"Gadgets For People Who Don't Trust The Government" (with applications for mutual aid disaster relief, anti-ICE organizing, and more) yewtu.be/watch?v=W_F4...

"Let’s depart from a point of view that’s essential but doesn’t appear evident even if it’s obvious: China, Russia, and the United States in this 'left-right' equation are Rights. All of them."

reposting this for no reason at all (so many reasons)

We're heartbroken by the unexpected loss of Said Abdallah, a local activist born in Palestine. For the last decade, Said has been a friend to our bookstore and a constant presence in Asheville's social justice ecosystem. 1/3

"When literature was considered transgressive, moralists couldn’t get people to stop buying and reading dangerous books. Now that books are considered virtuous and edifying, moralists can’t persuade anyone to pick one up." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

To Struggle Is to Remember A call to take action and organize events on January 18, Day of the Forest Defender, in memory of Tortuguita, killed by Georgia State Patrolmen on that day in 2023. crimethinc.com/ForestDefend... Together, we can create a world without police or deforestation.

We didn't make it to 50% of our fundraiser by yesterday but we're only $1555 away. gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f... - please support the Black Zine Fair if you can.

2026 needs to be the year of Fuck You, Make Me as a lifestyle and a philosophy.

LOG OUT FOREVER with us on Tuesday, January 6th! This collaborative space will help you fulfill your New Year's resolution to withdraw your time, attention, and personal data from platforms like Google, Meta, and Spotify. firestorm.coop/events/3518-...

Where do the crows who hang out on our roof live? They spend all day playing games, getting in fights, and plotting against the human world. But where do they go at night? Ornithologists, we're looking for answers.

Hard to put into words how important Firestorm is to folks here in Asheville and throughout the region. If you're looking to buy books (they have an amazing selection and are alwaya adding more) please give them some support.

Firestorm Books is an extremely cool radical bookstore that does a lot for their community. Considering ordering from them if you can - they have a great selection of fiction and nonfiction, history, politics, you name it. If you like audibobooks you can support them through Libro.fm too!

"Devin Williams, a project manager for the Footprint Project, told BPR that this work is part of a larger mission to build disaster-resilient communities through small-scale renewable energy projects."

these materials are a threat to any authoritarian regime but they're also widely available pieces of writing you should read, print or save. “The criminalization of their possession is a criminalization of all dissent” & what are we if not criminals in USA 🧵🧵🧵

It is extremely hard in the midst of events to properly reflect, historicize and contextualize. But there was nothing inevitable about the current level of struggle in the US. Other countries where the costs to resistance were lower and left infrastructure more resilient haven't gone nearly so haed

This year in an effort to carve out time together outside the bookshop, we started doing monthly brunches... a space for us to share dreams, anxieties, things we’re excited about, and how Firestorm can respond to certain political moments. Read a reflection we wrote at firestorm.coop/news/another...

“Then they shouldn’t have voted for this!” Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.

Now that we're in the 2025 home stretch, our collective is shifting from retail hustle to reflection. This was a tough year, on lots of levels, but our public messaging has mostly focused on political concerns rather than the difficult financial position we've been in since Hurricane Helene. 1/

Deep appreciation for @firestorm.coop in my new adopted hometown. I appreciate that they maintain a queer-friendly space for all ages in a time when that is hard. firestorm.coop

Digital gift cards firestorm.coop/gift-cards.h... Audio book gift cards libro.fm/gift?booksto...

The City of Asheville's plan to protect our data from ICE is a drop-down menu and the honor system. archive.is/PZJPO

This AI generated image of our bookstore doing mutual aid disaster relief in a slop article about our new solar batteries is the funniest thing that has ever existed 💀

If we can raise $1k in the next three days, we're going to get another drum for our risograph so we can give away free posters and zines printed with a color that's not just red or black (as much as we love red and black of course). Donate now: donorbox.org/red-emmas-2025

On this darkest night of the year, we remember Avalon, earth and animal liberationist and co-founder of the Catalyst Infoshop (1965 –2005). Avalon took his own life in prison twenty years ago today after being betrayed by a comrade turned informant. RIP Avalon, long live the Earth Liberation Front!

Really exciting day for advanced reader titles from Consortium & @haymarketbooks.org! Our box arrived with a copy of @vickyacab.bsky.social's forthcoming "Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World" 👀

Our solar battery project got covered by @blueridgepublic.bsky.social!

Every year this comic feels more and more relevant.

Fresh shirt + a restock! Our new tee features artwork from our storefront mural by Colombian street artist Erre. Grab one in size small to 5X at firestorm.coop/catalog/type... 🦨🩶

We raised $1k for Gaza Soup Kitchen this weekend. Feeling very pleased and grateful to all the artists who made it happen. 😊

You guys really need to develop the capacity of simultaneously holding the truth that the colonialist occupation and genocide of Palestine is unacceptable AND violent antisemitism is real Both are true

It's the final day of our holiday craft pop-up! Drop by from 11am to 4pm, to beat the cold with a hot apple cider. Pick up some great art with a portion of sales benefiting the @gazasoupkitchen.bsky.social!

This "common characteristics" nonsense is getting a test run RIGHT NOW against protesters in TX who are being charged with terrorism based on their use of of encrypted chat apps, common protest tactics and protective clothing. dfwdefendants.wordpress.com

Pam Bondi's new memorandum spells out exactly how the government intends to go after its enemies under NSPM-7: by broadening the definition of "antifa" to include anyone who shares "common characteristics" of antifascism, by opening investigations into activities going back five years…

MERCENARIES: A Video and Poster Campaign to Counter ICE Recruitment "They are not protecting our communities—they are trying to destroy them. They aim to wear down our ability to identify w/ each other, our ability to feel compassion.
If they succeed, all of us will be in danger." @crimethinc.com ✊🏼

Scuppernong (named after a species of grape native to Southern Appalachia) is a new private cloud drive! Built on the highly regarded Cryptpad suite, it's being made available for free to ppl in our region by a local tech co-op (folks we know). Check it out!

Book rec! While resisting ICE is an urgent focus, "Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism" by @harshawalia.bsky.social reveals a global system of border militarization & violent carceral governance that we need to confront. firestorm.coop/catalog/sect... 1/

They also gifted us with this PRACTICAL TOOLKIT: docs.google.com/document/d/1... 1. How to schedule and run trainings for ICE Watch Patrols and other key volunteer roles 2. How to build out patrol shifts and zones, including the practical nuts and bolts of the technology and systems used in NC

The N Carolina immigrant rights group Siembra is teaching business owners their rights if federal agents show up at their door. While most can name their first and second amendment rights, far fewer are familiar with the fourth, which prohibits unreasonable government searches and seizures.

Our 2025 Bestsellers & Collective Picks presented by Manifesto the collective puppy! See our full list at firestorm.coop/lists/2025-b...

Threatening to punish app stores if they don’t remove apps the government dislikes is unconstitutional.This time it’s ICEBlock, but tomorrow it could be a news app. Good for ICEBlock for standing up for everyone’s First Amendment rights.

“I’m not fleeing” — Alleged Antifa cell member says he was accidentally released from jail: Daniel Sanchez Estrada, who was arrested for transporting anarchist zines after an ICE protest, turned himself in to the feds. “My charge is allegedly having a box containing magazine..." @theintercept.com

Our UPS delivery guy can move more boxes on a hand truck than should be allowed by the laws of physics or OSHA.

Laws aren't real

calling it now, the “look for the helpers” of 2k26 is “look for the anarchists”

Our co-op is also in the de-googling homestretch thanks to Nextcloud.

Did you know our co-op stocks tabletop games? 👀

Des was arrested and accused of moving anarchist zines from one place to another and needs our help.

The War Profiteers have plans for Western North Carolina.

"A nature lover who peppers his speech with references to 'the creator,' for Sanchez Estrada one of the toughest things about being in jail was not being able to breathe fresh air or watch the sun set. He said he was immediately suspicious when jail officers told him that he was being released."

Urgent phone zap to protect Savanna and Mari, non-cooperating anti-ICE protesters held in punitive solitary confinement without access to vegetarian or vegan food. 1/2