A Demonstrator's Guide to Gear - Crimethinc Series

Gas Masks and Goggles:
https://crimethinc.com/2020/09/02/a-demonstrators-guide-to-gas-masks-and-goggles-everything-you-need-to-know-to-protect-your-eyes-and-lungs-from-gas-and-projectiles

Helmets:
https://crimethinc.com/2020/09/01/a-demonstrators-guide-to-helmets-everything-you-need-to-know

Armor:
https://crimethinc.com/2020/12/15/a-demonstrators-guide-to-body-armor-protecting-yourself-against-blows-batons-bullets-and-more

Police Batons:
https://crimethinc.com/2020/12/15/a-demonstrators-guide-to-understanding-police-batons-and-how-to-protect-against-them

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In Washington, Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney Elizabeth McMullen has declined to press charges against Forest Machala, tacitly approving an avowed Trump militant who shot a counter-protester in the back in Olympia on December 12.

https://theolympian.com/news/local/article248019090.html

Prosecutor McMullen also rescinded the no-contact order keeping Machala from coming into contact with his victim, while laying the groundwork for Machala to regain his confiscated AR-15.

It was the second weekend in a row fascists from out of town shot anti-fascists in Olympia.

The shooting took place less than 7 miles from where police urged on by Donald Trump extrajudicially executed Michael Reinoehl to punish him for shooting an armed fascist in self-defense.

The disparity in treatment could not be more severe.

The prosecutor is sending a clear message. If you are a Trump supporter, you can shoot, stab, and throw bombs at anti-fascists without any consequences. If you are an antifascist and you engage in self-defense, you will be hunted down and assassinated.

We know better than to look to the courts for justice or any resolution to our problems. This just confirms that public officials are working hand in glove with non-state paramilitaries to promote lethal violence against our communities.

Who will protect us? It's up to us.

To celebrate the birthday of Kenneth Rexroth, poet and anarchist, we have prepared this photoessay presenting his poem “Noretorp Noretsyh” painted across the walls and rooftops of three continents. We’ve added annotations illuminating Rexroth’s numerous historical references.

https://crimethinc.com/2020/12/22/a-poem-by-kenneth-rexroth-painted-across-the-rooftops-of-the-world-on-the-occasion-of-his-birthday

Here's our full report on Washington prosecutors' decision not to charge the far-right shooter:

https://cwc.im/OlympiaShootings

In refusing to press charges against a gunman who carried out a widely documented shooting, they are inviting fascists to turn Olympia into a killing field.

The law is not, as liberals foolishly believe, a measure for the sake of the public good that applies equally to all citizens. On the contrary, it is a weapon in the hands of racist authoritarians, just like the guns in the hands of fascists and police officers.

These selections from the affidavit, which convinced the Superior Court to find probable cause, undermine the prosecutor's narrative that they lack evidence to proceed with the charges. Rather, they are making a political decision to promote fascist violence.

Seperti Apa Program Anarkis? 🏴

https://crimethinc.com/2020/11/02/seperti-apa-program-anarkis

Daripada menawarkan cetak biru prefabrikasi, kami mengusulkan untuk mengerjakan semuanya bersama-sama, secara dinamis, sesuai dengan prinsip penentuan nasib sendiri, horizontalitas, saling membantu, dan solidaritas.

Kill Your Heroes
https://cwc.im/KillYourHeroes

For December 30, the day commemorating Dr. José Rizal, icon of the Philippine Republic, we present a Filipino anarchist discussion about how the veneration of national heroes serves to suppress the same struggle they supposedly represent.

2020 in Hindsight: The Year in Review

https://cwc.im/2020review

We survey the events of 2020—including the pandemic, the uprising, and the election—and the highlights of our publishing efforts.

This has been a rough year for everyone. Congratulations on making it through.

On the ground sources report that an African American man was killed by Minneapolis Police during a traffic stop. A crowd has gathered at the scene. For live updates, follow @MinneapolisRUST

On the final day of 2020, we choose to remember the high points of this hard year—above all, the night of May 28, when courageous rebels in Minneapolis showed that anything is possible and our wildest dreams can come true.

Our full overview of the year:

https://cwc.im/2020review

Our twitter thread from the evening of May 28:

https://twitter.com/crimethinc/status/1266213711167045632