Keep Austin Criminal
An anonymous transmission
The sun was setting on the hottest March 14th yet in Austin, TX. Tesla representatives and a live Doge assembled in the Red River entertainment district to peddle their wares: efficiency worksheets and semen samples from the Big Boss himself. Passersby were offered the chance to charge their Tesla Trucks for free on the city’s dime, though relatively few took up the loose electrical wire.
Continue reading “Depose Doge: a reportback from SmashX25 weekend two”
an anonymous transmission
On December 21st, 6 Luigi’s took a couple banners to the Lamar pedestrian bridge in downtown Austin, and danced to the Mario theme song. Pedestrians, cheered, wrote letters to Luigi, and even took photos with the banners. Letters ranged from heart wrenching stories about family members being denied healthcare to love letters. Flyers calling out Blue Cross Blue Shield, the largest health insurance company in Texas, were handed out. They read:
“On December 4th, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down. The bullet casings immediately explained the situation: this was an act of vengeance against UnitedHealthcare, who denies over 30% of health insurance claims.
An Anonymous Transmission
This morning we received several reports that Jay Hartzell awoke to find ‘No confidence’ tagged across the front of his garage. As Jay Hartzell and his weird overlords continue their futile attempts to repress the movement we applaud this brave, logical, and hilarious direct action. Happy graduation day, Jay.
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Originally published by Swallowtail Distro as a reportback on this SmashXSmashWest event
On March 16th, a SmashbySmashwest benefit show was held to support Chris and Aeshna’s legal fees and approximately $400 was raised towards this goal both through online donations and in person. The following message was delivered:
Continue reading “Reportback from SmashBy Benefit Show for Chris G. & Aeshna”
Anonymous Transmission
Greetings from central Texas. This Thursday a few forest freaks made their way over to the Atlas headquarters for a noise demo. Atlas is a billion dollar company whose subsidiary Long engineering has been building cop city. We came with noise makers and banners expressing our affection for Atlas CEO Lonnie Joe Boyer and their other subsidiary Pavetex. A heavy police presence was waiting: a few thugs on the ground, some more thugs on the parking garage, and they even brought a drone out. It looks some people over at Atlas might be getting a little nervous. We also noticed that Atlas took their company name off the office sign, comical, frankly.
Continue reading “Reportback from #StopCopCity Solidarity Demo in ATX”
Anonymous Transmission
This zine, “They Have Names and Addresses in Central Texas,” lays out a brief summary of the stakes of the fight to Stop Cop City in Atlanta, and discusses local actors involved in the construction of the project (such as Atlas Technical Consultants). This anonymously published zine has recently been in circulation at solidarity events and in activist circles in Austin, and we are republishing it now for broader accessibility and circulation. There are two copies imposed for printing, one in black & white and the other in color. There is also a digital reading imposed PDF.
For more information on how to plug in with Atlanta Forest solidarity events, go HERE
Continue reading “Zine: They Have Names and Addresses in Central Texas”
Anonymous transmission
Cop City Contractors ATLAS Technical Consultants have their national headquarters in Austin. Local activist and mutual aid groups have called for a city and nation-wide call-in action tomorrow, Wednesday January 25th, to demand that ATLAS drop their contract with the project. The ‘Stop Cop City’ movement in Atlanta is gaining more and more national attention in in the wake of the police murder of a forest defender. With public attention at an all time high, pressure campaigns stand to be a particularly effective tactic to avenge Tortuguita’s death by ensuring that Cop City will never be built!
Continue reading “Phone Blast: ATX to ATL Stop Cop City Solidarity Action”
Anonymous transmission
On Wednesday, January 18th the police shot and killed a protestor in the Weelaunee Forest in Southeast Atlanta. Theywere protesting the construction of “Cop City”, a proposed police militarization facility that, if built, would be the largest in the nation.
Continue reading “ATL to ATX: Vigil & Altar In Honor of All Victims of Police Violence”
Spotted in South Austin, according to an anonymous transmission
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An Anonymous Transmission
On June 8th, as 2000+ people converge at the Treaty People Gathering in Northern Minnesota to escalate the resistance against the Line 3 pipeline, a group of activists in Austin, TX demonstrated our solidarity with water protectors up north. Early in the morning, we dropped a banner reading “Stop Line 3: Honor the Treaties” from a bridge above a busy stretch of Interstate 35. We raised another banner declaring, “All Pipelines Have A Body Count – Blood On Your Hands: Defund Line 3” at a downtown office of JP Morgan Chase, a primary funder of the pipeline. Continue reading “Resist Line 3: Solidarity Statement from Austin, TX”