Monthly Archives: February 2010

Palomar Pipeline, Solo Timber Sale

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Magpie

I’ve been continuing to document the Palomar Pipeline and its course through the public lands of Oregon. This time, I went out to the Solo Timber Sale (timber sales have funny names like “Straw Devil”, “Biscuit”, and, in this case, … Continue reading →

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All Power To The People

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Magpie

I just returned from the PIELC conference in Eugene, Oregon. PIELC stands for Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, and it’s pronounced “e-law” owing to people’s fine habit of ignoring when things change their name. Tomorrow I’ll talk about PIELC and … Continue reading →

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Ursula K Le Guin and Anarchism (and me) In The Oregonian

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Magpie

The Oregonian wrote a rather nice piece about Ursula K LeGuin, including a bit about her anarchist politics and the event we did together at Powell’s. I’m pretty wary of corporate media, of course, but the only problem I’ve got … Continue reading →

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Palomar Pipeline, Clackamas River Crossing

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Magpie

On Sunday I went out with some friends to where the Palomar Pipeline is set to cross the Clackamas river. It’s one of the many, many places that this pipeline will be remarkably disruptive: in this case, running across a … Continue reading →

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The Hummer Will Die!

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Magpie

Hurrah! The Hummer brand is going away. Tweet

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Anarchists are Domestic Terrorists Now!

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Magpie

(image is of anarchists and communists awaiting deportation hearings) Well, maybe he really meant the ALF part, but here’s a quote from a prosecutor, about Scott DeMuth. “Defendant’s writings, literature, and conduct suggest that he is an anarchist and associated … Continue reading →

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Baltimore’s Indypendent Reader

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Magpie

Baltimore’s Indypendent Reader is a print paper that is circulated freely. Last December, when I was in town, I helped out with the layout of issue #13, themed around the media. It’s filled with amazing articles, the most curious of … Continue reading →

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Palomar Pipeline, Fish Creek Crossing

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Magpie

Last week I went hiking with two friends out along Fish Creek in the Mt. Hood National Forest. I went to go take pictures of the areas that are going to be clearcut for the Palomar Pipeline LNG project. The … Continue reading →

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More on Stack

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Magpie

Over on the Infoshop News post about Joseph Stack, there’s a raging debate about whether or not “we” as anarchists should support this action. I guess I’m not really seeing it in those terms. I’m seeing it as an event … Continue reading →

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Andrew Joseph Stack

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Magpie

I don’t know everything about this yet. But this morning, a 53 year old white software developer crashed his own plane into the IRS building in a suicidal direct action against the government. What is fascinating is that he wasn’t … Continue reading →

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