Forwarded from Philly RUST
telegram clean up time!!
#forward
• DO NOT share your phone number on Telegram (Settings / Privacy and Security / Phone Number > Nobody). This is the single most important step you can take to secure your Telegram account.
• DO NOT use your real name, photograph or a user-name used on other platforms. Bad-actors will use this information to help dox you. Telegram allows you to change both.
• DO enable PIN lock for all messaging applications (Settings / Privacy and Security / Passcode Lock > Enable). If your phone is taken by the police, this can help protect your messages.
• DO enable two-factor-authentication for all messaging applications (Settings / Privacy and Security / Two-Step Verification > Enable). This will require a second code or password to login to your account. Alt-right groups have hacked activist-owned accounts before.
#forward
• DO NOT share your phone number on Telegram (Settings / Privacy and Security / Phone Number > Nobody). This is the single most important step you can take to secure your Telegram account.
• DO NOT use your real name, photograph or a user-name used on other platforms. Bad-actors will use this information to help dox you. Telegram allows you to change both.
• DO enable PIN lock for all messaging applications (Settings / Privacy and Security / Passcode Lock > Enable). If your phone is taken by the police, this can help protect your messages.
• DO enable two-factor-authentication for all messaging applications (Settings / Privacy and Security / Two-Step Verification > Enable). This will require a second code or password to login to your account. Alt-right groups have hacked activist-owned accounts before.
There are thousands of unhoused people in DC who are bearing the brunt of this situation. Local mutual aid groups that have been doing the work in DC are responding—show them some love and support! 💜 https://twitter.com/shutdown_dc/status/1350212277606227969
Twitter
ShutDownDC
Lots of folx have been asking how to support unhoused neighbors this week. Ward 2 Mutual Aid @CasaRubyDC and @NStreetVillage are helping people find housing. If you want to help, donate or sign up for a shift! https://t.co/dIujqDlKh8. And spread the word.
As we move into a period of increased fash and LEO activity ahead of and possibly following the inauguration, the RUST admins want to encourage our communities to keep each other safe and updated. RUST is not an organizing entity, but we want to make sure people have whatever resources and info we can provide to keep themselves and their networks safe in the days to come.
Please use the local RUST broadcast channels to stay up to date on info we receive and share and the public relay chats to help coordinate support responses if needed. Remember to message @RUSTcontactbot with verifiable intel that should be shared! This can range from road closure/block locations to positive IDs of known bad actors in specific neighborhoods or communities.
We Protect Us. Stay safe.
Please use the local RUST broadcast channels to stay up to date on info we receive and share and the public relay chats to help coordinate support responses if needed. Remember to message @RUSTcontactbot with verifiable intel that should be shared! This can range from road closure/block locations to positive IDs of known bad actors in specific neighborhoods or communities.
We Protect Us. Stay safe.
Updated information on closures and travel restrictions in DC can be found here: https://inauguration.dc.gov/closures
inauguration.dc.gov
Transit Updates
Inauguration Street Closures
Please bear in mind that much of the Capitol area is federal property, meaning federal charges could apply to anything deemed a crime in those spaces. This is especially true in light of the federal statues and monument act from earlier this summer that makes it a federal crime with up to 10 years imprisonment for defacing a statue or monument.
Exercise caution accordingly.
Exercise caution accordingly.
DC mutual aid resources! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kCGUcpFe6cKQ7dQnluO-9r2FkTUa8-2DresOywDGwgs/edit?usp=drivesdk
Google Docs
DC Mutual Aid Directory
DC Mutual Aid Directory DC Mutual Aid Network Ward 1 @DCW1MutualAid - Donate Ward 2 @ward2mutualaid -Donate Ward 3 - Donate Ward 4 @DCW4MutualAid - Donate Ward 5 @ward5mutualaid - Donate Ward 6 @ServeYourCityDC - Donate Wards 7/8 East of the River Mutual…
Good morning! Please share this channel with your networks and encourage your friends to follow our updates. We will be monitoring the situations in several cities today.
Many cities have increased police presence and some cities are expecting fash rallies. If you see something message @RUSTContactBot with verifiable information on traffic closures or hot spots to avoid.
Many cities have increased police presence and some cities are expecting fash rallies. If you see something message @RUSTContactBot with verifiable information on traffic closures or hot spots to avoid.
Links, maps from the secret service and lists of the Red and Green zones in DC because everything is really normal and good.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/map-secret-service-outlines-red-and-green-zone-restricted-areas-in-dc-ahead-of-inauguration-day/ar-BB1cPIv1
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/map-secret-service-outlines-red-and-green-zone-restricted-areas-in-dc-ahead-of-inauguration-day/ar-BB1cPIv1
Msn
MAP: Secret Service outlines Red and Green Zone restricted areas in DC ahead of Inauguration Day
Road closures in the nation's capital continue to ramp up ahead of Inauguration Day. The U.S. Secret Service released an updated transportation security and public access map that labels significant road closures as red and green zones. The red and green…
DC scanners and social media seem quiet thus far. Continue to stay safe and keep eyes out! Tips can be shared anonymously via @RUSTcontactbot
#signalboost
"Multiple lone actors have been arrested today, armed and presumably intending to engage in violence. Be on the lookout for more armed individuals."
"Multiple lone actors have been arrested today, armed and presumably intending to engage in violence. Be on the lookout for more armed individuals."
If you’re local to DC and able to offer a hot meal to an unhoused neighbor, please do. Many meal and outreach programs are closed this week due to safety precautions, and we don’t have to wait for an org to come along to take actions that share some caring, solidarity, and kindness.
There have been reports of activists in different cities getting door knocks from the FBI. Some things to remember:
1. You have the right to remain silent.
2. They can and do lie to get people to talk.
3. Nothing you say will help you; anything you say could harm you.
4. You can ask for their business card and say your lawyer will be in touch.
5. You can contact the National Lawyers Guild Federal Defense hotline at 212-679-2811. Put the number in your cellphone. Post it on the inside of your front door.
1. You have the right to remain silent.
2. They can and do lie to get people to talk.
3. Nothing you say will help you; anything you say could harm you.
4. You can ask for their business card and say your lawyer will be in touch.
5. You can contact the National Lawyers Guild Federal Defense hotline at 212-679-2811. Put the number in your cellphone. Post it on the inside of your front door.
Forwarded from Philly RUST
Good morning! Telegram is deleting all the commonly used leftist channels probably as a way to appear balanced in the wake of the mass deleting of the far right Terrorgram pages. Don't worry, we'll make a new network. Maybe not on Telegrams, maybe on Magic or somewhere else. Keep your eyes and ears open. We Protect Us.
Since Telegram is deleting RUST and other non violent Leftist community rooms in what appears to be retaliation against the mass reporting of the far right "Terrorgram" channels, the admins will be working on create a new network on a more decentralized platform. Please follow the Twitter account @NetworkRust for updates.
Update on smoke seen in DC. related to a fire at a houseless encampment. Fire has been extinguished, but for anyone interested in helping out the houseless folks affected, check out this tweet.
https://twitter.com/coldbrewedtool/status/1351198187504205828?s=21
https://twitter.com/coldbrewedtool/status/1351198187504205828?s=21
Twitter
Mel Buer
For folks wanting to contribute to help the houseless folks who may have lost their belongings / tents / supplies in the fire at the encampment near the capitol in DC. (And just support extremely important work being done by our comrades!) 👇👇👇 https://t.co/0v9dAd1X8i
RUST STATUS UPDATE:
Many of the RUST channels that were down this morning, including this one, are coming back up. We assume this is because TOS reports were reviewed and found to be false but can’t know for sure. We also cannot guarantee against future shutdowns.
Please follow the Twitter account @NetworkRust in case of future channel disruption. That account will be used for updates and information as needed.
Many of the RUST channels that were down this morning, including this one, are coming back up. We assume this is because TOS reports were reviewed and found to be false but can’t know for sure. We also cannot guarantee against future shutdowns.
Please follow the Twitter account @NetworkRust in case of future channel disruption. That account will be used for updates and information as needed.