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Riot policeman’s hands viciously assaulted by Ian Tomlinson’s back

Posted on April 8, 2009 by @ndy

“Ian Tomlinson assaulted by riot police at G20 Protest in London (extra footage!) – 2009-04-01” is the (presumably ironic) title of this video. If you watch carefully, you’ll notice that, following Tomlinson’s collapse — one triggered, presumably, by exhaustion after … Continue reading →

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BIT OF STICK

Posted on April 8, 2009 by @ndy

Tim Blair Thursday, April 02, 2009 at 08:55am Some old-fashioned British police work at the G20 street party: Further images here. UPDATE. The Age‘s Paola Totaro reports: He came, he covered his face, he shimmied up a two-storey Corinthian column … Continue reading →

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Ian Tomlinson…

Posted on April 8, 2009 by @ndy

…died of natural causes. Further, anarchist protesters assaulted police, who bravely endured the attacks of the violent mob while they scrambled desperately to save the apparently injured man’s life. “City resident Ian Tomlinson, 47, was on his way home from … Continue reading →

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White With Fear: Flagging a New Hate

Posted on April 7, 2009 by @ndy

John Bastick Rolling Stone No.690, May 2009 If this is God’s country, then it’s clear God has a predilection towards fair-haired folk. Pulling into Cronulla station, an hour’s sweaty slog south of Sydney’s Central, the train is packed solid. Nothing … Continue reading →

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Police ‘assaulted’ bystander who died during G20 protests

Posted on April 5, 2009 by @ndy

Ian Tomlinson, 47, died during last week’s G20 protests. The immediate response by corporate/state media was to (wrongly) claim that police and others who came to his aid (following his collapse) were subjected to assault by protesters. Witnesses claim this … Continue reading →

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Anarchists hate cancer sufferers from the North Atlantic

Posted on April 5, 2009 by @ndy

A NATO summit in Strasbourg on the French/German border has been greeted with widespread protest [Pictures]. According to Bruno Waterfield and Peter Allen (Nato 60th summit in Strasbourg celebrated with street battles and arson, The Telegraph, April 4, 2009): Many … Continue reading →

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Visteon [occupation] continues as rooftop protesters claim squatters’ rights

Posted on April 4, 2009 by @ndy

Update : Visteon occupation @ libcom.org. Visteon stalemate continues as rooftop protesters claim squatters’ rights Sarah Cosgrove Enfield & Haringey Independent April 3, 2009 THE stalemate between Visteon protesters and Ford continues, after a meeting today did nothing to resolve … Continue reading →

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G20 : Lies & evictions (&/or resistance)

Posted on April 3, 2009 by @ndy

G20 Summit and Countersummit Broadcast on KPFA – April 2nd KPFA Radio KPFA’s April 2nd coverage features activist Tadzio Mueller on the vigil today at the Bank of England for the man who died during yeterday’s demonstrations there, anarchist scholar … Continue reading →

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MoAr BiKiE mAdNeSs

Posted on March 26, 2009 by @ndy

Bikies. Drugs. Guns. Violence. The women who love the men who love the lifestyle. In Sweden, the Hells Angels are allegedly @ war with the Black Cobras… and criminal gangs are mushrooming (according to state authorities). In Denmark, police have … Continue reading →

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Ah Queensland. Pretty much the same as it was yesterday.

Posted on March 24, 2009 by @ndy

After tearfully waving goodbye to Warwick, there were very few reasons to take an interest in the Queensland state election. Leaving just… The Usual Suspects Commies There were two socialists standing for Parliament on March 21: Mike Crook in Sandgate … Continue reading →

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