The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty

The Mapping Project aims to cultivate an understanding of Boston area institutional support for the colonization of Palestine and harms that we see as linked.

[The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty @MappingProj48]

As you take in these images, remember: These are not only zionist atrocities. These are **American atrocities**. The fighter jets, the 2000-pound bombs, the guided missiles--we made them, here. If you say you are not part of that American "we," then prove it: with your actions.

[Electronic Intifada @intifada]

"Gaza is no longer a place. It is an experiment, a question posed to humanity: how long can a population be bombed, starved, and displaced before it ceases to exist?" writes a physician in Gaza.

[Electronic Intifada @intifada]

Israel brags about starving Gaza, with @NoraBF

YouTube: https://t.co/Flp0BWLJgN
Rumble: https://t.co/wdcA9eoTtY

[BDS Boston @BDSBoston]

The MIT Coalition for Palestine and BDS Boston are pleased to announce that the Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has cut its ties with Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems.

[The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty @MappingProj48]

Signal (@signalapp) is part of the regime change machine that includes CIA-made @RadioFreeAsia and Open Technology Fund (@OpenTechFund). Signal's also tied to big tech: Amazon, Google, Microsoft @Louis_Allday
https://t.co/aEGlN2kr5z

[The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty @MappingProj48]

Signal Foundation (@signalapp) president Meredith Whittaker (@mer__edith) posing at elite @ForumAthens (run by @nytimes) with Rushan Abbas (@RushanAbbas), a former Gitmo interrogator/translator and part of Bush admin's "War on Terror." @DanielDumbrill @wyattreed13

[The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty @MappingProj48]

Signal serves US imperialism, as funders intended. Here is Signal prez @mer__edith posing with @RushanAbbas, who thanked Signal for its services. Abbas is a former Guantamano Bay prison interrogator/translator who was part of Bush's "War on terror"
https://t.co/BcCCMNAVkc

[The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty @MappingProj48]

Rushan Abbas (@RushanAbbas) also worked for weapons company @L3Harris, which also arms the zionist entity. Here she is being honored by George W. Bush's center (@TheBushCenter)

https://t.co/M1U6pAhmzz

[The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty @MappingProj48]

We should consider all this when using Signal. We can't let the discussion be guided by technologists or the elite activists of the nonprofit-industrial complex, but by what our movements need to build the community power that can topple imperialist institutions.

[The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty @MappingProj48]

Questions for our movements:
Is it good to have the Signal Foundation, one central and wasteful US-based organization – connected to the state, dependent on corporations like Google and Amazon, and costing $50 million per year – run our digital communications platform?

[The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty @MappingProj48]

A thread on how Signal (@signalapp) is an asset for the state and a tool for US imperialism. It's essential our movements take a critical look at how the app runs, the companies it depends on, and the people behind it. The truth has been buried by Signal's propaganda.

[The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty @MappingProj48]

Radical action requires relationships. What communication methods are best for building community, deepening our relationships to one another, grounding us in a sense of place? Sometimes “low tech” methods such as phone trees can be better than impersonal digital messaging.

[The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty @MappingProj48]

Signal's great PR gives users a false sense of security by constantly bragging about "end-to-end encryption." But many steps before or after encryption are insecure. Most devices are highly vulnerable. Read our article for more: https://t.co/LrqhJo2yeO

[The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty @MappingProj48]

A thread on how Signal (@signalapp) is an asset for the state and a tool for US imperialism. It's essential our movements take a critical look at how the app runs, the companies it depends on, and the people behind it. The truth has been buried by Signal's propaganda.

[The Mapping Project #ElbitIsGuilty @MappingProj48]

Signal could have reduced its dependence on Google but didn't. Despite requests from many users, Signal hasn’t supported the inclusion of its app on F-Droid, the open source alternative to Google's store (which threatens Google's hegemony)