After a three-week trial, a jury found eight of nine protesters guilty of “providing material support to terrorists”, among other crimes. For the Sotos, this “material support” included owning a “printing press” used to print anarchist zines and being part of a leftist book club, the federal government argued. The couple had already left the scene by the time guns were drawn. All eight of the defendants sentenced so far have received unusually harsh sentences – 30 to 100 years – essentially life in prison.
The book club is one of the best ways to start a political party! Lenin and the Bolsheviks started off as a reading circle. Prolewiki hosts a guide to organizing, and one of the primary texts goes over how to start a study circle and why this is a great pre-party formation.
This isn’t to say I think it’s a good thing that these groups are being targeted. It’s the opposite. My point is that the establishment understands that knowledge and organizing are dangerous to their power.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/24/prairieland-texas-ice-protests-zines
Fuck that sentence. Terrorism my ass
God forbid.
The book club is one of the best ways to start a political party! Lenin and the Bolsheviks started off as a reading circle. Prolewiki hosts a guide to organizing, and one of the primary texts goes over how to start a study circle and why this is a great pre-party formation.
This isn’t to say I think it’s a good thing that these groups are being targeted. It’s the opposite. My point is that the establishment understands that knowledge and organizing are dangerous to their power.
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Honestly, being as cynical as I am, even I did a double take reading it.