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Notes from the US: “This is Trump’s America now”
January 15th: Catastrophic fires and racist attacks, climate denial and religious coercion—and Trump hasn’t even taken power yet ~ Louis Further ~ Next week—in contravention of Section 3 of the 14th amendment to the US constitution—the leader of the most powerful nation in the world will be a convicted felon, and someone who has evaded three other
Anarchist News Review: Glasgow Gaza action, Wolff, soldiers and violent acts, Labour and AI
January 15th: Chatting about what’s happening in economics, tech and direct action with a US twist thanks to this week’s guest, James Birmingham.
Introduction to the Twenty-First century
January 10th: Agents of chaos and agents of the automaton in the horizon of mutation ~ Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi ~ A South African racist named Elon Musk, whom newspapers call the richest man in the world, recently earned another, more interesting, nickname: “an agent of chaos”, the Guardian called him on December 20, echoing a definition that
US vehicle attacks: The toll of militarism
January 8th: People with war trauma in a shitty economy—it’s practically set up to make terrorists ~ James Birmingham ~ On January 1, 2025 two acts of violence (albeit one largely self-inflicted) occurred within hours of each other, one in Las Vegas and the other in New Orleans.
Farage’s failed sell-out
January 6th: A rare note of thanks goes to Elon Musk for his hilarious New Year farce turning Reform UK’s leader into a complete laughing stock ~ Rob Ray ~ What an excellent few days it’s been for far-right watching.
A turning tide for canal boaters
January 1st: The Canal and River Trust’s licensing review threatens the traditions and livelihoods of itinerant boating communities ~ Marcus Trower ~ UK canals have long been a haven for a small but vibrant community of itinerant boaters—people who live and navigate the waterways without a permanent mooring, but this centuries-old way of life could now be
A little lane, and hedges leafing
December 29th: With agri-businesses up in arms about the removal of a 2031 cutoff for rights of way registration, it’s time to ditch the idea and embrace the right to roam ~ Rob Ray ~ My dad’s just pulled on his boots and donned his favoured winter flat cap, ready to take Dolly the dog for a
What I love about Luigi
December 13th: This killing, this individual act of war, would mean nothing, and get no support, if it wasn’t a shot fired in a war that was already ongoing ~ Madeline Silver ~ Imagine, if you will, a thought experiment, in Minecraft, many miles away.
Why I’m not clapping for Luigi Mangione
December 12th: Guys like him shoot a CEO one day, and a lot of kids on another—they just hide their personal reasons behind “brutal honesty” ~ Sonia Muñoz Llort ~ The last days have been full of news about Luigi Mangione, the shooter of health insurance CEO Brian Thompson.
115 local councils haven’t prosecuted a single landlord in 5 years—here’s why
December 10th: Property owners commit crimes, knowing that local authorities are scraping to keep the lights on ~ Isaac Bell Holmström ~ Overcrowding, infestation, and illegal evictions are just a few of the surprises that the British housing market has in store for tenants.
