Lessons in Expropriations

I’m writing today from occupied Cherokee territory to describe a failed action undertaken by myself, inspired by media seen on the Filler Distro social channels.

Cracks in the Steel City: Anarchist News from Pittsburgh || N.1 – D.31

Cracks in the Steel City is a filler column that recaps local anarchist news that you may have missed while doom-scrolling, with a particular focus on autonomous, illegalist, and insurrectionist activity as well as the latest available updates on state repression.

D12 Report-Back: Pittsburgh Anti-Fascists on the D.C. Front

The following report comes from an anonymous Pittsburgh anti-fascist who participated in the D12 community defense against the Proud Boys in Washington DC.

ZINE || Cracking Screens — A Scam App Primer

“While we look for ways to mitigate the way technology mediates our lives, we also ought to find ways to hijack tech to get free shit and carry out new experiments in autonomy.”

ZINE || Fuck Identity, We Need Solidarity

This is a critique of how privilege theory and cultural essentialism has been a boom in our city and how it has incapacitated antiracist, feminist, and queer organizing in this country by taking identity categories and equating them with culture, and culture with solidarity.

PITTSBURGH: An Anarchist Statement on Unmarked Vans

As Pittsburgh joins the ranks of cities disappearing protesters into unmarked vans, we implore our fellow residents of Pittsburgh to resist the urge to fixate on procedural details.

PITTSBURGH: Support Jordan

A comrade in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is facing a long list of felony charges related to the May 30 demo.

NLG Pittsburgh Protest Felony Defense Fund

The National Lawyers Guild of Pittsburgh is hosting this fundraiser to provide  badly needed financial support to protesters in our city who are being charged and in some cases held in the Allegheny County Jail on unsubstantiated felony charges.

An Annotated Response to Peduto’s “Equity Action In Pittsburgh”

An annotated response to “Equity Action In Pittsburgh” [an official press release from Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s government].

This is What Happens When We Stop Rioting || TORCHLIGHT PGH

A local anarchist who has recently been involved in legal support sent us this compendium of repressive activities by law enforcement. It has been edited for spelling and grammar, and supporting links added, but is otherwise unchanged.

An Open Letter to ‘Pittsburgh I Can’t Breathe’

Anonymous submission received on 07.14.20 || “Fred Hampton said that we fight racism with solidarity, and it is in the spirit of solidarity that I write this message.”

PITTSBURGH: Anti-Fascists Confront Armed Nazis in Bloomfield

on Saturday, June 13th,  approximately 15 fascists attempted to picket The Big Idea Cooperative Bookstore & Café in Bloomfield. Within minutes, dozens of East Enders turned out to oppose the Neo-Nazis.