Monthly Archives: December 2008

Gaza Offensive Was Planned Months In Advance

As soon as the mainstream media picked up on the recent bombings of Gaza, they announced that the attacks were retaliation against small rocket attacks by Hamas militants. But no, the attacks were planned months in advance. What a surprise. … Continue reading

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The World’s Largest Prison, Gaza, Bombed Again

The Gaza Strip, home to more than a million Palestinians, has been under lockdown (siege) for the past 18 months. During that time, the necessities of life have been smuggled in from Egypt by way of tunnels. The Israeli army … Continue reading

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Anarchist Craft Stores?

So this is vaguely random, but today as I sat at Red Emma’s, the worker-owned coffeeshop/bookstore in Baltimore, I was thinking about anarchist projects. We’re used to the idea of the “infoshop”, which is more or less to say anarchist … Continue reading

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Big Dog Is Going Down

Watch Robo Dog in Game Videos  |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com Earlier on Birds Before The Storm, I posted about Big Dog, a military-friendly quadruped robot that is kind of frightening. But fortunately, our attention has been brought to … Continue reading

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Douchetour Will Be Headlined By Man O’ War – Power Forge Radio

Thanks to the magic of Google Alerts (yes, yes, I’m one of those people), I heard about Power Forge Radio: a podcast of folk metal and industrial, for the most part, which is pretty sweet. I wonder if they know … Continue reading

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Radical Activism Visual Archive

When I lived in Amsterdam, I got a glimpse of some the european activist design aesthetic, which was beautiful. A little hip for my tastes, to be sure (not everything can look like it came from the 19th century, I … Continue reading

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Greece. Interesting Place. Especially Right Now.

As I’m certain much of the world is aware, Greece has been alive with riots these past two weeks since the police killed a teenage anarchist. It’s hard to keep up with it all, being over here in the USA, … Continue reading

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Video of a Chinese Cop Blocked by a Truck

I know, I know, not the most promising title to a blogpost, but man, this is funny. It’s 7 minutes of a cop trying to pass a truck. The truck driver cuts him off, every time. When I watched it, … Continue reading

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Opening For Dark Dark Dark Tomorrow, Dec 15, Baltimore

Finally, I give you more than 24 hours notice before I play a show. Here’s 27 hours notice. Tomorrow night, Monday Dec 15th 2008, at 3043 Frisby Street, Baltimore MD. Doors at 6pm. I’m playing a show! I’m playing with … Continue reading

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The Red & Black Ball!

Last night I attended the Red & Black Ball, a neo-victorian/surrealist/steampunk/anarchist bit of wonderfulness organized by the good folks of 2640. Almost everyone came in proper colors and in a wide array of finery, mostly DIY. It was hard for … Continue reading

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