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Moda Kitchen and Bar (w BONUS! COVID-19)

Moda Kitchen and Bar, located at 140 Victoria Street in Seddon, is a family owned modern Italian restaurant with an emphasis on seasonal, locally sourced produce, an international wine list, a welcoming atmosphere — and plenty of space for plague … Continue reading

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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #070 w Natasha Lennard on ‘Being Numerous’, Everyday Anti-Fascism & The Limits of Liberalism : May 27, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Natasha Lennard [Twitter]. Natasha is a Durruti columnist at The Intercept, a teacher at The New School and the author of Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life (Verso Books, 2021): … Continue reading

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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #069 w Christopher Mathias on (reporting on) the far-right : May 20, 2021

Above : In May 2020, while covering anti-racist protests, police arrested HuffPost reporter Christopher Mathias even though he showed his press pass. On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Christopher Mathias [Twitter]. We talked to Christopher about … Continue reading

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antifa notes (may 15, 2021) : Tom Sewell: Go directly to jail; do not pass go, do not collect $200

aww no A Burg(h)er With The Lot Yesterday Thomas Sewell, budding Führer und Reichskanzler of Australia and current leader of neo-Nazi groupuscule ‘National Socialist Network’ (NSN), got arrest. See : Australian neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell charged over alleged armed robbery, … Continue reading

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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #068 w Shannon E. Reid on Alt-Right Gangs & Proud Boys : May 13, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Shannon E. Reid [Twitter], an Associate Professor at UNC Charlotte. Shannon is the co-author (with Matthew Valasik) of Alt-Right Gangs: A Hazy Shade of White (University of California Press, 2020): … Continue reading

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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #067 w Blyth Crawford on Chans, QAnon Ladies & 100 Days of Biden : May 6, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Blyth Crawford [Twitter] about memes, Q drops, Q drips and moar. Blyth is a far-right extremism researcher in online radicalisation, a Research Fellow at the International Centre for the Study … Continue reading

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Anarchist-communism? In this economy?

OMGWTF Geelong Anarchist-Communists are on Facebook: And when the ball is bounced, to the final bell / Stand up and fight like hell! They join All for one, and one for all / We will answer to the call Anarchist … Continue reading

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Happy May Day!

Above : The “ANARCHY” flag that legendary Melbourne anarchist John William ‘Chummy’ Fleming carried at May Day marches in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [Clenched fist salute : Liz Crash. See also : Underfoot : ‘a series of … Continue reading

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Token 2021 (Melbourne) May Day Post

Happy May Day ‘N’ All That. In Melbourne, May Day continues to shuffle along, and you can join in this weekend by way of: 1) A Walking Tour A tour of significant Melbourne anarchist historical sites commencing at Chummie Place, … Continue reading

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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #066 w Ashley Mattheis on memes, Momfluencers, Shieldmaidens & moar : April 29, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Ashley Mattheis [Twitter]. Ashley is a feminist scholar who studies the material effects of cultural production & consumption, the use of web-based media, & online misogynies. See, for example, : … Continue reading

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