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leftwrongs & blogging done right

Posted on May 9, 2009 by @ndy

leftwrongs I say again: Bah humbug! Over @ Leftwrites, Tony Hartin — in Scientific Socialism for the dull — welcomes a revival of interest in Marx & Engels. Sadly, Leftwrites does not welcome my commentary — first accepting and then … Continue reading →

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Facebook, free speech, hate speech, racism

Posted on May 8, 2009 by @ndy

Lazy drunken boongs, terrorist Muslims, Asian boat people, avaricious Jews, violent Lebos, AIDS-infested faggots… Facebook turns a blind eye to racist rants, Asher Moses, The Age, May 7, 2009. Apparently, there are some racist groups on Facebook. Asher’s article cites … Continue reading →

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The Descent of Monkeys (1894)

Posted on May 8, 2009 by @ndy

The idea that mankind is descended from the monkey tribe has never thoroughly satisfied those of us who wish to take a pride in our ancestry. Still, the theory has seemed in many ways so plausible that it has met … Continue reading →

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Something old, something new, something black

Posted on May 6, 2009 by @ndy

OLD A short while ago I republished the editorial from the very first issue of Black Flag. Forty years later… NEW As Black Flag brings out its May 2009 issue, we proudly present all three of the pre-2009 issues produced … Continue reading →

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Ian Tomlinson & G20 @ The Age

Posted on April 23, 2009 by @ndy

A brief survey of the response of a ‘liberal’ Melbourne institution to the public protests in London which accompanied the April G20 Summit. To begin with, ‘Man died of heart attack in G20 protest’ reads the article of April 4 … Continue reading →

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Books!

Posted on April 23, 2009 by @ndy

Books are a funny thing. I love ’em; always have. But sometimes, when I walk into a (good) library or a (good) second-hand bookshop, I have a momentary feeling, and that feeling is that I could wander forever in the … Continue reading →

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Black Flag: Bulletin of the Anarchist Black Cross

Posted on April 14, 2009 by @ndy

I’ve been reading over some old issues of Black Flag, the English anarchist zine. Volume 1 Number 1 was published on July 19, 1968 as the ‘Bulletin of the Anarchist Black Cross’, and includes on the front cover the following … Continue reading →

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Street-Porter was no nun, but she deserved better

Posted on April 12, 2009 by @ndy

Editor-at-Large: Street-Porter was no nun, but she deserved better Andrew Fleming The Independent April 12, 2009 The circumstances surrounding the alleged rape of Janet Street-Porter are only gradually becoming clearer. What has emerged, however, is that Ms Street-Porter was a … Continue reading →

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The World (of G20) According To Paola Totaro

Posted on April 11, 2009 by @ndy

The great majority of the police, seemingly ever-patient and self-controlled, stood for hours as kids baited and yelled, shoved and provoked. A handful of officers used well-placed elbows while batons were raised only in response to the vandalism. ~ G20 … Continue reading →

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Riot policeman’s hands viciously assaulted by Ian Tomlinson’s back

Posted on April 8, 2009 by @ndy

“Ian Tomlinson assaulted by riot police at G20 Protest in London (extra footage!) – 2009-04-01” is the (presumably ironic) title of this video. If you watch carefully, you’ll notice that, following Tomlinson’s collapse — one triggered, presumably, by exhaustion after … Continue reading →

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