We Are in the Midst of Defeating the Largest Corporate Trade Agreement in History November 15, 2013 | Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. These are times of great secrecy and misinformation. Government and corporations hide their actions to avoid public disapproval and accountability. This week, we learned that a brave whistleblower gave the text of the full intellectual property chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to Wikileaks. A confluence of events this week has weakened the chances of the TPP’s survival. Opposition to the TPP continues to build. We are in a historic moment of people vs. the corporations. As we write this, Jeremy Hammond, the young man who hacked into the private security firm StratFor’s emails is facing his sentencing hearing and up to ten years in jail. Chris Hedges calls Hammond “one of the nation’s most important political prisoners.”
Ex-Workers' Collective : Ümlaut Hear this and fear this, mothers and fuckers! Ever since they burst into the hardcore scene on the biggest, loudest, dirtiest stolen motorcycles ever smuggled into Scandinavia, Umlaut—the most feral, furious, and above all Finnish band in the history of punk rock blast beat destruction—has represented the epitome of nihilistic, transgressive energy. This 38-song CD collects their complete works in under half an hour of music, including such hits as "Thrill of the Open Road," "Hell Bent on Destruction," and "Nuclear Annihilation." It comes in an 80-page book that gathers all their lyrics ("I want to ride a sonic boom across a land with no borders, I'll be the crash test dummy of the No World Order! Low-fi MP3 Samples: We Don't Give A Fuck | Brothers In Arms | Thrill of the Open Road CD is $9ppd and $5 wholesale at our online store. We Don’t Give a Fück (mp3) Brothers In Arms (mp3)
Can We Be Lovers & Not Have Sex? I want a life of a million lovers. I want to love you. I want to love you if you are male or female, young or old, single or married… When I see you we will embrace and hold a hug long enough to glimpse some insight from each other’s heartbeat. When we walk down the street we shall link arms, pause frequently, and turn our toes and noses towards the other to speak directly without modesty. I would like us to share the couch together, rather than creating a “do not cross” line where we may as well be sitting on brick blocks seated four feet away. I want to show up to you and look into your eyes instead of at your eyes. I would like you to leave our time together feeling loved and free and full of your most vibrant and luscious hue of you-ness. Please do not get confused: I do not want to have sex with you—whether you are male or female. For me, sharing sex with someone requires a certain alignment, and I do not take that lightly. For love is love is love is love, and that is what I want.
True facts about Ocean Radiation and the Fukushima Disaster On March 11th, 2011 the Tōhoku earthquake and resulting tsunami wreaked havoc on Japan. It also resulted in the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl when the tsunami damaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Radioactive particles were released into the atmosphere and ocean, contaminating groundwater, soil and seawater which effectively closed local Japanese fisheries. Rather unfortunately, it has also led to some wild speculation on the widespread dangers of Fukushima radiation on the internet. I’m here to tell you that these posts are just plain garbage. The radioactive rods in the Fukushima power plant are usually cooled by seawater [CORRECTION: they are usually cooled by freshwater. Units of Radiation are confusing. Becquerel[Bq] or Curie[Ci]: radiation emitted from a radioactive material (1 Ci = 3.7 × 1010 Bq) Gray [Gy] or Rad[rad]: radiation absorbed by another material (1Gy = 100 rad) Cesium-137 is product of nuclear fission. I mean I guess this is a bit better.
State of Exception in Hamburg From Libcom Over 8,000 protesters have clashed with riot police as they protested against the planned eviction of squatters from a popular social centre, and against the eviction of hundreds of people from heir homes. The largely peaceful protest erupted following a baton charge, and use of teargas, and water cannons by the police. The protesters responded by building barricades, throwing stones, fireworks, and bottles. It is reported that over 500 people has been injured, and around 150 arrests made. The Rote Flora is an old theatre building which has been used as a social centre since 1989. "ESSO Houses is the name of an appartment complex, inhabiting flats, a gas station, two music clubs and some other small businesses. One of the Rote Flora squatters said that: Quote: “There was a mood of aggression from the outset,” adding that “we came under serious attack. Running battles were fought throughout the night across Hamburg. A police spokesperson claims that: Quote:
Fuck marriage, fuck equality | Bi radical This is a excerpt from my book Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution. If you like this text, please consider buying a copy. For about a decade, same sex marriage has been the flagship issue of the GGGG movement*. But before we start with the walking away, we first need to examine what it is that we are asking. Fuck queer assimilation. At its very base, marriage is a patriarchal institution. Most violence perpetrated against women, as well as children, happens within heteronormative families. This happens because the man is considered the head and owner of the family, and thus as entitled to treat his “property” in any way that he sees fit. But even if one’s particular marital arrangement doesn’t include any form of violence, marriage still constitutes symbolic violence against women in and on itself. End marriage – Gay Shame Yet another function of marriage is the maintenance of capitalism. As mentioned above, marriage also functions as a tool for financial exploitation of women’s labor.
Happy Full Moon “Harvest Moon” in Pisces September 19th 2013! | MYSTICMAMMA.COM : consciousness, spirituality, wisdom, inspiration On September 19th we will have a Harvest Full Moon in the mystical sign of Pisces! Here are the MYSTIC MAMMA Astral Insights on the collective energy that will be illuminated… First from the always wonderful Kelley Rosano: “The Pisces Full Moon on Sept 19 is a powerful portal for your spiritual growth. This is the Harvest Moon. We are harvesting what we have sown this year. From the always insightful Cathy Pagano from her Wisdom of Astrology: “This Harvest Full Moon occurs on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 4:13am PDT/ 7:13am EDT/ 11:13am GMT. From the wonderful Dipali Desai and her Celestial Space Astrology: “The Full Moon in Pisces at 26 degrees on September 19th, 2013 is the energetic opening right before Pluto in Capricorn at 8 degrees stations to go Direct motion on September 20th and the Equinox doorway on September 22nd, 2013. From Sarah Varcas from her Astro-Awakenings.uk: “…she invites us to consider an inner harvest and where we now find ourselves on our path of spiritual enquiry.
51st Day Without Food, CDCR Continues to Crack Down on Prisoners’ Peaceful Protest, Forcibly Relocate Strikers, Stonewall Mediation Team | Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity As prisoners mark day 51 of their hunger strike, lawyers and advocates continue to express outrage at the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) attacks on prisoners’ peaceful protest. After being internationally lambasted in the media last week for threatening prisoners with force feeding as well as ignoring their medical wishes, the CDCR continued to punish strikers by moving as many as 50 prisoners from Pelican Bay to other prisons. The CDCR issued a confusing press release on Monday evening, claiming it had met the demands of the strikers, while also maintaining it did not recognize the legitimacy of their protest, nor would it negotiate with them. Attempts by the strikers’ mediation team to keep open dialogue with the strikers and prison officials have been rebuffed by CDCR. Anne Weills, attorney for the strikers responded to this news: “Just think of the state of these men, psychologically, physically and medically. Like this: Like Loading...
Femme is inspiration, femme is Dainty | HEARTBEATS Dainty Smith seems to love the stage and we love seeing Dainty up there. She is a talented performer, actress and writer working hard in the city of Toronto. I had never seen a woman of colour perform burlesque before Dainty. That sort of visibility makes way for possibility and healing. So I do. Read on. How does being a woman of colour inform your style? As a woman of colour, glamour has alway been deeply significant to me. It is an act of self love and self worship. And in a world that sets European ideals of beauty as the standard, it is more than necessary. You sell vintage clothes online–what do you love about vintage and how did you get into it? I have a deep sense of nostalgia for a time I wasn’t actually alive for really. Style and glamour should be accessible for everyone. What does femme mean to you? Well, I could write a whole novel, a dissertation on what being a femme means to me! femme is defiance, femme is the deepest red lipstick. I was inspired by Josephine Baker.
Artist Feature: Richard Olmsted [Mount Vernon, Washington] If you live in the Northwest and have an interest in art, you probably about Mount Vernon-based artistic mastermind/wizard Richard Olmsted. Specializing in pencil drawings, relief printmaking, and etching, Richard’s work has a classical element to it; while the subject matter is more conceptual, the execution harkens back to an old school of artistry — something like H.R. Giger meets Albrecht Dürer. I tried to find out what’s underneath that signature beanie of his in this interview: Artist Statement: I find myself a great deal more concerned with the aesthetics of the physical world, than that confined by a frame or held hostage in a museum. Website(s)/Contact information: richardolmsted.com / richardolmsted@hotmail.com Current/future shows/exhibitions: none at the moment When and how did you start getting involved with visual art? I’ve really been interested, and motivated to make art as long as I can remember. My Grandfather, Sydney k. Reciprocity.