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Category Archives: State / Politics
Review : 2015 : Neil Erikson ~vs~ Rob Sparrow
I thought I may as well provide a brief summary of the year in blogging + activism. Well … next post, maybe. Before I do, a few days ago (December 30), I became aware that local neo-Nazi Neil Erikson had … Continue reading
Posted in !nataS, Anti-fascism, Sex & Sexuality, State / Politics, War on Terror
Tagged Andy Fleming, Andy Hutchings, Australia First Party, Dr James Saleam, Dr Jim Saleam, Facebook, James Gilhome, James Hutchings, James Saleam, Jeff Sparrow, Jill Sparrow, Jim Perren, Jim Saleam, Nathan Sykes, Neil Erikson, Nicholas Folkes, Nicholas Hunter Folkes, Nick Folkes, Party for Freedom, Peter Campbell, Rob Sparrow, Robert Godino, Shermon Burgess, slackbastard, The Great Aussie Patriot, United Patriots Front, Whitelaw Towers
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masking up on overland
I wrote something for overland on the political utility and meaning of masking up and/or counter-protesting fascism. You can read it here. See also : #CronullaRiots 2.0 : A Damp Squib (December 12, 2015).
Posted in Anti-fascism, History, Media, State / Politics, Television, That's Capitalism!, War on Terror
Tagged overland
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#ReclaimAustralia Goes To #Melton
Update (November 20, 2015) : Reclaim Australia member Phillip Galea jailed for possessing tasers and mercury, Adam Cooper, The Age, November 20, 2015. Galea attended the tiny April 9, 2010 MASS RALLY AGAINST IMMIGRANTS AND ISLAM in the company of … Continue reading
Posted in !nataS, Anti-fascism, Media, State / Politics, That's Capitalism!, War on Terror
Tagged Background Briefing, Corey Hadow, Damian Kourevellis, Julie Kendall, Melbourne Antifascist Info, Melton, Melton Specialist School, Patriots Defence League, Patriots Defence League of Australia, Phill Galea, Phillip Galea, Reclaim Australia, SOSBlakAustralia, Stop the Mosque in Bendigo, The Victorian Resistance, True Blue Crew, United Patriots Front, vice, VICE News, Zane 'Chappo' Chapman, Zane Chapman
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#ParisAttacks
A few things. 1) This fella’s analysis seems especially apt: See also : New Islamic State Publication Touts Progress in Clash of Civilizations, Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept, February 13, 2015 | Muslims Around the World Condemn Paris Attacks, Adam Johnson, … Continue reading
antifa notes (nov 10, 2015) : #UnitedPatriotsFront and moar …
G’day patriots, Here’s a few notes about recent developments on the far right. 1) Chris Shortis : “It’s in Revelations, people!” United Patriots Front (UPF) leader Chris Shortis appears in an article in The Age, which details his rather bizarre … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-fascism, Media, State / Politics, That's Capitalism!, War on Terror
Tagged 3CR, Anders Behring Breivik, antifa notes, Australia First Party, Australian Defence League, Blair Cottrell, British Union of Fascists, CFMEU, Chris Shortis, Danny Nalliah, Deni N Nath Davidson, Dr James Saleam, Dr Jim Saleam, Evan Smith, Hatful of History, James Saleam, Jim Saleam, Kriso Richardson, Linden Watson, Melbourne Anarchist Club, Nationalist Alternative, Neil Erikson, Ralph Cerminara, Reclaim Australia, Scott Moerland, Shermon Burgess, Squadron 88, The Great Aussie Patriot, Thomas Sewell, United Patriots Front
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antifa notes (november 2, 2015) : 3CR, MAC, UPF and moar …
1) On Sunday, five members of the fascist groupuscule the ‘United Patriots Front’ (UPF) — Blair Cottrell, Neil Erikson, Chris Shortis, Linden Watson and Andrew Wallis — paid a visit to the Melbourne Anarchist Club (MAC) in Northcote and then … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Anti-fascism, Collingwood, Media, State / Politics
Tagged 3CR, Andrew Wallis, antifa notes, ASIO, Australia First Party, Blair Cottrell, Chris Shortis, Cronulla, Dr James Saleam, Dr Jim Saleam, James Saleam, Jim Saleam, Linden Watson, Melbourne Anarchist Club, Michael Schmidt, Nationalist Alternative, Neil Erikson, Nicholas Folkes, Nicholas Hunter Folkes, Nick Folkes, Party for Freedom, Reclaim Australia, Shermon Burgess, United Patriots Front
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Decadence
[‘Decadence’ by Alex Trotter. Originally published in Drunken Boat, No.2, 1994.] There is no decadence from the point of view of humanity. Decadence is a word that ought to be definitively banished from history. ~ Ernest Renan The word “decadence” … Continue reading
Posted in !nataS, Art, Broken Windows, Death, History, Music, Poetry, Sex & Sexuality, State / Politics, That's Capitalism!
Tagged Alex Trotter, decadence, Drunken Boat
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CRONULLA /// NEVER AGAIN
Serial pest Nick Folkes and his micro-Party for Freedom have organised a party to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the racist pogrom in Cronulla. Joining him in this effort to stir up racial, religious and ethnic antagonism will be ‘The … Continue reading
#ReclaimAustralia Rallies : Sunday, November 22
Briefly: Leb and wog bashing day : Cronulla redux Nick Folkes of the ‘Party for Freedom’ has declared that he’s obtained the approval of NSW police to hold a party in Cronulla (midday, December 12, Don Lucas Reserve) to celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-fascism, State / Politics, War on Terror
Tagged Andy Fleming, Australian Defence League, Blair Cottrell, Catherine Brennan, Chris Cottrell, Cooma, Cronulla, Elizabeth Shepherd, Eureka Brigade, John Oliver, Lennon Bros Circus, Liz Shepherd, Monika Evers, Nationalist Alternative, Neil Erikson, neo-Nazism, Nicholas Folkes, Nicholas Hunter Folkes, Nick Folkes, Party for Freedom, Patriots Defence League, Patriots Defence League of Australia, Ralph Cerminara, Reclaim Australia, Shermon Burgess, The Great Aussie Patriot, The Guardian, United Patriots Front
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