frontlinemedics But actually it makes sense that the state would criminalize an inherently autonomous and anarchist practice, meant to render centralized authority irrelevant. Mutual aid aiming to reform the state or lend its care practices towards electioneering or whatever some brand new lib practicing it after 2020 is caping for, is not actually mutual aid. Please study AUTONOMOUS Black + Indigenous + anarchist histories. • Repost from @avocadoheightsvaqueros • By now, many of you have seen the hit piece published by the New York Post — a reckless and inflammatory attempt to criminalize mutual aid by targeting Operation Healthy Hearts and its founder, Jackie Villalta. As a volunteer that has witnessed their life saving work, I stand firmly in solidarity with their mission and with all grassroots efforts that protect and care for our most vulnerable neighbors. This article falsely suggests that distributing hygiene kits, PPE, masks, gloves, and water to unhoused and immigrant communities is somehow equivalent to fueling riots or supporting terrorism. That is not only inaccurate — it’s dangerous. It creates a chilling effect meant to intimidate those who engage in lifesaving, volunteer-driven work Let’s be clear: mutual aid is not a crime. It is not violence. And it is certainly not terrorism. The goal of this article is to conflate community care with criminality. It is part of a larger MAGA effort to suppress dissent, reframe compassion as extremism, and erase the line between public health work and political resistance. But there is no separation. The mutual aid work supporting people targeted by ICE is the same work that supports unhoused communities, precarious families, and those abandoned by broken systems. This smear is a distraction. A distraction from the real violence: the separation of families, the midnight raids, the ramped-up immigration enforcement, and the deployment of troops into our neighborhoods. What we are witnessing is a militarized crackdown — not just on immigrants, but on our civil liberties, our public spaces, and the right to care for each other. We cannot allow narratives like this to take root. We cannot allow care to be criminalized. View all 7 comments