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I'm not a mod of any comm and I'm just a regular user. But in light of current GOP events I think we all need to be extra careful not to fedpost. We are going be under an even stronger microscope. What law enforcement (FBI, etc) views as "violent threats" is going to be far different for us than for chuds at a site like StormFront2Trump2028.com.
That's all. I don't mean to start a struggle session. I just thought it needed to be said.
Another question I have that is related, I guess, but are their ways to safely or anonymously donate to causes? And I don’t really just mean to like Palestinian Aid stuff (which I’ve heard is notoriously hard to do in the first place because they spend so much time chasing it and getting platforms and banks to refuse to engage with it) but I’ve gotten increasingly more paranoid that the admin will declare environmental groups or civil liberties groups terror organizations at some point, and one’s casual donation to southern poverty law center or whatever will now be something they use to try and get you, etc. not supporting causes is precisely what they want, so it would suck to give up on that, but then I realize I don’t know if it’s even possible to donate anonymously for real to any NGO etc.
Cash in an envelope without a return address? Extra paranoid drop it in a city/neighborhood mail box collection point rather than from your home. Just make clear on the inside that it's a donation.
Other than that there's crypto with CERTAIN currencies IF they accept it and IF you use non-KYC means of acquiring it which is itself a whole pain in the ass and journey.
There's also buying a gift credit card for cash at a grocery some distance from your home that you don't normally frequent, registering it under a false name and using that though you'll be paying $5-$6 to the CC company as a fee for the privilege and some services may not accept those.
Yeah good thoughts—certainly for local/domestic cash would probably be a good way to go.