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This poem is poignant...brilliant...

Published on 2013-01-25 06:16:00

Laughing Drums:History’s white hand wrote my country’s courseIn a language that will come back and hunt herIn the twenty first century;The man at the round-about calls it exploitationBeyond redemption.But I say it is far beyond our imagination.Wh

Idle No More 2013

Published on 2013-01-25 05:53:00

His Feast: Her broken Fastby Rosanna Deerchild His feast: Her broken fast Harper doesn't need to worry About the woman on the hill She’s already dead From the arrows in her back Those headdress & handshakes Did the trick a treaty real good Sl

From Mohawk Nation News...Indigenous Proclamation 2013'

Published on 2013-01-15 09:27:00

INDIGENOUS PROCLAMATION 2013

They are calling out, but greedy psychopaths cannot listen...

Published on 2012-11-19 09:48:00

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Yes, he may win but...

Published on 2012-11-02 12:48:00

Obama smiles and poses with his wife and unharmed children while these children die.This is a cruel reality. A difficult fact that those who support him will not want to examine or embrace.His drones kill children.I share this image knowing that the

An extermination of a whole group of Indigenous people is in process as I type...

Published on 2012-10-24 09:18:00

Letter of the Community Guarani-Kaiowá of Pyelito Kue/Mbarakay-Iguatemi-MS for the Government and Justice of BrazilWe (50 men, 50 women and 70 children) Guarani-Kaiowá communities originating from tekoha Pyelito kue / Mbrakay, we write this letter to present our historical situation and a final decision before the dispatch order expressed by the Federal Court of

An unpaid political announcement from darkdaughta...

Published on 2012-10-05 12:05:00

CENSORED NEWS: TransCanada encouraged torture of peaceful protestors Day 3 Texas

Published on 2012-09-26 13:44:00

CENSORED NEWS: TransCanada encouraged torture of peaceful protestors Day 3 Texasif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you fin [..]

Petition against the occupation of Gaza...

Published on 2012-09-26 11:42:00

Anonymous Video of brutal police raid on Zuccotti Park Occupy protesters...

Published on 2012-09-26 11:34:00

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Documentary about the ignored genocide of the Heroro of Namibia...

Published on 2012-09-25 14:00:00

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This was a comment I wrote over on facebook in response to discussion about Obama's relationship to the Black middle class...

Published on 2012-09-17 15:48:00

These words by Emmanuel Ortiz never get tired or old...

Published on 2012-09-11 12:32:00

A MOMENT OF SILENCE, BEFORE I START THIS POEMBy Emmanuel OrtizBefore I start this poem, I’d like to ask you to join meIn a moment of silenceIn honor of those who died in the World Trade Center and thePentagon last September 11th. I would also like to ask youTo offer up a moment of silenceFor all of those who have been harassed, imprisoned,disappeared, tortured, raped, or killed in retaliation for those strikes,For the victims in both Afghanistan and the U.S.And if I could just add one more thi [..]

No matter how certain folks try to shame those of us who primarily write and dream into doing work we are suited for...

Published on 2012-09-11 11:28:00

At the end of the day I still understand the war between right and left to be a war of ideas, knowings, visions, spirit and words.Artists, writers, singers, lightworkers, counselors...all those who work in some form with the dream/soul/emotional core of revolution are important. We hold that uncomfortable kernel, the prescient ember, the wise wisp of something resilient that is passed from person to person, that canNOT be destroyed, that forms the foundation for revolutions that inevitably sprea [..]

I got this from Solidarity: a socialist, feminist, anti-racist organization...

Published on 2012-09-11 10:45:00

9/11On this day in 1973: A U.S.-backed military coup topples the democratically elected socialist government of Chile. The right-wing military government lasted for 17 years and lead to the imprisonment, abduction, and murdered of thousands and thousands of leftists.Victor Jara (1932-1973) was a Chilean musician, songwriter, and socialist activist. Jara was a leader of Chile's vibrant political folk music renaissance, the 'New Song Movement'. Jara was promptly arrested by the '73 rightist coup, [..]

I don't knw why his insightful words on the topic of voting aren't circulating more...

Published on 2012-08-30 12:53:00

Why I Won't VoteBy W.E.B. Dubois, The Nation, 20 October 1956On October 20, 1956, W. E. B. Du Bois delivers this eloquent indictment of US politics while explaining to Nation readers why he won't vote in the upcoming Presidential election. Du Bois condemns both Democrats and Republicans for their indifferent positions on the influence of corporate wealth, racial inequality, arms proliferation and unaffordable health care.Since I was twenty-one in 1889, I have in theory followed the voting plan s [..]

Not that this will really get those who are voting to think but I thought I'd try, anyway...

Published on 2012-08-30 12:14:00

"The election of Obama was one more triumph of illusion over substance. It was skillfull manipulation and betrayal of the public by a corporate power elite. We mistook style and ethnicity - an advertising tactic pioneered by Calvin Klein and Benetton - for progressive politics and genuine change." In short, they bullshitted a whole population of people with a tried and true marketing tactic and called it "change". Here we are again a few years later, and they're set to do it again. The ironic [..]

Ethically, emotionally...poly matures...

Published on 2012-08-13 14:23:00

I wasn't even thinking about ethics and boundaries in my early and mid twenties when I started wondering about and exploring open relationships, group fucking, having a partner and being up front about desiring other people. I hurt more than a couple of people trying to make space for more love and lust in my life before I even came across the term "poly". Even then, I would have to say that I had the colossal bad luck of encountering a situation that was a lot more hedonistic, see where [..]

Sounds like a planetary council in formation, to me...

Published on 2012-07-23 18:54:00

Open Letter About International Organization for a Participatory Society (IOPS)The following is being sent to many people and institutions. Anyone in IOPS can send it, as well, to media you appreciate, and it is likely to help a lot.Hello,We the signers of the open letter from Noam Chomsky, Vandana Shiva, Boaventura de sousa Santos, John Pilger, and 40 other members of the interim decision body of the new International Organization for a Participatory Society, hope that you will republish our le [..]

Chrishaun "CeCe" McDonald stands trial for defending herself against racist, transphobic, homophic attackers...

Published on 2012-04-27 12:46:00

A transgender African-American woman is set to go on trial next week on charges of second-degree murder for an altercation after she was reportedly physically attacked and called racist and homophobic slurs outside a Minneapolis bar last year. Chrishaun "CeCe" McDonald received 11 stitches to her cheek, and was reportedly interrogated without counsel and placed in solitary confinement following her arrest. There were reports that the dead victim, Dean Schmitz, had a swastika tattooed on his ches [..]

How to survive a plague - a documentary about the history of AIDS activism

Published on 2012-04-27 12:43:00

The 25th anniversary of the formation of ACT UP recently passed and Democracy Now did a piece on this documentary.This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of ACT UP — the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power — an international direct action advocacy group formed by a coalition of activists outraged over the government’s mismanagement of the AIDS crisis. We speak with ACT UP founding member Peter Staley, one of the longest AIDS survivors in the country; and David France, director of the new docum [..]

Leave it to me to join a site for kinksters...

Published on 2012-04-22 12:51:00

...only to spend 95% of my time writing about the political, oppression, organizing and tracking down other politicized people.Not sure if I'd call it a fetish, exactly. But it is nurturing to not have to step away from incorporating how desire complicates, problematizes and generally messes with the nice neat boxes articulate as their politics.Mine happen to be so messy and layered. Being in a place where I can write this without having to defend the very existence of desires, rather than get a [..]

Amerikkkan citizens (and probably also kkkanadian citizens): The Obama administration has copies of most of your emails...

Published on 2012-04-22 12:40:00

National Security Agency whistleblower William Binney reveals he believes domestic surveillance has become more expansive under President Obama than President George W. Bush. He estimates the NSA has assembled 20 trillion "transactions" — phone calls, emails and other forms of data — from Americans. This likely includes copies of almost all of the emails sent and received from most people living in the United States. Binney talks about Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act and challenges N [..]

FBI seizes riseup.net server...

Published on 2012-04-22 12:38:00

from infoshop.org...Server Seizure, April 2012: April 18th, 2012, Riseup had a server seized by the US Federal Authorities. This is our press release. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FBI seizes server providing anonymous remailer and many other services from colocation facility. Attack on Anonymous Speech On Wednesday, April 18, at approximately 16:00 Eastern Time, U.S. Federal authorities removed a server from a colocation facility shared by Riseup Networks and May First/People Link in New York City. [..]

The 2nd Anniversary of the BP oil spill disaster has just passed...

Published on 2012-04-22 12:35:00

The amerikkkan government has taken steps to ensure that no other oil companies will be taken to task for poisoning ecosystem and harming its citizens.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvan [..]

Trigger warning ahead...sort of...

Published on 2012-02-27 14:58:00

I wrote this after an interaction I had that came out of me offering a video by Jane Elliot as fodder for conversation.One of the wimmin who viewed Elliot's famous video where she transforms a class room into an experiment in racial oppression directed at white blue eyed university students, and decided that the best way to cope with any stress, emotional upset or recognition she experienced was to cry trigger. The whole discussion went to pot, of course.I realize that there have been so many di [..]

I haven't been that interested in the "shit ---- say" meme, but...

Published on 2012-01-31 12:56:00

This one made me giggle. :)if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.

Okey dokie...marriage traditions are for EVERYBODY :)

Published on 2012-01-26 13:01:00

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Exerting pressure over Carleton U as unethical corporate body...

Published on 2012-01-26 13:00:00

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I've been spending time on fetlife...

Published on 2012-01-20 09:26:00

Difficult and challenging place filled with many, many oppressive people whose sexualities and desires are so reinforcing of dominant values and dynamics that I've found it difficult to breathe around them. There are racists, misogynists, classists, homophobes, ableist people, islamophobes, fat phobes, ageists, so, so many different kinds of FAIL on a site designed by people who don't have any kind of politics to speak of.hmmm...fetlife, despite the images on the splash page they use to promote [..]

So sorry, Breanna Manning...FREE BREANNA MANNING...

Published on 2011-12-24 01:02:00

Why does the media still refer to “Bradley” Manning? The Curious Silence Around a Transgender HeroBy Emily ManuelOne of the most persistent threads throughout the two years of imprisonment of accused Wikileaks leaker Private Bradley Manning has been the rumour that he is in fact, she–a transgender woman. Manning faces thirty charges, one of which “aiding the enemy” potentially carries the death penalty (though life in prison is more likely) for leaking hundreds of thousands of documen [..]

Cynthia McKinney on AFRICOM...

Published on 2011-12-20 09:50:00

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Strategy sharing from Occupy Portland...

Published on 2011-12-16 14:04:00

Occupy Portland Outsmarts Police, Creating Blueprint for Other Occupationsby Lester Macgurdy The Portland Occupation stumbled upon a tactical innovation regarding occupying public spaces. This evolution in tactics was spontaneous, and went unreported in the media. On December 3rd, we took a park and were driven out of it by riot police; that much made the news. What the media didn’t report is that we re-took the park later that same evening, and the police realized that it would be senseless t [..]

I came across this bit of Hacktivist news via Censored News...

Published on 2011-12-11 23:56:00

Hactivists become heroes of the voicelessCensored NewsThe hacktivists at AntiSec are becoming the heroes for the voiceless, the only place to turn for those who are beaten by police, or victimized by the ruthless.With their typical humor, and genius, AntiSec released 'Suckerpunching Sunday' today.Those in power, who long believed themselves to be 'untouchables,' because of their positions and who they knew, now have a new entity to reckon with.And, as they say, there's too many of them globally [..]

But racism as a contributing factor goes unmentioned...

Published on 2011-12-09 01:11:00

Report concludes British riots provoked by police brutality and povertyBy Julie HylandThe first comprehensive investigation into the riots that swept London and other parts of England in August has confirmed that police brutality, poverty and social inequality were the primary motivating factors in their eruption.The “Reading the Riots” study was undertaken by the Guardian newspaper and the London School of Economics (LSE) following the government’s refusal to establish an independent inqu [..]

Perfect morning music...

Published on 2011-12-07 08:02:00

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I saw them...I remember...

Published on 2011-07-04 20:55:00

via mostly water...One year after the police ran amuck at Toronto’s G20 summit By Carl Bronski; 4 July 2011 - WSWShttp://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/jul2011/cana-j04.shtml One year after the mass arrests, illegal detentions and brutal police beatin

Something's off about lighting fireworks to celebrate the murders, the removals, the swindling and the thefts...

Published on 2011-07-04 16:28:00

many dispute the bering land bridge theory. but other than that tiny question mark i'm still saying there's nothing for my fellow settler/occupier neighbours here or to the south to be joyous about on the 1st or 2nd of July...if what you're reading h

Manifest destiny...what a load of shite...

Published on 2011-07-04 16:22:00

so, i googled manifest destiny and racism...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning a

More "celebratory" writings...

Published on 2011-07-04 16:19:00

Independence Day Hypocrisy - by Stephen Lendman All US federal holidays wreak of hypocrisy, representing notions and events other than what they commemorate. Besides Christmas, none perhaps is more celebrated than when America became independent f

I'm sure there are lots of completely happy people all over the world celebrating in their own unique ways today...

Published on 2011-07-04 10:53:00

they shall know you, speak of you and remember you by your collectively sanctioned actions...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrag

And while i'm at it with the nationalistic b-day wishes...

Published on 2011-07-04 10:51:00

and no, i don't celebrate kkkanada day, either.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returnin

I've never been a big fan of linkin park...

Published on 2011-07-04 10:47:00

but this always makes me think of amerikkkans. "happy" 4th of july.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you fi

I didn't learn history as a child and teen...

Published on 2011-06-30 02:45:00

I learned the delusional stories the victors told themselves, each other and their minions. Thankfully, it's never too late to go back and find it. When it comes to the histories, true stories of what has happened on these bloodied lands, I am thankf

NOII Plasters Immigration Offices and Banner Drop In Opposition to Anti Refugee Bill C4...

Published on 2011-06-28 16:53:00

No One Is Illegal dropped a large banner which read: “Canada Jails Refugees” above Highway 1 in Vancouver/Burnaby this morning during rush-hour traffic. The group also stickered and plastered the offices of Immigration Canada with messages to

Wikileaks cablegate - kkkanada...

Published on 2011-06-28 13:47:00

Currently some Cablegate material is links to other sites. Readers finding broken links should contact the Sixth Estate administrator and request that a full copy of the cable in question be hosted here. Documents in bold have been identified by the

Obama...he's so fucking smart...not...

Published on 2011-06-28 13:40:00

As Obama Quietly Pushes for a Nuclear Weapons Renaissance, Wildfire Threatens Los Alamos Nuclear LabIn New Mexico, an out-of-control wildfire that began Sunday has already burned nearly 80 square miles and is a mile or less from Los Alamos National L

Just doing some housekeeping...

Published on 2011-06-27 23:17:00

i'll re-publishing some older posts i'd taken down. if i come across something really close to my heart i'll update it with a true re-post.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galv

They are audacious...

Published on 2011-06-27 18:19:00

“We Are Eager to Get to Gaza”: Democracy Now! Exclusive Report from Greece on U.S. Gaza Aid FlotillaUp to 50 Americans are set to sail from a Greek port on a U.S.-flagged ship that is part of an international flotilla carrying humanitarian aid an

They breed suspicion and sow the seeds of division...

Published on 2011-06-27 18:14:00

Living Among UsActivists Speak Out on Police Infiltration By Tim Groves; June 20, 2011 - Briarpatch Magazinehttp://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/living-among-us On June 26, 2010, while the G20 summit was under way amid mass protests on the st

New Orleans Police Violence...

Published on 2011-06-27 17:51:00

from dissident voice via mostly water...this must be a rhetorical question...Did New Orleans Media Ignore Police Violence After Hurricane Katrina?by Jordan Flaherty / June 27th, 2011Opening arguments begin today in what observers have called the most

Hooked on growth...

Published on 2011-06-27 17:48:00

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There's something about her messed up, mixed up metaphors...

Published on 2011-06-26 11:42:00

...about her celebrating being such a wrong and dirty little freak that gives me tingles...2 miscarriages, my father's unexpected death, a birth, the g20 aftermath, a fall 5 stories out of a tree and accompanying operation on one of the partners, fri

Dirty deadly kkkanadian silver mine...

Published on 2011-06-26 10:28:00

from angry news around the world...Lima, Peru - Protests against Canadian silver mine leaves 2 people dead AFP24/06/2011 - LIMA - At least two protesters were killed Friday in clashes with riot police as anti-mining demonstrators attempted to

"Tactics of police violence used during the G20 are used everyday in poor and racialized communities across Toronto"...

Published on 2011-06-25 14:39:00

via mostly water...“G20 Land” and the Real CanadaOne Year After the G20 Protests By Megan Kinch; June 25, 2011 - Toronto Media Co-ophttp://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/%E2%80%9Cg20-land%E2%80%9D... The streetscape of Toronto is overlaid in our mind

Adding more nuanced info re poly to my okc dating profile...

Published on 2011-06-25 12:27:00

this was a long time coming. in a city like toronto where so many people tend to use the "well let's see how/where things go approach to negotiating and crafting poly relationships", i definitely don't see me getting a lot of positive feedback for wr

This is drenched in classism and nationalism but has salient points, regardless...

Published on 2011-06-25 12:19:00

labouring under no such delusion, i find it so odd that he ever had such a vaulted opinion of what a middle-class miseducated (white?) amerikkkan should have been able to understand...If You Want to Understand What’s Really Going on in the World, S

Lulzsec exposes murderously racist work in the borderlands...

Published on 2011-06-24 23:37:00

Hacked data reveals US Marines contract killers, hunting migrants on the borderBy Brenda NorrellCensored Newshttp://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/Photo: San Xavier crosses for migrants who died in the Sonoran Desert by Brenda Norrell(Updated on Friday 2

As Mr. Spock would say...

Published on 2011-06-24 22:58:00

fascinating...from dissident voice...Three Little Words: Wikileaks, Libya, Oil by Media Lens / June 23rd, 2011 ‘Libya has some of the biggest and most proven oil reserves — 43.6 billion barrels — outside Saudi Arabia, and so

Let them eat...air...?

Published on 2011-06-24 22:42:00

Feeding Resistance: Food Not Bombs Members Arrested in Orlando for Serving Meals Without a PermitThe City of Orlando, the home of Disney World in Florida, is being sued in court today over a city law that has effectively made it illegal for any group

Julian @ A Radical Profeminist...I REALLY appreciated this...

Published on 2011-06-24 22:32:00

On "radical" identities and the consciousness of some white bloggers image is from here NOTE: This is not directed at every white woman I know. It is directed at many white women I do not know.I've been encountering some white privilege, power

They do it even though they think it may get them arrested...

Published on 2011-06-24 22:29:00

Photo copyright Ben Powless, Mohawk  Environmental Leaders Call for Civil Disobedience to Stop the Keystone XL Pipelineby Naomi Klein, Tom Goldtooth, Danny Glover, Wendell Berry, Maude Barlow, Bill McKibben and others Dear Friends, This will be a

Also from Censored News: Eyes Wide Open: A Journey Through Today's South America...

Published on 2011-06-24 22:18:00

i have to find an english translation. the trailer stretched my high school and university spanish to tha max...which was a good stretch.A documentary that proves, as always, that poets make the best revolutionariesBy Brenda Norrell.Censored Newshttp

Further criminalization of (their and our) dissent...

Published on 2011-06-24 22:04:00

US State Dept threatens activists with fines or incarceration if they sail to GazaBy Brenda NorrellCensored Newshttp://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.comThe United States warned activists on Friday against plans to send a new aid flotilla to challenge Isra

Jaggi Singh set free...some good news, at least...

Published on 2011-06-22 23:13:00

from now magazine..."My only regret is that we didn’t succeed in tearing down that fence.” By Ben Spurr Activist Jaggi Singh exited the courthouse at Old City Hall this morning to the sound of cheers from his supporters, having just b

Water polo player says sorry for 'DUMB'? riot actions...?

Published on 2011-06-22 22:34:00

oh no. he's not going to get off with an apology for his youthful impetuousness. he needs to be publicly humiliated, labeled as a threat to the whole nation, picked up, finger printed and charged with mischief over $5,000.If it's against the law duri

One year after G20: Activist Jaggi Singh’s sentence suspended...

Published on 2011-06-21 20:38:00

By CLAC-Montréal; June 21, 2011 - rabble.cahttp://rabble.ca/news/2011/06/one-year-after-g20-activist-ja... Montreal, June 21, 2011 -- Today, Montrealer Jaggi Singh, a member of the Anti-Capitalist Convergence (CLAC), was sentenced for "inciting" p

Oh, they're really scared of him...

Published on 2011-06-20 14:29:00

Is it really necessary to spy on Julian Assange every minute of the day?there's so much here related to his status, his privilege, to the privileged indignation and entitlement of his supporters. they are so annoyed about being inconvenienced and abo

The last time I built things from scratch in wood was in junior high...

Published on 2011-06-19 21:04:00

i got marks in my eighties and felt pretty damned comfortable using all different kinds of machinery. then the principal got the intelligent idea that since funds were limited he would let males keep doing industrial arts and shunt us young wimmin in

Happy sperminating patriarchs day?

Published on 2011-06-19 20:45:00

nah. :) just business as usual in our household. but we did have a pretty activity filled family day out of the house, if that counts. :)if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvan

Via karmalised...

Published on 2011-06-19 20:26:00

these people are our strident lefty warriors literally putting their lives on the line. i support them...Gaza IslandThe Freedom Flotilla 2, with 12+ boats carrying humanitarian aid and 1000+ peace activists, is sailing to Gaza in late June. Alice Wal

Abandon the knife...

Published on 2011-06-18 19:54:00

via afrospear...their own stories told in their voices (with english interpretation) from within their own culture speaks much more powerfully to me than the words of white and/or western wimmin/feminists/practitioners who stare upon these wimmin's g

Any lefty man who is even partially paying attention to what happened in vancouver...

Published on 2011-06-17 00:53:00

normalizing and/or highlighting the importance of hockey by attempting to seriously write articles or blog posts about the stupid ass riots, should really purchase or somehow access this piece of writing cuz i'm so, so fucking tired people who should

He's going back to gaza...

Published on 2011-06-16 19:10:00

via mostly water...Why I am joining the new flotilla to Gaza By Kevin Neish I'm running on empty but here are my thoughts. I've attached an earlier report I made about what happened to me, at the bottom, as it is quite long... The antidote for desp

Formaldehyde...no one mentions that they put it in vaccines...

Published on 2011-06-16 08:22:00

...that they give to the children. six vaccinations at a time for babies and peer pressure based disdain for parents who do not give their children the vaccines who are defined as spreading disease if they do not capitulate.Formaldehyde Added to “K

Are they FUCKin' serious?

Published on 2011-06-16 08:09:00

Wisconsin Supreme Court Reinstates Anti-Union Lawby Stephen Lendman At the state and federal levels, pro-business/anti-worker rulings are nothing new. US Supreme Court history is rife with them since the 19th century, and no wonder. From inception

Now this gave me happy tingles all over...

Published on 2011-06-16 08:03:00

CIA website 'hit by hackers'Hacker group Lulz Security claims it briefly brought down public site of the US Central Intelligence Agency.Analysts downplayed the significance of the attacks, saying hackers are just looking to show off [GALLO/GETTY]The

Kkkanadians won't riot over olympic games oppression or g8/g20 occupation...

Published on 2011-06-16 07:49:00

but they will tear shit up over hockey. good to know they've got their priorities straight.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages

The three of us went to a vintage wedding...

Published on 2011-06-15 20:46:00

...and giggled and kissed and drank and danced and ate lots of food. :) i still think marriage is a oppressive, patriarchal, heterocentric, monogamist, governmentally sanctioned business transaction. but these two family friends are such special, lov

IEN Protecting Mother Earth Conference North Dakota 2011...

Published on 2011-06-15 17:13:00

Importance of Health and CultureJuly 28 - 31, 2011Hosted by the people of the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara NationsLittle Shell Antelope Society Arbor - 4 miles w. of New Town, NDPre-RegistrationRegister on-line, or download the registration form: Word Do

I really like it when writers encourage us to think about organizing in more layered ways...

Published on 2011-06-15 17:07:00

...especially when it comes to in-fighting among those with common enemies. it's always better when issues are dealt with out in the open. hate whisper and covert ostracism campaigns. these seem to be the weapons of choice here in this cesspool of a

North american earth liberation prisoners support network...

Published on 2011-06-15 14:12:00

about na-elpsnThe NA-ELPSN is part of the Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network (ELP), an international network of groups that support people who are accused

But she describes it so calmly...

Published on 2011-06-15 08:38:00

FBI to Expand Domestic Surveillance Powers as Details Emerge of Its Spy Campaign Targeting ActivistsCivil liberties advocates are raising alarm over news the FBI is giving agents more leeway to conduct domestic surveillance. According to the New York

I don't bother to post about kkkanadian politics much but...

Published on 2011-06-15 07:48:00

this one's a doozy...from dawg's blawg...Extreme? Consider: if I feed you poison, drop by drop, day by day, knowing full well that eventually you could die an excruciating death, what does that make me? These two politicians are directly responsib

This book looks like it could be useful...for some...people...

Published on 2011-06-15 07:40:00

who are struggling with what it means to be Black, African, socially/historically/politically conscious and sexual.from fahuma books and pambazuka press...‘African Sexualities’ is a groundbreaking new volume, forthcoming from Pambazuka Press. As

Canada's dirty little mineral exploration/exploitation...

Published on 2011-06-15 01:06:00

from censored news...The World's Dirtiest Oil? - Canada's Tar SandsControversial mining operations threaten the lives and livelihood of Canada's indigenous people, who have organised a global response to take on oil companies and the Canadian gover

Liking this article re: "democracy"...

Published on 2011-06-14 19:38:00

so tired of the word "democrayc" being bandied about as if it was synonymous with freedom, ethics, fiat of the people. that's so misled. even athenians didn't believe that democracy meant everyone had a fair and equal say. their society was completel

In treatment...

Published on 2011-06-13 21:15:00

really looking forward to season 3...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again an

Ugandan lesbian seeks asylum after brutal assault and outing...

Published on 2011-06-13 20:00:00

Stop the deportation of Betty TibakawaPlease sign this petition: stop the deportation of betty tibakawaBackground (trigger warning) :Betty Tibakawa, a young lesbian living in Uganda, had gone for a walk on the beach when she was approached by three

"Now don't you step back, sisters!"

Published on 2011-06-13 19:56:00

HoLY Elder Crone with a plan!if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again.

FINALLY! Something about poly i can repost...

Published on 2011-06-13 19:32:00

this article works for me, though...A Straightforward (But Complex) Loving Life Editors' Note: Guest blogger Wintersong Tashlin is a presenter and writer whose work focuses on topics related to sexuality, spirituality, BDSM, Queer/LGBT issues, an

If a tree falls - a story of the earth liberation front...

Published on 2011-06-13 19:26:00

given the destruction they've wrote and the way they choose to not listen to our voices united against them repeatedly, the powers that be should feel terror. they should be made to be very afraid on a fairly regular basis.the movie's websiteif what

I've posted about mountain top removal before...

Published on 2011-06-13 19:16:00

and now, i'm doing so again...Dissident Voices - Mountaintop Removal: Environmental and Human Destruction for Profitby Stephen Lendman / June 13th, 2011 Activists call it “strip mining on steroids.” So did John Mitchell in his March 2

They're making links of alliance and shared oppressions between indigenous peoples here and palestine peoples...

Published on 2011-06-13 18:56:00

From Palestine to Tucson, solidifying the bonds of solidarityby Yusi El Boujami, Gabriel Schivone and Ryan VelasquezThe Electronic Intifada11 June 2011 Connecting issues and joint struggle will build a better future.(Oren Ziv/ActiveStillsToday, in th

How he lived through it i don't know...

Published on 2011-06-13 18:48:00

Maher Arar: My Rendition & Torture in Syrian Prison Highlights U.S. Reliance on Syria as an AllyAs Syria continues its brutal crackdown on demonstrators, we speak to a Canadian citizen who was repeatedly tortured by Syrian authorities after he wa

Amazing looking politicized art installation...

Published on 2011-06-13 16:23:00

Alive with BreathDate and time:Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 12:00pm toSunday, July 3, 2011 - 5:00pmLocation:Beit Zatoun612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway)Toronto, ONCanada Alive with BreathInstallation by Jules KoostachinReception - Friday,

I found this on...

Published on 2011-06-13 16:17:00

the ecosocialist. it might be useful. 'though i haven't been able to verify it. so use at your own risk if you need it or know of someone who does...# SYRIA: Attention How To Gain Internet Access. #telecomix #emcom #rev11info #killswitch Please shar

Censored News...

Published on 2011-06-12 09:37:00

Indigenous Peoples and Human Rightsif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and

Red Corn Video: Geronimo did not die in Pakistan!

Published on 2011-06-12 09:29:00

Great video! Played for the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on Thursday, on implementation of the Declaration the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Produced by Ryan Red Corn, Osage, and Dallas Goldtooth of the Indigenous Environmental Ne

Pilger Film and US Visit Banned...

Published on 2011-06-12 09:16:00

Oh, dearest Blackchurian Candidate aka The Gawd Awful Puppet King...you and your administration are doing such good work. Yes we CAN!ZCom received the following open letter from John Pilger reporting very disturbing events in progress. We thought it

Protests aren't working and haven't been working for quite some time, but...

Published on 2011-06-12 09:13:00

June 15 Action to Protest Anti-Whistleblower Grand Jury InvestigationCALL TO ACTIONWednesday, June 15, 20116 pm - 8 pmGovernment Center Protest with banners, music, whistle-blowing, education, and speaking out against government repression. We are ga

They're cutting down all the ash trees...ALL the ash trees in this city...

Published on 2011-06-12 09:03:00

someone posted links on craigslist because some assholes are trying to sell their ash trees to offload their emerald ash borer issues onto other people.sigh...global warming making the climate up north maybe a little more welcoming to creatures norma

Albertina Sisulu knew her place...

Published on 2011-06-11 08:51:00

Winnie did not. Patriarchs one and all, terrified of her power. She would have outshone him. She lived out in the real world, complicated, grey, chaotic. she made complicated, grey, chaotic choices out in the real world. She did what she had to, putt

Another elder departs...their power, tenacity and intellect are not being replaced...

Published on 2011-06-11 08:40:00

S Africa bids farewell to anti-apartheid icon Albertina Sisulu, right, nominated Nelson Mandela for the 1994 vote that made him South Africa's president [Reuters] South Africans are mourning a woman celebrated for her role in the fight against

I like the way she just blabs the truth...their secrets...

Published on 2011-06-10 23:38:00

I don't like the word "Black" coming out of Alex Jones' mouth. He says it like a person would say "blech"..."Blach". I really would prefer that white folks just say "Black people" rather than "Blacks". Alex, stop saying "Blacks". It hurts my ears.if

Clearly there are massive holes in my infonet...The War You Don't See...

Published on 2011-06-10 22:37:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

Clearly there are massive holes in my infonet...The War You Don'

Published on 2011-06-10 22:37:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

Map of u.s.intervention in latin america...

Published on 2011-06-07 14:36:00

via School of the Americas Watch...Hi Darkdaughta, The full color map of U.S. interventions in Latin America in the Spring 2011 issue of Presente is a big success. We have received a ton of positive feedback for the creative illustration of some his

Up here it would take a middle-class(ing?) white girl for anyone to listen...

Published on 2011-06-07 08:29:00

...and be rewarded with a job offer.Senate Page disrupts Throne SpeechHarper’s disastrous agenda needs to be stopped with creative action and civil disobedienceby BDP NewswirePhoto by ReutersPhoto by ReutersSenate Page disrupts Throne SpeechOttawa/

I might not be an amerikkkan...

Published on 2011-06-06 20:36:00

But I, too, am Bradley Manning...very militaristic and romanticized, but still worth watching.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enra

Frack their corporate arses!!!!!

Published on 2011-06-06 19:17:00

Just Don’t Frack With Us!Fracking is a toxic, dangerous, and wasteful form of natural gas extraction that we may see around London, Ontario. The water pollution is the worst of the fracking impacts. Tap water has become flammable after fracking is

I'm just a gardener...their vision is functioning on a whole other level...

Published on 2011-06-06 10:45:00

they are going to save all of us from impending...How Seed Banks, Vaults and Exchanges Are Saving Our Food From Disaster

And this combats international sex trafficking and the abuse of wimmin...?

Published on 2011-06-06 10:40:00

seems like hatred of sex workers and murder to me...Shocking: Sex Workers Are Being Prosecuted for Carrying Condoms

From alternet...

Published on 2011-06-06 10:35:00

America's Creeping Police State http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

I don't know his name...i'm glad i have the opportunity to go back and locate it...

Published on 2011-06-06 10:25:00

sankofa...Former Black Panther Leader and Political Prisoner Geronimo JiJaga Pratt Dies in TanzaniaWe look at the life of former political prisoner, Geronimo Jijaga Pratt, who died in Tanzania on Thursday. In 1972, Pratt was wrongfully convicted of t

From Mostly Water - Oil sands conspiracy of silence...

Published on 2011-06-04 18:47:00

Canada Tries to Hide Alberta Tar Sands Carbon EmissionsGreenhouse gas emissions from the tar sands are on the rise, but try finding that in Canada's official report to the UN. By Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian/UK; Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - Common D

Oh look! They've found a new form of population control...very special surprise e coli...

Published on 2011-06-03 20:04:00

I bet they're going to blame the outbreak on the organic and/or independent farmers.Why Health Authorities Are So Worried About Europe's Mutant E. Coli Outbreakif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens

I'm not even going to try and say I understand, know about or even keep up with all the resistance struggles happening all over the planet...

Published on 2011-06-02 12:07:00

I'm not that much of a multi-tasker. But I came across this today and tried to imprint the knowledge directly onto my memory banks...International Day of Action in Solidarity with the Autonomous Municipalityof San Juan Copala, Oaxaca June 2nd, 2011Ma

Oh they fully blocked you when they offered up the Blackchurian Candidate as Gawd King Sacrifice...

Published on 2011-06-02 11:54:00

He was meant to serve as a powerful societal containment field in the a flesh and continues to fulfill his merciless mandate with much mesmerizing skill and gusto, the drug that mollified a country wide uprising, redirecting all rebel forces to the v

This was difficult...in a voyeuristic way...from a (fairly safe) distance...for once...

Published on 2011-06-02 11:20:00

Hair IndiaFilmmaker Raffaele Brunetti looks at the cult of beauty in the era of globalisation. For centuries Hindu pilgrims have donated their hair in a ritual of purification. Today this hair has become a precious commodity and an extraordinary ec

I watched this with nine year old just now...

Published on 2011-06-01 17:14:00

Came across it on womanist musings. Being raised to understand and appreciate her own beauty with much pride, she watched these wimmin and listened to them with surprise. I watched them with rage upset about white domination, upset about living in a

Agreed...

Published on 2011-05-31 21:40:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

There seems to be a theme with the targeting and abusing of female protesters...

Published on 2011-05-31 21:20:00

Just need to make sure that the wimmin are scared enough of the police and the army that they stay off the streets.Egypt: Admission of forced 'virginity tests' must lead to justiceThe Egyptian authorities must bring those responsible for ordering or

Fire...

Published on 2011-05-31 14:59:00

I decided to check some of the links on infoshop.org and came across this piece of fierce on angry news from around the world...Spain: For total Anarchy NOW. Signed, some violent anti-social anti-system terrorists a las barricadas, translated b

And this one of the reasons they want to crush the unions...

Published on 2011-05-31 14:53:00

Wimmin workers speaking out about oppression and abuse? Now, we can't have that...Did Housekeeper’s Union Membership Allow Her to Speak Out Against Strauss-Kahn?By Akito YoshikaneDominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest has not only upended the geopolitic

From dissident voice...

Published on 2011-05-31 14:44:00

Falsehoods on Freedomby Ron JacobsWhile a comparison to the coronation of George the Fifth as Emperor of India might be a bit of a stretch, the recent tour of Barack Obama to the British Isles does have an uncomfortable similarity with the 1860 vi

There was something I didn't make clear in my "animal" related writing...

Published on 2011-05-31 08:13:00

I literally only realized it this morning in the shower. Nothing new, I already realize this and explain it to my children. It's just that in my thrust to reason out the treated like farm "animals" colonization piece, I...think...I over-identified wi

Activist organizer goes to court tomorrow re: his resistance to G20 occupation of Toronto...

Published on 2011-05-30 15:15:00

Call for G20 court support for Indigenous rights activist Ryan Rainville Tuesday, May 31, 20119 a.m. - 12 p.mOld City Hall - courtroom 11160 Queen St WToronto, ON For courtroom updates please contact: (416) 708 3195 or follow http://twitter.com/g20m

My "animal" related critique has been completely hierarchical...

Published on 2011-05-30 13:55:00

this isn't new information. And I know that there have been fairly terse exchanges between activists where people challenging racism and white domination have challenged animal rights activists who have attempted to make links between how kidnapped A

Nine year old's favourite song right now...

Published on 2011-05-29 00:35:00

she just doesn't understand why adele spends the whole time sitting. now that i've seen it i can have another conversation about how fat phobia works and about how this particular form of domination forms part of the foundation of the pop music indus

I like her work...So, when she speaks/writes I pay attention...

Published on 2011-05-28 10:53:00

Anatomy of a Murder: How NATO Killed Qaddafi Family Membersby Cynthia McKinney / May 28th, 2011 How many times must a parent bury a child? Well, in the case of Muammar Qaddafi it’s not only twice: once for his daughter, murdered by t

Everyone knew his most famous poem...

Published on 2011-05-28 09:57:00

Gil Scott-Heron dies aged 62 Gil Scott-Heron, the poet and musician regarded as the 'Godfather of Rap', has died in New York. Photograph: Michael Ochs archives The musician and poet Gil

I always appreciate Vern's work...

Published on 2011-05-28 09:46:00

Antemedius This About page, and the rest of Antemedius, is an evolving process. We came online early March 2009 and officially launched in mid March 2009. If you're here taking the time to read this page you likely have thoughts and w

One of the things I'm really enjoying about the social service climate in Toronto at this particular point in time...

Published on 2011-05-27 11:04:00

...community..."community"the city is divided up into communities as articulated by administrative bodies that provide services. if you are not white/male/heterosexual/middle-class...privileged...in order to get specific services you must be understo

I've updated what I wrote about poly, me and widely held ideas about the beauty of Black wimmin a few days ago...

Published on 2011-05-27 10:49:00

I get that look that says: How? Why?I remember one man very passive aggressively saying something about the sisterwives being extremely "hot", as in attractive. Note: He did not say I was extremely "hot". I understood that he was trying to figure out

Internet censors according to our supposed "preferences"...

Published on 2011-05-27 10:15:00

Eli Pariser on "The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You”The Internet is increasingly becoming an echo-chamber in which websites tailor information according to the preferences they detect in each viewer. When some users search the w

They managed to short form a census that was already skewed in particular ways...

Published on 2011-05-27 09:57:00

and now...But couldn't they find some people of colour or wimmin to video and interview?if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages yo

Post G20 Communication...

Published on 2011-05-27 09:07:00

They Can’t Kill Our Spirits: Post-G20 State Repression in Southern Ontario -By MillefoliumRepression Is InevitableThe recent wave of repression against anarchists in Southern Ontario comes as no surprise considering recent anarchist organizing in t

When you can't choke back the bile anymore...

Published on 2011-05-27 08:58:00

...you have to speak truth.Rae Abileah is a brave and powerful woman.“Netanyahu is the Main Obstacle to Peace”: CodePink Activist Disrupts Israeli PM Speech to CongressIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech was warmly received by De

I've heard that some people have difficulty with this piece...

Published on 2011-05-26 09:05:00

I could see why certain people would react negatively to the ideas explored. I loved it the first time I read it and still do. I think it has applications not just in wimmin's communities but also in communities of resistance, in alternative communit

No funding to help find missing wimmin...of course...

Published on 2011-05-26 08:56:00

this was posted on women's memorial march. i found it via mostly water... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEATTENTION: ALL NEWS EDITORS Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre and Women’s Memorial March Committee Challenge BC Government’s Decision Regarding M

I think we should add the people arrested here in Toronto last summer to this number...

Published on 2011-05-26 08:53:00

Over 2,600 Activists Arrested in the US Since ElectionThe Resistance in Obama TimeBy BILL QUIGLEY; May 24, 2011 - Counterpunchhttp://www.counterpunch.org/quigley05242011.htmlSince President Obama was inaugurated, there have been over two thousand six

Oh, they're oh so adoring, soooo happy to be playign with the nasty, corrupt, unethical, pathologically insane big boys...

Published on 2011-05-26 08:43:00

Internet regulation makes G8 agendaInternet giants, including Facebook, Google and Twitter, attend parallel e-G8 conference to debate regulation. Facebook's founder Zuckerberg met with Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace following the first "e-G8" summit

I've had a really busy week...

Published on 2011-05-26 08:41:00

I saw this just now...Rising Tide documents it's week of "Action against Extraction" marking the April 20th, 2011 anniversary of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Across North America and as far as Helsinki and Wellington the des

I really should go to bed...

Published on 2011-05-24 02:02:00

but instead i'm up watching the doctor. :)if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning aga

Oh, I've got lots and lots of shoes...

Published on 2011-05-24 01:42:00

Throw a shoe at Obama’s betrayalIlan PappeThe Electronic Intifada Palestinians protest after Obama’s Middle East policy speech, Qalandiya checkpoint, occupied West Bank, 20 May 2011. (Anne Paq / ActiveStills) At 4:17pm GMT on Sunday, I threw a s

Sharing...

Published on 2011-05-24 01:36:00

Activist Communique: Six Nations youth statement -- Reclaiming the old police station in 'Ohsweken' By Krystalline KrausSunday, May 22, 2011 – In the spirit of our ancestors, honouring the memory of all those youth who have died unjustly and in res

I do not celebrate her birthday...

Published on 2011-05-23 08:41:00

Evil Victoria, white master imperialist of her day. They named a whole putrid, stifled, sexually hypocritical/conflicted/suppressed way of being and dealing which still permeates the cultures of both the colonized and colonizer(s) to this day after.

Never challenge the behaviour of the men...never raise an eyebrow at what they do...

Published on 2011-05-22 17:30:00

if he's an example of what it means to be a good father, then clearly, i've been training papster and buttertart all wrong. he had too many things on his mind and forgot his daughter in the car. it could have happened to anybody.if what you're readin

Death sentence for Toronto...oops...Egyptian policeman...

Published on 2011-05-22 12:33:00

Who's running Egypt's courts? I wonder if they will do workshops for other legal systems in "civilized", "democratic" nations...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you,

Oh, I always knew what they were confused about when they see me with the two sisterwives...

Published on 2011-05-22 09:51:00

I get that look that says: How? Why?I remember one man very passive aggressively saying something about the sisterwives being extremely "hot", as in attractive. Note: He did not say I was extremely "hot". I understood that he was trying to figure out

Her sign carried as she walked...

Published on 2011-05-21 20:01:00

reads..."this is what i wore when i was raped. I STILL DID NOT DESERVE IT." - Tiaraif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so

From Alternet via Mostly Water - Turning the Camera

Published on 2011-05-21 15:10:00

Why Are Cops Allowed to Film Citizens, But Citizens Not Allowed to Film Police Brutality?By David Sirota; May 20, 2011 - AlterNethttp://www.alternet.org/story/151021What's good for the police apparently isn't good for the people -- or so the law enfo

Yup...

Published on 2011-05-19 17:33:00

"If America gets control of the world, this could be you! Image is from Abu Graib in Iraq and shows an American soldier torturing a prisoner."I was saying to someone today that the problem with amerikkkan elections is that the citizens of that nation

Where there is oppression, there is resistance...

Published on 2011-05-19 17:25:00

Who Controls the World Bank and IMF?The World Bank and IMF headquarters are in Washington, D.C. The president of the World Bank is always a North American. The managing director of the IMF is always a West European. The U.S. has effectively had th

They've got us serfs by the undergatchies...

Published on 2011-05-19 17:23:00

Who are the people really running the IMF and World Bank?if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yoursel

Some words about the history of money...

Published on 2011-05-19 17:21:00

I'm reading this (version of) history right now...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself retur

Happy birthday (gay?) Forefather Malcolm...

Published on 2011-05-19 10:58:00

"...and as he did more research and as the Malcolm X project was able to access more materials what emerges is a complex, complicated, multidimensional portrait of Malcolm in his humanity. So one of the things Professor Marable wanted to do was prese

Spain's Tahrir Square...?

Published on 2011-05-19 10:44:00

via dammit janet!...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then li

A white boy child at my daughter's apartheid school called her a gorilla...

Published on 2011-05-19 10:02:00

I found this video on Goddess Glory's blogsite. I'm gonna share it with my daughter's teacher who, when she told him, didn't seem to understand how that was racist. But she understands how and why. We'll deal with what happened. Fucking gorilla? Who

He "committed suicide?...They died of "natural causes"?...in Gitmo?...

Published on 2011-05-19 09:43:00

via Al Jazeera...Afghan Guantanamo detainee 'commits suicide' Inayatullah is the eighth prisoner to die since the US began sending captives to Guantanamo in 2002 [Reuters] An Afghan detainee at the US prison facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba has

Event info re Aging Queers...

Published on 2011-05-18 14:24:00

Community conversation on LGBTQ agingStart: May 18 2011 - 6:30pmEnd: May 18 2011 - 9:00pmLocationSenior Peoples' Resources in North Toronto (SPRINT)140 Merton StreetToronto, ON M4S 1A1CanadaPhone: 416-481-0669 ext 332LGBTQ people age 50+ are invited

The Ontario (nuclear) Power Generation wants to bury nuclear waste (and their heads) deep underground...

Published on 2011-05-18 14:20:00

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release May 16, 2011 Nuclear waste repository is a serious threat to the Great Lakes, warns Council of Canadians The Council of Canadians is warning of the risks from a proposed nuclear waste repo

When we have meals we say: Thank-you Goddess...

Published on 2011-05-18 14:14:00

First Buttertart and I sanded off the dark wine coloured coat of the table. That took a week. Then I cleaned the table multiple times to make sure there was no residue left behind.Then I drew Her first in pencil, then in marker, paint marker with gol

A completely self actualized, defiant, power house of a woman capable of defending her(physical)self and defining her own desires...

Published on 2011-05-18 13:05:00

...I did not go to Slut Walk. Honestly? I fucken forgot about it :) as I do many events in the communities I have so little contact with anymore. It just didn't seem that important as an event when compared to the life I'm trying to build for myself,

I don't think they should take a non-violent page from the civil rights movement in the US....

Published on 2011-05-18 12:50:00

It did not achieve freedom. It achieved a closer linkage with white oppressors who were able to continue on upholding white domination unchecked but with the people they were oppressing telling themselves that the domination and active, overt subjuga

Obamarama...who voted for the slimey snake oil salesman?

Published on 2011-05-18 12:22:00

"because truth does matter. truth may be inconvenient. it may cause embarrassment. it may threaten the powers that be and their unlawful activities. but it is still the truth."Inside Obama’s "Orwellian World" Where Whistleblowing Has Become Espiona

Y'know...I've always really liked Santana...

Published on 2011-05-18 11:34:00

this is how you do it. when people who are oppressive or support oppressive systems invite you places to speak or entertain them, make sure to speak on your own behalf, for the people you support and believe in. of course you won't get invited back.

This news is a few days old but still important...

Published on 2011-05-18 11:33:00

Israel Attacks Humanitarian Ship to Gaza in International WatersBy Gaza Solidarity; May 16, 2011 - rabble.cahttp://rabble.ca/news/2011/05/israel-attacks-humanitarian-sh...Global Research has been in contact with the Spirit of Rachel Corrie, a Malaysi

Update from John Graham, accused of killing Ana Mae Aquash...

Published on 2011-05-18 11:31:00

From John Graham, 15 May 2011After a week long trial and several inconsistent and contradicting prosecution witnesses, and the defense calling no witnesses, a South Dakota jury found me NOT GUILTY OF PREMEDITATED 1975 MURDER OF ANNA MAE AQUASH. After

Oh, puLEEZ...they own the justice department...

Published on 2011-05-18 11:26:00

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Every time I get a whiff of what he's done recently, I just wanna puke...

Published on 2011-05-16 15:23:00

Obama’s Killing Spreeposted on POC Organize!Obama is certainly living the thug life, an international gangster without parallel. What is to lesser humans a planet is, to Obama, a spherical theater of war, a free-fire zone. With two more notches i

Posting article I came across via Mostly Water...

Published on 2011-05-16 15:15:00

Wikileak Warriors: US Cables on Native 'Threats' By Jorge Barrera; Friday, May 13, 2011 - People of Color Organize!http://www.peopleofcolororganize.com/analysis/wikileak-warri... Two recent news articles from APTN National News highlight US involvem

And what will happen when the youth defined 35 year olds pass that completely arbitrary age requirement?...

Published on 2011-05-16 11:26:00

2e Rassemblement pancanadien des jeunes RebELLEs - 2n Pancanadian Young Feminist Gathering (May 20-23 mai)So sorry. Happy about the gathering. But pissed that the parameters for who can attend are so mired in shitty ageist...shite. :)Who is a young f

Catching up over at electronic intifada...

Published on 2011-05-16 11:22:00

What will you do when Palestine is free? Andrew Dalack and Ryah AqelThe Electronic Intifada13 May 2011 The When I Return project aims to highlight the imaginative expanse of Palestinians’ dreams

This i also found at black looks...

Published on 2011-05-16 11:11:00

...in remembrance of The NakbaMeShell Ndegeocello - D.N.B. from Souls Survivor on Vimeo.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages yo

Yup...got it in a really visceral, flesh, blood and bones sort'a way...

Published on 2011-05-16 11:03:00

"The further you take someone away from their home the more difficult it is for them to find their way back – trapped in distance, language, culture, bonded-debt and in the case of Lebanon abandoned in a war zone thousands of miles from home."Afric

The fucking fence should have come down....

Published on 2011-05-16 10:18:00

I found this via the Toronto Media Co-op...The Jaggi Singh trial is about the criminalization of dissent and a fundamental attack on free speech, says Jaroslava Avila of the Women's Coordinating Committee for a Free Wallmapuand. Jaggi Sighn is being

What an energetic and emtional boost...

Published on 2011-05-16 09:03:00

i'm buying this book...other mothers, that is...alloparent...alloparent...nice bit of acquired language.Other MothersLots of polyamorous folks are justifiably fascinated by the hypotheses expounded in Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Se

Cross posting from okcupid...wha-?

Published on 2011-05-15 15:31:00

I'm typing/blogging pretty much the same thing everywhere today...Holy malware, batman! So I've been mostly offline for over a month now. Computer got sick, real, real sick. But it's all better now...it seems. Hi to everyone who wrote while I was awa

One of my favourite paintings, or...how she processed her rape...?

Published on 2011-04-03 16:25:00

judith beheading holofernes by artemisia gentileschiif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself ret

The Leveller...

Published on 2011-04-03 15:31:00

Lev•el•lernoun1 Historical: During the English Civil War (c. 1649), one who favoured the abolition of all rank and privilege. Originally an insult, but later embraced by radical anti-Royalists.2 One who tells the truth, as in “I’m going to le

"You don't like the truth"...

Published on 2011-04-03 15:10:00

4 days inside guantanamoi got this post via mostly water..."You Don't Like the Truth": Omar Khadr's Canadian Lawyer SpeaksBy Mat Nelson; April 1, 2011 - Media Co-ophttp://www.mediacoop.ca/story/%E2%80%9Cyou-dont-truth%E2%80%...Dennis Edney, the Canad

Title makes sense to me...

Published on 2011-04-03 11:54:00

really, really like the title...be your own leader dot blogspot dot comDana Gabriel is an activist and independent researcher. He writes about trade, globalization, sovereignty, security, as well as other issues.if what you're reading here grips yo

They punish her for effectively resisting them...

Published on 2011-04-02 21:32:00

Jena Six Activist Convicted, Faces Decades in PrisonBy Jordan FlahertyCivil rights activist Catrina Wallace, who received national acclaim for her central role in organizing protests around the Jena Six case, was convicted today of three counts of di

Mostly water is right - most media outlets are under-reporting news re: Japan...

Published on 2011-04-02 21:15:00

Japan's Apocalypse - by Stephen LendmanDespite a disaster much worse than Chernobyl, major media reports all along downplayed it. Now they largely ignore it, moving on to more important things like celebrity features and baseball's opening day, be

In treatment...this particular character's portrayal was bang on...

Published on 2011-04-02 10:47:00

arrogant, middle-class, tense, clearly tormented, deeply in denial, repressed, completely unresolved where his own identity is concerned but completely willing to try to maintain a particular level of unachievable hype when it comes to speaking about

Like i said: wisconsin is not the site of a class war, it's a very effective middle-class tantrum...

Published on 2011-04-01 18:05:00

i came by this via mostly water...Race, class struggle and organized labour in the “Age of Wisconsin” By Ajamu Nangwaya Madison, Wisconsin, may have given organized labour - or the labouring classes - a hint a

Greenpeace in Japan...

Published on 2011-04-01 18:01:00

Greenpeace radiation team: extend Fukushima evacuation zone, especially to protect pregnant women and childrenGreenpeace radiation experts are continuing their work in the Fukushima area. They have confirmed radiation levels of up to ten micro Siev

Chernobyl anniversary this month...

Published on 2011-04-01 16:39:00

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The Guardian: the true face of protest...

Published on 2011-04-01 08:28:00

Black bloc: 'Only actions count now'Two participants in the black bloc protest at Saturday's anti-cuts rallyStephen Moss, Guardian UK"Meet us outside the British Library. That seems appropriate." I'm due to interview two men in their late 20s who wer

unh...edit: Our most dangerous DEllusion...

Published on 2011-03-31 18:08:00

American Peace Activist Jonathan SchellOur Most Dangerous Illusion Is that We Can Control Nuclear Energy In a SPIEGEL interview, peace activist and author Jonathan Schell discusses the lessons of the Fukushima disaster, mankind's false i

Fukushima forecast: radioactive particles to be concentrated over midwest on april 1, 2

Published on 2011-03-31 17:45:00

our predominant weather patterns flow from west....to east...across the pacific...over the mountains...across the prairies, right on over to the soon to be irradiated great lakes lowlands. sweet.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fasci

Where is Eman al-Obeidi?

Published on 2011-03-31 10:15:00

Libya’s Eman al-Obeidi Remains Missing Since Risking Life to Tell Story of Rape by Gaddafi’s ForcesA woman who says she was raped by forces loyal to Libyan Col. Muammar Gaddafi remains missing five days after she was arrested for bursting into a

We watched this documentary just now...

Published on 2011-03-30 21:54:00

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Does anyone who was there have study notes people over here can at least skim before next time?

Published on 2011-03-30 08:54:00

March 26 London Anti-Austerity Demo "Hijacked by Anarchists"Contributed by blackandred at mostly water on Mon, 2011/03/28 - 11:45am SchNEWS emergency bulletin on the M26 demos in London By SchNEWS; Monday, March 28, 2011 - Infoshop Ne

Radiation blowing out to sea is a...good...thing...?

Published on 2011-03-29 18:15:00

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Its author doesn't define as political...

Published on 2011-03-28 15:51:00

but its subject matter is of massive significance...Atlas Of The Conflict: Israel-Palestine Thursday, March 10, 2011 Each month, we conduct a review of a recent book that deals with issues relating to Palestine and/or the Israel/P

Hmmmm...i wonder what made them change their minds about malalai joya...

Published on 2011-03-28 09:56:00

Obama Administration Relents and Grants Visa to Leading Afghan Antiwar Campaigner Malalai Joya Into U.S.Former Afghan member of parliament, Malalai Joya, joins us for her first broadcast interview since arriving in the United States on Friday after o

This has been in my head for a few days...

Published on 2011-03-28 08:55:00

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Been trying to explain to nine year old about the addictive effects of video games on a child's brain...

Published on 2011-03-27 22:06:00

she thinks i've got problems because i keep saying that video games will rot her brain. or at least she did, until the three adult trekkies sat down with her and watched this gem a few hours ago. she's...re-processing video games. went to bed reading

Nine year old has been doing surgery online...

Published on 2011-03-27 21:20:00

better than super mario or donkey kong, i figure. i'm wondering if it's the doctor butchers scoping out new talent, headhunting little people online. scary thought. she's been doing knee surgery. good. i'm sure i'll be needing her skills with a nicel

Just call me Fauxlivia...

Published on 2011-03-27 21:18:00

buttertart taped a new ring for my cell. yipPEE!if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returni

No big love...now, only sister wives...

Published on 2011-03-25 11:27:00

not particularly interested in kody, who seems very impressed with himself and with is ability to benefit from the work of the wimmin around him. him eating his elder mother's breakfast because he can, because she let's him, because he is more import

Japan - I think they're still trying to spin doctor/hide it...

Published on 2011-03-25 08:59:00

Nuclear situation 'grave' Japan PM warnsNaoto Kan says the situation at disaster-hit power plant is unpredictable as officials fear breach at one reactor.there's a video i couldn't embed. it's here...Japan's prime minister has warned the situation at

Smart people making intelligent and beautiful street level things...

Published on 2011-03-25 08:54:00

i needed to see this...Art challenges Tunisian revolutionariesThe Artocracy project, featuring photos of ordinary Tunisians, has proven art can be just as provocative as politics.Yasmine Ryan LE KRAM, TUNISIA — A crowd has gathered to ponder the bl

Get in your car, get on a train or a bus...

Published on 2011-03-25 08:30:00

go do work with elementary school children in your city.do anti-classism work.do anti-racism work.do meaningful, grounded, non-self serving, intelligent, tangible anti-oppression work at the elementary school level in affluent middle and upper middle

The wimmin should never be jailed, targeted or harmed in any way in an effort to end the trade...

Published on 2011-03-24 21:25:00

'Prostitution and Women's Equality: Imagining More for Women' -- Part 1This episode of Needs No Introduction is the first in a three-part series on prostitution and features a talk by Gunilla Ekberg. In the midst of heated debate around prostitution

The house was swirling around me with chaos in full effect when I wrote that post about rape mythology and the slut walk...

Published on 2011-03-24 12:37:00

i went back to look at it and found more than my usual crop of typos and incoherencies (yes, i know that's probably not a word but you get what i'm sayin', right?).so, i worked on it some more and filled it out so that it made more sense...to me, at

I'm fiddling with my design...

Published on 2011-03-23 19:18:00

bear with.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if w

I've never needed permission nor been able to access any protection for walking the streets dressed as i please/d...

Published on 2011-03-23 15:34:00

i think i have the privilege of being fairly large, (demonized uncontrollably scaaaary booooo...) black and not necessarily the submissive, accommodating, incessantly smiling female gender role stereotyped woman means that i've capitalized repeatedly

I haven't read this poem before...

Published on 2011-03-23 09:04:00

RapeAdrienne RichThere is a cop who is both prowler and father:he comes from your block, grew up with your brothers,had certain ideals.You hardly know him in his boots and silver badge,on horseback, one hand touching his gun.You hardly know him but y

Wordless...'no means no' and (definitely) 'yes means yes' just seem so cliche...empty...puerile...

Published on 2011-03-23 08:51:00

Rape Culture and How it Betrays WomenMarina DelVecchioContributing Writer, The New AgendaPosted: March 21, 2011 08:51 PMIn 1972, Adrienne Rich, a revolutionary poet and feminist of her time, wrote a poem called "Rape," originally published in a colle

Now that's how you thumb your nose at nasty authoritarians and their power brokers...

Published on 2011-03-22 21:07:00

Revolutionary Egyptian youth refuse Clinton meetingAdam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani, The Electronic Intifada, 22 March 2011CAIRO (IPS) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week paid a highly-publicized visit to Cairo's Tahrir Square, t

Well, I think that all the politically conscious activism oriented students at uoft should boycott the university...

Published on 2011-03-22 16:53:00

i think that at some point it becomes necessary to look at the university corp and at the people who rule it/define it and to look at what it means to pay thousands of dollars to these people, to even consider ongoing existences in environments const

More information re: basic quality of life via information shared...

Published on 2011-03-22 09:34:00

i still encounter so many wimmin of colour, so many black wimmin specifically who circumcise, who voluntarily choose hospital births over homebirths, who rationalize away pretty awful birthing experiences in hospitals and who vaccinate.sometimes i ha

I found this on infoshop.org...

Published on 2011-03-22 08:18:00

Introducing No Borders: Louisville's Radical Lending LibraryWho We Are and What we DoThe No Borders project consists of a small, non-sectarian anarchist/anti-authoritarian collective in Louisville, Kentucky. We are a collective that opposes dominatio

Neil, i'm not acquainted with this world/place you sing about...

Published on 2011-03-22 08:09:00

but you do know how to belt one out...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again a

She is powerful enough to shut down a country's borders and to chase men from a room...

Published on 2011-03-22 07:37:00

this info came to me via a radical profeminist and also via democracy now. US government denies entry visa to Afghan women’s rights activist and author Malalai Joya For Immediate Release – The United States has denied a travel visa to Malalai

This offers backstory on what's happening in libya and elsewhere in the middle east...

Published on 2011-03-21 21:17:00

U.S. Love Affair with Murderous Dictators and Hate for DemocracyBy Ghali Hassan. Axis of Logic.Axis of Logic exclusiveThursday, Mar 17, 2011 Introduction Millions of people around the world are overwhelmed and encouraged by the popular uprisings

Yes, I'll miss the uber tragic, white, extremely conservative, christian, republican, patriarchal, middle amerikkkan mormons...

Published on 2011-03-21 10:42:00

this and sister wives are the only shows on tv about families with more than two parents who have angst over schools, what the neighbours could possibly do if your family doesn't quite look..."right". but it also shows a family with multiple responsi

We can demonize it, marginalize it, laugh at it, denigrate it or attempt to minimize its significance...

Published on 2011-03-20 18:25:00

...but the reality is, although i've met a handful of asexual politicos, for the vast majority of us sex is still a part of our movements.Anarchism & Sexuality Ethics, Relationships and Power Edited by Jamie Heckert, Richard CleminsonPrice: $125.

Thinking about class, privilege, oppression and the dominated...

Published on 2011-03-20 10:15:00

i'll make this brief.i think off and on about what it means to be as educated as i am, to be as conscientized as i am, to be as confident and verbal as i am, to be as empowered as i am and to have started out this life as a black child born on a tiny

They're considering covering the nuclear plant with sand and cement?

Published on 2011-03-19 12:04:00

heh...governments do love to cover up messy radiactive sites in that way. stupid asses.welcome to Bikini Atollif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, t

I support a harm reduction model grounded in what their challenges and threats are...

Published on 2011-03-19 11:49:00

Statement from International Sex Worker Harm Reduction Caucus Dear friends and colleagues, As you might know sex workers’ community from around the world united in order to participate in the International Harm Reduction Conference IHRA 19, which

She doesn't have a political grounding...

Published on 2011-03-18 20:54:00

...and she definitely doesn't define as a radical feminist. in fact, she seems to think of radical feminists as a bother, as an impediment. still...what she says about life on the ground and the links she makes about how the wimmin are being driven u

Sex workers in South Africa...

Published on 2011-03-18 20:50:00

...are tired of cops raping themCaroline Zulu is a born-leader. She is adored in Hillbrow, a tough Black inner-city neighborhood in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she lives. Vendors and street kids waive as she passes by and sex workers in the bro

"A right to be" caribbean sex work documentary...

Published on 2011-03-18 20:35:00

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Global day of listening to “live without wars”...

Published on 2011-03-18 20:21:00

The People's JourneyListening to those from war-torn countries – views from Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and elsewhere.March 20, 2011 March 19 – 21, depending upon where you are: Afghanistan: 12:30 am 3/20 – 3:30 am 3/21 - America: 3 pm 3/19

International sex worker action happened today...

Published on 2011-03-18 19:00:00

WHAT IS 86 THE VIOLENCE ALL ABOUT AND WHY ARE WE DOING IT?This year, the United States participated in a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) – a process set up by the Human Rights Council at the United Nations to assess the level of human rights

Underestimating the seriousness of the problem...

Published on 2011-03-18 18:18:00

Experts Urge Japan to Raise Nuclear Alert Level and Evacuate Wider Areaif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that yo

Chernobyl Day - 25th anniversary, 25 days of action...

Published on 2011-03-18 18:09:00

2011 Call All the versions of this article: [Deutsch] [English] [français] [italiano] To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl2-26 April, 25 days of actions!Ch

Interesting splits and alliances...as per usual...

Published on 2011-03-17 20:18:00

Palestine is a queer issue Anna Lekas Miller, The Electronic Intifada, 15 March 2011 (Anna Lekas Miller)

We've received a somewhat urgent request...

Published on 2011-03-17 13:42:00

from the japanese student hosting people who have linked us with students seeking homestay in the past. they don't mention what's happening. they just say that they've got incoming students due to arrive in early april, more than they're accustomed t

They were defined as unlucky untouchables and still...

Published on 2011-03-17 12:45:00

...they do what is necessary, what is right...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning

What exactly they were trying to say, i'm not really sure...

Published on 2011-03-17 09:55:00

i'm not sure if this is appropriate or not. :) it just sort of popped into my brain. thought i'd share. wha-? it was either this or 'girls just wanna have fun'. ;)if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, embolde

Hi Von...

Published on 2011-03-17 09:20:00

I got your comment re: Julian Assange and the blog post I wrote which contains the blog post published over at fugitivus.i wanted to let you know that i responded...Von said...I am of the same country as Germaine, slightly younger but same wave i.e

No mention of her since she sparked the egyptian uprising...

Published on 2011-03-16 10:16:00

i can't find any recent mentions of her. maybe i'm missing something but...where is she? where is asmaa mahfouz?if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you,

And our chemicalized sexual "freedoms" are also related to experimentation on Puerto Rican wimmin...

Published on 2011-03-16 09:51:00

this woman - Susan Reverby - is protecting them with her verbal ambiguity. she wasn't part of a massive experiment. she was part of an early wave of white wimmin who felt they benefited from it who lived to find out better. the Puerto Rican wimmin wh

Sued over their std people of colour experiments?

Published on 2011-03-16 09:48:00

I glad...Guatemalans sue US over 1940s STD study(AFP) – 16 hours agoWASHINGTON — Seven Guatemalans filed a class action lawsuit in Washington over a 1940s US study in which hundreds of people in the Central American nation were deliberately infec

Subject: TRIGGER 2011 Submission Call Outs!

Published on 2011-03-15 21:51:00

since we had so much fun at the event we attended last summer, we'll most likely try to attend another this year. in the meantime, here's their call for submissions for this year's festival...Third annual TRIGGER FESTIVAL!June 16th, 17th and 18th 201

People in the area fought the construction of this nuclear plant...

Published on 2011-03-15 15:19:00

"Get the Children Away from the Reactors": Japan Urged to Expand Evacuation Area Around Nuclear Plants as Leaking Radiation SpreadsJapanese anti-nuclear activist Aileen Mioko Smith and nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen question whether Japanese offici

Haven't heard this one before just now...

Published on 2011-03-15 10:57:00

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Nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen on Japan's nuclear crisis...

Published on 2011-03-15 10:35:00

this could become chernobyl on steroidsJapan is on the verge of a nuclear catastrophe after a third explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was heavily damaged by Friday’s 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami. The blast seriou

Since there's another protest today...thought I'd repost this one...

Published on 2011-03-15 09:58:00

Sunday, August 01, 2010 Glad your minds are solid, but train your bodies and learn how to use the city scape to your benefit... no use just sitting there cross legged blowing bubbles while singing oh fucking kkkanada. fo

This post on radiation protection was sent to me this morning...much appreciated...

Published on 2011-03-15 09:07:00

from earth issues...how to protect yourself from radiation exposureBecause of what is occurring in Japan, many people are wondering what they could do to protect themselves in the event that dangerous levels of radiation were to make their way into

Infoshop news on japan...

Published on 2011-03-15 00:48:00

Nuclear Emergency in Japanby Karl GrossmanWhat Japan is now trying to avoid is a complete loss of power to the cooling systems at its Fukushima nuclear power plant. This would lead to a loss-of-coolant or meltdown accident -- a disaster which could h

Close to "home"...

Published on 2011-03-15 00:45:00

International day against police brutality, Toronto, March 15March 15th, the international day against police brutality, draws near and in communities worldwide people are organizing against violent police forces and opposing the racist, classist, ho

Yup...I'm totally triggered...nuclear footprint back step number 2...

Published on 2011-03-15 00:30:00

i was eleven...this was a few short miles away...meltdown at three mile island, part 1...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages y

Yup...I'm totally triggered...nuclear footprint back step number 1...

Published on 2011-03-15 00:28:00

In just 36 hours, 59 430 people were evacuated from Pripyat, Ukraine following the“world's worst nuclear disaster”,The Chernobyl Nuclear Disasterif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes

Just to point to her words again...

Published on 2011-03-15 00:18:00

i wasn't excited about her liberal reaction to what happened in toronto but her reading of how the shock of whole populations creates a primed situation that can be utilized by unscrupulous capitalists who want to make a financial killing.her reading

The first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008...

Published on 2011-03-15 00:15:00

i don't doubt for a moment that these people will find a way to benefit from what is presently happening in japan...INSIDE JOB Official TrailerFrom Academy Award® nominated filmmaker, Charles Ferguson ("No End In Sight"), comes INSIDE JOB, the first

Update on Bradley Manning's condition...

Published on 2011-03-15 00:10:00

snipped from axis of logic...Bradley Manning Now "Catatonic"; Obama ENOUGH!By Ralph Lopez Daily Kos Sunday, Mar 13, 2011 As Obama's crime of the destruction of Bradley Manning continues to unfold before our very eye

Additional updating of the okc profile....

Published on 2011-03-14 19:52:00

changes are in colour...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...the

Amerikkkans were well prepared for atomic disasters...clearly...

Published on 2011-03-14 11:03:00

"when a fire, flood or indian attack came everyone was prepared. it had to be that way because early amerikkkans lived in dangerous times."alrighteethen... this is also priceless... if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, pr

Their government is telling them to STAY INDOORS AND KEEP THEIR WINDOWS SHUT...?

Published on 2011-03-14 10:57:00

Second blast at Japan nuclear plantif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and

Updating/backing up my okc profile...

Published on 2011-03-12 23:00:00

My self summary...don't IM me before reading my profile. that usually ends badly.if you happened across my photos, thought i was "cute", "pretty", "hot", "sexy" or perhaps that i looked like i might be "fun" and so thought you'd skim my profile br

So much white rum...

Published on 2011-03-12 22:54:00

buttertart has been following me around the house worried about how my feelings will exit/manifest. i assure him that i'm not suicidal. but this much...me...is stressing him...too much. he made me wrap myself in a comforter and close the window. i di

Again...

Published on 2011-03-12 22:53:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

Lovely, insightful, rebellious but easily more than a decade too late for the likes of me...

Published on 2011-03-12 19:34:00

I lifted this from a radical profeminist's important web pages and Recommended websites. just followed one of his links and ended up here...Sexual Pleasure as Feminist ChoicePatricia McFaddenIntroductionAcross almost all societies, the notions of "pl

Better...enough...

Published on 2011-03-12 12:53:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

I just...need...this will work for now...

Published on 2011-03-12 12:27:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

I thought about them today and remembered.

Published on 2011-03-11 21:01:00

they've already been through so much. i tend to try and link things through time as opposed to simply being in the moment. some might call this a not very good thing. i tend to think of it as a strength - memory and foresight. in any case, the family

Electronic intifada interview...

Published on 2011-03-11 16:28:00

Palestinian women prisoners shackled during childbirth Mehru Jaffer, The Electronic Intifada, 11 March 2011 VIENNA (IPS) - Female Palestinian prisoners detained in Israel are often denied legal representation an

Israeli apartheid week...

Published on 2011-03-11 10:27:00

Welcome to Toronto IAW 2011! Our tentative schedule is below. Media might be interested in our Press Kit and the international media section York University: Monday, March 7th: Anti-Apartheid Frequencies12:00-9:00 PM EST CHRY 105.5 FM Community Radi

This is how you do it...

Published on 2011-03-10 10:35:00

is there are enough people, enough COURAGEOUS people, there is no way to stand against them. beauty...Outrage in Wisconsin: Thousands Flood Capitol After GOP Strips Public Workers of Bargaining Rights in Surprise Senate VoteThousands of demonstrators

no FUCKen GAWDdamn WAY!

Published on 2011-03-10 10:24:00

Egypt's revolution means nothing if its women are not freeA mob of men attacking an International Women's Day demo should not be allowed to happen in the new Egypt An International Women's Day demonstration in Cairo's Tahir Square

What I find interesting (meaning: difficult) about this episode of TNG...

Published on 2011-03-10 08:31:00

is the same thing I always find difficult about good ole gene and his beloved female characters, as opposed to his hated/feared or laughable ones.a "good" woman is an accommodating, soft spoken woman who has no interests of her own.she is overly focu

Need the intelligent noise...

Published on 2011-03-09 08:48:00

The Mars Volta - Wax Simulacra by UniversalMusicUKCame back to get yourself a broken toothyou found and punctured one with a null toothI found something to shake by the rootsI crawl along the ceilings in your roomto come and spin a thread to answer y

What they really mean...

Published on 2011-03-09 08:23:00

i've been called so many different things by so many people men and wimmin. dry as biscuits people. boring people. scared people. bland people. intimidated people. threatened people. insecure people..."nice" people.yaaawwwwwnnnn....this gets to be so

Yesterday four year old had a stomach ache, diarrhea and thew up...

Published on 2011-03-08 18:21:00

as a precaution, we took him to the hospital corp to see if there was any reason for concern. they said he had gastrointeritis and prescribed ZOFRAN.we asked about side effects.the doctor,let's call him late thirties, early forties white upper middle

This would most likely be where I first encountered feminism in the mainstream...

Published on 2011-03-08 10:54:00

funny how a single song belted out by a privileged white woman from a completely different reality managed to capture the imagination of a seven/eight year old island girl child. pure cheese? yes. not the heroic beginning of a woc radical feminist. b

I'm so not there right now/anymore...but how, seeking this kind of kindred at full tilt, did i miss this?

Published on 2011-03-08 03:26:00

Prefigurative Parenting (this essay was published in the last issue of Left Turn magazine, and is written by a Heads Up Collective member.)Collective Parenting for Collective LiberationBy Rahula JanowskiAlthough outright hostility towards paren

Oh I fell off the fuckin' bridge about nine...almost ten years back but still...

Published on 2011-03-08 03:12:00

for those of you who still believe it can be built, maintained and traversed by those who need it...here! catch!...This Bridge Called My Baby: Legacies of Radical Mothering en espanol “We can learn to mother ourselves.” Audre Lorde, 1983All m

I'm sendin' a nicely filled jar...

Published on 2011-03-08 02:43:00

Response to Miscarriage Investigation Bill: "I Submit My Used Tampon as Evidence" There’s a new bill in Georgia sponsored by

aRCHival re-downLoAd...I feel excited...

Published on 2011-03-07 22:08:00

Something burst inside'a me. I don't know why...But today I decided to start re-integrating some of my older blog posts that had formerly been archived on my locked site. I started here in 2006 blogging obsessively in a vain attempt to save my life..

Moses seenarine's blog to end male violence...

Published on 2011-03-07 09:42:00

"i'm 47, divorced, with a four year old son, jad. i've been a junk food, moral vegan for 25 years."i've been enjoying reading the conversations happening over at his place.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you

Nine year old really likes M.J.'s music...

Published on 2011-03-07 07:39:00

While she got ready to leave for school just a few minutes ago, I talked to her about him, the creative and good but also about the horribly, almost unspeakably bad. This song has been playing in my head...How will I explain to nine year old and four

Feeding...

Published on 2011-03-06 20:43:00

bought a new book. the woman at the store said i'd only enjoy it if i was into zombies and the internet. i explained that i rarely leave the house...because of the zombies and the internet. ;)if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinat

Aspasia got me to thinking about us Black wimmin...

Published on 2011-03-05 19:10:00

Flying soda cans, cuckold men dominated by their "evil", "scary", "ugly" Black female partners (poor men, save them, save them), white jogging wimmin, oh so smiley and willing to suck...on the ground...Aspasia, I hope you get a chance to read my comm

I thought I'd try to check some things re: Libya and oil...

Published on 2011-03-03 23:29:00

Libya, a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), holds the largest proven oil reserves in Africa. According to the 2008 BP Statistical Energy Survey, Libya had proved oil reserves of 41.464 billion barrels at the end of

Oh, it's all about the phallus/cock...

Published on 2011-03-03 16:37:00

definitely sick and tired of the patriarchal grip and of patriarchal helmet head prick/s who are only good for one thing and the competitive, stupid ass internalized misogyny they seem to inspire in wimmin.so glad i live in a household where i can sa

Heh...and I maintain - context is always a beautiful thing...

Published on 2011-03-03 16:22:00

also from zero anthropology...Empire and the Liberation of Veiled Women: Lutz & Collins Posted on 21 February 2011

On libya...a bit of "fun" directed at academia courtesy of zero anthropology...

Published on 2011-03-03 16:08:00

this is hilarious...in that laughter of the damned sort of way. :)On Libya: Why We Need NuancePosted on 23 February 2011 by Maximilian Forte WARNING: Contains satire, mockery and travesty. Suitable for mature audiences only. Reported events in Liby

They should be celebrating him not trying to kill him or imprison him for life...

Published on 2011-03-03 15:58:00

Bradley Manning Hit with New Charges in WikiLeaks Case, Including "Aiding the Enemy"The U.S. Army has filed 22 additional charges against Army Private Bradley Manning, who is alleged to have illegally downloaded hundreds of thousands of classified U.

They'll definitely be needing some afghans...

Published on 2011-03-03 15:54:00

what tha fuck? amerikkkans, when are you going to put an end to this?NATO Gunships Kill 9 Afghan Children; 3rd Reported Attack on Afghan Civilians in 2 WeeksNATO helicopter gunships killed nine young boys in Afghanistan on Tuesday while they collecte

Not only can diplomats not be charged, now they also must not be challenged...

Published on 2011-03-02 15:58:00

US students face jail time for disrupting Israeli official's speech Nora Barrows-Friedman, The Electronic Intifada, 2 March 2011

My house has been taken over by bollywood...

Published on 2011-03-01 01:23:00

...at least until nine year old's school play is finished. :) this evening we were all practicing. i never saw the movie. but now i must dance. :) cultural mangling par excellence. he is her destiny? unh...not.if what you're reading here grips you, h

Showed images of "the dinner party" to nine year old...

Published on 2011-03-01 01:16:00

i explained to her about the triangular configuration and what it signifies but not a whole else about the history or the controversy. future talk.the dinner party - judy chicagoif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provok

Yes, that's true...I may in fact be a queer heterosexual...

Published on 2011-03-01 01:07:00

from below the belt - one kick to the groin at a time...My previous post provided a review of Louis-Georges Tin’s book, L’invention de la Culture Hétérosexuelle. The book is an attempt to historicize heterosexual dominance by exposing the fac

With the exception of the stuff about whiteness/lightness...

Published on 2011-03-01 00:59:00

i remember what she's writing about. i lived it. still do live in when i walk among, play in close proximity to, blog among, speak to, read people with privilege who define as political who come out of the academy, who do not critique class privilege

Give them a target...black bloc...actual Black people...

Published on 2011-02-28 09:34:00

in toronto people were told to be fearful of protesters wearing black clothes, then it became about attacking the black bloc, distancing from their methods and constructing them as dangerous militants.in libya gaddafi has used black africans allegedl

Smiling and crying...

Published on 2011-02-28 00:49:00

this is the latest in a stream of really beautiful, smart, powerfully political things i've read recently.thanks to hydrarchy, which is where i found it posted."As the philosopher Alain Badiou points out in a recent editorial, "once they cross a cert

Rolling rebellions...checking in with Libya...

Published on 2011-02-28 00:43:00

Thousands Feared Dead in Gaddafi’s Crackdown on Libyan UprisingThe United Nations is warning thousands of people may have been killed in Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s assault on the growing popular uprising across Libya. The United Nations is also wa

Would'a, could'a, should'a...

Published on 2011-02-28 00:30:00

that's pretty much what happens every time i see/read signs of uprising happening in other places. i think - that's what should have been done here or...that's what could have happened here or...that's what would have happened here, if only...cheups.

Going back to come forward...

Published on 2011-02-27 20:52:00

in 1975 these radical feminist wimmin accused gloria steinem of working for the cia...i was 7 years old.Redstockings from wikipedia...also known as Redstockings of the Women's Liberation Movement, is a radical feminist group that was most active duri

I don't think an afghan is going to help this boy/child Afghan...

Published on 2011-02-27 14:23:00

one of the children my daughter knows is a war survivor.he's lost family because of the war.he is emotionally scarred.he's been acting out his fear, torment and upset and because of this, he is basically being punished for the pathologically insane c

I've seen vids with this soldier speaking before...

Published on 2011-02-27 13:59:00

I've posted his brave and insightful words before. But it never hurts to do so again and again and again."...and the ruling class, the billionaires who profit from human suffering care only about expanding their wealth, controlling the world economy,

sigh...I decided to go for a little "walk"...

Published on 2011-02-27 09:47:00

i have to write a bio for a visual arts contract i'm gonna do.dear goddess, a lot of the projects i've done are in/on the books on my shelf or referenced in my files. i can track them.but fuckshitpissgrrr...there is no ease, no peace for me while i d

In the eyes of the "law" the future of my family and the way of life i've chosen...

Published on 2011-02-26 12:58:00

...has been tied to the fate of this white dominated, patriarchal, christian conservative culture where children and wimmin are chattel and men rule all.cheups.whether we're talking overt patriarchy in these sorts of communities or more subtle kinds

Art and emotions project for pre-tweens complete...

Published on 2011-02-25 17:49:00

happy and excited.their self portrait drawings were/ar confident, colourful, exciting and completely covered in words about their feelings.acrylic paint, paint marker, gold and copper coloured marker was EVERYWHERE!they had fun. their teacher who i a

Shift...backwards...and so it begins...

Published on 2011-02-25 11:48:00

i think this comes directly out of the rape apologist media swarm that swirled around Julian Assange a little while back. this kind of thing is what many were afraid would happen. thank you, naomi wolfe."A Manitoba judge is facing criticism after sug

Snipped from...

Published on 2011-02-25 11:03:00

"DON’T BE GAY, OR,HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND FUCK PUNK UP THE ASS"Have Gays and Punks Been Coopted?Gay youths are abandoning the gay establishment because it’s been ‘co-opted’. Threatened by subcultures that challenge and question its

Queercore...?

Published on 2011-02-25 11:00:00

Queercore (originally known as homocore) is a subculture, a movement, a genre, a political alignment - it cannot be perfectly defined. It is composed of every queer in the underground scene who won’t stand for the homophobia of punk or the hypocris

cuntcuntcuntcuntcuntcuntcunt...

Published on 2011-02-25 10:22:00

buying and using the cunt coloring book opened up a lot of conversation between me and my nine year old. i explained how it has been used to attack, dirty, demonize wimmin and our genitals. i explained that feminists interested in resisting patriarch

Heterosexual questionnaire...hahahaha...

Published on 2011-02-24 22:57:00

i'd like to see a monogamy-oriented one. that would be the icing on the cake. :)if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so muc

Lovin' it...

Published on 2011-02-24 20:59:00

can we make up one for north corrupted untrustworthy north amerikkkan capitalist imperialist regimes? that would be sweet to be able to sing our own version in streets filled to the brim with rebellious protest.if what you're reading here grips you,

Sociocide...

Published on 2011-02-24 20:54:00

Iraq Is No More By Editorial. War is a Crime. War Is A Crime.org Friday, Feb 18, 2011 War Is A Crime, February 17, 2011 As we approach the 8th anniversary of a U.S. i

The role of writers and artists in revolution...

Published on 2011-02-24 20:50:00

"obviously the new media is tremendously important, is crucial, is critical and is playing an immediate role in everything that is happening. i think people who work in the old media and who write novels or long books...there's a challenge. and if th

Emotional intelligence...for pre-tweens...

Published on 2011-02-24 15:43:00

today i did an art and emotions workshop for a group of eight and nine year olds.self portraiture, self awareness and expression was the focus.they had mirrors.we drew ourselves as a way to reply to that question: hi, how are you? - that adults seem

Can't get al jazeera...?

Published on 2011-02-23 10:06:00

so is this like...if a person lives in kkkanada they're pretty much screwed unless cable and satellite providers subscribe?Al Jazeera has been suffering interference on its Arabsat satellite frequency. During jamming Al Jazeera English can be watched

Beaten and ejected while hilary speaks against governments arresting and beating protesters in egypt and iran...

Published on 2011-02-23 09:57:00

she's a fucking hypocrite.Ex-CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Beaten, Arrested for Silent Protest at Clinton SpeechThis week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a major address calling for Internet freedom around the world. As Clinton condemned the

So, this is what they look like...fucking CIA...

Published on 2011-02-23 09:47:00

and i maintain, because of wikileaks we live in a completely different world...Arrest of CIA Agent Sheds Light on American Covert War in Pakistan, Straining U.S.-Pakistani RelationsU.S. officials have admitted an American detained in Pakistan for the

Obviously I don't pay close attention to anniversaries...

Published on 2011-02-22 00:07:00

if i hadn't dropped by AfroSpear to see what was happening, i would have missed it entirely.46 years ago today (yesterday), El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, aka Malcolm X, was assassinated. His wisdom is timeless."...and i don't believe in fighting today on

Four year old played this one on youtube...

Published on 2011-02-20 19:44:00

multiple times and danced with reckless abandon.when i got tired of hearing/seeing her emotionless self :) i offered him her equally palid and emotionless yet still somehow iconically fascinating grand-daddy. :) he wasn't so excited about the generat

One of my favourite songs of all time...

Published on 2011-02-20 16:41:00

i was a teenager when i first hear this song.from wikipediaJaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson, (born Jaime Royal Klegerman, July 5, 1943[1]) OC; is a Canadian singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his membership as the guitarist and prim

Trigger...we went to something they organized last summer...

Published on 2011-02-20 12:38:00

i got the info pasted in below via facebook.i think it's good that they're at least trying to address issues in community.people have a lot of events and although they say they're doing "community work", meaning they believe that they're doing the wo

The whole family went downtown...

Published on 2011-02-18 19:53:00

hit a goth store, went to the market, had coffees. we had pizza for dinner. preschooler went to bed. nine year old refused to go to bed.soooooo tired.cue mood music. EVerybody! AIR GUITAR!if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates y

But my middle is so...messy, jagged and grey...a hurricane...

Published on 2011-02-18 13:41:00

needing to find it and ground in it, though...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning

THEY'RE INFESTING YOUTUBE...

Published on 2011-02-18 01:17:00

Fine. I watch Big Love. I confess to identifying more than a lefty radical should with a fictitious family of staunchly patriarchal, christian, conservative, milk drinking, procreative sexing, obsessively patriotic, amerikkkan republicans.And yes, I'

I randomly clicked on this song and went searching for the lyrics afterwards...

Published on 2011-02-18 00:29:00

Long weekend. Steaks (slabs of dead cow) for dinner. The kids turned the house upside down while I howled pained Chaka, Whitney, Lauryn, Mary J., India at the top of my lungs.Now the kidlets are in bed.Paps and Buttertart are playing Blokus.I'm...on

Putting the/ir shit where my eyes can see...

Published on 2011-02-17 22:42:00

so...the three of us are now officially in counseling with each other. we're all in individual counseling. but my counselor suggested that, in the wake of the miscarriage, i might want to do some more effective boundaries with the sisterwives so that

Tweeting Libyan protests...

Published on 2011-02-17 13:11:00

I have to claim the fact that I'm not a tweethead. But, it seems that this is where the action tends to be. So, I'm going to share tweets I found on Al Jazeera about what a gwon in Libya. Not sure if I have the code for the scrolling box right. Here

Electric intifada on the danger of (white) moderates...

Published on 2011-02-16 12:54:00

The moderate obstacle Paula Rosine Long, The Electronic Intifada, 16 February 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr (Marion S. Trikosko)

I've been commenting over at A Radical Profeminist's blog...

Published on 2011-02-14 15:34:00

what's working for me in terms of politicized, layered and present engagement is happening in the comments. This is what Julian Real posted on Saturday.Feminist Action Alert: Three Radical Feminist Conferences in a Row!Boston, USA. End of June, 2011.

This is what Noam Chomsky had to say about Egypt a few days ago...

Published on 2011-02-12 19:26:00

i thought it was layered and intelligent.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning agai

Yes, sort of...I'm figuring it out as I go along...

Published on 2011-02-12 19:20:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

This is hilarious...in a laughter of the damned sort of way...

Published on 2011-02-12 16:12:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

Mubarek has stepped down, but...

Published on 2011-02-12 16:00:00

i don't know if it's an amazing day. only time will tell. my gut says that although the revolution started off in a good place and was driven by people with honest motives, the powers that be are very well equipped and inclined to make all manner of

This blog is dedicated to the only thing worth living for...

Published on 2011-02-12 14:50:00

i stumbled across look before you leap - lessons for the future... just now. the site looks like it's still in tha makin'. here's some of what they've got so far...The texts below contain within them a set of practical lessons, lessons that are of u

Graceless...

Published on 2011-02-12 14:47:00

a journal of the radical gothic...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and a

Polyamorists in counseling...

Published on 2011-02-10 23:51:00

I came across this in Polyamory in the News tonight...just now...February 10, 2011Chico News & ReviewFor its Valentine's-week issue, a long-established alternative paper in northern California profiles a local marriage and family therapist who

wooFUCKingHOO...

Published on 2011-02-10 20:56:00

Bush’s Shrinking World: George W. Bush Cancels Europe Trip as Human Rights Lawyers Threaten Legal Action over Torture Former President George W. Bush has been forced to cancel a planned trip to Switzerland after human

Oh, darkdaughta...

Published on 2011-02-10 15:15:00

if only you could be more sweet, more smiling, more friendly, more permissive, more accommodating, more like us, more of a pushover, more interactive, more trusting, more forgiving, more...forgetful... sigh...this morning started off fine. it's sti

Thessaloniki 4 solidarity is new/s to me...

Published on 2011-02-10 10:50:00

Thessaloniki 4 face Appeals CourtBLOG POST posted on January 12, 2011 by ReadmoreBlog posts are the work of individual contributors, reflecting their thoughts, opinions and research.Thessaloniki 4 face Appeals CourtReposted from: http://www.occupiedl

Not quite...but today is better than yesterday...

Published on 2011-02-10 10:15:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

Ahora venga, mama chola, mama chola...sweet...

Published on 2011-02-10 09:26:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

HPV vaccine? Not my fucking daughter, bastards...

Published on 2011-02-10 02:31:00

ONE MORE GIRL from ThinkExist Productions on Vimeo.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself retu

"We're Not Leaving Until Mubarak Leaves"...

Published on 2011-02-09 13:15:00

A Counterpunch Interview with Hossam el-HamalawyBy KARA N. TINA This interview with Egyptian revolutionary socialist journalist Hossam el-Hamalawy was conducted on Saturday, February 5th at 8pm (Egyptian time). Due to time limitations we were only

Cultural homeschooling is so necessary...

Published on 2011-02-08 20:35:00

African liberation month is a good time to continue on with the dark queer history infusion program. this is to say...some people read their children bedtime stories. me? well, i show my children shite like this. :)if what you're reading here grips y

Beautiful, wonderful 1989...

Published on 2011-02-08 19:07:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

Znet interview about events in egypt...

Published on 2011-02-08 15:53:00

Whither Egypt?By Gilbert Achcar and Farooq SulehriaSaturday, February 05, 2011To help explain the thrilling developments in Egypt, Farooq Sulehria interviewed leading Arab scholar-activist Gilbert Achcar on February 4.Do you think that Mubarak's pled

I couldn't find the video that called for revolution in the square...

Published on 2011-02-08 12:19:00

...until now.Asmaa Mahfouz.i don't know anyone like her. i've never encountered anyone like her.over here, they'd call her stupid and say that she didn't know how to play the game. they'd say she was being confrontational and point out that she was r

They're the youth who love egypt...

Published on 2011-02-08 12:12:00

“The Heroes are the Ones in the Street”: Google Exec and Facebook Activist Wael Ghonim on His Release After 12 Days in Egyptian JailTwelve days after being snatched from the streets of Cairo, Wael Ghonim was released Monday from secret detention.

I liked this movie...despite tom cruise...

Published on 2011-02-08 00:06:00

i liked the concept of a rare, obscure, hidden away perspective. i appreciate the idea. its significance, its implications more than its star. :) and yes, i saw it, paid money for it.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, p

The beautiful ones...

Published on 2011-02-07 23:23:00

this has absolutely nothing to do with anything i've been blogging. but it popped into my head because i quoted him in my last post. please bear with. i have some sort of musical dementia. music just pops into my head in the most nonsensical ways."if

Oh, ginger beer is highly overrated...

Published on 2011-02-07 23:10:00

i'm glad she situates herself. i worry that she does so in order to place herself not to lowly in their hierarchy.but at least she locates herself, which is rare. of course, i'm speaking specifically about wimmin of color writers, wimmin of color blo

Protecting reproductive rights and choice in australia...

Published on 2011-02-07 20:48:00

i found this clip at mama sayana doula support.sigh...i don't need a doula right in this moment but hope to again at some point before my menses gives up the ghost.of course, what is x'd out of this picture, as it is in birthing revolution, birthing

I bought two important books last week...

Published on 2011-02-07 19:32:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

I wrote to him about being an irreverent true believer, too...

Published on 2011-02-07 19:25:00

this is a lightly edited version of what i wrote to him..."christian fundamentalist mentality? were you raised by fundamentalists? :)i'd have to agree about finding and holding tight to core beliefs. i do think that religious people have that part ma

I've been corresponding with a new acquaintance...

Published on 2011-02-07 18:24:00

he lives really far away...on the other side of the continent. we will probably never meet face-to-face. i think i'll be okay with that. blogging has done that for/to me. there are ways that connection functions for me...ethereally, in pixelated ways

Me Myself I...

Published on 2011-02-06 10:54:00

her name popped into my head yesterday. i realize i don't actually know a lot of her music. fixing that...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickl

In much the same way that I comprehend Julian Assange...

Published on 2011-02-05 14:44:00

...I also take in and understand Michael Jackson. Not because they're both accused of the same sorts of wrong doing, but because they are both, in their own ways, problematic, tarnished cultural icons, symbols of things larger than themselves.Today,

I really should go to this...

Published on 2011-02-05 13:48:00

Don't like the artificial client/general public vs. professional/practitioner polarity/binary/split. The mamas are the professional/practioners. The midwives are our assistants.sigh...Every time I've gotten pregnant I've been overcome by this massive

The british medical journal lied about vaccine research...

Published on 2011-02-04 08:00:00

i don't usually link to or read the huffington post. call it an allergic reaction to massive amerikkkan blogs, if you will. but i thought i would publish a link to an article that attempts to contextualize what i happen to believe is a big pharma att

I'm sure she wasn't thinking about armed rebellion in the middle east but still...

Published on 2011-02-03 23:12:00

...it started bouncing around in my head today...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself return

I've been watching spartacus...

Published on 2011-02-03 22:57:00

Full of opportunities for the performance of racial dominance, class dominance, male dominance, hierarchies of all kinds. Lots of alpha male growling voices and hazing rituals...pure testosterone. I realize this is why the people who make film and tv

My context for celebrating African Liberation Month...

Published on 2011-02-03 13:13:00

Hands down...this is one of my absolute favourite posts penned since I've been blogging here at One Tenacious Baby Mama. Since I've been feeling very Black Buthoh like for quite some time...and since this piece is about messing with popularly perform

The images of whiteness are hard to contend with but...

Published on 2011-02-03 12:44:00

...I have to gather this information and use it and share it, nonetheless.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that

I've got evil ass little tingles all over...

Published on 2011-02-01 21:49:00

Egypt's revolution inspires Gaza's youth Mohammed Rabah Suliman, The Electronic Intifada, 1 February 2011 Illustration: Nidal

Telecomix news agency...

Published on 2011-02-01 21:41:00

...is a sociocyphernetic organism. It does not have any leaders, instead we rely on IRCocracy, a form of meritocracy. Some descisions are made in the IRC channel #telekompaketet at irc.telecomix.org and some are made ad hoc by random agents, witho

We Rebuild - Cool, cool and more cool!

Published on 2011-02-01 21:36:00

is a decentralized cluster of net activists who have joined forces to collaborate on issues concerning access to a free Internet without intrusive surveillance. These issues span over many subjects and areas, which are reflected in a breadth of co

Egypt updated by electronic intifada...

Published on 2011-02-01 21:31:00

An Egyptian revolution, unpluggedAprille Muscara, The Electronic Intifada, 1 February 2011 Despite the Mubarak regime's attempts to disrupt organizi

I didn't understand how complex a decolonization project would be when I first started...

Published on 2011-02-01 16:33:00

...It was all about Blackness, feminism, being a lesbian and being an immigrant. The issues were very clearly articulated. The immigrantness was linked to being Black and also could be neatly linked to feminism and to the lesbianism of the women of c

As a child I was fascinated by its ancient history and its mythology...

Published on 2011-02-01 14:45:00

It seems my fascination with it has been renewed. Only now, I'm all over its current affairs...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enr

I've met A Radical ProFeminist...

Published on 2011-02-01 14:00:00

I appreciate Julian Real who blogs at A Radical Profeminist referring to himself as a proFeminist rather than as a feminist.I think that men who support feminism should spend less time trying to explain why they should be allowed to define as feminis

US Company owned by Boeing helps Egyptian government shut down dissident organizers's communication...

Published on 2011-02-01 12:42:00

Digital Darkness: U.S., U.K. Companies Help Egyptian Regime Shut Down Telecommunications and Identify Dissident VoicesDoing the regime’s bidding, British-based Vodafone shut down Egypt’s phone and internet service. The American company called Nar

:) Oh Beauty, I saw you, recognized you, did not ignore you or dismiss you...

Published on 2011-01-31 22:20:00

We're almost there. Just a few hours before the 1st of February. The conversations about who we be always happen in this house, with nine year old, who is the only one old enough to take in the information verbally...theoretically...historically.We'r

Good to work with my hands...

Published on 2011-01-31 21:12:00

This year has been...something else...and it's only just begun. Respite... Peace... I got to do a plaster cast of the breasts of a family friend last week. That was so...fun...but also really life saving...textural...painstaking good work, right wor

They have been bold...completely unstoppable...

Published on 2011-01-31 16:26:00

the evil rulerbots may be attempting to manipulate the situation and to install another ruler of their choosing. i hope not. i really do. so fatally tired of them and their well suited, well educated, well spoken, brutal, sociopathic heads of state.

Conspiracy theory corroboration...

Published on 2011-01-31 15:39:00

Egypt protests: America's secret backing for rebel leaders behind uprisingBy Les Blough, Editor. Axis of LogicAxis of LogicSaturday, Jan 29, 2011The Telegraph report republished below will come as no surprise to those who have followed U.S. "foreign

Egyptian feminist speaks multiple, clear truths...

Published on 2011-01-31 10:37:00

Leading Egyptian Feminist, Nawal El Saadawi: "Women and girls are, beside the boys, are in the streets"Renowned feminist and human rights activist Nawal El Saadawi was a political prisoner and exiled from Egypt for years. Now she has returned to Cair

I'm gone...for now...

Published on 2011-01-31 02:09:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

Globalist court intrigue Egyptian style...

Published on 2011-01-31 02:05:00

As a die-hard conspiracy theorist, I find it hard to disbelieve this version of what might be happening in Egypt. Thoughts...?Mohamed ElBaradei: Globalist Pied Piper Of The Egyptian RevoltMeet the new boss, same as the old boss: Soros and Brzezinski

Tunisia and Egypt make me think about my tiny brush with overt, public rebellion...

Published on 2011-01-30 17:07:00

I'm so triggered and have been for a good few days now. I see the flames and the people raging in the streets. I can almost smell it and hear it. My adrenalin has been pumping which is probably why I've been posting so much.I only got a taste of what

SOS...

Published on 2011-01-30 14:14:00

Save Our SupplementsProtect Your Freedom of Choice Before You Lose It ForeverHealth Canada's on track to eliminate 75% of natural health productsand has passed laws that remove your constitutional rights to them!Help Us Stop the Madness * Get Involve

I haven't listened to them in years...just too triggering, but still...this is pretty horrifying...

Published on 2011-01-29 21:46:00

CRTC nixes CKLN’s LicenceShocked members plot their next moveBy Saul ChernosMy jaw dropped when I learned the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released Decision 2011-56 late Friday morning, announcing that it had revok

Interview with Montreal organizer Mostafa Henaway...

Published on 2011-01-29 16:52:00

"Egypt is a Linchpin"About 50 demonstrators gathered January 25 in a festive show of support for hundreds of thousands of Egyptians marching in the streets of many cities, demanding a major reorganization of their country's economy and the removal

I was searching and found a new poem I like...

Published on 2011-01-29 12:01:00

well, it's not at all a new poem. i myself have newly located it. it's from here...I'm not a girlI'm a hatchetI'm not a holeI'm a whole mountainI'm not a foolI'm a survivorI'm not a pearlI'm the Atlantic OceanI'm not a good layI'm a straight razorLoo

Work hard. stay safe. burn it to the ground if need be...

Published on 2011-01-28 21:42:00

the fire is beautiful and filled with promise. they destroy what is rotted to pave the way for something that is better, with hope.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes y

Internet security savvy is critical as egyptian government blocks websites, arrests activists in response to continued protest ...

Published on 2011-01-28 21:29:00

This is a guest blog entry by Eva Galperin, EFF International Activist. As we've seen in Iran and Tunisia, social networking tools have given activists in authoritarian regimes a powerful voice, which can be heard well beyond their own country. But

propaganda press! freedom now Guyana...

Published on 2011-01-28 21:21:00

i went looking for the words of egyptian bloggers and found this website from guyana. there was a graphic with words in the sidebar that i just loved...go ahead. try me. i got nothing to loose but these damn chains if what you're reading here grips y

WUNderbar...!

Published on 2011-01-28 20:49:00

Online activism fuels Egypt protest Online social networks being used by activists to communicate and organise anti-government protests. Fatma Naib Egyptian authorities have blocked internet and mobile services in a

From Tunisia and Turkey with love...

Published on 2011-01-28 20:38:00

Egypt supporters rally worldwide Several hundred people held a rally outside a mosque in Istanbul reiterating calls for Mubarak to step down [Reut

They can blackout their internet access but no one can diminish support for their struggles...

Published on 2011-01-28 20:24:00

from the committee to protect journalists...Watching Egypt disappear from the InternetBy Danny O'Brien/CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator My colleague at CPJ, Mohamed Abdel Dayem, was the first to mail me. "Just a sec

Hands Off Egypt!

Published on 2011-01-28 20:13:00

UNITED NATIONAL ANTIWAR COMMITTEE CALLS ON ALL SUPPORTERS TO TURN OUT FOR RALLIES IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT AND OTHER ARAB COUNTRIES TODAY, THIS WEEKEND, AND IN COMING DAYSNo More US Support to the Mubarak Dictatorship!Hands off Egypt,

Operation Northwoods...

Published on 2011-01-27 23:32:00

news to me. but that just means i've learned another thing...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find you

Loose Change 9/11...

Published on 2011-01-27 23:22:00

an amerikkkan coupif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link

When I listen to her I don't feel so bad about being a big blabber mouth...

Published on 2011-01-27 22:54:00

If I had a dime for every time someone tried to shush me for speaking about things you just don't talk about in public because people will know...well, let's just say I wouldn't be sitting here typing obsessively on my blog. ;)Such a lovely, open, tr

Light it up...

Published on 2011-01-27 21:45:00

revolution.not nice, tidy reform.fire burn. fire spread.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself

Democracy Now interview re: Egypt...

Published on 2011-01-27 21:36:00

In Egypt, protesters faced tear gas, water cannon and beatings from security forces on the streets of Cairo on Wednesday. Up to 1,200 people were arrested, including a number of journalists. Six people have reportedly been killed since Tuesday. Meanw

They are beautiful and brave...

Published on 2011-01-27 16:05:00

The Tunisians have done infulential work. Will their revolutionary model impact us here, as well? My trusty wheeled steed stands at the ready.Oh Hilary, puLEEZ shut up. You're so dirty, implicated and oppressive. Where was she when obamarama came to

I'd like to read this...

Published on 2011-01-27 15:58:00

Poly-Hegemonic Masculinities by Elisabeth Sheffif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returnin

The Silence was Deafening: BC's Missing Women Commission of Inquiry...

Published on 2011-01-27 15:50:00

from Vancouver Media Co-opOver 100 relatives, friends, and residents gather in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside for Community Engagement Forumby Sandra CuffePassionate criticism and painful stories rang out at two "Community Engagement Forums" held last

A litany for my survival...

Published on 2011-01-27 15:20:00

A LITANY FOR SURVIVALFor those of us who live at the shorelinestanding upon the constant edges of decisioncrucial and alonefor those of us who cannot indulgethe passing dreams of choicewho love in doorways coming and goingin the hours between dawnslo

It's actually quite "hilarious" being a polyamorist with radical feminist politics...

Published on 2011-01-27 09:01:00

I like sex.I sleep with men.I've got two male partners.Thought I'd get those three out of the way.Moving on...I engage with my partners on the daily about the issues they've brought to this relationship to mix with mine. I ask them questions about th

Excited? I am...

Published on 2011-01-26 15:43:00

I never heard of The World Social Forum before today...just now, in fact. I'm SO out of the loop. Constantly trying to catch up and expand my own knowledge base.An Interview With Eric Toussaint on the Dakar World Social ForumToward a Global Solution

Worker's world on North Korea and amerikkka's history of international aggression...

Published on 2011-01-25 10:31:00

I have a lot to read and learn...U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement: an attack on workers in both countriesBy Martha GrevattDetroitPublished Jan 20, 2011 9:09 PM“I am very pleased that the United States and South Korea have reached agreement on

Interview with Maxine Hong Kingston...

Published on 2011-01-25 09:17:00

One of her regrets, she says, is that her writing stole time from those around her."I regret always writing, writing," she says in her new book. "I gave my kid the whole plastic bag of marshmallows, so I could have 20 minutes to write."With a wide-ey

DOAJ...

Published on 2011-01-24 22:06:00

Directory of Open Access Journals Aim & Scope: The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting thei

Lovely...

Published on 2011-01-24 22:00:00

learning curve...reading...i found this gem at resistance studies - how to plan and execute an act of electronic civil disobedience.From Infoshop News In the midst of hacktivists using ECDs (similar to distributed denial of service attacks) to defen

Groundswell...

Published on 2011-01-24 21:59:00

dedicated to critical cultural production at the intersection of art and activismif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so mu

Art Threat...

Published on 2011-01-24 21:56:00

culture+politicsif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link m

Contribute to the G20 legal defence fund in quebec...

Published on 2011-01-24 21:43:00

Mon, 01/24/2011 - 05:12 — CLAC-fonds Start: 01/24/2011 04:45 Timezone: America/Montreal Our solidarity is stronger than their repression! The G20 Legal Defence Fund in Quebec continues to raise money in support of all peo

Trailer for The Moon Inside You...

Published on 2011-01-24 21:40:00

A documentary explores one woman’s quest for a happy periodif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find you

I can't count myself among them, obviously...but still...Gay Shame, a virus in the system...

Published on 2011-01-24 15:53:00

...We are committed to a queer extravaganza that brings direct action to astounding levels of theatricality. We will not be satisfied with a commercialized gay identity that denies the intrinsic links between queer struggle and challenging power.

From Democracy Now - The Black Power Mixtape

Published on 2011-01-24 15:50:00

Democracy Now interviews Danny Glover, co-producer of the documentary - The Black Power Mixtape. The film features rare archival footage shot between 1967 and 1975 by two Swedish journalists and was discovered in the basement of Swedish public televi

eeEW...Icky, old, inbred, imperialist, brutally aggressive, hoarding, greedy ruler monsters at work...

Published on 2011-01-23 23:21:00

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More news about Bradley Manning...

Published on 2011-01-23 13:28:00

I found this via a women born transsexual who got it from firedoglake.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you

I came across this site a week or two back while seeking...

Published on 2011-01-21 12:20:00

apoplectic pressif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link m

It really has been a stinkfist kind'a year so far...

Published on 2011-01-20 12:42:00

Something has to change.Undeniable dilemma.Boredom's not a burdenAnyone should bear.Constant over stimulation numbs meBut I would not want youAny other way.Just not enough.I need more.Nothing seems to satisfy.I said,I don't want it.I just need it.To

Perfect for what ails, for what's surfacing in me right now...

Published on 2011-01-20 07:59:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

Juneteenth Productions...

Published on 2011-01-20 07:32:00

...is a Chicago-based full service media production company that specializes in social issue documentaries, educational videos and media, and social marketing campaigns. Founded in 1997, we develop, write and produce television programs and docum

Or...a person could transform it into say...a blog...

Published on 2011-01-19 12:09:00

I found this clip on a blog that's new to me called art and my life. made perfect sense to me. :)if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, e

Electronic frontier foundation...

Published on 2011-01-19 11:59:00

About EFFFrom the Internet to the iPod, technologies are transforming our society and empowering us as speakers, citizens, creators, and consumers. When our freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) i

This is what the people do when they have not been heard...

Published on 2011-01-19 11:35:00

They don't politely walk down the street in groups singing the fucking national anthem. They throw themselves in the way of the onrushing train forcing the agendas of our evil ass rulers. They stop them with their voices, with their bodies, with thei

We Are Change confronts David Rockefeller at Chiles Airport ...

Published on 2011-01-18 19:47:00

Why would anyone be yelling at a smiling old man in a wheelchair?Well...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that y

Influential and revolutionary Tunisian writer...

Published on 2011-01-18 19:15:00

Albert Memmiif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if

Early history of Tunisia...

Published on 2011-01-18 18:18:00

They are Africans. So, I pay attention.I needed some context for all the conversations that have been flying around about Tunisia and its significance at this particular moment in time...for the Arab world, for the rest of Africa and for the rest of

Gaza Youth Breaks Out - A Manifesto...

Published on 2011-01-18 17:55:00

I was surfing around today, as I do most days. I read about a group of Palestinian youth and a piece of group authored writing hat has been circulating around that I somehow managed to miss.i found the version of the manifesto I pasted in below here.

END:CIV - Resist or Die...

Published on 2011-01-18 17:39:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

G20 Legal Defence Fund is now accepting applications...

Published on 2011-01-18 16:59:00

Frequently Asked Questions for G20 Defendants interested in the G20 Legal Defence Fund: 1) What is the purpose of the Fund?The G20 Legal Defense Fund exists to hold and give out funds raised to support legal costs, fees, and other associated costs o

I woke up and felt puffy, drained..there were dark circles around my eyes...

Published on 2011-01-17 21:03:00

Today is the 2nd anniversary of my father's death. I've got a lot of things I need to work through about my relationship with him/to him in counseling. There's so much more I could say but truth is, I don't really feel like responsibly stringing insi

It's a headband!

Published on 2011-01-17 15:29:00

We went out a few nights ago to another gay men's bar. I've mostly been leaving the house at night...wearing my giant fake fur coat. The neighbourhood parents and their children are all mostly asleep by the time I come out to play. I like it that way

Intersectional pooner: deep, dark, problematic, colonized, privileged, loved, hated, lusted after, repulsive, divine orifice, my pride, she mine ...

Published on 2011-01-17 15:24:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

hmmm...Maybe I should define as a 2.5 Wave Intersectional...ist...?

Published on 2011-01-17 14:25:00

I really do sit smack dab in between the 2nd and 3rd north amerikkkan located white dominated middle class defined primarily (but not solely) academic feminist waves in so many ways.I commit fiercely, feel the personal as political deeply and resist

I've been amping up my sidebar links...

Published on 2011-01-16 19:10:00

If you're radically/irreverently/complexly/hilariously/angrily/hopelessly political and you don't see your blog or site listed there, or if you know of a blog that fits that bill that I should be going to visit, please feel free to drop me a line her

sigh...Wading into the fray...with big butterflies in the stomach...butterflies with teeth that growl...

Published on 2011-01-16 18:33:00

I've been keeping low in terms of blogland engagement with feminists of colour for many years. Once you've had your ass flamed because people don't understand how your identity is constructed, where you're from, how you came to be how you are, or the

I couldn't actually find an online copy of it...I had to type it out...

Published on 2011-01-15 12:15:00

I've been having conversation with some white feminist wimmin, some of whom are lesbian separatists online.I won't hyperlink to the conversation. It's precious and very specialized. I don't think that any of the wimmin there need firebombing, which i

New link of interest...

Published on 2011-01-14 16:05:00

I have to take some time and have a look at this site - Modern Poly.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you f

Meanwhile...in the land of gun toting patriots...

Published on 2011-01-14 12:37:00

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Yup...the police are dangerous psychotics...

Published on 2011-01-14 11:24:00

G20 Police Accused of Assault...Again!'Strikingly Similar' Pattern Alleged in Non-G20 Related Incidentby Geordie Gwalgen DentToronto - Two Toronto Police officers implicated in the assault of a G20 protester are also being accused of police brutalit

I think they've taken the "enemy of my enemy" axiom a bit too far...

Published on 2011-01-14 11:05:00

Groups Protest Unholy Alliance Between Jewish Defense League and English Neo-Fascistsby Megan Kinch and Michael RomandelOn January 11, 2011, the alliance of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) and the English Defence League (EDL) was challenged by coun

Defenders of the land...

Published on 2011-01-14 09:10:00

...is a network of Indigenous communities and activists in land struggle across Canada, including Elders and youth, women and men, was founded at a historic meeting in Winnipeg from November 12-14, 2008. Defenders is the only organization of its k

More from world can't wait's crimes are crimes statement...

Published on 2011-01-14 09:03:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

Poem for living waters...

Published on 2011-01-14 08:57:00

Upon Our Dying Days We Did Such by Steven Karlif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning

Naomi Wolf and Jaclyn Friedman debate the allegations against Julian Assange on Democracy Now...

Published on 2011-01-13 09:26:00

I wish that they had been able to find a more iconic, more heavy hitting and well known feminist foremother whose work and reputation predates Naomi Wolf to have conversation with her.part onepart twoif what you're reading here grips you, holds you,

Consider this the birthday girl's belated request...care to dance?

Published on 2011-01-12 23:53:00

sigh...january 4th. 43 BUMbakleet years. not prepared to celebrate them right now. what a fucking hellish beginning to a year. this is me bookmarking birth-day celebration until the spring most likely. hmmm...i was still a teenager when this song cam

yipPEE! I'm glad someone was reading my blog...

Published on 2011-01-12 21:21:00

Just thinking about it makes me all tingly. I feel so...honoured...soooo...special. :)From YouTube to Twitter, Ottawa heard it all during the G20 STEVEN CHASEOTTAWA— From Wednesday's Globe and MailIf you're worrying whether anyone is really reading

And here I was blogging my dark, dark little heart out...

Published on 2011-01-12 20:47:00

...not even realizing that someone nominated this blog for something way back in October of last year. What was I doing in October of last year? Oh. Sitting at the hospital waiting for sisterwife number 2 to come out of surgery after he fell 5 storie

Axis of Logic about Haiti...

Published on 2011-01-12 09:53:00

Haiti is the proof of the failure of the international assistance By Le Temps interviews Ricardo Seitenfus.Translated for Axis of Logic by Dady Chery. Axis of Logic Monday, Jan 3, 2011

Haitian writer Jean Saint-Vil interviewed by Democracy Now...

Published on 2011-01-12 09:48:00

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Workers world perspective on the massacre and attempted assassination in tuscon, arizona...

Published on 2011-01-12 09:41:00

the only thing i really disagree with is the characterization of obamarama as being on the side of the left. but i realize that what constitutes left leaning in a society like amerikkka, given how far right leaning the whole society actually is, is r

Democracy now interview on the anniversary of the Haitian earthquake...

Published on 2011-01-12 09:35:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

Adding this to my sidebar fer sure...

Published on 2011-01-12 09:32:00

Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruli

I'm posting this slideshow so that I can watch it when I have more time...

Published on 2011-01-12 09:25:00

The Crisis of Imperialism and the Future of HumanityView more presentations from apscuhuru.if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages

Interview with Gilbert Achcar...

Published on 2011-01-12 09:14:00

The Holocaust, Palestine and the Arab WorldArwa Aburawa, The Electronic Intifada, 10 January 2011 In his latest book The Arabs and the Holocaust, Gilbert Achcar, a professor of Development Studies at the University of London's School of Ori

Sign of an identity crisis...

Published on 2011-01-11 11:38:00

white man came took everyone...?hehehehe :)midnight oil were messed up when they wrote and performed this song originally.i remember loving it and not understanding what was completely problematic about a bunch of white australian colonizer/occupier

Good enough...better than good...sweet...

Published on 2011-01-10 17:48:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

Good and subversive in a really big yet completely pint sized way...

Published on 2011-01-10 16:20:00

Winner, Nautilus Book Award, 2010!The Last Wild Witch (2009) with illustrations by Lindy Kehoe Starhawk's new children's book from Mother Tongue Ink Publishing creators of the popular We

They are psychopaths who want to aggressively reduce our numbers...

Published on 2011-01-10 11:46:00

America's Gulf Disaster: Accidental or Deliberate? - by Stephen Lendman On April 20, an initial explosion, then a larger one ignited BP's Deepwater Horizon platform. For over a day it burned before sinking, killing 11 crew members, releasing thousa

Sigh...this is...difficult...and applicable right across the board in all radical left communities...

Published on 2011-01-10 11:26:00

Accountability and taking a close look at what we mean when we use words like "community", "resistance", "alliance and all the rest.So much dropping names, using in word acronyms, posing and posturing that so very often cannot hold up under close scr

Now, these are some teachers i'd love to have teaching my children...

Published on 2011-01-09 14:27:00

Chicago Teachers Union House of Delegates Resolution- January 5, 2011FBI Raids on Trade Union, Anti-War and Solidarity ActivistsWhereas, early morning September 24 in coordinated raids, FBI agents entered seven homes of union workers and anti-war ac

Witness against torture...

Published on 2011-01-09 12:13:00

I think that the ongoing patriotic utterances re the principles upon which the country was founded and how these are a motivation force for people around the world...what a load of tripe...this gets in the way of people being able to critique how/why

No matter which spin doctored teflon don presidential puppet participates in them...

Published on 2011-01-09 12:02:00

if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again...then link me.if what you're

I'm sorry...but is this another Nelson Mandela moment?

Published on 2011-01-07 12:04:00

I'd like to be truly excited. But Dilma Rousseff fucking hugged that horrid slug Hilary Clinton. I figure, the US wouldn't be there in the form of the aforementioned slug of imperialist doom and destruction if the new and very popular brazilian presi

This looks...full, layered...but I don't see anything about anarchist birthers, radical paren or anarchist families...

Published on 2011-01-07 11:44:00

North American Anarchist Studies Conference: January, 15-16th 2011ScheduleFriday, January 14th...Anarchist Film Night and Social!Saturday, January 15thSteel Worker’s Hall- 25 Cecil St.Conference begins!8-9amRegistration and coffee!9-11amOpening/ple

New Year same shite...

Published on 2011-01-07 11:34:00

working to shut down the school of assasinsif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning ag