Day 96 - 9/26/21 - SUN
- mainemoviepirate
- 6 hours ago
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Updated: 6 minutes ago
Journal Entry:
"Up around 7 am - Day 3 of the Camp Devens hunger strike. zero customers for breakfast was what I was told. I did H/L around 4 am, so meds and coffee when I got up.
Now sitting in the slightly damaged common area. It’s almost as if they knew where to look, hmmm. Anyway, pull back a little on case, work on creative, mostly Null and spin-back tale 'Blood on the Sun'. Pretty calm here in the common but it’s filling up fast. I wonder how ugly this thing will get by it’s over. hmmm...
TECH IDEA - Phone in the size of a domino:
Expandable to use as phone or projector on a wall for video.
Simple buttons will diff. combinations or patterns.
The Domino - Research for existing Co/Products.
Well interesting Brunch. We were herded into the TV room a little after 11 am. Told we were all getting a 200 shot and the restrictions were increased. We would be called in groups to the dining hall, and whoever didn't eat would be taken to the SHU. T.T. was the first person who refused his tray.
'Not hungry?' the White Shirt said, 'OK, take him'.
Most people ate, some did not—I—Alot did not. I wonder what will happen next. Again at Supper, apparently they checked off peoples names that ate. Gonna be an interesting Monday. I prepare then envelope for Mom letter and RDAP. If copyroom is opened, I’ll mail the entire package, if not just the letter goes. The rest on the first day. Still trying to work it, Fuck it, if it runs out, it runs out, that would be on Steve, not that he’ll care. And a little on me, I should have educated myself better. I’ve had plenty of time. Anyway, we only live in one direction. Start living.
Phones/Email - Today/Tues.
Rec - WED/FRI.
TV - FRI (?) or Longer."
Notes for Day 96 (Four Years Later)
The Domino Effect: This entry played like a game of dominoes. I would sit in the common area looking at the dominoes left on the tables and came up with a "weird" tech idea: a phone the size and shape of a domino that could be easily hidden.
The Dark Side of the Tiles: I made the mistake of asking why the dominoes were always there. I learned that a group of inmates used them for a makeshift, bathroom-surgery "male enhancement". I was immediately sorry I asked—and sorry I touched them.
The Hunger Strike Chicken: The day was a game of chicken between the inmates and the "White Sheets" (administration). They threatened everyone with the SHU (Special Housing Unit) if they didn't eat. I watched T.T. get hauled away for refusing a tray. I felt for him; if my name had been called first, I wouldn't have caved either—how could I call myself a Copyright Reform Activist and then fold under a threat?
The Caving: Despite the initial resolve, the organizers caved almost immediately after T.T. was taken to the SHU. By supper, most people were eating while the guards checked off names.
Self-Reliance and RDAP: Amidst the strike chaos, I was still preparing my RDAP application and my letter to my mother. I was realizing that my future depended on my own education and initiative, not on Steve's "bare minimum" representation.
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