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   Anti. 🐘 (antiaall3s@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 05:05:08 JST Anti. 🐘

   Well.

   Watching Democracy Now every night has turned into torture.

   I am considering a news fast.

   Or what i would actually prefer is to get news from the resistance, from people organizing horizontally or disrupting the system. And an anarchist comedian maybe.

   Any ideas?

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     Anti. 🐘 (antiaall3s@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 05:05:03 JST Anti. 🐘

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     Indeed, let's just get started, in small groups, not intimidated by the huge task at hand. Because as Vicky says:

     "And as we enter a period of more and more open repression, a big organization with large visible meetings and structure is much more vulnerable to repression by the state, infiltration by the far right, or cooptation by bad actors and scammers, who are increasingly common in this crumbling society."

     https://all-cats-are-beautiful.ghost.io/keeping-us-safe/

     alcinnz repeated this.
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     Anti. 🐘 (antiaall3s@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 05:05:04 JST Anti. 🐘

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     "We will not submit to the norms or edicts of the fascists who would rule us, but we must be thoughtful, strategic, & calculating in our actions–including bold actions. We will protest. We will create spaces where we can recommit to our values, to each other, & to the causes that unite us. We will fight for each other & for the future. We will do these things together in the hopes of saving lives, emptying cages, & transforming our world."

     https://organizingmythoughts.org/collective-survival-adaption-and-direct-action

     alcinnz repeated this.
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     Anti. 🐘 (antiaall3s@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 05:05:05 JST Anti. 🐘

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     The resistance starts with taking care of each other.

     "Together with others, we can use our solidarity to build the resistance, and refuse to cooperate with repression. Timothy Snyder, expert on the rise of fascism and authoritarianism, says “Do not obey in advance”. It's easy to be intimidated by the sheer force of power-over, but when we resist, we often find that power is not as absolute as it appears. There are many ways we can slow the onslaught."
     ~ Starhawk

     https://starhawk.substack.com/p/where-do-we-find-power

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     Anti. 🐘 (antiaall3s@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 05:05:06 JST Anti. 🐘

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     I mean i get it.
     This is the ultimate apocalyptic end time porn.
     Trump is giving the military to a Christian Nationalist, health to an anti-vaxxer, the DoJ to a rapist, he is sending an evangelical Zionist to be amabassor to Israel, etc.
     It's all so fucking predictable and so fucking shortsighted. Duh.
     And all this because he wants his revenge on Obama for making fun of him?!

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     Anti. 🐘 (antiaall3s@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 05:05:40 JST Anti. 🐘

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     "By focusing on mutual aid, small-scale organizing, and the quiet cultivation of democratic values, anti-authoritarian groups can build a foundation for long-term change without putting themselves or their communities in unnecessary danger. Resistance in these contexts isn’t about dramatic gestures—it’s about survival, resilience, persistence, and the joy of building with others and creating deep connections."

     ~ Scot Nakagawa

     https://antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/recommendations-for-anti-authoritarian