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You cannot arrest an Arsène Lupin!

You cannot arrest an Arsène Lupin!

A tribute to Maurice Leblanc’s ‘gentleman thief’, an anarchistic cultural icon ~ Maurice Schuhmann ~ On July 15, 1905, the first story featuring the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin was published in the French popular science magazine Je sais tout. Written by French author Maurice Leblanc and inspired by the famous Strand Magazine and its Sherlock Holmes stories, “The

Anarchist News Review: Cheap AI panic, Extremism (un)defined and Liberal ineffectualism

Anarchist News Review: Cheap AI panic, Extremism (un)defined and Liberal ineffectualism

A winding discussion starts with China’s Deepseek and its impact on US dominance in the sphere of artificial intelligence. We then move on to Belarus, the Hungarian pursuit of anti-fascists, and the ineffectiveness of liberal governments in holding back fascism (again) before rounding off with some discussion on the fight against high speed rail in

Anti-nuke actions in memory of Sébastien Briat

Anti-nuke actions in memory of Sébastien Briat

Range of decentralised responses across France and Germany mark twentieth anniversary of activist killed by a train carrying radioactive waste ~ Rob Latchford ~ Numerous decentralised actions have been carried out on railway tracks and nuclear industry sites in France and Germany to mark the 20th anniversary of Sébastien Briat’s death. Briat was a 21-year-old

Martinique revolt grows, airport invaded

Martinique revolt grows, airport invaded

France declares curfew as second overseas territory erupts with protests over failing services and high cost of living ~ From Contre Attaque ~ A brand new gendarmerie barracks was completely burned down in Martinique on October 9, and yesterday the island’s airport that was invaded by protesters, preventing planes from landing. At the same time,