Category Archives: State / Politics

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What are you, Deaf or something?

Posted on January 12, 2007 by @ndy

On Leftwrites, Jeff Sparrow has drawn my attention to an article by Lennard J. Davis, ‘Deafness and the Riddle of Identity’ (The Chronicle Review, January 12, 2007). It raises a number of interesting questions (see below) in relation to notions … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, State / Politics, Student movement, Television | 13 Comments

Granddaughter Of Upside-Down Corpse Heils The Dawn Of A New Europe

Posted on January 10, 2007 by @ndy

Fascist parties in the European Parliament have declared their intention to form a bloc on January 15, called “Identity, Sovereignty and Transparency (IST)”. According to the EUObserver: “Under EU rules, there need to be at least 20 MEPs from six … Continue reading →

Posted in !nataS, Anti-fascism, History, Sex & Sexuality, State / Politics | 7 Comments

Deregistered Political Parties

Posted on January 10, 2007 by @ndy

Huh. The death of political parties is good news in the context of a social revolution; not-so-great news in the context of a constitutional monarchy / parliamentary democracy… On Crikey, Stephen Mayne reports that the AEC has recently de-registered a … Continue reading →

Posted in State / Politics | 7 Comments

Harry Roberts, Harry Roberts, Roberts Roberts, Harry Harry

Posted on January 10, 2007 by @ndy

Why they chant the cop killer’s name Ryan Kisiel icSarfLondon January 9, 2007 AFTER four decades in prison, a human rights group [?!?] is campaigning for the release of infamous cop-killer Harry Roberts. Jailed for the murder of three police … Continue reading →

Posted in !nataS, History, State / Politics | 21 Comments

G20: Three more arrests

Posted on January 9, 2007 by @ndy

Three charged over G20 protests in Australia Associated Press International Herald Tribune January 9, 2007 MELBOURNE, Australia: Australian police arrested three people on Tuesday for participating in violent street protests that marred last year’s meeting of global finance chiefs in … Continue reading →

Posted in Anarchism, State / Politics | 5 Comments

It’s The Extreme Left, Jim!

Posted on January 7, 2007 by @ndy

Australia First Party leader Dr. James Saleam has uncovered a shocking truth! The extreme left is noisy! Extreme Left Makes Noises On Confronting Australia First In Sydney: Forewarned, Forearmed Dr. Jim Saleam January 5, 2007 Two different extreme leftist groups … Continue reading →

Posted in !nataS, Anarchism, Anti-fascism, Media, State / Politics | 3 Comments

Moffat, AFP, and those BLOODY FOREIGNERS!

Posted on January 6, 2007 by @ndy

Aged-care worker and veteran bigot John Moffat is standing for the seat of Cronulla in the upcoming NSW state election on March 24. The fifty-something(?) Moffat is standing as an ‘independent’, but is campaigning with the endorsement and full support … Continue reading →

Posted in !nataS, Anti-fascism, State / Politics | 8 Comments

“War on terror” consumes apples, pork, US$650 billion… pretty much everything, really.

Posted on January 5, 2007 by @ndy

From Planet Tron: An all-consuming ‘war on terror’ Ian S. Lustick Baltimore Sun December 31, 2006 PHILADELPHIA — The official mantra is that we fight in Iraq because it is the “central front in the War on Terror.” The exact … Continue reading →

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FightDemBack! A Brief History

Posted on January 3, 2007 by @ndy

Reading over the Wikipedia entry on FightDemBack!, I thought ‘Hmmm. I think I can do better…’. So, for that or for worse, here it is. I believe I’ve located most, if not all, references to FDB (and directly-related issues) that … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-fascism, History, Media, State / Politics | 13 Comments

G20: Capitalism. Anti-capitalism. Idiots.

Posted on January 3, 2007 by @ndy

In extremely late-breaking news, the first person to be arrested and charged over the G20 protest, and the only person to be denied bail, Akin Sari, was released from custody on December 14. The last person to be arrested, David … Continue reading →

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