Franklin LópezJun 18, 2025

Yo, real talk—what the fuck are we gonna do when the internet gets shut off?

We've seen it in #Gaza, in #Iran, and when Elon “I-play-God” Musk blacked out Starlink in Ukraine. Every time shit gets heavy, the state or some oligarch clown just pulls the plug. It ain’t just a glitch—it’s strategic, it’s repression, and it’s a fucking reminder that most of our comms infrastructure is in the hands of fascists, corporations, or both.

I’ve been working with indigenous comrades who rely on #Starlink to stay connected in remote areas. And yeah, it’s wild that you can be deep in the bush and still shitpost from a mountaintop—but that signal still runs through a pipeline owned by a Nazi tech bro.

We need to be talking more about mesh networks, autonomous infrastructure, all that good shit that anarchist tech nerds have been yelling about for years. Decentralized, resilient, community-controlled comms aren’t just cool—they’re necessary for survival.

Let’s keep this convo alive and start building the lifelines before the next blackout. Shit’s coming fast.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/activists-are-designing-mesh-networks-to-deploy-during-civil-unrest/

Activists are Designing Mesh Networks to Deploy During Civil Unrest

The Mycelium Mesh Project is testing DIY networks that can be quickly deployed on trees or lamp posts during a political uprising.

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@franklinlopez

Thanks for the share + conversation.

I just sent this article to my friend (who knows more about this stuff than I do, has worked in the field of rural LOS ISPs)

"Start your own Internet Resiliency Club"
https://bowshock.nl/irc/

(and here's the associated #hackerNews discussion)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44287395

and this was his response:

❝That's similar to what I tried to start after #Helene, but it didn't go anywhere, it requires both funding and buy-in from land owners, both of which are tough to get.

Lora is pretty cool, but also requires a technical lift that's beyond most people. Great for open desert spaces, not so great for our mountains/rain forest.

Ultimately Starlink is the best option we have around here, which obviously isn't great if it becomes a tool of fascist censorship.

I do support these types of projects, but realistically they are just hard to get off the ground.

Ham radio is more realistic for a lot of people, as you can just buy an off the shelf radio (that behaves like a walkie talkie) without understanding how it works.❞

Start your own Internet Resiliency Club – Bow Shock Systems Consulting

Jun 18, 2025 at 5:41pmWeb