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Eric Shonkwiler

@ericshonkwiler.bsky.social
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Author of novels and when-if.com, a newsletter on preparedness and collapse from an anarchist perspective. Husband of Ruth Awad, baba to dogs and hens.

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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thanks to @tangledwilderness.bsky.social for having me on again to talk about Red Prepper. #preparedness #climatechange www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/red-pepper-w...
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Live Like the World is Dying
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ruth and I are rewatching Traitors and keep getting this high-fashion ad and all I can think is when are you going to give me armor on my fancy clothes. I would wear a pauldron so fast
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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Twenty-four hours. Three states. Three people dead. Countless lives changed in seconds. “The choices that Trump regime has made since 1/2025 have increased the number of people who die in the field and in custody,” immigration atty and investigative journalist. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This Week in the Apocalypse, Brooke and Inmn talk about the climate, how the world WILL pass the 1.5 degree celsius threshold that is believed to spell doom, underreported climate deaths, floods, and why we probably need different metaphors live-like-the-world-is-dying.pinecast.co/episode/fbc0...
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This Week in the Apocalypse: September 22nd, 2026
# Episode Summary This Week in the Apocalypse, Brooke and Inmn talk about the climate, how the world will inevitably pass the 1.5 degree celsius threshold that supposedly spells doom, underreported c...
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Doing fine why do you ask?
A small stack of books: Limits to Growth 3rd edition, Collapse by Jared Diamond, Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen, and Goliath's Curse by Luke Kemp
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I haven't fully blocked WaPo from my inbox and so I am bombarded with Kennedy Center news alerts daily. And yet, never anything about Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan, Trans people struggling in the US. Fuck a building, save the people on the living earth
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eliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
just learned this today
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Do I know any mutual aid/activist folks in the Detroit area? Looking for a conversation partner for an event and would love to surprise everyone with opportunities in their neighborhood
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Spoke at a prison this week about prepping and anarchy. Had a great time--everyone was very engaged and receptive, very thoughtful questions. Anyway tear down every prison and abolish the police
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Me again! If you're looking for some guidance on #prepping, #climatechange, #fascism, or #howmanycansofbeansistoomany, check out my book! You can use code PREPPER30 to get 30% your preorder
An image with the cover of Red Prepper by Eric Shonkwiler and banner text stating "A leftist guide to prepping, available for pre-order on plutobooks.com"
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I am still writing new When/If posts. This week I wanted to address the 18-month blackout headline and, well, other horrors like it says on the tin: when-if.com/an-18-month-... #prepping
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An 18-Month Blackout and Other Horrors
By now you might have seen the piece in the New York Times that resurfaced a warning from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about an "18-month long blackout" in the United States. This warning ...
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Cool Zone Media @coolzonemedia.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff 📹 Margaret tells you the sordid history of Automated License Plate Readers and the people who have stood up against them @margaret.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social linktr.ee/coolpeoplepod
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Knowing how much danger we're in, I am genuinely comforted to know that the people who made this happen will die miserably and not much slower than us
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
CBS just reported that the number of missing in Nepal is over 12,000. The government set up an app for locals to report their missing. The number quickly rose to shocking. And the threat of more flooding is not over.
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Defiance Dispatch @defiancedispatch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I just have no words for how heartless and abusive LEOs are. I don’t know how they can stomach doing shit like this. A man getting detained in Santa Fe is forced into an unmarked truck, on his stomach, and then an officer gets in and sits on top of him and applies body weight to this poor man?
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Me again! If you're looking for some guidance on #prepping, #climatechange, #fascism, or #howmanycansofbeansistoomany, check out my book! You can use code PREPPER30 to get 30% your preorder
An image with the cover of Red Prepper by Eric Shonkwiler and banner text stating "A leftist guide to prepping, available for pre-order on plutobooks.com"
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Deeply wild to have Bill Ayers say anything about my work, let alone something positive.
A banner-style image with the cover of RED PREPPER and a blurb by Bill Ayers, which says "Red Prepper argues that making ready to survive the imminent storms while working steadily to save the world must engage the principles of cooperation, solidarity, and community building--and he shows us, step-by-step, how to begin."
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EvanButScarier @324b21.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If you’ve seen any of the video coming out of Nepal you know how terrifying it is. If you want to know how to help World Central Kitchen has said they will be on the ground in a few hours. Donation link below. donate.wck.org/campaign/749...
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Donate to World Central Kitchen
World Central Kitchen https://giving.classy.org/campaign/749360/donate
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PM Press @pmpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today marks the anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest labor uprising in U.S. history, fought in Logan County, West Virginia. Explore related titles at pmpress.org.
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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The apocalypse is happening too fast for monthly episodes. We're going weekly! On the first This Week in the Apocalypse, Brooke and Inmn talk border resistance, a tree sit, animals with adorable names, and the latest incarnation of SkyNET. live-like-the-world-is-dying.pinecast.co/episode/6390...
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This Week in the Apocalypse: August 4th, 2026
# Episode Summary This Week in the Apocaplypse, Brooke and Inmn talk about border resistance, a tree sit, some animals with adorable names, and the latest incarnation of SkyNET. # Host Info Inmn...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
ICE has killed another person.
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El Salvadoran Man Held by ICE at Delaney Hall Dies, Family Says
The detainee had an extensive medical history, including epilepsy, according to a lawsuit. He had complained about his face and hand going numb just before his death, his mother said.
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Den Hala @asrahn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is fundamentally the pursuit of the private sector: to create its own state (or series of mini-states) in all but name, but without even the pretence of democracy or other pesky means for the people to have any input or say.
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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Incredible deal from an incredible press. Buy some @malarkeybooks.bsky.social and help keep indie publishing alive.
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Coming in October (hatchet not included) #anarchism #prepping #emergencypreparedness #dopeoplestillusehashtags
A rusty hatchet sitting on some grass with a red book on top of it titled RED PREPPER: Building Collective Resilience in an Age of Collapse by Eric Shonkwiler.
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Matter News @matternews.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
“So, if government officials, elected officials are getting more clued into the types of data Flock gathers and maintains, and if it’s the kind of thing that is giving them pause, then don’t renew the contracts.” matternews.org/community/po...
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Activists push Columbus to join other Ohio cities in cutting ties with Flock – Matter News
While Cleveland and Dayton have recently taken steps to distance themselves from Flock Safety cameras, Columbus officials continue to adopt more of a wait and see approach.
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Remember: the Constitution, the very foundation of the US government, and its present day iteration, suck. Don't get distracted by the clownshow. Whether he is here or not, the evil will remain until we pull all this out by the root
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
all month, @akpress.org is donating $2 from every item sold to help Marius Mason re-enter society after almost 20 years in prison for his work trying to defend the earth. This includes both both books they publish and also books they distribute. I'll link some of my own and others that I like:
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
help someone save their game
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Eric Shonkwiler @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Not taking comfort in the sudden need to find a bigger, better superlative for the Super El Niño
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Hey y'all, Firestorm co-op is a really important part of our communities here in Asheville, and they're struggling. Order books through them (they have a really wide selection)!
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
They’re absolutely conditioning us to having ICE around before they start putting ICE at polling places
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Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
People are gonna love @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social’s book
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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Yesterday a federal jury convicted 9 anti-ICE protesters on terrorism charges — the first domestic terror prosecution targeting alleged ‘antifa’ under Trump. This is exactly what I wrote about this week: how the terrorism label is used as a tool for repression zeitzoff.substack.com/p/what-happe...
Sam Levine, The Guardian “Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas
Case was seen as major test of the first amendment and whether the US could use broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/texas-terrorism-trialThe nine defendants were convicted on all of the charges they faced, with limited exceptions. Of the five charged with attempted murder and firearms charges, Evetts, Hill, Morris and Rueda were acquitted.. Song was acquitted on two charges of attempted murder and convicted on one. He was also convicted of the firearms charges.

Song faces a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of life in prison, according to the US attorney for the northern district of Texas. Arnold, Evetts, Morris, Rueda, Batten, Elizabeth Soto and Ines Soto each face between 10 and 60 years in prison. Sanchez Estrada faces up to 40 years.Substack post: what happens when active us are labeled “terrorist”
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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 04/03/2026
Cuba is in a major blackout now. No country brave enough to stop it. No people powerful enough to pressure their government. Bleak
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charles (west coaster) mcdonald @fourverts.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
been replaying in my head joe biden warning the entire middle east/world no one better interfere with what israel was doing while he was still in office. a supposed man of decency. just monstrous, empty people pulling the strings and now trump is the ultimate vessel for outward, unrepentant violence
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Rural Anarchy @ruralanarchy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Yup, when the markets open tomorrow crude oil prices are gonna be wild if Iran is serious about closing the Strait of Hormuz. Domestic gasoline prices jump instantly with crude oil prices. Gas prices might be a lot higher for who knows how long.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The Washington Post's description of the bodycam video of his arrest last year, and the translation of Mr. Shah Alam's comments, is gutting. Remember, he was entirely blind in one eye and could only see three feet in the other, and he spoke virtually no English. He spent a year in jail for this.
Body-cam footage from the incident, reviewed by The Post, shows Shah Alam standing near the door of the shed holding two black poles. Officers shout at him and order him to drop the poles, reportedly curtain rods he’d fashioned into walking sticks. Shah Alam repeatedly says, “Sorry” while adjusting his grip on the poles and walking toward the officers. The officers continue to shout and warn that they will fire their Tasers. At one point, Shah Alam responds, “No,” then points the rods at the officers.

The officers both fire their Tasers and tackle him. Two officers report being bitten in the scuffle. After Shah Alam is restrained, the officers remark that they smell alcohol.

In the footage, Shah Alam can be heard speaking in Rohingya and Malay. He asks for God’s help and tries to explain to the uncomprehending officers that he lives nearby and was going to the store. He pleads with the officers not to throw away his phone.
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 26/02/2026
Just got a message from South High saying “We currently have requests totaling $33,965 for rent and we have $7500 available tomorrow. Please try to share the gofundme widely! Thanks” Well, that simply will not do. I'll match the first $900. Please help my fellow South High families if you can! 🖤🧡🖤
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Izzy Davis 🏳️‍🌈♀️🩷🇪🇺 @mrsgayguevara.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Holocaust didn't start with gas chambers. It started like this. Nuremberg Laws were tools of Nazi Germany, and they're the tools of Kansas. There is very definitely a trans genocide being perpetuated in the #US and the #UK. Canaries are singing. We should all be listening.
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Michael Truscello🏴 @mtruscello.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Sudanese anarchist comrades are building grassroots committees, mutual aid networks, and political education through their publication Al Amal/Hope & grassroots organizing. Support thier work for liberation!
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Support Sudanese Comrades - Open Collective
Sudanese anarchist comrades are building grassroots committees, mutual aid networks, and political education through their publication Al Amal/Hope & grassroots organizing. Support thier work for libe...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Earlier this year, the Syrian transitional government invaded the semi autonomous Kurdish led enclave of Rojava, capturing up to 80% of it's territory in two weeks. A renewed ceasefire has largely held as tense negotiations over Kurdish autonomy resume. unicornriot.ninja/2026/rojava-...
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Rojava Pushed to the Brink as Syrian Government Advances - UNICORN RIOT
The reconstituted Syrian army recently launched a mass invasion of Rojava capturing up to 80% of its territory within two weeks.
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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
If you have family or friends in your life that rock 'Grunt Style' shirts, are Libertarian leaning, a-political preppers, or who are into the firearms/tactical space - show them this channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDIg...
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If this isn't SHTF, what is?
YouTube video by Black Flag Civilian
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
i can only afford $25. please match or go more if possible. i cannot believe our disabled community members get thrown out onto the street!
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Anarchist Memes @anarchistmemes.org · 14/02/2026
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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
This week on Live Like the World is Dying, @margaret.bsky.social and @jamesstout.bsky.social talk about their time in the Twin Cities talking to people about resistance to ICE and rapid response networks. live-like-the-world-is-dying.pinecast.co/episode/e61e...
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Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities
# # Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying Margaret and James talk about their time in the Twin Cities talking to people about resistance to ICE and rapid response networks. #...
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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Ericmas eve (i'll be 43 tomorrow), but if ya'll haven't bought your sweetheart a present yet, don't worry: you can still purchase my books (TOADSTONES, Malarkey Books 2022, original weird fiction, and NIGHT FEARS: WEIRD TALES IN TRANSLATION, Paradise Editions 2023) over at asterism dot com
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 12/02/2026
The administration is relocating ICE agents to other parts of the country to see if they can achieve better results with the same tactics there. If you're outside the Twin Cities, learn and replicate their model for resistance. If you're in the Twin Cities, keep your networks intact and carry on.🖤
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From Rapid Response to Revolutionary Social Change
Participants in the rapid response networks in the Twin Cities describe their experiences and reflect on how these neworks could contribute to revolutionary social change.
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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I'm not believing this until I hear from people in the streets of MN and neither should you
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