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Today, thousands of anti-fascists assembled around the UK to face down racist rallies. Most of the rallies never materialized. Whenever fascists strike a blow, if we respond quickly and boldly, it offers an opportunity to draw more people into the struggle against capitalism, white supremacy, and the state. We must not let anyone imagine that the police will deal with fascists for us—on the contrary, they are a much greater threat to freedom than any group of ordinary racists. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/07/far-right-weds-roundup/

This collection of reports from the UK offers a glimpse into the wave of far-right attacks sweeping the country and documents how police are targeting anti-fascists who seek to defend their communities. https://itsgoingdown.org/uk-mass-community-defense-far-right-attacks/

The wave of racist attacks taking place around the UK is, in part, the consequence of right-wing billionaires acquiring control of social media. After Elon Musk bought Twitter, he reinstated the accounts of Tommy Robinson and many other fascists. One of Tommy Robinson's key henchmen posted the video that contributed to setting off this wave of attacks. Musk has continued to stoke the fires. While liberals may respond by calling for more crackdowns on "extremism" on social media, such crackdowns would inevitably target the anti-fascists who represent the last line of defense against despotism. Instead, let's start by asking what it is that billionaires like Elon Musk stand to gain from scapegoating immigrants and promoting civil war, then consider what it will take to stop them. https://crimethinc.com/twittercanary

Was ist Sicherheitskultur? https://crimethinc.com/2004/11/01/was-ist-sicherheitskultur Eine Sicherheitskultur ist eine Reihe von Angewohnheiten, die von einer Gruppe geteilt wird. Eine Sicherheitskultur ist so entworfen, dass sie für Menschen, die vom Staat verfolgt werden könnten, das Risiko senkt geschnappt zu werden. #Deutsch

124 years ago today, Gaetano Bresci, an Italian anarchist who had already risked his life to save Errico Malatesta from an assassination attempt, sacrificed his life to impose consequences on the king of Italy for the deaths of hundreds of poor working people. Under interrogation, he insisted that he acted alone, and said: “I’m sure I was not wrong to do what I did. I do not even intend to appeal. I appeal only to the next proletarian revolution.” In his honor, we produced our first singing zine (sound on!). This particular zine performs “Alla stazion di monza,” one of several traditional Italian songs about Bresci’s courageous act of self-sacrifice. You can read our biography of Bresci here: https://crimethinc.com/bresci 🏴🏴🏴

A week and a half after we published this text, the Democrats finally compelled Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential elections. But our argument stands—not just because it took almost a month for Biden to withdraw, and not only because he simply passed the torch to Kamala Harris, who represents the same policies and the same ossified bureaucracy, but because all the problems we face remain as intractable as they were before he dropped out. A real solution would not change who the Democratic candidate for president is—it would render it irrelevant. https://crimethinc.com/BidenDoomed

After nine months of genocidal violence in Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu received a standing ovation from the United States congress as he described the slaugher of over 40,000 Palestinians as "a clash between barbarism and civilization" and promised US politicians that "our victory will be your victory." Regardless of political affiliation, those who justify US support for the genocide in Gaza and identify with the militarized colonial project behind it are doing more to pave the way for fascism than Donald Trump or his supporters could ever do alone. By cheerleading these atrocities, they are normalizing the kind of bigotry and brutality that are essential to authoritarianism. https://crimethinc.com/Encampments2024 What is done to others today could be done to us tomorrow. Fighting for the lives of Palestinians is a way of fighting for freedom everywhere.

From the text about the collective defense against the J20 charges: "Let us pause in awe at the stupefying hypocrisy of those who profess to believe in the 'rule of law.' How can it be that the prosecutor, the court bureaucracy, and two grand juries were permitted to terrorize two hundred defendants with multiple nonexistent felony charges for nearly a year? Surely, if anyone is still naïve enough to earnestly believe in the rule of law, they should consider those who are complicit in pressing nonexistent charges to be the number one threat to civil society. Prosecutors, police, and judges neither believe in nor uphold the rule of law any more than the most iconoclastic anarchist does. The difference is that anarchists are honest about this and propose an ethical alternative, whereas the professionals of the justice industry shamelessly pursue personal gain and little else."

Jennifer Kerkhoff, the prosecutor who attempted to put over two hundred people in prison for decades for the supposed crime of wearing black on the day that Donald Trump became president, is now facing charges for some of the false statements, misrepresentations, and omissions she committed in the course of prosecuting them. No justice ever comes from the criminal justice system. But whenever lawyers and judges set out to intensify the ways that the system is used to target ordinary people, they should experience the worst possible consequences, legal and otherwise. To learn more about the collective defense strategy that defeated the J20 charges: https://crimethinc.com/J20legal

"How do you feel about people who would say that direct action, shutting off the streets to traffic and so on, is really not a democratic way to go on? What would you say to that?" "I don't agree with democracy, anyway, because democracy is about handing your power over to other people, it's still about a minority of people controlling the lives of everyone. Direct action is really simple, it just means taking control of your life, taking your freedom, which comes with your responsibility and your self-awareness and your awareness of your impact upon other human beings." https://crimethinc.com/ReclaimtheStreets

Ενημέρωση από την κατάληψη Cal Poly Humboldt https://crimethinc.com/2024/04/23/enemerose-apo-ten-katalepse-cal-poly-humboldt Τη Δευτέρα 22 Απριλίου, μια ομάδα 45 φοιτητών, αποφοίτων και μελών της κοινότητας κατέλαβε το Siemens Hall στην πανεπιστημιούπολη Cal Poly Humboldt στην ακραία βόρεια ακτή της Καλιφόρνιας σε ένδειξη αλληλεγγύης προς όσους αντιμετωπίζουν τη γενοκτονία στη Γάζα. #Ελληνικά

Społeczny Kanibalizm Kontra Pomoc Wzajemna I Opór W Argentynie https://crimethinc.com/2024/06/17/spoleczny-kanibalizm-kontra-pomoc-wzajemna-i-opor-w-argentynie W grudniu 2023 r. Javier Milei doszedł do władzy w Argentynie, wprowadzając szeroko zakrojoną deregulację i środki oszczędnościowe. Obiecując zmiażdżenie ruchów społecznych w imię nieskrępowanego kapitalizmu, jego administracja toruje drogę do całkowitego upadku społecznego i pojawienia się narko-przemocy na masową skalę. W poniższej relacji nasz korespondent maluje żywy obraz rywalizujących sił i wizji, które walczą o przyszłość Argentyny, a których kulminacją były starcia z 12 czerwca, kiedy to bojowi demonstranci zaatakowali prawie trzy tysiące funkcjonariuszy policji otaczających zabarykadowany kongres. #Polski

Genova 2001: ricordi dal fronte Sfidare il G8 al culmine di un movimento https://crimethinc.com/2021/07/20/genova-2001-ricordi-dal-fronte-sfidare-il-g8-al-culmine-di-un-movimento Una storia che racconta la mobilitazione contro il G8 di Genova del 2001 attraverso una serie di testimonianze in prima linea. #Italiano

“Nothing is more dangerous for man’s [sic] private morality than the habit of command. The best man, the most intelligent, disinterested, generous, pure, will infallibly and always be spoiled at this trade.” -Mikhail Bakunin https://crimethinc.com/BidenDoomed

No words.

¿Por qué detenerse en la destitución de Biden? El centro no lo puede sujetar https://crimethinc.com/2024/07/11/por-que-detenerse-en-la-destitucion-de-biden-el-centro-no-lo-puede-sujetar Parecería una metáfora pesada si no fuera nuestra realidad actual. Un anciano patriarca, representante de un proyecto político centrista que se derrumba, se niega a dar un paso al lado incluso cuando es seguro que se enfrenta a la derrota a manos de un aspirante a autócrata. Esto resume las perspectivas globales de la democracia en la actualidad. No es un político en particular el que se ha vuelto senil, sino todo un sistema político. #Español

The pressure to immigrate to the United States is itself the consequence of US foreign policy and worldwide neoliberal economic policies that have impoverished millions, forcing them to flee war zones and economic crises. Soon, we will see even more people displaced by environmental disasters caused by industrially produced climate change. Again, these are the fault of the ruling class, not the poor. By immiserating both overseas populations and residents of the United States while suppressing anti-capitalist protest movements, neoliberal centrists created a situation in which fascists can pretend to be the only ones offering an alternative. But the supposed alternative represented by politicians like Donald Trump will only speed up the process of wealth concentration that caused this problem in the first place. Organize to resist fascism and abolish capitalism and the state. More on capitalism: https://crimethinc.com/work More on the scapegoating of immigrants: https://crimethinc.com/borders

In the 2024 Republican platform, they explicitly promise to "CARRY OUT THE LARGEST DEPORTATION OPERATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY." Why this obsession with attacking immigrants and refugees? Over the past sixty years, wealth inequality in the United States has doubled. In 1963, the wealthiest families had 36 times the wealth of families in the middle of the wealth distribution; by 2022, they had 71 times the wealth of families in the middle. In 1963, the wealthiest billionaire owned $1.2 billion. In 2022, Elon Musk owned $219 billion. So it's not surprising that people are angry. Yet using their vast resources to control the media, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and other elements of the ruling class have managed to direct popular resentment at those who suffer most under capitalism—the undocumented, the poor, those whose families have been exploited for generations. Gullible bigots blame the penniless for their own problems, rather than holding the powerful to account. This is the recipe for fascism.

Yesterday, a Trump-appointed judge threw out the entire classified documents case against Donald Trump, defying over half a century of legal precedents. This should give those who marched with signs reading "no one is above the law" cause to reflect. What is law, anyway? And who does it serve? Law is not an impartial institution that inherently serves to keep tyranny at bay. It is a weapon in the hands of the ruling class. It is chiefly used against poor people and activists; when it plays a role in internal conflicts within the ruling class, the outcome generally shows the balance of power between the factions. In this context, promoting obedience to the law as a good in itself means accepting that might makes right. All the legitimacy that Biden and his supporters have invested in the legal system have only made it a more dangerous weapon for Donald Trump to employ, should he return to power. As we move into an era in which the court system will serve the most authoritarian elements in our society, the argument that it is necessary to obey the law will be used to excuse complicity in more and more egregious crimes against humanity. Instead of saying "no one is above the law," we should say, with Hannah Arendt, “No one has the right to obey.” 🏴 Our analysis on this subject from 2018 remains evergreen: https://crimethinc.com/abovethelaw