Yet another shooting, this time in DC.

Centrists will provide cover for Trump by treating this shooting as a worse tragedy than the tens of thousands of annual gun violence fatalities.

Whether they are motivated by fear or genuine concern for human life, the consequence will be to give the Trump administration and its supporters a free hand.

Remember, Trump and his henchmen are hastening into fascism as fast as they can. They have already scripted the scenes in advance. They will make use of whatever opportunities arise, however far-fetched. The important question is whether others will enable them to do so.

The burning of the Reichstag in February 1933 enabled the Nazis to consolidate power in Germany only because others responded to it by granting the Nazis emergency powers. The way to stop a Reichstag fire is not to attempt to control those who act in response to state violence, but rather, to refuse to legitimize fascist initiatives or narratives under any circumstances.

Anything else is complicity.

What We Want for May Day

https://crimethinc.com/MayDay2026

What do we want for May Day? In short, to take another step towards freedom from all forms of oppression—towards what we call anarchy, by which we mean egalitarian relationships based in self-determination, solidarity, and mutual aid. Anarchists have been central to May Day since its origins as a labor holiday in 1886, when police in Chicago attempted to suppress anarchist labor organizers who were fighting for right to the eight-hour workday.

Today, as intensifying authoritarianism propels more and more people into action, we have a window of opportunity to make real change. But what does a general strike look like in 21st-century capitalism?

We present some starting points and a handbill to promote them.

On January 23, over 300,000 people withdrew from the economy in the Twin Cities, carrying out a general strike to exert leverage against the ICE occupation.

Ahead of May Day, it's worth revisiting this example of how we can wield collective power—and what can hinder us from doing so.

https://crimethinc.com/2026generalstrikes

"We need a movement that cannot be held back or hijacked by any leadership, a movement that compels every aspiring vanguard to hurry after it, setting aside their squabbles and petty ambitions. That was what made the general strike of January 23 so powerful...

"The important question is whether an organizational model is reproducible, serving to empower whoever makes use of it to resist oppression, or extractive, serving to concentrate power in the hands of leaders."

ICE Melts in the Spring

https://crimethinc.com/ICEmelts

What shared principles could serve as the foundation for a powerful movement against the persecution of immigrants?

We suggest ten baselines for collective struggle.

After Congress voted to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security without funding ICE, CNN is reporting that [House Speaker Mike] "Johnson and his GOP have effectively lost their ability to govern.”

Good.

The less they can govern us, the better. ICE is just the tip of the iceberg.

“To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so.

"To be GOVERNED is to be at every operation, at every transaction noted, registered, counted, taxed, stamped, measured, numbered, assessed, admonished, forbidden, reformed, corrected, punished. It is, under pretext of public utility and in the name of the general interest, to be drilled, fleeced, exploited, monopolized, extorted from, squeezed, hoaxed, robbed; then, at the first word of complaint, to be repressed, fined, vilified, harassed, hunted down, abused, clubbed, disarmed, bound, choked, imprisoned, judged, condemned, shot, deported, sacrificed, sold, betrayed; and to crown all, mocked, ridiculed, derided, outraged, dishonored. That is government; that is its justice; that is its morality.”

― Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Qué queremos para el Primero de Mayo

https://crimethinc.com/2026/04/27/que-queremos-para-el-primero-de-mayo

Reflexiones sobre lo que podría significar una huelga general para el Primero de Mayo, incluyendo algunos puntos de partida para la acción y un folleto para distribuir.

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Looking for handbills to give out during May Day demonstrations? Look no further!

What we want for May Day:

https://crimethinc.com/zines/what-we-want-for-may-day-2026

Ice Melts in the Spring:

https://crimethinc.com/zines/ice-melts-in-the-spring

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Чего мы хотим на Первое Мая?

Сегодня 1 мая, день солидарности и борьбы наёмных работников против начальников и против власти. Особый день для анархистов по всему миру.

В этот день хочется процитировать слова американского коллектива CrimethInc (перевод наш):

"Чего мы хотим на Первое Мая? Если кратко, то сделать еще один шаг к свободе от всех форм угнетения — к тому, что мы называем "анархией". Под этим мы подразумеваем эгалитарные отношения, основанные на самоопределении, солидарности и взаимопомощи. Первого Мая анархисты всегда были в первых рядах, начиная с 1886 года, когда появился этот праздник труда. Тогда полиция Чикаго попыталась подавить рабочих организаторов-анархистов, которые боролись за право на восьмичасовой рабочий день. Сегодня, когда усиливающийся авторитаризм побуждает к действию всё больше и больше людей, у нас есть окно возможностей для реальных изменений."

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