Don't use milk for tear gas!
Only wear safety goggles if they're shatter proof!
Avoid wearing contacts because they make tear gas worse!
Cover up, so you don't need sunscreen because sunscreen also clings to tear gas!
Memorize the # of a lawyer or loyal friend who can bail you out!
if you're going to a protest today I wish you luck. The only specific thing I will beg of you is this: don't use milk to wash out tear gas or mace. if you see a street medic with milk, yell at them until they throw it out. do not continue to spread lies about emergency medicine.
Leave your phone at home ideally and if not, remove facial recognition passwords and put it on airplane mode!
Tell trusted people where you'll be but tell them to STFU if the cops call them!
Document brutalities but don't post the faces of comrades!
Wear sturdy, closed toe shoes you can run in!
Democracy requires defending but systems of power don't give up easily.
Wishing everyone immense safety and community care today ✊💛
Oct 18, 2025 16:31
