If you are an activist, this website has information to keep your digital data secure. There is some overlap with the above. Tuta is the more highly regarded email service for personal security as of January 2025.

https://infosecforactivists.org/

Infosec for ActivistsInfosec 101 for ActivistsWebsite: https://infosecforactivists.org/ Introduction America has a strong tradition of activism, dating back to slave revolts and indigenous uprisings even before the founding of the United States. Today, activism in the US remains critical. Street protests are an essential tool that activists use to raise awareness and push for institutional change. That being said, challenging existing power structures carries an element of risk - exposure can lead to harassment, arrest, or doxxing.

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**How to Prepare / Stay Safe** cont.4

This meme has instructions on how to wash out your eyes if you get tear gassed.

An informative graphic titled "How to Eye Flush" detailing first aid steps for dealing with pepper spray or tear gas. It includes preparation tips, a numbered step-by-step guide for flushing the eyes with water, and precautions on what to bring and avoid.

How to eye flush for pepper spray and tear gas

Introduce yourself, offer help, gain consent
Put on gloves
Contacts? Ask them to remove with a glove. Remove glasses and give to them.

Have them kneel and hold their legs - prevents touching face
Tilt head back and slightly toward side of first eye. Hold eye open.

Aim from bridge of nose across eye.
Squeeze bottle hard to push strong stream into the eye, from inner to outer, away from tear duct.

Repeat with the other side, mirrored Repeat process until
they can blink and see. (They may still be in pain.)

Rinse mouth. Wash glasses before putting them on again.
Wash bare skin with soap & water.
1Discard and replace gloves for next flush
ONLY USE WATER in eyes!
Other things are extra prep, may cause reactions, & mark people.
You are physically pushing a substance, not blocking the chemical.
Water is cheap, easy, safe, and widely agreed upon.

Police use them to scare and disperse, but chemical weapons alone can’t kill you.

**J blue** @jblue · 6d

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**Printable flyers**

Not everyone attending a protest knows all the resources and tools to resist. Consider printing flyers and feel free to use the ones I made below.

Import the image into a word document as many times as it will fit. The first image will fit 12x, the second 8x. Print and cut.

A resistance flyer that emphasizes supporting the vulnerable journalists politicians, lawyers, fighting the administration boycotting with links to goodsuniteus.com, show up to town Hall, and school board meetings to Steiny radicals, volunteer with link to mobilize.us, contact your reps with link to 5calls.org, participate in mature aid networks and disobey if you receive orders to harm others.
At the bottom is a link to choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/

A resistance flyer “It’s trashy to buy fashy!” with links to goodsuniteus.com, grocerystory.coop, blackfarmersindex.com and localharvest.com

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**Printable flyers** cont.2

Examples of how to orient flyers on a page.

Stay safe while distributing flyers. It’s best to go in a group and use the buddy system as some people can become hostile.

The first flyer arranged on the page 12 times.

The second flyer arranged on a page 8 times.

**J blue** @jblue · 6d

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**Rights**
ACLU’s site on your rights as a protester.

https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights

The site makes it easy to print by sections or whole document.

American Civil Liberties UnionKnow Your Rights | Protesters’ Rights | ACLUThe First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exercise of speech rights. Make sure you’re prepared by brushing up on your rights before heading out into the streets.

**J blue** @jblue · 6d

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**Rights** cont.2

Right to Record

If you witness someone’s rights being violated. Stay focused on agents or perpetrators instead of bystanders.

Film details: badges, buildings/landmarks, license plates, property damage, street signs, uniforms, weapons

Take notes.

**J blue** @jblue · 6d

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**How to identify disinformation and bad actors**

Be aware that not everyone attending a protest may be there with good intentions. There might be agitators and accelerationists.

See the article below for description of how these people might act and dress.

https://www.justsecurity.org/70497/far-right-infiltrators-and-agitators-in-george-floyd-protests-indicators-of-white-supremacists/

Just Security · May 30, 2020Far-Right Infiltrators and Agitators in George Floyd Protests: Indicators of White SupremacistsWidely broadcast real-time video images challenge our beliefs about who is really protesting and for what reason.

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**How to identify disinformation and bad actors** cont.2

Politifact, a fact checking organisation, published an article on false flags.

https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/feb/08/false-flags-theyre-real-far-less-widespread-social/

@politifactFalse flags are real, but rarer than social media suggestsCiting newly acquired intelligence, the U.S. in early February accused Russia of plotting a fake attack by Ukrainian for

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**How to identify disinformation and bad actors** cont.3

University of Chicago Library’s page describing:
-SIFT Method
-CRAAP Test
-SMART Check

https://guides.lib.uchicago.edu/c.php?g=1241077&p=9082320

University of Chicago libraries checklist meme for recognizing misinformation. Consider the source, Read beyond, check the author, supporting sources, check the date, is it a joke, check your biases, ask the experts

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**How to identify disinformation and bad actors** cont.4

Websites that verify accuracy of reporting.

http://www.FactCheck.org

http://www.PolitiFact.com

http://www.Snopes.com

FactCheck.orgFactCheck.org

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**How to identify disinformation** cont.5

The Royal Society published an online information project with special attention to misinformation and disinformation. See the list of downloads (bottom for phone, right for desktop) for the report and highlighted articles.

https://royalsociety.org/news-resources/projects/online-information-environment/

royalsociety.orgThe online information environment | Royal SocietyA report by the Royal Society on the impact of the internet on our information environment, and on misinformation relating to scientific issues.

**J blue** @jblue · 6d

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**How to identify disinformation and bad actors** cont.6

UNICEF has a really good brief overview on how to stop misinformation from spreading and reaching out to those who believe in misinformation and conspiracies.

https://www.unicef.org/eca/stories/quick-guide-spotting-misinformation

**J blue** @jblue · 6d

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**Deep Canvassing**

The Deep Canvassing Institute offers training on how to talk to others with opposing views using reasoning and empathy. It’s a skill that requires patience and practice.

https://deepcanvass.org/

deepcanvass.orgDeep Canvass Institute – People's Action | New Conversation Initiative

**The_Caretaker** @The_Caretaker@urbanists.social · 4d

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@jblue
Dish detergent works very well for oil based chemicals. Normally you wouldn't want it in your eyes or on your face but dish soap removes grease and oil so it is very effective against oil based chemical agents like pepper spray. I can't say if it's as effective on tear gas. It will remove the oil from your pores and maybe the chemical agent with it.

**J blue** @jblue · 4d

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@The_Caretaker thanks!

**Rob van Kan** @edgeofeurope@mastodon.social · 5d

Rob van Kan @edgeofeurope@mastodon.social

@jblue missing an important one: Is it too good to be true? Does it confirm exactly what you thought all along? Then it is probably not or not completely true.