Fuck, I have to change my opinion on leaf blowers.

@wackJackle @deFractal honestly, thank you for even listening. people should know the risks out there, they are real, people pay prices. i want everyone safe, even if they have to do dangerous things.

@0x00string @wackJackle also, don't be the Gestapo dipshits. T-shirt, body armor, sweatshirt, jacket, flak vest.
Corrugated polycarbonate is available at Home Despot and Lowes. Twin wall is also fairly solid. It'll be in roofing. 60 degree drill bit is best for working on it. (Pay cash.)
Harbor Freight often has tarps AND leaf blowers on sale. It's a good leaf blower. The tarps are adequate and $80 for the giant heavy duty 9mil, basic blue 4mil 5.5' x 7.5' blue is $3.50, 7.5' x 9.5' is $4.

@rootwyrm @wackJackle even magazines taped around your torso and arms etc can mitigate the compounding pain from the pepperball impacts and other minor impacts as well

have a GOOD respirator and if it has a face cover make sure its REAL SHIT shatter proof otherwise its literally more dangerous to wear than not.

there is so much good advice, i really should keep a list of links.

just... find competent people doing real shit, follow advice, observe, learn, adapt. research!

@nellie_m @seekingfreedom @Infrogmation @cryptica @sennoma And yes, it's an AI picture. Everybody can scroll down to see me admitting to it.

I don't put it in the original post because of people like you. You don't think about this real method, how it was used or how it can be used.

You just don't like AI and I get it, because I also don't like AI but the message can be more important.

Your moral no-AI essentialism doesn't bother me. I seriously don't fucking care.

Have a nice day!

@rootwyrm @wackJackle KNOW that the cops WANT to maim you, they want to torture you with gas and induce abortions over the air with it if youre pregnant. they want to shoot off fingers and castrate people with projectiles, they want to beat the shit off you in dogpiles. they want to do these things, they talk about it on the way there and during, they laugh, they get paid extra, they straight up 100% enjoy it all very much. there is no conscience in the pig to appeal to.

@wackJackle @0x00string
You 2 make a good team - disseminating ideas, motivation, & excellent info on what works, how to do it & stay safe. Also showing learning & adaptability. Kudos! I learned much & am motivated. Work together & stay safe above all.

@Su_G @wackJackle most important things are be safe and build solidarity, if you do those you can learn the rest on the job

@wackJackle electric/battery work fine, too.

@rootwyrm @wackJackle also i feel like this is important and worth saying for anyone who is planning to attend a protest: if the cops charge, if things fall apart, walk dont run and do not panic - the cops try on purpose to induce a panic and make people trample eachother instead of surrendering a space and dispersing calmly. stay calm. and finally: if the cops start lobbing real shit, like 80m/s 40mm grenades, or pepperballs, or rubber bullets or baton rounds whatever... and you dont KNOW what to do... get to cover, you are not invincible, those projectiles will maim or kill you, the cops want to take your eyes and brag about succeeding at it, do not imagine yourself a hero - get to cover regroup reassess.

@0x00string @wackJackle at this point, I only recommend 3M full face 600 series with the P100 multi-layers. Especially since they're intentionally using stuff that isn't N95 covered. Full face only, and if you wear glasses, you need the glasses adapter kit. Not cheap, but completely rebuildable no matter the damage.

@rootwyrm @wackJackle im noting this, thank you! i personally know that my respirators would get me blinded and disfigured if i took damage in them, i leave them at home, i leave glasses at home too because i dont trust that they wouldnt also become blinding confetti

@0x00string @wackJackle the 3M stuff I recommend is designed to protect your face including glasses without injury. But you MUST get the glasses kit to ensure the seal fits correctly. This gear is for most people, very prohibitively expensive.

@rootwyrm @wackJackle it says those are the carbonate plastic and its impact resistant up to some standard, ive read a lot about face masks shattering from baton rounds or grenade rounds and causing severe damage beyond the impact - is this carbonate the one people worry about? i dont have any documentation of these statements though

@wackJackle better yet a leaf lower rented from the local public library

@wackJackle did not realize this is AI generated. Unboosted. I was there in Portland in 2020. Leaf blower dads directly behind me as all the moms stood frontline.

Sad you have to cheapen it with slop.

Shameful.

@TheJen I'm surprised it's still up.

@Gustodon Same.

@TheJen@beige.party OP doesn't seem willing to mark this as AI, so we applied a mandatory CW to their account. Would recommend that other instances take similar action.

@chrisp yes I saw that and for a moment had the entire full future movie in my head of everyone wearing little electric leafblower pistols on a leather holt as outdoor clothing, for protection, and they might not only push air but also sonic I dropped off somewhere there

@0x00string @wackJackle
Hearteningly good comment - everyone can start somewhere