On this day in 1911, the Japanese government executed twelve anarchists, including radical journalists Kanno Sugako and Kōtoku Shūsui (shown), as part of a widespread crackdown on left-wing activism. Among those executed were Uchiyama Gudō, a Buddhist priest and socialist who spoke out against the Meiji government for its imperialism and advocated for conscripted soldiers to desert en masse.

The pretext for this crackdown was the “High Treason Incident”, a plot to assassinate the Emperor of Japan. The incident began when police searched the room of Miyashita Takichi, a young lumbermill employee, and found materials which could be used to construct bombs, concluding that there was a broader conspiracy to harm the imperial family.

On the basis of this plot, the Japanese government rounded up leftist activists from all over the country. 24 of the 26 defendants actually brought to trial were sentenced to death, despite the evidence against nearly all of them being circumstantial.

Among those executed anarcha-feminist journalist Kanno Sugako (some sources say she was executed on January 25th). At the age of 29, Kanno became the first woman with the status of political prisoner to be executed in the history of modern Japan.

Prior to his execution, Kōtoku Shūsui etched this message on the wall of his cell: “How has it come about that I have committed this grave crime? Today my trial is hidden from outside observers and I have even less liberty than previously to speak about these events. Perhaps in 100 years someone will speak out about them on my behalf.”

Megathreads and spaces to hang out:

reminders:

  • 💚 You nerds can join specific comms to see posts about all sorts of topics
  • 💙 Hexbear’s algorithm prioritizes comments over upbears
  • 💜 Sorting by new you nerd
  • 🌈 If you ever want to make your own megathread, you can reserve a spot here nerd
  • 🐶 Join the unofficial Hexbear-adjacent Mastodon instance toots.matapacos.dog

Links To Resources (Aid and Theory):

Aid:

Theory:

  • SpiderFarmer [he/him]English
    15•1 year ago

    I finally reached the point at my job where I just want to walk off mid-shift or stop showing up one day. Been with this place for almost 3 years, but there’s quite the inverse relationship between loyalty and rewards. Also depressed and unhappy with life and of course angry at the world, still protesting and organizing despite how much I want to pick up a drinking habit or walk off a short pier as of late.

  • Teekeeus [comrade/them]English
    9•1 year ago

    Online discourse right now: palworld palworld palworld

    Me: I wonder which pokemon mod I should get for minecraft. Deciding between pixelmon/cobblemon, I know they do different things. Probably will get the latter since I heard the former radically alters core Minecraft gameplay while the latter is more of a “traditional” mod I can use with other mods.

  • DyingOfDeBordom [none/use name]English
    10•1 year ago

    Can a toilet handle ramen noodles? I mean i figure it can handle poop and vomit and like it’s just ramen noodles right? So if i have leftovers i just dump it in the toilet

    But lately it’s been flushing weird, draining slow, needs plunging to resume

    Did my noodles do this

    @kissinger isn’t workin ahhh

  • HarryLime [any]English
    10•1 year ago

    I don’t suppose anyone would know what the Firefox equivalent of “Sources” in Chrome Dev Tools is?

  • allthetimesivedied [they/them, she/her]English
    15•1 year ago

    I’m pretty sure I THREW OUT THE FUCKING RAZORS I JUST BOUGHT WHILE I WAS CLEANING. I am so fucking angry. I’m trans/non-binary; being homeless kinda adds to the pressing need to shave because being clocked as a homeless man sucks. Like people are afraid of me. I look in the mirror and hardly ever see much else than that anymore, even when I do shave regularly.

    Oh wait I just remembered I still have $20. I cam go buy another pack when I wake up from my nap. LMAO.

    Fucking lol.

  • SoylentSnake [he/him, they/them]English
    8•1 year ago

    so many of my colleagues (who i otherwise like) have so many damn species of animal that they dislike, sometimes whole families of animal. sucks to suck, stay Demiurge’d up losers, ill be in my winners corner loving my animal brethren, recognizing that we are All of One Body (fuck roaches wasps and mosquitoes til the end of time tho)

  • Ecohex [she/her, she/her]English
    9•1 year ago

    bought a pasta machine off someone for £20 big-cool

    i’ve never really got good at making pasta, so i guess here’s my opportunity