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GRAPO Marx

Three people from the north-eastern town of Reus in Spain — Juan García Martín, Carmen Cayetano Navarro and María Arñanzazu Díaz Villar — have been arrested by Spanish police, accused of membership of a terrorist organisation: GRAPO (Grupo de Resistencia … Continue reading

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Yesterday and today

According to the Battle Creek Enquirer (June 3rd, 2006): 100 years ago today, 1906: Local detectives in Portland, Oregon, have learned of the existence there of a large body of Russian anarchists who allegedly have been plotting the assassination of … Continue reading

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‘Piss Off Brisbane’

Pies primed for payback time Robert Walls The Age June 3, 2006 COLLINGWOOD last beat the Brisbane Lions in a qualifying final in 2003 at the MCG. Since that night at the MCG, the Lions have mauled the Pies in … Continue reading

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Cowardly neo-Nazi THUGs on di attack? Balls to that!

Once upon a time, there was a proud white man by the name of Peter Campbell. So proud was Peter, he adopted a pseudonym: ‘Kromlek of Asgard’. Using this moniker, Peter — a middle-aged salesman living in Sydney — liked … Continue reading

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HOT PIES!

After a “gallant defeat” last week, the Pies are back! Magpies annihilate disappointing Cats… COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES 22.14 (146) def. Geelong Cats 6.8 (44). I repeat: COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES 22.14 (146) def. Geelong Cats 6.8 (44). Pies flatten Geelong; Magpies sweep Cats … Continue reading

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The ONLY Spies I trust!

August Vincent Theodore Spies (December 10, 1855 – November 11, 1887) was an anarchist labor activist murdered by the US Goverment following a bomb attack on police at the Haymarket Riot (which, in turn, followed the extra-judicial murder — by … Continue reading

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May Day and a New Beginning

I think May Day is as good a time as any to make the jump. Now if I could just figure out how to…

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gramsci is dead…

…and i didn’t even realise he was unwell! (boom boom) Richard J.F. Day has written a very interesting book, called, funnily enough, Gramsci Is Dead: Anarchist Currents in the Newest Social Movements (Between the Lines / Pluto Press, Toronto / … Continue reading

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HoWARd’s South Park “pals”

Howard’s South Park pals Young voters have flocked to the Prime Minister as the good times continue to roll, writes Caroline Overington The Australian February 27, 2006 This is bullshit. So is this: “Before John Howard, the notion that young … Continue reading

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The Turgid Miasma of Existence

i shoulda been a contender i shoulda followed the rules i shoulda married the girl next door i shoulda not been a fool i shoulda paid more attention i shoulda listened in school got to re-prioritise get that corporate style … Continue reading

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