Monthly Archives: May 2008

Keeping FIT (Watch)

Posted on May 5, 2008 by @ndy

Interesting article in the New Statesman, by way of Unity blog. Hours before Boris Johnson took the platform outside City Hall to proclaim his victory as the next mayor of London, anarchists and anti-fascist activists assembled along the Queen’s Walk … Continue reading →

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Bad news for Belgian boneheads in Blood & Honour

Posted on May 5, 2008 by @ndy

Bad News: THE FLEMISH BRANCH of Blood and Honour (B&H) has cancelled all its scheduled activities for the rest of the year. The nazi bonehead outfit is in crisis and will not plan any more events until further notice. Wehrwulf28, … Continue reading →

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Victory for Dick in Londinium

Posted on May 4, 2008 by @ndy

British National Party member Richard Barnbrook has been elected to the London Assembly. He gave a great, drunken acceptance speech. Barnbrook received 69,710 votes for Mayor, while on the (far) left, the Socialist Workers Party‘s candidate, Lindsay German, got a … Continue reading →

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Further Adventures in Trotville

Posted on May 4, 2008 by @ndy

Australia The recent amalgamation of the International Socialist Organisation, Socialist Action Group, and Solidarity, to form a new Trotskyist organisation, Solidarity, presumably bubbles along in the background… somewhere. Unfortunately, three months later, while the ISO’s site hasn’t been updated (and … Continue reading →

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Ooh la la…

Posted on May 3, 2008 by @ndy

…Detractors say that the consequences [of the events of May 1968] have been disastrous – divorce, drugs, crime and a general breakdown in social cohesion amid the pursuit of individual happiness. Mr Sarkozy was virulent in his criticism, pledging to … Continue reading →

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song (not) for nat

Posted on May 3, 2008 by @ndy

naked raygun… from chicago. geddit? Naked Raygun was founded in Chicago in 1980, by Marco Pezzati, Jeff Pezzati and Santiago Durango. During their eleven-year career, they released six albums that would change the sound of punk rock indefinitely. Shortly after … Continue reading →

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Go go Melbourne taxi drivers!

Posted on May 2, 2008 by @ndy

Much respect. Best wishes to the poor bastard who got stabbed. And three cheers for Jazz Randyman — you rock! Melbourne taxi drivers consider further protests Maria Bervanakis Melbourne Leader May 2, 2008 TAXI drivers have warned Wednesday’s snap city … Continue reading →

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May Day / Labor Day / International Workers’ Day 2008 / a sizzling BONK holiday

Posted on May 2, 2008 by @ndy

Neat-o photos and videos from rallies around the whirled : Solidarité Ouvrière (Workers’ Solidarity). In Australia, a brainworker reckons Stolen wages: labour’s forgotten outrage (Ros Kidd, ABC), noting that thousands of Aboriginal workers remain uncompensated for their labour (a critical … Continue reading →

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Happy May Day!

Posted on May 1, 2008 by @ndy

2007 | On May Day 2006, I started blogging at anarchobase. In May 2008, after an absence of three weeks, I return… No peace, no work The ILWU hopes the dramatic act of shutting down West Coast ports will inspire … Continue reading →

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mathaba.net : last words

Posted on May 1, 2008 by @ndy

Three weeks ago, on or about April 8/9, the ‘Mathaba News Network’ sent a ‘cease and desist’ letter to Distribute IT. The letter alleged that I had engaged in defamation in a post on my blog, and demanded its removal, … Continue reading →

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