Category Archives: History

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Salvador Puig Antich : The Film

On 2 March 1974, the young militant of the Movimiento Ibérico de Liberación (Iberian Liberation Movement), Salvador Puig Antich, became the last political prisoner to be executed in Spain by the garrotte. This is his story and that of the … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Birminghams

Birmingham Hotel, 8pm, October 7th, 2006: Marching Orders Slick 46 Standard Union [SA] Slick 46 play “working class punk”; Marching Orders hate dirty, lousy, stinking “traitors” and Standard Union reckon “Our slogan is ‘Unionism Not Racism’.” ‘NOEL MARTIN’S FINAL STRUGGLE … Continue reading →

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Um…

‘German faces fine for using Nazi symbols to fight far-right extremism’ [The Associated Press, via International Herald Tribune] September 27, 2006 STUTTGART, Germany A German man went on trial Wednesday for displaying Nazi symbols including swastikas even though he was … Continue reading →

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Ian Stuart : Zero of the White Race, Skrewdriver, and “The Battle of Waterloo”

Update : September 25, 2008: A good (if typically flawed) biography of Ian and Skrewdriver, ‘The Legacy of Ian Stuart’, Fat Richard Warwick, Swindle, No.3. Note that while German label Rock-O-Rama — on which Skrewdriver released an album (Hail The … Continue reading →

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Spartacism… the continuing obsession…

…with a shake of the balaclava in the general direction of Asher: The Communist Workers’ Group CWG originated as the New Zealand Spartacist League (NZSL) [of which the only remnant trace I can find online is here] in 1970 under … Continue reading →

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Uncle Adolf : The Incestuous Coprophiliac

Come home tired, what a day I’ve had News ain’t good from Stalingrad I’ve been busy protecting the German race So come on baby, defecate on my face (Chorus) : So, come on baby, send it on down Bend over … Continue reading →

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When Boneheads Attack : Fightdemback

Naturally the common people don’t want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a … Continue reading →

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Blackburn Sth Sharps!

A Skins ‘n’ Sharps Exhibition will be held from Sunday 4th of July 2010 @ The Kustom Lane Gallery, 8 Luton Lane, Hawthorn. Googled “Blackburn South Sharps” and found this grouse site! Larry Jenkins, aka ESOTERIC, is the photographer responsible … Continue reading →

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September 11 / S11 / 9:11

1973 : ‘Chile’s Pinochet victims testify’ Clinton Porteous BBC News, Santiago May 13, 2004 Human rights groups say Pinochet’s regime killed thousands More than 30,000 Chileans have said they were victims of torture or political detention under the 17-year Pinochet … Continue reading →

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Battle in Seattle // This Revolution

First Rosario Dawson play-acted an ‘anarchist’ (I think) called ‘Tina Santiago’ in This Revolution; now Charlize Theron is slated to play-act — What? A ‘concerned citizen’ or something? Sounds like it — “Lou, a pregnant bystander who loses her child … Continue reading →

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