Skill Level: 🐾🐾🐾 Advanced Organizer
Why This Tool Matters
Fascists love chaos — especially if they can pin it on us. The fastest way to kill a movement is to turn a peaceful protest into a headline about “rioters.” That’s why smart resisters keep their ears to the ground before a single sign gets waved. Early intel can mean the difference between a safe, powerful action and an ambush engineered to discredit or harm us.
Example of Importance
In multiple protests over the last decade, right-wing agitators have been caught planning violence in encrypted chats and public social media posts. Groups monitoring far-right chatter have successfully warned organizers, allowing them to change protest routes, beef up safety marshals, or in extreme cases, relocate entirely. It’s not paranoia — it’s survival.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Track the Usual Suspects
- Follow reputable extremism monitors like the Southern Poverty Law Center, ADL, and independent researchers on X, Mastodon, and Bluesky.
- Join trusted activist signal groups that share security updates before major events.
- Scan Local Social Media
- Search protest location + date on Facebook, Instagram, and X. Look for open calls from militia groups or violent rhetoric in comment threads.
- Pay attention to coded language (“defend our streets,” “patriot meet-up,” “second amendment rally”) — it often signals counter-protester activity.
- Check Public Police and Scanner Feeds
- Some cities stream their police dispatches live. Monitor for unusual language about “preparations” or “mutual aid” requests from other departments.
- Apps like Broadcastify can help, but have someone listening while others focus on logistics.
- Use OSINT Tools for Threat Intel
- Reverse image search suspicious flyers or memes calling for “action.”
- Check geotags on posts — are they coming from near the protest site?
- For large actions, assign someone with experience in open-source intelligence to scan extremist forums.
- Coordinate With Other Organizers
- Share what you find in encrypted chats with other protest leads.
- Create a tiered alert system: “Heads-up,” “Potential Threat,” and “Immediate Action Required.”
- Plan for the Worst, Hope for the Best
- If credible threats are detected, adjust routes, meeting points, or security presence.
- Have legal observers, medics, and marshals on standby.
- In extreme cases, consider postponing or splitting into multiple smaller actions.
Pro Tip from Resistance Kitty
You can’t stop every troll from showing up — but you can sure as hell make sure they don’t catch you by surprise. We protect our people, our message, and our right to dissent by being three moves ahead of anyone trying to shut us down.