Unity of Fields

No Compromises: Inside the Minds of Today's Radicals, by Lolo Overruled. An interview with two of the Merrimack 4. (2/3) Alex: “So what role do you think a typical protest versus something like sabotage should play in these movements? Do you see one as more effective than the other?” CW: “In any liberation struggle there is a time and place for mass rallies, for economic boycotts, for political education, for petty vandalism, for sabotage, for urban guerrilla warfare, for all of the above. A diversity of tactics only works, though, if we are building our capacity to inflict material blows on our enemy and win the ultimate victory. Fanon said that colonialism ‘will only yield when confronted with greater violence.’ Fanon’s statement is confirmed by the international failure of a year of mass rallies fetishizing ‘non-violence’ and cooperation with police. Around-the-clock rallies and days of action with no escalation have become a demobilizing force: they serve as a pressure release for people’s pent-up anger and energy, and then people go home, usually only having yelled at an empty building and listened to speeches saying what everyone there already knows and agrees with. I see a defeatist tendency coming from some people in the imperial core who think that we are exempt from taking part in the resistance, that people in the Global South should be doing all the dying, that the only thing we can do is passively voice our outrage and appeal to the non-existent morality of the oppressors. We cannot afford to be defeatist, but we should look at what has worked and what hasn’t, be honest about our errors, and strategize how to correct these errors and escalate.” Alex: “So, what works?” Calla: “Direct action, community organizing, confrontation with the police, and secondary/tertiary targeting successfully shut down the first Elbit facility in the US in my hometown of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Two of us are still facing charges there, but everyone else's charges have been dropped. Through sabotage and property damage tactics, Palestine Action UK has permanently shut down several Elbit facilities and forced investors – most recently Barclays – to divest. In Atlanta, the united front against fascist state repression, the mass orgs’ general non-disavowal of militants, the deepening of clandestine tendencies, and militants' continued attacks on police and surveillance infrastructure appear to have kept organization from disintegrating there in the face of extreme counterinsurgency. And even if Cop City is built, the slogan of the movement there is, ‘If you build it, we will burn it.’ The struggle went far beyond the initial goal of shutting down a brick-and-mortar facility - Stop Cop City can be understood as a framework for people's war against the police state. Similarly, even if the university encampments did not win divestment, they did radicalize tens of thousands of people and give them frontline experience. Each of these experiences have created new layers of militants and led to qualitative leaps in our long-term strategy.” PB: “The fact that there is a distinction at all between protest and sabotage is based on arbitrary conceptions of what is ‘violent’ and ‘non-violent.’ Typical protests are upheld as ‘non-violent’ and ‘peaceful,’ while sabotage is ‘violent.’ Property damage is not violence, and if it happens for the purpose of shutting down weapons companies, it is, in fact, peaceful. The state weaponizes claims of violence against all resistance, at home or abroad. We can see this in the way accusations of terrorism are levied against national liberation movements and those in solidarity with them, as well as the way spray painting a message on a building or even breaking a window is distorted as ‘violent’ protest in the U.S. Ideally, there would be no distinction between protest and sabotage! ‘Protests’ would not be the peace-policed, permitted parades as they are now, but legitimate moments of upheaval against the power of the state. Probably they would all include a little sabotage..."

No Compromises: Inside the Minds of Today's Radicals, by Lolo Overruled. On conviction, risk, and a generation’s mission to resist. (Interview with two of the Merrimack 4) Alex: “Critics often argue that direct actions like vandalism or property damage can alienate potential allies or harm a movement's credibility. What do you think of those critiques, especially in the context of your recent action?” CW: “Anyone alienated by the dismantling of genocidal weapons factories is not someone I want to be in a movement with. Anyone so scared about the liberal mainstream optics of militant resistance, whether in Palestine or here in the U.S., is going to be a friend of counterinsurgency. We’ve heard this argument against Palestine Action sabotage tactics in favor of organizing Elbit workers or appealing to their conscience…on the assumption that they have any conscience left. Imperialist weapons company workers, regardless of their personal background, are enemies of the global working class and all colonized people, and we do not have time to coddle their morality when they are enabling the slaughter of thousands of Palestinians every day. I certainly have my own critiques of our action and the early phase of Palestine Action US — I think the intentional/symbolic arrest tactic should be abandoned, a clear degree of separation between “aboveground” and “underground” organizing needs to be made, and the movement must develop stronger digital and operational security to effectively go on the offensive. But none of my critiques of Palestine Action US have to do with regretting our thrust towards militancy, escalation, and attacking the Zionist supply chain. Our action was to show solidarity with the people of Gaza in a material, not abstract, way — not to appeal to weapons factory workers or to the New Hampshire masses.” PB: “I think we need to worry less about alienating the movement and more about escalating resistance to fascism and imperialism here at home. The ideological split in the movement about tactics, in my view, is more about the aims of those on either side of the divide and less about the tactics per se. What really differentiates these two conflicting tendencies is that one seeks to realize socialism in the imperial core, and rallies primarily about the injustices of capitalism and their effect on the American proletariat, and the other represents a staunch anti-imperialist position and seeks to open up a front of resistance against imperialism at home, in order to stand in actual solidarity with the national liberation struggles around the world that are casting off the yoke of the US empire and bringing about a global revolution that frees everyone from capitalism, imperialism, and fascism. People need to come to terms with the fact that fascism is, in fact, our material reality, and that any meaningful resistance to it will be met with significant political repression. The only way to dismantle a system like that is through militant resistance. Any potential ally not willing to face that reality, and would instead critique tactics as alienating or harming one’s credibility, is not a real ally to the revolution. I understand that there is hesitance to engage in escalatory action in the face of state repression, but to be reduced to posturing about the morality or respectability of these tactics in general is only doing the state’s counterinsurgency for them.” (1/2)

On this day in 1979, members of the Black Liberation Army and M19 broke freedom fighter Assata Shakur out of prison. One of the great victories of the anti-imperialist, anti-colonial, anti-racist militant underground. It’s a long fight but we can win. Today we honor three militants who helped Assata break free from bondage and find refuge in revolutionary Cuba: Marilyn Buck: “The repression and control over a prisoner’s life is harsh and cruel. Imagination and creativity have led me into a new, clandestine, and still subversive world…but there is always the word. That cannot be taken away. And there is the earth. The clay that calls my hands, challenges me to be sensual and to create vision, hope, liberation; to scream defiance and vibrance.” A member of the M19 Communist Organization, a race traitor and a revolutionary of the highest order. Marilyn Buck spent most of her life either in prison or underground. Poet, warrior, mother country radical. Presente! Mutulu Shakur: “My life represents a struggle. I’m not the first & I won’t be the last. I’m not a person without faults, I’m a human being. But one thing is paramount: I’ve always struggled for justice & equality for everybody, but in particular for the New African nation.” A member of the Black Liberation Army, an anti-colonial revolutionary fighting for national liberation within the belly of the beast. Mutulu Shakur was a tireless fighter for his people...a thorn in the side of white empire. Presente! Sekou Odinga: “The same things that we hurray and support in other places, like people like Nelson Mandela, our prisoners were doing the same thing, and they were captured and convicted of the same things. And we should remember them and treat them like the heroes they are.” A member of the Black Liberation Army, a founding member of the Bronx chapter of the BPP who became an underground guerilla fighter. Sekou Odinga was a prisoner of war for 30 years in U.S. dungeons. Presente!

BREAKING: Palestine Action steal sculptures of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann, from the University of Manchester. Weizmann secured the Balfour Declaration, a British pledge written 107 years ago today, which began the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by signing the land away. Weizmann described the indigenous Palestinian population as "the rocks of Judea, obstacles that had to be cleared on a difficult path". From the Balfour Declaration to today, Britain remains an active participant in the colonisation, genocide and occupation of Palestine.

🇨🇺🇮🇷🇰🇵🇸🇾 Remove Cuba and its Allies from the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism List! A statement from the Bronx Anti-War Coalition to the US-Cuba Solidarity Movement The Bronx Anti-War Coalition asserts that true international solidarity demands unwavering support for Cuba and its allies against embargoes, blockades, and sanctions. US imperialism has targeted Cuba for over 60 years, yet Cuba has persisted due to its alliances and shared resistance with other anti-imperialist nations. Understanding this international solidarity is crucial for anyone involved in the Cuba solidarity movement. Cuba's contributions to other nations, such as providing sugar and medical education opportunities, demonstrate its commitment to mutual aid. However, Cuba's survival is not solely due to its own efforts. Its alliances with other sanctioned countries like Syria, Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, “North Korea”), Venezuela, Nicaragua, China, Russia, Eritrea, and Zimbabwe are pivotal. These nations, despite diverse geographies, cultures and religions, unite in upholding self-determination and resisting external control, particularly from the United States and Western powers. They provide Cuba with essential material support, including food, medicine, and raw materials, forming lifelines that are crucial to Cuba’s endurance. The Cuba solidarity movement in the US must recognize that attacking Cuba’s allies directly threatens these lifelines. It is inconsistent to criticize US policies on Cuba while supporting its stance on other adversaries. Aligning with US foreign policy places one on the wrong side of history, as Cuba is not the only target for regime change; this extends to other nations branded as adversaries by the US. Furthermore, the rest of the nations on the U.S. list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, including Iran, the DPRK, and Syria, deserve defense and support. The call to remove Cuba from this list and lift its embargo must also extend to these countries. This broader demand reflects the true anti-imperialist position, rejecting selective support and acknowledging the importance of defending Cuba’s strongest allies. During the NYC rally for Cuba on October 27, Cuba-Palestine solidarity was highlighted, yet there was no mention of Iran, DPRK, and Syria, all anti-Zionist nations that also refuse to recognize the state of Israel. This omission underscores the need to challenge Western propaganda and align fully with the principles of international solidarity. For the 32nd consecutive year, the UN General Assembly debated and voted overwhelmingly in favor of ending the US blockade against Cuba, with 187 countries supporting the resolution. This global consensus against US policies highlights the urgency of challenging the narratives and policies that seek to isolate and control sovereign nations. We call upon all advocates of justice and peace to join us in this essential struggle. Recognizing the interconnectedness of Cuba’s alliances is vital to resisting imperialist agendas and fostering a multipolar world grounded in mutual respect and cooperation. We demand: 1: End the US embargo on and remove Cuba, Iran, DPRK, and Syria from the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism list to restore their ability to engage in free trade and international relations. 2: Support the alliances between Cuba and Iran, DPRK, Syria, Russia, China and other sanctioned nations by recognizing their shared struggle against imperialism and promoting mutual aid and cooperation. 3: Critically evaluate and oppose Western narratives that isolate sovereign nations, and educate the Cuba solidarity movement to highlight interconnected global struggles.

Photos of the martyr Ibrahim al-Nabulsi as well as a video of him with his niece, Hayat.

On the Lion of Nablus via @ColumbiaSJP: IBRAHIM AL-NABULSI was born in Nablus in 2003, during the height of the Second Intifada. His early childhood was partially categorized by Zionist crimes in the Nablus refugee camp between 2001 and 2004, particularly Operation Defensive Shield. On the other hand, it was characterized by steadfast resistance and adaptation to grief in the streets of the West Bank. The middle of three kids in his family, Ibrahim was fiercely principled throughout his adolescence and beloved in his community. At the age of 15, al-Nabulsi turned to armed resistance. He quickly rose through the ranks, and became the commander of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, a militia associated with Fatah. He was known as "the Lion of Nablus" because of his participation in The Lions’ Den, a resistance faction emerging directly out of Nablus. The Lions’ Den is multi-factional, with members tied to Hamas, the PFLP, Fatah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The young men in the group view it as a step outside of the internal politics of these factions, and a step further into direct combat with the enemy. The Zionist entity launched multiple operations with the intent of assassinating Ibrahim, such as Operation Breaking Dawn and Operation Break the Wave. Ibrahim continued to narrowly escape them, yet he always made defiant appearances at the funerals of his comrades. Ibrahim was martyred on August 9, 2022, when he was not yet 19 years old. Israel besieged and attacked the house he was inside of, injuring 40. Although Ibrahim made it out, refusing to surrender and defended by those with arms around him, he died in the hospital within hours. The Lion of Nablus went down fighting for his people, and passed alongside his two comrades Hussein Jamal Taha (16) and Islam Sabbouh (32). The martyrdom of Ibrahim al-Nabulsi inspired a deepening commitment to resistance, which was already gaining traction by the day in the West Bank. In the months following the assassination of al-Nabulsi by the Zionist entity, The Lions’ Den claimed multiple victorious attacks on Israeli checkpoints, soldiers, and settlements, fighting with the heart of Ibrahim's memory and the goal of further mobilizing the Palestinian people to escalate resistance. His heart, his determination, and his steadfastness will eternally remain in the consciousness of the Palestinian people and their resistance.

Halloween greetings from the Black Panther Party Community News Service. Trick or Treat Pigs! (via Left in the Bay)

🐍BEHEAD THE IMPERIALIST SNAKE! 31 October 2024 – Unity of Fields statement on the US elections: In 5 days, the two heads of the bloodthirsty imperialist snake will duel for constitutional leadership of the bipartisan fascist entity that is called the “United States of America.” Every election, the U.S. propaganda machine regurgitates the same line — that this is the most important election of our lifetimes, and that all political squabbles must be put aside to ensure that our “democracy,” built on a mountain of corpses, will get to pile up more corpses for another four years. Between each “pivotal” election, life in the core — but primarily in its internal and external peripheries — only worsens, the settler state reinforces its tentacles with higher pig budgets and new massacring machines, and the noose of the climate apocalypse tightens around humanity’s neck. In the weeks leading up to the vote, the Holocaust Harris regime has been heightening state repression and threats of “terrorism” charges against anti-imperialist, anti-zionist, anti-cop forces, as a warning for us not to escalate around the election when the ruling class is in constitutional crisis. Of course, we understand this moment of ruling class weakness as a prime moment for revolutionaries, wherever they may be, to strike at the paper tiger and throw the empire into deeper contradiction and chaos. The illusion of “choice” in US elections is just that — an illusion. The choice is not between a greater and lesser evil, “Democrat” and “Republican,” or “liberal” and “fascist” — the liberal and fascist wings of the empire, from QAnon to the Squad, are all proudly united in their goal to preserve the global hegemony of the US-zionist death machine, the greatest evil this world has ever seen. Our real choice is between rejecting this political theater or falling for it, between acquiescence or resistance, between defeatism or revolutionary defeatism. We choose revolutionary defeatism, which means turning the imperialist war into a civil war, or, in fewer words: BRING THE WAR HOME. No matter who wins this orchestrated political theater, our enemy — the bloodsucking imperialist ruling class — remains the same, and so does our resolve to resist them.​​​​​​​ “The United States of America is the official sponsor of terrorism in the world and the main supporter of zionist terrorism with money and weapons. American support for the occupation is embedded in American policy and will not be affected by the change of the American president, whether it is Biden or Trump.” – PFLP Deputy Head of Political Relations in Lebanon, Fathi Abu Ali “It isn’t revolutionary or materialist to disconnect things. To disconnect revolutionary consciousness from revolutionizing activity, to build consciousness with political agitation and educational issue-making alone is idealistic rather than materialist. The effect has been reformism rather than revolution. When any election is held it will fortify rather than destroy the credibility of the power brokers. When we participate in this election to win, instead of disrupt, we’re lending to its credibility, and destroying our own. With all the factors of control over the electoral process in the hands of the minority ruling class, the people’s party can always be made to seem isolated, unimportant, even extraneous. If these tactics still give the appearance of revolution to some after decades of miscarriage, we are justified in replacing them as vanguard...” “The history of the U.S.—the blood-soaked, urine-steeped essence of its being; the wreckage and demise of its human character under the wheels of a two-hundred-year-old headlong flight with heedless, frightened animals at the controls of a machine that has mastered them—allows for no appeal on a strictly ideological level. George Wallace or Adolf Hitler would fare better at the polls of an honest election than Huey Newton and Tom Hayden. But again, what is an honest election after the fact of monopoly capital?” – George Jackson, Blood in my Eye, 1971

🔻Ottawa Weapons Factory Sabotaged! Via North Shore Counter-Info: Anonymous submission: "Earlier this week a group of people sabotaged Gastops’ factory in Ottawa, the only place in the world where engine sensors are produced for Lockheed’s F-35 combat jets — including the ones dropping 2,000 pound bombs on Gaza. We cut the wiring inside all of the heat pumps on the Gastops roof, locked them out with official Ministry of Health and Safety lock-out tags, shut off the gas, broke the handles for their systems, and cut the lines to their backup communication system on the way out. The attached letter and photos were left on site. It’s worth noting that we disabled their heat pumps as it begins to get cold here in Ottawa and as displaced people in Gaza and Lebanon plead with us to help them secure shelter, blankets, clothing, as they freeze in displacement camps. Earlier this month an Ottawa neighbour lost her uncle while he returned to his home in Gaza attempting to bring back blankets for the children so they would not freeze to death. He was murdered by air strike while doing so, likely by an F-35 that Gastops supplies parts to. People growing tired of politicians continuing to support the slaughter of civilians in Palestine and Lebanon will continue to escalate actions seeking peace and an end to these war crimes."

🚨BREAKING: Barclays latest reports show the bank no longer has ANY shares in Israel's biggest weapons producer, Elbit Systems. This follows a direct action campaign targeting the bank 54 times in one year, including a nationwide action against nearly 20 Barclays sites in a day. Palestine Action UK said: We vowed to cost Barclays more than they gain by investing in Israel's weapons trade — and we did. To win, we need to hit complicit institutions where it hurts. To them, their balance sheet is all that matters... Palestine Action’s 11-month long campaign against Barclays reached its peak on 10th June 2024, when 20 branches had their windows smashed, drenched in red paint, in a co-ordinated nationwide overnight action with Shut the System. Four days after, Barclays CEO CS Venkatakrishnan penned in the Guardian that the bank is concerned about “overall suffering” in the region, and is very accepting of the type of “peaceful protest” seen in multiple years of campaigning up until this year. But, in a media campaign co-ordinated with former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, Venkatakrishnan complained of Palestine Action’s disruptive actions against the bank. Inadvertently, Barclays CEO affirmed Palestine Action’s strategy, which is to make the cost of dealing in genocide, occupation, and apartheid exceed the potential to profit from it. Throughout this year-long campaign, several activists were arrested. During questioning, police claimed that many actions caused damage between £250k to £500k in value. Most actions forced bank branches to close for weeks at a time, contributing to the financial disruption to the bank... Through a focused strategy, direct action has achieved multiple successes and forced the hands of many complicit institutions. We will remain committed and focused to the task at hand and target any and all institutions and businesses which enable Israel’s biggest weapons firm to mantain their genocidal operations. That means, if Barclays does reinvest into Elbit Systems in the future, Palestine Action will come knocking again... Whilst news spreads of Barclay's divestment from Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems, we'd like to thank Francesca Nadin and everyone who sacrifices their time or liberty for Palestine. Francesca Nadin is a Palestine Action political prisoner, detained for allegedly smashing Barclays and an American weapons producer of Israeli missiles parts. Victory requires sacrifice — none understand that more than the Palestinian people.

🇮🇶 The military official of Kataeb Hezbollah in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, Abu Ali Al-Askari: — In the name of Allah, the Most High "Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’an." At this time, as we extend our support to the new leadership of Hezbollah, led by the striving Sheikh Naim Qassem, we affirm our continued adherence to the path we have laid down for decades and our firm commitment to supporting the steadfastness of our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon on all fronts. We note the following: First: For us, there is no difference in the American elections between Trump or Kamala Harris coming to power in the administration of American evil. Harris and her so-called Democratic Party behind her may be worse than Trump and his party. We have had successful experiences with him, having subdued him in more than one confrontation. He lacks patience and cannot endure prolonged material depletion, which saved us much effort and time in revealing the true face of America as evil, exposing its weaknesses live on air. Second: It is necessary to expose certain movements, parties, and civil society organizations connected to the zionist entity and the Americans—with evidence through special media programs—so that the government and the people can decide their stance toward them. Third: The men of Iraq, from the resistance, the Popular Mobilization Forces, and the military, are fully capable of defending Iraq from ISIS and similar zionist proxies. We hereby warn the regimes supporting them: if they think of reactivating these groups, we will not be satisfied with merely fighting them in Iraq; we will strike at the very hearts of the capitals supporting them. Let them understand this well. And peace be upon the righteous servants of Allah.

DEFY SILENCING, DEMAND FREEDOM: Follow us on Telegram! The attempt to silence Samidoun on Telegram is part and parcel of the attack on the Palestinian prisoners' movement and the Palestinian resistance. It comes hand in hand with attacks that aim to suppress Resistance News Network (@PalestineResist, @RNN_Backup) and all organizations confronting Zionist/imperialist genocide and upholding the resistance! Follow our NEW CHANNEL: https://t.me/samidoun_network Follow In Spanish: https://t.me/solidaridadpresaspoliticas Please share widely!

🚨 Samidoun Network (@samidounnetwork) backup channel is live after its unjustified ban on Telegram yesterday. You may follow it here: https://t.me/samidoun_network In Spanish: https://t.me/solidaridadpresaspoliticas We are also sharing some other prisoners news pages: Dismantle Damon - t.me/dismantle_damon Free Palestinian Students - t.me/freepalestinianstudents RNN Prisoners - t.me/RNN_Prisoners Qadeyah (Arabic) - t.me/qadeyah Asra Media (Arabic) - t.me/asramediia Prisoners Are Not Numbers (Arabic) - t.me/freethemall6

A report by Brown University's Watson Institute reveals: From October 7th, 2023 to September 30th, 2024, the US has spent more than $22.7 billion on military aid to the zionist entity, with over 80% having already been delivered. $17.9 billion was sent directly to the entity, while the rest was for "regional defense." This includes weapons, thousands of 2-ton bombs, equipment, and aircraft carriers. This is just the "first round" as the criminal Biden administration announced additional weapons deals worth $20 billion this August (including 50 F-15 warplanes, 32,000 tank shells, and much more to be delivered in the next few years). According to the report, 70% of "israeli" military spending on the current war came from the US Treasury. This is money from American taxpayers which was used to spend on domestic goods and healthcare for settlers, which is a unique exception the US grants to no other country. The reports starts by noting the difficulty for journalists, the public, and even members of Congress to obtain an understanding of the sheer amount of equipment and financial assistance for this genocide, much of it done through secret weapons deals amidst the IOF's ammunition, vehicle, and equipment shortage. The zionist entity has received over $250 billion from the US since World War 2. Thus, it is no exaggeration by any stretch that the US is leading, greenlighting, and funding the genocide, as the numbers tell us that it has funded 70% of the genocide.

🚨 As of today, the Telegram channel of the Samidoun Network (@samidounnetwork) has been banned in the US, Canada, and some European countries. This ban comes after baseless sham accusations by the US, Canada, Netherlands, and zionist entity, all aimed at silencing the liberation movement and scaring other organizers. Framing Samidoun's activities in support of Palestinian prisoners for the last 13 years "terrorism" is part of an increasingly aggressive stance that seeks to criminalize Palestinian solidarity, undermine grassroots mobilization, and obscure the injustices and genocide faced by the Palestinian and Arab peoples, especially prisoners. In fact, Samidoun does not even fundraise for charitable work, as claimed by the "intelligence" agencies. The allegations are completely baseless, and their intelligence agencies are aware of this. The new silencing comes amidst a global wave of intensified efforts to marginalize pro-Palestinian voices, such as restrictions in Germany and suppression elsewhere. Unsurprisingly, this repression parallels with resistance victories on the ground. While the real terrorists continue to funnel money and weapons to the zionist entity, the resistance and its cradle are criminalized for exercising their inalienable right. We unequivocally stand in full solidarity with our comrades in Samidoun, with full confidence that any bans, of Samidoun, of RNN, or of others, will do nothing to stop the indomitable tide of liberation. We will not be intimidated or broken, and we echo: Let repression breed more resistance. Today and always, "We are all Samidoun!," as we are all united in our common struggles as the oppressed and all who dare to resist injustice. They fear our solidarity and our voices. Continue to follow and UPLIFT Samidoun at https://samidoun.net/ On X: https://x.com/SamidounPP (Instagram was taken down after Samidoun posted a statement from Gazan students).

🚨LEONARD PELTIER HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED Monday October 28, 2024 - Leonard Peltier was hospitalized. It is imperative that Leonard Peltier receive an emergency medical transfer to a facility such as FMC Rochester. Leonard’s attorneys have submitted an urgent medical transfer request based upon the medical analysis of the independent medical physician who visits Leonard regularly at USP Coleman I. His attorneys have also repeatedly warned the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) of the very risks which caused Leonard’s hospitalization, but have been ignored. As USP Coleman I can not appropriately address Leonard’s medical needs, Leonard should be transferred to a medical facility equipped to meet his medical needs. A medical transfer to FMC Rochester not only ensures adequate medical care, but proximity to Leonard’s homelands and family, which is consistent with BOP policy. Enough is enough. Mere apologies are insufficient. On World Political Prisoner Day, tomorrow, Wednesday, October 30th, the Committee encourage Leonard’s supporters and all justice loving people to contact Senators Jon Ossoff and Amy Klobuchar, who serve on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and demand that Leonard Peltier receive an urgent medical transfer. If your senator is on the Judiciary Committee please contact them. A full list can be found at http://freeleonardpeltiernow.org on the Donate/Act Now page. Act now. Senator Jon Ossoff: 202.224.3521 https://ossoff.senate.gov/contact-us/ #FreeLeonardPeltier NOW

🧵 Unity of Fields thread: A year ago today, 9 people were arrested - and others successfully de-arrested - at the Elbit office in Cambridge, MA. Cops charged at the crowd, brutally tackling & pepper-spraying protestors. At 2:50 in the first video, protestors push back police barricades & a mini-riot begins. The protest took place because the Cambridge PD had surrounded the entire Elbit building with barricades after repeated clandestine direct actions there. The incompetence and paper-tiger-nature of the empire's pig foot soldiers were on full display. Literally slipping and falling on their own faces, cowering behind their riot gear and pepper spray canisters to protect Elbit, a genocidal weapons company, the pigs were completely caught off guard by the crowd's powerful, collective resistance. Police complained "Cambridge police were outnumbered and almost overwhelmed... protesters were pelting officers with eggs, paint and smoke bombs." The 10/30 protest was some of the first clashes with police at a post-Oct 7 protest in the country. Ultimately, arrests are demobilizing, disorganizing, and should be avoided. The local movement learned to separate mass rallies from autonomous direct action/property damage to avoid further arrests. The 9 people arrested were charged with various misdemeanors and felonies, from disorderly conduct to vandalism to resisting arrest and assault on an officer. 7 people's charges were dropped in July, and 2 are still facing charges. Thanks to Pal Action US autonomous direct action, and relentless community organizing and protest, the Elbit in Cambridge, MA became the first Elbit to permanently shut down in the United States. Take note of the effective secondary and tertiary targeting strategy that forced Elbit's eviction. Protestors with BDS Boston did home demos at the landlord's house, and the community relentlessly phone-banked Elbit's landlord and co-tenants, building pressure from all possible points to evict Elbit, giving NO PEACE to the genocide profiteers and their accomplices.

Anonymous submission: Answering the national call to "shut down tech" on October 24th, autonomous groups of community members targeted Microsoft headquarters in Seattle, breaking glass jars full of "blood" (red paint) on its Executive Briefing Center building, pouring "blood" on the big Microsoft sign, and leaving behind the message "Azure: Drop Israel Not Bombs" painted in dozens of places. This action brought attention to companies in Seattle have with the israeli occupation forces (IOF), that many are unaware of. A recent article in +972 Magazine exposed how Microsoft's cloud computing software, Azure, has been crucial to the criminal military operations conducted in Palestine and Lebanon. The article, quoted an IOF colonel who said that the cloud services provided by Microsoft and other major tech companies have led to “very significant operational effectiveness” in the Gaza Strip. This officer further described the cloud computing capabilities as a “weapons platform” that included applications to mark targets for Unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV) drone strikes. In particular, +972 highlighted Microsoft’s Azure as the military’s main cloud provider. Microsoft has shown time and time again that it values profit over people, whether that be the tens or hundreds of thousands of people it helps slaughter, or its own employees it censors and fires for speaking out against the company's unethical actions. The main target was the Executive Briefing Center in which all of Microsoft’s executives meet, discuss, and come to powerful decisions,​​​​​​​ like those relating to war crimes and human rights violations. Every member who works in the Executive "Bombing" Center is aware of and complicit in the actions that Microsoft is taking. Where there is oppression, there will be resistance. And the movement will continue to expose and escalate against l entities--like Microsoft--that are aiding the israeli occupation and genocide.

The Islamic Resistance Operations Room in Lebanon released a comprehensive update on recent confrontations with Israeli forces, outlining a series of successful operations based on precise intelligence. According to the report, Resistance fighters inflicted heavy losses on the Israeli army, with over 90 Israeli officers and soldiers killed and 750 others injured since the ground invasion began. In recent days, the Resistance has reported a significant escalation in daily operations, including air and missile strikes on Israeli forces attempting to advance. Despite continued Israeli efforts, the report confirmed that Israeli forces have been unable to fully capture or occupy any of the villages on the forward edge. The Lebanese Resistance reaffirmed its commitment to continue operations until the aggression ceases and the blockade on Gaza is lifted.