On the night of March 15th, a garden hose was turned on and pushed through the mail box of the Los Angeles offices of Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine. The Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine is responsible for developing a database being used to “spy on immigrant communities.”
The Anarchist Water Polo Club, released in their statement in relation to the action, “the water may have flooded your office building for several hours before being discovered, but it still wasn’t enough to wash away the blood that is on your hands.”
The Anarchist formation also stated the following:
“In February of 2018, Northrop Grumman was awarded a $95 million contract by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assist in the development of a biometric database to be utilized by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs Border & Protection (CBP) to more effectively spy on immigrant communities.
Northrop Grumman plays a direct and integral role in ICE and CBP’s policy of family separation, mass detention, and deportation. Over the decades Northrop Grumman have been developing biometric technology to be utilized by the US Military and NATO as a weapon of war. DHS is now utilizing that same technology as a tool of repression and surveillance against migrants and other marginalized groups here in the so-called United States.
“Social distancing” doesn’t have to be about isolation and fear. It can be an opportunity to act (alone or with trusted accomplices). Wear a mask and gloves for protection. Wipe down your tools with bleach (to get rid of fingerprints and germs). Take advantage of the relatively empty streets and strike a blow against the institutions that make our lives unlivable.
In the face of global pandemic, economic collapse, and a rising totalitarianism; it’s becoming increasingly clear that the current order of things can not go on. It’s not a matter of “if” there will be revolt, but a matter of “when.” Let’s be prepared.”
