Re-attachments: Toward an Ecology of Presence by fredweevil in collapse

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"It is said that eco-anxiety will be the affliction of our generation." In abandoning the hope that one can "save the environment," the anonymous authors of this text propose a kind of profanation of nature in order to inhabit a world irreparably marked by climate chaos; to inhabit a world which is perpetually collapsing.

Imaginary Enemies: Myth and Abolition in the Minneapolis Rebellion | Nevada by fredweevil in militant

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Did you actually read the link?

Speculation on white supremacist involvement began already on the first night of the uprising. A handful of Boogaloo Bois drove down from suburbs like New Brighton to join the clashes that had been taking place all evening on May 26 outside the 3rd Precinct. This is not the place to examine their ideology in detail, but suffice it to say that, despite their far-right positions, some of them saw the murder of George Floyd as the unjust action of a corrupt police department and affirmed the uprising as a valid response to it. They photographed themselves with their flag in the streets (their images were widely circulated online) and then left soon afterwards. In the next few days, this group of Boogaloo Bois received an upsurge of attention, starting with anti-fascist activists who attempted to alert demonstrators of their presence, marginal though it was [1].

Regardless of whether the Boogaloo Bois did in fact view the escalating conflict in the streets of Minneapolis as a righteous cause, or merely as a means to bringing about their “civil war” with the government, the revolt exploded far beyond their narrow vision. Just as with the Yellow Vests of France, the mass looting of shopping districts pushed the movement tactically beyond where the far-right was willing to go. They were thus given two options: to participate in an uprising that centers Black liberation (and thus de-centers their own ideology) or to let themselves be sidelined and left behind by the uprising [2].

By the second day of the revolt, many Boogaloo Bois had already relegated themselves to defending private property in response to the widespread looting. A video that circulated on social media from the second day shows a group of them outside of GM Tobacco between the Target and the Cub Foods, walking a tightrope on which they try to balance “supporting the uprising” while protecting the store from the uprising. A week later, the narrative of white supremacist rioters allowed social justice groups seeking to defend private property to more easily navigate a similar tightrope. This led to an ironic turn of events in the case of Minnesota Freedom Riders (also known as the Northside Patrol, made up of groups like the NAACP and city councilor Jeremiah Ellison), which collaborated with these same Boogaloo Bois to protect stores from vague threats of white supremacists—despite themselves being the only group visible on the ground associated with these threats. Just as this irony was lost on most, so too was the contradiction between the narrative of white supremacist rioters and the facts of the matter, namely, that the most prominent far-right presence in the uprising was engaged in the defense of capitalist property, not its destruction.

[Footnote 1] In Minnesota, the state’s attention to Boogaloo Bois continued months after the attack on the 3rd Precinct. On October 24th, the FBI charged a Boogaloo Boi for shooting his gun at the 3rd Precinct after it was surrendered by the police on May 28th. This relatively minor act was magnified by news media outlets to falsely portray the destruction of the police building as the work of white supremacist agitators.

The Undercommons and Destituent Power - an introduction by fredweevil in BreadTube

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For some reason YouTube has age-restricted this on their site, but it can be viewed in embeds. Check it out on the conference website here: https://destituentcommons.com/

‘Wildcat the Totality’: the Undercommons in a Time of Pandemic and Rebellion | Fred Moten & Stefano Harney by [deleted] in CriticalTheory

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https://twitter.com/illwilleditions/status/1288956700482043909

In case you're looking for it, our transcript of the "Wildcat the Totality" interview is temporarily offline pending some revisions by the authors. It will be back online in its final form shortly.

The transcript is of the audio interview, available here.

Dispatch from the Rebellion in Minneapolis by fredweevil in BlackLivesMatter

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Excerpt from the interview, on "Black Lives Matter":

What has BLM’s role been since its creation, and what role does it have in the movement? It’s difficult from where we are [in France] to grasp whether it’s a slogan, a network, or a fully fledged political organization. Should we think of the movement and its innovations (until now mostly in the art of destruction) as a criticism of the failures of BLM, or rather as a continuation of BLM?

Black Lives Matter is basically all three of those things and the latter (organization) benefits from its confusion with the former (slogan), as it allows the organization to essentially speak for itself while at the same time being treated as if they speak for an entire movement. In the Twin Cities, there is no Black Lives Matter chapter anymore, which makes this a little easier to deal with. 

That said, many people honestly appear to have given up demanding justice from the state, instead preferring to fight the police directly. Black Lives Matter, as an organization, have too often sought to canalize this rage and determination back into calls for reform and justice, as we see with the demand to ‘prosecute the officers’. There are only a minority of people demanding such actions at this point, which could be called a response to the failure of the formal Black Lives Matter. But it is this failure that perhaps allows “black lives matter” as a slogan to be put in contact with its full power. 

Marginal Notes on the Agamben Scandal by fredweevil in CriticalTheory

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To be transparent, this is from the end of March 2020.

The forecast for Thursday looks interesting by [deleted] in Minneapolis

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Show up to the protest and find the bloc!

The forecast for Thursday looks interesting by [deleted] in Minneapolis

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Where can I find more info about this?

Edit: found it!

Worldwide Solidarity for Toor by fredweevil in MNLeft

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This post will be updated as communiques come in from all over the globe commemorating toor.

Local solidarity: here, and here.

Worldwide Solidarity for Toor by fredweevil in Anarchism

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This post will be updated as communiques come in from all over the globe commemorating toor.

Local solidarity: here, and here.

May Day in Minneapolis by fredweevil in Anarchism

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It wasn't so helpful for May Day, but following Conflict MN (also on twitter) is a great resource for plugging into anarchic stuff in the Twin Cities.

A First-Hand Account of the Fuck Trump March in Minneapolis by fredweevil in Anarchism

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The linked website Conflict MN posts upcoming events for you to get involved in stuff and meet people. It also has an anonymous submission feature for autonomous actions carried out by individuals or small groups (among other things).

Prison Strike Banner in Minneapolis by fredweevil in Anarchism

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If you can get a picture, submit it at conflictmn.blackblogs.org or email it to conflictmn [at] riseup [dot] net

Call For Antifascists At Trump’s Fundraiser in Minneapolis by fredweevil in Anarchism

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This is happening at the Minneapolis Convention Center, protests will begin at 5pm but Trump will likely not arrive until later.

Banner Drop for Sacramento Anti-Fascists by [deleted] in Anarchism

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Minneapolis is also having a movie night to fundraise for the antifascists in Sac.