counter-surveillance
Paper is great. But to use paper safely, you have to know how to destroy paper effectively. Investing in a good shredder for yourself or your community helps keep everyone safe.
digital safety
It's getting colder, energy is more expensive, and storms are disrupting power grids. Invest now in some easy DIY projects to help keep you and those in your community warm.
migration
A few days back I wrote about various options Americans have for moving overseas. However, permanent resettlement isn't the only option for putting distance between you and the reach of the United States government. Sometimes it's enough to be able to travel abroad for a shorter
Left✊ to Our Own Devices is a newsletter about preparedness and survival in times of rising fascism. The newsletter covers modern, community-based strategies for reducing dependence on governments and corporations and finding freedom through community self-reliance.
It is written and edited by Emily Gorcenski and published via First Vigil LLC. It is entirely supported by a community of readers like you.
There are four pieces of advice I give to anyone looking to begin improving their digital safety: * use a strong phone password and disable biometrics; * keep your operating systems up to date; * use a password manager; * use Signal. Today, I'm going to talk about the third bullet point.
Group chats have taken the place of phone trees, but the old networked communication structure still has relevance today.
Smartphones help us get around the world. So how do we navigate when we can't take our phones with us?
Today's techno-authoritarians depend on our willingness to sacrifice privacy for convenience and connectedness. Don't give it to them. Practice disconnecting by habituating a digital sabbath.
A car is a tremendously valuable community preparedness asset. But with tariffs coming, keeping it maintained will be more expensive than ever.
Moving abroad sounds tempting. But it's an incredible amount of work, and it's not always what it seems. Here's a guide on how you can start to plan for expatriation.
RFK Jr. might be in charge of our vaccines. Get what you can now while you can.
A new guide for taking stock of your social media accounts and taking action to clean them up and lock them down.
Sigh, just when I figured everything is fixed, it breaks again. I've disabled the newsletter and signups temporarily. The reason is once again issues with the mail service. Let me explain a little bit about why. Ghost uses Mailgun as the default mailing service. It might be possible
Apple's latest software update showcases how important digital hygiene can be.
After a little bit of work and a server migration, I've managed to repair the issue with emails being unable to send. Signups are now open and they're free! Signing up gets you each new post delivered straight to your inbox and gives you the ability
As I'm getting the new infrastructure set up, I need to do some troubleshooting on my current configuration to make sure that newsletter support can work. I appreciate your patience: if you sign up, you'll get newsletters and post updates as soon as I have that
