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God Hates Haiti (II)

Posted on January 16, 2010 by @ndy

After Pat Robertson does what crazy mentalists do, journalist Lisa Miller responded, pointing out that Haiti is “surely a Job among nations” (Why God Hates Haiti, Newsweek, January 15, 2010). After listing the appalling conditions Haitians endure and the recent … Continue reading →

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Victorian Labor College : 1917–

Posted on January 15, 2010 by @ndy

Huh. I picked up a copy of Labor Review recently. No.47 (2009) to be exact. It’s edited by Chris Gaffney and published by a mob called the ‘Victorian Labor College’. The Labor Review is a rather odd little zine, with … Continue reading →

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Last drinks at The Tote!

Posted on January 14, 2010 by @ndy

EEEK! It’s last drinks at the Tote. This weekend. I know it’s sudden. I didn’t plan it to be like that. I can’t afford to keep fighting Liquor Licensing. The “high risk” conditions they have placed on the Tote’s license … Continue reading →

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God Hates Haiti

Posted on January 14, 2010 by @ndy

Haiti disaster blamed on pact with devil ABC American televangelist Pat Robertson has blamed the devastating earthquake in Haiti on a pact between the impoverished nation’s founders and the devil. …C.L.R. James‘ The Black Jacobins, first published in 1938, was … Continue reading →

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Zygosis : John Heartfield and the Political Image

Posted on January 13, 2010 by @ndy

“1991 documentary tracing the development of Photomontage, based on the pioneering work of John Heartfield (Helmut Herzfeld), through to the contemporary use of these techniques in advertising and video. The film looks at the work of John Heartfield, particularly that … Continue reading →

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More Music & Politics

Posted on January 12, 2010 by @ndy

Everybody’s Welcum 2 The Hooley! Everybody’s welcome to the hooley! Everybody’s welcome to the hooley! As long as you ain’t ructious or unruly, ‘Cos Everybody’s welcome to the hooley! Ye eejits from white power, you can take a golden shower, … Continue reading →

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Fighting war not wars: Enver Aydemir

Posted on January 12, 2010 by @ndy

First Muslim objector unites people of different ideologies Özgür Öğret and Sevim Songün Hürriyet Daily News January 11, 2010 Anti-military groups are supporting Enver Aydemir, who is under arrest for refusing to perform military service, which he says would be … Continue reading →

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Mapuche / Kulon Progo / Fantin

Posted on January 12, 2010 by @ndy

Mapuche solidarity gig WHAT: Alexandria / Encircling Spectators / Last Measure / Leprosy / Truth From Facts / More TBC… WHEN : 7:30pm, Saturday, January 16 WHERE: Loophole, 670 High Street, Thornbury COST: $10 ALL AGES. WHY: An event to … Continue reading →

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Chomsky on Cambodia

Posted on January 10, 2010 by @ndy

Further Update : Chomsky on Cambodia (II), January 19, 2010. Update : It’s perhaps not that strange that Caldwell had neglected to read Ponchaud, given that he had already dismissed the Frenchman’s credibility in print. He based his damning opinion … Continue reading →

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Anders Högström… Come on down!

Posted on January 9, 2010 by @ndy

Former neo-Nazi leader Angers Hoegstrom ‘ordered Auschwitz sign theft’ Roger Boyes The Times January 8, 2010 A former leading European neo-Nazi has claimed that he was the middleman in the theft of the Auschwitz sign bearing the three most powerful … Continue reading →

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