Category Archives: That’s Capitalism!

Armistice Poppy Remembrance Day

Posted on November 11, 2010 by @ndy

November 11, 1887 : The Haymarket Martyrs — August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel — murdered by the state. November 11, 1918: The formal end to The War To End All Wars™. “I can hire one half … Continue reading →

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LASNET conference, 12–14 November 2010 @ Trades Hall

Posted on November 9, 2010 by @ndy

MEDIA RELEASE International Activists Challenge Corporate Crimes From 12th to 14th November, international activists will converge at Trades Hall in Melbourne to call for an end to the power of huge companies to exploit people and our planet. “We will … Continue reading →

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Fear of Islam

Posted on November 3, 2010 by @ndy

LOL. One of Jenny’s audience guests was Yassir Morsi. He has a blog and a crack at Waleed Aly, Salam Cafe, and liberal (‘moderate’) Muslims here. (Oh, and postmodernism too. But then, that prolly goes without saying amirite?) [See : … Continue reading →

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I like Stephen Newnham‘s dirt unit. I like Pike.

Posted on November 2, 2010 by @ndy

LOL. From the people who brought you Senator Steve Fielding comes Brian Walters, the State Member for Melbourne. Srsly. Much to the (presumed) chagrin of Bronwyn ‘I like Stephen Newnham‘s dirt unit’ Pike. Green candidate Brian Walter’s ‘dirty work’ for … Continue reading →

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“Reverse racism” in Denmark / Shootings in Sweden

Posted on October 28, 2010 by @ndy

Ra Ranunkel — chairman of something called the ‘cooperation council’ of the Vollsmose neighborhood of the Danish city of Odense (pop.160,000+) — is now a * courtesy of a coupla mouthy kids armed with rocks. Or as my handy machinetranslation … Continue reading →

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Torture in West Papua

Posted on October 27, 2010 by @ndy

I am shocked. Shocked and stunned. Last week a video surfaced in which a West Papuan man is filmed being tortured by Indonesian soldiers. WARNING : GRAPHIC CONTENT. Clearly, the man is a terrorist. And if torturing a terrorist will … Continue reading →

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Two shoes one HoWARd

Posted on October 26, 2010 by @ndy

LOL. Television. Angered at his poor answers to some questions, poor rich old John HoWARd had some bloke chuck shoes at him for his trouble — one for the Iraqi dead, and one for the Iraqi living, apparently. “Host Tony … Continue reading →

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Blockading Public Roads: Anarchy and Reactionary?

Posted on October 19, 2010 by @ndy

Benson ka-Ngqentsu, Brian Bunting District (Cape Town Metro, Western Cape Province) Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), recently released a statement condemning the Abahlali baseMjondolo organisation and claiming that ‘blockading public roads’ — one of the tactics employed … Continue reading →

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The University of Adelaide & WebSense ~versus~ slackbastard

Posted on October 14, 2010 by @ndy

As noted previously, this site is blocked by a number of different institutions, including public libraries in Bristol, Spanish engineering companies, internet cafes in Athens, and — closer to home — the University of Adelaide. The University of Adelaide employs … Continue reading →

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What is it with the Left and violence?

Posted on October 13, 2010 by @ndy

On Monday, Andrew Bolt — who normally adopts a happy-go-lucky approach to The Left — thanked reader Owen for bringing to his attention an article published on September 12 on the ‘Business Insider’ business news site; the BI article in … Continue reading →

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