Book parcels don't say who purchased the book, just the online vendor.
Donations via the gov site do identify who the sender is.
So on my anonymous card to James (remember I'm on the blacklist) I mention the donation and the book, thus tying them together. We'll see if the knuckle-dragging censors are going to do a big cross-check.
Donations via the gov site do identify who the sender is.
So on my anonymous card to James (remember I'm on the blacklist) I mention the donation and the book, thus tying them together. We'll see if the knuckle-dragging censors are going to do a big cross-check.
Please give your recommendations here of non-pozzed, non-fiction books, particularly on the following topics:
history
politics
religion
philosophy
The books would need to pass superficial scrutiny by the censors at our prisoners' prisons.
history
politics
religion
philosophy
The books would need to pass superficial scrutiny by the censors at our prisoners' prisons.
Books again:
Like postcards, which are either regional or themed, non-fiction books (for our purposes) come in two types:
1. Books that develop the reader's intellectual framework, and that attempt to answer the question, "what is going on!?" I mention this type in a previous message.
2. Books that are about healthy recreation. These books not only allow your time inside to be more bearable, but they make you stronger; you emerge better than you went in. This type might include:
* puzzle books such as crosswords and brain-teasers.
* almanacs/books on current events.
* collections of traditional children's stories.
* physical and mental culture.
The four sub-types listed above are not all equally appropriate for everyone:
For example, a book of children's stories might be appropriate for a prisoner who you know has small children and is expected to be released within a year or two.
Books of brain-teasers might not appeal to everyone (I love them) but crossword puzzles are more likely to suit almost anyone.
Books on physical and mental culture are for people who you already know are interested in a particular area of physical or mental culture, such as stretching for martial arts, different types of meditation, etc
I have only scratched the surface of this subject.
Like postcards, which are either regional or themed, non-fiction books (for our purposes) come in two types:
1. Books that develop the reader's intellectual framework, and that attempt to answer the question, "what is going on!?" I mention this type in a previous message.
2. Books that are about healthy recreation. These books not only allow your time inside to be more bearable, but they make you stronger; you emerge better than you went in. This type might include:
* puzzle books such as crosswords and brain-teasers.
* almanacs/books on current events.
* collections of traditional children's stories.
* physical and mental culture.
The four sub-types listed above are not all equally appropriate for everyone:
For example, a book of children's stories might be appropriate for a prisoner who you know has small children and is expected to be released within a year or two.
Books of brain-teasers might not appeal to everyone (I love them) but crossword puzzles are more likely to suit almost anyone.
Books on physical and mental culture are for people who you already know are interested in a particular area of physical or mental culture, such as stretching for martial arts, different types of meditation, etc
I have only scratched the surface of this subject.
Books again:
Ask the prisoner to be as specific as possible in telling you what books he would like. That's why sending books to Vincent was a breeze: he actually had a list of titles he wanted, so all I had to do was look them up on the vendor's site. Also, by asking you will avoid sending something he has already read.
Ask the prisoner to be as specific as possible in telling you what books he would like. That's why sending books to Vincent was a breeze: he actually had a list of titles he wanted, so all I had to do was look them up on the vendor's site. Also, by asking you will avoid sending something he has already read.
Books again:
To the list of healthy recreation you can add artistic development - how-to books on various genres.
To the list of healthy recreation you can add artistic development - how-to books on various genres.
I did some ringing around and the advice I received is that either soft or hard cover books are accepted.
Forwarded from "Thought Crime" Prisoners' Penpals UK
prisoners 20230724.txt
2.3 KB
I decided against a website for now because it is unnecessary and it would be an additional point of failure.
Instead I shall post a text file here, to be updated from time to time. That should eliminate clutter in the channel!
The prisoners are listed in alphabetic order by surname.
Please let me know of necessary corrections and suggested additions.
Instead I shall post a text file here, to be updated from time to time. That should eliminate clutter in the channel!
The prisoners are listed in alphabetic order by surname.
Please let me know of necessary corrections and suggested additions.
👍1
Forwarded from Bubba Kate v The State 2024-2025 (Uncensored for now)
Shouldn't be online as I have documents that need to be filed for somebody by today and its a whole new area of complex what I call anti-white law to get to grips with.
I have been doing alot of legal research into the progression of "Terrorism" legislation, the content, its interpretation, its selective implementation, the disparities in portrayal of Defendants and conduct of Trail Judges, the case law developed under these selectively applied Acts ect. Its been most interesting.
I think I will produce a few articles or videos on these matters, like how to file Appeals against conviction as a Defendant in Person and other bits knowledge that could come in quite useful should you find yourself a target of persecution by the state.
I have been doing alot of legal research into the progression of "Terrorism" legislation, the content, its interpretation, its selective implementation, the disparities in portrayal of Defendants and conduct of Trail Judges, the case law developed under these selectively applied Acts ect. Its been most interesting.
I think I will produce a few articles or videos on these matters, like how to file Appeals against conviction as a Defendant in Person and other bits knowledge that could come in quite useful should you find yourself a target of persecution by the state.
SCOPING THE WAY AHEAD AND PACING ONESELF
My main reference here is the Searchlight article posted a week ago - scroll up to read it.
It is a derivative article, simply abstracting other sources that they mention. That's good enough, and I see no reason to dig out those other sources.
Here's why:
The question I want to answer is: What are the absolute limits of the problem under consideration and what are the limits of our means to solve that problem? The answer will tell us whether our current plan is do-able.
The number of "right-wing extremist terrorist" prisoners has grown from 4 to 65 over a few years. You just have to look at the little "bios" that the article gives for a dozen cases to see that the increase is due more to absurd stretching of the definition of terrorism than any increase in activity by the people under consideration. Some of the descriptions read like a Monty Python courtroom sketch:
"He was also in possession of a crossbow with bolts, a replica assault rifle and a booklet called How to Become an Assassin"
Come on. if you don't get a chuckle from that then there's no hope for you!
We know from the familiar cases they list such as Sharp and Kearney that the accusations are likely to be extreme stretches based on a file found on a computer - a manufactured, faux "crime" that would have gone unremarked in saner times.
Returning to my original point: I not only doubt that I could find names for the 65 prisoners, but I would not want to, because we cannot process that many new prisoners all at once.
We will eventually be able to support that many, after a few more doublings of our subscribers.
I have come to believe that we won't need much promotion of the channel: If we do a good job of supporting our prisoners then word will get out and people will find us.
Therefore I have added ten names - from the article's gallery - to the next update of prisoners we need to get the contact details for.
Longer term it seems to me that the number of such prisoners in the Home Office statistics will level off, while our potential supporter base will continue to grow. So we need only do a good job of supporting the ones we have and the others will be eventually be brought to our attention.
My main reference here is the Searchlight article posted a week ago - scroll up to read it.
It is a derivative article, simply abstracting other sources that they mention. That's good enough, and I see no reason to dig out those other sources.
Here's why:
The question I want to answer is: What are the absolute limits of the problem under consideration and what are the limits of our means to solve that problem? The answer will tell us whether our current plan is do-able.
The number of "right-wing extremist terrorist" prisoners has grown from 4 to 65 over a few years. You just have to look at the little "bios" that the article gives for a dozen cases to see that the increase is due more to absurd stretching of the definition of terrorism than any increase in activity by the people under consideration. Some of the descriptions read like a Monty Python courtroom sketch:
"He was also in possession of a crossbow with bolts, a replica assault rifle and a booklet called How to Become an Assassin"
Come on. if you don't get a chuckle from that then there's no hope for you!
We know from the familiar cases they list such as Sharp and Kearney that the accusations are likely to be extreme stretches based on a file found on a computer - a manufactured, faux "crime" that would have gone unremarked in saner times.
Returning to my original point: I not only doubt that I could find names for the 65 prisoners, but I would not want to, because we cannot process that many new prisoners all at once.
We will eventually be able to support that many, after a few more doublings of our subscribers.
I have come to believe that we won't need much promotion of the channel: If we do a good job of supporting our prisoners then word will get out and people will find us.
Therefore I have added ten names - from the article's gallery - to the next update of prisoners we need to get the contact details for.
Longer term it seems to me that the number of such prisoners in the Home Office statistics will level off, while our potential supporter base will continue to grow. So we need only do a good job of supporting the ones we have and the others will be eventually be brought to our attention.
👍5
Forwarded from "Thought Crime" Prisoners' Penpals UK Chat
The Christmas gift drive organized by Evergreen for poor white families is a proven formula - we tweak that to be for our prisoners' families. It is simple: We create an Amazon wish-list for each family, of gifts that they would like to receive. Then we solicit our supporters to pay for them. What is paid for by the specified date will be shipped in time to arrive by Christmas. Donors are only dealing with the merchant (Amazon).
Correspomdemce Chess with Prisoners
Anonymous Poll
67%
I'll play, regardless of lack of anonymity.
25%
I'll play if I can remain anonymous.
17%
I would follow such games as a spectator.
8%
I'm not interested.
This is an extract from an update from Gabriel, Tyrone's mother, posted here with her permission:
I have had one visit which did not start well because he had just received two informative emails (days overdue) which he wanted to discuss with me but was not permitted to bring into the visit. He is coping but finds it extremely difficult and soul destroying. One prisoner tried to hang himself last week and when such incidents occur the whole wing gets locked in their cells.
Everything from delivering clothes to maintaining contact with the prisoner seems to be made as difficult as possible for prisoners and their families. Tyrone has only been able to make external calls for 8 of the 27 days he has been in prison which - considering you only get 28 days to appeal a case and have no access to the computers or printers or phone contact with Lawyers necessary to be able to Appeal, seems rather deliberate, though prisons will put it down to things like running out of phone credit, approval taking longer for terrorism offences, changing prisons etc...
Staff give conflicting information about how things operate which adds to the stress. They seem to regard prisoners as their property to be toyed with at will.
Email receipt has improved but the replies take 2-3 days which is too long if waiting on a specific reply when there is no phone contact.
During the visit at one point he was spoken to as if he was a naughty boy for taking off a very tight bolero he was made to wear over prison clothing - making him hot and uncomfortable - unlike other prisoners who wore loose sashes during the visiting time. They told him they had 'run out' of sashes but I can't help feeling he is treated differently from other prisoners due to the nature of his conviction. Even our seating arrangement was different from other prisoners who sat at moveable tables and chairs whereas our seating was fixed so I wouldn't be surprised if our conversations were bugged. I am due to meet with a former whistle blower prison Governor with whom I have been put in touch who has already advised that the prison Chaplain is a good person to befriend because they are in the unique position of having a foot in the external world as well as the prison so can be a useful liaison: you may want to pass on this advice to other prisoners, even if they are not people of faith.
I have had one visit which did not start well because he had just received two informative emails (days overdue) which he wanted to discuss with me but was not permitted to bring into the visit. He is coping but finds it extremely difficult and soul destroying. One prisoner tried to hang himself last week and when such incidents occur the whole wing gets locked in their cells.
Everything from delivering clothes to maintaining contact with the prisoner seems to be made as difficult as possible for prisoners and their families. Tyrone has only been able to make external calls for 8 of the 27 days he has been in prison which - considering you only get 28 days to appeal a case and have no access to the computers or printers or phone contact with Lawyers necessary to be able to Appeal, seems rather deliberate, though prisons will put it down to things like running out of phone credit, approval taking longer for terrorism offences, changing prisons etc...
Staff give conflicting information about how things operate which adds to the stress. They seem to regard prisoners as their property to be toyed with at will.
Email receipt has improved but the replies take 2-3 days which is too long if waiting on a specific reply when there is no phone contact.
During the visit at one point he was spoken to as if he was a naughty boy for taking off a very tight bolero he was made to wear over prison clothing - making him hot and uncomfortable - unlike other prisoners who wore loose sashes during the visiting time. They told him they had 'run out' of sashes but I can't help feeling he is treated differently from other prisoners due to the nature of his conviction. Even our seating arrangement was different from other prisoners who sat at moveable tables and chairs whereas our seating was fixed so I wouldn't be surprised if our conversations were bugged. I am due to meet with a former whistle blower prison Governor with whom I have been put in touch who has already advised that the prison Chaplain is a good person to befriend because they are in the unique position of having a foot in the external world as well as the prison so can be a useful liaison: you may want to pass on this advice to other prisoners, even if they are not people of faith.
👍4
Can anyone help to get the contact details of this prisoner Gareth Anthony Brett of Poole?
🔥1
Forwarded from Cricket
hello mate heard about this channel we're looking for a mate but not too keen on the plod getting on to us, can you help?
🔥1
Summary of themed packs of postcards that I mentioned a week ago and now have in hand:
"Earth and Space" (Ebay) - recommended
"Sci-Fi Movie Posters" (Dover Books) - recommended
"van Gogh" (Dover Books) - recommended
"Steampunk" (Dover Books) - rubbish, don't buy
I didn't get anything from The National Gallery because I was put off by their £5 shipping charge. If it wasn't for that I would have got the "Turner" pack.
The importance of these cards, as well as regional cards, and e-mails and letters, is that I'll be spreading myself thinner as we get more prisoners on our list. So money and books per prisoner will necessarily be reduced, at least until we have a donation system in place.
Of course, dear reader, you are urged to write to any or all of the prisoners on our list.
"Earth and Space" (Ebay) - recommended
"Sci-Fi Movie Posters" (Dover Books) - recommended
"van Gogh" (Dover Books) - recommended
"Steampunk" (Dover Books) - rubbish, don't buy
I didn't get anything from The National Gallery because I was put off by their £5 shipping charge. If it wasn't for that I would have got the "Turner" pack.
The importance of these cards, as well as regional cards, and e-mails and letters, is that I'll be spreading myself thinner as we get more prisoners on our list. So money and books per prisoner will necessarily be reduced, at least until we have a donation system in place.
Of course, dear reader, you are urged to write to any or all of the prisoners on our list.
👍1
Would you donate to a Givesendgo campaign set up to be distributed each month to our prisoners?
Anonymous Poll
80%
Yes
20%
No