Interrupting Criminalization
@interruptcrim.bsky.social
Offering research, connection, learning, and practice for organizers and movements working to end criminalization, policing, and punishment. Founded and led by Andrea J. Ritchie and Mariame Kaba.
Learn more at http://interruptingcriminalization.com/
Learn more at http://interruptingcriminalization.com/
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New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
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Eight minutes matters.
A pulse matters.
Denied medical care matters.
Doctors don’t speak out like this for politics or optics. They speak out when a line is crossed, when an oath is violated, when someone who could have been helped is instead left to die.
It’s utterly vile they have to do this.
A pulse matters.
Denied medical care matters.
Doctors don’t speak out like this for politics or optics. They speak out when a line is crossed, when an oath is violated, when someone who could have been helped is instead left to die.
It’s utterly vile they have to do this.
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Eight minutes matters.
A pulse matters.
Denied medical care matters.
Doctors don’t speak out like this for politics or optics. They speak out when a line is crossed, when an oath is violated, when someone who could have been helped is instead left to die.
It’s utterly vile they have to do this.
A pulse matters.
Denied medical care matters.
Doctors don’t speak out like this for politics or optics. They speak out when a line is crossed, when an oath is violated, when someone who could have been helped is instead left to die.
It’s utterly vile they have to do this.
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8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.
US appeals court pauses lower court order restraining immigration agents' use of force against Minnesota protesters
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower court's order on Wednesday that had restrained federal immigration agents' use of force against peaceful protesters.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.
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New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
The US is hosting the World Cup this year, and the Olympics in 2028, though people of color are so obviously being targeted at the border (and elsewhere).
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:24 AM
The US is hosting the World Cup this year, and the Olympics in 2028, though people of color are so obviously being targeted at the border (and elsewhere).
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
THURSDAY IN DETROIT: join @dreanyc123.bsky.social & the brilliant folks at The Boggs Center to talk about Practicing New Worlds through decentralized, adaptive & iterative visionary organizing rooted in transformative justice & creating new possibilities in these terrifying times!
DETROIT: The Practicing New Worlds Study Circle series at The Boggs Center kicks off on 1/22, with a book signing featuring our co-founder Andrea J. Ritchie, author of Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies. 📖
📍 Boggs Center, 3061 Field St. in Detroit
🗓️ Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm
📍 Boggs Center, 3061 Field St. in Detroit
🗓️ Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm
January 21, 2026 at 9:36 PM
THURSDAY IN DETROIT: join @dreanyc123.bsky.social & the brilliant folks at The Boggs Center to talk about Practicing New Worlds through decentralized, adaptive & iterative visionary organizing rooted in transformative justice & creating new possibilities in these terrifying times!
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Was just telling an optometry friend about the beyond do no harm network that @interruptcrim.bsky.social runs. Good for healthcare workers to know about right now! www.interruptingcriminalization.com/beyond-do-no...
Beyond Do No Harm — Interrupting Criminalization
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January 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Was just telling an optometry friend about the beyond do no harm network that @interruptcrim.bsky.social runs. Good for healthcare workers to know about right now! www.interruptingcriminalization.com/beyond-do-no...
DETROIT: The Practicing New Worlds Study Circle series at The Boggs Center kicks off on 1/22, with a book signing featuring our co-founder Andrea J. Ritchie, author of Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies. 📖
📍 Boggs Center, 3061 Field St. in Detroit
🗓️ Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm
📍 Boggs Center, 3061 Field St. in Detroit
🗓️ Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm
January 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
DETROIT: The Practicing New Worlds Study Circle series at The Boggs Center kicks off on 1/22, with a book signing featuring our co-founder Andrea J. Ritchie, author of Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies. 📖
📍 Boggs Center, 3061 Field St. in Detroit
🗓️ Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm
📍 Boggs Center, 3061 Field St. in Detroit
🗓️ Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm
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Also @interruptcrim.bsky.social put out a new IC resource on the multitude of ways we can defend our communities and disrupt the execution of ICE’s cruel agenda: Block It! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
Block It! — Interrupting Criminalization
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January 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Also @interruptcrim.bsky.social put out a new IC resource on the multitude of ways we can defend our communities and disrupt the execution of ICE’s cruel agenda: Block It! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
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If you're a health care worker looking for strategies and support around resisting criminalization in health care settings, or have questions or concerns, reach out to our free Health Care Strategy Consult:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/health-care-...
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/health-care-...
February 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
If you're a health care worker looking for strategies and support around resisting criminalization in health care settings, or have questions or concerns, reach out to our free Health Care Strategy Consult:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/health-care-...
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/health-care-...
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10/ Andrea Ritchie @dreanyc123.bsky.social on how healthcare workers can resist ICE and refuse to participate in criminalizing the people they care for, and the resources available from Beyond Do No Harm @interruptcrim
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Best of 2025: Beyond Do No Harm w/ Andrea Ritchie | The Death Panel
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January 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
10/ Andrea Ritchie @dreanyc123.bsky.social on how healthcare workers can resist ICE and refuse to participate in criminalizing the people they care for, and the resources available from Beyond Do No Harm @interruptcrim
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Our friends at @visionchangewin.bsky.social are offering a free training on safety teams for protests & events on Wednesday and have a rapid response support intake here: visionchangewin.org/rapid-respon...
Rapid Response Support – Vision Change Win
visionchangewin.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Our friends at @visionchangewin.bsky.social are offering a free training on safety teams for protests & events on Wednesday and have a rapid response support intake here: visionchangewin.org/rapid-respon...
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And our Beyond Do No Harm health care providers are down to do a training on contending with chemical warfare and ICE in/around healthcare facilities if that would be helpful, just DM me
January 13, 2026 at 4:16 AM
And our Beyond Do No Harm health care providers are down to do a training on contending with chemical warfare and ICE in/around healthcare facilities if that would be helpful, just DM me
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Folks I have much to say about many things but have just been organizing my face off instead. But popped on here to say:
- Minneapolis call @interruptcrim.bsky.social help desks if you need - I just opened slots for this week & TJ Helpdesk & Abolition Journalism are here for you too.
- Minneapolis call @interruptcrim.bsky.social help desks if you need - I just opened slots for this week & TJ Helpdesk & Abolition Journalism are here for you too.
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Folks I have much to say about many things but have just been organizing my face off instead. But popped on here to say:
- Minneapolis call @interruptcrim.bsky.social help desks if you need - I just opened slots for this week & TJ Helpdesk & Abolition Journalism are here for you too.
- Minneapolis call @interruptcrim.bsky.social help desks if you need - I just opened slots for this week & TJ Helpdesk & Abolition Journalism are here for you too.
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reminder to sign up now for the radical unlearning study group so you have time to get the book - deadline to apply is jan 20 and the group meets jan 29 and feb 5 on zoom! hosted by meeee with special guests tba!
This is a two-part study and discussion group, and participants are encouraged to attend both sessions and come having read or listened to the book already.
Registration is limited; please apply by January 20 to secure your spot for both sessions: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/events/all/r...
Registration is limited; please apply by January 20 to secure your spot for both sessions: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/events/all/r...
Radical Unlearning Study Group (January 29 & February 5) — Interrupting Criminalization
Join Abolition Journalism Fellow Lewis Raven Wallace for a two-part discussion about his book, Radical Unlearning: The Art and Science of Creating Change from Within . Read the book then join Lewis a...
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January 5, 2026 at 3:15 AM
reminder to sign up now for the radical unlearning study group so you have time to get the book - deadline to apply is jan 20 and the group meets jan 29 and feb 5 on zoom! hosted by meeee with special guests tba!
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We have a Digital Security and Doxxing Prevention Checklist for anyone concerned about digital security and doxxing, whether you're a journalist concerned for yourself or a source, or you're someone organizing in your community to keep your neighbors safe. Also available in Spanish:
Digital Security & Doxxing Prevention Checklist — Interrupting Criminalization
A checklist for people concerned about digital security and doxxing, whether you are a journalist or someone whose name or face appears in media or social media, compiled by Interrupting Criminalizati...
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
We have a Digital Security and Doxxing Prevention Checklist for anyone concerned about digital security and doxxing, whether you're a journalist concerned for yourself or a source, or you're someone organizing in your community to keep your neighbors safe. Also available in Spanish:
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Social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools — now being turned on Americans by ICE to target protesters. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools — now being turned on Americans by ICE to target protesters. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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From here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1922-l...
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
From here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1922-l...
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Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
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Vigil for Renee Good here in front of Wisconsin’s capitol building right now:
January 9, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Vigil for Renee Good here in front of Wisconsin’s capitol building right now:
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
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Protesters making as much noise as possible in front of the Hilton Canopy where ICE agents are staying in Minneapolis.
January 10, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Protesters making as much noise as possible in front of the Hilton Canopy where ICE agents are staying in Minneapolis.