Assata Shakur, born on this day in 1947, is a revolutionary socialist and former member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA) who became the first woman to be added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list in 2013.
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Shakur grew up in New York City and Wilmington, North Carolina. She became involved in political activism at Borough of Manhattan Community College and City College of New York, participating in sit-ins and civil rights protests.
After graduating from college, Shakur briefly joined the Black Panther Party, leading its Harlem chapter. She left the Panthers and joined the Black Liberation Army, a black power group that was inspired by the Viet Cong and Algerian resistance movements and waged guerrilla warfare against the U.S. government from 1970 to 1981. Shakur was one of the targets of the FBI’s COINTELPRO program.
After being involved in a shootout with New Jersey police officers, Shakur was convicted on multiple counts of assault and murder and sentenced to life in prison. In 1979, BLA members freed her in a bloodless prison escape.
Shakur successfully sought political asylum in Cuba, where she died on September 25, 2025, at the age of 78
“I didn’t know what a fool they had made out of me until I grew up and started to read real history.”
- Assata Shakur
I hope you nerds have a good month of July 
Remember no crackers
I have never seen an apocalypse prepper outside of the west, let alone someone talking about “when society collapses I’m going to do x y z”.
It’s because post-apocalyptic fiction are modern Wild West stories. And like cowboy westerns, there’s paranoia indigenous people will fight back against settlers. The bunker chuds have an imagination rooted in what their ancestors did, which is genocide and colonialism.
Other cultures who experienced colonialism went through actual apocalyptic conditions. They know what societal collapse looks like.
what you hope they mean: i am learning skills and stockpiling resources so i can help my community if the worst should happen
what they actually mean: i have bought 1000 expired MREs and half a ton of ammunition for my 40 rifles so i can murder undesirables if they get anywhere near my suburban mcmansion