Analysis – Rose City Counter-Info

Three Rail fires in three months: some facts and thoughts

editor3 — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 02:11:00 +0000

Over the last three months, three rail bridges have been damaged or destroyed by fires in the Oregon and Washington area. Each of these fires was set intentionally. No arrests have been made, and to our knowledge, none of these actions have been accompanied by any claim or explanation. But the world around us is …

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Suggested tactical improvements – a response to Some Anarchists letter

editor3 — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 02:09:00 +0000

Hey there,I’m Rebel Rabbit and I reviewed the Rose city counter info blog post from Some Anarchist. I’d like to offer a Clearer Argument (based on Some Anarchists piece). Some points out that protests at the ICE office have become stuck in a loop: people show up, clash with feds, leave, and repeat. This has …

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A Public Letter Regarding Some Impasses in Portland

editor3 — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 06:55:00 +0000

My dearest brambles,Regarding the ICE ERO Field Office: we know the air there, thick with rot.Each night, a handful wait until the kitted-out feds kick their asses,then limp away, to try again,as if only repetition is the ritual needed to conjure change.A valiant rite,yet the building still hums with its cruel machinery. On that first …

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All Cameras are Cops

editor3 — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 11:09:00 +0000

On July 25th, the FBI conducted an early morning raid on a home in Portland and kidnapped a 24 year-old on federal charges related to a protest at the ICE building. They are facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly “assaulting an officer” and damaging the facade of the ICE facility in SW …

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Some Initial Thoughts On Unity Of Fields

rosecitycounterinfo — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:00:27 +0000

[I am writing as an insurrectionary anarchist in the u$a and speaking to that context] Unity Of Fields is a counter-info project that emerged in August of 2024. They describe their project as “a militant propaganda front against the US-NATO-zionist axis of imperialism.” It used to be Palestine Action US and has since changed its …

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To the International Anarchist Movement: Three Security Proposals

rosecitycounterinfo — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:00:02 +0000

This text is addressed to the international anarchist movement, which we’ll define as the sum of individuals fighting for anarchist ideas around the world. This movement is in conflict with its natural enemies — the State, fascist groups, and so on — and must protect itself if it is to survive in this conflict. In …

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Additional Thoughts on May Day and the PSU Occupation

rosecitycounterinfo — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:22 +0000

This piece is a little bit late to the party, but after reading the other reportbacks published locally and participating in discussions with dear friends and close strangers, we still felt that some ideas were in need of sharing. We don’t wish to recap the events of May Day but hope to contribute some thoughts …

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Quick thoughts on Refaat Alareer Memorial Library

rosecitycounterinfo — Sat, 11 May 2024 17:00:12 +0000

In a beautiful occupation, self appointed leaders definitely took a toll. There were a lot of people starting convos about who to let in. Mostly informal, but some attempts at solidifying it in weird meetings. Some people decided to work the door. Instead of focusing on welcoming people, giving them encouragement to act autonomously, and …

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On Delusion

rosecitycounterinfo — Mon, 06 May 2024 03:00:22 +0000

On May 2, 2024, in a joint press conference with the Portland Police Bureau and PSU President Ann Cudd, Mayor Ted Wheeler denounced the militant solidarity actions of the Student Intifada, claiming: “If you believe that damaging these businesses or trashing a library on a university campus will impact events in the Middle East, you …

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April 29th: Reflections on the beginning of the Portland State University library occupation

rosecitycounterinfo — Thu, 02 May 2024 19:30:03 +0000

The spirit of the Intifada swarmed through the Portland State University (PSU) library as a whirlwind. Computers, printers, and televisions made with Coltan, a mineral extracted via slave labor in the Congo, had been smashed throughout the first floor. Commodified food and drinks were transformed into becoming free stuff that anyone can take to consume …

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