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blog notes (december 17, 2010)

Posted on December 17, 2010 by @ndy

Update : Whitelaw Towers wages war on ZOG. I’ll be blogging less frequently during the course of the next few weeks. In the meantime, some blogs what are worthy of note: marrichiweu: a new local (Melbourne) blog about muzak and … Continue reading →

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Menacingly rolling towards Ben Brown in my wheelchair…

Posted on December 14, 2010 by @ndy

Award-winning BBC journalist Ben Brown has finally been able to break through the deafening silence being imposed on a growing menace to society: young men in wheelchairs menacingly rolling towards large groups of armed policemen. In drawing some desperately-needed attention … Continue reading →

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Union and Community Summer School 2010

Posted on December 12, 2010 by @ndy

Introduction For what it’s worth (which may not be much), I thought I’d write down a few thoughts I had following the Union and Community Summer School 2010 held at Trades Hall on December 10/11. I only attended part of … Continue reading →

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“…mainly dubstep.”

Posted on December 11, 2010 by @ndy

‎Anarchist gangs fuelling London student riots, say police Paola Totaro The Age December 11, 2010 i) Errant nonsense. Everybody knows it’s the International Cricket Council International Communist Current wot done it. ii) Mad props to the kids from the slums … Continue reading →

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Arbib kicks arse!

Posted on December 9, 2010 by @ndy

one Lunch with Arbib at Azuma’s in Sydney. It’s interesting to listen to these machine guys: they live in a world of non-stop political manoeuvres and gossip, no structured thoughts about making society better. Their only points of reference in … Continue reading →

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Operation Payback

Posted on December 9, 2010 by @ndy

Operation: Payback seems to be having some effect. The website belonging to Stockholm law firm Borgstrom and Bostrom is refusing to answer any questions, and while there are (allegedly) some things money can’t buy / for everything else, there’s MasterCard… … Continue reading →

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Defend Assange and WikiLeaks on Human Rights Day in Melbourne

Posted on December 8, 2010 by @ndy

…and elsewhere. Defend Assange and WikiLeaks on Human Rights Day in Melbourne WHEN : 4:30pm, Friday, December 10 WHERE: State Library Lawns Julian Assange has been arrested in London. Join the protest to defend Assange and WikiLeaks on Human Rights … Continue reading →

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Alexandros Grigoropoulos, two years on…

Posted on December 6, 2010 by @ndy

December 6 is the second anniversary of the police murder of Athens teenager Alexandros (aka Andreas/Alexis) Grigoropoulos. His death triggered widespread rioting in Athens and elsewhere in Greece; these uprisings in turn helped to lay the groundwork for further revolts … Continue reading →

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Union & Community Summer School 2010

Posted on December 5, 2010 by @ndy

Comrades, There’s a Union and Community Summer School next weekend (December 10-11, 2010) @ Melbourne Trades Hall. It’s a “public forum to build practical unity within the labour movement, for workers’ rights, social justice, economic democracy and environmental sustainability.” Yadda … Continue reading →

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Subcultures, Pop Music and Politics: Skinheads and “Nazi Rock” in England and Germany

Posted on December 4, 2010 by @ndy

Subcultures, Pop Music and Politics: Skinheads and “Nazi Rock” in England and Germany Timothy S. Brown Journal of Social History Vol.38, No.1 (Fall 2004) Right-wing extremist rock music–so-called “Nazi rock”–is one of the most problematic of popular musical genres. Emerging … Continue reading →

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