More importantly for the temperature of the room — you do not need to be on any list you’re not required to. Take a note from 1940’s Nazi Germany, or from 1950’s McCarthy and the Un American Committee which spawned the crack downs fought at Stonewall. You should not needlessly “list” yourself. - ThreadSky

pridewasariot.bsky.social • 20 hours ago

More importantly for the temperature of the room — you do not need to be on any list you’re not required to.

Take a note from 1940’s Nazi Germany, or from 1950’s McCarthy and the Un American Committee which spawned the crack downs fought at Stonewall. You should not needlessly “list” yourself.

Reposted from Ricci Sergienko, Esq.

I honestly hope that if people hear this coming from me then maybe it will sink in

you DO NOT need to get arrested. We live in a surveillance state, an arrest now does not carry the same consequences as arrests in ‘68. The state is violent & will escalate on you. You should avoid arrest if possible

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riccisergienko.bsky.social•19 hours ago

I encourage people to do everything they can to prevent becoming an active target of the state. I understand that it may seem weird considering I’m saying this from my government name & putting my face out there. It’s too late for me. Don’t be like me. Be better. I wish I cld do Cool Shit unbothered

riccisergienko.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Of course said in relation to my whiteness. Our Black, non-white, poor, disabled siblings are already considered a threat by the state. Makes it even more imperative to focus on community safety& not subject folks to further violence & repression

Look at how they’ve gone after radicals historically

riccisergienko.bsky.social•15 hours ago

& look at how radicals, revolutionaries, communists, anarchists, civ rights lawyers, etc have responded to past repression. What lessons can we learn? What lessons must we even begin to contemplate? There’s so much knowledge left behind for us

& that’s the lineage we are living in. Don’t be scared.

pridewasariot.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Some of us have to be face out. We have respected your work for a long time, Ricci. It’s not for us, but were our clandestine affinity to be exposed, it wouldn’t stop how we work, it would change how we operate so others can do good work.

And you do good work. Thank you for your work.

riccisergienko.bsky.social•18 hours ago

fearless, relentless action For The People always. solidarity forever 🖤🫡

sireford66.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Fuck em I’ll kill every klansman in my way.

pridewasariot.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Getting arrested for dissident behavior will put you on a list. That list will be used against you.

You should not be intentionally trying to get yourself arrested. As recently as the Obama administration, that could at least be a tactic to sue the Government. That is not this anymore.

pridewasariot.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Intentionally getting yourself arrested is bad and you should avoid doing it. Arrests are going to happen, and you should be aptly prepared for it as a risk if you participate in dissident behavior.

You shouldn’t INTENTIONALLY get arrested for anything right now. It can’t help you and will hurt you

sireford66.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Fuck em try me

pridewasariot.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Join us in celebrating in shut the fuck up Friday.

https://bsky.app/profile/pplscitycouncil.bsky.social/post/3lipka3pazs2s

anarchodaoist.bsky.social•7 hours ago

"Shut the fuck up" should be like our greeting.

"Shut the fuck up!"

"And a very nice shut the fuck up to you too!"

pridewasariot.bsky.social•19 hours ago

You probably won’t know what it’s like — but your grandparents will, when the evening news would list your friends and neighors arrested for Un American activity — police raids, suspected communists.

This was the normal, and they would read your name or list it following this broadcast:

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