Something is clear: the US are winning the #WarOnJournalism, by forcing #Assange to plead guilty.

#DropAllCharges #FreePress #FreedomOfThePress #Journalism #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeAssange #WikiLeaks #Rap #RapNews #Afghanistan #Iraq #CollateralMurder #WarCrimes

#BradleyManning -> #ChelseaManning #Manning

Here’s a little glimpse of the Bash Back gathering in Chicago this past weekend, or at least some of its fierce, fabulous, and fiery sentiments as transformed into a red+orange stencil on a wall. The notion of #AbolishPolice felt extra crucial given that 61 people—and by association, anarchism—had just been indicted on RICO conspiracy charges a few days earlier, as the state tries hard to serve and protect its power (and cops) by unleashing more repression against @stopcopcity and @defendatlantaforest.

Happily, there was lots of love and solidarity in evidence at Bash Back for the codefendants, and I hope they all feel it in spirit, given that they’re spread far and wide across this continent. And I know that love and solidarity will not only continue but grow stronger over the coming months, too, as word of this statist backlash spreads.

Because many, many, many people love trees, not cops.

Right now, a big way that you—and your collectives, spaces, distros, bands, art, and so on—can tangibly demonstrate that love and solidarity for these 61 codefendants is by helping to raise oodles and oodles of money for the @atlsolfund, and/or donate some yourself, even if you already have previously. It’s greatly needed to pay the bonds (aka ransom) for those brave and bighearted codefendants stuck in the state’s claws.

Of course, shouting #DropAllCharges and #FreeThemAll from the rooftops wouldn’t hurt either.

But yeah, get busy with those creative fundraisers for the Atlanta Solidarity Fund—fundraisers that can do double-duty as gathering spaces for, say, a game night, community picnic, singalong evening, dance party, etc., nourishing us with joy even as we continue to defend this imperiled earth and each other.

https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/contribute-to-the-atlanta-solidarity-fund

#CareNotCops

Benefit show for the Atlanta forest defenders!

Yenne Velt (traditional klezmer) and Clayborne (post-hardcore)

Tuesday, May 23

Doors open at 7:30 pm EST. Show at 8 pm EST

$10-20 suggested donation

BMP Coopérative d Solidarité, 3714 avenue du Parc

#StopCopCity
#DefendTheWeelauneeForest
#DropAllCharges

(photo: words above set on forest green background with a full-color drawing of a forest featuring a fox, bear, bird, and squirrel)

Three parter: Najiyyah Avery Williams of #Justice4Jerry2020 on her son's killing by Asheville police; witness of #ConfederateMonuments protest in #ColumbiaNC; Michael Loadenthal of The Prosecution Project on repression patterns during the #blm / #acabspring uprising & #dropallcharges.

https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2020/06/28/justice4jerry2020-confederate-monuments-repression-during-the-movement-for-black-lives/