The Antifa Playbook

     By now, it is beyond clear that the riots and “revolutionary actions” are anything but “spontaneous”. Street reporter Andy Ngô archived a Twitter thread by “CrimethInc.” listing a plethora of links to information.

     In order to preserve not just the links themselves, but the content of those links as evidence, your humble author has archived that content at two different archival services.

     Links to the content:

As the election looms along with the potential of street conflict, here’s a thread listing an array of informative guides. Let’s review everything we’ve learned over the past several years.

     Here or here.

Organize with those you know and trust

     Here or here.

Basic security in protest situations

     Here or here.

Introduction to security culture

     Here or here.

If the FBI question you or ask you to become an informant

     Here or here.

Beware of agents provocateurs and entrapment

     Here or here.

This thread spells out how to protect your privacy via proper phone safety at demonstrations—before, during, and after

     Here or here.

Burner Phones

     Here or here.

Anonymize your online footprint

     Here.

Communications equipment for rebels

     Here or here.

To guard against doxxing

     Here or here.

Fashion tips for the brave

     Here or here.

The femme’s guide to riot fashion

     Here or here.

Staying safe in the streets

     Here or here.

Black blocs

     Here or here.

Gear:

A demonstrator’s guide to helmets

     Here or here.

Gas masks and goggles

     Here or here.

Tools and tactics in the Portland protests—from leaf blowers to lasers

     Here or here.

Shields

     Here.

Umbrellas

     Here.

You can’t always predict how things will go in advance, but it helps to show up with a solid goal and a plan. It’s better to set an objective and achieve it than to hope someone else has done the planning.

A step-by-step guide to planning direct action

     Here or here.

Basic first aid for protesters

     Here.

The following two articles are for experienced medics—

Protocols for common injuries from police weapons

     Here or here.

Responding to gunshot wounds at demonstrations

     Here or here.

When things go badly:

Jail support and solidarity

     Here.

Making the best of mass arrests

     Here or here.

Surviving a felony trial

     Here or here.

I was a J20 street medic and defendant

     Here or here.

For extra credit, it can help to study the history of recent protests and police repression in your context to strategize.

Here’s an example of one such analysis

     Here or here.

We made this protest simulator to help think through scenarios

     Here or here.

We hope none of this will be necessary—we hope Trump will concede the election, Biden and all the other politicians will resign, and we’ll suddenly find ourselves in a world without capitalism, white supremacy, or the state.

But failing that, we’ve still got a long fight ahead.

     In order to defeat them, we must understand them.

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