Autonomies: **Iran: An Uprising Besieged from Within and Without**
https://autonomies.org/2026/01/iran-an-uprising-besieged-from-within-and-without/
From the CrimethInc. collective (07/01/2026) Three Perspectives Starting on December 28, 2025, a new wave of protest broke out across Iran, triggered by economic distress and escalating to call for the toppling of the government. This is at least the … Continue reading →
#Commentary #Newsblog #Insurrection #Iran #Kurds #Revolution
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Anonymous - Total Liberation
Insurrectionist literature, like 'Total Liberation' is often more interesting because of it's criticism of other revolutionary strategies than because of it's own proposal. All too often that can be summarized as 'let's start smashing windows because blue prints are illusory'.
This booklet has some of that, however it moves past that simplicity in the second half of the book. Though not as thought through as I would have loved to see, the need for preparing and creating alternatives for centralized functions *before* an insurrectional opportunity arises. 'Anarchy made livable'.
The analysis in the last chapter 'Confronting the Future' is sketches in too broad strokes as well for my liking. A bit of the old bourgeois intellectual tradition, unfortunately.
All in all a good read for anarchists and other non-autoritarian leftists.
#WatWouterLas26 #Bookstodon #Boekstadon
#LezenIsLeuk #Anarchy #Reading #Insurrection
Robert E. Howard - The Complete Chronicles of Conan
Did I enjoy it? Yes.
Would I recommend it? No.
The racism and sexism are at the level I would expect from a white rural Texan writing in the 1930's. Even though explicitly praising diversity of peoples (races) when describing nations or cities, his women are mostly passive and always taken and 'savages' are all too often cruel blacks. His romantic view of the 'barbarian' as a man with innate decency and other talents lost to 'civilized men' is something that was dated even in the 1930's.
So why did I enjoy this collection still?
For one there is the 'antropological' aspect of reading this kind of stuff. Besides that, these short stories are like the SF of that era, completely plot-driven, fast paced. You want to turn that page. Lastly there are stylistic aspects that hint back to the oral traditions of Norse myths. For instance the use of alliterations, like 'the lurking listener' 'a purple pulp' (what Conan would have been if crushed by a falling stone) and even better Howard's use of kennning-like descriptions. 'The sharp cloud' for a barrage of arrows, 'blue rolling wastes' for the sea and 'his crimson work' for Conan slaying his enemies.
#WatWouterLas26 #Bookstodon #Boekstadon
#LezenIsLeuk #FantasyReads #Reading #BigBook
Anonymous - Total Liberation
Insurrectionist literature, like 'Total Liberation' is often more interesting because of it's criticism of other revolutionary strategies than because of it's own proposal. All too often that can be summarized as 'let's start smashing windows because blue prints are illusory'.
This booklet has some of that, however it moves past that simplicity in the second half of the book. Though not as thought through as I would have loved to see, the need for preparing and creating alternatives for centralized functions *before* an insurrectional opportunity arises. 'Anarchy made livable'.
The analysis in the last chapter 'Confronting the Future' is sketches in too broad strokes as well for my liking. A bit of the old bourgeois intellectual tradition, unfortunately.
All in all a good read for anarchists and other non-autoritarian leftists.
#WatWouterLas26 #Bookstodon #Boekstadon
#LezenIsLeuk #Anarchy #Reading #Insurrection
The #NationalPortraitGallery removed a swath of text that mentioned Trump’s 2 #impeachments & the #Jan6, 2021, #insurrection as it swapped out a prominent photo of him this week.
#Trump & the White House posted on social media Fri & Sat to highlight the updated portrait in the “America’s Presidents” exhibition, which now features a framed B&W photo by White House photographer Daniel Torok.
#UShistory #whitewashing #revisionism #censorship #propaganda #dictatorship
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/2026/01/10/national-portrait-gallery-trump-photo/
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This #Jan6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the #Capitol
The official plaque honoring the #police who defended #democracy that day is nowhere to be found.
It’s not on display at the Capitol, as is required by #law. Its whereabouts aren’t publicly known, though it’s believed to be in storage.
#NeverForget #insurrection #PoliticalViolence #Trump #coup #AntiAmerican #law #Constitution #PeacefulTransitionOfPower
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-jan-6-anniversary-police-plaque-f6fd39b437c339fa9ff477318a7d36e2
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Happy the-current-president-of-the-United-States-of-America-conspired-to-steal-an-election-overthrow-the-government-&-end-democracy-&-when-that-didn’t-work-sicced-a-violent-armed-mob-on-the-entire-congressional-body-&-then-you-mother-fuckers-actually-reelected-him anniversary!
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After the events of Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users during the riot at the Capitol.
Then we created an interactive database that lets you sort through the footage.
See the full collection here: https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
pirategoddess 🏳️🌈
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Our most-read story of 2025:
Three years ago, our reporter received an envelope with no return address.
Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#Jan6 #Extremism #Insurrection #Trump #USPolitics #Journalism
Post Reports: Four hours of insurrection
Podcast from January or 2021 with 4 hours of sound from the attack of Congress
#Jan6thInsurrectionists #Jan6th #insurrection #USpol #WashPost #PostReports
This #Jan6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the #Capitol
The official plaque honoring the #police who defended #democracy that day is nowhere to be found.
It’s not on display at the Capitol, as is required by #law. Its whereabouts aren’t publicly known, though it’s believed to be in storage.
#NeverForget #insurrection #PoliticalViolence #Trump #coup #AntiAmerican #law #Constitution #PeacefulTransitionOfPower
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-jan-6-anniversary-police-plaque-f6fd39b437c339fa9ff477318a7d36e2
Happy the-current-president-of-the-United-States-of-America-conspired-to-steal-an-election-overthrow-the-government-&-end-democracy-&-when-that-didn’t-work-sicced-a-violent-armed-mob-on-the-entire-congressional-body-&-then-you-mother-fuckers-actually-reelected-him anniversary!
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After the events of Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users during the riot at the Capitol.
Then we created an interactive database that lets you sort through the footage.
See the full collection here: https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Our most-read story of 2025:
Three years ago, our reporter received an envelope with no return address.
Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#Jan6 #Extremism #Insurrection #Trump #USPolitics #Journalism