The killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretty has activated communities across this country to begin organizing to protect themselves from unhinged state violence from the masked federal agents. Communities around the country have spontaneously begun ICE Rapid Response groups to support and protect their neighbors, but reports of infiltration threaten to reduce the effectiveness, or destroy these groups. With so many new people getting engaged in resistance work against American Fascism, it’s understandable that basic Operational Security mistakes are being made, and that’s stoked the flames of fear in those looking to join the fight. In response some adopt extremely conservative Security Postures based on generalized anxieties, rather than specific threats. In this video I will talk about Security Theater and the risks of fetishizing OpSec. We’ll start with a broad view of the many crises that have lead us to this challenging moment, discuss the strategies that have worked in the past to outlast oppressive regimes, lay out my threat models for ICE Watch/Rapid Response organizing, and give tips on what I’ve found effective at building solidarity. Support Mutual Aid groups in Minnisota https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ Plain language steps for digital security: https://activistchecklist.org/ Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities A Guide to an Updated Model https://crimethinc.com/2026/01/15/rapid-response-networks-in-the-twin-cities-a-guide-to-an-updated-model Music: Bastion Original Soundtrack - Brusher Patrol ►Join my Discord community to talk Motos and more https://discord.gg/squidtips ►Support me directly with Patreon and fun perks! https://www.patreon.com/squidtips ►Use my cool custom emoji’s with a channel membership https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFrmfDhZIom8coan10W819w/join ►Get great gear for 10% off with code “HRT116” at RyderGear! https://www.ryder-gear.com/ ►Get 10% off helmet mount system I use from Chinmount by following this link: https://chinmounts.com/?ref=squidtips ►Find me elsewhere: LINKTREE - https://linktr.ee/squidtips 0:00 Why we need to talk about this 3:23 Fear and manipulation 6:45 The interlocking crises of our moment 10:00 Survival strategies 15:20 Conservatism in Organizing 21:20 Threat Modeling for Rapid Response 30:20 Building Solidarity for change 38:31 Riding for Alex Pretti #minneapolis #ice #rapidresponse

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