CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective

As we restock everything we lost in the fire, we're now able to fill orders for our classic "Capitalism Is a Pyramid Scheme" poster once again. You can order them in bulk here: https://store.crimethinc.com/ "To stay stable, the economy has to draw in more and more resources—colonizing new continents, workforces, and aspects of daily life…"

"We may or may not live to experience anarchy on a scale greater than our hard-won friendships, love affairs, projects, and uprisings. But in the meantime, the vision of that possibility can anchor and orient us in the present, informing our actions, the way a mariner navigates across the sea by the stars. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, when we are able to imagine a utopia, that utopia can gain traction on reality by enabling us to take actions we would otherwise not be capable of. The reality content of a future utopia is determined by the actions it enables us to take today." https://cwc.im/wefight

On this #ThrowbackThursday, in light of Theodore J. Kaczynski's (government designation: "The Unabomber") diagnosis with terminal cancer, a piece we put out in 1997 during his trial: https://crimethinc.com/1997/09/11/the-unabomber

#Украина: Между Двуг Огней Представляем несколько мнений насчёт напряжения между Россией, Украиной и США от анархистов в Украине и близлежащих регионах: https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/03/ukraina-miezhdu-dvugh-oghniei-miestnyie-anarkhisty-o-nadvighaiushchieisia-ughrozie-voiny-1 Читайте материалы на русском языке на нашем сайте: https://ru.crimethinc.com/languages/russkii

The photograph shows Nikita Uvarov—arrested at age 14. The prosecutor is demanding that he serve 9 years in Russian prison. The crime? He and two other 14-year-old anarchists put posters on a building belonging to the Russian secret police. The Russian government has been in the news for its actions in Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine. Let's also remember how they treat Russians—for example, mobilizing an entire "anti-terror" campaign to persecute Nikita and his friends. "If they give me a real term," Nikita has declared, "I will serve it with a clear conscience and dignity." No child should have to face such a fate, certainly not on account of his politics. This is what we mean when we say "authoritarian." Tomorrow, on February 10, Nikita Uvarov and two other kids his age will face sentencing. https://avtonom.org/en/news/kansk-teenage-anarchists-will-be-sentenced-february-10th Support website: http://kanskdelo.com/en/

A beautiful hand-painted sign by Surmise Studio adapting our "Community Watch Area—Police Not Welcome" stickers. As seen here: https://twitter.com/surmise_cc/status/1491239689306927105 surmisestudio.com

As we restock everything we lost in the fire, we're now able to fill orders for our "Community Watch Area—Police Not Welcome" stickers once again. Order here: https://store.crimethinc.com/collections/stickers/products/police-not-welcome As seen at the Third Precinct in Minneapolis. #ACAB

From cwc.im/contradictionary

We endorse this important message from the National Lawyers Guild Detroit and Michigan Chapter! Learn about security culture: https://cwc.im/texts/security Learn about grand jury resistance: https://cwc.im/resistgrandjuries

Ukraine: Between Two Fires https://cwc.im/Ukraine2022 An array of perspectives from anarchists in and around Ukraine about the looming threat of war and the agendas of the various geopolitical players, seeking to pose the hard questions about how movements can respond to state militarism. *** In hopes of providing crucial background on the current tensions between Russia, Ukraine, the United States, and other members of NATO, we present the transcript of an excellent interview with an anarchist in Ukraine, followed by another perspective contributed by a Ukrainian anarchist from Lugansk who is now located in Kiev.

They don't have to break down our doors Blindfold and gag us by force To install mind control Devices in our homes We buy them on our own —His Hero Is Gone, "Voluntary Amputation" * * * After being banned from Facebook ourselves, we participated in the forthcoming @submedia documentary about Facebook, "The Social Empire": https://thesocialempire.net #facebook #socialmedia #surveillancecapitalism

Congratulations to plaintiffs who have won $75,000 in settlements after Newnan police brutalized them to protect fascists! https://atlsolidarity.org/second-victory-against-newnan-police-for-abusing-protestors/ Background on how police targeted an anti-fascist mobilization in Newnan, Georgia: https://cwc.im/Newnan The US government regularly engages in millions of dollars worth of crimes against activists: https://cwc.im/texts/prizes

We're grateful to our comrades at Yfanet, a squatted social center in Thessaloniki, for this heartwarming expression of support in response to fire that destroyed our distribution hub. Like many anarchist projects in Greece, Yfanet faces threats under the far-right "New Democracy" government. Please donate here to support them: https://firefund.net/fabrikayfanet Participants in our collective have visited their space repeatedly over the years. Greece has lost dozens of inspiring social centers since 2019, including crucial migrant solidarity projects. The remaining spaces deserve international solidarity. 🏴

Curious why new labor struggles haven't really taken off, despite the conditions being so ripe for them? Last month, the graduate worker strike at Columbia University was the biggest strike in the US. But to make the strike possible, they first had to confront and overthrow the union bureaucracy from within: https://cwc.im/ColumbiaStrike

In case you missed it: A Demonstrator’s Guide to Understanding Riot Munitions https://cwc.im/RiotMunitions A guide to less-lethal police weaponry—including chemical weapons and impact munitions—and how to defend against and treat their effects. It's never a bad time to read up on this stuff.

While German politicians wash their hands of war in Ukraine, anarchists in Germany, Russia, and Ukraine aim to build solidarity across national, ethnic, and religious lines against all wars and governments—it's our only hope of survival. Poster in German: https://crimethinc.com/posters/gegen-alle-kriege

The Russian state is initiating military exercises in Belarus, preparing to prop up Lukashenko's authoritarian government by force at the expense of ordinary Russians and Belarusians. Against all wars—against all governments. Poster in Belarusian: https://crimethinc.com/posters/suprac-usich-vojnau

Ukrainian capitalists and politicians benefit from being able to deflect attention to the threat of Russia. But the only thing that could make war impossible would be revolutionary movements on both sides. Against all governments. Poster in Ukrainian: https://crimethinc.com/posters/

The Russian state is once again the guarantor of oppression throughout the region, backing dictatorships in Belarus and Kazakhstan by military force—treating Russian lives as expendable, too. Against all wars—against all governments. Poster in Russian: https://crimethinc.com/posters/protiv-vsekh-voyn