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Tech

Police Abolitionists Are Building a Dispatch App To Replace 911

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Tech

Anarchists are Building DIY Heaters to Keep Unhoused People Warm

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Tech

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Tech

Oil Pipeline Protesters Are Building Trauma Support Centers

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Tech

As Things Go Back to ‘Normal,’ What Happens to Mutual Aid?

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By Sydney Clarke
Identity

Austin Mutual Aid Raised Millions During the Texas Freeze. Where Is It Now?

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By Hannah Smothers
Tech

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Tech

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Tech

Farmers Are Using Their Stimmys To Grow Free Food for Their Communities

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Identity

How to Fight Police Violence Beyond Just Posting About It

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Tech

Meet the Activists Arming Trans People With Stun Guns and Pepper Spray

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