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From Austin, TX: Common Ground's Brandon Darby Revealed as FBI Snitch

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Statement on Brandon Darby, the 'Unnamed' Informant/ Provocateur in the "Texas 2"

by The Austin Informant Working Group
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008 at 9:16 PM
texas.solidarity (at) gmail.com

Below is a statement by a group of Austin-based community organizers that documents that a local activist, Brandon Michael Darby of Austin, is a government informant/provocateur.

Brandon now publicly acknowledges that he is working with the FBI and has been for some time…
 

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News :: Elections/Legislation/Government

Stewart Alexander will Enter 2010 Race for California Governor

During the 2006 California Election, Stewart A. Alexander was a candidate for California lieutenant governor; Alexander was on the statewide ballot representing the Peace and Freedom Party. During the 2008 General Election, Stewart Alexander was the U.S. vice presidential candidate for Socialist Party USA. Now, as the State of California continues to reel in a deepening financial crisis, Alexander believes he is the right person to be the next California governor.
 

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News :: World Uprisings

Greece: Prisoners support and more actions on New Year's eve

New year's eve, most of the people choose to stay in their houses or go to bars, all celebrating the coming of the new year. However there are people who at these times choose to stand close to those who are alone, locked away and forgotten and there are people who believe that the social struggle never ends.
 

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News :: Iraq : Media

The Shortwave Report 01/02/09 Listen Globally!

A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia.
 

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Commentary :: Anti-War/Peace

The Massacre in Palestine and the Threat of a Wider War

Yet another Israeli-led and U.S.-backed massacre is taking place as the world watches in horror. The western media, desperately trying to peddle the puny rockets of Hamas as bullying, does journalistic back flips in avoiding the utter carnage brought down by the much more powerful — U.S. made and paid for — Israeli missiles.
 

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Announcement :: Strategy/Theory/Movement Issues

The Next Move is Yours

On Saturday, January 3rd we will be hosting a planning session for a protest of the Presidential Inauguration. We are inviting all anarchists and other interested parties to attend.
 

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Commentary :: Commentary/Op-ed

The Danger of Right-Wing Populism

A strange trend is appearing in the political realm of the Left. Self-proclaimed political conservatives — many current or former members of the Republican Party — are being given considerable room in Left publications, for example in Counterpunch and BuzzFlash. At first it seemed accidental, with only sporadic occurrences. Now these “renegade” right-wingers enjoy ample room in spaces formally reserved for “lefties only.”

How is this to be explained?
 

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LOCAL Announcement :: Culture/Entertainment : Local News/Neighborhoods : Youth/Education

Reminder and Update - Infoshop Farewell Brunch is this Sunday (1/4), plus Final Sale and more...

 

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Commentary :: Labor/Economics/Business

Wealth, Illth, Money, and the Financial Crisis

This column is an attempt to aid in the understanding of the current financial crisis, using classic texts by Robert Anton Wilson that explain the difference between wealth (real wealth or real capital), illth, and money (money wealth or money capital).
 

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Commentary :: Commentary/Op-ed

America's War On Islam - The "Fort Dix Five"

targeting innocent Muslims
 

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