It's Safer in the Front

Faced with intensifying repression and state violence, there is an understandable inclination to seek safety by avoiding confrontation.

But this is not always the most effective strategy.

https://crimethinc.com/saferinthefront

“Counterintuitively, in a confusing situation, often the best, if not safest, place to be is the front lines, so you can see what is going on around you.”

After a fair amount of faff with bouncing between corporates, friends with old and broken printers, and local print shops owned by people with shitty positions, we just decided to do the T-shirt etc in house.

For the cost of the No Sweat T and the DTF print.
Whether 1 or 100
No profit.

To “comrades in Finland, the Baltics or Poland” she recommended “first aid skills and attending public defense courses, building drones, as well as many other civilian hobbies”.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/01/30/ukraine-solidarity-collectives-and-anarchists-in-the-ranks/

OTD 1972, Derry.
1st Para of the British Army commit the Bogside Massacre killing 14 protestors, just months after they commited the Ballymurphy massacre in which they killed 11 across three days in similar events.

The day would come to be known as Bloody Sunday.

From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.

Anti-Fascism everyday, everywhere, from everyone.

(h/t twesq.bsky.social)

Addicted To Losing by Athena

Just one of a whole slew of bangers the Muntjac crew have been reissuing over the past week.

Check them out: https://muntjacmag.noblogs.org/zines/

[Austin, USA]

Tomorrow from 12 PM - 6 PM!

A. Double Trouble
103 E. North Loop, 512/270-1955

B. MonkeyWrench Books
110 E. North Loop, 512/407-6925

"Workshops, Distros, Organising"

Hope you have a blast.

Two days ago at the FBI Academy in Quantico. Pink Washing is no longer good for business.

Some will morn the inevitable betrayal of the liberal establishment, but it was always going to happen and assimilationist have no one but themselves to blame for accepting the half measures which they benefitted from at the expense of others.

Take it on the chin, learn from it, make sure the next generation doesn't buy into saccharine promises, brand "an injustice to one, is an injustice to all" on your heart and prepare for the coming fight.

[Athens, Greece]

Anti-Fascist guard in Psirri - Thisio - Monastiraki neighbourhoods.

(h/t Chris Avramidis)

[LA, USA]
Thousands of people protesting ICE deportations in Los Angeles take over 101 Freeway- They returned in the evening and elsewhere as riot police deployed.

They were joined by demos in other cities such as Dallas and Houston.


[p/c Sergio Olmos (@MrOmos on Twitter)]

With Barcelona increasingly resembling a “tourist circus” rather than a livable city for locals, many people—regardless of their previous involvement in social struggles and direct action—are joining efforts to resist corporate-driven evictions.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/02/03/barcelona-mass-resistance-to-eviction-at-casa-orsola/

Americans, this is your army acknowledging that government money will be earmarked for white christian nationalist activities now.

Thankfully they've established a rather strict obedience directive over 249 years of existence.

Obey or be deemed unamerican, sub-altern, other.

James Acaster aint wrong...

90% of people are BASED

[Cardiff, UK]

SUPPORT YER LOCAL SABS

Having a bop while you do only makes it better ;p

Props to Daughters of Carmilla and Taff Punk for making cool shit happen.

OTD 1886, Hiratsuka Raichō is born. Anarchist writer, journalist, activist and organiser, she was a pioneering feminist. who founded Japan's first all-women literary magazine, Seitō (青鞜, literally "Bluestocking"), in 1911.

It's here, it's mighty, it's only bloody Lumpen 14, put together by the fantastic Class work Project! [@classworkproject.bsky.social] £6.50 or better still buy a double pack with Lumpen 13 for just £10.

Double
https://seditionist.uk/distro/readables/magazines/lumpen-13-14-double

Single
https://seditionist.uk/distro/readables/magazines/lumpen-14

"... climate change, fascism, and poverty only worsen, and with a gasp, we go silently into oblivion.... but bear with me here. There is also Path B..."

Check out this transcript of a speech given by Marion Koshy of Space City Anarchist Organisation

https://organisemagazine.org.uk/2025/02/11/two-paths/