CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective

This footage shows Bolsonaro supporters breaking the windows of the National Congress in Brasilia and entering it. They have also invaded the Planalto Palace. Source: https://twitter.com/reporterenato/stat

Today, in grotesque mimicry of Trump's failed coup on January 6, 2021, far-right supporters of previous Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the National Congress in Brasilia. Across the world, the far right and fascists are attempting to build the capacity to seize power by force. Background on the situation in Brazil: https://crimethinc.com/BrazilElection2022 Relying on the state to prevent the far right from coming to power will only strengthen the institutions that they hope to wield against us: https://crimethinc.com/January6 Billionaires and their far-right supporters are attempting to gentrify the concept of revolt itself. We must not let them appropriate or discredit the idea of rebellion: https://crimethinc.com/RealAnarchy

Two years after Donald Trump's ignominious failure of a coup attempt, we recommend this text about why it was a godsend to the state as a way to change the subject from popular revolt to the preservation of normalcy. https://crimethinc.com/January6 "Counting on the state to hold the threat of fascism at bay leaves us in an extremely vulnerable position. It’s not unthinkable that at some point, a far-right coup will succeed, at least in some parts of the country, and we—not just anti-fascists, but all people of good conscience—will find that our concerted action is the only thing that stands between us and the establishment of an even more authoritarian society. That is precisely what happened in Spain in 1936."

At the conclusion of 2022, we honor all those who have risked their lives and freedom to strive for a world without war, oppression, or exploitation—in Iran and Sri Lanka, in Russia and Ukraine, in Sudan and everywhere else around the planet. Our hearts go out to the imprisoned, to those enduring grueling impoverishment while billionaires accumulate fortunes at others' expense, to everyone who has lost a loved one to state violence, racist or anti-Semitic attacks, environmental disasters intensified by climate change, or the pandemic. In 2023, we will continue to do our best to contribute to movements for the liberation of all humanity and the dignity of all living things. All the best in your adventures. May they intersect with ours. https://crimethinc.com/2022inReview For a free world—for anarchy.

2022 in Review: A Year to Endure https://crimethinc.com/2022inReview We’ve survived 2022—and with it, the ebb tide following the upheavals of 2019 and 2020. Both in the United States and around the world, this has been a year of challenges and reversals. In the following overview, we revisit how we got here, explore the events of the past twelve months, and review our own efforts to contribute to movements for liberation. We go into 2023 ready for the next round and we hope you’ll be right there beside us. 🏴🖤

We endorse the call for noise demonstrations outside jails, juvenile halls, detention centers, and prisons on New Year’s Eve to express solidarity with prisoners and call for a world without the prison-industrial complex. https://itsgoingdown.org/international-call-for-new-years-eve-noise-demonstrations-5/ 🏴

In case you or anyone you know has lost electricity in the middle of winter and need a way to cook food and boil water, here are the instructions for how to make a rocketstove out of tin cans to maximize fuel efficiency: https://crimethinc.com/rocketstove Note that this is not a means of indoor heating! Make sure only to use a rocketstove in a well-ventilated space, so you don't run the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Whatever traditions you celebrate, happy holidays to all. https://crimethinc.com/podcast15

Today is the birthday of Kuwasi Balagoon—Black Panther, Black Liberation Army fighter, and anarchist. It's a good day to read some of the writing he left us. You could start with this collection: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/kuwasi-balagoon-a-soldier-s-story Or this biography: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/akinyele-k-umoja-maroon-kuwasi-balagoon-and-the-evolution-of-revolutionary-new-afrikan-anarchis

Dom skiter i dig För varje miljardär går miljoner hungriga. Det är detta som skapar miljardärer: koncentrationen av rikedomar i händerna på några få. När du hör talas om en miljardär som ställer upp i val eller köper upp Twitter samtidigt som du passerar hemlösa på vägen till jobbet, låt dig då inte luras — allt hänger samman. De säger vad som helst för att få dig att tro att dina problem är ditt eget fel, för att få dig att vända dig mot dina medmänniskor, för att få dig att ta extra jobbpass så att du kan tjäna mer pengar åt dem. Men hur hårt du än jobbar tar de alltid hem en större del av kakan. Sådan är kapitalismen. https://crimethinc.com/posters/de-skiter-i-dig #Svenska

Over the next two weeks, CrimethInc. is participating in three events in the UK. The first two presentations are at the English and Scottish release events for Smash the System: Punk Anarchism as a Culture of Resistance, to which we contributed the foreword: Freedom Bookshop, London, E1 7QX Wednesday, December 21, 7 pm https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Freedom-Bookshop/t-yazjlvx Lighthouse Bookshop, West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DB Thursday, December 29, 6 pm https://lighthousebookshop.com/events/smash-the-system-punk-anarchism-as-a-culture-of-resistance The third event is a presentation revisiting the analysis in the CrimethInc. book, Work, about the ways that capitalism has changed over the past century and how those might inform resistance. Star & Shadow Cinema Co-op, Warwick St, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1BB Tuesday, January 3, 7 pm https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/programme/event/crimethinc-work-talk-event,6588/

Some Ways to Connect besides Posting on the Internet https://crimethinc.com/2022/12/09/canary-in-the-coal-mine-twitter-and-the-end-of-social-media#some-ways-to-connect-besides-posting-on-the-internet To conclude the past month of drama about Twitter, here's a list of suggestions about what we can do to connect with each other besides posting on social media sites.

Today, Sudanese anarchists and other demonstrators confronted the forces of the military dictatorship in Omdurman, Bahri, Khartoum and East Nile. The demonstrators brought banners adorned with portraits of those who have been killed in the course of the struggle, which has been going on for years now. To learn more: https://crimethinc.com/2021/12/31/sudan-anarchists-against-the-military-dictatorship-an-interview-with-sudanese-anarchists-gathering

Avortement sans frontières Comment féministes et anarchistes bravent les lois anti-avortement polonaises https://crimethinc.com/2022/11/14/avortement-sans-frontieres-comment-feministes-et-anarchistes-bravent-les-lois-anti-avortement-polonaises-1 En Pologne, l’avortement a été presque complètement interdit depuis 2020. Néanmoins, un réseau d’anarchistes et d’autres féministes s’efforcent de garantir l’accès à l’avortement pour les personnes qui en ont besoin – que ce soit de manière légale ou non. Maintenant que l’avortement a également été interdit dans de nombreux États des États-Unis d’Amérique, les personnes en Amérique du Nord ont tout à gagner à mieux connaître l’expérience de celleux qui affrontent cette situation depuis des années. Afin de savoir comment les activistes de Pologne utilisent l’action directe et l’entraide pour que l’avortement reste accessible, nous avons interviewé des participant-e-s à ce réseau. #Français

This weekend, we're throwing copies of the zine "The City in the Forest" into all the packages we send out through our mailorder. To order something: To download and print copies of the zine yourself: https://crimethinc.com/2022/08/09/beneath-the-concrete-the-forest-accounts-from-the-defense-of-the-atlanta-forest

A ellos no les interesas una mierda https://crimethinc.com/posters/a-ellos-no-les-interesas-una-mierda

Today, we honor the memory of Mohamed Bouazizi, who set himself on fire on December 17, 2010 in response to police violence, catalyzing a chain reaction of revolt that led to the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions. By drawing back the curtain from injustice so people could come together to fight it, he gave us a precious gift, but a costlier gift than we have any right to receive. His death hangs in eternity as an irreparable tragedy. https://crimethinc.com/sd May despair become a transformative force, bringing people together where there was isolation, creating life where there was suffering.

As must be obvious to everyone by now, Elon Musk is a liar, an opponent of free speech, a supporter of fascists, and an aspiring autocrat. He is imitating the model demonstrated by Donald Trump, using the capital he has accumulated from exploiting workers and government subsidies to take over other aspects of our society. By promoting fascism and conspiracy theories, he hopes to redirect ordinary people towards bigotry and boot-licking rather than righteous anger at those who exploit and oppress us. Solidarity with It's Going Down! For a world without billionaires! "In a digitally interconnected world, whoever has the most robust networks, the right relationship between visible and opaque channels, and the most persuasive narrative will triumph. Communication and coordination trump brute force when any clash can draw in a potentially infinite number of participants on either side." https://crimethinc.com/2022/12/09/canary-in-the-coal-mine-twitter-and-the-end-of-social-media#networks-of-resistance

As we wrote at the time, "All we ask in all the world is to be able to continue our chosen task—and you have made this possible for us. This is the most profound gift we could receive. It is humbling to be presented with so much care and support from so many people we admire and aspire to build solidarity with. You have conferred a tremendous responsibility upon us, and we will do everything in our power to deserve your faith in us."

Today, it has been a year and a day since a fire tore through our mail-order space, destroying thousands of our books and posters and much of our infrastructure. In response, people around the world mobilized to support us, raising tens of thousands of dollars and flooding us with messages of encouragement. It was an inspiring example of solidarity. We've never set aside any profits from our activities, never sought to acquire resources for ourselves as a consequence of our political efforts, and it turned out that we didn't have to, because in our moment of need, you were there for us. This experience will sustain us for years to come. https://crimethinc.com/likeaphoenix