Category Archives: Media

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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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BIT OF STICK

Posted on April 8, 2009 by @ndy

Tim Blair Thursday, April 02, 2009 at 08:55am Some old-fashioned British police work at the G20 street party: Further images here. UPDATE. The Age‘s Paola Totaro reports: He came, he covered his face, he shimmied up a two-storey Corinthian column … Continue reading →

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Ian Tomlinson…

Posted on April 8, 2009 by @ndy

…died of natural causes. Further, anarchist protesters assaulted police, who bravely endured the attacks of the violent mob while they scrambled desperately to save the apparently injured man’s life. “City resident Ian Tomlinson, 47, was on his way home from … Continue reading →

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Richard Poplawski & Co.

Posted on April 8, 2009 by @ndy

Richard Poplawski, like Nicole Hanley, was a member of Don Black’s white supremacist Stormfront. Quelle surprise. Poplawski is charged with killing three Pittsburgh police officers on April 4, 2009. Poplawski’s web postings warned of ‘enemies’ Dennis B. Roddy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette … Continue reading →

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What, me worry?

Posted on April 7, 2009 by @ndy

“Andy from slackbastard is just a loudmouth leftie keyboard warrior and nothing to worry about.” ~ Nicole Hanley Melbourne Punx Forum: “The fact that people read this blog doesn’t mean that it’s anything more [than] a pile of self indulgent … Continue reading →

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White With Fear: Flagging a New Hate

Posted on April 7, 2009 by @ndy

John Bastick Rolling Stone No.690, May 2009 If this is God’s country, then it’s clear God has a predilection towards fair-haired folk. Pulling into Cronulla station, an hour’s sweaty slog south of Sydney’s Central, the train is packed solid. Nothing … Continue reading →

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