Activism & Activists’ Response

Connecting the RNC 8 “Terrorism” Case to the Green Scare

When I was in Minneapolis, I sat down with a few local Indymedia journalists and Friends of the RNC 8 to talk about the connections between the RNC 8 case (above-ground community organizers facing terrorism charges for organizing mass protests against the Republican National Convention) and the broader Green Scare. “The government has been starting […]

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Hunter S. Thompson’s Wisdom on Courage in the Face of the Green Scare

It has been a bad week. I know this site is, by its nature, never going to be as comforting as LOL cats (although, we have one of those as well). But many folks have written privately and said how the sentencing of Marie Mason hit them especially hard. I feel the same way. A […]

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The Government’s 7-Step Process for Convicting Environmentalists as Terrorists

Despite my deep-seated distaste for all things Baltimore (my apologies to folks in Bawlmor, but your town and I don’t seem to get along), I’ve been watching HBO’s The Wire on Netflix. The series—created by David Simon, a 13-year-veteran of the The Baltimore Sun—is structured so that each episode is a small piece in a […]

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Jeff Luers Speaks on the Green Scare, and Being Labeled an “Eco-Terrorist”

Over at Mostly Water, Marlena Gangi has an interesting interview with Jeff Luers. Jeff “Free” Luers was sentenced to 22 years and eight months for burning three SUVs at the Romania Chevrolet in Eugene, Ore. His case rose to international attention because of the aggressive attempts by the government to label him an “eco-terrorist,” and […]

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Pat Boone Warns of “Sexual Jihadists” and HOMO-grown “Terrorists”

You remember that terrorist attack in Mumbai? With hundreds of people dead and India and Pakistan–nuclear powers–facing off? Well, you know what that’s like? Gay people who want to get married! From Pat Boone’s column in WorldNetDaily: What troubles me so deeply, and should trouble all thinking Americans, is that there is a real, unbroken […]

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Video of Will Potter at Green Scare Benefit: “When They Knock Down Your Front Door, How You Gonna Come”

Thanks to Matt for posting this video clip of me speaking at a benefit for Green Scare prisoners in New York City. (Sorry for the audio quality but it was just really loud in there.) In this clip I touch very briefly on Communications Management Units, which are high-security facilities that severely restrict inmate communications […]

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“Eco-Terrorist” LOL Cat?

This is what happens when ya’ll leave me unsupervised on holidays. This kittie may be as adorable as his pals over at iCanHasCheezburger.com, but don’t be deceived. He’s part of the “number one domestic terrorist threat.” The original photo was sent to me by activists in California, protesting animal researchers connected to UCLA. Here’s more […]

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Earth Liberation Front Press Office Returns, Issues Warning to Obama

I was outside the White House on election night, and I don’t know if I can accurately describe how surreal it felt. I left work at about two in the morning with a friend and we saw hundreds, if not thousands, of people moving down 16th Street to the White House. Along the way folks […]

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“Give Capitalism the Creeps” This Halloween?

You know what’s pretty creepy (besides the fact that so much of the country would actually put McCain/Palin at the helm of the U.S.S. Empire)? The fact that it’s so easy to scare the crap out of corporations. It looks like someone posted a flier on Infoshop and elsewhere calling on those who care about […]

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Bob Barker Video Supporting the “Terrorist” Animal Liberation Front

Bob Barker, former host of the Price is Right, says: “I think that the ALF, the Animal Liberation Front, is probably, has in recent years, probably been one of the most effective, if not the most effective, element of the animal rights movement.” Yep, the clip is real. It was dug up and included in […]

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