Category Archives: State / Politics

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Daniel McGowan needs our support

Daniel McGowan is an environmental and social justice activist. He was charged in federal court on many counts of arson, property destruction and conspiracy, all relating to two incidents in Oregon in 2001. Until recently, Daniel was offered two choices … Continue reading

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Blame Canada? Limonov & National Bolshevism

Now this is odd. Fred Weir is a reporter at the Christian Science Monitor, and he’s on the job (July 6 edition) and on the trail of Eduard Limonov… Meeting Eduard Limonov: Correspondent Fred Weir says that he’s followed Russian … Continue reading

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G20: Police condemnation over G20 riot

Just kidding. “I thought [police] handled themselves extremely well, and I think controlled a very difficult situation and I think they deserve our praise and support… Anyone can make a complaint, doesn’t mean the complaint will be followed through, it … Continue reading

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They got the $ | We got the soul

Can’t be bought, can’t be owned… The G8 protests. Along with the Green Scare, one of the things I was gonna blog about before my machine stopped going ping! As it stands, Indymedia is, to my knowledge, probably the best … Continue reading

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APEC: “Ride over the bastards”

Hmmm. They call this journalism? Unsurprisingly, the APEC Meeting (Police Powers) Bill 2007 has got the nod from NSW State Parliament. The short version: An Act to give police officers special powers with respect to the provision of security for … Continue reading

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Tricksy ASIO wants the nasssty anarchisssts

They’re all from New Zealand I tells ya! Police spy agencies target Australian universities Laura Tiernan wsws.org June 26, 2007 Last week’s revelation that police intelligence sought to recruit University of Sydney Students Representative Council (SRC) leader Daniel Jones to … Continue reading

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APEC and political ontology

Ahead of the APEC Summit in Sydney in September, police are being given extraordinary powers so that they may legally quash public protest. Members of the public, on the other hand, are being expected to exercise supernatural powers in order … Continue reading

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Fascists and the Russian nanny state

From the International Herald Tribune‘s Russian press review, June 20, 2007: ROSSIISKAYA GAZETA FOUR CONVICTED OF RACIAL MURDER: A St. Petersburg court sentenced four people, convicted of the racially-motivated killing of a Congolese student, to long prison terms on Wednesday. … Continue reading

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FCUK the G8! (Again)

For an account of the last year’s meeting in St. Petersburg, see FCUK the G8! | For an example of the kind of shit our global rulers speak, see “The Aristocrats!” | For an example of the kind of shit … Continue reading

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‘Home Sweet Squat’

Source : The Melbourne Times, May 9, 2007, pp.8–9 The number of squatters in Melbourne may be growing, and new groups are forming to help them and fight for their rights. Brigid Enis discovers what it’s like to live without … Continue reading

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