Monthly Archives: January 2007

G20: State declares whitewash imminent

Victoria Police — renowned for being almost Zen-like in their usual meditative state — are reportedly “furious” at the prospect of some kind of investigation by the Office of Police Integrity (OPI) into police conduct at the G20 protests in … Continue reading

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Young Tories: Recruiting now!

Do YOU think Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture is rubbish? Do YOU believe high schools spend too much time force-feeding their students black-armband history? Are YOU outraged that Australia is full of rubbishy old “sacred” sites? Are YOU sick … Continue reading

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Greek protest culture baffles people who still call themselves “journalists”

Yesterday, suspicious and superbly stylish Greek anarchists reportedly exploded bombs in Athens, outside a Citibank branch, and Thessaloniki, outside an office of New Democracy, in what authorities believe to be the acting out of a playful rivalry between anarchists in … Continue reading

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A pained reaction to a wanker

Of any two options, choose the third. If God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish Him. Some bloke called Jef was in Melbourne last November to attend the 2006 Australian Skeptics Convention. When not confronted by the quizzical … Continue reading

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Have A Slack Invasion Day… You Bastards

Koalas sleep for approximately 18 hours out of 24.

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When Does Green Rage Become…

…ECO-TERRORISM? … “Terrorism is terrorism — no matter the motive,” FBI director Robert Mueller said in January 2006, after the Bush administration announced indictments in an investigation it calls Operation Backfire. “The FBI is committed to protecting Americans from all … Continue reading

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Greek anarchists running Monkey marathon

In the world before Monkey, primal chaos reigned. Heaven sought order, but the phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four worlds formed again and yet again, as endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure … Continue reading

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“We shot them under Article 301.”

An Armenian/Turkish journalist and ‘person of interest’ to Turkish authorities, Hrant Dink, had his funeral a few days ago, after having been murdered by a Young Turk. More than 50,000 people filled the streets of Istanbul in mourning (Turks and … Continue reading

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Vegan punk A Matter of Record

‘Cos it’s in The New York Times: Strict Vegan Ethics, Frosted With Hedonism Julia Moskin January 24, 2007 ISA CHANDRA MOSKOWITZ, a vegan chef, does not particularly like to talk about tofu. Ditto seitan, tempeh and nutritional yeast. “I think … Continue reading

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REVEALED! Foreign provocateurs have long history of causing trouble

Paris’ dangerous classes and their “hobbies” now open for further bourgeois inspection and titillation: Paris’ ‘dangerous classes’ and their hobbies Paris: The Secret History, Andrew Hussey, Bloomsbury, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer (Reviewed by Liz Lopatto) January 21, 2007 The French call … Continue reading

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