Archive for the 'Resistance' Category
Cryptocat
July 28th, 2012Out of my 4 DHS interrogations in the past 3 weeks, it’s the first time I’m asked about Cryptocat crypto and my passport is confiscated. —Nadim Kobeissi From what I’ve read so far, Cryptocat looks interesting, mainly because it might be usable by regular computer users. Cryptogon is read by many people with multiple propellers […]
Living Large in a Tiny House
June 17th, 2012Via: Yahoo Finance: Imagine living in a space that measures a mere 168 square feet, more than 14 times smaller than the average American home. That’s the reality for one family of four who, for the past year, has been living in their “Tiny House” tucked away in the rural mountains of Virginia. It’s here, […]
Paleo Diet Blogger vs. North Carolina
May 31st, 2012Via: Institute for Justice: Can the government throw you in jail for offering advice on the Internet about what food people should buy at the grocery store? That is exactly the claim made by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition. In December 2011, diabetic blogger Steve Cooksey started a Dear Abby-style advice column on his […]
The Urban Farming Guys in India
May 14th, 2012Via: Urban Farming Guys: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
‘Iceland Holds the World Record in Household Debt Relief’
May 7th, 2012This story has been circulating for weeks in the form of this Spanish language video clip. I was not able to find any confirmation of the story when it first appeared. I just tried to confirm it again and found this Bloomberg piece. Via: Bloomberg: Icelanders who pelted parliament with rocks in 2009 demanding their […]
U.S. to Penalize Authoritarian Regimes That Crack Down on Dissidents
April 24th, 2012Ah, ok. I suppose that the U.S. regime is going to get busy penalizing itself. Or not. U.S. filmmaker repeatedly detained at border: Since the 2006 release of “My Country, My Country,” Poitras has left and re-entered the U.S. roughly 40 times. Virtually every time during that six-year-period that she has returned to the U.S., […]
‘Factor in taxes, transportation costs, clothing and lunch — what is the true net that you bring home after salary?”
April 18th, 2012Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture by Shannon Hayes Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World by Kelly Coyne “What if the millions of so-called dropouts are onto something?” Via: CNN: After factoring in the rising cost of child care, the daily commute and other work-related expenses, a growing number of […]
Michigan Government Unleashes Armed Raids on Small Pig Farmers; Traditional Livestock Declared ‘Invasive Species’
April 17th, 2012Why does the state respond to people who sell homekilled meat in the same way that it responds to people who violently attack the state? … It’s because ubiquitous, small scale agriculture represents a greater threat to state power than armed resistance. —“What if the millions of so-called dropouts are onto something?” Via: Natural News: […]
5000+ Artists Line Up For a Pirate Bay Promotion
April 6th, 2012“I have even gone so far that I have left my major record label and started up my own. I call it: ‘Do It Yourself Bitch Productions.’” —Soso Via: TorrentFreak: Record labels and Hollywood have described The Pirate Bay as one of the biggest threats to their business, but thousands of artists clearly disagree with […]
Poland to Ban Monsanto’s GM Maize
April 6th, 2012Via: AFP: Poland will impose a complete ban on growing the MON810 genetically modified strain of maize made by US company Monsanto on its territory, Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki said Wednesday. “The decree is in the works. It introduces a complete ban on the MON810 strain of maize in Poland,” Sawicki told reporters, adding that […]
