Franklin López

Founder of subMedia (npub12aj…wuy5)  & Amplifier Films (npub1srk…l9a9) #Boricua #Father #Anarchist  Lover of #Tacos #HipHop #SciFi  I post in español, français and english.

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2026-03-27 15:30:08 UTC

The state locked up Maricela Rueda for protesting the brutality of immigrant detention, and now her family is left carrying the weight: caring for her daughter, managing the house, and dealing with the financial fallout. The money goes directly to her daughter’s care and urgent household needs.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-maricelas-family-while-she-fights-for-justice
#prairieland

2026-02-25 14:12:57 UTC

#Prairieland Trial Update: Blessed Are the Zine Makers
Day one of the Prairieland trial was supposed to cement the government’s “ambush” narrative. Instead, it started poking holes in it.
This is the federal case against nine defendants stemming from the July 4, 2025 noise demonstration outside the Prairieland ICE detention center in Alvarado, Texas. The government has framed it as a coordinated attack on law enforcement — even tying it into their broader “Antifa = domestic terrorism” storyline.
In opening statements, prosecutors leaned heavily on political literature and zines as evidence of conspiracy. A printing press found in a raid was presented as one of the key links tying some of the defendants to the broader case. Yes — a printing press.
But the real shift came during cross-examination of Lt. Thomas Gross, the Alvarado officer who was allegedly shot during the incident.
Gross testified that when he arrived on scene, there was no serious crime underway beyond what he described as “criminal mischief.” That already strains the idea of a premeditated armed ambush.
He admitted he drew his weapon without identifying a clear threat. He admitted pointing his firearm at the back of a fleeing person. He couldn’t explain how he was supposedly facing a shooter yet was shot in the back. He was treated at the hospital for 2–4 hours and released the same day — and authorities still haven’t produced hospital records months later.
That testimony does not neatly support the image of police walking into a planned terrorist assault.
Meanwhile, access to the courtroom has been restricted, with family members removed or displaced to accommodate law enforcement seating.
Overlay all of this with the political climate: the case has been publicly framed by top federal officials as the first major prosecution of “Antifa” under new domestic terrorism prioritization guidelines. That context matters. It shapes jury pools. It shapes media narratives. It shapes everything.
Day one didn’t prove the government’s case. If anything, it exposed tension between the rhetoric and the actual testimony.
The trial continues.

2026-02-18 14:18:53 UTC

Yesterday (Feb 17, 2026) jury selection started in the Prairieland case — and the judge immediately declared a mistrial because a defense attorney wore a Jesse Jackson shirt. Yeah. That’s the bar now.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/judge-texas-mistrial-antifa-ice
This trial matters because it’s part of the same old authoritarian playbook: take a protest against state violence, ignore the violence, and put the protestors on trial as “terrorists.” The state wants you focused on fireworks and graffiti instead of the cage they were protesting outside of.
Prairieland is an ICE detention facility with a long list of abuse allegations — including the recent reporting on Leqaa Kordia, who had a seizure and was reportedly shackled during hospitalization after being held there. If that doesn’t make your stomach turn, check your pulse.
https://apnews.com/article/leqaa-kordia-ice-immigration-trump-f3c4cb201d00038313f202653b3f4673
Court access is being squeezed, but we can track transcripts + filings and push back on the copaganda narrative. Follow updates + documents here:
https://prairielanddefendants.com
Support the defendants (letters + info):
https://prairielanddefendants.com/meet-the-defendants/
https://prairielanddefendants.com/write-to-the-defendants/
Legal fund: https://www.givesendgo.com/supportDFWprotestors
Support Maricela’s family: https://gofund.me/8f632c7fc
Follow the support crew @npub1n95…2fy0
If you’re wondering what to do: watch, share receipts, talk to people, and don’t let the state write the story unchallenged.

2026-02-13 18:59:52 UTC

CALL-IN CAMPAIGN HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
The Prairieland defendants are facing horrendous conditions in Tarrant County Jail where they were moved this week before trial. They have had their legal paperwork confiscated, held in filthy cells, and treated as violent and dangerous.
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2026-02-11 19:06:37 UTC

Dakota and Lakota peeps have set up ceremony camp outside the Whipple Federal Building — where ICE is headquartered in Minneapolis. Support is needed. Info in slides.
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2026-02-09 01:49:44 UTC

Right off the bat: I loved the #BadBunny halftime show.
Yeah, I could do without some of the over-the-top sexy shit — but let’s be real, that’s his bread and butter. I’m not excusing it, just saying: if that’s all you saw, you missed the whole damn point.
From the very first image — people cutting sugar cane — this was political as hell. Sugar cane isn’t some random aesthetic. It’s the industrial agriculture imposed by the United States after they took over Puerto Rico in 1898. That was the moment communal farming was destroyed and Puerto Ricans were forced into brutal export agriculture for U.S. profit. That history matters.
The entire performance was an homage to the island I grew up in. The neighborhoods, the sounds, the colors, the references — there’s so much nostalgia packed in there I honestly can’t even list it all. They went down the fucking list. Every Puerto Rican I know was watching this with tears in their eyes.
And maybe most important of all: he did the whole thing in Spanish. At a time when Spanish has basically been criminalized — when people are afraid to speak it in public, afraid of having the “wrong” accent, especially after years of Trump-era racism — that alone is a massive political act.
I need to rewatch it because there’s so much going on, but I wanted to put this out there now. Because I already know a lot of people aren’t going to get it at first glance.
But make no mistake: this wasn’t just a halftime show.
It was a huge cultural and political moment — and for Puerto Ricans especially, it meant a hell of a lot.
¡Pa'lante!🇵🇷✊

2026-02-07 18:08:04 UTC

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters

2026-02-07 18:03:10 UTC

Even with 35,000 crowd control munitions, people in #Minneapolis did not let up and forced ICE to do a tactical retreat.
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/in-ices-war-the-public-is-winning?triedRedirect=true
#fuckice

2026-02-07 00:09:46 UTC

Because Homan says “de-escalation” and Bovino is gone, people think #Minneapolis is calm now.
That’s bullshit.
Trusted folks on the ground say otherwise.
Keep watching. This ain’t over.
https://bsky.app/profile/ottergoose.net/post/3me3mtgfot22n
#fuckice

2026-01-14 15:52:43 UTC

hell yeah — blueprint right here:
#Minneapolis’ Wrecktangle Pizza told #ICE to fuck off and the hood backed them up. Agents tried to push in; workers + community held the line, and the feds bailed after spraying chemicals that got booted back out the door. That’s how you treat uninvited thugs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo8lEUJUA

2026-01-14 00:41:07 UTC

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Peeps in #Iran are using a combination of Starlink terminals and a peer to peer browser called Ceno to get info out. Super interesting!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/13/ecosystem-smuggled-tech-iran-last-link-outside-world-internet

2026-01-13 15:25:17 UTC

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If you’ve got links, zines, checklists, lessons learned, drop them in the replies. If you’re down to help, say what you can offer (hardware, training, translation, testing). Let’s stitch together a people’s playbook for comms under repression. The fediverse is a start; infrastructure we own is the endgame. No more begging landlords for permission to speak. 🏴
https://meshmap.net/

2026-01-13 15:22:42 UTC

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Let’s map options we can control:
— local mesh networks (LoRa, Wi-Fi mesh)
— small community ISPs / co-ops
— offline-first tools & sneakernet practices
— community radio + ham bridges
— satellite where possible (but eyes open about cost/control)
— practical opsec for high-risk moments
What else belongs here? Docs, guides, case studies welcome.
https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/5bj5w0/internet_over_ham_general_questions/

2026-01-13 15:20:41 UTC

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If folks have firsthand or trusted secondhand reports from Iran about staying connected during shutdowns, please share. I’ve heard some people are using satellite links; I know Starlink is part of that mix—but I’d love specifics beyond rumors. What actually worked? What failed? What did people wish they had ready before the net went dark?
https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/iran-used-kill-switch-to-jam-starlink-internet-amid-nationwide-protests-what-is-this-approach-ws-l-19819962.htm

2026-01-13 15:19:22 UTC

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I’ve been thinking: we need to keep this conversation alive—not just “quit corporate platforms” (do that), but own the infrastructure. Mastodon is one piece of a bigger project. Federation helps us move communities without starting from zero. But what about when the pipes themselves get yanked? How do we build comms that survive blackouts, censorship, and billionaire tantrums?
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/02/egypts-internet-blackout-highlights-danger-weak

2026-01-13 15:17:27 UTC

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@franklinlopez/114705462714586000
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Solidarity with the people of #Iran. May this revolt bear real, tangible fruit—enough to break the chokehold of the elites who’ve strangled everyday life for decades. And yeah, once again the state flips the damn switch: internet cut right when folks need it most. We’ve all seen softer versions of this here—“policy changes,” throttling, shadowbans—but a blackout is the blunt instrument of power.
#note1suw…69rk

2026-01-09 16:21:46 UTC

Wild turn of events: the Hard Fork crew (@npub1unt…k4k7, @npub1drp…4unm) + P.J. Vogt ( @npub1fec…7glq) from Search Engine spun up their own Mastodon instance (https://theforkiverse.com/) to help fix the internet. 🤯 Last time I heard Kevin and Casey talk Mastodon, it wasn’t exactly love. Glad they changed tune—now let’s funnel folks into the damn Fediverse and make it weird again. #Fediverse #Mastodon #HardFork #SearchEngine #FixTheInternet

2026-01-09 16:11:31 UTC

So basically, ICE has a license to kill?
https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-minneapolis-ice-shooting-defense-immunity-minnesota-11331877

2026-01-08 12:01:24 UTC

Mayor tells #ice to get the fuck out of #Minneapolis
https://youtu.be/dvSy13vypzc?si=QHDby4mOqYmqgmWr

2026-01-03 13:04:08 UTC

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There is nothing more disempowering than watching your own homeland turned into a launchpad for imperial violence. #PuertoRico is being used to attack our sisters and brothers in #Venezuela — planes, military equipment, the whole damn war machine — taking off from our soil.
Right now, Puerto Rican airspace is locked down, not to protect our people, but to facilitate aggression against another population that’s already under siege.
This is colonialism in real time. We don’t consent. We are not your aircraft carrier. And we sure as hell are not your proxy for attacking #Venezuela.
https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/notas/restringen-espacio-aereo-del-aeropuerto-luis-munoz-marin-tras-actividad-militar-en-venezuela/

2026-01-03 11:01:38 UTC

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Reminds me of the bloody US invasion of Panama in 1989 to forcibly remove Manuel Noriega. Many innocent people died. My heart goes to the people of Venezuela.

2026-01-03 10:55:24 UTC

Breaking - Trump says the US captured Maduro - bombings reported in Caracas #Venezuela
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-strikes-venezuela-and-says-its-leader-maduro-has-been-captured-and-flown-out-of-the-country/ar-AA1Tut0J

2025-12-19 22:48:41 UTC

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Ugh new photo dump shows #Chomsky jet setting with #Epstein
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/12/18/us-democrats-release-dozens-of-new-photographs-from-jeffrey-epstein-estate/

2025-12-18 15:48:29 UTC

Only one sleep till #EpsteinFriday !

2025-12-17 13:32:23 UTC

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Greg Grandin weighs in on the Chomsky/Epstein/Bannon affair. Good read
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/noam-chomsky-jeffrey-epstein-emails/

2025-12-15 16:39:32 UTC

#HipHop was cyberpunk before #cyberpunk was a thing.
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2025-12-15 12:38:27 UTC

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Apparently #Epstein brokered a 3 hour lunch between #Bannon and #Chomsky in 2018. After Bannon told Epstein that Chomsky was short on facts. LOL
https://civicanger.com/2025/11/17/noam-chomsky-and-steve-bannon-the-lunch-epstein-brokered/

2025-12-14 14:54:34 UTC

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It's been reported by several news outlets so by all accounts this is a real photo. #Chomsky would do well to get in front of this and explain himself. The photo of him smiling with this evil motherfucker is a terrible look not to mention the money transfer of $200k to #Epstein. It all seems devastatingly disappointing.
https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/chomsky-bannon-epstein-connections-analysis-7b27c6

2025-12-14 03:53:46 UTC

Is this real?
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2025-12-09 18:23:52 UTC

Can’t lie, I’m kinda blown away. A video I made for @npub12aj…wuy5 is now an official source for the Canadian freaking Encyclopedia. Didn’t have “become Canadian educational material” on my bingo card, but this is the weird timeline we got stuck with.
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oka-crisis
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2025-12-02 17:20:26 UTC

Let’s be real: land defenders on the frontlines protect more forests and water with a busted pickup and a thermos than the corporate NGO circus does with a million-dollar gala.
This #GivingTuesday, skip Greenpeace, skip Forest Ethics (or whatever they’re calling themselves now) and send your cash straight to the folks in Atikamekw Territory holding the line.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/soutenez-le-camp-souverainete-defense-de-la-foret-a-km-134

2025-12-02 13:54:20 UTC

Since 2009 I’ve been following the COP meetings — the so-called Conference of Parties — supposedly created to stop man-made #climatechange. And since 2009 (and before!) it’s been a total fucking failure.
I was at the COP16 protests in Cancún back in 2010, and surprise, surprise: the people actually living through climate catastrophe were ignored while layers of security made damn sure our voices never reached the bureaucrats cosplaying saviors inside.
Which brings me to this video by Sam Alcoff. Poor bastard — it’s not his fault, it’s his job. He’s been covering these COP shitshows for over a decade, watching them flop year after year. Meanwhile, the only folks the media ever amplifies are the big-green NGO execs who smile pretty while being just as complicit in the destruction they claim to fight.
Anyway, do yourself a favor and watch this. The images are wild, the narration cuts deep, and what Sam captures from inside the latest COP is downright surreal.
Check it out.
https://youtu.be/RM396SfxSek?si=dJ-OY8B3uW8Cou4S

2025-11-27 17:37:24 UTC

Momentum doesn’t magically appear—someone bleeds for it. If a comrade asks you to show up to the “nobody’s there yet” spot, say yes. That’s the moment that makes the moment. That’s where movements are born.

2025-10-03 15:52:04 UTC

Hive mind, I need a travel boost. One grant got nuked. Another in limbo. I’m headed to the Netherlands later this month to run my mouth about radical film. Point me to Canada orgs that fund last-minute travel for troublemaking filmmakers. Comment or DM.
#radicalfilm #cdnfilm #artistgrant

2025-09-29 15:32:07 UTC

So uh… turns out we accidentally tried to charge y’all the GDP of a small country for a fuckin’ T-shirt. 😬
If you're in so-called Canada and saw our merch prices recently and thought, “Damn, these punks really went full capitalist,”—nah. What actually happened is our store was converting USD to CAD like we were selling gold-threaded hoodies blessed by the Pope. (We’re not. They’re just cotton, made with solidarity and spite.)
Anyway—we fixed it. Prices are now what they should’ve been from the start: fair, not exploitative, and still supporting the work we do.
And to the beautiful weirdos who did buy something at the jacked-up price—yo, THANK YOU. Seriously. You helped keep this project alive, even if it was an accidental donation. We owe you a high five and probably a sticker pack.
We’re not capitalists. We barely know how to run a store. But we do know how to tell stories that punch colonizers in the teeth. So if you wanna wear that on your chest, now’s the time to cop one.
https://amplifierfilms.myshopify.com/
#WeLiveOnStolenLands #RedRoadToPalestine #DIYAF #NotAShopifyWizard #SupportRadicalMedia
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2025-09-20 12:47:25 UTC

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In this era of creeping dictatorships and censorship, rad media makers need to also publish on decentralized networks—stuff that’s redundant, resilient, and untouchable by governments or algorithms. #RSS still rules, and I always try to sub to indy pods with their own feeds. It Could Happen Here is great, but it’s hosted on iHeart (yeah, Clearchannel). Would suck if shows vanished overnight because corporate podcast networks bent the knee to Trump or whoever’s next.
Don't know about #Clearchannel? Read up on the largest radio conglomerate in the US who killed a lot local radio, has a history of censorship and whose owners are hella conservative.
https://www.local802afm.org/allegro/articles/union-report-blasts-clear-channel/

2025-09-20 12:20:42 UTC

If you haven’t checked out It Could Happen Here, you should. It started as a novel about the collapse of the US and spun into a podcast that actually makes sense of the mess we’re in. The latest episode breaks down the #CharlieKirk hit and ties it to past waves of political violence, especially in Italy. Smart, heavy, worth your time.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/

2025-09-18 13:35:42 UTC

And yeah, shit’s bad. But before you start spiraling about how “the end is near,” remember: for Black and Indigenous folks, the end of the world already happened a long fucking time ago. They’ve been living under existential threat for centuries. So yes, organize, fight back, but keep perspective—this crisis ain’t new for everyone.

2025-09-18 10:47:17 UTC

I wonder how long this article about #Antifa, that positively portrays the movement, will be allowed to remain on the Smithsonian magazine's website.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-anti-fascism-180975152/

2025-09-16 23:05:17 UTC

If you need to unplug from the flaming trash heap we call reality, here’s two gems:
1. Portrait of a Lady on Fire – easily one of the most gut-punchingly beautiful films I’ve seen in forever.
2. Blackfish City – a brutal #cyberpunk novel with killer whales, polar bears, and the kind of dystopian grit that'll melt your face off.
Go watch/read, thank me later.

2025-09-13 13:05:35 UTC

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I must admit I jumped the gun sharing the canary article. Turns out a lot of the info is unconfirmed. This article by garbage day points to a much more terrifying reality. The cesspool that is so called Internet culture.
https://www.garbageday.email/p/charlie-kirk-was-killed-by-a-meme

2025-09-13 01:07:47 UTC

So the alleged Charlie Kirk shooter ain’t some “radical leftist” after all. Dude’s a gun-humping Trump fan per The Canary. But too fucking late—Trump already screeched about the “destruction of the far left,” and his cult will keep running that play no matter what the facts say. Propaganda doesn’t need truth, just a target
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-suspect-is-a-gun-loving-trump-supporter/
And before I forget, fuck Charlie Kirk

2025-09-08 15:49:45 UTC

Canada just handed 10 years to “Dark Foreigner,” the #Atomwaffen Division’s PR goblin. Atomwaffen were a #neoNazi death cult that worshipped mass murder and tried to spark race war.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/patrick-gordon-macdonald-dark-foreigner-1.7624892

2025-08-29 04:24:32 UTC

I just wrote up how I cut “George Bush Don’t Like Black People” in under 24 hrs back in ’05. No SoundCloud, no Spotify—just a TiVo full of Katrina, a smoky Canon GL2, a beat-up PowerBook, and a metric fuck-ton of rage. I synced TV corpsespeak to Legendary K.O. / K-Otix’s CC track, slapped grimy titles, exported a crusty QuickTime, and hurled it onto the Internet Archive. We embedded it on subMedia, the NYT linked it, and the site face-planted from traffic.
Point is: remix isn’t a genre, it’s a weapon. When the state abandons people and corporate media gaslights, jack the feed and make your own damn video.
https://amplifierfilms.ca/uploading-rage-the-diy-birth-of-a-viral-katrina-remix
#NOLA #Katrina #RemixCulture #CreativeCommons #subMedia #AnarchistMedia #LegendaryKO #Kanye #MediaLiteracy #DIY or #DIE

2025-08-23 13:02:01 UTC

🚨 Please keep supporting the Prairieland Defendants! 🧵
Two urgent fundraisers need love right now:
❤️ Maricela’s family – They’re halfway to their goal. Mari’s been there for so many of us, and now it’s our turn to show the fuck up for her and her daughter.
👉 https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-maricelas-family-while-she-fights-for-justice
✊ The 17 defendants’ legal fund – Our friends are staring down the state and need solid legal defense. This one’s stalled at 64%. Let’s push it over the top.
👉 https://www.givesendgo.com/supportdfwprotestors
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2025-08-20 14:44:19 UTC

After a pile of grant rejections from the usual institutions, Clifton and I finally landed our first official grant for A Red Road to the West Bank — and no surprise, it’s anarchists who came through. Who else has our backs when we’re making films that call out colonialism by name?
We’re beyond honored to be recipients of the 2025 Jen Angel Anarchist Media Grant, thanks to the Institute for Anarchist Studies and Agency. Even sweeter, we get to share this honor alongside comrades making powerful work like The Dugout, Mainline’s The Process is the Punishment, and All Damn Night.
This film pulls no punches — it’s about the parallels between Indigenous struggles here and in Palestine, two peoples fighting the same settler colonial playbook. It’s a story the powers-that-be don’t want told, which is exactly why it needs to be.
We’ve still got a long road ahead and need serious support to finish. If you believe in radical media that doesn’t bow down, throw some love our way: https://amplifierfilms.ca/redroad
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2025-07-26 17:53:30 UTC

If you haven’t read this yet, get on it. [@igd_news](https://kolektiva.social/@igd_news ) just dropped a brain-melter on what the fuck we’re actually doing when we talk about revolution in the 21st century.
Forget the vanguard cosplay and NGO liberalism — this piece tears into the dead ends, revisits the lessons of movements past, and argues for something messier, spicier, and more grounded: autonomous power built through collective fucking risk.
“All Cocoons Are Temporary” doesn’t just ask how we organize — it asks why, and who the hell we’re building for. Spoiler: not your clout-chasing friend with a podcast.
https://itsgoingdown.org/all-cocoons-are-temporary-revisiting-leadership-spontaneity-and-organization-for-revolutionary-struggles-in-the-21st-century/

2025-07-25 22:51:03 UTC

Is it okay now to compare Israel to Nazi fucking Germany? Netanyahu to Hitler?
Or do we have to wait ‘til the bodies are bulldozed into mass graves?
How many starved, bombed, orphaned kids do we need before we’re allowed to say:
This is genocide.
This is fascism.
This is a holocaust.
Netanyahu is a fucking war criminal, and the world is watching him do it—live-streamed, in HD, with Western backing.
History’s repeating.
And once again, most people are just sitting on their hands.
#Gaza #NeverAgainMeansNow #FreePalestine #ShutItDown #GenocideInGaza
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2025-07-25 15:23:35 UTC

Indigenous land defenders are shutting down logging ops, blocking trains, and fighting for future generations. We’ve been filming it all. New blog post + urgent call to support Defenders of the Forest — a film 5 yrs in the making.
📽️ Read it here: https://amplifierfilms.ca/defenders-of-the-forest-indigenous-land-defense-in-so-called-quebec
#LandBack #StopBill97 #DefendersOfTheForest

2025-07-18 02:44:33 UTC

#Weakling
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2025-07-17 19:37:07 UTC

🔥 14 comrades have now been arrested for resisting ICE at the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas. The state wants to disappear them, isolate them, and bury their voices—but we won’t let that happen.
📬 WRITE TO THE PRAIRIELAND 14.
Mail is monitored, so don’t talk case details or politics. Just stories, art, dumb jokes, whatever keeps the spark alive.
Mailing address:
[Full Name]
[ID Number]
Johnson County Detention Center
1800 Ridgemar Dr
Cleburne, TX 76031
📎 Write in black or blue ink only on plain white 8.5x11 paper. No stickers, glitter, or other spicy anarcho-craft shit. Include return address on every page.
🖊️ Here's the full list:
Savanna Batten – 202502020
Ines Soto – 202502008
Elizabeth Soto – 202502014
Seth Sikes – 202502010
Maricela Rueda – 202502018
Meagan Morris – 202502011
Joy Gibson – 202502016
Nathan Baumann – 202502009
Autumn Hill – 202502023
Zachary Evetts – 202502013
John Thomas – 202502059
Lynette Sharp – 202502085
Benjamin Song – 202502108
💥 Also:
Daniel Rolando Sanchez Estrada – 95099-511
FMC Fort Worth
Federal Medical Center
PO Box 15330
Fort Worth, TX 76119
💸 Toss some cash at the fundraiser if you can:
https://www.givesendgo.com/supportdfwprotestors
Let’s show these folks they’re not alone. Let’s make state repression expensive.
Solidarity is fucking action.
#DFW14 #AbolishICE #PrisonIsTheCrime #SolidarityMeansAttack #FuckYourBorders
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2025-07-16 14:41:22 UTC

⚠️ Content Warning: This video contains images of explosions and acts of state violence. Viewer discretion advised.
Israel just bombed Damascus while Al-Jazeera was live on the air. That’s not a military strategy — that’s fucking psychological warfare in HD.
Let’s be clear: this ain't some 4D chess by Netanyahu. This is just raw, unhinged colonial bloodlust. The same freak show who’s kept the slaughter going in Gaza, the West Bank, and poked at Iran — even when it pissed off their sugar daddy in DC.
Remember when Trump tried to cozy back up to Syria? Yeah, the Zionists just spat on that too.
They want you to watch. They want Syrians to feel the terror live. It’s not enough to kill — it’s about making people feel powerless in real time. That’s the fuckin’ point.
Israel and Zionism are a death cult — and they need to be stopped.
#FreePalestine
#HandsOffSyria
#ZionismIsTerrorism
#StopTheGenocide
#IsraelIsATerroristState
#FuckZionism
#NetanyahuWarCriminal
#LongLiveResistance
#FromTheRiverToTheSea
#AbolishTheApartheidState
#SolidarityWithPalestine
#AntiColonial
#SmashZionism
#EndTheOccupation
#DecolonizeEverything
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2025-07-14 14:15:14 UTC

🚨 URGENT: The state is not just charging anti-ICE activists with terrorism — now they’re straight-up torturing them inside Johnson County Jail.
The Prairieland Defendants — aka the DFW 10 — are being denied basic rights: no public defenders, no medicine, no calls or visits from loved ones, no vegan/vegetarian meals, no gender-appropriate placement. Some are in solitary. Some are in medical cells. All are being punished for standing up against ICE and showing solidarity with migrants.
This is cruel and calculated. They’re trying to break these comrades mentally, physically, and spiritually — before they even see trial.
This Monday, July 14th, we’re raising hell. PHONE ZAP these fuckers. Call or email Judge Boedeker and let them know the world is watching this abuse.
📞 (817) 556-6360
📧 [email protected]
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And don’t stop there. Share the fundraiser, send what you can, and spread the word like your life depends on it — because for some of our people, it literally fucking does.
👉 https://givesendgo.com/supportdfwprotestors
No one deserves to rot in a cage — especially not for standing against ICE.
#FreeTheDFW10 #AbolishICE #DropTheCharges #FuckICE #SolidarityNotSilence
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2025-07-12 04:41:28 UTC

OK I swear this is the last post I’ll make about the Oka Crisis this year… but it’s important to remember.
Alanis Obomsawin’s Kanehsatà:ke: 270 Years of Resistance didn’t just blow my mind — it shaped the way I approach filmmaking. It showed me that a film could be more than a record — it could be a weapon. A document of resistance that outlives the moment and keeps feeding the fire.
I wrote up some thoughts about that, and shared a few pieces I’ve made over the years about the so-called Oka Crisis — clips with Clifton Nicholas, Gord Hill and Ellen Gabriel.
Check it out here:
👉 https://amplifierfilms.ca/reflections-on-resistance-35-years-since-the-siege-of-kanehsatake
#Kanehsatake #OkaCrisis #AlanisObomsawin #LandBack #WarriorFlag #subMedia #AmplifierFilms #ResistanceLives

2025-07-11 19:28:45 UTC

35 years ago, Mohawks at Kanehsatà:ke stood their fuckin’ ground against cops, soldiers, and colonial bullshit. Back in the day, I chopped it up with legendary comic artist and militant Indigenous historian Gord Hill to break down the Oka Crisis in under 5 minutes. This was from my old show It's the End of the World as We Know It and I Feel Fine for @npub12aj…wuy5 . Still hits hard.
📽️ Watch it. Share it. Never forget that resistance is fucking fertile.
#OkaCrisis #Kanehsatake #IndigenousResistance #subMedia #GordHill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOIdwcj2w8

2025-07-11 14:26:32 UTC

When I was in Japan back in 2011, I had the pleasure of meeting Keisuke Narita, the founder and force behind Irregular Rhythm Asylum (IRA) in Tokyo. IRA is more than just a shop — it's an anarchist stronghold in the middle of one of the busiest cities on earth. A place where rebels, organizers, artists, and punks come together to build community, resist capitalism, and share the beautiful idea.
Keisuke and his crew didn’t just host me — they organized a full-ass speaking tour across Japan, not just for me, but for anarchists from around the world. That shit left a mark on me.
Now Keisuke is in a serious fight — he’s been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and is currently hospitalized undergoing treatment. As a result, IRA is temporarily closed, and there's a real danger it won’t survive this rough patch without some backup.
So here’s the ask: if IRA has ever inspired you, if you believe in holding ground for anarchist infrastructure in hostile terrain, now’s the fucking time to show up.
🔥 SUPPORT KEISUKE & IRA 🔥
① Donations:
Postal Transfer Account
Account Name: A Bunken Center
Account Number: 00850-3-30010
👉 Be sure to write "IRA Support" in the message field
② Send some love:
Letters, emails, or just a line of encouragement on your donation form — it all helps.
📮 1-30-12-302 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
📧 [email protected]
Let’s help keep IRA alive until Keisuke can come back and raise hell again.
Solidarity is a fucking verb. Let’s go. ✊🔥
📽️ Here’s a short doc I made about my time in Japan, the vibrant anarchist scene, and why places like IRA are absolutely vital:https://kolektiva.media/w/xa5i74DFHmkBsEaZwETYLU

2025-07-09 14:19:47 UTC

🚨 The state’s rolling out the terrorism label again — this time for a noise demo outside an ICE detention center in Texas. No, seriously.
On July 4th, 10 anti-ICE protesters were arrested outside the Prairieland facility in Alvarado. And now the pigs and their bootlicker allies in the right-wing media are spinning it into some fantasy about domestic terrorism — the usual fear-mongering to justify locking people up for standing with migrants.
Bail is set at $10 million each — a fucking obscene number that makes it clear this isn't about justice. It's about sending a message: “Resist ICE, and we'll bury you.”
And look, as someone who’s been labeled a “terrorist” just for making media, I know damn well how useful that label is to the state and fascists alike. It doesn’t just ruin lives — it disappears people. These comrades are now facing charges that carry 10 years to life. For what? Showing up and raising hell in defense of human beings trapped in ICE cages.
They need our help. Legal fees, rent, child support — they’re inside while life outside keeps moving. So share this far and wide, and throw down what you can.
👉https://www.givesendgo.com/supportDFWprotestors
Fuck ICE. Free them all. No one is illegal on stolen land.
#FreeTheDFW10 #AbolishICE #DropTheCharges #SolidarityIsOurWeapon

2025-07-02 17:29:28 UTC

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Yeah that's why most wear sunglasses too

2025-07-02 15:22:25 UTC

This shit keeps coming back, and for good reason. We still gotta remind folks: protect your fuckin’ identity — not just at protests, but at land defense camps, blockades, occupations — anywhere people are resisting.
With AI surveillance ghouls like Palantir feeding the beast, and fascism getting comfy in the U.S., the need for anonymity is life or death.
The Warriors at #Kanehsatake knew this. Learned it through struggle. My homie Clifton breaks it down in this clip. This ain’t just some Indigenous issue — this is for everyone who stands up and fights back.
So mask the fuck up. Sunglasses. Hood. No easy targets. Stay wild. Stay free.
#Oka35 #OkaCrisis #SecurityCulture
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2025-07-01 13:00:57 UTC

There’s no better way to back artists catching heat from the pigs than copping their art. Just grabbed The Price of Life by #BobVylan—my fave outta their catalogue. They got new shit too, so go check it.
If you’ve been snoozing, Bob Vylan’s under investigation for having the audacity to call for the dismantling of the fucking IDF on the Glastonbury stage, and for standing unapologetically with the Palestinian struggle. That’s called integrity.
So yeah—fuck the cops, buy their records, and say it loud: #FreePalestine forever.
https://bobvylan.bandcamp.com/music

2025-06-28 17:22:33 UTC

Queer folks in Hungary gave a big fuck-you to Viktor Orbán this weekend, flooding the streets of Budapest by the thousands for Pride. Despite bans, fines, and state surveillance, the community showed up loud, proud, and pissed — turning the 30th Budapest Pride into a flaming middle finger to repression.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/28/europe-latest-news-budapest-pride-march-hungary-orban-ukraine-russia-updates

2025-06-23 18:48:08 UTC

If you're wondering why Indigenous folks are blockading all over so-called Quebec, I sat down with the legendary Stéfan Christoff—an old comrade and tireless badass in the fight for justice—to talk about the Nehirowisiw resistance to protect their forests from capitalist fuckery.
https://soundcloud.com/freecityradio/271-filmmaker-franklin-lopez-on-filming-with-nehirowisiw-indigenous-land-defenders
#LandBack #DefendTheForest #IndigenousResistance Nehirowisiw#QuebecBlockades #ColonialismKills #ForestDefenders #NoConsentNoProjects #FuckColonialism #SolidarityForever

2025-06-23 11:58:55 UTC

While the world’s got its eyes on the war between Israel, the US, and Iran, the Zionist death machine keeps grinding on in Gaza. Our friend Hamza just dropped a gut-wrenching piece showing the brutal desperation of Palestinians trying to grab aid while dodging bullets. Reposting the video from @npub15w6…4qeg so y’all can see what that nightmare actually looks like.
#Gaza #FreePalestine #GenocideInGaza #ZionismIsTerrorism #PalestinianLivesMatter #CeasefireNow #EndTheOccupation #Solidarity #DropsiteNews #Hamza
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2025-06-21 01:31:47 UTC

🚫 So we just caught another “thanks but no thanks” from a grant we applied to for our next film A Red Road to the West Bank—a journey into Indigenous resistance from Turtle Island to Palestine.
But fuck it. We’re not waiting around for institutions to decide if our stories are worth telling. We got a fresh batch of keffiyehs, straight from Palestinians in Syria via a homie in the West Bank, and this is how we’re gonna fund this film—through real-deal solidarity, not nonprofit begging bowls.
We’ve got black & white (classics), red, green, blue, and yo—RAINBOW keffiyehs. Only 9 of those exist, so if you want one, move fast.
💥 Go to https://amplifierfilms.ca, click the Keffiyehs link, drop a donation for A Red Road to the West Bank, and tell us which color you want in the notes. If we’ve still got it, it’s yours.
Half the cash goes to support the Palestinian vendor and his fam. The other half helps us get this radical-ass film made.
#NoGrantsNoGodsNoMasters
#ARedRoadToTheWestBank
#FuckColonialism
#KeffiyehNotCapitalism
#AmplifierFilms
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2025-06-19 18:49:18 UTC

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2025-06-19 01:50:37 UTC

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💥 WHEN THE INTERNET DIES: DIY COMMS SURVIVAL TOOLKIT
This thread blew the fuck up. So here’s a no-bullshit breakdown of all the projects and ideas y’all dropped, so it’s easier to digest than a 300-reply tech rave. But yo—don’t let the thread die. Keep sharing, building, prepping.
Some of my personal favs?
📦 Internet in a Box – Doesn’t fix comms but is clutch for info sharing when it all goes to hell.
📡 Cantenna – Because it's cheap, DIY, and let’s be real, it’s fucking funny.
🎛 INTERNET BLACKOUT SURVIVAL: DIY COMMS FOR WHEN SHIT GOES DARK
🔌 1. Mesh Networks
Local WiFi/radio nodes talk directly.
Tools: Meshtastic, People’s Open WiFi, Reticulum
Good for: cities, tight communities.
📡 2. Ham & Packet Radio
Long-distance, text/image data over radio.
Gear: Baofeng, Quansheng UV-K5
Apps: AndFLMsg, Rattlegram
Learn: IAF Radio Guide
🔐 3. Secure Scuttlebutt & Briar
Off-grid social media & messaging via USB/Bluetooth.
Sites: scuttlebutt.nz, briarproject.org
📦 4. Internet in a Box
Local, offline servers with Wikipedia, books, and more.
Site: internet-in-a-box.org
🧠 5. Reticulum Network Stack
Encrypted, multi-channel, async networking protocol.
Site: reticulum.network
🛰 6. Old-School Hacks
📻 AM/SW radios
📡 Long-range WiFi with cantennas
🗺 Paper maps, encyclopedias, zines
🐌 Sneakernet (USB drops, printouts)
🤝 7. Internet Resiliency Clubs
Community organizing for tech survival.
Start one: bowshock.nl/irc
⚠️ Challenges
Legal grey zones (encryption)
Tech literacy gaps
Infrastructure costs
Right-wing radio bros

2025-06-18 17:07:39 UTC

Yo, real talk—what the fuck are we gonna do when the internet gets shut off?
We've seen it in #Gaza, in #Iran, and when Elon “I-play-God” Musk blacked out Starlink in Ukraine. Every time shit gets heavy, the state or some oligarch clown just pulls the plug. It ain’t just a glitch—it’s strategic, it’s repression, and it’s a fucking reminder that most of our comms infrastructure is in the hands of fascists, corporations, or both.
I’ve been working with indigenous comrades who rely on #Starlink to stay connected in remote areas. And yeah, it’s wild that you can be deep in the bush and still shitpost from a mountaintop—but that signal still runs through a pipeline owned by a Nazi tech bro.
We need to be talking more about mesh networks, autonomous infrastructure, all that good shit that anarchist tech nerds have been yelling about for years. Decentralized, resilient, community-controlled comms aren’t just cool—they’re necessary for survival.
Let’s keep this convo alive and start building the lifelines before the next blackout. Shit’s coming fast.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/activists-are-designing-mesh-networks-to-deploy-during-civil-unrest/

2025-06-16 14:53:03 UTC

Must-read critique comparing the Vietnam solidarity movement of the 60s/70s to today’s efforts for Palestine. It’s a long read, but timely as hell. If you haven’t given up, dive in and reflect on how we can actually stop this war machine. #Vietnam #Palestine #Solidarity
https://antieverything.noblogs.org/post/2025/05/01/bring-the-war-home-recovering-anti-imperialism/

2025-06-13 00:22:47 UTC

35 years ago, the colonial state laid siege to the Mohawk community of Kanehsatà:ke. Tanks, guns, and lies were deployed against land defenders holding sacred ground. That summer became a spark — not just for Indigenous resistance here, but for every struggle against settler colonialism.
This is the first in a series of drops marking that anniversary.
Narrated by my homie Clifton Ariwakehte Nicholas, who was there, behind the lines, holding it down. In this one, he breaks down the story of the Warrior Flag — how it went from the Pines to Standing Rock, to Palestine, to anywhere people rise up for their land and dignity.
The Siege of Kanehsatà:ke wasn’t the end.
It was the warning.
#Kanehsatake #Oka35 #WarriorFlag #LegacyOfDefiance #IndigenousResistance #LandBack #subMedia #Unceded #NoJusticeOnStolenLand
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2025-06-12 14:09:51 UTC

If you're on here and hearing your friends say they're going to #BlueSky 'cause they're “getting better reach” — remind them what always happens next.
They lure people in with engagement, then shadowban, censor, and sanitize once the politics get too real — especially when it comes to #Palestine.
Investing time and energy into these corporate-lite platforms is a trap. We’ve seen it over and over: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok — now BlueSky. It’s the same playbook with new branding.
Mastodon isn’t perfect, but at least it's not selling you out the second you speak truth.
Tell your people: don’t chase numbers. Chase liberation.
#FreePalestine. Always. 🖤❤️💚✊🏽
https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/bluesky-faces-backlash-over-alleged-censorship-palestinian-voices

2025-06-10 17:42:02 UTC

I have newfound appreciation for #Greta. Watch her press conference after being kidnapped by #Israel for attempting to bring aid to #Gaza in a small boat.
"We are joining the global uprising of people demanding and end to the oppression and decolonization, not just on the metaphor"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk1WEhO07Bw

2025-06-10 14:56:05 UTC

In this clip from #LosAngeles, people channel their fury at the cops by hurling electric scooters, bikes, and rocks off a bridge—taking out cop cars like dominoes. The bravery and defiance in the streets is nothing short of awe-inspiring
#ICE #FUCKICE
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2025-06-08 21:12:35 UTC

Right on fucking time, no$hu comes through with a killer freestyle to fire up the troops. No shoe drops—just raw bars. 🔥
This shit should be blasting out of boomboxes, car stereos, windows, and every corner of LA right now.
#FuckICE
#CultureOfResistance
#HipHopIsResistance
Thank you, no$hu. We need more like this. Let's flood the streets with rebel sound.
https://noshumusic.bandcamp.com/track/fuck-i-c-e

2025-06-05 19:38:00 UTC

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Round 2
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2025-06-05 18:43:23 UTC

There’s a scene in Breaking Bad where the DEA and a bunch of neo-Nazis are in a shootout, and you're just sitting there like, “Damn, can everyone lose?”
That’s exactly the vibe of this Trump vs Musk beef.
The state vs the tech oligarchy.
Blue fascists vs billionaire space dorks.
Who do you root for when both sides suck major shit?
We need a word for this kinda thing.
Like... a Dirtbag Deathmatch.
Or a Fash-Off.
Or maybe a Mutually Assured Cringe.
Anyway. Pass the popcorn. And the molotov.
Round 1
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/06/05/tesla-stock-plummets-10-as-musks-feud-with-trump-escalates/

2025-06-03 14:32:28 UTC

Yeah yeah, I know I’m late to the party on Elon Musk getting socked in the face in D.C., but fuck it, it’s too good not to talk about.
So apparently the richest failson on Earth shows up in Washington thinking he’s invincible, says some slick shit about Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” and next thing you know he’s walking out with a black eye—and blaming his five-year-old son. Like bruh, not even your PR team believes that one.
Word on the street is Trump didn’t take that shit lightly. Called up a little GOP goon squad: Rubio, Pete Hegseth, JD Vance. Hegseth and Rubio hold Musk’s arms back like it’s a goddamn frat hazing, Trump lays into him with some “I MADE YOU” monologue, and then JD “Bootlicker Supreme” Vance clocks him in the face. Message delivered.
And Musk, for all his billions and simps, finally gets a taste of how that cesspool really works. No solidarity. No loyalty. Just a pit full of snakes ready to bite the moment you flinch. He thought money made him untouchable—turns out, even billionaires get checked when they talk slick to the Don.
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2025-05-31 00:27:08 UTC

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I WAS a big U2 fan - and yes Boy was killer record!

2025-05-26 20:29:57 UTC

(1/2) A friend of mine who's been supporting people in #Gaza has been receiving updates from someone living through the genocide. What they’re sharing completely shreds the sanitized, feel-good bullshit narrative some NGOs are pushing. This is what’s really happening with food distribution
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Dear Friends,I have repeatedly asked you to donate to survival campaigns, and while I will continue to do that for as long as necessary, today I am asking you to read a long and important message.My friend whose words I am sharing with you today prefers to remain anonymous because Palestinians in Gaza who have spoken out, such as my friend’s beloved teacher and hundreds of journalists, have been assassinated (by not only Israel, but the US, Canada, and every other nation providing weapons, special forces, and cover for the ongoing genocide). My friend feels great responsibility for all Palestinians and also for family members, which is why my friend does not publish any writings publicly.First I will begin with a message from May 22, 2025:It is deeply troubling to see some international NGOs celebrating their operations in Gaza while the reality on the ground continues to be one of immense suffering and humiliation.Although these NGOs have announced the delivery of flour and the resumption of services at a few supported bakeries, the lived experience of ordinary Gazans paints a far grimmer picture. Outside these bakeries, long queues of people—mainly women, including the elderly—wait in desperation, pleading for just one loaf of bread. Meanwhile, trucks are seen loading bread in full view of those left hungry and empty-handed. When individuals inquire about how they too can receive this bread, they are told it is only available through community kitchens. This modality of flour distribution is fundamentally flawed and has proven ineffective for over 19 months. Despite knowing and learning from experience what works best, the current system continues to fail the people of Gaza. During this prolonged period, many have tragically lost their lives or suffered severe harm—some even suffocated while waiting in overcrowded queues at bakeries simply to obtain bread. After nearly two years of suffering, it is clear that the only dignified and practical solution is to distribute flour directly to households or, at the very least, to establish more than 200 accessible distribution points across the Gaza Strip, ensuring that people can easily access this essential resource.Moreover, it is critical to highlight that the northern Gaza Strip has yet to receive any flour supplies, as all aid continues to enter exclusively through the Karm Shalom crossing in the south. The aid allowed in is also extremely limited, restricted only to flour, oil, and sugar necessary for bread-making, while the vast majority of essential goods remain barred entry.We call on all actors to refrain from participating in systems that reinforce control, empower vendors, or inadvertently serve the interests of the occupation. Humanitarian aid must be a vehicle for justice and dignity—not a tool of dependency and humiliation.Gaza’s people need respect, not charity that comes at the cost of their humanity.Last night (May 24) I talked with my friend at 11:30 pm Gaza time. My friend described more than 500 people gathered and waiting outside a nearby bakery. I could hear the crowds. They had been there since the morning. The bakery was making bread in the middle of the night, and extremely hungry people were waiting in the hopes of getting a single small pita. When you hear Palestinians speak of a “loaf of bread” these days, what they mean is a single hand-sized pita. My friend pointed out that with so many people gathered together in one place, it would be a huge massacre if the bakery was targeted at that time. My friend also described many armed people guarding the bakery. I could hear gunfire close by while my friend spoke. My friend said, “In the world there are more than ten people with guns to protect presidents; in Gaza there are more than ten people with guns to protect the bread.”A family member of my friend went to the bakery to try and get some bread, but returned with nothing because the situation was so dangerous. So my friend’s family had none.There is, as is always the case with colonial campaigns of genocide, a concerted effort to destroy the fabric of community, to sever relations and turn Palestinians against one another. This is happening in a variety of ways, including in the physical separation of people in Gaza from one another through not only displacements but also through the separation of north from south. My friend says that before 19 months ago, it wasn’t common to refer to the north and south of Gaza as separate. There is now a check point separating the north and south. This separation is manipulated by the Occupation to manufacture resentments. The assaults are cognitive and emotional too, designed to break bonds.People in the north, for example, were given the impression that people in the south had bread. In reality, this was not true. A small amount of flour entered, but it has been controlled and withheld. Staged photographs are used to pacify people outside Gaza and give us the impression conditions are improving. These staged photographs also function to torture Palestinians in other parts of Gaza, making them feel more acutely the deprivation along with resentment of those they think have it easier.For those in the south, it is very painful to hear from friends in the north “at least you have flour” when that is not the case. The stage 5 famine conditions are present throughout Gaza, but the Occupation benefits from every way that Palestinians can be made to resent one another.My friend says, “they are trying to find all the possible ways to make our life harder.” The Occupation controls the southern crossing into Gaza where trucks can enter, and then there is another Occupation controlled crossing between the north and south of Gaza. The Occupation controls which roads people can move on (such as when forcibly displaced) - only by foot or carts in some cases. My friend wondered in exasperation that if Palestinians can’t understand the experiences of other Palestinians in different parts of Gaza, how will the rest of the world.My friend says, “the Israeli Occupation is imposing a specific modality of bread distribution” and that the only food allowed in is flour, oil, and sugar. My friend adds that “the price of 1 kg of sugar if you are lucky enough to find it is more than $60 [USD]. So it’s a luxury. We are not looking for sugar now. It’s all about flour now.” My friend says all that is entering is flour and some nutritional supplements for children, and obviously not enough to prevent starvation.There are many examples of Palestinians in Gaza coordinating food distribution successfully on their own. Now people who successfully did so in the past for their neighborhoods have been attacked as the Occupation is paving the way for the planned distribution scheme of the US and Israeli backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.My friend was greatly relieved that this plan for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s food-only aid program was postponed, as it would be even more catastrophic for multiple reasons. Considering Palestinians in Gaza are already in Phase 5 of famine, “more catastrophic” is unfathomable. My friend said the GHF distribution points will reportedly be based in three areas where people desperate for food would be most exposed to risk and danger. The GHF would distribute food only at these locations and only in the form of hot meals capped at 1700 calories per person! An accounting of calories per person is degrading. It heightens danger. It is a complete denial of autonomy. My friend says if this happens, “At least for me, I will not go there, none of my family also will be there because we prefer to die from starvation rather than going to places where it’s very dangerous and red zones where the army is lurking. And yeah, that’s the situation.”My friend says the message that “looting is happening in Gaza and UN agencies and systems have failed” is being leveraged to create the best conditions whereby the GHF project can be positioned to worsen an already unbearable situation. My friend says it’s good this project didn’t start today and hopes it never does. “At some point,” my friend said, “you realize all of the humanitarian system is a lie.”As of this morning, the few bakeries operating yesterday were closed. Signs posted said they are “closed until further notice.”

2025-05-08 13:50:28 UTC

Back in the day, the U.S. had a “whites only” immigration policy so baked into the system it was damn near invisible. Trump’s just slapping a MAGA sticker on it and calling it refugee policy.
Now he’s using refugee funds—meant for people escaping U.S.-backed coups, wars, and climate disasters—to bring in white South Africans. Not because they’re in danger. Because they’re white.
This is settler colonial logic on loop: white bodies get safe passage, Black and brown ones get cages, walls, or bullets.
This would’ve been a five-alarm scandal under any other regime—but with this orange ghoul, it’s just another Thursday.
He’s vomited so much outrageous shit into the public sphere that we’ve become desensitized. This is how fascism gets normalized—one racist, blood-soaked policy at a time. Don’t let this slide. Stay angry. Stay loud. Burn the illusion of “normal” to the fucking ground.
https://www.levernews.com/trump-taps-refugee-fund-to-welcome-white-south-africans-within-days/
#SettlerLogic #WhiteSupremacy #AbolishBorders #AntiFascist #FuckNormal

2025-05-05 17:57:57 UTC

U.S. declares military zone around El Paso, allowing soldiers to arrest migrants
https://www.kwtx.com/2025/05/05/us-declares-military-zone-around-el-paso-allowing-soldiers-arrest-migrants/

2025-05-04 14:17:47 UTC

A sack of flour in Gaza is now going for $500. Let that sink in. That’s up from $350 last fucking week — and it was $100 a few weeks before that. Israel isn’t just dropping bombs. They’re weaponizing hunger. This is a starvation campaign. It’s cruel. It’s criminal. It’s genocidal.
It’s easy to feel powerless watching this shit unfold, but we’re not completely toothless. Boycotts aren’t the end-all solution — but they are a weapon, and one that’s proven effective. Just ask Tesla how that’s going for them.
McDonald’s is on the BDS boycott list, and unlike weapons manufacturers or some faceless bank, McD’s is everywhere. A visual action at a local McD’s puts the heat right in the belly of the beast — in cities, in the burbs, wherever.
They’re selling food while people in Gaza starve. Make that contrast visible. Hit them where it hurts — their brand.
Don’t just boycott. Fucking organize. Make it unignorable.
#Gaza #StarvationAsWeapon #BDS #BoycottMcDonalds #ShutItDown

2025-04-30 16:59:20 UTC

Back in 2006, millions of immigrants across the so-called U.S. walked off the job and into the streets for May Day — in what became the biggest mass strike in modern U.S. history. You probably never heard about it, because the media buried it.
I was there. Here's what went down, and why it still matters.
🔗https://amplifierfilms.ca/may-day-2006-the-massive-strike-you-never-heard-of
#MayDay #2006 #ImmigrantStrike #GiganteDespierta #Anarchism #subMedia

2025-04-30 16:20:31 UTC

Mohsen Mahdawi has been freed!
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/a-palestinian-student-at-columbia-is-released-after-his-arrest-at-citizenship-interview/ar-AA1DVAae

2025-04-24 14:45:46 UTC

Every time I see a photo of a kid taped to a taxi dashboard or sitting on someone’s desk at work, I get it. As a parent, I fucking get it. We eat shit, we do garbage jobs, we bite our tongues—all because we're trying to make life suck less for our kids. It's primal. It’s universal. Doesn’t matter where you’re from or what language you speak—if you’ve got a kid, you’d do anything for them.
So when I see another headline about #Gaza, about kids being slaughtered, I can't fucking breathe. I think about those parents—just like any of us—who can’t do anything to protect their children. Who are being systematically denied even that basic human instinct. It’s fucking unbearable.
And no, I’m not posting this looking for a solution. I’m just full of rage. Full of grief. Feeling powerless watching the world let this happen. Kids who didn’t sign up for any of this, being murdered.
This is fucking obscene.
#IsraelMurdersKids
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2025-04-20 13:51:22 UTC

#MovieNight pick for all you lovable degenerates: Mickey 17 by Bong Joon-ho (yeah, that Bong Joon-ho — director of Parasite, aka the best “eat the rich” film of the last decade).
Mickey 17 is a wild-ass sci-fi comedy that juggles themes like colonization, workers’ rights, and environmental collapse—all wrapped in a sleek, weird-ass future. It's like Severance had a baby with Wall-E during a labor strike. Not as dark as Severance, not as masterful as Parasite, but still worth the ride.
And seriously, if you haven’t seen Parasite yet... what the fuck are you even doing? Fix your life.
This one’s fine for teens, but maybe not your toddler unless you want them questioning capitalism before they can spell it.
https://youtu.be/tA1s65o_kYM?si=6q0F-8nPh21JJRZH

2025-04-12 15:41:30 UTC

Last year I was scrambling to find a fucking keffiyeh and couldn’t get one anywhere. Fast forward to now—I’m staring at four boxes with like 700 #keffiyehs, all thanks to some serious international solidarity magic.
Here’s the story: My homie Clifton went to the #WestBank, vibed with this shopkeeper in #Bethlehem, kept in touch, and when shit hit the fan and business dried up, the shopkeeper reached out for help. Clifton and Omrane Hassan came through, moved a bunch of keffiyehs to help the guy feed his family. And in return, the shopkeeper donated hundreds of keffiyehs to us to support our next film, A Red Road to the West Bank.
So yeah—if you’ve been needing a keffiyeh, now’s the time. You’ll be repping #Palestinian resistance and helping us finish this goddamn film. Plus, you’ll be helping me make some goddamn space in my studio.
Prices (shipping included): $30 CAD (Canadians)
$35 CAD (Americans)
$40 CAD (Rest of World)
Cheaper for y’all in the States ‘cause your dollar’s evil and strong.
Hit the link, cop one, and spread the word.
https://amplifierfilms.ca/wear-your-solidarity-keffiyehs-for-a-cause
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2025-04-03 14:45:49 UTC

There’s been a real drop-off in support for folks in #Gaza lately. Not calling anyone out — just naming what’s happening. There’s a lot going on, and it’s easy for stuff to fall off the radar. But things over in #Palestine haven’t gotten better. They’ve gotten worse.
Been talking to folks doing daily support work with people on the ground, and what they’re hearing is this: people feel forgotten. Prices are through the roof — we’re talking $100+ for a bag of flour. Starvation is being used as a weapon.
I’ve been supporting Hamza and his family — 40 people just trying to eat. They need about $5,000 to make it through the next stretch. And while the fundraiser might look like it’s raised a bunch, that money’s already long gone. It fed people. It kept folks alive.
If you’ve got a few bucks, please chip in. If not, just passing this along makes a difference.
https://bit.ly/Help4Hamza

2025-03-30 13:32:10 UTC

This is your daily reminder that we are living in emergency times.
Shit’s not “about to” hit the fan — it already has, and it’s just not evenly distributed yet. As things accelerate, I’ve found myself shifting what I read. Less escapist sci-fi, more grounding in the moments before things cracked open — before the boots came down.
This week I borrowed Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell from the library. Felt like time to revisit what resistance looked like in the face of rising authoritarianism.
Anyone else making similar shifts in your reading? Got any titles that have helped you stay sharp, stay grounded, or just feel less alone? Drop 'em in the replies.
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2025-03-26 16:30:32 UTC

Just leaked #Tesla’s new logo.
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2025-03-22 11:51:24 UTC

Seeing all these stories lately about Canadians and French getting hassled at the U.S. border—detained, interrogated, denied entry for dumb shit like having anti-Trump texts. And yeah, it’s fucked up. But let’s not act like this is new, or like it's just a U.S. thing.
This has always been the game. Border cops on both sides have been fucking with political dissidents, journalists, and anyone who doesn’t fit the tidy nationalist mold for decades. Remember when Amy Goodman got stopped coming into Canada just 'cause they thought she might talk shit about the Olympics? Yeah, that’s Canada for you.
I’ve been detained. My comrades have been detained. Phones searched. Bullshit questions. Border agents acting like the law don’t exist in that grey-zone limbo they control. And guess what? They’re kinda right. There’s no recourse. When you’re at the border, you’re at the mercy of a settler-colonial state that’s scared shitless of dissent.
So yeah, be outraged—but don’t stop at the white liberal discomfort at the border. Save your biggest rage for the deportation machine, the genocidal siege on Gaza, and the cages filled with people just trying to survive.
Borders are violence. Always have been.
Here's a handy guide about how to deal with these situations if crossing into the US, but a lot of the info applies to Canada too!
https://cs.crimethinc.com/2020/01/28/crossing-the-united-states-border-a-security-guide-for-citizens-and-non-citizens

2025-03-21 15:01:00 UTC

I’m gonna keep repeating this as often as I have the energy — maybe every day — because it needs to be said.
If you think this moment is gonna pass quickly, that things will “go back to normal,” you're fooling yourself. We're already deep in a slow-burning emergency, and it’s speeding up. Most people I talk to get that something’s wrong, but they’re not acting like time is short — and it is.
So here's what I’m asking:
Stay where you live, unless it's too dangerous.
Get to know your neighbors.
Figure out where your food will come from when the supply chains start wobbling.
Protect your people.
Practice good security culture.
This isn’t panic. It’s preparation. It’s love. We look out for each other, or we don’t make it. I’ll drop some resources in the thread. Hang in there, and stay human
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2025-03-21 00:04:21 UTC

80 #Tesla vehicles parked outside a Hamilton dealership were found with deep scratches, punctured tires and other damage
https://www.thestar.com/business/dozens-of-tesla-vehicles-damaged-outside-hamilton-dealership-say-police/article_5247991f-46c4-5c0f-87ed-c96522ae29d0.html

2025-03-20 17:32:17 UTC

They don’t want this film to exist.
We just got refused for our first grant application. Not surprising. In Canada—and around the world—making films about #Palestine is treated as taboo. We knew going into this that it would be an uphill battle. Canadian institutions don’t want to fund projects that expose Israel’s genocidal violence. They want silence. They want compliance.
But we’re not stopping. This film will be made.
It’s becoming clear that "A Red Road to the West Bank" may have to be 100% crowdfunded. And that’s fine. Because we’d rather make this film on our own terms than bow to institutions that refuse to speak the truth.
So we’re gearing up for more fundraisers, screenings, and community support. If you haven’t donated yet, or if you know someone who would stand behind a project like this, please share this link:
They won’t fund our resistance. But we will. ✊🔥
#FreePalestine #RedRoadToTheWestBank #Decolonize #IndigenousSolidarity #FundResistance
https://amplifierfilms.ca/redroad

2025-03-20 16:36:18 UTC

I'm on a radical filmmakers list and someone shared this message:
In light of the current events in #Palestine a large number of filmmakers have made their films about Palestine available online for free.
In this post, we share with you links to films you can view and share to get our message out to the world:
"Keeper of Memory" documentary: https://youtu.be/eywuYeflWzg
"Empty Seat" documentary: https://youtu.be/an4hRFWOSQQ
"Resistance Pilot" documentary: https://youtu.be/wqSmdZy-Xcg
"Jenin" documentary: https://vimeo.com/499672067
"The Olive Tree" documentary: https://vimeo.com/432062498
"Scenes from the Occupation in Gaza" documentary 1973: https://youtu.be/1JlIwmnYnlE
Documentary "Gaza Fights For Freedom": https://youtu.be/HnZSaKYmP2s
Documentary "Arna's Children": https://youtu.be/cQZiHgbBBcI
Short Film "Strawberry": https://vimeo.com/209189656/e5510a6064
Short Film "The Place": https://youtu.be/fgcIVhNvsII
Documentary "The Mayor": https://youtu.be/aDvOnhssTcc
Documentary "The Creation and the Nakba 1948": https://youtu.be/Bwy-Rf15UIs
Documentary "Occupation 101": https://youtu.be/C56QcWOGSKk
"The Shadow of Absence" Documentary: https://vimeo.com/220119035
"The Don't Exist" Documentary: https://youtu.be/2WZ_7Z6vbsg
"As The Poet Said" Documentary: https://vimeo.com/220116068
"Five Broken Cameras" Documentary: https://youtu.be/TZU9hYIgXZw
"Paradise Now" Feature Film: https://vimeo.com/510883804
"Abnadam" Short Film: https://youtu.be/I--r85cOoXM
"Wedding of Galilee": https://youtu.be/dYMQw7hQI1U
The feature film "Keffiyeh": https://vimeo.com/780695653
The documentary film "Slingshot Hip Hop": https://youtu.be/hHFlWE3N9Ik
The documentary film "Tall al-Zaatar": https://youtu.be/Ma8H3sEbqtI
The documentary film "Tall al-Zaatar - The Secrets of the Battle": https://youtu.be/Ma8H3sEbqtI
The documentary film "In the Grip of the Resistance": https://youtu.be/htJ10ACWQJM
The documentary film "Swings": https://youtu.be/gMk-Zi9vTGs
The documentary film "Naji al-Ali: An Artist with Vision: https://youtu.be/Y31yUi4WVsU
"The Upper Gate" Documentary: https://vimeo.com/433362585
"In Search of Palestine" Documentary: https://vimeo.com/184213685?1
"Salt of this Sea" Feature Film: https://bit.ly/3c10G3Z
"Speak, Bird" Documentary: https://youtu.be/wdkoxBjKM1Q
"The Palestinian Exodus" Series: https://bit.ly/3bXNAVp
"I Am Jerusalem" Series: https://bit.ly/3hG8sDV
• A collection of documentaries published by Al Jazeera Documentary:
https://bit.ly/3yp2nBI
https://bit.ly/2SSpMeC
https://bit.ly/3f0KK3P
#FreeGaza #FreePalestine #StopTheGenocide

2025-03-11 17:25:56 UTC

#Musk’s empire is crumbling, and the streets are helping it along.
Tesla’s stock has dropped 45% since December. But this ain't just some Wall Street blues—there’s a global movement making life hell for Musk’s little car cult.
Showrooms torched. Charging stations wrecked. In February, 12 Teslas went up in flames at a dealership in France.
Protests have hit #Tesla locations across the U.S., Europe, and beyond. People aren’t just mad—they’re taking action.
Musk thought he could keep running his mouth, peddling greenwashed tech, and licking fascist boots without consequences. Turns out, people had other plans.
Capitalism isn’t invincible. Even billionaire tech bros can get humbled. Keep watching. Keep fighting.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/10/business/tesla-vandalism-protest-stock/index.html
#TeslaTakedown

2025-01-24 17:18:13 UTC

Got peeps who are seeking to jump the data mining ships of Zuck and sieg heiling Musk? Are they freaked out that #Mastodon is hard to use? Then never fear, I made a quick and dirty guide on how to join the #fediverse
https://kolektiva.media/w/wiawe68pqq4qrUbm2Eezo1

2025-01-02 16:28:19 UTC

Watching the spat between Bannon and Musk is like watching the gun battle between the nazis and the cops in #BreakingBad
#MagaCivilWar
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2024-11-14 20:59:01 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0UkNC_Ioh8
Nothing hits like a barbecue, especially when it’s about good salmon and even better company. That’s why I came thousands of miles to Coast Salish Territories, aka Seattle, to get a taste of some freshly caught Coho from the Quilcene River, grilled to perfection. This isn’t your average cookout. This is the Salish Sea Assembly, an unapologetic, hard-hitting gathering of land defenders, artists, and radicals from across Turtle Island, hosted by Savage Fam’s Ant-Loc and fearless land defender Kanahus Manuel.
Check out my video report to see what went down.
#DefendTheSalishSea #LandBack #SalishSeaAssembly #IndigenousResistance #NoTransMountain #BigOilResistance #AmplifierFilms #WarriorUp #ProtectOurWaters #SavageFam #TurtleIsland

2024-11-09 22:59:52 UTC

On November 6th, I woke up in Seattle, shocked at the election results. But my malaise didn't last long as I spent the next two days surrounded by revolutionaries, in an incredible and historical setting to discuss what's at stake when oil tankers start navigating the Salish Sea. We also ate a ridiculous and delicious amount of fish. Big ups to Ant and Kanahus for the invite. Stay tuned for a video report later next week.
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