The #50501movement says that just 24 hours after calling for nationwide #IceOutForGood protests, over a thousand events are expected to happen this weekend.
The protest movement has been at this scope for some time now.
Find your event on Mobilize or ask me to find it!
All eyes on Iran
Saturday 10.01.2026 13:00 - 15:00
Oławska 24, Wrocław
A demonstration organized by the Iranian diaspora against the Islamic regime in Iran. Islamists are killing Iranians in the streets, brutally suppressing protests, and terrorizing society. They shut down the Internet and cut off access to the outside world, to hide their crimes and violently crush the population. This is a call for international solidarity and global attention!
#iran #protests #demonstration #wroclaw #diaspora #regime
All eyes on Iran
Saturday 10.01.2026 13:00 - 15:00
Oławska 24, Wrocław
A demonstration organized by the Iranian diaspora against the Islamic regime in Iran. Islamists are killing Iranians in the streets, brutally suppressing protests, and terrorizing society. They shut down the Internet and cut off access to the outside world, to hide their crimes and violently crush the population. This is a call for international solidarity and global attention!
#iran #protests #demonstration #wroclaw #diaspora #regime
Massive list of protest events this weekend, all of which appeared in the last day due to the shooting in Minneapolis. Lots locally in my area, too. I think people are angry and frustrated, and so far the 1st Amendment still applies here... So people are willing to show their anger and frustration.
Just be aware you WILL be tracked by license plate readers and/or other means, if you are concerned about it. There are multiple Flock cameras at the most popular protest site in our area, undoubtedly aimed at the protest and at license plates of people attending the protest.
404 Media: Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
https://www.404media.co/cops-used-flock-to-monitor-no-kings-protests-around-the-country/
Massive list of protest events this weekend, all of which appeared in the last day due to the shooting in Minneapolis. Lots locally in my area, too. I think people are angry and frustrated, and so far the 1st Amendment still applies here... So people are willing to show their anger and frustration.
Just be aware you WILL be tracked by license plate readers and/or other means, if you are concerned about it. There are multiple Flock cameras at the most popular protest site in our area, undoubtedly aimed at the protest and at license plates of people attending the protest.
404 Media: Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
https://www.404media.co/cops-used-flock-to-monitor-no-kings-protests-around-the-country/
Massive list of protest events this weekend, all of which appeared in the last day due to the shooting in Minneapolis. Lots locally in my area, too. I think people are angry and frustrated, and so far the 1st Amendment still applies here... So people are willing to show their anger and frustration.
The #50501movement says that just 24 hours after calling for nationwide #IceOutForGood protests, over a thousand events are expected to happen this weekend.
The protest movement has been at this scope for some time now.
Find your event on Mobilize or ask me to find it!
The latest round of #protests in #Iran is large, significant and sharp. We shall hope and see if the people of Iran have success this time
Here's a little #socialMedia wrinkle and it is amazing
#Women have been lighting pictures of the #Ayatollah on fire, and lighting cigarettes with it
Burning photos of the supreme leader is a serious offense
Women smoking is restricted
Not a single (mandatory) #hijab to be seen
https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/09/iranian-women-light-cigarettes-burning-photo-supreme-leader-26174696/
The latest round of #protests in #Iran is large, significant and sharp. We shall hope and see if the people of Iran have success this time
Here's a little #socialMedia wrinkle and it is amazing
#Women have been lighting pictures of the #Ayatollah on fire, and lighting cigarettes with it
Burning photos of the supreme leader is a serious offense
Women smoking is restricted
Not a single (mandatory) #hijab to be seen
https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/09/iranian-women-light-cigarettes-burning-photo-supreme-leader-26174696/
Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat App Sees Downloads Spike in Uganda Over Internet Shutdown Worries
“Recently, the app drew attention during Nepal’s Gen Z protests, where it supported protesters in overthrowing the government. On September 4, authorities banned 26 platforms, including Facebook, X, YouTube, and Signal, to curb demonstrations against nepotism and a digital tax. Downloads jumped from 3,000 to 50,000 daily, with 48,000 in Nepal alone on September 8, equating to 38% of global installations. Users leveraged Bitchat’s mesh networking capabilities, with each node extending reach up to 30 meters in crowded areas, to organise marches that culminated in arson at the parliament building and the regime’s fall.”
Bitchat is a decentralised peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth mesh networks. No internet required, no servers, no phone numbers. This also means ideally you want to have installed it BEFORE any outages.
It is an open source and offline mesh chat application, which means each device acts as both client and server, automatically discovering peers and relaying messages across multiple hops to extend the network’s reach. It is similar to what Meshtastic does with license-free radio. There is zero registration required, and therefore it is also not easy to identify anyone using it.
It does now also have Geohash channels, where someone on that channel will extend it to the Internet, if available. The Internet side can use the Tor network if available. Broadcast messages are public, but if you know someone’s handle on Bitchat, you can chat with full end-to-end-encryption.
It has an interesting feature to emergency delete all chats, keys, etc when you triple tap on the app title. And apart from protests and censorship resistance, it is also ideal for any natural disasters where infrastructure has been knocked out.
The app runs on iOS as well as Android.
See gizmodo.com/jack-dorseys-bitch… and get the app at bitchat.free/category/uncatego…
#Blog, #decentralised, #disasters, #opensource, #protests, #technology
Wired has removed the paywall from this article about digital safety in protesting. That is awesome. Please do read it.
I would like to give a real life perspective though. You can do all or none of the things they recommend. Why? Because there are millions of us marching and they can't lock us all up. We've been laughing at them for months in the protest movement. 8% of USians (all comers, not Democrats) said they attended a No Kings rally.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protest-safely-surveillance-digital-privacy/
This is just one of the ongoing #ICE protests in #WashingtonDC and they have shut down 14th and U street
