How to Gum Up the Works

A Sabotage Manual for Everyday Citizens

Authoritarianism doesn’t always kick in the door—it slides in through policies, procedures, and public silence. This field guide was built to stop it.

Inspired by a declassified WWII sabotage manual created by the early CIA, How to Gum Up the Works arms everyday citizens with the tools to quietly obstruct the machinery of control—from the inside.

Whether you work in a school, a city office, a library, or a boardroom, you hold power. This pocket-sized manual shows you how to use it—to stall unjust agendas, protect your community, and resist creeping fascism without drawing fire.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Tactical delay maneuvers for school boards, city halls, libraries, and bureaucracies of all sizes
• Real OSS sabotage techniques, updated for today’s political reality
• Scripts, cheat sheets, and deniable disruption tactics you can deploy right now
• 72 pages of practical resistance: printable checklists, how-tos, and sly sabotage strategies

This is a handbook for anyone who refuses to comply with cruelty.

You don’t need to shout. You just need to slow things down.

Grab your copy and start gumming up the works—before it's too late.

How to Open 

On iPhone & Android:

1. Find the ePub file in your Files or Downloads folder.
2. Tap it and select “Open in Books” (iPhone) or use an ePub reader like Google Play Books (Android).

On Laptops (Mac & PC):

• Mac: Open in Apple Books.
• PC: Use a free ePub reader like Calibre or Adobe Digital Editions.

Not compatible with Kindle. Let me know if you need help!