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Alfred Hermida and Twitter1 comment

gemcoleman wrote 5 months ago: I was lucky enough to interview Alfred Hermida last week for my Special Study Research Project. As r … more →

Tags: twitter, twitter, BBC, Sources, retweets, Alfred Hermida, Journalist, Hypothesis, Mainstream media

Kelly Pflug-Back2 comments

davidtrudel wrote 6 months ago: A drunken young lout Pushes a streetperson under a bus Literally, not a metaphor, but an action Call … more →

Tags: Poetry, Poetry, Free Verse, Social Engagement, Blank Verse, Protests, Kelly Pflug-Back, anarchism, anarchists

Mandy Hiscocks’ Statement to the Court

Zig Zag wrote 1 year ago: On Friday (January) the 13th 2012, Mandy Hiscocks was sentenced to 20-24 month for 1 count of Counse … more →

Tags: Toronto G20 Defense, Amanda Hiscocks, G20, G20 Toronto arrests, Mandy Hiscocks, militant resistance, Toronto G20, Toronto G20 Conspiracy Case, Toronto G20 legal defense

G20 Defendant Leah Henderson Sentenced to 10 Months in Jail

Zig Zag wrote 1 year ago: Woman who counselled G20 window-smashing sentenced to 10 months in prison Megan O’Toole, Natio … more →

Tags: Toronto G20 Defense, autonomous resistance, G20, G20 Toronto arrests, Toronto G20, Toronto G20 legal defense

Ryan Rainville's Statement to the Courts

Zig Zag wrote 1 year ago: Following the June 2010 G20 summit in Toronto, a wave of repression came down on anarchists and anti … more →

Tags: Indigenous peoples, Toronto G20 Defense, autonomous resistance, Black Bloc, G20, G20 Toronto arrests, militant resistance

G20 attack on police car nets house arrest

Zig Zag wrote 1 year ago: Peter Edwards Staff Reporter, The Star (Toronto) Mon Dec 05 2011 http://www.thestar.com/news/toronto … more →

Tags: Toronto G20 Defense, Black Bloc, G20, G20 Toronto arrests, Toronto G20

Statement by G20 Conspiracy Defendants on Plea Deal1 comment

Zig Zag wrote 1 year ago: GROUP STATEMENT BY 17 PEOPLE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY DURING THE G20 REGARDING A PLEA DEAL http://con … more →

Tags: Toronto G20 Defense, G20, G20 Toronto arrests, Toronto G20, Toronto G20 Conspiracy Case, Toronto G20 legal defense

Matt Gurney: G20 mayhem ringleaders receive justice for $84-million each

Matt Gurney wrote 1 year ago: Despite the early estimates that the combined G8 and G20 summits would cost $1.1-billion to host in … more →

Tags: Full Comment, Courts, G20, Justice System, Vancouver Riot

From Occupy Wall Street to "V for Vendetta"10 comments

Scott William Bryant wrote 1 year ago: Late last week, cnn.com, Time magazine and other similar news outlets carried a story about the appe … more →

Tags: Film and Culture, Theology, Christian, Doubt, film, Movie, fight club, david fincher, Culture

"There are Two Rules in Fight Club ..."3 comments

Scott William Bryant wrote 1 year ago: This is the first post in an ongoing series on the subject of film and culture.  Please be aware tha … more →

Tags: Film and Culture, Theology, Christian, film, Movie, fight club, david fincher, Chuck Palahniuk, nitzsche

Matt Gurney: The government's duty is to protect law and order, not rioters

Matt Gurney wrote 1 year ago: REUTERS / Stefan Wermuth When the government finally stamps out the violence roiling across the Unit … more →

Tags: Full Comment, U S Politics, police, Riot, Law and Order, Vancouver Riots, World Politics, London Riots, U.K. riots

Today's letters: The day I lost faith in the police

Paul Russell wrote 1 year ago: Re: Photo accompanying online version of G20 Mob Caught Police Off Guard, Christie Blatchford, June … more →

Tags: Full Comment, Letters, Canada Post, NDP, royal wedding, William and Kate

G20 first anniversary protest...

S.J. Hines wrote 1 year ago: I’m sorry, but does no one see the irony in the fact that at Saturday’s G20 first anniversary protes … more →

Tags: Canadian Politics, International News, G20, Toronto, Toornto G20 anniversary, queen street west, theatre of the absurd

Kelly McParland: The No. 1 rule in riot control -- Police shall be blamed

Kelly McParland wrote 1 year ago: The aftermath of the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver has provided confirmation of at least one thing: … more →

Tags: Full Comment, G20 Summit, Toronto Police, Policing, Vancouver Riots, Vancouver Police, social issues

Matt Gurney: Kettling people is fine, but you have to let them go

Matt Gurney wrote 1 year ago: The Toronto Police Service has disavowed “kettling” as a crowd control strategy. During … more →

Tags: Full Comment, G20, Toronto, G20 Summit, Toronto Police, Riot, Toronto politics

When the police in Canada's major cities tend not to be any better

thenonconformer wrote 1 year ago: When for decades even the poorly managed RCMP have also lied, stolen , misappropriated taxpayer … more →

Tags: News and politics, police, consumer protection, abuses, Accountability, Bad Cops, Canada, Canada's Police, Canadian government

National Post editorial board: Lessons from the riots in Vancouver and Toronto

National Post Editorial Board wrote 1 year ago: For the second time in a year, a Canadian city has been beset by mob violence and looting. As Vancou … more →

Tags: Full Comment, G20, Stanley Cup, Riots, National Post editorial board, Vancouver, Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Riot

The Ian Tomlinson inquest was justice seen to be done1 comment

admin wrote 2 years ago: By Chris Greer and Eugene McLaughlin This article first appeared on the Guardian’s Comment is … more →

Tags: city university london, Journalism, Justice, Ian Tomlinson, kettling

Ian Tomlinson was unlawfully killed by Met cop Harwood - and that's official!!2 comments

Martin X wrote 2 years ago: Today an inquest jury delivered a verdict of “unlawful killing” in the case of Ian Tomli … more →

Tags: police, Demonstration, metropolitan police, Ian Tomlinson, Simon Harwood, Metropolitan Territorial Support Unit, police brutality, Police State, Protest


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