Monthly Archives: September 2009

On Cook Mountain, an anti-MTR article by Dea

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Magpie

The most recent issue of the Earth First! Journal has a really good article about Mountaintop Removal written by my friend Dea. Turns out she’s posted it online as well. From the article: Madison Cook’s miniature hands were covered in … Continue reading →

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Oh god, I started social networking.

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Magpie

I quit myspace years ago when Fox bought it, and haven’t really looked back. Today I joined Goodreads. Anyhow, you can find me on there as “Margaret Killjoy.” Anyhow, it’s kinda neat, so hopefully I’ll keep up with it. Tweet

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Surprise! I have a second book out!

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Magpie

Being The Exploration of One Fine Summer I’m proud to release my first photo book, 52 pages that document my explorations with mountaintop removal, roadkill, and Cascadian forest defense. I’ll make a free PDF available as quickly as possible, since … Continue reading →

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Book release tomorrow in Baltimore

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Magpie

I’m trying to pretend like I’m not nervous about my book release tomorrow in baltimore, 3pm at the baltimore book festival in the radical book pavilion. It’s been a pretty crazy couple of days. Last night, I was witnessing one … Continue reading →

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Police State in Pittsburgh

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Magpie

Last night was… was something. Nobody rioted but the police, but they had a field day, with thousands of officers firing all sorts of weapons and setting up concentric rings of riot police, ordering dispersal but, by and by, not … Continue reading →

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This guy is awesome

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Magpie

More about all the protests today later. I didn’t shoot this photo, it’s from timesonline.co.uk. All I’m saying is this guy is awesome. I didn’t seem him do this, but I was checking out his sweet happy mutton chops (the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday in Pittsburgh, week of the g20

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Magpie

Alright, I’m trying out this Flickr thing again, basically out of happiness that it automatically resizes things. Anyhow, here’s some of what I shot yesterday. Nothing particularly exciting, just a general sense of obnoxious levels of police harassment, mostly of … Continue reading →

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A Song For Carefully Aiming

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Magpie

Leslie Fish is an anarchist folk singer who writes songs about Star Trek and such, and is considered one of the innovators of filk. Here, in this song, she explains why a well-trained gunner is more effective than one using … Continue reading →

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Ariel Attack’s Court Fashion, by the Boulevardier

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Magpie

Denver anarchist Ariel Attack apparently went to court yesterday. And while I haven’t yet seen an update on her charges, etc., we do have an update on her lovely fashion choices for court over on anarchist fashion blog the Boulevardier. … Continue reading →

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Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Magpie

I’m becoming obsessed. It might be with caves, it might be with photography. Actually, it might be with bats. We stopped at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. It holds the largest cave room in the western hemisphere, and it’s pretty … Continue reading →

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