Revolutionary comebacks
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It doesn't seem appropriate to share fun things this week, as I'm thinking more about alerting neighbors to raids than anything else. Southern California is simultaneously peaceful as usual and the epicenter of something awful.
However, I enjoy this newsletter being a source of levity. Here are some things I heard people yell at fascists this week that I think are hilarious, but also probably get under their skin? Maybe a little? Feel free to use as inspiration:
"Shut up, nerd!"
"Okay, bootlicker."
"Shut up, Nazi. You're not my mom!"
"Go home, dork!"
I also wanted to share a reminder of my political role models Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore with their tactics to creatively fuck with nazi soldiers, as told by Hugh Ryan a few years ago. Do with it what you will!
If you're going to a spicy parade tomorrow, please consider the following:
- Posting photos of people's faces or someone doing something illegal on social media can and will be used by police to prosecute them, even if you're not set to public view.
- Steel-toed boots are not your friend if your feet get stepped on by a horse.
- Water (not milk) is best for your eyes if you get tear-gassed or pepper-sprayed.
- You may need the local legal aid number, whether or not you're trying to get involved in direct action.
- Simply having your phone on you at demonstrations, even turned off, can allow police to gather info on you. Leaving it at home is safest from a security and privacy standpoint.
- Sitting down means you can't run (from cops, horses, other protestors in a stampede, etc.) and makes you a literal sitting duck.
And if you need a tune to get psyched up, may I suggest Kate Nash's new banger GERM.
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