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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · 1d

Recent FBI activity in the Seattle Area: Oct 2nd FBI Phone Call
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Oct 2nd FBI Phone Call – Puget Sound Prisoner Support

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The Final Straw Radio @thefinalstrawradio.bsky.social · 10d

NLG lawyer Moira Meltzer-Cohen speaks about legal implications of the Trump administrations declarations on "antifa", plus a little chat about mutual aid in Gaza

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photo of Trump signing a bunch of orders at his desk in the oval office

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · 12d

We will also be tabling later this month at the Seattle Anarchist Bookfair (@seabookfair.bsky.social)!

For event information, please see seattleanarchistbookfair.noblogs.org

2025 Seattle Anarchist Book Fair – October 18th & 19th, 11am-5pm, at The VERA Project

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · 12d

Our October prisoner letter writing night will be held on Sunday 10/5 3-5pm at Pipsqueak Gallery (16th and Spruce) in Seattle.

No experience necessary.
All supplies provided.
Just bring yourself!

October Prisoner Letter Writing
Sunday, October 5 3-5pm
Pipsqueak, 173 16th Ave, Seattle
No experience necessary
Just bring yourself!

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DivestSPD @divestspd.bsky.social · Sep 4

Newly obtained public records reveal ICE and other feds are quietly requesting surveillance data on a little-known Seattle police email list as City Council considers a massive expansion of its Real-Time Crime Center next week.
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Feds, WA police share surveillance data on an obscure SPD email list

As civil liberties groups warn that surveillance info can wind up in the wrong hands, the Seattle Police Department is already hosting a space for sharing data with little oversight.

www.divestspd.com

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · Sep 1

Our September prisoner letter writing night will be held on Sunday 9/7 3-5pm at Pipsqueak Gallery (16th and Spruce) in Seattle.

No experience necessary.
All supplies provided.
Just bring yourself!

September Prisoner Letter Writing
Sunday, September 7th 3-5PM
Pipsqueak at 173 16th Ave, Seattle
No experience necessary
Just bring yourself!

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · Jul 29

Our August prisoner letter writing night will be held on Sunday 8/3 3-5pm at Pipsqueak Gallery (16th and Spruce).

This month we will be writing letters to the Prairieland Defendants being held in a Texas County jail.

No experience necessary.
All supplies provided.
Just bring yourself!

Prisoner Letter Writing Night
Sunday August 3rd 3-5pm at Pipsqueak 173 16th Ave

This month we are writing letters to the Prairieland Defendants being held in a Texas County jail.

No experience necessary.
Just bring yourself.

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · Jul 18

DHS Doorknock in the Seattle Area
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DHS Doorknock in the Seattle Area – Puget Sound Prisoner Support

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thank you to everyone who came to the 10 year PSPS letter writing anniversary party!

There will be no letter writing night in July but we'll be back in August!

Text imposed over a background with envelopes addressed to prisoners:

"Thank you to everyone who came to the 10 year PSPS letter writing anniversary party!

We're taking a break! No July letter writing! We will be back in August!"

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Oakland Abolition & Solidarity @oaklandabosol.bsky.social · Jun 25

Outside fam in Alabama laying out exactly what is going down inside St. Clair Correctional Facility:

"... psychological and physical abuse used as retaliation or control....
What is unfolding at St. Clair is not a matter of security or policy — it is a campaign of deliberate dehumanization."

Torturous Segregation Conditions

The inhumane conditions of segregation units at St. Clair are under Ellington’s direction. These are clear violations of the Eighth Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment), and they underscore the psychological and physical abuse used as retaliation or control.

The segregation unit at St. Clair Correctional Facility has devolved into a site of deliberate psychological and physical torment, operating outside constitutional bounds and basic human decency.

Under the leadership of Associate Commissioner Ellington, conditions in segregation include:

No ventilation, leaving men to suffer extreme temperatures, stagnant air, and health hazards.
No schedule or regular “ice call”, despite a memo requiring each shift to provide hydration at designated times.
No outdoor time or exposure to sunlight for days or weeks at a time — a clear violation of minimum exercise standards.
No access to reading material — including books, magazines, newspapers, or personal tablets.
No showers, even while men are confined in cells with overflowing toilets and standing water contaminated with feces.
No hygiene products, contributing to infection, disease, and further degradation.
No legal or spiritual support, as communication and movement are strictly limited.
Inmates are left naked or in soiled clothes, without cleaning supplies or laundry access for extended periods.

These conditions are not incidental or caused by staffing issues — they are systematically enforced and amount to psychological torture and sensory deprivation.

What is unfolding at St. Clair is not a matter of security or policy — it is a campaign of deliberate dehumanization.

Through prolonged lockdowns, the destruction of rehabilitative structures, and the brutal conditions in segregation, the Alabama Department of Corrections, under Ellington’s direction, is violating the basic human rights of incarcerated individuals and creating a hostile, unsustainable environment for staff.

This is not a facility in need of reform — it is a system in need of federal intervention.

- FAMF

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Blue Ridge ABC @blueridgeabc.bsky.social · Jun 15

Write to and support political prisoner Hridindu Roychowdhury by writing him, adding to his commissary, uplifting his struggle

Hrdindu smiling "Anarchist Black Cross South Florida
• He acтED FROM a PLace OF POLITICAL CONVICTION IN DEFENSE OF BODILY auTONOMY.
• He is PART OF A LONG Legacy OF RESISTANCE TO STATE VIOLENCE AND
Religious EXTREMISM.
• His case HIGHLIGHTS THE INTENSE SURVEILLANCE AND CRIMINALIZATION activists Face IN THE SO-CALLED LAND OF THE FREE.
• SHARE HRIDINDU'S STORY TO PUSH Back AGAINST THE SILENCE IMPOSED BY The state.
• SUPPORT THE CLDC AND THEIR CRITICAL WORK DEFENDING People Like HRIDINDU.
• WRITE TO HRIDINDU AND SEND Messages OF STRENGTH AND SOLIDARITY. • DEMAND REAL JUSTICE, NOT PUNISHMENT FOR PRINCIPLED Resistance.
HRIDINDU'S COURAGE SHOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN-AND NEITHER SHOULD THE EFFORTS OF THOSE FIGHTING TO DEFEND HIM."

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HTTPS://CLDC.ORG/INTERNATIONAL-DAY-OF-SOLIDARITY-WITH-LONG-TERM- ANARCHIST-PRISONERS-JUNE-11-2025/#iLIGHTBOX%5BGALLERY16091%5D/0

IN THE WAKE OF THE Leaked SUPREME COURT DECISION TO OVERTURN Roe v. Wade, aNGER AND GRIEF SPILLED INTO THE STREETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FOR SOME, it was a MOMENT OF PROTEST. FOR OTHERS, Like HRIDINDU ROYCHOWDHURY, IT Became a FLASHPOINT THAT LED TO INCARCERATION.
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IN May 2022, HRIDINDU-AN ANARCHIST AND PHD SCIENTIST-ACTED IN PROTEST AGAINST WISCONSIN FAMILY ACTION, AN ANTI-ABORTION LOBBYING GROUP WHOSE BUILDING WAS DAMAGED IN AN ATTEMPTED ARSON. NO ONе was HARMED. THE WORDS SPRAY-PAINTED ON THE Wall Read: "IF ABORTIONS AREN'T SAFE, THEN YOU AREN'T either."
THE STATE RESPONDED WITH SURVEILLANCE, DNA COLLECTION FROM a DiscaRDED BURRITO, AND EVENTUALLY FEDERAL CHARGES CARRYING A MANDATORY MINIMUM OF Five years. HRIDINDU PLED GUILTY AND TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS ACTIONS, FACING SENTENCING IN A SYSTEM THAT CRIMINALIZES POLITICAL RESISTANCE MORE HARSHLY THAN IT PROTECTS Basic RIGHTS.
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Let's Be CLEAR: THIS IS NOT JUST A STORY ABOUT PROPERTY DAMAGE. IT'S ABOUT a GOVERNMENT MORE invested in PUNISHING DISSENT THAN IN PROTECTING Reproductive FREEDOM. IT'S ABOUT SOMEONE WHO STOOD AGAINST THE VIOLENT ROLLBACK OF RIGHTS- AND WHO IS NOW FACING PRISON TIME FOR THAT RESISTANCE.

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HRIDINDU is a vocal advocate FOR BODILY AUTONOMY WHO IS CURRENTLY IMPRISONED FOR STANDING UP aGainST SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION. A COMMITTED PRO- CHOICE activiST, HRIDINDU HAS LONG FOUGHT FOR REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM, COMMUNITY CARE, AND
LIBERATION FROM STATE VIOLENCE
IN a WORLD WHERE SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER IS CRIMINALIZED, HRIDINDU'S CONTINUED RESISTANCE- Despite incarceration-is a POWERFUL REMINDER OF WHY WE MUST UPLIFT THOSE BеHIND BARS!

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · Jun 18

Reminder that this Sunday 12-5pm, we will be holding our 10 year prisoner letterwriting celebration! Come through!

Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · Jun 6

2025 marks 10 years since Puget Sound Prisoner Support began regularly hosting prisoner letter writing nights at Pipsqueak.

We are honoring the occasion by hosting an event to commemorate this milestone and to revitalize our commitment to prisoner support and total abolition of the carceral system.

PSPS Presents: 10 Years of Prisoner Letterwriting
Food, Screen Printing, & More?
Drop-in, Masks Required.
June 22, 2025 12-5pm
Pipsqueak, 173 16th Ave

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · Jun 11

We want to include your thoughts in a slideshow during our 10 year letter writing anniversary!

Please send statements (3-5 sentences) to psps AT riseup DOT net before Sunday, June 22nd!

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · Jun 11

Happy June 11 - we want to hear from you!

Please send us short statements about why writing to people in prison, getting letters from the outside, or being part of or being supported by a jail/prisoner support crew has been important to you.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Please send us short statements about why writing to people in prison, getting letters from the outside, or being part of or being supported by a jail/prisoner support crew has been important to you. We want to include your thoughts in a slideshow during our 10 year letter writing anniversary!

Please send statements (3-5 sentences) to psps AT riseup DOT net before Sunday, June 22nd!

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · Jun 6

This event will lack a formal structure, so you are welcome to come for as long or as short as you would like. Feel free to bring a T-shirt or hoodie to screen print on!

As always, please remember to wear a mask.

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · Jun 6

Join us June 22nd from 12pm - 5pm at Pipsqueak Art Gallery (173 16th Ave in Seattle, WA) for an afternoon of letterwriting, food, screen printing, and some light discussion on the intersections of prisoner support and struggle against the state across the walls of prison and jail.

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · Jun 6

2025 marks 10 years since Puget Sound Prisoner Support began regularly hosting prisoner letter writing nights at Pipsqueak.

We are honoring the occasion by hosting an event to commemorate this milestone and to revitalize our commitment to prisoner support and total abolition of the carceral system.

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · Jun 5

Recent FBI activity in the Seattle Area
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#seattle #antirepression

Recent FBI activity in the Seattle Area – Puget Sound Prisoner Support

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Oakland Abolition & Solidarity @oaklandabosol.bsky.social · Jun 2

AJ, a 2020 uprising defendant, just came home!
He did the full 5 years of his sentence and now needs support for reentry.
Kick down! Share!

gofund.me/5f0e70cb

Donate to Help AJ Rebuild and Inspire Youth, organized by Joshua Rosenburg

AJ is a George Floyd defendant who has completed his full five year sentence and is… Joshua Rosenburg needs your support for Help AJ Rebuild and Inspire Youth

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · May 31

No monthly letter writing night tomorrow: come to our 10 year celebration on the 22nd!

Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · May 16

Save the date: PSPS will be celebrating 10 years of prisoner letter writing nights on June 22 from noon - 5pm. More details soon!

SAVE THE DATE
Prisoner Letter Writing Night
10 Year Anniversary
June 22nd Noon - 5PM at Pipsqueak
More Details To Come

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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · May 30

Read the new groundbreaking investigative report by @glentalk.bsky.social in @realchangenews.bsky.social on the FBI and SPD’s extensive infiltration and surveillance of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, including the use of confidential informants:
www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/05...

FBI and SPD infiltrated Seattle 2020 protests, used informants and surveillance

www.realchangenews.org

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · May 27

New from 404 Media: ICE is tapping into a nationwide AI camera network, data we got shows. Flock's automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) in thousands of communities. Data shows "ICE", "immigration" as reasons for use. Local cops doing lookups for ICE, no warrant www.404media.co/ice-taps-int...

ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows

Flock's automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras are in more than 5,000 communities around the U.S. Local police are doing lookups in the nationwide system for ICE.

www.404media.co

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · May 16

Save the date: PSPS will be celebrating 10 years of prisoner letter writing nights on June 22 from noon - 5pm. More details soon!

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Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social · May 13

Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson injured in transit to South Carolina prison, put in solitary confinement, denied access to medical care and communications, is now on hunger strike and asking for "maximum publicity and pressure".

☎⚡ 864-243-4700, 803-737-1752, 803 896-8540

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SERIOUS: Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson injured in transit to South Carolina prison, now on hunger strike

Make calls and spread the word. Kevin “Rashid” Johnson, ID number 397279, must be treated humanely, given good medical care for his broken leg and a decent place to sleep and full communications acces...

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Puget Sound Prisoner Support @pugetsupport.bsky.social · May 7

allegedly tagging walls, burning an effigy of an ICE officer, and countering security cameras using lasers. Protesters were met with a militarized police response which resulted in four arrests with misdemeanor charges. All four people were released in the early morning hours of May 3rd to a group of supporters.

Hearing news of arrests can be scary. But one of the most effective counter- revolutionary tactics that the state can pursue is generating fear and distrust among people working together for a liberated future. Let's resist it ferociously! Our experiences of fear are very real and put options in front of us of how we choose to respond. Fear can paralyze us and encourage us to slow others as well.

Fear can also motivate us to draw closer to each other and into bold collective action towards liberation.

In order to continue fighting, it is necessary to protect our safety while and by taking these actions. Non-cooperation with the state and policing forces is one of the strongest way to keep ourselves safe. This means growing our practices of security culture, remaining silent when approached by police, avoiding discussion of details of any arrest or action after it's happened, resisting narratives which isolate those taking action, and practicing discernment.

As political tensions rise let's remember that we address fear by taking care of each other.

We encourage people to use direct conversations with others in their community about differences in strategy and tactics, rather than posting about it online. Not only is this a better community practice, it also keeps our inner feelings and movement conflicts out of the hands of the state. Supporting people who have been arrested, cited, or are facing harassment by the state is a process made of concrete actions. These actions include showing up to the jail for noise demos, release support, court dates, writing letters while people serve time, contributing to commissary while in jail, and holding your friends tight when they get out. If you would like to contribute to our bail fund you can send us money on Venmo at @eugenebailfund or email us at eugenejailsupport@protonmail.com for cash donations.

Fighting state repression takes all of us. We look forward to all of the ways that you figure out how to support, love, and care for each other.

...until the prison world is a distant nightmare...
Eugene Jail Support

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