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Like feds at my door type shit. Y'all ever think about that. I've said some wild shit on here actually and I am realizing I should probably be concerned about it. Hby?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago

I filter depending on context, that’s just self protection in the heart of empire. I’m grateful to have an online outlet like this where I can speak freely though, fuck the agencies and corporations that police our thoughts. If my opsec sucks badly enough that they can get me for my beliefs I guarantee that leak would be in an account or device further upstream, Lemmy is an unlikely starting point for that lol.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 20 hours ago

I am a straight up vagabond and by the time the feds have located where to find me to talk to me, no they haven't I'm across the country.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 22 hours ago

Mods on other platforms are far more of a pipeline to feds coming to your door. That said, it's easier to be vague about things you might want to fedpost about than it is worth the risk of having feds come to your door. These days, it only takes once, and they're less likely to ask questions.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago

i can say stuff on chinese social media that i cant on american social media

as in ive literally had things ive said on chinese social media get removed from american social media and had to do the "you said a thing we dont like and removed it and now you must acknowledge you said the bad thing and promise you wont again"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 20 hours ago

i post the same everywhere. i am banned from most places.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago

I wiped my whole account and started from scratch. Especially with all the phone searching going on, better safe than sorry

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i dont think i've said anything that would get feds at my door, but i've probably said something that'd anger a lib so much they'd swat me

and this is why opsec is good

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Opsec is good when its a lib fs but I have probably advocated for the death of federal service members and I am realizing this may not be smart as feds can absolutely find me. My opsec is mid at best anyway

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But you did all of that as satire. Comedy is legal

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

In minecraft of course

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

try lying more to waste government resources

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

I'd probably go back and start editing out and the deleting those comments if you think it would make a substantial case against you

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Your bandcamp advocates for a lot of killing. Bought the album from you in case you could use some for legal council.

https://sharkfucker.bandcamp.com/album/sharkfucker

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I didn't know I had a bandcamp but if I were to make thrash it would be like this. Makes me wanna listen to Mastodon actually. Not exactly thrash but its been a minute since I listened to metal

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

I am a very good boy and never say or think anything that would make anyone angry at me. as far as they know.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago

I just go blob-no-thoughts in public when I'm not agitating

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

I get what you mean. There has been a few times where I would be typing something and I would just stop and think this would be not a good idea to type out lmao

[–] [email protected] 8 points 23 hours ago

I say whatever I want wherever I want and I've never gotten feds at my door. I've gotten accounts suspended, but I'm generally speaking you have to be Black in America to have cops come after you for your speech.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago

they'd come for me whether i said it or not

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have levels of honestly. Least honest is at work in front of other adults, then it's when in the classroom with kids (kids are cooler), then on Hexbear, then online with IRL comrades, and then finally in person with comrades when shit isn't flowing through the public internet.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Some people add another layer for in person with comrades and you all leave your smartphones somewhere else. For when you're actually planning an action.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m definitely on some type of list by now.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

I'm pretty sure I've been on multiple government lists since middle school when I looked at the city library copy of the Anarchist's Cookbook.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I don't live in a dangerous fascist country, thank God. Maybe France will follow the Anglos into civilizational suicide but I'm still safe for now.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't live in a dangerous fascist country.... France—

Oh, no. Oh no no, no no no no. Nobody tell ArgumentativeMonotheist.

Let the belief stay alive just a little longer. agony-limitless

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sped up video of ArgumentativeMonotheist reading Fanon
aware

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

France will follow the Anglos into civilisational suicide

I'm increasingly convinced this will definitely happen; thank God I'm no longer in France for the moment

[–] [email protected] 9 points 23 hours ago

France, from what I gather, has more of a humane and rebellious spirit than the Americans, so maybe not (they're also not as brain-dead but that's a low bar, lol). But I'm no prophet, and I'll bounce to the global South eventually (in a decade or so, perhaps Malaysia) most likely either way.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Its only a matter of time lol

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

I would tell them it was a prank and ask them to look at the camera.