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⁨⁨MAJOR NYC BILLBOARD TAKEN OVER IN HONOR OF TORTUGUITA, PART OF COORDINATED DAY OF RESISTANCE 1/18/2025 Today, thousands of people across the world organized events and took collective action in honor of Manuel "Tortuguita" Terán who was murdered by Georgia State Troopers two years ago while protesting the construction of Cop City in Atlanta. Tortuguita died defending the Weelaunee Forest. January 18, the Day of the Forest Defender, commemorates their 26 years on this earth and their steadfast commitment to collective liberation. Their spirit is alive in our resistance. We, the writers of this message, took over a billboard on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, one of NYC's largest highways, used by 130,000 vehicles daily. We covered a CopShot police billboard—that recruits informants with a $10,000 bribe—with a tribute to Tortuguita and all land defenders. In the context of a city that spends $29 million dollars a day on policing, off the side of a highway that displaced thousands of families with a stroke of a pen, we replace the state's cowardly propaganda with a commemoration of land defenders' sacrifice and struggle. Collective memory animates our will to destroy this empire that is killing us and our planet. As the US funnels billions into building Cop Cities across the country in its latest attempt to repress us, they concede what we already know—that rebellion is inevitable. "Viva Tortuguita And All Land Defenders. We Will Destroy This Empire, With Earth As Our Witness." (anonymous submission)⁩

Al Fida'i Media: Justice for CUNY Encampment Arrestees "We are excited to announce the launch of a vital campaign in coordination with 8 activists who were unjustly arrested at the CUNY encampment. These individuals courageously stood on the frontlines, challenging systemic oppression and advocating for liberation. Now, they face felony charges and potential prison sentences of 3-6 years in a clear attempt to suppress dissent and silence voices of resistance... As part of this effort, we are calling on organizations and individuals to: Endorse our statement demanding the immediate exoneration of these activists and justice for their cause. Share our campaign updates and materials widely to amplify the call for action. Join us at a press conference on February 14th, the date of the trial, to show collective resistance and solidarity. Connect us with Labor Unions or contacts that would be interested in endorsing/organizing the campaign. This campaign is more than a response to one instance of repression; it is a stand against the criminalization of dissent and a fight for the right to demand a free and just society. Together, we can ensure that those targeted for their activism are not left to face these charges alone. Stay tuned for further updates and action steps. To get involved, endorse the campaign, or share resources, please contact us at: alfalasteniyeh@gmail.com In solidarity, AFMN

🟡 NEW: During today’s speech, Ansarallah leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi revealed that they had official plans to send soldiers to Palestine. 🟡 “What our noble people desired, demanded, and called for was deployment and direct participation in combat alongside the fighters in Palestine.” 🟡 “If conditions had permitted, we would have been ready to deploy hundreds of thousands of soldiers to support the Palestinian people through direct combat alongside the fighters in Palestine.” 🟡 “The regimes, governments, and countries between us and Palestine did not respond to our requests to open safe land routes and crossings to reach Palestine.” 🟡 Join @theredstream 🟡 Support red. 🟡 X

The moment of receiving the released female leader Khalida Jarrar, who was freed as part of the prisoner exchange deal with the occupation, showing the significant change in her appearance, reflecting the suffering of prisoners and detainees.

🚨🟢 Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades: — Watch: The first batch of zionist prisoners in the Gaza Strip is handed over as part of the first phase of the Al-Aqsa Flood Deal for prisoner exchange. — Note: Al-Qassam handed the captives “diplomas” titled “Decision to liberate a captive” highlighting that the resistance operated on their own terms. 0:35 - Eid takbeers. 0:44 - “Salute to the Izz El-Din Brigades!” 1:25 - Red Cross documents confirming that they received the zionist captives. 1:54 - “Your presence in northern Gaza led to our victory.”

In a stunning scene of victory, Palestinian resistance fighters across the Gaza Strip are welcomed by the embrace of their steadfast popular cradle.

THE MANY FACES OF RESISTANCE, UNITED: The Al-Qassam Brigades openly in Khan Younis; the Palestinian people return to Nuseirat and Jabalia; the medical workers re-open the hospitals; the Palestinian security and civil defense return to work.

From Jabalia and Beit Hanoun to Khan Younis and Rafah, displaced Palestinians begin to return home minutes before the ceasefire goes into effect, the streets lined with IOF vehicles destroyed by the resistance in previous battles.

Reflections on the ‘Global Student Intifada’ by Faisal Al-Asaad in Ebb Magazine "While struggles in Vietnam and Algeria inspired movements for peace in the West, they were received as a call for war in the Third World – namely a people’s war. The difference is striking, and it remains palpable today in the widely divergent aims and respective strategies employed to achieve them, including in the largely pacifist orientation of much Palestine solidarity organising in the West... If it is to have any meaningful role in the political terrain opened by the Flood, the solidarity movement must re-examine both its form and content in line with the people’s war, including its current objectives as well as its long-term ambitions. In concrete terms, this will of course depend on a practical evaluation of the movement’s situation and conditions in any one locale. All the same, the task likely entails a reappraisal of some broad and characteristic features, which should provide the movement with a departure point rather than a terminus. Key among these is its spontaneity, which may have been a necessary condition for its emergence, but which is wholly insufficient for and antithetical to its continuation, let alone its escalation. Without a concerted political program giving it strategic and ideological clarity, the movement is unlikely to acquire a form adequate to the task at hand... Whether or not student organisations are really, truly answerable to their Palestinian comrades will likely depend on whether or not they see themselves as actually implicated in the latter’s historic mission and the people’s war which now seeks to fulfil it."

CCTV footage shows the moment a stabbing incident took place in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening.

Jail support fundraiser and message from one of the Merrimack 4, via Twitter: "Please read to the end. In jail, we became close with the kindest, fiercest women I've ever met. They welcomed us, taught us how to survive, eagerly learned about Palestine, fully supported our reasons for being in there (they found our actions more righteous + logical than a lot of people in the "movement" did), and shared moments of joy + laughter despite being indefinitely locked inside a brutal dungeon. They are women facing down life in prison, bullshit charges, state kidnapping of their children, medical neglect, pregnancy while incarcerated, malnourishment, horrific conditions, and abuse. Women who are already resisting because they have never had any other choice. We got released right before Christmas, after serving 40 days, and even though it was such a short time I still have no idea how to put the experience into words, but I'm committed to trying, because when we left, our friends told us to tell the world the truth about what is happening inside. The truth is that all prisoners are political prisoners, and we are failing them. The carceral system in the U.S. is a form of genocide. We need them all to be free. We need to rebuild a radical popular movement in support of our prisoners like there is in Palestine. We're raising some funds to add $ to our friends' books so they can make phone calls, use their tablets, and buy food and hygiene products from commissary. As anyone who has been inside knows, everything is overpriced and adds up quickly, $ is scarce for most people, and having some extra $ on your books makes a big difference in daily life. Everything raised will be sent directly to their commissary accounts. Please donate and share ❤️ more soon." #FreeThemAll

NY Post: "MTA’s new subway spikes fail to deter turnstile jumpers at NYC station" 🔥

⁨Action from a month ago that we missed, via unravel.noblogs.org: "Police say a fire that destroyed a city-owned vehicle parked across the street from Baltimore City Hall on Thanksgiving Day was an act of arson. That city vehicle, was parked next to the Councilman Harry S. Cummings Building in the 400 block of East Fayette Street. Officers were alerted to the fire around 9:40 p.m., according to authorities. This is the second arson investigation launched within a two-block radius of downtown Baltimore this week. Police are investigating a fire that damaged a patrol vehicle, too. The vehicle was parked outside of Baltimore City Police Headquarters when someone broke its rear window and ignited a fire, according to authorities. That person fled on foot as the flames began to damage the vehicle, police said. That arson attack occurred around 12:15 a.m. on Monday, according to authorities."⁩

Design Company for Cop City Charlotte Smashed and Gutted Via unravel.noblogs.org: On Monday morning, the employees of Boomerang Design, Lexington, South Carolina arrived to a day off work. The night before, shadowy figures broke the glass door, let themselves inside, and smashed computers, printers, phones, office equipment, audio mixers, and every floor to ceiling window. Usually, Boomerang employees would start their days designing the US's next Cop City; drawing up the ranges where cops are taught to shoot our friends, the rooms where they're taught to raid our neighbors. Instead, the employees of Boomerang Design were faced with the warning, painted on their last remaining window: "No Cop City CLT (Charlotte)," "Drop the Contract," "1 Down, 3 To Go." Boomerang has 4 offices: (x) 1070 South Lake Drive Suite J, Lexington, SC 29073 ( ) 1230 W Morehead Street Suite 214, Charlotte, NC 28208 ( ) 6131 Falls of Neuse Rd, Ste 204, Raleigh, NC 27609 ( ) 201 S Washington Street Suite 200, Shelby, NC 28150 Lexington is the first office to face accountability, it won't be last.

Update from the Casey Support Committee as of 1/16/24 Court support and the plea agreement hearing this past Tuesday We estimate that up to 100 people turned out in support of Casey at their plea agreement hearing on Tuesday, 1/14. Supporters and family filled several pews in the courtroom with many more in the lobby outside and even more downstairs outside the federal building where the local Coffee Not Cops collective supported with coffee, tea, and snacks over the course of the afternoon. In brief, the judge accepted the plea agreement and the terms of the negotiated plea agreement were read out. After the hearing was adjourned, outside the courthouse, a statement prepared by Casey and their legal team was read to supporters and press. "Dr. Goonan plead guilty today to one count of arson and took responsibility for four additional arsons. As outlined in the plea agreement, these acts were undertaken in response to the University of California's and the federal government's treatment of pro-Palestine protesters. Dr. Goonan's sentencing will occur on April 8th, Related to the sentencing hearing Dr. Goonan will provide additional information contextualizing their actions within Dr. Goonan's mental health struggles and the ongoing genocide in Gaza." We have already spoken with Casey on the phone and let them know about all the support and love for them inside and outside the courtroom. They send their love and thanks to all! Requests and guidelines for letters of character to be included in Casey's pre-sentencing report will be forthcoming soon. Stay tuned. Casey will still be at Santa Rita Jail up through their sentencing process. To visit or write them: Casey Goonan #UMF227 Santa Rita Jail 5325 Broder Blvd. Dublin, CA 94568 Support the Casey Goonan Legal Defense Fund Casey is still in need of ongoing support to cover increasing legal fees. Though they’ve had some great support, we are nowhere near the goal to cover the costs of this trial. The plea agreement also includes restitution charges which, in addition to legal costs, will likely more than double the currently estimated financial burden of this case. Some ways to support - Throw fundraising events and raffles - Spread the word, share posts, and directly contact large donors. - Print up the QR code for the Chuffed account, share the details of the case and the legal defense fund while tabling at events - Send funds directly to the Chuffed account at https://chuffed.org/project/SupportCasey You can reach out to us at cscommittee@proton.me or the freecaseynow Instagram for any questions about collaboration, promotion, or guidance on fundraising. Love and Struggle, CSC

Support Defendants & Prisoners from the George Floyd Uprisings: Print-ready PDF of a letter-writing zine for defendants and prisoners from the 2020 Uprisings, updated December 2024. "Starting in May 2020 the U.S. was shaken by protests, uprisings, and riots following the police murder of George Floyd. Almost immediately the government moved in to repress those taking the streets against the police and racial violence. More than 350 people were arrested on federal charges while city and state level arrests topped 14,000 between May 28th and Nov 3rd. Some cities/regions already had established organizations and crews to help with both jail support and long-term prisoner support during and after the Uprising; in other places new groups formed as the need arose; yet other places still have little or no infrastructure to support the massive number of arrestees. The uprising was the continuation of a battle against the combined powers of the state and white supremacy that has been raging for decades; centuries. That fight does not end when the protests die down or the riots are quelled. It overlaps with other moments of rupture and with the care that we show for each other in the aftermath of repression and the build up towards the next moment. The struggle continues. And for that reason, we do not want those captured by the state to be isolated through their imprisonment and left out of that continuing struggle. We want to facilitate their connections with people, movements, and communities on the outside; this website is one piece of that effort." uprisingsupport.org

Analyzing the Correct Method in Combating American Fascism by George Jackson "You’ve heard of Ho Chi Minh’s line, I think he wrote it while he was in prison, it goes something like this, in part: “When the prison gates blow open, the real dragon will fly out.” You’ve heard that. Panther was a counter-terror. The first act of terror was committed against us. I understand, I’ve read all the arguments about violence being immature, and violence being non-scientific; but of course, I disagree. There is a way of approaching violence, scientifically; and, of course, my position, wherein I accept the existence of a mature fascism in this country, means that in essence I understand that the only way one can, an organization or people can move against fascism is with counter terror... In the event of violent, people’s war, we’re building an infrastructure, the separating of the people’s world from the government, from the enemy state."

Excerpts from @Samidoun_Network statement: Gaza: The Resistance Lives, The Prison Doors Open – On the Road to Liberation and Return ...It is very clear, given the role of the United States and incoming President Donald Trump in seeking to actually achieve a ceasefire prior to the presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025, for the first time since October 2023, that the US, as the leading imperialist power, directs the Zionist entity. Not only did the US never attempt to achieve a ceasefire, it was the primary director of the escalated genocidal assault on the Palestinian people, alongside the Zionist colony implanted in Palestine. Of course, it was joined in this aggression – on the Palestinian people, the Arab nation, the entire region, and indeed, all of humanity, by its fellow imperialist powers – Canada, Britain, Australia, Germany, France and other European Union members – but it has been apparent to all, as the US ships billions of dollars in deadly weaponry to the Zionist regime and implanted a faux “aid pier” only to support an attack killing hundreds of Palestinians in Nuseirat camp, that the US ordered the genocide and could stop it at any time. Of course, the US is not acting now to preserve Palestinian lives, but for domestic political concerns and to focus its attention on imperial interests elsewhere. But the fundamental nature of this assault as an imperialist-zionist genocide, carried out with US weapons and intelligence, is not only etched firmly into history, so too is the reputation of “Genocide Joe” Biden, “Killer Kamala” Harris and the Democratic Party, in presiding over the incineration of tens of thousands of precious Palestinian lives and the destruction of every university and hospital in Gaza... The International Popular Cradle of the Resistance At the international level, this is a critical moment not to step back and to de-escalate, but to intensify and deepen our efforts to build the international popular cradle of the resistance. Millions of people filled the streets, in the heart of the imperialist core, to demand an end to the genocide and justice and liberation for Palestine. It is clear to everyone around the world that the Zionist regime is a genocidal threat to humanity. The resistance surmounted the lies and smear campaigns waged against them in an attempt to justify genocide and stand tall today as true heroes of humanity. The Palestinian and Arab people in exile and diaspora rose up everywhere to organize, come together, and play their role in the struggle for Palestine’s liberation. Direct actions like those of Palestine Action, confronting the war machine, have shut down weapons factories and offices of Israeli arms dealers. Students changed the picture of campus life everywhere as they rose up in a global intifada. The growing popular and grassroots boycott illustrated international popular revulsion and refusal of complicity in genocide. And yet, we also have key lessons to learn: We cannot have a successful movement or serve as a partner to the resistance without being clear on the role of imperialism, and equally clear on the centrality of the resistance forces. We cannot allow our movement to be taken down the road of imperialist party politics, competing over who is in charge of the theft of Palestinian lives. Unity and the Necessity of Anti-Imperialism Our strength and our unity comes from standing together against repression, and for liberation, not in allowing our enemies to cut us off from one another through a politics that seeks accommodation within genocidal imperialism, self-censorship and subordination. It is, at the core, the armed resistance, the Palestinian prisoners, and of course, the people of Gaza, who exposed Zionism and imperialism and brought down all of their military objectives, who are opening the doors of freedom for the heroic prisoners of the cause of Palestine, and who promise a Palestinian future that will be determined only by the people and not by its occupiers, invaders and enemies...

New at the Samidoun website: Gaza: The Resistance Lives, The Prison Doors Open – On the Road to Liberation and Return https://ift.tt/8bNTJOj