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Human Rights Discourse Has Failed to Stop the Genocide in Gaza https://crimethinc.com/GazaGenocide Four months into the assault on Gaza, the Israeli military has forced over a million refugees to the edge of the Egyptian border and is now bombing them while threatening to mount a ground assault against them. In the following text, Jonathan Pollak, a longtime participant in Anarchists Against the Wall and other anti-colonial solidarity efforts, explains why we should not look to international institutions or protest movements within Israeli society to put a stop to the genocide in Gaza and calls on ordinary people to take action.

Strategien für die Palästina Solidarität: Die Erweiterung des Instrumentariums Von Forderungen zu direkten Aktionen https://crimethinc.com/2023/11/03/strategien-fur-die-palastina-solidaritat-die-erweiterung-des-instrumentariums-von-forderungen-zu-direkten-aktionen In Atlanta, Georgia haben Abolitionist*innen und Naturschützer*innen dreieinhalb Jahre lang gekämpft, um den Bau einer als Cop City bekannten Einrichtung zur Militarisierung der Polizei zu verhindern. Dieselbe Polizei, die versucht, diese Bewegung zu zerschlagen, hat jahrzehntelang mit der israelischen Polizei tödliche Strategien der Aufstandsbekämpfung ausgetauscht und trainiert. Im folgenden Text erklärt ein jüdisches Kollektiv, das sich am Kampf gegen Cop City beteiligt hat, warum es sich der Solidarität mit den Palästinenser*innen verpflichtet fühlt und was nötig ist, um den Angriff des israelischen Militärs auf Gaza zu stoppen. #Deutsch

No hay tal cosa como paseo de helicóptero gratis Declaración sobre la muerte de Sebastián Piñera https://crimethinc.com/2024/02/08/no-hay-tal-cosa-como-paseo-de-helicoptero-gratis-declaracion-sobre-la-muerte-de-sebastian-pinera El 6 de febrero, 2024, el billionario Sebastián Piñera murió en un accidente del helicóptero que manejaba. Sus políticas como presidente de Chile contribuyeron a la miseria que al final provocó la revuelta popular del 18 de octubre, 2019. Esta no es la primera vez que sobrevivimos a nuestros opresores—y aún más van a caer. Compartimos una declaración de nuestrxs queridxs compañerxs en Chile sobre este acontecimiento histórico. #Español

Police in Atlanta executed three house raids this morning and have announced that they are charging one arrestee with arson in connection with the movement to #StopCopCity. This is a good time to review best practices in the event of a police visit to your own home: https://crimethinc.com/posters/when-the-police-knock-on-your-door-your-rights-and-options This primer covers what to do if representatives of any law enforcement agency visit your home—including questioning, searches, warrants, subpoenas, and more. Whoever you are, whatever you're doing, it's always a good idea to brush up on this stuff.

If the FBI Approaches You to Become an Informant An FAQ: What You Need to Know https://crimethinc.com/InformantFAQ Federal agents approach you. Perhaps they just ask a couple offhand questions; perhaps they have a deal to propose. They might tell you they are trying to help you; they might tell you that you are in a lot of trouble and it will just get worse unless you cooperate with them; they might tell you that they need your help to prevent something terrible from happening. But whatever they say, you can’t be sure what their real agenda is or what they’re trying to learn. Whether you’ve already been approached for interrogation or you simply want to be prepared for the possibility, this FAQ answers all the questions you might have.

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Helicopter Ride: On the Death of Sebastián Piñera https://crimethinc.com/pinera That Sebastián Piñera should die in a helicopter is an case of unsurpassable poetic justice. Our comrades in Chile offer a statement on this occasion.

Tonight, our thoughts are with the students in Greece, who will converge on Athens tomorrow for a mass mobilization against the privatization of universities and police violence against the student movement. Police are inherently antithetical to the spirit of free inquiry that is the foundation of education itself.

Stopping the Cop Cities Countrywide https://crimethinc.com/copcities Does the movement to #StopCopCity represent a reproducible strategy by which to halt the expansion of the police-industrial complex? We review some of the other struggles against police militarization facilities around the United States—present a report from a protest on February 5 that interrupted the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a police facility in Lacey, Washington—and share an incomplete list of other such proposed facilities around the country.

The new episode of the Ex-Worker podcast is up! https://crimethinc.com/exworker105 It's an audio version of "Don’t Stop: Continuing the Fight Against Cop City," our most recent article chronicling the ongoing movement to #StopCopCity in Atlanta. This report traces the activities of the movement to defend the Weelaunee Forest from June to December 2023, discussing the relationship between clandestine direct action and public organizing, evaluating the Block Cop City march in November, and exploring the movement's strategic prospects from here.

"Free helicopter rides" has been a meme among fascists inspired by the extrajudicial murders of leftists that the Argentine and Chilean governments carried out. The personal helicopter pilot of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet openly admitted that he threw prisoners into the ocean from his helicopter. As head of state, Sebastián Piñera inherited and perpetuated Pinochet's legacy, forcing capitalism on the Chilean population despite brave and widespread resistance. https://www.emol.com/noticias/todas/2001/01/11/42929/ex-piloto-de-pinochet-reconocio-que-lanzo-cuerpos-al-mar.html

Today, the billionaire Sebastián Piñera died in a helicopter crash. His policies while president of Chile contributed to the desperation that ulitmately provoked the uprising of 2019. As Milton Friedman said, “There’s no such thing as a free helicopter ride!” You can learn more about the 2019 uprising here: https://crimethinc.com/podcasts/the-ex-worker/episodes/70

Yesterday, during a protest against Argentina's new "anarcho"-capitalist president in front of the congress building in Buenos Aires, we saw one police officer wearing a "don't tread on me" insignia in imitation of fascists in the United States. There's no such thing as "anarcho-capitalism." Anarchists are opposed to the state; "anarcho"-capitalists are just capitalists who oppose state regulation of the economy when it is inconvenient for them, but support and depend on the violence of the state. Solidarity with those in Argentina fighting against capitalism, fascism, police, the state, and so-called "anarcho"-capitalists. https://crimethinc.com/Argentina2023

Cómo llegar: Camino al Encuentro Zapatista https://crimethinc.com/2024/01/17/como-llegar-camino-al-encuentro-zapatista-1 Un reportaje desde el camino al Encuentro Zapatista 2024, observando los treinta años del levantamiento que estableció una zona autónoma en Chiapas. #Español

A 2024-es Zapatista Encuentro https://crimethinc.com/2024/01/18/a-2024-es-zapatista-encuentro-1 2024. január 2-án a Weelaunee Szolidaritási Kollektíva tagjai a zapatista felkelés 30. évfordulóját ünneplő encuentrón bemutattak egy színdarabot a Cop City megállítása mozgalom történetéről. #Magyar

Eine Geschichte des zeitgenössischen israelischen Anarchismus https://crimethinc.com/2013/11/11/eine-geschichte-des-zeitgenossischen-israelischen-anarchismus-1 Eine anonyme Person zeichnet im Gespräch mit uns die Geschichte und Entwicklung des zeitgenössischen israelischen Anarchismus nach von seinen Ursprüngen über die Punk- und Tierbefreiungsbewegung bis hin zu einer kritischen Analyse des Werdegangs von Anarchists Against the Wall. #Deutsch

Over 12 million people in the US are undocumented. Calls for tighter border controls are chiefly about increasing the pressure on these vulnerable workers in order to exploit them more aggressively. What's at stake is how much violence they face, not whether the economy can do without them. Capitalists have no intention of paying a cent more for labor. The function of political posturing about the "border crisis" is to distract us from capitalist profiteering and to create a rationale for more state violence that will target more and more of us, not just the undocumented. The solution to our problems is not xenophobia. It is solidarity across the lines of citizenship and privilege. If we do not stand up for the humanity of those who are excluded and oppressed today, we will find ourselves on the wrong side of the walls of tomorrow. For more on how borders function to divide and oppress: https://crimethinc.com/borders

Regarding the so-called "border crisis"— As we wrote in 2020, in "The Insidious Workings of the Political Ratchet," "The US two-party system functions like a ratchet, with the Republican Party steadily pulling public policy and discourse to the right while Democrats, seeking to acquire power by chasing the political center, serve as a mechanism that prevents policy and discourse from shifting back." https://crimethinc.com/theratchet We see this playing out right now as Republicans push for more authoritarian border policies with the collusion of various centrists. The "border crisis" is a manufactured emergency. Yes, people are fleeing to the US and Europe from wars, oppressive regimes, and disaster zones—and both capitalism in general and US foreign policy in particular contribute to creating those. But the same billionaires and politicians who are wringing their hands about undocumented immigration are also bewailing declining birth rates, fearing that those will diminish their access to cheap labor.

Megérkezés Az út a Zapatista Találkozóra https://crimethinc.com/2024/01/17/megerkezes-az-ut-a-zapatista-talalkozora Az alábbi beszámolóban a CrimethInc. egyik tagja meséli el kalandjait útjáról a 2024-es Zapatista Találkozóra, amelyet Chiapasban az Autonóm Zónát létrehozó felkelés harmincadik évfordulójának alkalmából hívtak össze. #Magyar

January 28 is the birthday of our friend Jen Angel, who passed away last year. Her life stands as a testimony to how much a single person can accomplish in the fields of publishing and organizing just by patiently, persistently applying herself to projects and supporting those around her. Here is the eulogy we wrote about Jen's life: https://crimethinc.com/jenangel A year ago, on her 48th birthday, Jen posted these lines from Mary Oliver: Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

Ein Staatsstreich in Israel? (2023) https://crimethinc.com/2023/03/27/ein-staatsstreich-in-israel-die-bittere-ernte-des-kolonialismus-1 Am Sonntag, den 26. März (2023), entließ der israelische Premierminister Benjamin Netanjahu den Verteidigungsminister, um seine Macht im Land zu festigen. Am 27. März erklärte er sich angesichts eines drohenden Generalstreiks bereit, seine Bemühungen zur Durchsetzung einer Justizreform, die die Kontrolle in seinen Händen zentralisieren würde, zu verschieben. Als Gegenleistung für dieses Zugeständnis erlaubte er seinem rechtsextremen Heimatschutzminister, dem verurteilten Terroristen Itamar Ben-Gvir, eine ihm unterstellte Miliz aufzubauen. Mit anderen Worten: Nachdem die regierende rechtsextreme Koalition die Kontrolle über die Regierung, aber noch nicht über die Straßen erlangt hat, verschafft sie sich Zeit, um herauszufinden, wie sie die Volksunruhen unterdrücken und gleichzeitig die Verfolgung der Palästinenser*innen intensivieren kann. #Deutsch