At best, the election results should function as a mandate for grassroots resistance to the Trump administration's policies, not as a pressure valve to diminish the urgency we feel.
We must build the grassroots capacity to defend and care for our communities.
If we succeed, Democratic politicians will probably try to co-opt whatever we have achieved by offering to do the same things for us through the state. But they will only offer us what we demonstrate the ability to accomplish ourselves, and it is better to develop the ability to address needs directly and consistently than for the well-being of our communities to depend on the outcome of elections.
https://crimethinc.com/hotpotato2026
We must build the grassroots capacity to defend and care for our communities.
If we succeed, Democratic politicians will probably try to co-opt whatever we have achieved by offering to do the same things for us through the state. But they will only offer us what we demonstrate the ability to accomplish ourselves, and it is better to develop the ability to address needs directly and consistently than for the well-being of our communities to depend on the outcome of elections.
https://crimethinc.com/hotpotato2026
⚡10❤🔥6🙏4
We can imagine an alternate reality in which Trump—chastened by the midterm results—seeks to deescalate.
In that case, spineless Democrats would be in a position to collaborate with the administration, passing joint legislation and preserving Trump's agencies and policies into the future.
Instead, by elevating white nationalist Stephen Miller to White House Chief of Staff, Trump is doubling down on a combative strategy, setting the stage for an open conflict between his administration and the rest of society.
This is probably for the best.
But it will be up to us to mobilize grassroots resistance, rather than imagining that politicians will defend our communities for us.
https://crimethinc.com/hotpotato2026
In that case, spineless Democrats would be in a position to collaborate with the administration, passing joint legislation and preserving Trump's agencies and policies into the future.
Instead, by elevating white nationalist Stephen Miller to White House Chief of Staff, Trump is doubling down on a combative strategy, setting the stage for an open conflict between his administration and the rest of society.
This is probably for the best.
But it will be up to us to mobilize grassroots resistance, rather than imagining that politicians will defend our communities for us.
https://crimethinc.com/hotpotato2026
CrimethInc.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
The pendulum will continue to swing back and forth between political parties in wilder and wilder oscillations until we make revolutionary changes.
❤12
On September 23, Spanish authorities evicted an 87-year-old woman from her home of 70 years—sparking a countrywide movement against evictions and gentrification.
On November 11, the movement will carry out a general strike—the first in Spain in over a decade.
Background:
https://crimethinc.com/Maricarmen
On November 11, the movement will carry out a general strike—the first in Spain in over a decade.
Background:
https://crimethinc.com/Maricarmen
❤🔥18
CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective
On September 23, Spanish authorities evicted an 87-year-old woman from her home of 70 years—sparking a countrywide movement against evictions and gentrification. On November 11, the movement will carry out a general strike—the first in Spain in over a decade.…
For more background, you can read here about how the combative general strike that took place in Spain on March 29, 2012 erupted into massive street-fighting in Barcelona as participants wrested control of the streets from riot police.
https://crimethinc.com/texts/rosefire
https://crimethinc.com/texts/rosefire
❤12
People began the day in Spain by blocking highways as part of the general strike in response to runaway gentrification and evictions.
In Catalunya, where demonstrators blockaded more than 60 highways and major thoroughfares as part of the general strike, demonstrators also shut down television studios, interrupting a live broadcast.
The movement began in response to the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, a disabled 87-year-old woman, who subsequently passed away.
https://crimethinc.com/Maricarmen
In Catalunya, where demonstrators blockaded more than 60 highways and major thoroughfares as part of the general strike, demonstrators also shut down television studios, interrupting a live broadcast.
The movement began in response to the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, a disabled 87-year-old woman, who subsequently passed away.
https://crimethinc.com/Maricarmen
⚡12❤🔥9❤1👍1
“How Has Serving Impacted You?”
US Military Veterans in Their Own Words
https://crimethinc.com/serving
What is it like to serve in the United States military? If only it were possible for those who are considering enlisting to learn the unvarnished truth. In 2019, a viral tweet from the official US Army twitter account unexpectedly drew over 11,000 candid replies in the course of 48 hours. These responses offer a rare window into the real experiences of servicemembers and veterans.
For Veterans' Day, we present a selection of these responses for the benefit of anyone who is thinking about joining the military.
US Military Veterans in Their Own Words
https://crimethinc.com/serving
What is it like to serve in the United States military? If only it were possible for those who are considering enlisting to learn the unvarnished truth. In 2019, a viral tweet from the official US Army twitter account unexpectedly drew over 11,000 candid replies in the course of 48 hours. These responses offer a rare window into the real experiences of servicemembers and veterans.
For Veterans' Day, we present a selection of these responses for the benefit of anyone who is thinking about joining the military.
❤🔥24💋3
Today, millions of people across Spain participated in a general strike that shut down highways, shopping districts, and factories.
The general strike in Spain echoes the general strike that occurred in Minnesota last January in protest against the ICE occupation. In both cases, momentum began in the streets and then spread to the unions—not vice versa.
In other words, all powerful movements start at the grassroots.
https://crimethinc.com/2026generalstrikes
The general strike in Spain echoes the general strike that occurred in Minnesota last January in protest against the ICE occupation. In both cases, momentum began in the streets and then spread to the unions—not vice versa.
In other words, all powerful movements start at the grassroots.
https://crimethinc.com/2026generalstrikes
❤🔥18❤2🤬1
CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective
Today, millions of people across Spain participated in a general strike that shut down highways, shopping districts, and factories. The general strike in Spain echoes the general strike that occurred in Minnesota last January in protest against the ICE occupation.…
As we argued in our analysis of the last two general strikes in the US, walking out of work is not enough—we must also interrupt the economy.
To succeed today, in addition to shutting down workplaces, schools, neighborhoods, and prisons, a general strike must target the choke points of the economy—physical locations like ports, highways, and distribution centers as well as online venues and other forms of infrastructure.
https://crimethinc.com/TwoGeneralStrikes
To succeed today, in addition to shutting down workplaces, schools, neighborhoods, and prisons, a general strike must target the choke points of the economy—physical locations like ports, highways, and distribution centers as well as online venues and other forms of infrastructure.
https://crimethinc.com/TwoGeneralStrikes
❤🔥18
“Gen Z Regulates”
A New Wave of Unrest in Germany?
https://crimethinc.com/GenZregelt
For months, unrest has been spreading across Europe. On Halloween, the youth protests finally reached Germany. Under the motto “Gen Z regelt” (“Gen Z regulates”), tens of thousands took to the streets of nearly 40 German cities on October 31.
While a large-scale uprising like the one in France remains unlikely, the first cracks in the pacification of society are starting to show. In this report, two anarchists describe their experiences in two different demonstrations and discuss the potential of the events.
A New Wave of Unrest in Germany?
https://crimethinc.com/GenZregelt
For months, unrest has been spreading across Europe. On Halloween, the youth protests finally reached Germany. Under the motto “Gen Z regelt” (“Gen Z regulates”), tens of thousands took to the streets of nearly 40 German cities on October 31.
While a large-scale uprising like the one in France remains unlikely, the first cracks in the pacification of society are starting to show. In this report, two anarchists describe their experiences in two different demonstrations and discuss the potential of the events.
❤🔥15👍1
ホットポテトの持ち主が再び変わる
2026年中間選挙について
https://crimethinc.com/2026/11/06/hot-potato-no-mochinushi-ga-futatabi-kawaru-2026-chukan-senkyo-ni-tsuite
結局のところ、民主党も共和党と同様、民衆の怒りの根本原因に対処する能力など持ち合わせていない。支配者達が独裁体制を固めるか、あるいは私達が革命的な変革を成し遂げるまで、国家権力は異なる政党の間を益々激しく行き来し続けるだろう。
#日本語
2026年中間選挙について
https://crimethinc.com/2026/11/06/hot-potato-no-mochinushi-ga-futatabi-kawaru-2026-chukan-senkyo-ni-tsuite
結局のところ、民主党も共和党と同様、民衆の怒りの根本原因に対処する能力など持ち合わせていない。支配者達が独裁体制を固めるか、あるいは私達が革命的な変革を成し遂げるまで、国家権力は異なる政党の間を益々激しく行き来し続けるだろう。
#日本語
❤1