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Trot Guide 2007 #1.0

Posted on March 4, 2007 by @ndy

From The Socialist Unity Blog, via Leftist Trainspotters, the following: Where is the IST going? (March 1, 2007): …in Australia the Socialist Alternative is an IS derived organisation, [not] resulting from the expulsion of the Melbourne branch including Tom O’Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Evicting the Ungdomshuset makes baby Jesus cry… and social democrats smile

Posted on March 2, 2007 by @ndy

Danish Christians reckon there’s no room for yoof in Copenhagen. So the terror squad evicted the Ungdomshuset. Bloomberg reckons 80 members of the Danish resistance have been arrested; AP claims more than 250; Reuters at least 75; later amended by … Continue reading →

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End the rot // Squat the lot

Posted on March 1, 2007 by @ndy

[Update : see also a short documentary film on squatting in London : Empties] “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal … Continue reading →

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“We’re not Nazis, we’re punk-anarchists”!

Posted on February 28, 2007 by @ndy

[Update : April 2, 2007: Gabriel Kolko, commenting on the state of the State of Israel (‘Israel’s Last Chance’, Counterpunch, March 30, 2007) writes “Some indications of these trends [ie, “profound divisions” in Israeli society] range from the banal to … Continue reading →

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Bombs, Knives & Batons, Not Food, in St. Petersburg

Posted on February 28, 2007 by @ndy

St. Petersburg, Russia : Activists Prevented From Giving Away Food Evgenia Ivanova The St. Petersburg Times Fenruary 27, 2007 Volunteers giving food to homeless people and street children in central St. Petersburg were stopped by police on Sunday, Fontanka.ru reported. … Continue reading →

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Moffat: “Some of my best friends are Muslim lifesavers!”

Posted on February 28, 2007 by @ndy

Leaflet attack on Muslim lifesavers Mark Metherell Sydney Morning Herald February 24, 2007 THE far right candidate John Moffat has denied he put out a leaflet demanding the removal of Muslim lifesavers from North Cronulla and accusing “Islamic supremacists” of … Continue reading →

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Dick, you’re a wanker. Piss off.

Posted on February 26, 2007 by @ndy

In the past few days, Australian / US Vice-President Dick Cheney came, saw, and conquered Australia. Or, at least, avoided being assassinated in order to receive the fawning compliments of local satraps during the course of his brief visit (February … Continue reading →

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Anarchy, Memory & ‘Forgetting’: Salvador Puig Antich

Posted on February 25, 2007 by @ndy

“Official history is the bourgeoisie’s history, and its mission today is to wreath nationalism, liberal democracy and the market economy in myth, so as to have us believe that these are eternal, immutable and immovable.” The Age has published a … Continue reading →

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Josh Wolf and ‘The vanishing art of standing firm’

Posted on February 20, 2007 by @ndy

MEDIA : The vanishing art of standing firm Edward Wasserman Miami Herald February 19, 2007 Josh Wolf is an activist and freelance journalist who videotaped a small anti-globalism [sic] demonstration in San Francisco on July 8, 2005. The action protested … Continue reading →

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Free Free! Free Josh!

Posted on February 16, 2007 by @ndy

According to Friends of Jeffrey Free Luers, on February 14 the Oregon Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that Jeff’s case will be reversed and remanded back to the Lane County Circuit Court for resentencing as a result of Judge Velure’s … Continue reading →

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