In the United States, we have two months to prepare to confront fascism on a scale we have not experienced in our lifetimes.

Now—right now—is the time to call for public assemblies to connect people who are disillusioned with the electoral process and prepare the ground for grassroots organizing and resistance.

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A few months ago, the conservative party came to power in Valencia, Spain with the support of the far right. One of their first acts was to eliminate climate emergency services. At the end of October, flooding exacerbated by climate change killed over 200 people in the region.

Massive numbers of people mobilized horizontally to respond to the flooding through mutual aid. Despite their ties to the conservative government, far-right groups have tried to hijack popular anger over the state's failures. This is the classic strategy of fascists and demagogues: create a crisis, then try to capitalize on it.

We salute the anarchists and anti-fascists in Valencia organizing against the flood, the government, and the far right.

The sign in the attached images reads "We clear out politicians like we clear our mud"; the logo reads "We clear out fascism like we clear out mud." The photograph shows Valencia City Hall smeared with mud and graffiti calling the right-wing mayor a murderer.

Capitalism is the disaster! 🏴

Meanwhile, this month's global talks on climate change will be hosted by Azerbaijan, an unrepentant petro-state that just last year used oil revenues to carry out full-scale ethnic cleansing in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which was inhabited by Armenians until September 2023. In the months since then, the autocratic government of Azerbaijan has locked up dozens of Azerbaijani journalists and activists, including Anar Mammadli, co-founder of the Climate Justice Initiative.

Suffice it to say that, especially with Donald Trump taking over the US government at the head of the petrochemical lobby, it is a grave mistake to look to government agencies to moderate the processes that are causing climate change. Grassroots movements employing direct action are our only hope.

Background on Azerbaijan and ethnic cleansing:

https://crimethinc.com/artsakh

Background on the relationship between capitalism, government, and the climate disaster:

https://crimethinc.com/Climate2024