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David North (ICFI) ~versus~ David Green (Grand River)

Posted on May 18, 2012 by @ndy

wsws.org is the online publication of the ICFI, the ‘International Committee of the Fourth International’. You may remember the ICFI from such rallies as took place in Melbourne in the early 1990s (when they were still known as the ‘Socialist … Continue reading →

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‘Second talent agency for bloggers’ launches. Also: Drink Doss Blockos. It’s Ace.

Posted on May 16, 2012 by @ndy

ZOG Communications PR manager Dr Cam Sexenheimer has left the agency to launch a talent agency for bloggers in what he claims is an Australian second. Sexenheimer has launched The Revolutionaries Group with an initial roster of five Molotov blogs … Continue reading →

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Pell & Co. ~versus~ Deveny & Twitter… and memes

Posted on May 9, 2012 by @ndy

Oh dear. Local comedian Catherine Deveny got a letter from the government Twitter the other day. She opened it, read it, it said they were suckers she may wanna remove a tweet she done re Sydney Archbishop George Pell — … Continue reading →

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The Situationist International: Forty Years On (John Lepper)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by @ndy

The Situationist International: Forty Years On John Lepper Socialism and Democracy Vol.26, No.1 (March 2012) Mackenzie Wark, The Beach Beneath the Street: The Everyday Life and Glorious Times of the Situationist International (London/New York: Verso, 2011). Richard Gilman-Opalsky, Spectacular Capitalism: … Continue reading →

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Law & Order & Chains & Cobwebs

Posted on May 6, 2012 by @ndy

The Curious Case of Occupy Melbourne concluded on Friday, May 4, with Justice North reserving his decision ’til laters. Will North agree with Merkel that #omel had the right to public protest, or will he concur with Doyle & Co. … Continue reading →

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Arthur Kemp ~versus~ Anti-Fascists Online

Posted on May 3, 2012 by @ndy

A few months ago now I was forced to remove from my blog a photograph of former BNP fascist Arthur Kemp wearing a very fetching cowboy hat and a colourful and highly-fashionable shirt. Oh, and posing in front of a … Continue reading →

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Doss Blockos ~versus~ LYNX Anarchy

Posted on April 27, 2012 by @ndy

Last Thursday I wrote about ‘Doss Blockos’, the faux-squatter beer produced by local marketing company Big Dog. When they’re not simply swingin’ on the flippity flop — Hell, maybe even when they are — the bRanes behind Big Dog are … Continue reading →

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Why Johnny Can’t Dissent (Thomas Frank)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by @ndy

[I once saw Thomas Frank LIVE! On October 1, 2002 @ Trades Hall to be exact. He was v funny.] Thomas Frank The Baffler No.6, 1995 The public be damned! I work for my stockholders. –William H. Vanderbilt, 1879 Break … Continue reading →

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From Dos Blockos to Doss Blockos

Posted on April 23, 2012 by @ndy

A few months ago a friend of mine bought some beer. No wait. The interesting thing about this particular beer was that it had been made to appear as tho’ it had been brewed by squatters or some shit. From … Continue reading →

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Free Pussy Riot! Melbourne rally, Friday, April 20

Posted on April 17, 2012 by @ndy

PuSsY RiOt is a kick-arse group of anarchist/feminist/punk malcontents from Russia. Formed in October last year, their creative acts of resistance to the plutocracy in that country has made them, like so many others, targets of state repression. Currently, three … Continue reading →

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