Forwarded from CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective
Ukraine: Between Two Fires
https://cwc.im/Ukraine2022
An array of perspectives from anarchists in and around Ukraine about the looming threat of war and the agendas of the various geopolitical players, seeking to pose the hard questions about how movements can respond to state militarism.
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In hopes of providing crucial background on the current tensions between Russia, Ukraine, the United States, and other members of NATO, we present the transcript of an excellent interview with an anarchist in Ukraine, followed by another perspective contributed by a Ukrainian anarchist from Lugansk who is now located in Kiev.
https://cwc.im/Ukraine2022
An array of perspectives from anarchists in and around Ukraine about the looming threat of war and the agendas of the various geopolitical players, seeking to pose the hard questions about how movements can respond to state militarism.
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In hopes of providing crucial background on the current tensions between Russia, Ukraine, the United States, and other members of NATO, we present the transcript of an excellent interview with an anarchist in Ukraine, followed by another perspective contributed by a Ukrainian anarchist from Lugansk who is now located in Kiev.
Solid analysis of the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa covering its disposition, logistics, and affects. Also discussing the failure of liberal pedantry to combat such things.
https://north-shore.info/2022/02/07/trip-report-ottawa-on-saturday-february-5/
https://north-shore.info/2022/02/07/trip-report-ottawa-on-saturday-february-5/
Geofence warrants, that is LEOs getting dragnet data, often Google location data, about everyone in an area, are a new norm in the u.s.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/5/22918487/fbi-geofence-seattle-blm-protest-police-guild-attack
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/5/22918487/fbi-geofence-seattle-blm-protest-police-guild-attack
The Verge
FBI used geofence warrant in Seattle after BLM protest attack, new documents show
“I submit that there is probable cause to search information in the possession of Google.”
Another new norm is phone unlocking technology.
https://theintercept.com/2022/02/08/cellebrite-phone-hacking-government-agencies/
https://theintercept.com/2022/02/08/cellebrite-phone-hacking-government-agencies/
The Intercept
Use of Controversial Phone-Cracking Tool Is Spreading Across Federal Government
Cellebrite’s extensive federal sales come as another Israeli phone-spying firm, NSO Group, falls under federal sanctions.
A decent critical analysis of the movement’s dispositions in Portland.
https://rosecitycounterinfo.noblogs.org/2022/02/why-are-we-still-standing-outside-of-precincts/
https://rosecitycounterinfo.noblogs.org/2022/02/why-are-we-still-standing-outside-of-precincts/
For more operational thinking surrounding what is to be done after a peak of unrest check out crimethinc’s series on the subject:
https://crimethinc.com/2013/09/09/after-the-crest-the-life-cycle-of-movements
https://crimethinc.com/2013/09/09/after-the-crest-the-life-cycle-of-movements
CrimethInc.
After the Crest
Over the past six years, cities around the world have seen peaks of anti-capitalist struggle: Athens, London, Barcelona, Cairo, Oakland, Montréal, Istanbul. A decade ago, anarchists would converge ...
“As for us, we prefer to attack, to take some blows and to deal some too. We prefer to operate.”
The Invisible Committee
The Invisible Committee
White Terrorism Often Leads to Harsher Punishment for People of Color
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/01/14/white-terrorism-often-leads-to-harsher-punishment-for-people-of-color
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/01/14/white-terrorism-often-leads-to-harsher-punishment-for-people-of-color
The Marshall Project
White Terrorism Often Leads to Harsher Punishment for People of Color
Amid calls for tougher laws after the Capitol assault, research shows that measures addressing White violence usually fall harder on Black people.
How organizers with police and military expertise may be helping Ottawa convoy protest dig in
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/convoy-protesters-police-tactical-knowledge-1.6345854
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/convoy-protesters-police-tactical-knowledge-1.6345854
CBC
How organizers with police and military expertise may be helping Ottawa convoy protest dig in | CBC News
For nearly two weeks, protesters have entrenched themselves in Ottawa’s downtown core, and despite a police raid that attempted to cut off supplies, they appear to still have the upper hand. Experts say their success may be partly due to deep knowledge of…
Anonymity, criminality, fugitivity: these are the categories that orient Andrew Culp’s new manual for subtractive revolt in the 21st century.
https://illwill.com/anonymity-criminality-fugitivity
https://illwill.com/anonymity-criminality-fugitivity
Illwill
Anonymity, Criminality, Fugitivity • Ill Will
Andrew Culp has written a partisan manual for sabotaging cybernetic power in the 21st century.
Trudeau to use rare emergency powers in attempt to quell protests – reports
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/14/canada-protests-justin-trudeau-use-rare-emergency-powers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/14/canada-protests-justin-trudeau-use-rare-emergency-powers
the Guardian
Trudeau invokes rare emergency powers in attempt to quell protests
Emergencies Act gives government broad powers for 30 days, but prime minister is not expected to call in the military
Forwarded from CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective
Ill Winds from #Ottawa
https://cwc.im/Ottawa2022
In this extensive report, our Montréal correspondent explores the unfolding anti-mandate protests in Canada, reviewing the agendas of the various forces that are vying for power and reflecting on the risks and opportunities in a situation in which the far right has gained the initiative.
https://cwc.im/Ottawa2022
In this extensive report, our Montréal correspondent explores the unfolding anti-mandate protests in Canada, reviewing the agendas of the various forces that are vying for power and reflecting on the risks and opportunities in a situation in which the far right has gained the initiative.
Forwarded from The Intercept
"It's Not Sustainable": ISIS Prison Battle Shows Dangers of Indefinite Detention
https://theintercept.com/2022/02/14/syria-isis-prisoners-repatriation/
https://theintercept.com/2022/02/14/syria-isis-prisoners-repatriation/
The Intercept
ISIS Prison Battle Shows Dangers of Indefinite Detention
Tens of thousands of people from dozens of countries have been detained in northeast Syria since the fall of the Islamic State three years ago.
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TIL that the Japanese Yakuza engage in a unique form of extortion known as sōkaiya. Instead of forcing small businesses into protection rackets, the Yakuza harass the stockholders of larger corporations.
https://ift.tt/gR4chPm
Submitted February 14, 2022 at 05:50PM by kirkl3s
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Submitted February 14, 2022 at 05:50PM by kirkl3s
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Wikipedia
Yakuza
members of traditional transnational organized crime syndicates in Japan