i'm starting a series on abstract nonsense. we'll be firing from the hip but the obj is to build intuition for algebraic relations and operations. gud for cryptography, coding, the interconnectedness of all things in the universe etc. first up, set theory.

the quiet part out loud about crypto & privacy is these are the real use cases:. 1. sending aid when the state says no.2. tax strike anonymization when the state supplies this.

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make no mistake, i am no antisemite, i am an antizionist. the us's greatest injustice is its foundation on stolen land, ethnically cleansed thru the genocide of indigenous ppl. yet we facilitate the same exact thing in israel w our tax dollars. 1/1.

un special committee, amnesty intl, doctors w/o borders, physicians for human rights, & intl federation for human rights agree this is a g*noc*de against palestinians. go look at a satmap, look at the photos, read reports of the (now) assassinated journalists. 0/1

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hey friends, looking to pick up some work:. backend, smart contracts, or technical writing, full or part time are okay, flexible on salary, but full remote and weekends off are hard req's 💜.

if youd like specifics on these; recommended readings, material examples, or resources, feel free to lmk in the replies. i may do more technical content soon, but so far there's been nothing more important than mutual aid & ground work. all power to all the people. peace 💜. 9/9.

8. care for yourself too. we're in a generations long fight, we're not likely to be the one that finishes it. giving mind, body, and soul to the movement for liberation means eating well, exercising, taking breaks, preparing for sustained resistance && construction. 8/9.

7. build infra. we dont need software, we need ppl & systems which *do the thing*; that's feeding the hungry, caring for the houseless, helping migrants navigate paperwork, distributing critical info, spreading the word. more than one-offs, we need systems & consistency. 7/9.

6. read the room. trust absolutely no one wants a wallet or a coin. start with volunteering, dig the fucking hole, keep it low tech, then optimize out. fight premature optimization with vigor, focus on immediate material gains, if even just incremental. 6/9.

5. weaponize privilege. having money lets us contribute more material resources, citizens can take higher risks for migrant ppl, technical ppl can speak to the nuances of opsec, academics can leverage their status (see chomsky, grothendieck, etc). 5/9.

4. organize. bring the conf energy; meet ppl, make connects, build coalitions, radicalize spaces of encounter. always pull up for unions, never cross a strike, join any mobilization for liberation, we're all struggling against the same structures. apes together strong n shit. 4/9.

3. grow food. without sustainable food, nothing else matters. learning the means of food production grounds us in our lived reality & teaches us the labor & expertise that goes into what keeps us alive. volunteer at permacultures, guerilla gardens, & mutual aid farms. 3/9.

2. read theory, read history. read the critiques of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism, hierarchy. read about the black panthers, brown berets, chicanos, zapatistas. it's inspiring to learn what came before us, but grounding to learn how far we have to go. 2/9.

1. know our place. we are still laborers, we are not the capital-owning class, but we do have economic privilege that our peers likely dont. most orgs are tight asf on resources; donations of materials & tools, covering costs, these go much further than you'd think. 1/9.

i've been thinking on how to put into words the exp from the past few months of getting involved in the community organizing & direct action spaces so here goes. a brief crypto radical's guide to systemic change:. 0/9

RT @jtriley2p: join a local ice watch group, if there isnt one, learn your rights and start one. the apps are sybiled to shit, connecting 1….

join a local ice watch group, if there isnt one, learn your rights and start one. the apps are sybiled to shit, connecting 1:1 w your local community is the only way. no premature optimizations, no decentralized infra devving, no market incentive will fix this. organize or die.

ice/cbp just snatched united states citizens from us. we're running out of time to organize, friends.

the state just condemned ~51k ppl per yr to death by systemic violence. we have more in common w the palestinians being shot in line for food than w trump, thiel, or the tech founder you look up to. happy 4th 🇺🇸.

"how was your weekend riley". "im on the edge of crashing out so hard the state kills me over it thx hbu?".