by thecollective
Aug 9, 2025
From YouTube
The FBI visited me a couple of weeks ago. Let's talk about it.
YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/g_oo9B7K0XY?si=PUDI6dKgbk1TPoPv
From YouTube
The FBI visited me a couple of weeks ago. Let's talk about it.
YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/g_oo9B7K0XY?si=PUDI6dKgbk1TPoPv
Comments
I'm sorry, but nobody should…
anonymous (not verified) Sat, 08/09/2025 - 14:46
I'm sorry, but nobody should still be following and/or allowing this fucking clown within their circles after having a friendly chat with the FBI. Wrong move, buddy.
cmon, anark is clearly an…
anonymous (not verified) Sat, 08/09/2025 - 15:36
In reply to I'm sorry, but nobody should… by anonymous (not verified)
cmon, anark is clearly an academic and not a technician, so it's understandable that he doesn't have safe techniques. his work ostensibly doesn't even hinge on irl collab, as far as i understand about the breadtube
I understand your point and…
EmmaAintDead Sat, 08/09/2025 - 16:13
In reply to cmon, anark is clearly an… by anonymous (not verified)
I understand your point and I dont think you are saying otherwise, but I do feel its worth saying that just because something is not happening AFK, or is only happening online, that doesn't mean the FBI is not interested in it or cannot act against it. I have seen too many people tangled up by the feds online and whether or not it translates to AFK efforts doesn't really factor in.
That all said, yeah, I dont think the "nobody ever work with him again" thing is a legitimate response. If all it takes to blacklist someone is a visit from the feds, all the feds have to do is visit everybody. Anarchy solved.
Anark also does organize…
anonymous (not verified) Sat, 08/09/2025 - 16:17
In reply to I understand your point and… by EmmaAintDead
Anark also does organize offline with Cooperation Tulsa.
can't stand this clown…
anonymous (not verified) Wed, 08/20/2025 - 17:27
can't stand this clown. anyone who has anything to do with him is stupid.
attaching an auto-generated transcript to spare any others who come here a click:
Hey everyone, Anark here. Today I'm going to tell you about the FBI visiting my door a couple of weeks ago. If that sounds interesting, stick around because that's what this video is about.
On the morning of the 15th, I woke up to knocks at my door. I opened it to find two stereotypical FBI-looking guys who introduced themselves as Bill and Steve. Ever since I got into organizing, there's always been this joke about having an FBI handler. Now I know mine are Bill and Steve.
The first thing I said was that it wasn't a good time as I was sleeping, trying to get them to go away. They said they would give me 10 minutes to get ready and come back to talk with them. Before the story begins, don't do what I did: never talk with law enforcement without a lawyer present. I was curious to know why they were there, so I called a friend for safety and deleted all my Signal chats. If you think the police might get your phone, delete your Signal chats to protect other organizers and activists.
After that, I got ready and went back outside to talk to them on the porch. They asked if I was planning on hurting anybody or if I knew someone who was. I said no to both questions. They then mentioned they were concerned about some online messages I had made. I immediately knew what messages they were talking about: a tweet during the LA uprising speculating about law enforcement's ability to handle escalation, and another tweet about de-arresting people.
I told them I didn't think anything I said rose to the level of incitement. They said sometimes things are gray and they want to talk to those people. I suggested that right-wingers spammed the FBI in my mentions to intimidate me. They denied it and said a private individual called their field office with my information and tweets.
I told them it was ridiculous they were doing this, but they said they had to talk to me to be sure. They mentioned they had another person to talk to about threatening Jewish people. I asked for their full names, they gave them to me, and they left. Nothing happened afterward, and I continued with my week.
Last Saturday, I saw Bill and Steve in a black SUV near my apartment. They recognized me, indicating they were there to see me. It was disturbing, making me wonder how often they had been surveilling me. But I didn't get a call or a knock on my door.
The reasons I'm making this video are to show what FBI resources are being used on, to make clear that I would never harm myself if something happens to me, and to remind people never to speak to the police without a lawyer. In my case, it turned out okay, but they might be surveilling me for incriminating evidence. Never speak with the police unless a lawyer is present. Indicate you don't feel safe without a lawyer and contact one afterward.
The US government's current priorities seem to be locating and suppressing anarchists and anti-Zionists. These front door talks are about intimidation and suppression. They want to intimidate people like me from making videos like this one. But it won't affect my commitment to liberating humanity from hierarchical power structures. If you're an anarchist or anti-Zionist, you're on the right track.
If you want to support my work or donate to a possible legal defense fund, go to my Patreon and become a patron. You'll also get access to the Anarch Discord, a healthy leftist space. Thanks for watching the whole video. I'll see you all next time.
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