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Great Expectations…

“Organisers of this afternoon’s May Day rally through the streets of Melbourne are expecting a big turnout.” ~ ABC, May 3, 2009 Coverage of May Day in Melbourne by the corporate/state media has been minimal. In the blogosphere, see : … Continue reading

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May Day Blah Blah Blah OMG STFU

*sigh* Boneheads in Dortmund attacked a trade union rally: “In the western city of Dortmund, police opened an inquiry against 280 neo-Nazis who attacked a parade of trade unionists with stones and clubs Friday. A police union [?] said neo-Nazis … Continue reading

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Doctor Fred(e)rick “wilfully and contumaciously” Toben

Poor old Uncle Fred. (Töben.) A man interested only, purely and simply in Fighting For Truth in History, the wicked ZOG is once again trying to stifle his attempts to revolutionise the study of Nazism and WWII. Fortunately, Uncle Fred … Continue reading

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International Day of Mourning

The International Day of Mourning is April 28. Originating in Canada almost 20 years ago, it commemorates workers who have been killed or injured on the job; to “mourn for the dead and fight for the living”. Australian construction unions … Continue reading

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Abel Paz (August 12, 1921–April 13, 2009)

The writer and historian Abel Paz (Diego Camacho Escámez) died yesterday (April 13) in Barcelona at the age of 87. Paz was born in 1921. He was fifteen when the Spanish Revolution began. After the revolution’s defeat, he spent several … Continue reading

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Black Flag: Bulletin of the Anarchist Black Cross

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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Ian Tomlinson & Colin Roach & Liddle Towers & Gurdip Singh Chaggar & Kevin Gately & …

Killed when police charged in 1979…but still no justice Melissa Thompson Mirror April 11, 2009 The shocking images of events leading up to the death of Ian Tomlinson – showing him apparently being knocked to the ground by a policeman … Continue reading

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Ghosts of Dachau

“No offence but honestly who gives a shit about some Jew in Germany.” Nowave, Melbourne Punx Forum, October 2008 “If Nazis are so interesting to you, move to Naziland.” ~ Fruitsalad, Melbourne Punx Forum, October 2008 “As I stated on … Continue reading

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Dezerter // Gary Clail // So Much Hate

Ah… the ’80s. ::: DezerteR (Poland) ::: ::: Gary Clail (UK) ::: ‘Privatise The Air’ aka Neo-liberalism For Idiots… ::: So Much Hate (Norway) :::

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Chocks away!

On April 25 (ANZAC Day) in Perth, Australian neo-Nazi skinheads are holding a gig, organised by Blood & Honour Australia West Australia representative Murray Holmes, to celebrate the deaths of Australian soldiers in WWII. In a slackbastard exclusive, I can … Continue reading

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