September 4, 2023 Sovereign Women Speak were planning to hold a conference in Olympia, despite last year's disruptions (burrito feast) which led to a last minute location change. When we heard news that they were planning on coming back this year, our gremlin brains got to work on how to prevent them from feeling comfortable and […]
Category: Destruction and Attack
Anathema Volume 9 Issue 2
The latest anarchist news and analysis from the long-running Philadelphia-based publication, Anathema. Volume 9 Issue 2 (PDF for reading 8.5×11) Volume 9 Issue 2 (PDF for printing 11×17) In this issue: What Went Down Conservation As Abolition Dance Parties Won't Stop Fascism Eternal War Against Golf Call To Struggle Around Bartram's & Against The Proposal […]
Banners Dropped in Solidarity Against Cop City – Seattle, WA
September 4, 2023 Southbound I-5 commuters were greeted the morning of June 26th to three banners dropped over the 45th st, 50th st and 70th st overpasses in Seattle. The banners read "STOP COP-CITY" "RIP TORTUGUITA", in solidarity with the fight against Cop City and in memorial of Manuel 'Tortuguita' Terán, a gender non-conforming activist […]
Vandals smash windows, tag, smoke bomb North Side Chase Bank, AT&T facility – Chicago, IL
Around the sides of a Chase Bank branch and a block-long AT&T facility next door are strings of graffiti protesting everything from cops to capitalism to Hollywood. Chicago police first responded to a call of an explosion at the bank, 5134 North Clark, around 10:40 p.m. Saturday. The "explosion" turned out to be a smoke […]
Vertiv Corporation Truck Set On Fire – Milwaukie, OR
Last week, to commemorate the International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners, under the cover of darkness a small incendiary device was placed on the wheel arc of a Vertiv truck located on the edge of a sleepy office park in Milwaukie OR. The delay was lit before we disappeared back into the forest Vertiv […]
Slashed fiber-optic cables blamed for phone, internet outages – Southern CA high desert
Vandals who slashed fiber-optic cables are being blamed for phone and internet service outages across Southern California's high desert Sunday, according to officials. Officials for Spectrum, an internet, TV and phone provider, reported finding fiber-optic cable lines cut in Hesperia, which the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is investigating as vandalism, agency spokesperson Mara Rodriguez […]
EVERY FOX LIBERATED FROM A FUR FARM. – Minnesota USA
August 20th, received anonymously via email: "this is a call to action.there are a small number of fox prisons left in the so called usa.we went to one owned by tim jahr at 21496 401st Avenue Arlington, MN 55307.we opened every fox cage.they were extremely scared at first but then one popped their beautiful little […]
Mountain Valley Pipeline Resumed With Bleach Corroded Engines – Appalachia, USA
We heard the stays were lifted and construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline has resumed. I wonder if they've noticed some issues with their machines? As they continue to work, bleach eats further and further into their engines. By now, the damage should be done. Protest alone is not enough. Despite years of Appalachia residents […]
Several Hundreds Of Mink Released From A Fur Farm – Wisconsin, USA
August, 2023 "a few nights ago we visited olsen fur farm (smieja) at w22875 state road 121 in independence wisconsin. it's operational for now, but maybe releasing several hundred mink has a chance to close it for good. we hope many of the mink enjoy their freedom in the wild and that this farm will […]
A Philadelphia Parking Authority employee was shot with a BB gun – Philadelphia PA
August 14, 2023, A Philadelphia Parking Authority employee was shot with a BB gun in Center City on Monday, officials said. The employee, a female parking enforcement officer, was struck with BB pellets in the face and back on the 100 block of North 11th Street around 11 a.m., according to police. No arrest was […]
Asheville City Council Member says her car windows were smashed, tires slashed- Asheville, NC
August 12, 2023 An Asheville City Council member said her car tires were slashed and car windows smashed Aug. 10. Maggie Ullman, in an Aug. 11 Facebook post, said the vandalism happened after she and four other council members signed an open letter about public safety. "Someone came to my family's home last night and […]
Two Idaho Dams Recieve Electrical Substation Equipment Damage and Person Federally Indicted – Boise, ID
Aug. 9, 2023 BOISE, Idaho — A Meridian man who was arrested in June after reportedly shooting at electrical substation equipment at two Idaho dams now faces federal charges over the incidents, the U.S. attorney's office announced Tuesday. The man was arrested near Cambridge early on a June morning following reports of an individual on […]
Asheville Police Cars 'Completely Destroyed' By Suspected Arson – Asheville, NC
August 14, 2023 Two marked Asheville Police Department vehicles were set on fire the morning of Aug. 14. The Asheville Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished two police cars that had been set on fire near block 30 of Lynndale Avenue in West Asheville. The parking lot is located behind APD's West Asheville […]
$30's of Copper Stolen From Electrical Substation Knocks Out Power to Nearly 1000 people – Columbia County, OR
Aug 8, 2023 Break-in at a power substation near Nicolai Road and Bishop Road in Goble that occurred July 23. One or more individuals broke into the PUD's Goble Substation and stole copper from the substation. The incident caused severe damage to electrical equipment in the substation and knocked out power to 934 PUD customers […]
PDX Anarchists Smash Up Butcher Stores – Portland, Oregon
August 01, 2023 Last night the anarchists made brief appearances at two local butcher shops (Pasture PDX at 1413 NE Alberta st. and Piccones corner at 3434 NE Sandy Blvd). Many windows were broken. Fuck animal murderers and the civilization that enables them. MAKE VEGANISM A THREAT AGAIN Originally Posted On Rose City Counter-Info
Mice and Fish Rescued from Petco During Animal Liberation March in San Francisco, CA
June 10, 2023 – On Saturday afternoon, during the Animal Liberation March in San Francisco, as throngs of people from around the country demonstrated their support for the right to rescue animals from distress and exploitation, a small group of activists performed an open rescue of four mice and one betta fish from the Petco […]
Fire Destroys A Mink Farm Storage Barn – Mt. Angel, OR
October, 21, 2022, "Delayed Report: The fire destroyed a storage barn at Ruef Mink Farm, 12305 Ruef Lane, in Mt. Angel, Oregon on October 21, 2022. Officer Rossi said the 20,000 square foot barn was a total loss. The source of the fire remains under investigation. No communique claiming the action has thus far been […]
Multiple Acts of Sabotage And Arson at a Butchers – Colorado Springs, CO
April 27, 2023 "According to a news report, activists have sabotaged Ranch Foods Direct, a butcher in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A vehicle was destroyed by arson, and a copper cooling pipe cut resulting in loss of refrigerated goods. The butcher states he will shut the facility if the vandalism continues. Challenge accepted!" via: […]
Two Valves Turned Closed on Enbridge's Line 5 – Great Lakes USA
July 28, 2023 Reportback from some valve turners: It is with a heavy heart and hazy skies we announce that 2 different pipeline valves were turned off along the Line 5 route on Anishinaabae land in the great lakes region.This was done on the 13th anniversary of the Kalamazoo River oil spill.This was the 2nd […]
Transphobic Hair Salon Vandalized – Traverse City MI
July 22, 2023 The owner of Studio 8 Hair Lab, Christine Geiger, said that people who specify their pronouns should go to a pet groomer. She also said she didn't care that she was in violation of MI HB 4744, a Michigan law banning gender discrimination. Well, trans people and their allies can break the […]
Vandalism causes delayed opening for new splash pad – North Lawrence, OH
July 21, 2023 The still-in-progress splash pad at Lyons Park, 700 Lyon St., in North Lawrence is pictured Friday, July 21, 2023. Recent vandalism incidents have led to a delay in the splash pad's opening. Summer fun at the City of Lawrence's newest water feature will have to wait a little longer. Vandalism at the […]
Person charged and awaiting trial after shooting an electrical substation and spray-painting messages relating to the Dakota Access Pipeline – Ray, ND
July 12th, 2023 A Canadian is facing federal charges after authorities alleged he shot a gun at an electricity substation in western North Dakota. A person appeared Wednesday, July 12, in U.S. District Court in Bismarck on one count each of destruction of an energy facility, "possession of a firearm by an illegal alien" and […]
Reno man charged with first-degree arson for hurling Molotov cocktails at downtown church – Reno NV
July 17, 2023 A man is behind bars on a first-degree arson charge after allegedly hurling multiple Molotov cocktails through the windows of a Reno church. A suspect was arrested on July 17 after firefighters responded to a structure fire at the Living Stones Church at 446 South Virginia Street. Investigators determined that Thoyre threw […]
1 police officer is killed, 2 others injured in Fargo shooting – Fargo, ND
July 14, 2023 A Fargo police officer was killed in a Friday afternoon shooting that left two other officers in critical condition Officers Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes both sustained gunshot wounds and are in critical but stable condition at a health care facility, according to the release. The suspect, identified in the release as […]
Chase Bank Attacked – Michigan
July 13, 2023 here in so-called southeast Michigan, it was too freakin hot on the night of the 4th so we decided to take to the streets for mischief, and what did we find but a Chase Bank with plenty of good-sized windows and atms! we decided to redecorate. we glued the ATMs shut and […]
Arson suspected in fire at L.A. City Hall, officials say – Los Angeles CA
July 07, 2023 The Los Angeles Fire Department's arson team is investigating a fire that occurred Saturday night on the second floor of City Hall, authorities said. Police believe that someone may have started the fire by throwing an unknown object through a window in the building. "Initially it appears a suspect outside of City […]
Authorities investigating possible arson fire that damaged law office – Waukegan, IL
July 08, 2023 Police and fire investigators are investigating a possible arson fire that damaged a law office building in Waukegan early Thursday morning. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 5:49 a.m. Thursday to the 200 block of North West Street for a structure fire call. Officers arrived on the scene […]
Explosive devices detonated, Molotov cocktail thrown at businesses – Washington, D.C.
July 02, 2023 Police are investigating a string of attacks using explosive devices in Washington DC. A Nike store, a Truist bank branch and a Safeway grocery store were targeted in three quick-fire incidents in the early-hours of Sunday morning. The three stores all suffered damage, say the DC Police Department. The attacks all took […]
Chase Bank And ATM's vandalized – Michigan
on july 4, we here in southeast MI were too hot to do much of anything! so we took to the streets for mischief, and what did we find but a Chase Bank branch with big windows and ATMs. so we glued your ATMs, redecorated your walls, and painted the windows with acid paint. we […]
20 machines across 6 sites of the construction of the mountain valley pipeline were sabotaged – Appalachia
An invitation and reportback from a productive fourth of july party On the fourth of july, 20 machines across 6 sites of the construction of the mountain valley pipeline were sabotaged, using a variety of means to render them inoperable. Machines are often left unguarded, and when they're not, the security are just prats. It […]
Brick thrown at UPS Store Window – Oakland CA
On Saturday morning, July 8th, a brick was thrown at the front window of the UPS Store on Telegraph avenue in solidarity with the campaign to Stop Cop City and defend the Weelaunee forest. The action took only a few minutes total. The window was shattered into a cobweb pattern. This action also was done […]
UPS Store Window Smashed – Oakland CA
Saturday morning around two.am, eye threw a brick into the window of the UPS Store on Telegraph in Oakland in solidarity with the campaign to S t o p C o p C i t y in Atlanta and Defend the Atlanta Forest. It cobweb-shattered the door window. This took less then a few minutes […]
Bank of America Attacked – Berkley CA
Jul 3, 2023 Bank of America in berkeley hit with STOP COP CITY tags and ATM screens smashed Last night at 1am the bank of america on college ave was attacked in solidarity with the campaign to stop cop city and weelaunee forest defenders LAST NIGHT AT 1AM THE BANK OF AMERICA ON COLLEGE AVE […]
Slumlord's Work Vehicles Slashed – Ypsilanti MI
July 04, 2023 So-called Ypsilanti, Michigan To Mr. Beal: Hey Stewie, We slashed the tires on three of your fucking work trucks! They were just sitting there in the lot between Hamilton and Adams, looking all stab-able. Housing should be free. No one wants to work dead-end, soul-crushing jobs just to turn over their earnings […]
Two More Machines Burned at Brent Scarbrough Site – Atlanta GA
July 4, 2023 – Two More Machines Burned at Brent Scarbrough Site in Atlanta Dear Brent Scarbrough, Happy Fourth of July! Today we decided to celebrate our independence from your destruction of the land for Cop City by torching two of your machines, a steam roller and a front end loader, in broad daylight across […]
Home Of Brassfield & Gorrie Exec Vandalized – Georgia
July 3, 2023 – (Not pictured: the useless security guards pointing their headlights at said driveway where painting occured) Good Morning Keith Johnson, How did you sleep last night? Did you rest well knowing you are responsible for destroying a beautiful, life-giving forest forest in order to build a death-bringing facility? Brasfield & Gorrie, the […]
Golf Course Sabotaged – City Park, New Orleans
July 3, 2023 – In the wee hours of July 2, with the near-full moon shining, we sabotaged the Bayou Oaks golf course in City Park, New Orleans. We filled holes with concrete, dug into the greens, destroyed golf course property, and left messages of rebellion. We intend this action as direct solidarity with […]
Gay Furry Hackers "SiegedSec" Target Oil and Gas Infrastructure, Satellite Recievers, and Leaks Texas Public Works Data
The final attack on the U.S has arrived :3 With this attack, we've targeted the following; – Texas Fort Worth Transportation & Public Works – Satellite receivers – Industrial control systems – And one more special little gift..~ Starting off, the Fort Worth TPW leak contains ~40GB of documents, most being boring, but with a […]
People Involved In Building Or Funding Cop City Have Their Houses And Vehicles Vandalized – Georgia
On a recent night, 2 groups of friends were feeling a little bored and decided to go on a fun little excursion. One group visited to home of LS3P senior architect Anthony Kenny at 235 Lake Drive in Norcross GA. Another group visited the home of Ambrish Baisiwala, who is on the APF board of […]
Atlanta police vehicles vandalized, police motorcycles set on fire overnight – Atlanta GA
July 1, 2023 – Three police vehicles vandalized, and several police motorcycles were set on fire overnight. Officers were dispatched around 1 a.m. to 890 Memorial Drive regarding damage to vehicles. Upon arrival, they discovered three APD vehicles with broken windows. The Path Force Unit is located at that address. Atlanta Fire and Rescue responded […]
Bank Of America Buildings and ATMs attacked – California
July 1, 2023 – On Friday night (6/30) into Saturday morning (7/1) a total of four Bank of Amerikkka buildings in the Bay Area were vandalized, and a total of five BofA ATMs were smashed in solidarity with the Stop Cop City campaign and struggle to Defend the Atlanta Forrest. Two BofA buildings in Oakland […]
Suspicious Package Left On Steps Of Supreme Courthouse – Washington DC
A suspicious package left on the steps of the Supreme Court Building shut down nearby streets Thursday afternoon as officials investigated whether there was an imminent threat. Protesters who had gathered in the area in response to the affirmative action ruling were asked to clear the sidewalk After nearly three hours of looking into the […]
Pride Street Party Wrecks Cars And Covers The Street In Fresh Graffiti – San Francisco CA
June 27, 2023 Partygoers cause thousands worth of damage in SF's SoMa neighborhood SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Four cars were vandalized and at least half a dozen buildings were sprayed with graffiti. There are busted-out windshields and dented roofs on at least four cars on Gordon Street in the SoMa District of San Francisco. Fresh […]
Arson likely in fire that damaged short line bridge in Washington state
June 8, 2023 Puget Sound & Pacific bridge is out of service pending repairs Arson is suspected in this fire that damaged a bridge on the Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad. Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office via Facebook The damaged bridge is about 5 miles from Elma, Wash., and about 35 miles from Centralia. Genesee & […]
Construction Machines Of Planned Cop City Sabotaged – Atlanta GA
June 26, Dear Brent Scarborough, I Bet You Thought You Were Safe With All The New Security Measures You Put In At Your Headquarters Site! We Saw The Empty Lot Where You Used To Store Machines… And The Big One Right Next Door. We Saw The Bright Lights, Tall Fence, And Trees Clear Cut Twenty […]
Republican lawmakers across 3 states received letters with white powder
June 23 Republican legislators from three states have received letters over the last week containing a mysterious white powder. Someone sent two lawmakers in Montana the unsettling letters on June 23, CNN reported. Several Tennessee Republicans got similar letters the day before, according to the Tennessee Star. And on June 18, the Kansas Bureau of […]
Machines Constructing A Vivisection Lab Sabotaged- Philadelphia PA
On June 1, under the moonlight, some feral gnomes poured grit into the lubrication system of an earth destroying machine – paralyzing it before it kills more of the post-industrial wild habitat in Bartram's. The goal of this earth destroyer, and the developers in power of it, is to raze the land, killing and displacing […]
Direct Actions At Philly Pride – Philadelphia PA
June 6, 2023 Amidst the huge crowds at Pride our affinity group had a lot of fun dancing and spitting on cops yelling at them to get the fuck out of pride. Several of their cop cars were spray painted "FTP" and "ACAB" and "Pride is a Riot!" There was some anti-gay hecklers that were […]
Two Cop Cars Decommissioned – Atlanta GA
June 13, 2023, "Last week two APD police vehicles were totally decommissioned in ATL & made unuseable in solidarity with the DTF struggle; this action was effective because it was done in a small group and had nothing to do with the fanfare and surveillance and cop attention around something like a Week of Action […]