Another good response to Chris Hedges' old article against Occupy Oakland's black bloc that I just came across.

The talk by Eran Efrati was filmed in Denver, Colorado on March 3, 2014 as part of The Soldier and the Refusenik U.S. tour with Maya Wind. Eran talk about his experiences in the IDF and then more broadly discusses Israel, its relationship to the U.S. and the global expansion of militarism.

"The Columbine Massacre, sometimes called the Columbine Mine Massacre, occurred in 1927, in the town of Serene, Colorado. A fight broke out between Colorado state police and a group of striking coal miners, during which the unarmed miners were attacked with machine guns. It is unclear whether the machine guns were used by the police or by guards working for the mine. Six strikers were killed, and dozens were injured."

From the articleon Serene, CO:

"The area that once was the company town of Serene is now a public landfill in extreme southwestern Weld County, just outside the limits of the town of Erie and the city of Broomfield."

"There are a myriad of ways one can object to the LTV, but the idea that is is nonsensical and incoherent is simply based on misunderstandings. One may well disagree with the premise that labour is the source of value (I do, simply because I have no positive reason to believe it). One may also endorse alternative theories over the LTV. But, based on a clear understanding, there is no a priori reason not to develop a comprehensive understanding of Marx’s theory, and treat it in the same way one would treat any other theory in economics."

"This is what happens when you call the cops"

"Nearly three years ago, Steven Bass' tent led to a police ticket - a ticket that led to a trial, an appeal denied and 160-day sentence in El Paso County jail. Bass, the first person cited under Colorado Springs' camping ban, remains mired in a legal battle backed by a University of Denver assistant professor working for free."

Nice table and map

"Police wearing riot gear raided a well-known Newtown squat amid protests on Thursday evening."

A few minutes of video with commentary:

"The eviction of "The Hat Factory" Social Centre"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7a4RGJpS9k

"One of the two lead contractors for Israel’s apartheid wall in the occupied West Bank, Elbit Systems, has won a $145 million contract from the US Department of Homeland Security to provide similar systems on the Mexico-US border."

"In the face of official inaction, dozens of Palestinian organizations recently issued a call for ordinary people around the world to mark ten years since the ICJ ruling by making July the month of action against the apartheid wall."

I might adopt "apostasy, not prayer" as a personal slogan.

1. The headline is hilarious
2. The author says the Islamic State is "ultraconservative" and that it has destroyed many cultural artifacts, in the same sentence.
3. "If we didn't intervene when they were killing people, it would be kind of grotesque to intervene over a building"

Propaganda for the angry wage worker.

I will print out, assemble, and post a free hardcopy of any pamphlet on this website for anybody who wants one. (Send requests to cynic@mretc.net)

This is the online click-through version of the prole.info pamphlet. I will print out, assemble, and post a free hard copy of this pamphlet for anybody who wants one. (Send requests to cynic@mretc.net)

An illustration of workers alienated from the products of their labour.

"Mikhail Bakunin, an anarchist born in Russia 200 years ago, is being investigated by the Rio de Janeiro police under the suspicion that he is participating in protests against the World Cup and social injustice. Police suspect Bakunin of participating in “vandalism acts during protests.”"

libcom.org's short introduction to work.

"While it’s tempting to dismiss IS supporters as brainwashed or bloodthirsty, conversations with a group of these young men reveal theirs is a more nuanced position than that."