MikeDunnAuthor<p>Super exciting and inspiring to see so many people out there yesterday. Truly historic numbers of participants. And in spite of my following comments, I think demos like these are critical. If nothing else, they show the world that we are not sheep, that we oppose the fascist regime. It gives the government a taste of how strong we can be. Large demos like these provide a forum for activists to communicate with each other, share ideas, agitate for more radical changes. And it is empowering to be part of large demos, particularly for those who haven't done it before, instilling some hope in these dark times.</p><p>But here are a couple of things to consider:</p><p>(1) "Hands Off" is a liberal, not a leftist, slogan, devoid of anti-capitalist critique. Consider that the posters included "Hands Off NATO." That piece suggests that at least some organizers and participants actually support imperialist wars and interventions. NATO is one of the most anti-working-class organizations there is. Its entire purpose (contrary to the propaganda) is to pit working-class soldiers against each other in order to protect existing, and acquire new, territory, markets, and workers for the benefit of capitalists.</p><p>(2) "Hands Off Medicare, Social Security, libraries, immigrants, trans folks, etc." are necessary and existential short-term goals. But, at best, success brings us back to the pre-Trump status quo, which wasn't particularly good for most working-class people, nor for members of most marginalized communities. We need to be demanding a lot more (which many activists at yesterday’s demos were calling for).</p><p>(3) Some of the posters demanded "Fair Elections." But what does this even mean in a representative democracy? Yes, the Republicans have certainly exploited gerrymandering, the electoral college system, and voter suppression to win elections, sometimes even in spite of losing the popular vote. In fact, there are some who think Texas, with the 7th & 8th largest African American communities in the country (Dallas, Houston), would vote blue if not for gerrymandering and voter suppression. But then what? We'd still just be voting for who gets to rule over us and those rulers would still be primarily rich people, whose interests and policies align much more with the CEOs and corporate bosses than with working-class people. If the past is any indication, Democrats would still be supporting Zionism & Genocide, government suppression of strikes and worker movements (e.g., the recent train strike), imperialist & NATO interventions abroad. We'd still have millions living in the streets and millions dependent on food stamps and food pantries. We'd still have snowballing climate change and a government hamstrung by its subservience to capital. Let’s not forget, under Clinton, a Democrat, we got NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the anti-worker NAFTA, and an “End to Welfare as We Know It.” And under Obama we got drone assassinations of U.S. citizens living abroad and a continuation of Bush’s mass deportations and imprisonment of immigrant children.</p><p>Optimistically, there were many people at yesterday’s demos who ARE thinking about these issues and fighting for far more than just a return to the pre-Trump status quo. There were lots of anti-genocide signs and posters and solidarity with Palestinians. Many demanding bodily autonomy for all, including both access to birth control and abortion, as well as access to gender affirming care. There were many demonstrators calling for a General Strike, which has far more potential to achieve results than do mass demonstrations. (Direct Action gets the Goods!) </p><p>So, let’s continue with these large mass demos. But let’s also start organizing direct actions that hurt the rulers’ bottom line. And let’s also remember that the most enduring North American General Strikes (e.g., Saint Louis, 1877; Seattle, 1919; Winnipeg, 1919; Minneapolis, 1934) all involved incredible organization and coordination, including the delivery of free food to residents; worker control of policing and emergency services; shutdown of corporate media and worker control of mass communication; worker control of transport and shipping. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/goodtrouble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goodtrouble</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonstration</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imperialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homelessness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/zionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zionism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directaction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralStrike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildcat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildcat</span></a></p>
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Ika Makimaki<p>WATCH: Greenpeace make protest against Fonterra </p><p><a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360642695/greenpeace-make-protest-against-fonterra" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360642695/</span><span class="invisible">greenpeace-make-protest-against-fonterra</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenpeace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/directAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tooManyCows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tooManyCows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/saveTheRainForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saveTheRainForests</span></a></p>
Ika Makimaki<p>Today we're taking action to stop Anchor Butter from using Fonterra dairy from cows fed on palm kernel linked to deforestation and human rights abuse in Southeast Asia.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenpeace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/directAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tooManyCows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tooManyCows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/saveTheRainForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saveTheRainForests</span></a></p>
Ika Makimaki<p>Rnz coverage for today's <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenpeace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/directAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directAction</span></a> </p><p>Palm kernel protesters breach security at Port Taranaki<br><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557314/palm-kernel-protesters-breach-security-at-port-taranaki" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/national/557314</span><span class="invisible">/palm-kernel-protesters-breach-security-at-port-taranaki</span></a></p>
Ika Makimaki<p>While a team of Greenpeace activists have locked themselves inside the Agrifeeds storage shed to stop a shipload of palm kernal unloading, two orangutans have climbed onto the roof and deployed a 70m banner.</p><p>See more at <br><a href="https://greenpeace.nz/palm-kernel-taranaki" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">greenpeace.nz/palm-kernel-tara</span><span class="invisible">naki</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenpeace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/directAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tooManyCows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tooManyCows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/saveTheRainForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saveTheRainForests</span></a></p>
Ika Makimaki<p>Video from one of the activists locked inside the Palm Kernel facility. <br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIE9y3ayKbs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/DIE9y3ayKbs</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenpeace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/directAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tooManyCows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tooManyCows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/saveTheRainforests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saveTheRainforests</span></a></p>
Ika Makimaki<p>PRESS RELEASE <br>Taranaki: Greenpeace activists stop unloading of palm kernel sourced from Indonesian rainforests</p><p><a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/taranaki-greenpeace-activists-stop-unloading-of-palm-kernel-sourced-from-indonesian-rainforests/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-</span><span class="invisible">release/taranaki-greenpeace-activists-stop-unloading-of-palm-kernel-sourced-from-indonesian-rainforests/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tooManyCows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tooManyCows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/directAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenpeace</span></a></p>
Ika Makimaki<p>LIVE: Anchor Rainforest Killer!<br>Right now in Taranaki, Greenpeace activists are disrupting the unloading of a palm kernel shipment sourced from Indonesian rainforests and bound for Fonterra dairy farms.</p><p><a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/live-taranaki-palm-kernel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">greenpeace.org/aotearoa/live-t</span><span class="invisible">aranaki-palm-kernel/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tooManyCows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tooManyCows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/directAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenpeace</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History April 5, 1977: U.S. disability rights activist stormed and occupied the offices of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Seattle. They demanded enactment of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which had passed Congress four years prior. The law mandated that no federally funded programs could exclude persons with disabilities and put into place legal protections, and the right to accommodations, for students with disabilities. During the prior four years, HEW director Joseph Califano repeatedly delayed enactment of the law, while regulations were weakened to benefit business interests. During the San Francisco protests, disability rights activists Judith Heumann, Kitty Cone, and Mary Jane Owen organized a 25-day occupation of the US Federal Building with 150 other activists. Solidarity support from the Black Panthers, allied politicians, and the International Association of Machinists, who provided food, mattresses, wheelchairs, and other equipment, and helped a delegation get to Washington, D.C. The regulations for section 504 were ultimately signed into law on 28 April, 1977.</p><p>For a really great documentary on the birth of this movement, please see Crip Camp, A Disability Revolution (2020).</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/occupation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>occupation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directaction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ableism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> # <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/blackpanthers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackpanthers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sanfrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JudithHeumann" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudithHeumann</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KittyCone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KittyCone</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaryJaneOwen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaryJaneOwen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackMastadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastadon</span></a></p>
key jordan-abrams<p>hey remember when <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> took over the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MastodonForHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonForHarris</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mastodon4Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon4Harris</span></a> hashtags and the white middle and upper middle class professionals couldn't look away from the disabled, poor, queer sides of the fediverse? </p><p>we need to do that AGAIN. right now. everyone's talking about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> right? and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a>? </p><p>let's take it over. get some reach and recognition, folks. if you're mad at Musk and what Tesla has done and especially if you've ever owned a Tesla and are trying to atone for your sins, one thing you can immediately do to help your communities is DIRECT GIVING. </p><p>my name's key, and my spouse <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://blorbo.social/@inoru_no_hoshi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>inoru_no_hoshi</span></a></span> and I are disabled queers who are trying to escape my psychologically and verbally abusive father, and stay afloat from bills when I haven't worked since mid-2023; I've applied for SSDI but it's a massive wait time and backlog and they probably won't approve me on the first try anyway. so we need to survive now and it's been pretty tight.</p><p>we need to pay off the card we used to buy my spouse a power wheelchair earlier this year, because their old one was declining and unsafe. we have other bills too.</p><p>direct giving puts the power to help someone in your hand, not relying on some other source of help that there might it might not be. </p><p>people are having a hard time of it and that five or ten or twenty dollars that is a cup of coffee and some pastries at Starbucks or whatever directly helps people who have for instance been unemployed, or who are disabled, or who work two jobs and it's still not enough—there's a whole multitude of reasons people need help, and all of them function by the poor having to disclose so much about our lives and put our horrors out for public consumption like almost trauma porn to be frank.</p><p>direct giving puts it back into individuals' hands and gives the recipients agency and immediate help. </p><p>please consider not only giving to me but to others as well. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAidRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAidRequest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crowdfund</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crowdfunding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HelpFolksLive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelpFolksLive</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HelpFolksLive2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelpFolksLive2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabledCrowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabledCrowdfund</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransCrowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransCrowdfund</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a></p><p>payment methods below, with display names since they're different than my name here.</p><p>CashApp: <a href="http://cash.app/$ceahettan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">cash.app/$ceahettan</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (a bunch of muppets)<br>Venmo: <a href="https://venmo.com/californiummm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">venmo.com/californiummm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (dror lieb)</p><p>ask for PayPal/Zelle.</p>
calends<p>Wearing a mask is an act of refusal. </p><p>It is refusal to participate in a mass disabling event. It is refusal to leave behind disabled comrades. It is refusal to fall in line with the eugenicist logics at the heart of fascism. It is refusal to comply in advance with the mask bans. </p><p>Refuse fascism. Wear a mask. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protesting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/directAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directAction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/covidIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covidIsNotOver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/maskUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maskUp</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FiftyFiftyOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FiftyFiftyOne</span></a></p>
calends<p>If you're going to a demonstration tomorrow, one of the most powerful ways you can oppose fascism is to wear a high-filtration mask. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protesting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/directAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directAction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/covidIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covidIsNotOver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/maskUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maskUp</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FiftyFiftyOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FiftyFiftyOne</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Direct Action</p><p>A transgender college student declared “I am here to break the law” before entering a women’s restroom at the Florida State Capitol and being led out in handcuffs by police. Civil rights attorneys say the arrest of Marcy Rheintgen last month is the first they know of for violating transgender bathroom restrictions passed by numerous state legislatures across the country.</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/trans-students-arrest-violating-florida-bathroom-law-thought-first-rcna199697" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/t</span><span class="invisible">rans-students-arrest-violating-florida-bathroom-law-thought-first-rcna199697</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transrightsarehumanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transrightsarehumanrights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directaction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a></p>
babakofi<p>On Tuesday <a href="https://union.place/tags/ButchWare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ButchWare</span></a>, a <a href="https://union.place/tags/Green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Green</span></a> party candidate for <a href="https://union.place/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Governor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governor</span></a>, called on <a href="https://union.place/tags/KPFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KPFA</span></a> listeners to:<br>* Support <a href="https://union.place/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> and <a href="https://union.place/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a><br>* Get involved in <a href="https://union.place/tags/organizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organizing</span></a>, not just <a href="https://union.place/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a><br>* Push back on both the <a href="https://union.place/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> and <a href="https://union.place/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> parties’ <a href="https://union.place/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> agendas<br><a href="https://kpfa.org/episode/hard-knock-radio-april-1-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kpfa.org/episode/hard-knock-ra</span><span class="invisible">dio-april-1-2025/</span></a></p>
Firestorm Books<p>Tomorrow dozens of national organizations are teaming up to host protests in cities across the United States. With hundreds of thousands of people hitting the streets for the first time since the effective collapse of the constitutional republic, there’s a growing need to widely disseminate information on keeping ourselves and others safe. To that end, we’re sharing a new zine based on text from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>privacyguides</span></a></span>, which includes best practices and helpful tips for smartphone security, protests, and mass surveillance. You can read and download the free guide at <a href="https://archive.org/details/protesters-guide-to-smartphone-security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/protesters</span><span class="invisible">-guide-to-smartphone-security</span></a>.</p><p>In Asheville, protesters will be rallying in Pack Square from 11am to 1pm. Members of our collective will be there distributing copies of “The Protesters’ Guide to Smartphone Security” along with practical zines for folks interested in taking effective action against fascism.</p><p>Looking for more opportunities to pick up introductory materials? We maintain a table of free resources at Firestorm that we think everyone should read! We’d also encourage you to check out the zines available at <a href="https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/direct-action" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines</span><span class="invisible">/direct-action</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protesting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Zinestagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zinestagram</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FeministBookstore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeministBookstore</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirestormCoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirestormCoop</span></a></p>
Jan Helebrant<p>This photo proves that I've had this backpack for 6 years. Working great and still looks great. Guess I don't have to look at other brands when I need a new backpack...<br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/96541566@N06/54426848049" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">flickr.com/photos/96541566@N06</span><span class="invisible">/54426848049</span></a><br><a href="https://cztwitter.cz/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portugal</span></a> <a href="https://cztwitter.cz/tags/Azores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Azores</span></a> <a href="https://cztwitter.cz/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://cztwitter.cz/tags/gear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gear</span></a> <a href="https://cztwitter.cz/tags/backpack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backpack</span></a> <a href="https://cztwitter.cz/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a> <a href="https://cztwitter.cz/tags/Helikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Helikon</span></a></p>
OccuWorld<p>It Will Take Collective Direct Action to Stop the Abductions</p><p><a href="https://www.blackrosefed.org/collective-action-university-abduction/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">blackrosefed.org/collective-ac</span><span class="invisible">tion-university-abduction/</span></a></p><p>The Trump administration has begun disappearing international students and workers from university campuses. This article, written by three academic workers, argues that this escalation was made possible by a campaign of repression initiated by universities themselves…</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Abductions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abductions</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Response" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Response</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@ARG" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ARG</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.radical-guide.com/blog-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">radical-guide.com/blog-2/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frombelow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frombelow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directaction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/directdemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directdemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a></p>
Columbus - Feeds<a href="https://www.thelantern.com/2025/04/over-35-protesters-gather-on-south-oval-tuesday-to-oppose-turning-point-usa-presentation-by-riley-gaines/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Over 35 protesters gather on South Oval Tuesday to oppose Turning Point USA presentation by Riley Gaines - Kaitlan Harlan</a>
ringtail<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ecosystem?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecosystem</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/defendtheearth?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#defendtheearth</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/directaction?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#directaction</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/environment?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ecology?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a>
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