Okay, just trying to jump start any kind of organizing. The fascists are waayyyy ahead and most of the people I know personally are scared where the country is headed but don’t have the imagination to know exactly how bad it could get and even more at a loss of what to do
If you know anyone in your state that would want to organize please bring them here, rn our plan is to help people find eachother by the way of this discord
12:28 PM
we sent planning any protest ourselves however we will be sharing and helping people find ones in their area
Couldn't go. So far, there were minimal counters, but they also only had 20-25 cars and seemed only to irritate people locally. No media coverage that I've seen.
8:48 PM
We plan to use their jackassery to get a bigger response for the Reawaken America Tour (the RAT) which Shannon Joy and her clown convoy are planning to go to also.
This is the kind of thing I want to be out there for. That aggressive little shit wouldn't be so keen to assault someone if there's a few more people around with the three arrows getting in his way.
Eesh, it seems as though he's just lashing out at anyone he deems to be lesser or an enemy without another thought, quite sad and hollow headed, I wonder what he would've said if you asked him to specify "antifa"
Dude's been brainwashed by RW prop. Ngl he looks like he's maybe early 20s. When I was that age, I might have been right next to him based on my upbringing and the fact that I hadn't actually given any critical thought to that upbringing.
Yup. I do find that those types are real aggressive when there's only a few people they dislike around, but tend to get less so when numbers and physical size are against them.
Eightman
Yup. I do find that those types are real aggressive when there's only a few people they dislike around, but tend to get less so when numbers and physical size are against them.
A @RochesterNYPD investigator parked his car in the ambulance bay at Strong, an EMT from @MonroeAmbNY hit the door while unloading a patient.
The investigator insisted on ID, the EMT insisted on bringing the patient inside. This is exclusive video of what happened next ⬇️
Rochester:
"You signed up to participate in actions against the white-supremacist gathering planned for the Main Street Armory on August 12 and 13.
Here are some actions you may consider:
Canvass with us around the Main Street Armory on Saturday from noon to 3. We will be going from door to door, talking to neighbors and dropping off flyers. If this is your first time canvassing, try it! We will pair you with a more experienced canvasser. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/NoRatRoc16
Reach out to acts that perform at the Armory and ask them to pressure the owner to cancel the event. (We're pleased that the band Japanese Breakfast has already canceled in protest.) The heavy-metal band Anthrax is scheduled to play there the weekend after the hate fest. They're on twitter @Anthrax and at https://www.facebook.com/anthrax
Attend our mass protest in the early afternoon of August 13 near the Main Street Armory. Please do not bring children, as participants in the white-supremacist event may resort to brutality: this protest will be happening during the event. We will provide more details closer to the date.
Tell your friends and family about these actions and ask them to sign up to participate. Here's the link: https://bit.ly/SmashFascismROC
Fascists divide working people and scapegoat the vulnerable to deflect from the exploitation and destruction on which capitalism thrives.
We stand up to them everywhere. We will stand up to them in Rochester. We invite you to stand with us.
In solidarity,
ROC DSA Steering Committee"
@thechromatograph3r So you must know all about the alien DNA that's in the coronavirus vaccines that's going to simultaneously make everybody sterile, give us all 5G, and turn us all into anarchist transgender furries or something. XD(edited)
@thechromatograph3r So you must know all about the alien DNA that's in the coronavirus vaccines that's going to simultaneously make everybody sterile, give us all 5G, and turn us all into anarchist transgender furries or something. XD (edited)
From Rochester: Momentum is still slowly gathering against the RAT (Reawaken America Tour). We're trying to get multiple groups to organize together and mount 2 days of protests on the 12th and 13th.
Also: Flower City Firearms Association is being formed by a few locals who found the Socialist Rifle Association too restrictive in their accessibility for outreach and training, which may help pull in less "radical" lefties.
Hello! I am with the Human Resources Team. We are looking to find those interested in working with the AIF to do open source intelligence (OSINT). If you are interested, please reply to this message.
The Reawaken America Tour has Lost it's venue in the Rochester area, however I can confirm that they are trying to relocate and still have the event. They're scrambling, which is good.
We, the undersigned, are residents of Western New York. We are signing this petition to oppose the use of Cornerstone Church as a venue for the “Reawaken America” Tour. We urge the owner of the venue, to cancel the event. We commit to engaging in business and peaceful practices to prevent this event from being hosted in Genesee County, New York....
I can confirm that there will be a protest tomorrow by Cornerstone Church. If anybody is local and can go and help, that would be fantastic. If you want to represent AIF, that would be extra awesome. I can't get there tomorrow or I would do it myself.
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6:31 PM
It looks like the GLOW DSA and the local group of clergy are both holding protests tomorrow morning, I don't know if they are combining their efforts or not.
There will be protests every Sunday leading up to the Reawaken America Tour, calling for it's cancellation. Plans are still being made as to what actions will be taken the 12/13 of August.
Apparently Abbott has been doing this for a long time. He's been sending busloads of immigrants, legal or otherwise, to Washington DC and other states to try and Make some sort of point. But the only point he's making is that he's a fucking racist.(edited)
8:48 AM
Genesee DSA, Rochester DSA, and a constellation of activist networks in the Rochester area are coming together to protest the reawaken American tour this weekend, and the weekend of the event. If anyone is able to help, or would like to help either in person, or help with digital signal boosting, or anything else, please let me know and I can put you in touch with local DSA people.
Well, if Democrats freak out about this, wouldn’t that just prove Abbott’s NIMBY point?
Eightman
Genesee DSA, Rochester DSA, and a constellation of activist networks in the Rochester area are coming together to protest the reawaken American tour this weekend, and the weekend of the event. If anyone is able to help, or would like to help either in person, or help with digital signal boosting, or anything else, please let me know and I can put you in touch with local DSA people.
Incidentally, activists are trying to figure out where all these goons are going to be staying. Batavia is about halfway between Rochester and Buffalo. Buffalo's got some more upscale places and more casinos, so we think that some of the big name supporters are going to be staying out there, but that doesn't rule out people staying around Rochester as well. I know that there are many people who would like to make the lives of the collective vastles very difficult The disrupting their meals, or being a general pain in the ass everywhere they go. If anybody knows how to find this information or knows the information, give us a heads up.
7:59 AM
Based on the profiles of the people going, we highly doubt they're going to be standing in some random motel out in Batavia, but we don't know for sure.
Eightman
The RAT announced it's new venue is Cornerstone Church in Batavia NY.
BATAVIA — The Genesee County Branch of the Democratic Socialists of America says it’s preparing an “anti-fascist teach-in” from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday at Austin Park to stand against
Call is still out for support out in Batavia. There are two events today. One is at City Hall, which is a DSA lead teach in about just how bad fascism is and what it is, and there is an ongoing protest outside of Cornerstone Church. The call has gone out for medics specifically, as there appears to be a shortage.(edited)
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8:44 AM
There are no reports of any related violence yesterday. There were two shootings in the Batavia area, however neither appear to be related to the RAT or any protests.
8:45 AM
There are known militia and fascist gang members in the area, but they do not appear to be in mass right now. Confirmed at least one proud boy and part of a 1776 unity convoy from Canada.
Attention: There's a local named Daniel Warmus going around doing "First Amendment Audits" and harassing civil servants. He's apparently showed up at two libraries.
@joe hill’s revenge I believe it is a right wing site that inadvertantly is giving up good Intel on J6 chuds.
6:56 AM
Event today in Rochester:
ALERT
9/23, Loomis Street homeless encampment is under threat. Allies will be gathering at Loomis Street at 8 am to defend the unhoused people there and provide aid.
More details are scarce at this point.
6:56 AM
Message from an organizer:
"Based on current capacity, logistics/sustainability, we want to center tomorrow (9/23) based in community care. Whoever is available tomorrow & days following to spend time at Loomis and offer space & community to the folks living there and bringing in whatever resources we can to help them with what they want & need. Could look like bringing food & drinks outreach supplies, transportation, & compassionate attention. Most important thing is to protect the folks living there by following ONLY what they ask for.
The city of Rochester will invest $250,000 into street outreach at the Peace Village encampment. But an unsanctioned camp on Loomis Street faces razing.
This misogynist, fashy jackass runs the jihad Kitty Twitter account. His name is Jonathan Morse. Any additional information that can be found on him would be appreciated. We know that he works in software, and lives in the Rochester City area.(edited)
9:08 PM
He has been pretty diligent in scrubbing any social media or public information about him. He's been known to photograph women without their knowledge or consent, and post them online making various disgusting comments about them. He's also been known to target women for doxing and harassment as well.
9:08 PM
He has had several Twitter accounts, at least one of which has been permanently suspended. He has managed to evade permanent bans with this one.
I need more context than that. He's one of a handful of locals who have harassed/attempted to dox women and activists over the past few years, and his comments online from that account have been primarily fashy/bigoted/misogynist.
Eightman
I need more context than that. He's one of a handful of locals who have harassed/attempted to dox women and activists over the past few years, and his comments online from that account have been primarily fashy/bigoted/misogynist.
There's also a small group of locals here, but there hasn't been a lot of movement lately or specific, large things that we can do. Getting the reawaken American tour kicked out was the last big push. We weren't able to muster enough people in Batavia to get it out of there, but at least it wasn't in the armory.
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7:36 PM
There are one or two other "official" AIF people in the area, but I'm probably the most active. It gets difficult with work, family, and often short notice for a lot of the actions that pop up. But we try.(edited)
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Eightman
I'm also running the r/RochesterNYActivism subreddit. I try to post local stuff there as often as I can.
ALERT
RWNJs in Buffalo:
"Cracker Rally at Potts Deli in Cheektowaga right now. Chants of "Kill Hochul" were heard as I drove by.
Cheektowaga cops standing there, doing nothing"
We'll be holding a skillshare to build USB rechargeable heated blankets for our unhoused neighbors December 3rd, 2022 at Akimbo Books! Funds raised by this campaign will go toward buying the supplies necessary to build the blankets at the skillshare!
Tomorrow's the big day! Thank you to everyone who shared and donated, looking forward to putting these together tomorrow. And huge thanks to @akimbobooksorg for hosting the Mutual Aid Open Mic on Wednesday and letting us use the space tomorrow!
https://t.co/wrCEy2w40S
Buenos Días!
I’m on the ground covering the last clinic defense of the year at the Basilica in NYC. There is currently a row of rainbow umbrellas to block the religious fanatics & nuns that are currently chanting & praying for the sins of people seeking abortion care.
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6:52 AM
Very frustrating thread to read. Anti-abortionists are pretending to be escorts to an abortion clinic, and cops are allowing them access and to harass patients. Counterprotesters are there, but they're not enough. Anyone in NYC should look into organizing and helping these people out. Not only would it be doing good, but it would increase AIFs profile if it is handled well.(edited)
Happening now at Andrew Heiskell Library for the Blind: Harassers attempted to invade the library, which is holding a Drag Story Hour in about 20 minutes.
NYPD has called for SRG.
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.@GovKathyHochul’s housing plan is just going to pad the pockets of her millionaire real estate donors.
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5:19 PM
I'm going to try and get to this one. It'd be good publicity to have more than one AIF helping out.
@Zig LibsofTikTok got their account unbanned by daddy Musk. It's on multiple platforms. The most we can do is report and make locals aware of threats. Raichik isn't local, IIRC.
@Zig LibsofTikTok got their account unbanned by daddy Musk. It's on multiple platforms. The most we can do is report and make locals aware of threats. Raichik isn't local, IIRC.
@Zig Those are neat! The second in particular stands out. I would tweak the position of the flower half to have three full "petals", aligned so the center line of the middle petal is on the same line and angle with the middle arrow.
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10:16 AM
@Zig Yeah, that post had triggered a bunch of people looking for that guy.
paul kaltenbach of rochester, NY is trying to raise $10,000 to get his "life back on track" after being kicked out of the marines on the eve of his boot camp graduation. he claims he needs the money for legal defense & that he is being harassed.
“For the good of society… transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely,” far-right conservative Michael Knowles said, drawing raucous applause
Dear @UBuffalo, @ubalumni and @UB_President
You can save the multiple annual letters sent to the house asking for donations from the two UB grads living here. And we'll work with our trans child to find a new school for them next fall.
Supporting hate speech is deplorable.
AAR from UB:
Protests at UB attracted hundreds protesting Knowles and the YAF. General opinion is that you be should have pushed back for harder than they did, but the community really turned out to support trans rights.
There were no significant confrontations, Knowles was disrupted briefly a few times, he repeated his heinous accusations and stupid bigoted jokes.
One hero was removing posters for the event, and a YAF Karen confronted him. He delivered one of the best lines of the weekend, saying "I Don't care If I'm rude to you,, you're a fascist. Fuck you."
The Buffalo statue was decorated in the trans colors and had the hashtagtrends rights written on it.
Pete Harding, a man with ties to the WNY Watchmen and is awaiting trial for his participation in the January 6th to, and for some reason keeps having his court cases adjourned for later, was in attendance alongside a bearded man in a biker jacket with a swastika and other Nazi symbols on it. Birds of a feather I suppose.
The Friday after the event, there was a debriefing held by faculty that was supposed to be private. One transgendered faculty member mentioned that they do not feel safe after the event knowing that students had attended and were fans of Knowles. This video was infiltrated by members of YAF, immediately disseminated, and the professors social media accounts were explicitly named and an attempt to have him harassed.
While UB has very strict rules about allowing almost any kind of speech, one of the things that can get a group kicked off of campus, and have any speaker disinvited is making specific threats against students or faculty of the school. I'm hoping that this stunt by YAF qualifies and they are kicked off the campus. They have also expressed interest in having speakers like Jordan Peterson, Charlie Kirk, and even openly Nazi Nick Fuentes come to the campus.
7:46 AM
Next up:
Local drag story hour is being targeted. If you have eyes in right wing spaces, and can feed Intel to organizers or myself, please let me know.
In WNY? 4/15 drag story hour was just extorted by Pittsford's supervisor and had to move to a local book store. If you are available for an hour or so and can show up to support the show, please do, and if you have an AIF logo on, be on your best behavior.
After protests from residents, @NYCLU, Pittsford drops $8,500 fee for drag story hour. First event will be 4/15 at Book Culture; second one announced for 4/23 at community center. https://t.co/q1JGVPGaD2
Something that's coming up. Apparently, there's gonna be a parade to celebrate the state of Israel, and it's military occupation of Palestine. A counter-demonstration has been called to oppose it, with most of the Palestinian rights groups signing on.
The counter-protest is expected to be an otherwise normal protest, and is not expected to get violent. Worth looking into.
WHEN: June 4th, at 10 AM.
WHERE: NYC, 5th Avenue at 58th Street, enter from 6th Avenue or Central Park South.
Dana Marrer is a Mom for Liberty in the Rochester area and I want to get her fired since they're now finally designated as a hate group. I need to infiltrate the private facebook group so I can gather more intel on her. What's my best bet of getting this done. Should we collectively make a fake fb profile to use for these purposes going forward or something? haha
2:51 PM
She ran for Penfield school board and got obliterated, which is great, but I want to make sure these people are snubbed out from any positions they may hold. As of now, she acts as a legal guardian for people with developmental disabilities at the ARC of Monroe County, which doesn't seem like a position someone who is a fascist should hold so....
2:54 PM
Also, anyone have anything on Concerned Citizens Alliance? They backed her in her school board run.
@Zig CCA is absolutely a right wing rage manufacturer.
11:17 PM
They started out as an anti-vax group but have been pushing further into anti-lgbtqia territory.
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11:24 PM
Best bet is to make a sock puppet account on Facebook with bogus personal info and follow a bunch of similar accounts. Don't be too quick to follow and friend, because it'll be obvious.
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11:27 PM
We'll want to find evidence of her saying/doing egregious shit. Bigotry, racism, etc. Then we can contact ARC and dump her awfulness to their HR.
Eightman
@Zig CCA is absolutely a right wing rage manufacturer.
@joe hill’s revenge Concerned Citizens Alliance. Bullshit right wing org that tries to put on a vaneer of protecting children and rights when they're really grotesquely selfish bigots.
1:23 AM
They, and Mom's For Liberty, backed a whole slate of candidates for school boards and local positions, and got absolutely stomped.
@Zig From a friend who infiltrated:
"The moms for liberty Monroe county, you need to give them a bunch of semi verifiable information in order to get in"
11:09 AM
But there's direct posts from M4L supporting Dana.
11:09 AM
I think the local comrade is going to feed it to ARC of Monroe human resources.
@Frederick Piratin There's no doubt in my mind that they have parallel beliefs to full on Nazis. If you check out Facebook accounts from the everyday bigots who openly follow them, there's tons of antisemetic jokes and anti-POC memes and dog whistles and stochastic terrorism and threats. It's like a hum in the background of their online existence.
12:48 PM
This was a strategy: say it and see if there's a reaction. If there's nothing, say nothing. If there's a big negative reaction, publicly retract, say it was an accident, but you still get the publicity. The people who cheer you, connect them to your Pussboy and Patriot Fart and Threeperv buddies so you can get more militants to threaten people for you while maintaining a facade of "concerned parents".
12:51 PM
There's several overlapping organizations in NY: Gays Against Groomers, Concerned Citizens Alliance, Constitutional Coalition of WNY, Watchmen (mostly defunct now), Shannon Joy's "ROC For Education Freedom" locally here in Rochester. They all boost each other.
Local dipshit and frequent right wing antagonist tried to put up flyers featuring an organization that doesn't exist trying to boost his own profile before speaking at our county's office. Locals got wind of what he was doing, and there was an organized effort across the city to fight and tear down as many of his flyers as we could before the weekend hit. To my knowledge, there's not a single flyer left in the city because of the number of people who were aware and ripping his shit down. We got a tremendous number of them before the event last week as well.
A local vermin put up posters with a fake organization to try and do some low-key bigotry.
#Rochester isn't having it.
#WheresYourBikeKevin?
https://t.co/m9bYlkVM67
4:01 PM
This was a coordinated effort between many individuals. This was not directed exclusively by AIF, although I did participate. It just goes to show that making those connections and staying on top of local events can be really helpful and effective.