Hello everyone! Don’t have a lot to say, finally got around to making the new mega.

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  • roux [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netMEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Sorry I’ve been afk lately. As I said in a comment below I am ok with adding new mods and having volunteers do the megas. I don’t thnk the other still active mods would mind but I don’t wanna make that decision solo. I’m gonna try to message them in the mod chat about it.

    For me, the reason I’m been pretty quiet on here lately is because I was trying to get my PSL chapter going, then got involved in an anarchist collective and we are working on a few Panthers inspired projects. Last week we spent a lot of time trying our best to provide food, water, medical aid and transportation to a local unhoused encampment since the city decided they wanted to put all the unhoused into a concentration camp. Trying to not get to into it, they used tax money to proved essentially tin cans for the homeless to live in but there are only spots for 50 people and we have well over 100. The encampment got torn down and now we don’t have any way to communicate with probably 75% of them and we are trying to figure out next steps. The city funded camp only has room for 50 but also does not let anyone stay there during the day, doesn’t allow safe use sites as a safety net, and also only allows a small amount of personal belonging. One couple we were helping had 3 dogs and they only let them take 2. In the end, they also arrested one of them over ancient charges from her past. Essentially the whole thing is an excuse for law enforcement to use violence against the unhoused.

    We have a few other things we are working on but that sort of took center stage. ACAB. Humans deserve dignity. Housing and food is a human right and should not be treated as a commodity.