EFJBGC

EFJBGC

@efjbgc.bsky.social

Assisting marginalized communities in organizing against white supremacy/fascism

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In 2020, Patrick Braxton became the first Black mayor of a small town in rural Alabama. However, the town's white ex-mayor and council members reappointed themselves without anyone knowing. He's been locked out of town hall, denied access to town accounts and nearly run off the road, he says

capitalbnews.orgA Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him ServeFor three years, Patrick Braxton says he has experienced harassment and intimidation after becoming the first Black mayor in Newbern, Alabama.

No one hates dissent and free speech more than the “punk rock” “Free Speech Warrior” Right

The Nation Magazine@thenation.com

Dissent Magazine and its affiliated podcast "Know Your Enemy" joined the long and honorable rank of those subjected to nuisance lawsuits by Young Americans for Freedom—a group that prefigured the Trump-era alliance between mainstream Republicans and the extreme right, writes @jeetheer.bsky.social:

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A quick reminder of what we do in DC! •Weekly meals & supplies to encampments •monthly cash distro ($150) to housed & recently housed people •move in support & logistics •support for medical & admin needs •lots of random support & advocacy for unhoused neighbors!

Are you serious. The viral “high cop” from Kansas City is back to responding to Black families’ doors too high to stand.

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Reminder that addiction to narcotics is rampant in US police forces. We’ve been seeing dozens of cops every month ODing on drugs they obviously willingly took. We’ve seen several high profile (and many low profile) cops get busted for large trafficking rings. We’ve seen cops show up to calls high.

Including the Executive Director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association (SJPOA) who ran 61 shipments of mainly fentanyl from Hungary, Hong Kong, and India

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In 2017 we reported on similar clashes between skateboarders and police, who violently attacked youth with projectiles. https://itsgoingdown.org/sf-igd-clashes-erupt-as-police-fire-projectiles-on-hundreds-of-skateboarders/

itsgoingdown.orgSan Francisco IGD: Clashes Erupt as Police Fire Projectiles on Hundreds of SkateboardersCover Photo from Mark Rabine Clashes broke out after 8 PM in San Francisco, California, as hundreds of young skateboarders gathered at Dolores Park in the working-class Mission District. Corporate...
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Cops in San Francisco attacked a group of children at an annual skate event today using riot gear causing a mass panic. Completely unprovoked, cops kettled, beat, and fired munitions at the teens. 50-60 were trapped by cops w/o food, water, or medical for hours from the afternoon past midnight.

Cops in San Francisco attacked a group of children at an annual skate event today using riot gear causing a mass panic. Completely unprovoked, cops kettled, beat, and fired munitions at the teens. 50-60 were trapped by cops w/o food, water, or medical for hours from the afternoon past midnight.

On Monday, Philadelphia was attacked by a mass shooter with genocidal Anti-Black motives. The man, like many before, was motivated by the bloodthirsty Right wing echo chamber.

His words: “It’s time to go to war” echos rhetoric from Fascists, Neo-Nazis, White supremacists, other “biblical extremists” (like Carriker), and increasingly mainstream Republicans. The idea that police need help killing Black people (bc crime) is straight out of rw rhetoric and genocide plans.

WS is everywhere The “Subway Shooter” in 2022, Frank James, was an Anti-Black and Anti-Semitic Neo-Nazi with multiple accounts including “88” who posted racist rants calling Black people slurs. “If they tried to exterminate us, I would not be mad for one fucking bit” He is a 62 yr old Black man.

Bye Fucker

Robert Downen@robertdownen.bsky.social

INBOX: Protect Texas Kids, the anti-LGBTQ+ group that has been key to pushing anti-drag panic/policy in Texas, says they’ve been banned from Facebook and Instagram. PTK leader Kelly Neidert was previously kicked off Twitter after calling for the “rounding up” of Pride event attendees.

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Reflecting on Pride Month: around here organizing was tighter and communities were better networked to share intel, communicate, provide assistance. Opposition was much weaker than any time in last 3 1/2 years. Few street preachers, fascists, neo-nazis, and zero proud boy presence. Gj y’all!

All eyes on France and Belgium right now! Brussels is also rebelling. The military has been deployed and is firing live ammunition in Paris. However, the French government is still losing.

There appears to be confirmation that the Waterloo mass stabbing was an Anti-Queer hate crime. This is what eliminationists who say they want “eliminate” trans and other gender diversity want. Genocides are often carried out largely by vigilantes, including previous US genocides against BIPOC.

Wednesday, 06/28: Yesterday, a man walked into a “gender studies” classroom at the University of Waterloo in Canada and went on an apparently anti-Queer stabbing spree; stabbing the professor and 2 students.

After midnight on June 28, 1969, bigoted cops raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City. The cops tried to shut down the bar and arrest community members for the crime of “crossdressing.” The cops began taking anyone in a dress into to bathroom to inspect their genitalia.

As the cops groped and sexually harassed community members, the crowd grew larger and louder. One woman resisting arrest, "a typical New York butch," "a dyke–stone butch", who had been struck by a police baton and was bleeding from the head demanded: “Why don’t you guys do something?"

“A new portrait of John Brown was recently revealed in Osawatomie, Kansas. Brown believed armed resistance & direct action was necessary to end slavery.” (John Brown planned the rebellion at Harper’s Ferry together with “General” Harriet Tubman)

Saturday, 6/24: Antifascist Activists came together to defend South London from Fascist attacks on a Drag Show. 30 community defenders showed up early and fought off the Fascists in street brawls for half an hour. Several community members were hurt in the fighting.

After half an hour, the cops showed up and immediately began attacking activists and medics. Despite being attacked by Fascist street gangs and cop forces, the event continued without a hitch. ComDef works. Solidarity with South London. We keep us safe.

Although the state AG is still pursuing the fraudulent charges against Forest Defenders for now, this is great news and a major win! A rare good surprise

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This Pride season we’ve met a lot of new people looking for help on the fly. Always happy to help if we can, but again not private security. We cannot be hired. We do not provide any kind of professional services. We cannot accept any payment or wages. We do appreciate all those who’ve offered.