likeliness of communications blackouts in major US cities: making plans, taking action
"There is a non-zero possibility that major US cities are about to get their civilian communications infrastructure turned off or significantly restricted. If this idea scares you too much to contemplate, please move on. I can't think of how to CW this appropriately, so my apologies for your anxiety, but this is important to my social circle, so I'll continue."
link to thread here: https://hackers.town/@endomain/104263819176703485
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don't bring:
-cellphone without turning off face/touch id & data
-jewelry
-contact lenses
-anything you don't want to be arrested with
*don't talk to cops*
*go with a buddy or crew
*discuss comfort levels with escalation ahead of time
*practice social distancing as best you can
*ask someone who's not going to be your jail contact
ACAB
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protesting safety tips
what to wear:
-nondescript, solid color, layered clothing
-cover identifying tattoos
-goggles & mask
-emergency contacts written with sharpie on your person
-heat resistant gloves
-tie your hair up
what to bring:
-water for drinking & tear gas
-cash/change & id
-bandages & first aid supplies
-protest signs
-snacks
-washcloth
-earplugs
-charger
take your pick, everywhere needs help, if you'd normally donate $20 to a bail fund but you have a fancy salaried tech job maybe donate $20 to every one on this list?
https://www.autostraddle.com/43-bail-funds-you-can-absolutely-support-right-now/
re: Intentional Misinformation - MN protests
Developers and their politician puppets have been using this tactic of development for years with phenomenal success; it's literally impossible to have a discussion about stopping new development without someone, very often on the left, complaining that you're preventing poor people from having homes. It's a sadistic, disingenuous practice that has ruined countless cities. If affordability is based on AMI, it's a lie! (pt 2 of 2)
Intentional Misinformation - MN protests
I have to speak up as someone who works in zoning/urban planning. The narrative of protesters in Minneapolis burning an affordable housing complex is COMPLETE SHIT. This is the website for the project: https://midtowncorner.com/
As you can see, only 20% of the units are "affordable". Affordability here is based on the neighborhood's income, which will rise as more rich people move in. All this to say, people know what the hell they're burning. (pt 1)
@monorail @cherubiks hollys glaceon
Dumb historical metaphors
Everyone said that the 2010s were a repeat of the 1960s when they were more clearly in line with the 1920s (increasing class divide and division between rural and poor areas, relatively good economy, xenophobia and racist organizations gaining power, new immigrant communities forming)
hi all, the minnesota freedom fund (which afaict is getting a lot of the donation traffic) has recommended also donating to reclaim the block (https://t.co/RfymLGhVc2) and black visions collective (https://t.co/7L4oV1LKtz), both of them local mutual aid organizations
if you're in the same boat as me (i.e. getting a paycheck from a tech job today) consider whether you've got the resources to keep giving, including if you've already made a donation
here's the tweet where they request this btw: https://twitter.com/MNFreedomFund/status/1266053143512653826
a bug, not a feature.
Genderless* cyberfae & co. at your service
assigned adult by the inexorable passage of time
don't use he/him or she/her pronouns for any of us without express permission
note that if we ever make you uncomfortable in any way please tell us so we know to stop. we're not always good at figuring these things out on our own