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Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>I feel like I should talk about why declaring yourself a Nazi is very specifically different to declaring yourself almost anything else seen as political. Because there is a difference, and it’s really important, and I don’t think people get that, and it has real-world ramifications.</p><p>Walk with me.</p><p><a href="https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/04/02/a-promise-a-threat-and-a-proportional-response/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">solarbird.net/blog/2025/04/02/</span><span class="invisible">a-promise-a-threat-and-a-proportional-response/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nazis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/SelfDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDefence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/punch_a_nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punch_a_nazi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/punch_a_nazi_today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punch_a_nazi_today</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>New Zealand musician sentenced to community work for biting ex-girlfriend <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/866907/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/866907/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/actions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/assaulting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assaulting</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/been" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>been</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/biting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biting</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/describing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>describing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/excessive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>excessive</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/exgirlfriend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exgirlfriend</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/for" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>for</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/found" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>found</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/guilty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guilty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hours</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/judge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judge</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musician</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/new" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>new</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/relationship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>relationship</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/selfdefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfdefence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sentenced" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sentenced</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>service</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/to" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>to</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/with" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>with</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Work</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/zealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zealand</span></a></p>
cuan_knaggs<p>a fantastic collection of martial arts books ~ <a href="https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Monika+Budo+Stuff%22" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/search?query=creat</span><span class="invisible">or%3A%22Monika+Budo+Stuff%22</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/martialArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>martialArts</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/karate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>karate</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/aikido" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aikido</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/jodo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jodo</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/judo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judo</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/selfDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfDefence</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/hema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hema</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/taekwonDo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taekwonDo</span></a></p>
Global News<p>Group brings free self-defence classes to Vancouver’s Chinatown<br>The program, dubbed Project Shield, held its first session on Tuesday, aimed at people aged 55 and older.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/selfdefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfdefence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/classes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/VancouversChinatown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouversChinatown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Chinatown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinatown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vancouver</span></a> <br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10923329/vancouver-chinatown-crime-self-defence/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/10923329/va</span><span class="invisible">ncouver-chinatown-crime-self-defence/</span></a></p>
Otto Rask | Ehdokas 2025 Espoo<p>If capitalists and corporations are allowed to be ruthless on customers, bystanders, the biosphere, the climate, and the planet during their race for neverending profits, those affected by that race should be allowed to be equally ruthless when practising self-defence against it all.</p><p><a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Liberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberalism</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/UnitedHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/LuigiMangione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LuigiMangione</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Marxism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marxism</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/SelfDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDefence</span></a></p>
Liam O'Mara IV, PhD<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SylviaPankhurst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SylviaPankhurst</span></a> and her mother <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EmmelinePankhurst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmmelinePankhurst</span></a> are part of my Women in History <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feminisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminisms</span></a> project for good reason. On <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThisDayInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThisDayInHistory</span></a> in 1913, Sylvia's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeoplesArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeoplesArmy</span></a> held its first <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefence</span></a> gun drill in London. The right of the oppressed to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDefence</span></a> is absolute.</p>
Reverend Elvis<p>Windows 11 24H2?? Sick of this?<br>Are you tired of doing your daily tasks with endless troubleshooting, console commands and explanatory videos? Are you fed up with unwanted monitoring and advertising? Switch to a modern, fast and peaceful system in your own hands today. Start using Linux today! MINT (<a href="https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=316" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=3</span><span class="invisible">16</span></a>) for daily use or Kubuntu (<a href="https://kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) for Power user and Futurists.</p><p><a href="https://word.undead-network.de/2024/10/31/windows-11-24h2-sick-of-this/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">word.undead-network.de/2024/10</span><span class="invisible">/31/windows-11-24h2-sick-of-this/</span></a><br><a href="https://social.undeadnetwork.de/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.undeadnetwork.de/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://social.undeadnetwork.de/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://social.undeadnetwork.de/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.undeadnetwork.de/tags/mind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mind</span></a> <a href="https://social.undeadnetwork.de/tags/selfdefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfdefence</span></a> <a href="https://social.undeadnetwork.de/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windows</span></a> <a href="https://social.undeadnetwork.de/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a></p>
Mogleg<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/nikohouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nikohouse</span></a> speaks the truth about the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/usempire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usempire</span></a> all of a sudden being «concerned» about the conditions in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaza</span></a>: <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=V5YEd4sUb48" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=V5YEd4sUb4</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/holocaustharris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holocaustharris</span></a> will have no obligation to deliver on promises made by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/genocidejoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocidejoe</span></a>, nor incentives to do so. </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/zionist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zionist</span></a> entity is carrying out an extermination of an entire people. They are literally trying to outdo the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/holocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holocaust</span></a> while bleating about <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/selfdefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfdefence</span></a>.</p><p>To quote <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lowkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowkey</span></a>: the worst of humanity is killing the best of humanity.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a></p>
Félicien Breton 🍉 🔻 🌱<p>"Anti-oppression, civil rights, and decolonization struggles clearly reveal that if resistance is even slightly effective, the people who struggle are in danger. The choice is not between danger and safety, but between the uncertain dangers of revolt and the certainty of continued violence, deprivation, and death."</p><p>~ Kate Khatib, in "We are Many: Reflections on Movement Strategy from Occupation to Liberation", 2012, via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@RhinosWorryMe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RhinosWorryMe</span></a></span> 🧵</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/struggle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>struggle</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/struggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>struggles</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/liberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberation</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/revolt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>revolt</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/resource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resource</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/selfDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfDefence</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/militancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militancy</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/militants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militants</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/mentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/resiliency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resiliency</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/personalSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>personalSafety</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/stateViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stateViolence</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/KateKhatib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KateKhatib</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a></p>
Oliver Schafeld<p>How to react to a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/troll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>troll</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/agitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agitation</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gaslighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaslighting</span></a>, i.e. someone who appears civil to the public while attacking you abusing the "@" and visibility "followers only"</p><p>Reply politely, setting visibility back to public. Attach screenshot.</p><p>Thank them for the demonstration and say good bye (i.e. mute or block).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/socialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/selfdefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfdefence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/civility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a></p>
AK<p><a href="https://mondoweiss.net/2024/09/no-israel-does-not-have-a-right-to-defend-itself-in-gaza-but-the-palestinians-do/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mondoweiss.net/2024/09/no-isra</span><span class="invisible">el-does-not-have-a-right-to-defend-itself-in-gaza-but-the-palestinians-do/</span></a></p><p>No, Israel does not have a right to defend itself in Gaza. But the Palestinians do. (Craig Mokhiber | Mondoweiss, 2024-09-10)<br>———</p><p>“After every successive war crime and crime against humanity perpetrated by Israel in its current genocidal rampage, the single most common refrain of Western government officials (and of Western corporate media) is that ‘Israel has a right to defend itself.’</p><p>“No, it does not.”</p><p>“… the [World] Court found …, that Israel is the occupying power across the occupied Palestinian territory. Thus, Israel, as the occupying power, cannot claim self-defense as a justification for launching military attacks in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, or the Golan Heights.“</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CraigMokhiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CraigMokhiber</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/SelfDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDefence</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FSDpnmu8-oo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/FSDpnmu8-oo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/TadhgHickey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TadhgHickey</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SelfDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDefence</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FreePalestineNOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestineNOW</span></a>🇵🇸</p>
Cedar<p>I did an interview with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@fromembers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fromembers</span></a></span> reflecting on the five-year anniversary of the brawl against the far-right at Hamilton's Pride festival in 2019. It just came out today!</p><p><a href="https://fromembers.libsyn.com/building-our-own-power-five-years-after-the-brawl-at-hamilton-pride" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fromembers.libsyn.com/building</span><span class="invisible">-our-own-power-five-years-after-the-brawl-at-hamilton-pride</span></a></p><p>Give a listen if you want to think about direct action self-defence, the risks of recuperation, staying strong in the face of repression, and the importance of telling our own stories.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HamOnt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamOnt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/selfdefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfdefence</span></a></p>
Jay Baker<p>Self-defence classes empower women amid UK’s far-right violence <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/8/11/self-defence-classes-empower-women-amid-uks-far-right-violence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/features/2024/8/</span><span class="invisible">11/self-defence-classes-empower-women-amid-uks-far-right-violence</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AntiFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiFascism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AntiRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRacism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SelfDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDefence</span></a></p>
Global News Canada<p>Self-defence and the laws surrounding it<br>With crime on the rise, many people are wondering how to defend themselves.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/globalnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Criminallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Criminallaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/RCMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RCMP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/SelfDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDefence</span></a> <br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10677690/self-defence-laws-canada/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/10677690/se</span><span class="invisible">lf-defence-laws-canada/</span></a></p>
Erik van Straten<p>In <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@austinkocher@mastodon.social/112748743966472587" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@austinkocher</span><span class="invisible">@mastodon.social/112748743966472587</span></a> Austin Kocher, PhD wrote:</p><p>&lt;&lt;&lt; The idea that Kamala Harris is not eligible for office because of her family background is not only absurd, it’s racist &amp; dangerous. America continues to be haunted by a form of nationalism, rooted in white supremacy, that thrives on lies that vilify people of color. Disgusting. &gt;&gt;&gt;</p><p>To be a good economic colonist/migrant, one usually has to be extremely selfish and a proper capitalist: occupy land, housing and facilities that "belong" to other people.</p><p>And immediately thereafter, make sure that not THE NEXT colonist/migrant (regardless why) comes to occupy "your land" and steal "your belongings".</p><p>The (violent, selfish) gene that makes this happen, appears to be 100% inheritable (see, for example, the USA and Israel).</p><p>And the likes of the NRA love it.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@austinkocher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>austinkocher</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Selfishness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Selfishness</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Colonists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colonists</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guns</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SelfDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDefence</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Westbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Westbank</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Land" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Land</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXSsAA2J2Lw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=xXSsAA2J2L</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a> </p><p>6 months of this shit! It needs to STOP!!!!</p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CentreStage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentreStage</span></a>: <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NouraErakat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NouraErakat</span></a> speaks with <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AlJazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlJazeera</span></a> </p><p>A world where '<a href="https://todon.eu/tags/selfdefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfdefence</span></a>' is used as justification for <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/EndTheOccupationNOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndTheOccupationNOW</span></a>🇵🇸 <br><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/InternationalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalLaw</span></a> <br><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CesseLeFeu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CesseLeFeu</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CessateIlFuoco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CessateIlFuoco</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CeasefireNOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CeasefireNOW</span></a></p>
Félicien Breton<p>An Amnesty International guide entitled "Staying Resilient While Trying to Save the World / A Well-Being Workbook for Youth Activists": <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2021/01/well-being-workbook-shows-how-happiness-and-activism-can-co-exist/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amnesty.org/en/latest/campaign</span><span class="invisible">s/2021/01/well-being-workbook-shows-how-happiness-and-activism-can-co-exist/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/resource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resource</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/brochure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brochure</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/selfDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfDefence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/militancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militancy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/militants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militants</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wellBeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wellBeing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/resiliency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resiliency</span></a></p>
Liam O'Mara IV, PhD<p>On <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThisDayInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThisDayInHistory</span></a> in 1942 was born <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HueyPNewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HueyPNewton</span></a>, a founder of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackPantherParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackPantherParty</span></a> and lifelong advocate of community <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDefence</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> who worked also to align the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLiberation</span></a> struggle with the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomensLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensLiberation</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QueerLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerLiberation</span></a> struggles in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a>.</p>
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