1.jpg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9012f438f2f43744d3cd7ea0154ced239f914977)

[This photograph shows Valencia City Hall smeared with mud and graffiti calling the right-wing mayor a murderer.](https://preview.redd.it/qjsew2jfte0e1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1beead186f8ee1119dfab98b192dd19c9db2162b)

[The sign in this photograph reads \\"We clear out politicians like we clear our mud.\\"](https://preview.redd.it/92e133cgte0e1.jpg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14de1eef411b56f966c3aed0fcdc52f55f3d2afe)

[This logo reads \\"We clear out fascism like we clear out mud.\\" ](https://preview.redd.it/q8mqafygte0e1.jpg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53f89f189b8c555368027cc4451a134854295a37)

Massive numbers of people mobilized horizontally to respond to the flooding through mutual aid. Despite their ties to the conservative government, far-right groups have tried to hijack popular anger over the state&#39;s failures. This is the classic strategy of fascists and demagogues: create a crisis, then try to capitalize on it.

We salute the anarchists and anti-fascists in Valencia organizing against the flood, the government, and the far right.

Capitalism is the disaster! 🏴

Wreckage inflicted by the flooding in Valencia.

This photograph shows Valencia City Hall smeared with mud and graffiti calling the right-wing mayor a murderer.

The sign in this photograph reads \&quot;We clear out politicians like we clear our mud.\&quot;

This logo reads \&quot;We clear out fascism like we clear out mud.\&quot;


Please check out my song about the “election”. Like and subscribe if you like it!!

Song about the “election”

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Election Daydream

Election Daydream


Here's what I foresee coming and a big question for us all. J20 will arrive. There may or may not be massive mobilizations by then, most likely not IMO given the current silence in the streets. In either case, Trump will hit the ground running, hard. It is absolutely clear at this point that the first targets will likely be immigrant communities; I would imagine that he has been planning the massive promised community raids for quite awhile now (2018 family separation was already being piloted secretly in 2017) and will be quite capable in deploying federal, state, local, and possibly paramilitary forces into the streets to shock and awe and confuse and terrorize. I also foresee spectacular shutdowns at the border, perhaps in combination with a spectacular migrant "crisis" (DHS has been stage-managing the border for awhile now IMO.)Left and community forces will likely intervene to counter these raids on the ground which, combined with likely police brutality at anti-Trump and pro-Palestine actions, will likely lead to a spiral of spectacular violence. This will then give Trump the excuse he needs to begin spectacular crackdowns on opposition. Beyond the legal apparatus- outlawing "antifa" as a domestic terrorist "organization," reviving criminal anarchy statutes, immunizing vigilante violence, and deploying the Insurrection Act (including suspension of habeas corpus)- Trump can respond in both bold and subtle ways. Subtly, he will deploy the security agency apparatuses to surgically dismember the already weak/nonexistent resistance. Spectacularly, he will likely IMO launch a massacre at some point- government forces firing into a crowd, Kent State on a massive scale. At which point, I predict all overt resistance will be finished for quite awhile and he can begin his crusading fascist transformation of society while simultaneously dismantling the official opposition in the Democrats. This could all happen in a matter of a couple weeks IMO (the Palestinian encampment spectacle barely lasted three months.)My questions to the community are the following. How likely do you see this scenario? What might be different? And most importantly, how do we not fall into these traps? How do we resist overtly without falling into a crushing response of violence and repression? How do we resist subtly without being marginalized and dismembered in the shadows? How do we visibly connect and grow with the masses ready for leadership under these harsh conditions? Can we avoid moving to underground and armed resistance at this point?

P.S. The recent Crimethinc post about assemblies on this subreddit got me thinking, too.  Is a strategy of bottom up rapid, public, democratic mobilization a viable counter-strategy in the current conjuncture?  What might that look like right now in the U.S.?  We saw attempts at this in 2017 with neighborhood assemblies, etc. with mixed to negative results.  What went right, what went wrong then?  Genuinely curious thoughts here.

Seeking Community Input- A Prediction and Scenario for Analysis

Here&#39;s what I foresee coming and a big question for us all. J20 will arrive. There may or may not be massive mobilizations by then, most likely not IMO given the current silence in the streets. In either case, Trump will hit the ground running, hard. It is absolutely clear at this point that the first targets will likely be immigrant communities; I would imagine that he has been planning the massive promised community raids for quite awhile now (2018 family separation was already being piloted secretly in 2017) and will be quite capable in deploying federal, state, local, and possibly paramilitary forces into the streets to shock and awe and confuse and terrorize. I also foresee spectacular shutdowns at the border, perhaps in combination with a spectacular migrant &quot;crisis&quot; (DHS has been stage-managing the border for awhile now IMO.)Left and community forces will likely intervene to counter these raids on the ground which, combined with likely police brutality at anti-Trump and pro-Palestine actions, will likely lead to a spiral of spectacular violence. This will then give Trump the excuse he needs to begin spectacular crackdowns on opposition. Beyond the legal apparatus- outlawing &quot;antifa&quot; as a domestic terrorist &quot;organization,&quot; reviving criminal anarchy statutes, immunizing vigilante violence, and deploying the Insurrection Act (including suspension of habeas corpus)- Trump can respond in both bold and subtle ways. Subtly, he will deploy the security agency apparatuses to surgically dismember the already weak/nonexistent resistance. Spectacularly, he will likely IMO launch a massacre at some point- government forces firing into a crowd, Kent State on a massive scale. At which point, I predict all overt resistance will be finished for quite awhile and he can begin his crusading fascist transformation of society while simultaneously dismantling the official opposition in the Democrats. This could all happen in a matter of a couple weeks IMO (the Palestinian encampment spectacle barely lasted three months.)My questions to the community are the following. How likely do you see this scenario? What might be different? And most importantly, how do we not fall into these traps? How do we resist overtly without falling into a crushing response of violence and repression? How do we resist subtly without being marginalized and dismembered in the shadows? How do we visibly connect and grow with the masses ready for leadership under these harsh conditions? Can we avoid moving to underground and armed resistance at this point?

P.S. The recent Crimethinc post about assemblies on this subreddit got me thinking, too.  Is a strategy of bottom up rapid, public, democratic mobilization a viable counter-strategy in the current conjuncture?  What might that look like right now in the U.S.?  We saw attempts at this in 2017 with neighborhood assemblies, etc. with mixed to negative results.  What went right, what went wrong then?  Genuinely curious thoughts here.


Forming the Alternative Left


While armed services do provide support for the state which is ultimately the enemy I think it is important to acknowledge that enlisted military personnel, especially after they deenlist, end up being people who are the most fucked over by the government, more than most other people. They are oppressed by the state as well, so when they are not on a field of battle fighting against freedom, remind yourselves that the good fight, the fight for anarchy, is for them as well.

I don’t celebrate veterans’ day in America but I feel as though this needs to be said:


Hello all! In light of how things are going both globally and in my part of the US, I'm working to set up a digital community library so that folks can download books and publications that might otherwise be unavailable. I can't be the first person to do this, so I'm asking for advice about which software solutions/setup to use to make this as secure and easy as possible. Decentralized open source solutions are preferred.

Thanks in advance!

DIY Digital Community Library--Advice Needed

Hello all! In light of how things are going both globally and in my part of the US, I&#39;m working to set up a digital community library so that folks can download books and publications that might otherwise be unavailable. I can&#39;t be the first person to do this, so I&#39;m asking for advice about which software solutions/setup to use to make this as secure and easy as possible. Decentralized open source solutions are preferred.

Thanks in advance!


The Penguiun is establishment agitprop


EDIT: To all the support, and those who have stayed masking,thank you. To those that have been facing debility an d pain, im sorry. To those of you that read this and said "wow. thank you, ill take it back up." THANK YOU. it means more than i can say. thank you for feeding the flame of will to keep trying in my heart. You couldve been defenzive and doubled down but you didnt. I admittedly was very anxious to post this despite how angry i likely come off. Its scary to speak on something really important to you. EDIT END.

Yeah im going to be an impolite uppity cripple.

You want to resist the state? Wear a mask.

You want to physically protect yourself and your community members? Wear a mask.

You want to be in solidarity with vulnerable populations, including the disabled? Wear. a. mask.

This isnt moral performing or some kind of conspiratorial distraction from other issues or whatever (which i have been accused of. sorry for wanting my life to be valued and included in organizing! so sorry!) . Im writing this because its important to me, because disabled grief and rage should be heard, and im sick honestly, not only physically as a cripple but mentally of seeing a majority of the people who claim to be against the right and against physical violence to minority groups willingly enact it every fucking day. The amount of ableism among the left is buck fucking wild. But its because undoing our oppressive mindsets takes active work and effort. Labeling ourself left does not absolve any of us of the white supremacist mindsets we all have to undo.

And i wonder if part of it is because being covid cautious isnt glorious; it is tiring, it is exhausting, it is something you have to commit to thinking about and showing up for. It isnt one beautiful act of revolution. It becomes a daily part of your life. It is a responsibility. You get no immediate reward. Can you handle that? can you actually, really handle that and do it? can you try? or will we continue to leave the oppressed to handle their oppression on their own, reinforcing the individualist mindset that atomizes us further and facilitates mass death?

Covid denial, anti-masking, anti-vaxxing has been an ostensibly right wing politic from the start. But somehow its all okay now. Because we all want to go back to "normal". Well this isnt normal. Kids going back to school and spreading covid isnt normal. People (including children) developing [long term incurable disease](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-022-00846-2) from repeated infection isnt normal. Deciding that a body ravaging disease is "here to stay" and yet not using or implementing (even at LEAST publicly, like in hospitals, schools, grocery...) [\*any\* of the tools we know work and have to combat it](https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7027e1.htm) is not normal. (its like saying "HIV is here to stay" and then not using any protection, denying any science or education about it, not getting tested, and for the sake of argument the only vaccines are ones that still allow it to spread. does that make any actual sense to you?)

Your cognitive dissonance will not save you from the work that needs to be done. You could be doing something to change your immediate environment and challenge violence and eugenics \*right now\*. If you arent, why? What will it take to get leftists to take this shit seriously and continue to speak up about it? No where has any science in all of the global community said "covid is over". The person who declared that was Biden. Are you going to take your fucking advice from the guy who caught it like five fucking times and has ostensible cognitive and physical decline? Sure, you could say "hes just old", but we know enough about how long covid affects people of all ages that it is not out of the realm of possibility **at all** to say that thats at least part of why hes so sick now.

TLDR: Covid isnt over. Covid denial is a right wing politic. When you dont wear a mask and do what you can to fight this disease, you are complicit in eugenics. Disabled people should not have to stay inside and live in fear, because no one wants to do their part in being \*collectively\* responsible for communicable disease. **Get curious, be brave, start these conversations with your leftist groups**, and [***Wear a fucking mask.***](https://cleanairoly.org/maskzine/HowToChooseAMaskEZine.pdf)

[ADDRESSING COMMON COVID MISCONCEPTIONS](https://youhavetoliveyour.life/)

im not taking any shit from people in the comments. If you feel guilt, shame or whatever in response to seeing this, thats your responsibility. Ive been in community with some of the smartest, kindest folks i know about this shit. Imani barbarin is a great disability activist to check out if you need a face. If you want a invite to a covid precaution server, dm me.

Im a disabled person, and im begging you to get informed about covid.

EDIT: To all the support, and those who have stayed masking,thank you. To those that have been facing debility an d pain, im sorry. To those of you that read this and said &quot;wow. thank you, ill take it back up.&quot; THANK YOU. it means more than i can say. thank you for feeding the flame of will to keep trying in my heart. You couldve been defenzive and doubled down but you didnt. I admittedly was very anxious to post this despite how angry i likely come off. Its scary to speak on something really important to you. EDIT END.

Yeah im going to be an impolite uppity cripple.

You want to resist the state? Wear a mask.

You want to physically protect yourself and your community members? Wear a mask.

You want to be in solidarity with vulnerable populations, including the disabled? Wear. a. mask.

This isnt moral performing or some kind of conspiratorial distraction from other issues or whatever (which i have been accused of. sorry for wanting my life to be valued and included in organizing! so sorry!) . Im writing this because its important to me, because disabled grief and rage should be heard, and im sick honestly, not only physically as a cripple but mentally of seeing a majority of the people who claim to be against the right and against physical violence to minority groups willingly enact it every fucking day. The amount of ableism among the left is buck fucking wild. But its because undoing our oppressive mindsets takes active work and effort. Labeling ourself left does not absolve any of us of the white supremacist mindsets we all have to undo.

And i wonder if part of it is because being covid cautious isnt glorious; it is tiring, it is exhausting, it is something you have to commit to thinking about and showing up for. It isnt one beautiful act of revolution. It becomes a daily part of your life. It is a responsibility. You get no immediate reward. Can you handle that? can you actually, really handle that and do it? can you try? or will we continue to leave the oppressed to handle their oppression on their own, reinforcing the individualist mindset that atomizes us further and facilitates mass death?

Covid denial, anti-masking, anti-vaxxing has been an ostensibly right wing politic from the start. But somehow its all okay now. Because we all want to go back to &quot;normal&quot;. Well this isnt normal. Kids going back to school and spreading covid isnt normal. People (including children) developing long term incurable disease from repeated infection isnt normal. Deciding that a body ravaging disease is &quot;here to stay&quot; and yet not using or implementing (even at LEAST publicly, like in hospitals, schools, grocery...) *any* of the tools we know work and have to combat it is not normal. (its like saying &quot;HIV is here to stay&quot; and then not using any protection, denying any science or education about it, not getting tested, and for the sake of argument the only vaccines are ones that still allow it to spread. does that make any actual sense to you?)

Your cognitive dissonance will not save you from the work that needs to be done. You could be doing something to change your immediate environment and challenge violence and eugenics *right now*. If you arent, why? What will it take to get leftists to take this shit seriously and continue to speak up about it? No where has any science in all of the global community said &quot;covid is over&quot;. The person who declared that was Biden. Are you going to take your fucking advice from the guy who caught it like five fucking times and has ostensible cognitive and physical decline? Sure, you could say &quot;hes just old&quot;, but we know enough about how long covid affects people of all ages that it is not out of the realm of possibility at all to say that thats at least part of why hes so sick now.

TLDR: Covid isnt over. Covid denial is a right wing politic. When you dont wear a mask and do what you can to fight this disease, you are complicit in eugenics. Disabled people should not have to stay inside and live in fear, because no one wants to do their part in being *collectively* responsible for communicable disease. Get curious, be brave, start these conversations with your leftist groups, and Wear a fucking mask.

ADDRESSING COMMON COVID MISCONCEPTIONS

im not taking any shit from people in the comments. If you feel guilt, shame or whatever in response to seeing this, thats your responsibility. Ive been in community with some of the smartest, kindest folks i know about this shit. Imani barbarin is a great disability activist to check out if you need a face. If you want a invite to a covid precaution server, dm me.


Have a mutual aid project you'd like to promote? In need of some aid yourself? Let us know.

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^Please ^note ^that ^r/Anarchism ^moderators  ^cannot ^individually ^verify ^or ^vet ^mutual ^aid ^requests

Mutual Aid Monday

Have a mutual aid project you&#39;d like to promote? In need of some aid yourself? Let us know.

&nbsp;

Please note that r/Anarchism moderators  cannot individually verify or vet mutual aid requests


This is a good time to make sure that everyone in your broader community is using Signal. This flier offers QR codes to make it easy.

You can print out this design here:

[https://cdn.crimethinc.com/assets/articles/2024/11/09/signal.pdf](https://cdn.crimethinc.com/assets/articles/2024/11/09/signal.pdf)

You could use the blank space on the flier to add a third QR code directing people to a local announcements-only Signal thread to stay abreast of developments.

You can learn how to set one up here:

[https://crimethinc.com/announcementsonly](https://crimethinc.com/announcementsonly)

https://preview.redd.it/id7xvygh270e1.png?width=1095&format=png&auto=webp&s=8346544efb810037bff122d9224a308a49f05b52

You can print out this design here:

https://cdn.crimethinc.com/assets/articles/2024/11/09/signal.pdf

You could use the blank space on the flier to add a third QR code directing people to a local announcements-only Signal thread to stay abreast of developments.

You can learn how to set one up here:

https://crimethinc.com/announcementsonly

https://preview.redd.it/id7xvygh270e1.png?width=1095&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=8346544efb810037bff122d9224a308a49f05b52


Hey i want to buy anarchist stickers, i know blackmosqutio, but do you know any other thats based in EU?
thank youuu

want to buy anarchist stickers


The ACT UP Historical Archive: Civil Disobedience Manual


How to Organize an Assembly: Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism

[https://crimethinc.com/AssemblyHowTo](https://crimethinc.com/AssemblyHowTo)

There are times when people who have counted on politicians and specialists to solve their problems suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. But how do we connect with them—or at least connect them with each other? One answer is to host an open assembly.

Here, we offer a brief guide, along with some sample discussion questions you could use to talk through how to prepare for the second Donald Trump administration.

https://preview.redd.it/yjv0gspr140e1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21ee832c7fb254d6d6726980eb859a099ff0d4c6

https://crimethinc.com/AssemblyHowTo

There are times when people who have counted on politicians and specialists to solve their problems suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. But how do we connect with them—or at least connect them with each other? One answer is to host an open assembly.

Here, we offer a brief guide, along with some sample discussion questions you could use to talk through how to prepare for the second Donald Trump administration.

https://preview.redd.it/yjv0gspr140e1.jpg?width=1280&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=21ee832c7fb254d6d6726980eb859a099ff0d4c6


Any protests planned in DC metro area


Laid out four articles published this week for print distribution - "The sky is falling; We’ve got this - Four articles and essays on the impending Trump presidency and what we can do about it"


More Important now than ever: Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco.


I'm not looking to go to jail but I'm looking to connect with some good people as we move towards a more authoritarian country.

What would you recommend?

Can you recommend any thing in seattle?

I&#39;m not looking to go to jail but I&#39;m looking to connect with some good people as we move towards a more authoritarian country.

What would you recommend?


Alright, I’m really curious to hear from y’all: how likely do you think it is that we’d see a civil war if Trump gets a second term? It feels like everything is just more tense and divided than ever, and a lot of people seem to think things could actually get violent. What do you think? Here are some reasons why it might happen…and why it might not.

Why a Civil War Could Actually Happen:

1. Intense Political Divisions: We’re seeing deeper rifts than we’ve had in a long time. A Trump comeback would probably push those divides even further. Issues like immigration, gun control, and voting rights already have people on edge. With Trump back in the White House, it’s hard to say how much worse things could get.

2. Rise of Armed Groups and Radicalization: Let’s be real—militias and far-right groups have gotten way more organized and vocal. If Trump’s back, these groups might feel empowered and ready to act. There’s a risk they’d see opposition as a threat and respond with force.

3. Economic Pressures: The economy is already rough for a lot of people, and it doesn’t seem to be getting better anytime soon. Another Trump term could bring more instability. If people feel like they’re being pushed out of the economy or losing their jobs, that frustration could boil over.

4. Loss of Trust in Institutions: There’s already so much distrust in institutions, from the FBI to the courts. If people see the government as illegitimate or “out to get them,” we could see more groups taking things into their own hands.

Why We Might Avoid It:

1. Lack of Organized Movement: While there’s a ton of division, there isn’t really a clear or unified movement on either side. People are angry, but without some kind of structured leadership or purpose, it’s hard to imagine a full-scale civil war breaking out.

2. People Like Stability: Even those who are fed up with the system still depend on it for basic things. Whether it’s job security, paying bills, or just the routines of everyday life, a lot of people don’t want to risk that for the unknown.

3. Government Crackdown on Dissent: The government has a huge police force, the National Guard, and other ways to shut things down quickly. If it comes to it, they’ve got the power to put out fires before they spread.

Would the Military Split?

Could the military fracture in all this? It’s possible. A lot of soldiers have personal beliefs and backgrounds that could influence them if things got bad. Here are a few reasons why the military might not stay united:

Political Divides: Some in the ranks might feel loyalty to Trump, while others might not. If Trump has strong support in the military, it could create splits between those who’d follow him directly and those who’d follow orders from higher up.

Personal Ethics: If things got messy and soldiers were ordered to act against civilians, some might refuse on moral grounds. They may feel like they’re caught between duty and their conscience.

Community Ties: A lot of soldiers are deeply connected to their home communities. If things get chaotic back home, they might feel torn between military orders and staying loyal to where they came from.

What do you think? Is there a real chance of things going this far, or are we too dependent on the current system to let it all go up in flames?

So should we prepare for a massive civil war under the Trump administration? What do you think is going to look like? I'm imagining some return of the occupy movement with far more intensity

Alright, I’m really curious to hear from y’all: how likely do you think it is that we’d see a civil war if Trump gets a second term? It feels like everything is just more tense and divided than ever, and a lot of people seem to think things could actually get violent. What do you think? Here are some reasons why it might happen…and why it might not.

Why a Civil War Could Actually Happen:

Intense Political Divisions: We’re seeing deeper rifts than we’ve had in a long time. A Trump comeback would probably push those divides even further. Issues like immigration, gun control, and voting rights already have people on edge. With Trump back in the White House, it’s hard to say how much worse things could get.

Rise of Armed Groups and Radicalization: Let’s be real—militias and far-right groups have gotten way more organized and vocal. If Trump’s back, these groups might feel empowered and ready to act. There’s a risk they’d see opposition as a threat and respond with force.

Economic Pressures: The economy is already rough for a lot of people, and it doesn’t seem to be getting better anytime soon. Another Trump term could bring more instability. If people feel like they’re being pushed out of the economy or losing their jobs, that frustration could boil over.

Loss of Trust in Institutions: There’s already so much distrust in institutions, from the FBI to the courts. If people see the government as illegitimate or “out to get them,” we could see more groups taking things into their own hands.

Why We Might Avoid It:

Lack of Organized Movement: While there’s a ton of division, there isn’t really a clear or unified movement on either side. People are angry, but without some kind of structured leadership or purpose, it’s hard to imagine a full-scale civil war breaking out.

People Like Stability: Even those who are fed up with the system still depend on it for basic things. Whether it’s job security, paying bills, or just the routines of everyday life, a lot of people don’t want to risk that for the unknown.

Government Crackdown on Dissent: The government has a huge police force, the National Guard, and other ways to shut things down quickly. If it comes to it, they’ve got the power to put out fires before they spread.

Would the Military Split?

Could the military fracture in all this? It’s possible. A lot of soldiers have personal beliefs and backgrounds that could influence them if things got bad. Here are a few reasons why the military might not stay united:

Political Divides: Some in the ranks might feel loyalty to Trump, while others might not. If Trump has strong support in the military, it could create splits between those who’d follow him directly and those who’d follow orders from higher up.

Personal Ethics: If things got messy and soldiers were ordered to act against civilians, some might refuse on moral grounds. They may feel like they’re caught between duty and their conscience.

Community Ties: A lot of soldiers are deeply connected to their home communities. If things get chaotic back home, they might feel torn between military orders and staying loyal to where they came from.

What do you think? Is there a real chance of things going this far, or are we too dependent on the current system to let it all go up in flames?


I gotta hit the pharmacy and buy somethings women are going to need before I can't get them any more. By that I mean Plan B. Can an (amab, unfortunately male presenting) buy plan B? What do the expiration dates look like? Can I even buy more than one? Or should I just buy one at a time every few days at different places not to draw suspicion? As far as what I want to do with them, I plan on giving them away to those in need, when it comes to that. I do live in New England and most of this area is blue so we are not likely to be dealing with the same levels of bullshit. But I happen to live in the reddest part of my state.

Because I know there are lurkers who are going to attack me for this.

A: I don't give two shits about your religious beliefs.

B: I know that if I get caught in certain places I will be arrested and prosecuted. I am willing to face that possibility.

C: I am willing to die to protect women's rights.

So I had an idea, I am sure it's not a new one.

I gotta hit the pharmacy and buy somethings women are going to need before I can&#39;t get them any more. By that I mean Plan B. Can an (amab, unfortunately male presenting) buy plan B? What do the expiration dates look like? Can I even buy more than one? Or should I just buy one at a time every few days at different places not to draw suspicion? As far as what I want to do with them, I plan on giving them away to those in need, when it comes to that. I do live in New England and most of this area is blue so we are not likely to be dealing with the same levels of bullshit. But I happen to live in the reddest part of my state.

Because I know there are lurkers who are going to attack me for this.

A: I don&#39;t give two shits about your religious beliefs.

B: I know that if I get caught in certain places I will be arrested and prosecuted. I am willing to face that possibility.

C: I am willing to die to protect women&#39;s rights.


I'm still picking myself up but I also want to be proactive in the meantime. I don't have all that much money right now, but what are some things I can do to prepare myself (I'm thinking along the lines of VPN/opsec, self defense, building up a small personal pharmacy, budgeting, supporting undocumented and marginalized friends, etc.) Every little bit of advice helps.

Practical Advice For The Next Four Years?

I&#39;m still picking myself up but I also want to be proactive in the meantime. I don&#39;t have all that much money right now, but what are some things I can do to prepare myself (I&#39;m thinking along the lines of VPN/opsec, self defense, building up a small personal pharmacy, budgeting, supporting undocumented and marginalized friends, etc.) Every little bit of advice helps.


By far the most concerning thing in recent times is the sheer amount of people who seem to be buying into outright fascist ideology. A complete lack of education, critical thinking, empathy or perspective. I almost cannot believe so many people buy into such hateful bullshit that will serve not only to hurt others, but themselves as well.

The rise of fascist ideology world-wide.


Among the recommendations to sabotage organizations include: making speeches at great length, referring things to committees, incompetently following orders. You can find the ways to sabotage organizations towards the end of the manual.

Today I learned: the CIA created a field manual for sabotage


I've been thinking about this over the past week or so and I'm wondering if I'm offbase. Please let me know if you think so.

A genocide, say the Holocaust or the Palestinian Genocide, is more than merely one group of people annihilating another. It is a mark against all humanity that we collectively let it happen. By recognizing it as a genocide, we say, "it is a stain against humanity that this occurred, and we all share the burden of never allowing it to happen again." Even though I did not support Israel personally, what did I do to, exactly, to stop it? Couldn't we all have done more? Shouldn't we continue to do all we can?

I feel that now that so many people who were alive during the Holocaust are now dead, our collective memory no longer carries the weight of just how colossally evil it was. Many folks, even if they recognize it as such, may simply hold the Germans entirely responsible, or perhaps the rest of Europe for allowing it to happen too. But I firmly believe it remains a yoke upon all people, no matter their direct role in it. By saying it was just this or that group's fault, we diminish it and weaken our ability to prevent it happening again.

I have also come to think of a country's descent into fascist dictatorship the same way. No, I don't blame the people of Tonga for helping put a fascist into office on the other side of the planet. But is it not a stain on all humanity when this happens? Is it not a reflection of the worst of all we are? And should it not be an equal warning to all mankind to resist the twin evils of greed and apathy, under which almost all evils devised by people could be categorized?

I look at the left blaming the DNC and liberals for Trump's victory, and Dems blaming pretty much everyone. But this was a collective loss: it is to the detriment of the entire human race and therefore we must all shoulder responsibility, reflect on how we let things get to this point, and ask ourselves how we can eliminate fascist tendencies root and stem. We owe it to future generations to take this responsibility.

I regret that I have waited so long in my life to commit to mutual aid and strengthening ties to our local community. I hope current events help snap many others out of their apathy or nihilism, and commit to helping others and bringing happiness to those around them. That's how we can really start to change things for the better.

Questions about genocide, fascism and collective responsibility

I&#39;ve been thinking about this over the past week or so and I&#39;m wondering if I&#39;m offbase. Please let me know if you think so.

A genocide, say the Holocaust or the Palestinian Genocide, is more than merely one group of people annihilating another. It is a mark against all humanity that we collectively let it happen. By recognizing it as a genocide, we say, &quot;it is a stain against humanity that this occurred, and we all share the burden of never allowing it to happen again.&quot; Even though I did not support Israel personally, what did I do to, exactly, to stop it? Couldn&#39;t we all have done more? Shouldn&#39;t we continue to do all we can?

I feel that now that so many people who were alive during the Holocaust are now dead, our collective memory no longer carries the weight of just how colossally evil it was. Many folks, even if they recognize it as such, may simply hold the Germans entirely responsible, or perhaps the rest of Europe for allowing it to happen too. But I firmly believe it remains a yoke upon all people, no matter their direct role in it. By saying it was just this or that group&#39;s fault, we diminish it and weaken our ability to prevent it happening again.

I have also come to think of a country&#39;s descent into fascist dictatorship the same way. No, I don&#39;t blame the people of Tonga for helping put a fascist into office on the other side of the planet. But is it not a stain on all humanity when this happens? Is it not a reflection of the worst of all we are? And should it not be an equal warning to all mankind to resist the twin evils of greed and apathy, under which almost all evils devised by people could be categorized?

I look at the left blaming the DNC and liberals for Trump&#39;s victory, and Dems blaming pretty much everyone. But this was a collective loss: it is to the detriment of the entire human race and therefore we must all shoulder responsibility, reflect on how we let things get to this point, and ask ourselves how we can eliminate fascist tendencies root and stem. We owe it to future generations to take this responsibility.

I regret that I have waited so long in my life to commit to mutual aid and strengthening ties to our local community. I hope current events help snap many others out of their apathy or nihilism, and commit to helping others and bringing happiness to those around them. That&#39;s how we can really start to change things for the better.


The fact that an aspiring autocrat has won an election does not oblige us to submit to him. No one should excuse being complicit in tyranny on the grounds that other people voted for it.

When it comes to fascism, no one has the right to obey.

[crimethinc.com/democracy](https://crimethinc.com/democracy)

People will scribble in a box for any number of reasons—misinformation, advertising, bigotry, fantasies of power—regardless of whether it is actually in their best interests.

It is what we do every day that determines what kind of society we live in, not how people vote every two or four years.

https://preview.redd.it/qderpcnwpxzd1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=1b1a53c21f21ee660a0f4b45c2d1261b19f066d5

When it comes to fascism, no one has the right to obey.

crimethinc.com/democracy

People will scribble in a box for any number of reasons—misinformation, advertising, bigotry, fantasies of power—regardless of whether it is actually in their best interests.

It is what we do every day that determines what kind of society we live in, not how people vote every two or four years.

https://preview.redd.it/qderpcnwpxzd1.png?width=1000&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=1b1a53c21f21ee660a0f4b45c2d1261b19f066d5


I'm putting out a call for all left-wingers in the North East Georgia (USA) region. We've just started building a big-tent community to keep people safe in these dangerous times and provide a place where people in the area can organize protests. Come join us and invite everyone on the left you know who lives here. Add "ComHost" on Discord for an invitation to the group "NE Georgia Left!"

Calling All NE Georgia Lefties!

I&#39;m putting out a call for all left-wingers in the North East Georgia (USA) region. We&#39;ve just started building a big-tent community to keep people safe in these dangerous times and provide a place where people in the area can organize protests. Come join us and invite everyone on the left you know who lives here. Add &quot;ComHost&quot; on Discord for an invitation to the group &quot;NE Georgia Left!&quot;


I am not downplaying the resurface of far-right btw. Because they definetly are more bigoted, when then they where 10-20 years ago. However, people need to understand that we always had far-right in power (Reagan, Bush, nazis working in US institucions, other far-right parties in europe ect..) The far-right where not allowed to be this bigoted as they are now, because people are being more hateful and bigoted now mostly because of covid. Since 1945, the republicans where mostly silent on what they did in the middle eas or in other countries that where not of america interest. Sutch as Bush in Iraq, Eisenhower 1954 Guatemalan coup etc.. When covid happened, It was easier for far-right to put the blame on minorities sutch as trans people or immigraints than ever before, because people are angry. Also a lot of terrible people also are justifying their bigotry that they held in for so long, because of the economic decline and far-right in power. I see similarities to nazi Germany. In my opinon since 1945 the people in a west turned a blind eye on far-right, because they thought fascism would never happen and resurface of more hateful far-right is impossible. When in reality, they always held power just more silently waiting for to be more hateful and nobody did anything with it. Liberals and we as a people didn't learn anything from nazi Germany. Idk what do you people think about it?

The far-right always had power, but people where ignoring it.

I am not downplaying the resurface of far-right btw. Because they definetly are more bigoted, when then they where 10-20 years ago. However, people need to understand that we always had far-right in power (Reagan, Bush, nazis working in US institucions, other far-right parties in europe ect..) The far-right where not allowed to be this bigoted as they are now, because people are being more hateful and bigoted now mostly because of covid. Since 1945, the republicans where mostly silent on what they did in the middle eas or in other countries that where not of america interest. Sutch as Bush in Iraq, Eisenhower 1954 Guatemalan coup etc.. When covid happened, It was easier for far-right to put the blame on minorities sutch as trans people or immigraints than ever before, because people are angry. Also a lot of terrible people also are justifying their bigotry that they held in for so long, because of the economic decline and far-right in power. I see similarities to nazi Germany. In my opinon since 1945 the people in a west turned a blind eye on far-right, because they thought fascism would never happen and resurface of more hateful far-right is impossible. When in reality, they always held power just more silently waiting for to be more hateful and nobody did anything with it. Liberals and we as a people didn&#39;t learn anything from nazi Germany. Idk what do you people think about it?


In the first 2 parts I went over local anarchist websites that are used across the US and Canada and other anarchist media. You can get a better idea of what's going on around you and what other anarchists are doing. Depending on where you live, it's gonna take more research on your part.

In this part I'll go over things to start. Maybe you don't want to join an existing group, maybe you want to do something till you find them, maybe there are no groups in your area. This is for you.

 Hopefully you'll find something useful in here, take what is interesting to you and feel free to ignore the rest. If any of the links peak your interest then dig around the website a little. They are resources to be used.

 There is an actual loosely connected international anarchist movement. It is very defuse in most places, but you can try to connect with local groups or organizations or you can do your own thing. This list is assuming you are in the US, if not some of the ideas/links will still be useful.

-Write letters to political prisoners/prisoner support-

This page has a ton of resources on how to get started writing to/supporting prisoners. I recommend starting with the NYC Anarchist Black Cross guide to writing letters.

https://uprisingsupport.org/further-resources/

The uprising support site has a list of prisoners from 2020, the NYC ABC site has mostly longer term political prisoners and there are other groups as well.

 There are also many different directions you can take prisoner support. Books through Bars is great!

https://prisonbookprogram.org/prisonbooknetwork/

-Start a phone tree to respond to ICE raids-

 This must be done carefully and with a strong understanding of what is being asked, but if your community is affected by raids or has reason to believe that you will be it's better to have those conversations now.

-Support the International Anti-Fascist Defense Fund-

Buy a T-shirt, set up a benefit show, tell your friends about it. Find a way to support that works for you. They do good work and if you donate you get all the annoying emails where people hash out minute details of who gets support from the fund. Hahaha.

https://intlantifadefence.wordpress.com/

-Translation/transcription/Interpretation work-

Many groups struggle to organize in multiple languages and this is vital, especially for crossing class boundaries and international borders. Reach out to anarchist groups that you appreciate and offer what you can. Translate texts with your friends and post them online!

Getting solid info from anarchist groups across the globe is great.

Multiple anarchist libraries are looking for help getting off the ground or expanding their text selections.

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/special/index

-Table local shows-

 Take those zines we talked about in part 2. Get a table. Go to a show (ask permission first if needed) put zines on to the table and talk to people about them. Curate the table to make sense for the situation.

-Volunteer at your local anarchist bookstore-

Do you live in/near a city? There is a decent chance there is a radical bookstore there. They frequently have volunteering opportunities. You can learn how a collective works and all the boring details people leave out. Here are a few.

 Philadelphia  https://woodenshoebooks.org/ Seattle  https://leftbankbooks.com/ Baltimore  https://redemmas.org/ Vancouver BC https://spartacusbooks.net/

-Put up posters, make art, stickers, banners, etc-

 This can also be a good way to build trust and skills with others that can be used in other situations.

https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/direct-action/banner-drops-stencils-wheatpaste/

https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/direct-action/billboard-improvement/

https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/direct-action/field-guide-wheatpasting/

https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/direct-action/walls-are-alive/

-Learn how to research your local fash/pigs-

The fascist movement has shifted focus pretty hard the last 4 years. While we might end up with PBs back in the street soon, most likely fash will continue to be organizing at school board meetings, anti-homeless groups, in police departments and the republican party. We have done a good job spreading antifash cultural signifiers, but not practices as the far right street movement was defeated.

https://cospringsantifa.noblogs.org/resources/

https://threewayfight.org/

-Do you rent? Organize a tenants union-

https://atun-rsia.org/tenant-unions

https://atun-rsia.org/resources

-Do you have a job? Organize a union-

https://www.iww.org/how-we-organize/

https://libcom.org/article/workplace-organising

I've realized this is getting quite long and I haven't really gotten to the basic or core ideas of action. I think I'll tackle how anarchists think about direct action, trust, accountability, autonomy, yada yada. Not as abstract ideas but where those ideas meet the messy world.

What To Do Now Part 3

In the first 2 parts I went over local anarchist websites that are used across the US and Canada and other anarchist media. You can get a better idea of what&#39;s going on around you and what other anarchists are doing. Depending on where you live, it&#39;s gonna take more research on your part.

In this part I&#39;ll go over things to start. Maybe you don&#39;t want to join an existing group, maybe you want to do something till you find them, maybe there are no groups in your area. This is for you.

Hopefully you&#39;ll find something useful in here, take what is interesting to you and feel free to ignore the rest. If any of the links peak your interest then dig around the website a little. They are resources to be used.

 There is an actual loosely connected international anarchist movement. It is very defuse in most places, but you can try to connect with local groups or organizations or you can do your own thing. This list is assuming you are in the US, if not some of the ideas/links will still be useful.

-Write letters to political prisoners/prisoner support-

This page has a ton of resources on how to get started writing to/supporting prisoners. I recommend starting with the NYC Anarchist Black Cross guide to writing letters.

https://uprisingsupport.org/further-resources/

The uprising support site has a list of prisoners from 2020, the NYC ABC site has mostly longer term political prisoners and there are other groups as well.

There are also many different directions you can take prisoner support. Books through Bars is great!

https://prisonbookprogram.org/prisonbooknetwork/

-Start a phone tree to respond to ICE raids-

This must be done carefully and with a strong understanding of what is being asked, but if your community is affected by raids or has reason to believe that you will be it&#39;s better to have those conversations now.

-Support the International Anti-Fascist Defense Fund-

Buy a T-shirt, set up a benefit show, tell your friends about it. Find a way to support that works for you. They do good work and if you donate you get all the annoying emails where people hash out minute details of who gets support from the fund. Hahaha.

https://intlantifadefence.wordpress.com/

-Translation/transcription/Interpretation work-

Many groups struggle to organize in multiple languages and this is vital, especially for crossing class boundaries and international borders. Reach out to anarchist groups that you appreciate and offer what you can. Translate texts with your friends and post them online!

Getting solid info from anarchist groups across the globe is great.

Multiple anarchist libraries are looking for help getting off the ground or expanding their text selections.

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/special/index

-Table local shows-

Take those zines we talked about in part 2. Get a table. Go to a show (ask permission first if needed) put zines on to the table and talk to people about them. Curate the table to make sense for the situation.

-Volunteer at your local anarchist bookstore-

Do you live in/near a city? There is a decent chance there is a radical bookstore there. They frequently have volunteering opportunities. You can learn how a collective works and all the boring details people leave out. Here are a few.

Philadelphia  https://woodenshoebooks.org/ Seattle  https://leftbankbooks.com/ Baltimore  https://redemmas.org/ Vancouver BC https://spartacusbooks.net/

-Put up posters, make art, stickers, banners, etc-

This can also be a good way to build trust and skills with others that can be used in other situations.

https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/direct-action/banner-drops-stencils-wheatpaste/

https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/direct-action/billboard-improvement/

https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/direct-action/field-guide-wheatpasting/

https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/direct-action/walls-are-alive/

-Learn how to research your local fash/pigs-

The fascist movement has shifted focus pretty hard the last 4 years. While we might end up with PBs back in the street soon, most likely fash will continue to be organizing at school board meetings, anti-homeless groups, in police departments and the republican party. We have done a good job spreading antifash cultural signifiers, but not practices as the far right street movement was defeated.

https://cospringsantifa.noblogs.org/resources/

https://threewayfight.org/

-Do you rent? Organize a tenants union-

https://atun-rsia.org/tenant-unions

https://atun-rsia.org/resources

-Do you have a job? Organize a union-

https://www.iww.org/how-we-organize/

https://libcom.org/article/workplace-organising

I&#39;ve realized this is getting quite long and I haven&#39;t really gotten to the basic or core ideas of action. I think I&#39;ll tackle how anarchists think about direct action, trust, accountability, autonomy, yada yada. Not as abstract ideas but where those ideas meet the messy world.


 Weekly Discussion Thread for Radical Gender Non Conforming People

*Radical GNC people can talk about whatever they want in here. Suggestions; chill & relax, gender hegemony, queer theory, news and current events, books, entertainment*

People who do not identify as gender nonconforming are asked not to post in Radical GNC threads.

Radical Gender Non Conforming Saturday

Weekly Discussion Thread for Radical Gender Non Conforming People

Radical GNC people can talk about whatever they want in here. Suggestions; chill &amp; relax, gender hegemony, queer theory, news and current events, books, entertainment

People who do not identify as gender nonconforming are asked not to post in Radical GNC threads.


This Nov. 8 [article](https://www.dailydot.com/news/digital-divide-indigenous-indian-country/) at the *Daily Dot* is a look at the latest Tribal Broadband Bootcamp taking on the digital divide that's undercutting internet access on tribal lands. Importantly, they're doing it in an autonomy-focused way that should interest anarchists. In particular, the section of this article titled *Changing the whole framework* discusses the shift in Indian Country from enforced dependency on the U.S. federal government to a home rule, tribal digital sovereignty perspective. Against the backdrop of longstanding, ongoing injustices against Indigenous people, this article discusses what improved internet access on tribal lands might mean as the grass-touching, mutual aid-style bootcamps meet the selfie-driven, AI spam-clogged dystopia of today's internet. Curious for any thoughts!

New article on Tribal Broadband Bootcamps: Indian Country faces digital divide by creating their own ISPs, fighting for their own digital sovereignty

This Nov. 8 article at the Daily Dot is a look at the latest Tribal Broadband Bootcamp taking on the digital divide that&#39;s undercutting internet access on tribal lands. Importantly, they&#39;re doing it in an autonomy-focused way that should interest anarchists. In particular, the section of this article titled Changing the whole framework discusses the shift in Indian Country from enforced dependency on the U.S. federal government to a home rule, tribal digital sovereignty perspective. Against the backdrop of longstanding, ongoing injustices against Indigenous people, this article discusses what improved internet access on tribal lands might mean as the grass-touching, mutual aid-style bootcamps meet the selfie-driven, AI spam-clogged dystopia of today&#39;s internet. Curious for any thoughts!


A friend of mine asked me the other day why i disapprove of the police. It stems from a story my father drilled into my head when i was a teenager (am now 30) he got caught with a small amount of class Bs. Was in the interrogation room and he told me they turned the tape off and muttered to him: “We can slap you with an armed robbery if we want” like how fuckin dare you assert your dominance on another individual it still males me sick to this day

The police (British)


Anarchists Against Democracy


I have been alive a long time and always been a supporter of people's rights to dignity and freedom. I became a Democrat because living in the midwest i saw how religion was turning on people they thought weren't "true Americans" and i could never support the ideas of the GOP.

As I've gotten older and watched the democrats do everything they could to keep Bernie off the ticket and then elected Hillary, then Biden, I realized the DNC will continue to pander to a nonexistent moderate to maintain the status qou and fear any sort of real progressive change.

I guess what I want to say is yes I'm a leftist but I've always been about people. So I'm here trying to learn more and grow and organize and help. And your sub has given me a lot to read and get involved. So thank you.

Thank you for being here.

I have been alive a long time and always been a supporter of people&#39;s rights to dignity and freedom. I became a Democrat because living in the midwest i saw how religion was turning on people they thought weren&#39;t &quot;true Americans&quot; and i could never support the ideas of the GOP.

As I&#39;ve gotten older and watched the democrats do everything they could to keep Bernie off the ticket and then elected Hillary, then Biden, I realized the DNC will continue to pander to a nonexistent moderate to maintain the status qou and fear any sort of real progressive change.

I guess what I want to say is yes I&#39;m a leftist but I&#39;ve always been about people. So I&#39;m here trying to learn more and grow and organize and help. And your sub has given me a lot to read and get involved. So thank you.


I would like to talk to somebody here and also i hope i will organise in the summer to find like-minded friends. i am 20 (he/him) autistic and i like music and art.

I think i need a anarchist friend...


or anywhere honestly like where my girls at lol

sooo are there any local anarchist groups in New England that aren’t just guys 🤔🤔🤔