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An educational resource about police and activism. anticop.com.au
https://linktr.ee/anticopofficial
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This isn't an isolated incident. Policing attracts violent men, and reinforces that behaviour at home and even with other cops. They have unique access to surveilance that enables harassment of victims, and a culture of protecting abusive "mates".
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In Tsarist Russia, the police set up labour unions that they would control, in order to draw support away from revolutionary organisations. It didn't go as planned...
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The other kind of police union
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/0sdXiW4W3Sw?si=qE4iQ2Ep0qmsRYXp
4 days ago
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Paul Gregoire
7 days ago
Social media platforms are removing drug warning posts alerting Australians to toxic, potentially fatal, batches of drugs circulating, and local harm reduction orgs, like AIVL, are attempting to end this algorithmic prejudice đ
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/social-...
@aivl.bsky.social
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Social Media Giants are Deleting Lifesaving Drug Warnings: Interview with AIVLâs Molly Howes
American social media companies have started removing Australian drug warning posts, with their algorithms considering theyâre promoting taking drugs, rather than the reverse.
https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/social-media-giants-are-deleting-lifesaving-drug-warnings-interview-with-aivls-molly-howes/
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Police have raided the homes of four peace activists in Victoria, in the latest case of cops using searches and bail conditions to incapacitate our organisations.
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Victorian Police raid peace activists
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/auYCwQ1tT58?si=ifyFDpyfo-WKXv_O
9 days ago
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Tasers are often framed as a safe or preventative tool in police responses to crisis. In situations involving flammable substances, they can instead escalate risk with fatal consequences.
11 days ago
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Are nangs legal or not? Nitrous oxide is a widely used recreational drug in Australia, but its legal status is murky.
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Are nangs legal or not?
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/GQUf_wyB4Do?si=VlPz1h1w8eDSRSey
16 days ago
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NSW Police have a recruitment stall for young kids at the Easter Show - why is this normalised?
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NSW Police have a recruitment stall for young kids at the Easter Show - why is this normalised?
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/qyLESnykyNg?si=xg_0mst1KEEW72KK
21 days ago
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The NSW Police Public Affairs Branch employs 89 people with your money, but those jobs are under threat if they cut corners with AI. Justice for police propagandists!
23 days ago
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While Minns is trying to criminalise pro-Palestinian slogans, the cops let genuine anti-semitism slide. Minns won't even release the review of racial vilification laws that his own government commissioned - we're guessing because it doesn't support his pro-Israel agenda.
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Which side are you on, Luke? Eight feminist, anti-genocide activists have been arrested after Victorian Trades Hall Council secretary Luke Hilakari called the cops on them for draping an apron on the statue of Zelda D'Aprano, and painting slogans on the ground.
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Which side are you on, Luke?
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/zFBBWMrMOeo?si=U0vSamrTWm0F8tRK
about 1 month ago
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We're heading to Nimbin MardiGrass! On May 1 every year, thousands of people converge to celebrate cannabis culture and campaign for law reform.
www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
about 1 month ago
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Chris Minns's goons are still harrassing people weeks after the police riot in Sydney on February 9. No cops have faced any consequences for their violence, but as the police media release notes, 16 more anti-genocide protesters have been charged since the initial round.
about 1 month ago
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Andy Fleming
about 1 month ago
#spycops
'An abusive undercover cop [Rob Hastings (who used the fake name âRob Harrisonâ] who one expert called âmisogyny personifiedâ is facing scrutiny at the long-running Undercover Policing âSpycopsâ Inquiry.'
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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Spycops inquiry probes abusive officer who was 'misogyny personified'
The spycops inquiry has heard about how one officer was so misogynist that he was described as 'genuinely evil'
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2026/03/25/spycops-misogyny/
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Why I'm anticop - there are good academic reasons to oppose the police, but for me it's personal
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Why I'm anticop
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/N4BdN3KNYs0?si=BU5JjeYsRbGPNXhF
about 1 month ago
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Andy Fleming
about 1 month ago
One thing that sucks about Bluesky as opposed to X, The Everything App, is the lack of attn to
#spycops
; a saga largely ignored in AUS, but which I think provides a fascinating insight into the lengths the state will go to in order to infiltrate, discredit, & disrupt 'progressive' social movements.
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Protesters chanted "all cops are bastards", so the police falesly claimed they were part of the "ACAB Gang" which is as dangerous as the Hell's Angels, Crips or Bloods.
about 1 month ago
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Unauthorised interception of phone or internet activity can result in a prison sentence if you're a civilian. But don't hold your breath waiting for these cops to face consequences.
about 1 month ago
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Join us this Sunday!
www.instagram.com/p/DVur6OIE8C...
about 1 month ago
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Andy Fleming
about 1 month ago
'... but a jury just sided with Afroman.' đ€
www.billboard.com/pro/afroman-...
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Afroman Wins Verdict Rejecting Lawsuit Filed by Ohio Cops Over Mocking Music Videos
Afroman won a jury verdict rejecting a lawsuit from police officers who claim the rapper defamed them by mocking them in social media music videos.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/afroman-trial-verdict-rapper-wins-lawsuit-cops-music-videos/
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Do cops just enforce the law? New AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett is lobbying for law changes, and has already set up new units to target anti-genocide activists.
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Do cops just enforce the law?
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/t_Ndjc_zCuo?si=V4hGbU3UMLepaY-a
about 1 month ago
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Working Class History
about 1 month ago
#OtD
18 Mar 1834 the Tolpuddle Martyrs, members of Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers (which was like a union) in Britain, were convicted and sentenced to 7 years penal labour in Australia for their involvement in that organisation
stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9015...
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In this pepper spray decontamination protocol (from @darugcountrystreetmedics on IG) you'll learn how to properly treat somebody who has been sprayed by police.
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Pepper spray decontamination
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/PISOYMIQAx0?si=Hcs6Q5z8hDdsldvQ
about 2 months ago
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Police are murdurous babies
about 2 months ago
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What should you do in this situation? NSW Police confiscated a Netanyahu "wanted" poster in Lakemba. This video talks about your rights when police issue directions. It is general information, not legal advice. Original video from @connectingthedots2025 on insta
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What should you do in this situation?
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/yQsukBhuuAI?si=SVE_Ft2wRadTS0cH
about 2 months ago
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anticop
Andy Fleming
about 2 months ago
#spycops
Don't listen to
@anticopofficial.bsky.social
: Cops Are Tops!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Undercover officer deceived women with âgrotesque and cruelâ lies, spycops inquiry told
Carlo Soracchi admits exploiting empathy of woman who had abusive father by claiming his father abused his sister
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/08/undercover-officer-deceived-women-grotesque-cruel-lies-spycops-inquiry
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These weapons were tested and normalised in colonial settings, such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong - far from public scrutiny in Britain itself. Colonised populations were treated as proving grounds for crowd control tactics later exported elsewhere.
about 2 months ago
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Guardian Australia
about 2 months ago
Kelly Wilkinson was turned away from Southport police station and told to âcool off, give Brian a breakâ while seeking help just four days before her estranged husband, Brian Earl Johnston, burned her to death in 2021, an inquest has heard. Read the full story đđ
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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How to protect yourself from tear gas - Let's look at the effects of tear gas, the equipment you need and ways to disable the canisters so you can stay safe from the police.
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How to protect yourself from tear gas
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/rOZ3Az7tf4A?si=DwxXZwZN7sMvwaGy
about 2 months ago
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Tear gas history - it's banned in warfare, so why can police use it?
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History of tear gas
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/ayWSVfgpzLQ?si=B7jn0ejJqKZ0zsK_
2 months ago
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âI no longer view this organisation as worthy of my trust or community safety. I am ashamed to say I ever wore the uniform. I am particularly appalled at the level of male officer violence perpetrated on women, and the elderly."
2 months ago
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Just when you thought NSW policing couldn't get any worse...
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Just when you thought NSW policing couldn't get any worse...
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/iswFECm5knk?si=NPp7JltMg7iBU3jU
2 months ago
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Either the cops are full of it, or $750,000 doesn't go as far as it used to đ€
2 months ago
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An inside look at the finances of content creation - what are the costs and income streams for a left wing political education channel like anticop?
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An inside look at the finances of content creation
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZoVX5g0DHvo?si=ExkKrYKJ1gWz0Y1F
2 months ago
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Read all about the people who bashed protesters in Sydney last week. (link in comments)
2 months ago
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Mags
2 months ago
Been reading some of the articles on
@anticopofficial.bsky.social
's website, some of its stuff i already had awareness of but I found the article about police and unions particularly interesting. If youâre into police abolishment its a website I highly suggest you give a look.
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After widespread police brutality at the Sydney rally against Herzog, we need to get serious about taking on police in the streets.
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What next?
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/iC_U5zypXls?si=ECrUcwWWvWQfjv5M
2 months ago
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Deepcut News
2 months ago
Last week's police attack on protesters outside Sydney Town Hall wasn't an aberration - it was police doing what they've always done, writes Tom Raue of
@anticopofficial.bsky.social
www.deepcutnews.com/p/sydneys-co...
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Sydneyâs cop riot made it clear: we need to start thinking about abolishing the police
Recent police violence has many questioning the assumption that police are there to protect
https://www.deepcutnews.com/p/sydneys-cop-riot-made-it-clear-we
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The NSW Police had a recruitment stall at Mardi Gras Fair Day, and we were there to disrupt it.
#YouShouldBeACop
#youshouldntbeacop
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Police and Mardi Gras
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/GQJBN1YTvuI?si=J2jFIbfiPaHZSFLH
2 months ago
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Tom from anticop joined Backchat on FBi Radio today to talk about the Sydney Herzog Rally, kettling, pepper spray and long range acoustic devices. Listen to the link in comments from 28 minutes.
3 months ago
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We've printed hundreds of these booklets helping people facing drug posession or supply charges, thanks to a generous donation from Councillor Izabella Antinou
3 months ago
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âAustralian politicians and police take their cues from the US â so we should all be concerned,â Raue put simply.
3 months ago
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Spotted in Surry Hills tonight near the rally against police brutality. This is a BearCat, an armoured truck. It's part of the Tactical Operations Unit (like SWAT) and appears to be the model with an extendable ramp on top.
3 months ago
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I was just arrested at the Herzog rally at Sydney Town Hall
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I was just arrested at the Herzog rally at Sydney Town Hall
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/Nd0YdGkCcEc?si=0q5XxOnC5IYbDKiN
3 months ago
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"Anticop was born in February 2025 from frustration with the policing of pro-Palestine rallies. 'The state has done everything it can to shut that movement down, to allow the genocide to continue, and the police are a key component,' Mr Raue says."
3 months ago
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NEW ARTICLE - FLASHBANGS. These explosive devices are designed to overwhelm the victimsâ senses. Despite being marketed as âless lethalâ, they often start fires and have killed several children. Flashbangs have recently been deployed against protesters in Melbourne and Minneapolis.
3 months ago
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The proposal was moderate: give the public an independent way to hold police accountable. The response was extreme.
3 months ago
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Due to censorship risks and Elon Musk being how he is, we're diversifying our social media accounts. We'll still post on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Facebook, Bluesky and X, but we've now added UpScrolled and Threads. Please follow us over there, and share our content to help get it off the ground!
3 months ago
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What To Do If You Get Pepper Sprayed
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
https://youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0Wgct90?si=qwLCvCevsCEDIEu7
3 months ago
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Police have threatened to use a futuristic sound cannon against anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota. So what is the long range acoustic device (LRAD), and how can you protect yourself?
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What is the Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD)?
YouTube video by anticop
https://youtube.com/shorts/aC3pJGHLGDk?si=1_VhsLizNyKqHXtZ
3 months ago
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