Notices by 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚢 (sparky@ni.hil.ist)

The entire city of Chandler, AZ has suspended it's use of 40 Flock cameras after an audit found an "anomaly". The "anomaly"? According to Chander police chief Chapman, "I can just say that we have identified a potential misuse of the system by somebody in our organization".

https://www.azfamily.com/2026/08/07/chandler-ends-use-flock-license-plate-readers-after-audit-finds-anomaly/

The only thing I owe civilization is it's undoing :ind_anarchy:

RE: https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/@steter/116745302424406892

The team has issued a statement:

"The San Francisco Giants are proud to support Pride Night and the LGBTQ+ community. Baseball should be a place where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued.

“We also respect that individuals may make personal choices about participating in team activations. We understand that the choices by individual players have caused pain and anger to many in the LGBTQ+ community and we are sorry for that. Those choices do not change our organization’s commitment to inclusion, belonging, and creating a welcoming environment for all.

“We remain grateful to our fans, partners, employees, players, and coaches who help make Pride Night a meaningful celebration.”

Wow. Basically saying, "Sorry you got mad". There are no words to describe how fucking embarrassed I am. Been a lifelong fan of the Giants, but they deserve all the L's they gettin' right now...

𝗚𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲, 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁, 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹

❝According to the Peoria Police Department, which is investigating the police shooting, a woman called police, saying her 23-year-old ex-boyfriend was threatening her and pointed a gun at her in the area of 47th Avenue and Glendale Avenue around 7 p.m.

She gave officers a description of him and the pickup truck he drove off in.

The truck was parked on Diana Avenue along the north side of the park.

Officers approached the truck but couldn’t see inside because of the dark-tinted windows.

They tried calling for anyone inside, but no one answered; that’s when they noticed a man sitting at a gazebo at the park, investigators said.

Officers thought he was the ex-boyfriend, so they told the man to raise his hands.

He didn’t obey and “made a movement” toward his waistband, Peoria police said.

One Glendale police officer fired his gun, hitting the man.

The victim, only identified as a 46-year-old homeless man from Tucson, died at the scene.

No guns were found on the man or in the park, police said.

After the shooting, officers checked out the truck more and found the ex-boyfriend inside, who had shot himself, investigators said.

He was taken to the hospital, where he later died.❞

https://www.azfamily.com/2025/01/09/glendale-police-shoot-kill-unarmed-man-not-involved-domestic-violence-call/

An infiltrator spent several years from 2021 in contact with multiple, interconnected and overlapping anti-government “patriot movement” groups in the Pacific north-west and intermountain west.

A trove of archived materials including chat logs, documents and media files, and has been made available here: https://ddosecrets.com/article/paramilitary-leaks

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗢𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲...

❝The man in control of the Utah-based rightwing militia Oath Keepers USA, a recent spinoff of the national organization first established by Stewart Rhodes in 2009, is a former Las Vegas metropolitan police department (LVMPD) homicide detective who left the force in acrimony after advocating “race war”.

The findings show that four years on from January 6, the Oath Keepers, who played a central role in fomenting that day’s insurrection in Washington, have not disappeared but have continued quietly adding law-enforcement officers to their ranks.

The return of Donald Trump to the presidency may encourage the likes of Kinch to bring their movement back into the spotlight, as the incoming administration promises to carry out unprecedented mass deportation of immigrants and to take on Trump’s perceived opponents, whom he has described as “the enemy within”.❞

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/06/oath-keepers-rightwing-militia-police

Trump will be in downtown Phoenix tomorrow and there have been absolutely NO public calls to action. People are scared...

The wheels on the ACAB bus go round and round...

This is wild.

❝In 2008, a Mexico City metro station was the site of an hours-long fight between emo, punk, and goth groups.

In the mid-to-late decade of the 2000s, subcultures in Mexico were often referred to negatively as “urban tribes,” and many were united by considering emos, the newest tribe, as their enemy. The emo subculture that reached its peak in this decade differed from the “original” emo movement of the 1980s and many of its characteristics were seen as having been plagiarized from early subcultures. Glam rock pioneered the androgyny, the dark and frizzled hair owes a lot to new wave and goth, while their music was similar to the pop-punk of the turn of the millennium.

Hatred against emos was widespread in many countries, mainly by other “tribes” such as goths and punks, but in Mexico and its capital city, the animosity was particularly commonplace and strong. The aforementioned androgyny might have been crucial in the reaction towards this group of people, as homophobic slurs and attitudes were often incorporated into anti-emo sentiments. Two years before the “war” in 2008, another well-publicized altercation occurred in the Metro Insurgentes roundabout between emos and punks, which led to police intervention.

The Metro Insurgentes roundabout is one of the main transport hubs near the City’s Zona Rosa (Pink Zone). For decades, it has been a crucial meeting point for countercultural and LGTBQ+ movements. While generally peaceful and tolerant, on March 15, 2008, a large gathering of people belonging to the emo subculture found themselves attacked by a group incorporating members of the city’s punk, neo-rockabilly, and goth tribes (locally known as “darketos”).

The conflict was estimated to have lasted up to five hours, on and off, but its definitive end came about in appropriately absurd fashion. While there was police intervention to prevent any major injuries, the actual end of the confrontation came about when a group of Hare Krishna followers entered the roundabout, inviting both factions to join in with the chanting and dancing. Even if they did not manage to fully incorporate the crowd, their presence did help in calming and dispersing most of the people involved.❞

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/emo-war-of-metro-insurgentes

The Rosemary in my hood is flowering and it looks and smells delicious :chefkiss:

Some of the most beautiful words in the English language: I didn’t see shit.

That anarchist project you've been thinking about doing? Do it. We need these more now than ever.

The Intel campus in Chandler, AZ got some redecorating last week for being complicit in the ongoing genocide happening in Palestine...

"Intel has deep roots in Israel, dating back more than 50 years. The first Intel development center in Israel was built in Haifa in 1974, marking the first Intel center to be built outside of the U.S.

The tech company now has three development centers in Haifa, Petah Tikva, and Jerusalem, as well as a manufacturing facility in Kiryat Gat. Intel has expanded many other nations as well and now operates in 46 different countries.

Intel reports that it has 11,700 employees working in Israel and 42,000 more through indirect employment. It is one of the largest companies in Israel's market, garnering over $8.7 billion in exports as of 2022, representing 5.5% of hi-tech exports from Israel and 1.75% of the country's GDP.

Intel has reported investments of more than $50 billion into its facilities in Israel, and its procurements in the country total more than $25.2 billion.

Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger went on a Fox Sports Business broadcast on Dec. 23, 2023, to address the Israel-Hamas war and his company's involvement in Israel. In the broadcast, he expressed a strong solidarity with Israel.

"'For almost 50 years, we were the first company to start the tech nation there," Gelsinger said. "I was just on the phone, yesterday, with Isaac Herzog, the president of the country. This is a resilient people. We will support them. We believe so deeply in what they've done.'"

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler-breaking/2024/04/16/does-intel-support-israel-what-the-company-and-protestors-are-saying/73334624007/

First time in history the DOJ has found that a police department has violated the rights of houseless folx. DOJ also found that the Phoenix Police Department mistreats children, violates the rights of those with "mental health disabilities", violates the rights of protesters, and is racist against minorities...

:burning_tbl:

https://www.azfamily.com/2024/06/13/sources-doj-release-phoenix-police-civil-rights-investigation-report-thursday/

There is no civilization without authority :snufkin_yow:

@eris That and co-optation

Kinda strange, not one peep out of the Phoenix Anarchist Federation about the continued tragedies in Palestine.

They made tons of noise about Cop City.

Thinking in terms of PAF being a fed honeypot/opp, it makes sense why.

It would be much more difficult for feds to lead folx to be vocal about and participate in incriminating direct actions in defense of Palestine, than it would be for them to continue painting themselves as the ultimate enemy in order to further their agenda in creating their "domestic terrorists".

Let's see if feds see this post and switch things up :blob_raccoon_peek:

@MediaActivist @big_louse @bugs Care to chime in?

@MediaActivist You mean like anar.chi.st?

@MediaActivist https://anarchy.tube/