accidental neuron misfire

iwdrm:

“As the sound of the playgrounds faded, the despair set in. Very odd, what happens in a world without children’s voices.”

Children of Men (2006)

AMAZING. One of my favorite movies and one of my favorite scenes in that movie.

cultureofresistance:

The bare truth is that we live in a surveillance state that is unparalleled. Many people are legitimately worried or afraid. But this fear can become paranoia and paralysis. As a result, some will not get involved in radical activism. Others will stay involved, but their paranoia will create a stifling atmosphere and drive people away. Result? Our movements die. This outcome works perfectly for those in power. Without wanting to, our fear and paranoia can end up doing the work of the state that wants to shut our movements down.

But Security Culture – a simple set of rules anyone can follow – reduces paranoia and fear, and makes us safer so that we can do our work effectively.

What is Security Culture?

• A culture where people know their rights and assert them.
• A way to make political communities safer.
• An intelligent response to current and past repression.
• A way to reduce paranoia through simple rules.
• Security Culture is critical to all aboveground movements.

Security Culture Rules

Don’t Talk About

• Your involvement or someone else’s involvement with an underground group.
• Your or someone else’s desire to get involved with such a group.
• Your or someone else’s participation in illegal action.
• Someone else’s advocacy for such actions.
• Your or someone else’s plans for a future illegal action.
• Don’t ask others if they are a member of an underground group.
• Don’t talk about illegal actions in terms of specific times, people, places, etc.

Nonviolent civil disobedience is illegal, but can sometimes be discussed openly if it is aboveground. In general, the specifics of nonviolent civil disobedience should be discussed only with people who will be involved in the action or those doing support work for them.

It’s still acceptable (even encouraged) to speak out generally in support of monkeywrenching and all forms of resistance as long as you don’t mention specific places, people, times etc.

Never Talk to Police Officers, FBI etc.

Train yourself, other activists, and your friends on these guidelines.
• It doesn’t matter whether you are guilty or innocent. It doesn’t matter how smart you are. Never talk to Police Officers, FBI, Homeland Security, etc. It doesn’t matter if you believe you are telling Police Officers what they already know. It doesn’t matter if you just chit chat with Police Officers. Any talking to Police Officers, FBI, etc. will almost certainly harm you or others.
• If you talk to a Police Officer, you give him or her the opportunity to testify against you based on what you said or what they say you said.
• Don’t talk to Police Officers, federal agents, or intelligence officers at all about anything. Simply and politely say you wish to remain silent. Ask if you are being detained or are under arrest. If you are not, then walk away. If you are arrested or detained, repeat to everyone who asks you that you wish to remain silent and that you wish to speak to a lawyer. Say nothing else but your name, address, and birth date.
• Most convictions, whether people are guilty or not, come from people talking, not from investigative work.
• Learn about interrogation tricks and threats.
• Watch Don’t Talk to Cops – Part I and Don’t Talk to Cops – Part II on YouTube.

Never Allow a Police Officer, FBI etc Into Your Home if They Don’t Have a Search Warrant
• If you invite a Police Officer into your home, they have consent to search your home.
• If they come to your house to ask questions, do not let them in. From inside your door, or from outside with your door shut behind you, politely say “I wish to remain silent.” Ask them if you are under arrest or if they have a search warrant. If they say no, go back inside your house and close your door politely. If they come in anyway, don’t resist arrest. Say “I do not consent to a search.” Take note of who they are and what they do.

Lingering… (Taken with instagram)

Tuesday BBall (Taken with instagram)

nevver:

The Geography of Stuck

“Nearly six in ten Americans live in the state where they were born, according to the U.S. Census bureau. But there is considerable variation from state to state, as the map (above) by Zara Matheson of the Martin Prosperity Institute shows. More than three quarters of the people in Louisiana (78.9 percent), Michigan (76.6 percent) and Ohio (75.1 percent) were born there, as opposed to just 24.3 percent of Nevadans, 35.2 percent of Floridians, 37.2 percent of the residents of Washington, D.C., and 37.7 percent of Arizonans. A high level of home-grown residents is also indicative of a lack of inflow of new people.”

I am one of the few native Coloradoans.

thedailywhat:

One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others of the Day: Hint: It’s the one with the cover story about how it’s completely okay, if not beneficial, to feel unease about future uncertainties, as opposed to, say, riot in the streets until sh*t gets done.

Sadly, this is a fairly common occurrence.

[@ggreenwald.]