Monthly Archives: August 2009

Farewell to Tucson – Cascadia in Arizona

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Magpie

I’ve been cooped up in the EF! Journal house for two months, but I finally got to head out to the mountains, right before I leave town. Always is that way… I don’t really like a place till I’m leaving, … Continue reading →

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Book Release at the Baltimore Book Festival, Sept. 27

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Magpie

I will be speaking at the baltimore book festival in the Radical Book Pavilion set up by those fine folk at Red Emma’s. I’m not sure who will be joining me in my presentation, although I think at least one … Continue reading →

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The Earth First! Journal is here!

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Magpie

After two months of work, we’ve finally got the new issue of the Earth First! Journal. For anyone who isn’t aware, EF!J is a quarterly magazine/newspaper/thingy that has been coming out for 29 years now, and it’s an amazing insight … Continue reading →

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Ariel is out.

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Magpie

Good to hear: Ariel is out of jail. Bail was $5000. Tweet

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More Evidence That Mainstream Right-Wingers Are Morons

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Magpie

Alright, the really shitty news first. A transgendered anarchist woman was arrested last night, being accused of breaking out Democratic office windows. Why someone could possibly be angry at the democrats is, of course, completely beyond me. After all, they … Continue reading →

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Treesitters in West Virginia Stop MTR!

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Magpie

This is really exciting to me. I left West Virginia a few months back, and have been continually amazed by the bravery and commitment of the campaign there. They are facing fairly ridiculous repression (including strange and sweeping restraining orders … Continue reading →

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I’m Saved!

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Magpie

XKCD has saved me. One of my friends has a pickup truck, and he doesn’t actually tell many people he has a truck, because otherwise he would be buried under a deluge of requests to borrow it. I feel similarly … Continue reading →

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40oz. Office Chair Race 2009

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Magpie

The Earth First! Journal is almost off to print, and we were ahead of schedule. I came outside just in time to witness (and photograph) the great 40oz. Office Chair Race of 2009. More after the break. Tweet

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Things I Love, Things I Hate, Volume 2

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Magpie

This one is fun. We’re going to start with things I hate: the current trend for insurrectionists to basically say everyone who isn’t an insurrectionist sucks. The lovely little rants pop up on anarchistnews.org and infoshop.org all the time. There’s … Continue reading →

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Science FTW

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Magpie

How to envision and understand in 10 dimensions. Tweet

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