Franklin López

Anybody who’s an aging anarchist knows this reality: there’s no fucking retirement plan for spending your adult life fighting the good fight.

We build movements, organize shit, make media, feed people, fight cops and landlords, keep each other alive—and usually do it with fuck-all money.

So, naturally, when 'Margaret' needed a place for older people to live with dignity, autonomy and community, she did what anarchists have always done: she fucking built it herself.

Now this autonomous old folks’ home needs some help staying afloat.

If you’ve got a few bucks, kick them down. If you don’t, share the shit out of this.

https://gofund.me/37dae6ffe

When I started producing a weekly #anarchist video podcast 20 years ago, I could count in one hand who the other anarcho video podcasters were (at least the ones I knew existed)

Today I'm so fuckin happy to find folks producing high quality video podcasts that not only empower peeps but make info accesible to a large audience without feeling preachy and dogmatic!!🙏👏

So while going through a YouTube wormhole of diy #meshcore solar repeater builds, I stumbled upon (well, the algorithm told me about...) @bennjordan

Benn's click bait video "Gadgets For People Who Don't Trust The Government" totally worked (and the thumbnail helped!) This geek porn clip masterfully embedded intro to anarchism bits interspersed the different gadgets Benn talked about. I wish many anarchist propagandists took a cue from Benn and started making media outside the anarchist ghetto.

You made it this far down my grumpy old man rant? Then share this clip with your nerdy cousin and save him from becoming just another far right troll.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_F4rEaRduk