ICE relies on our hesitance to stop and get into their context to grab people and go - we showed up when they hit downtown and they fled after the slightest pushback. The outer districts seem much friendler to them; it seems they focus their efforts there. - ThreadSky

thompsonize.bsky.social • 6 days ago

ICE relies on our hesitance to stop and get into their context to grab people and go - we showed up when they hit downtown and they fled after the slightest pushback. The outer districts seem much friendler to them; it seems they focus their efforts there.

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thompsonize.bsky.social•6 days ago

I'm not saying there's causality here; I'm saying ICE is predictable and lazy and wants the PR of them looking fashy during arrests and will go where that is easiest. They love Centralville, it's half brown people and half cop relatives. They haven't been back downtown.

thompsonize.bsky.social•6 days ago

The most valuable resource you will have if ICE comes to your neighborhood is knowing as fast as possible that they're there, and how fast you can get there. Lowell is big and spread out and our infrastructure keeps us apart. Proximity is key.

IMO: Go watch, film, and heckle them. Don't wait. Move.

thompsonize.bsky.social•6 days ago

One person with a smartphone is a THREAT to their deal - they do not know if you are streaming, who your audience is, how many people, or who will show up because you are there. That information imbalance is baluable.

Do not physically interfere. Stay back. But mockery works REALLY well.

thompsonize.bsky.social•6 days ago

The purpose of going where the fash is is to see who else shows up, and to build that community. We are separated from each other in every conceivable way. We need to build resilience, and that starts with figuring out who you can trust, and to do what.

thompsonize.bsky.social•6 days ago

also to get them out of our fucking backyard but in a grand scheme of things overall picture of it: we need resiliency, and momentum. Things are not going to stop getting bad.

scudubydubop.bsky.social•6 days ago

Im in Cambodiatown, any way I can know quickly if ICE is making moves?

scudubydubop.bsky.social•6 days ago

Followup notes, I just moved here a year ago and so have slim connections sadly, and I wanna ask if the cop calling strategy works. Ive heard anecdotes that if you call the police and say "theres masked people with tattoos and guns" a whole SWAT team will usually show up and ICE will fuck right off.

thompsonize.bsky.social•6 days ago

so far, lowell police have avoided interacting with ICE at all while also not really offering any advice other than "know your rights" etc which is true but unhelpful.

They (and city hall, and the city council) are not really talking about ICE at all.

thompsonize.bsky.social•6 days ago

(I asked one of the at-large city councilors if he was going to say, you know, anything, about any of this and was mocked for it).

You just need to keep an eye out. lowell's internet is like 70%fb, 20% reddit, 5% bluesky, but we have massive blindspots.

thompsonize.bsky.social•6 days ago

I don't call cops for literally anything so I don't really have any advice here other than don't assume cops will do anything useful for you, ever, even by accident.

scudubydubop.bsky.social•6 days ago

This would be the first time Ive relied on the police ever were I to do it lol. I'm just tickled by the concept of using the police state against itself.

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