Monthly Archives: January 2009

And on a brighter note…

Posted on January 17, 2009 by @ndy

Robert Wyatt & Bertrand Burgalat : ‘This Summer Night’: The Hold Steady : ‘Stay Positive’:

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The War Against Preterrorism: The ‘Tarnac Nine’ and The Coming Insurrection

Posted on January 17, 2009 by @ndy

The War Against Preterrorism: The ‘Tarnac Nine’ and The Coming Insurrection Alberto Toscano I. The Case On 11 November 2008, twenty French youths are arrested simultaneously in Paris, Rouen, and in the small village of Tarnac (located in the district … Continue reading →

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S is for SHACking Up, Soul Train & Squatting

Posted on January 16, 2009 by @ndy

SHAC For almost five months, the Student Housing Action Cooperative (SHAC) squatted several properties in Farady Street, Carlton belonging to the University of Melbourne. When the squat was established in August 2008, the properties had been vacant for three years, … Continue reading →

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Nineteenth Century Anarchist Terrorism: How Comparable to the Terrorism of al-Qaeda?

Posted on January 15, 2009 by @ndy

Nineteenth Century Anarchist Terrorism: How Comparable to the Terrorism of al-Qaeda? Richard Bach Jensen Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol.20, No.4, 2008 (589–596) In a speech given last November and in an article, Professor James L. Gelvin argues most forcefully for … Continue reading →

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Class War : ‘Rap ‘n’ Durge’

Posted on January 15, 2009 by @ndy

Wow. I hadn’t heard this track for like 20 years… It was a blast of fresh air through my suburban teenage wasteland. “In 1986, Class War released a 7” EP single entitled “Better Dead Than Wed”. The single was released … Continue reading →

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Flanagan & Allen : ‘Nice People’

Posted on January 14, 2009 by @ndy

Council Chancellor: The Hon. Mr Alex Chernov, AO QC BCom Melb. LLB Melb. Appointed to Council 1 January 1992. Elected Deputy Chancellor 8 March 2004. Re-elected 1 January 2008. Elected Chancellor 10 October 2008 to 31 December 2009 Vice-Chancellor: Professor … Continue reading →

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SHAC evicted

Posted on January 14, 2009 by @ndy

“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 bread.” ~ Anatole France, The Red Lily, 1894 Scumbag College in Faraday Street, Carlton … Continue reading →

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Defend the Great Leadership of Chairman Gonzalo!

Posted on January 14, 2009 by @ndy

Read the Great Works of Secretary Žižek! As the trial of former President Fujimori draws to a close (see The Fall of Fujimori by Ellen Perry), remnants of the Shining Path remain at large. In fact, just a few weeks … Continue reading →

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Sheppard and Whittle Guilty

Posted on January 12, 2009 by @ndy

Men convicted of race hate crimes BBC January 9, 2009 Two men have been convicted of publishing “obnoxious and abhorrent” racist material. Simon Sheppard, 51, of Brook Street, Selby, and Stephen Whittle, 41, of Avenham Lane, Preston, have been found … Continue reading →

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Cats are awesome.

Posted on January 11, 2009 by @ndy

Cats are awesome. Weatherman interrupted by cat during forecast : Germany’s star weatherman was forced to share the limelight with a pet cat when it wandered onto set in the middle of a prime-time broadcast…

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