Really cool article and movement, thanks for sharing it. I’ve been printing whistles and leaving them in my little free library but had no idea there was this nation wide movement going on.
This whistle fights fascists | How thousands of 3D-printed whistles are derailing ICE.
Submitted 5 hours ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to technology@lemmy.world
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vladmech@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
They are armed. You should be too. And wear protective gear. They’ve permanently blinded people on purpose. They’ve already executed people in the street. Notice they aren’t near anyplace where bpp is active.
aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 18 minutes ago
What is bpp?
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
a whistle won’t stop these goons from harming you.
No it will not, but it will alert everyone around you to ICEs presence so they can have an opportunity to be somewhat prepared.
You’ll at least give your neighbours a chance to put some pants on, hide, barricade, or even arm themselves; before ICE tries to kick in their door.
It also calls others to your aid; quickly forming mob that out numbers ICE, forcing them to focus on crowd control instead of targeted kidnapping.
silence7@slrpnk.net 3 hours ago
Intentional deescalation does more right now than having the people closest to ICE or Border Patrol agents carrying weapons.
The standard for now is that responders with guns stay back to deter massacres.
knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
You both make good points, but prevention is better than de-escalation or alerting. Being known as protected is ala preventative measure.
Of course alarms/monitoring and response (de-escalation) are very important. But stopping it before it starts should get attention as well.
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 45 minutes ago
Not everyone can afford big guns and heavy armor; nor have the training/licensing required to cary/display them.
3D printed whistles are a cheap and easy aid. Every bit of resistance helps.
BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 5 minutes ago
Oh wow, 13 years ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUXow3d3-b0
LOLseas@lemmy.zip 8 minutes ago
“Dats only in the mornaing. You suhposta be up, cooking breakfast by then, so- that’s like an alarm clock! WooWOOOOOOO!”
Wonder what Bubb Rubb and Lil Sis are up to in 2026.
SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
wooo woooo
BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
That’s only in the mornin
My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Just for decoration
Rhoeri@piefed.world 2 hours ago
I’ll believe it when I see it
silence7@slrpnk.net 1 hour ago
Literally happening at scale already. Its not yet full victory, but it slows down ICE and limits their ability to take people at random
skisnow@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
Downvoting for paywalled article with no summary provided
solrize@lemmy.ml 5 hours ago
Article isn’t paywalled for me. Headline is ok. 3d printing a whistle supposedly costs under 5 cents. OTOH, that type of plastic might be less safe to put in your mouth.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 17 minutes ago
If you would rather invest in a quality whistle for the one that goes in your own mouth, I recommend an ACME Thunderer.
As used by gym teachers and drum majors, (not Wile E. Coyote) they have a satisfying roll of authority.
frongt@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
It’s not going to be significantly unsafe. It’ll shed more microplastics and is more likely to grow mold due to the surface texture, but if you’re inhaling through the whistle you’re using it very wrong.
klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 4 hours ago
The biggest concern with these come from the fact that it’s hard to decontaminate 3d printed stuff due to the texture, as far as I can tell? PLA, and PETG are food safe, but 3d printing does leave a texture that’s hard to fully clean, which can cause problems over time.
For microplastics: You’re getting a lot from a lot of sources, and as with anything it’s an “Is the risk worth the benefit” situation
sepi@piefed.social 4 hours ago
Polylactic Acid (aka PLA) is a protein found in milk and corn. PLA is made from fermented corn starch.
vladmech@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
That’s weird, it shows up as a gifted article for me
silence7@slrpnk.net 3 hours ago
Its a gift link. Unless you’re doing something fairly uncommon, like removing the gift token, access is free. You can also use one of the various archive sites
obinice@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Haha, funny you should say that, I’ve been linking this to people but taking the tracking portion out of the URL as I always do, I think that’s pretty common amongst us lot :-D
I’d say oopsie, but I dunno, articles like these should probably be free without needing special URL parameters. Not everything of course, but vital public safety announcements like this.
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
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Been printing them, just need some good locations to place my boxes
silence7@slrpnk.net 3 hours ago
Anywhere in public is great. If you’re in a place where ICE is less active, you’ll want to package the whistles with instructions to alert the local rapid response hotline.
dhork@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
I’ve seen whistles with the number for the local rapid response hotline printed right on them. Must have been one of those fancy multi-filament printers.