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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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Antifa blockade Warsaw : November 11, 2010

Posted on November 7, 2010 by @ndy

Blocking of fascist march in Warsaw 11 November 2010. As every year on November 11, nationalists and neo-fascists from various organizations are planning a march through the streets of Warsaw. We do not want the supporters of xenophobic and racist … 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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Free Love in Amsterdam : EDL ~versus~ Geert Wilders

Posted on October 31, 2010 by @ndy

Demotix: A protest by the English Defence League was held in Amsterdam today in support of Geert Wilders of the PVV (Party of Freedom). Although only around 20 protesters showed up, a large police presence was evident. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Other … Continue reading →

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What is Fascism? Robert O. Paxton

Posted on October 31, 2010 by @ndy

The moment has come to give fascism a usable short handle, even though we know that it encompasses its subject no better than a snapshot encompasses a person. Fascism may be defined as a form of political behavior marked by … Continue reading →

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antifa notes (october 30, 2010)

Posted on October 30, 2010 by @ndy

Oh yeah. In Russia: Vasily Krivets, 22, was convicted of 15 counts of murder motivated by ethnic hatred and sentenced to life in prison while his nutzi accomplice, Dmitry Ufimtsev, 23, who unlike Krivets pleaded guilty, got 22 years in … Continue reading →

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Socialism @ the 2010 Victorian state election

Posted on October 28, 2010 by @ndy

The Victorian state election is being held on November 27, 2010. Labor’s gonna win, with a reduced majority. So: business as usual. Mostly. Apart from Labor’s stranglehold on the inner-city being broken by the Greens. In 2006, only a handful … 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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Hitler’s Ghost by Christopher Hitchens

Posted on October 27, 2010 by @ndy

Hitler’s Ghost Christopher Hitchens Vanity Fair June 1996 Cherry blossoms are bursting over the Tidal Basin and the Jefferson Memorial as I ascend the steps of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. There is to be a learned seminar today, … Continue reading →

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