Category Archives: History

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Scabs continue to crawl…

A x-post from the Boycott the Birmingham blog. And since when were goths so reactionary? Did I miss the vampire bat or something? Check the conversation among some of the locals. Like Bart Simpson once famously stated, “We need another … Continue reading

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“Nazis. I hate Melbourne Nazis.”

In just a few short weeks, on October 13 — and as I’ve been attempting, vainly, to draw other’s attention to for the better part of three months now — a large group of perhaps as many as 1-200 neo-Nazis … Continue reading

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APEC : Deputy Sheriff Receives Kiss of Death from the Idiot Son of an Asshole // Fascist arseholes in Germany / & Russia

The beginning of the end for the Government of Australian Tory Prime Minister John HoWARd was in April, when the multi-millionaire leader of the Opposition Kevin Rudd (Opposition being a purely formal expression in this case) received Rupert Murdoch’s blessing … Continue reading

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APEC : Disaster narrowly averted by quick-thinking Justices

The Order of Australia has been preserved and the importance of individual citizens taking personal responsibility for their potentially dangerous character has been reaffirmed today: APEC blacklisters lose court challenge Sydney Morning Herald September 6, 2007 Four men blacklisted by … Continue reading

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APEC : Return of the Son of Jonny Hammerlock

This is Jonny. He’ll be busy at Homebush today Kara Lawrence (Police Reporter) The Daily Telegraph November 14, 2002 Police say it is an “appalling” image that proves anti-World Trade Organisation protesters have violence on their minds. This man — … Continue reading

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Spies : The more things change

Odd clothes and unorthodox views – why MI5 spied on Orwell for a decade Stephen Bates The Guardian September 4, 2007 The extent to which Special Branch police monitored George Orwell as a suspected communist has been revealed in papers … Continue reading

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Oh Crikey! it’s : APEC

Today Crikey! has published ‘Your cut out and keep APEC protest guide’ by Luke McKenna, a leftist trainspotters’ guide to who’s who in the anti-APEC Zoo. In it, Luke identifies ten main groups, to which I’ve added a little commentary. … Continue reading

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APEC : The more things change

Juliet Herd, Class War thugs prepare to bash police, The Sun, April 6, 1990: Class War, Crowbar, Spartacus, Counter Information, Red and Black, The Hurricane… be afraid if ever you hear those names whispered on our city streets. Be very … Continue reading

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The only good anarchist is a dead one…

In the United States, whose CEO arrives in Sydney today, the first Monday in September is ‘Labor Day’. Supposedly a day of rest for US workers, one celebrated since the 1880s, and the subject of an Act of Congress in … Continue reading

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