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of ATMs, fare machines and
parking meters

A COLLECTION OF RELEVANT
GUIDES, REPORTBACKS,
AND COMMUNIQUES
Table of Contents:

Philly Black December ATM attacks. 1
Striking Back Against the Banks in Portland.......................2
Sabotage Against Philly Bank Profiting off of Private Prisons.....4
Sabotage Against Asheville Bank Investing in ICE 5
Fare Distribution Machines Disabled in Montreal Metro 6

Attack in Solidarity with Calls for an Autonomous May Day...

A Troublemaker's Notes. 8

Distro note:

You can distribute this zine with small bags of superglue minis and
halved gift cards to make its lessons all the easier to put into practice.

Packs of small single-use super glue bottles and stacks of gift cards
can be easily stolen in large amounts from almost any big box store.

You may have received this zine with glue and gift cards: put them to
use! There are very few things more satisfying than some good simple
sabotage.

Have fun, enjoy yourself, and don't get caught!

N©! 2021 Catch Us If You Can Collective
Philly Black December ATM attacks

December 2017

ATM OUT OF SERVICE

In celebration of Black December some anarchists in Philly decided to
take a leisurely winter stroll downtown and put a stall in the
commerce-shit-capitalism of nearly every ATM in the financial heart
of the city.

We took non-corrugated cardboard cut down to the width and half the
length of an ATM card with super-glue applied to one side and
jammed them into the card slot of the machine or the card slot for the
entry to the vestibule. It was surprisingly easy to do and more than 50
targets got got!

This attack was super low key! All we needed was to dress in the
normal winter attire for a below freezing night (faces covered, gloves
etc.), wipe down our tools, and walk around with the assured
confidence of boring yuppies. This time of year has prime weather for
looking unassuming and concealing your identity while carrying out
all kinds of illegal activities, so don’t be affaid to try this at home! We
felt super chill and productive!

This attack was carried out with the memory of Scout Schultz and
Alexis Grigoropoulos on our minds and is dedicated to all those
resisting state repression.

For the death of capital and reclamation of our lives!
Money is death sabotage is fun!

Let us light up these dark winter nights with a big fuck you to you
know who!

May the buning flames of anarchy warm us this winter & on & on

Happy Black December y’all

phlanticap.noblogs.org/atm-attacks

Striking Back Against the Banks in
Portland

January 2018

In solidarity with our comrades in Philadelphia and in solidarity with
all our comrades battling the State, we have started off 2018 with the
ame guerrilla tactics perfected throughout 2017,

We are no longer willing to wait for some great spark to cause the
Revolution, nor can we afford to wait as our mental health depreciates
with each new bit of bad news about our dying planet and all these
warring nations fighting over blood and oil. Instead, we will tur every
little act into an act of rebellion and refuse to submit to the State any
longer

Tonight, we borrowed from our comrades in Philly and went out to
jam up some bank ATMs. One could not find a better representative of
the capitalist machine we seek to dismantle than the very cog which
keeps the whole thing afloat, for without banks the State would have
no way of determining “value” and stacking debt onto the backs of the
impoverished while enriching the lucky few ad nauseam.

We attempted first to lodge rectangles of non-corrugated cardboard
into the slots on the ATMs but found that the machines wouldn’t
accept our counterfeits. In a split-second decision, we ransacked the
closest big box grocery store for all the Visa gift cards we could stuff
into our pockets. We cut off about a third of these, 50 as to make them
that much harder to fish out of the machines, and we proceeded to
gallivant across Portland jamming every machine we came across. In
total we managed to wreck almost 20 ATMs, although we shall have
10 see how long it takes the banks to repair them. This tactic could and
should be implemented all winter long and could even likely be
performed in broad daylight without catching so much as a second
look. In truth, humans are so programmed not to notice things
anymore that even the cops that passed us by periodically didn’t so
much as slow down or look over while passing.

In summary, cardboard works if you really work it but gift cards are
to steal (since they must be loaded by the clerk before us
anybody who noticed probably thought we were the dumbest
shoplifter ever), they easily slip into the machine, and nobody
questions a person walking up to an ATM with a card in hand. We felt
like the action was a huge success and we will definitely be adding it
1o our playbook. While our actions will not make the State crumble
tomorrow, they allow us a bit of sanity and self-confidence which has
been stolen from us. They remind us that the State is not as all-
knowing or all-powerful as it would like you to believe. Most

importantly, these low-risk actions help us form stronger bonds with
each other for when the actions we must take are no longer low risk
and the consequences may be dire,

Solidarity and Respect

itsgoingdown.org/striking-back-banks-portland

Sabotage Against Philly Bank Profiting
off of Private Prisons

July 2018

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We fucked up ATM's at 3 Wells Fargo banks in Philadelphia using
halfsized credit cards and super glue. We chose this bank franchise
because it profits from migrant imprisonment, but we know they all
have it coming.

Shoutout to the Indonesian Anarchists facing state repression!
Solidarity with other anarchists fighting more of the same, and those
that oppose the totality of the borders.

—The Rainy Day Glues

itsgoingdown.org/philadelphia-sabotage-against-bank-profiting-off-
private-prisons
Sabotage Against Asheville Bank
Investing in ICE

July 2019

In the early hours of the morning of July 11th in so-called Asheville,
NC. a PNC bank branch ATM had its card slot super-glued shut and its
sereen defaced. This is a small gesture taken in response to the call for
a week of action against ICE profiteers. The only “erisis at the border”
is the crisis of sickening trauma and deadly violence imposed on black
and brown folks by the State where an imaginary line has been drawn.
The real-life consequences of that line, however, are very real...

Solidarity to those who made this call, those who put in the time and
work to support our immigrant brother and sisters, and those who act
out against the state and the violence it both perpetrates and profits
from.

Fuck borders and fuck all those who profit from their violence.
—An anarchist

itsgoingdown.org/sabotage-asheville-bank
Fare Distribution Machines Disabled in
Montreal Metro

December 2019

MOUVEMENT

COLLECTIF so botoge

Over the past several days, motivated by an international call for
transit fare strikes, the fare distribution machines in several metro
stations were disabled by blocking the debit/eredit card readers and
coin slots.

The STM s continually hiking fares and deploying squads of
wannabe-cop “inspectors” to harass, fine, and assault people over
$3.50. Currently, the STM is even seeking to give s inspectors
expanded powers to detain and arrest people and access police
databases. Every effort to maintain and expand policing of people’s
movements deserves to be met with resistance. Fortunately, there is no
shortage of inspiration from around the world, above all the ongoing
revoltin Chile.

These actions were experiments with some simple, effective, and fairly
discreet means of sabotaging fare collection and enforcement. At this
point in time, the method that gives us the most confidence is to apply
super glue to both sides of a random inactivated gift card and insert it
fully in the debit/credit card slot and put more super glue in the coin
slot after causing it to open by operating the machine as though you
want to pay for a ticket with cash. We hope this technique can be
reproduced widely alongside other tactics for taking these machines
out of service.

Live free, ride free.

milcounterinfo.org/fare-distribution-machines-disabled-in-montreal-
metro
Attack in Solidarity with Calls for an
Autonomous May Day

April 2020

TURN YOUR ANGER
INTO ACTION

MAY DAY 2020

In the earliest hours of the momning of April 23rd, multiple fare

machines, surveillance cameras, ATMs, and luxury cars were attacked
and sabotaged when an autonomous anarchist in so-called Portland
fought back against State and capital in solidarity with the calls for
action in celebration of May Day.

Superglue and (not corrugated) cardboard were used to sabotage
ATMs and fare machines and a small hand tool used to shatter their
sereens, along with the lenses of surveillance cameras and the
windows of the cars that the capitalists use to flaunt their wealth in the
face of those they exploit.

One individual found freedom and power in the night's attack, and
challenges all anarchists, autonomists, and insurrectionists to soon do
the same. Take the night for yourself and attack, break their machines,
shatter their wealth, slash their tires. Attack, and remind them of our
presence.

With love and with rage,
Go Fuck Shit Up!!!

pugetsoundanarchists.org/attack-in-solidarity-with-calls-for-an-
autonomous-may-day
A Troublemaker’s Notes

The machines: The main targets of these actions against ATMs, fare
machines and parking meters are the card slots, as that’s what the
combination of a halved gift card and superglue is best suited to
disable. For ATMs, as long as the card slot is jammed, the ATM will
be pretty much unusable. For parking meters and fare machines,
blocked card slot will do a lot to prevent its use, but fare (or parking)
can still be paid in cash or coin. Coin slots can be blocked with a piece
of a gift card (or non-corrugated cardboard) that’s been cut to about 1
inch, glued, and pushed in completely. Cash slots can be disabled
similarly to a card slot, but tend to be narrower, and you might find
that what fits into a debit/eredit card slot won’t fit into the cash one.
Any sort of slot can be sabotaged with nothing but superglue, but this
seems less effective than when combined with something glued inside.
The locks to open up the machine for its owner to add/remove money
can also be filled with glue.

Many of these machines tend to have screens themselves or nearby,
and these can be smashed. In the experience of some troublemakers
(mostly in Portland), the screens of the small
machines where you're asked to tap a transit
card or phone before boarding a train shatter \
quickly and quietly from a solid strike witha ||
handheld scribe or center punch. With a sharp,
pinpoint force, breaking those doesn't require as |
much effort. (This s similar to car windows) |
In contrast, the screens of ATMs, the ticket dispensers for the train,
and our local (PDX) parking meters tend to require a lot more force to
break, and so fucking them up is a louder and more noticeable process.
Screens on ATMS, ticket dispensers and parking meters have been
broken with bats and larger crowbars and hammers, often taking
maltiple hits before breaking, For those, you want something you can
swing hard.

This might not hold true in all places, as different manufacturers may
use different materials, and the only way to know for yourselfis to try.

Why; If you've picked up this zine, you probably don’t need to be
convinced why banks suck or transportation should be free. But why
this method in particular?

Disabling shit with cards and super glue is incredibly easy and cheap,
and cheaper St i the material ae stolen. Also,a low-key direct

is perfect for building familiarity and trust with friends
which are important bonds to have when taking riskier
ful action together, like at a militant street demo. And if
you're by yourself, undertaking actions like these gives you the
confidence that you can fuck shit up and get away with it casily, and
that feels satisfying as fuck,

Dressing up: Dress to be anonymous and unnoticed. COVID-19 has
completely normalized covering up your face, and any cold weather
does the same. Cover your face (including forehead), your hair, and
any tattoos. Be plain. No logos, nothing unique. Don’t wear a bunch of
black or otherwise look like the Hollywood depiction of an
anarchiscriminal; we’ve seen oo many baby anarchists make that
mistake. It just gets you noticed. Gloves: Gloves are important to
avoid fingerprints. For this action, you want gloves that are thin and
disposable, to keep fine motor control and not worry about getting glue
on your gloves (you will). Rubber/latex gloves can trap fingerprints
inside, so cotton gloves are best if you have them, but if you use
rubber/latex be careful about where and how you dispose of them.

Cameras; All these machines will likely be in areas with video
surveillance, especially at banks and transit stations. Almost every
surveillance camera is overhead. Know where they are. If it won’t look
strange (like it would on a sunny day), an umbrella is perfect to keep
you hidden from their prying eyes. Be aware that ATMs can have
front-facing cameras. Cameras can be painted over or broken if you
like, but painting or smashing shit makes the action a lot less low-key.

Leave your phone at home. You don’t need it. That includes “burners”.
Familiarize yourself with the area. Where are nearby cops? Security?

Superglue and cards are subtle. Smashing shit isn’t. Be careful and
intentional when combining different kinds of action. Have fun!!!

This zine was put together to share some stories of simple sabotage
that have been both inspiring and helpful, and give some detailed (but
never complete) notes on a fun, easy and effective way to fuck shit up,
The stories are shared in chronological order, because we loved seeing
how, when viewed together, reports from anarchists in one city could
spark action across the country one month later.

Hope you enjoy it too.

This zine is first a lesson in simple sabotage, but we also hope it
demonstrates the potential of an anarchic culture of communiques, a
tradition that we’d like to see strengthened among anarchists and
criminals in the so-called United States.

“Sabotage of ATMs, fare machines and parking meters” is a zine
compiled by the Catch Us If You Can Collective.
Hit us up at WereStillHere@RiseUp.net

Rose ity
@ounter-infa

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