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We are still in this together, but "this" is going to be real different in the very near future. This demands a different kind of "we."

The French Resistance during Nazi occupation played important roles delivering downed Allied airmen back to safety, supplying military intelligence, and acts of sabotage.

The Underground Railroad is estimated to have brought 100,000 freedom seekers to safety between 1810 and 1850.

It's time.

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How Three Alleged Tesla Vandals Got Caught (www.404media.co)
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Whatever you think about the specific acts being charged here, there are plenty of lessons to learn.

There are cameras everywhere, and some of them are connected to license plate readers.

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[–] magiccupcake@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

These people got caught because someone found their car and thus license plate.

Another had left a fingerprinted bottle that went missing when watching surveillance footage.

And then were able to confirm after finding the same outfit from the surveillance footage.

The lessons to be learned are to not use cars anywhere near the scene, leave no trace, fingerprints or digital evidence, including a phone, and make sure any recognizable clothing is well hidden, or even better thoroughly destroyed.

Oh and don't post anything on social media.

[–] thebigslime@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)
  • Take the bus/ride your bike/walk
  • Only bring necessities and ensure they are all accounted for when you leave
  • Leave your phone at home
  • Change clothes ASAP
[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago

And don’t eat at the McDonalds in Altoona.

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This was the guy who threw Molotov cocktails, shot an AR, and broke a window:

The federal affidavit claims that Lansky caused $500,000 worth of damage at the Tesla dealership by damaging a total of seven Teslas, “with one vehicle destroyed.”

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In a third case, an agent with the ATF investigated a widely-reported case in Loveland, Colorado, where a woman named Lucy Nelson is accused of spray painting “NAZI” and “FUCK MUSK” on a Tesla dealership sign, vandalizing several vehicles, and throwing a Molotov cocktail at a cybertruck over the course of several days in late January and early February.

Tesla claimed to investigators that Nelson allegedly caused $5 million worth of damage to vehicles at the dealership.

I wonder how she caused so much damage… 🤔

[–] skytrim@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago

Like they sold average of 12,000 vehicles a day in Canada (some number like that, Tesla allegedly fraudulently claimed they sold loads of EV in order to claim subsidies from Canadian government worth $millions)?

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 5 points 4 days ago

That Tesla accounting "discrepancy" has to get paid for somehow.

[–] Chivera@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They did nothing wrong

[–] skytrim@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago

That would look good on a t-shirt...

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

The reasons from the article:

  • automatic license plate readers
  • social media monitoring
  • license plate records
  • fingerprints left on a Molotov cocktail bottle
[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Many cars nowadays collect and transmit real time geolocation, audio, and other data back to the automaker, and they often store it for years. Only an ID and a warrant (optional) away from being in the hands of law enforcement.

Looking into it there seems to be ways you can physically de-energize that equipment like pulling cables, but it usually involves taking your dash apart and you will lose a lot of modern functionality of the head unit.

[–] TaterTurnipTulip@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Older cars don't have this issue... Unless you bring your phone along with you

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'm looking for a new car and realized I need to be looking for older, well maintained vehicles because anything with a center console is a weapon against the driver.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

That isnt what a center console is, just to be accurate. The "center console" is a general term for the area that runs between the dashboard and drivers and passengers seats.

Essentially you just want a car with no factory gps. Although anything old enough to have not had gps from the factory (think old style universally sized replaceable stereos, the DIN form factor) is more than likely safe as anything aftermarket wont be linked to the rego or vin. If you want to be extra cautious, remove the stereo head unit for an old aftermarket one with no bluetooth either.

[–] Rin@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago

Vandals? Heros. Give them fucking medals

[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

If they’re going to risk the crime, might as well hit production rather than dealerships

[–] skytrim@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago

Good point - but that will only happen when vandalism/protest matures to militarised political resistance so people understand strategic targets and US seems months if not years away from that. It will happen if/when military-trained people get involved in resisting the coup.