Just Stop Oil are being branded “fanatics” for disruptive actions whose like hardly raised an eyebrow a decade ago
The extreme broadness of ‘extremism’
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Extreme electioneering
What a week to preach about extremism. It is only happening because of the election.
The free speech article Spiked Online didn’t carry today
Theresa May announced yesterday that web firms could get just two hours to take down “terrorist content” or face fines — our esteemed editor of poorly-conceived ranting Brandon the Gnoll has the latest hot take. Everyone’s smashing the internet. From tabloid hotheads sledgehammering ISPs and search engines to plummy MPs at Westminster demanding the removal of
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Bristol Aviva Centre defaced for insuring Elbit
Company still provides employer’s liability to UAV Engines in Staffordshire ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Activists from Palestine Action this morning occupied the Aviva Centre in Bristol, with one protester climbing the overhang while another spray-painted the front glass of the building.
Italy: Terrorism charges dropped against ‘Vetriolo’ magazine
Judge declines prosecution of anarchist prisoner Alfredo Cospito and 11 others for incitement and subversion ~ Sonia Muñoz Llort ~ A judge in Italy has declined to indict twelve anarchists associated with the insurrectionary magazine Vetriolo of various incitement and subversion charges.
Anarchist News Review: US inauguration, Gaza ceasefire and UK moral panics
Discussing that Nazi salute by Elon Musk (and the rather more important direction of travel to come), the not particularly encouraging situation following the Gaza ceasefire, and how moral panics are built around incidents like Stockport to empower State repression.
Rojava: Civilians defy Turkish bombing to defend Tishrin dam
Despite deadly airstrikes and international silence, hundreds are risking their lives to protect a vital infrastructure ~ Blade Runner ~ Over the past two weeks, thousands of civilians in northeastern Syria have been carrying out a human shield operation at Tishrin dam, enduring drone attacks that have killed over ten civilians and injured dozens, including
Will the real Proudhon please stand up?
Instead of anarchist lore, we need historical context and an open mind ~ Shawn P Wilbur ~ It’s challenging to think about Pierre-Joseph Proudhon today: like it or not, we struggle with him in his role as a progenitor, precursor, pioneer, as the first to say “Je suis anarchiste”, under circumstances where that declaration simply
