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Dispatches from the Fediverse

Dispatches from the Fediverse

From From Embers

Our fediverse correspondent Lenny returns to discuss the FBI seizure of the servers of Kolektiva.social, the largest anarchist instance on Mastodon. We also talk about the continuing discrediting of big tech companies such as Twitter, Meta and Reddit, and what that might mean for people working to build an open-source, decentralized alternative to corporate social media platforms.

A response to the note on rats by subMedia

A response to the note on rats by subMedia

From Scenes from the Atlanta Forest

We are writing this statement in response to two pieces recently published on the Scenes from Atlanta Forest counter-info site, one of which, “A Few More Words About Rats”, named us (subMedia) directly.

Atlanta: A Few More Words Against Rats

no cameras

From Scenes from the Atlanta Forest
March 7, 2023

After reading A Few Words Against Rats (see below), we wanted to address a point that is not specifically mentioned: anarchist or anarchist-adjacent journalists. No one should be filming or photographing riotous moments, no matter who is holding the camera, without exception.

System Fail #18: Democracy and its Discontents

just give me the script, don't make me listen to the robot

As the gears of recuperation churn popular energy towards supporting a heavily sanitized list of politicians in the US, the people of so-called Brazil are dealing with the aftermath of a hotly contested election. Despite widespread reports of voter suppression and vote buying, right-wing incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, has lost by a narrow margin to neoliberal centrist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva better known as Lula. Bolsonaro supporters are taking the news particularly poorly and have attempted to shut down the country but have been faced with fierce resistance from Brazil’s working class, antifascists and football ultras.

Submedia Presents: The Anarchists

From Sub.Media

If you’ve spent any amount of time on the desolate lands known as the internet in 2022 this summer, you have probably heard of the recent HBO documentary series titled “The Anarchist”. This pathetic excuse for a docuseries follows the story of a wealthy Canadian white guy who started a conference in Mexico called “Anarchapulco,” in hopes of promoting anarcho capitalism. The series then follows an array of wealthy westerners who have decided that Mexico is the land of freedom that will save them from the stifling bureaucracies of modern life.

RBC Montreal Offices Vandalized in support of Wet’suwet’en

via Montreal Counter-Info

On April 11th. A group of Montreal Anarchists snuck into the offices of RBC armed with flyers, stickers and paint cans. They left a message for the bank: Divest from CGL. Coastal GasLink is a filthy pipeline project being built on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory without their consent. Royal Bank of Canada or RBC is heavily invested in this disgusting project since they simply don’t care about Indigenous sovereignty and the ongoing climate catastrophe.

Circle (A) Podcast – Episode 08

From sub.media

Reflections From the October Rebellion

Learning from Chile’s Revolts

On October 18, 2019 – a breaking point was reached. Revolts spread like wildfire in different territories that are dominated by the state of Chile. What has been gained, and what has been lost? Who is writing the future and what is at stake? We translated and recorded an interview with Isa from Valparaìso, who reflects on the revolts, the frontlines, the Mapuche struggle, anarcho-feminism and the territorial assemblies.

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