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Violent Misogynists, Reactionaries, And Fascists Wanted 2018 To Be The "Counter-1968." They've Gotten Their Wish.

In the first few months of 2016, the spirits of three young women - all fighting in various areas of the Global South, against poverty, Apartheid, fascism, and fundamentalism - hung over the world. Anna Campbell, 22, a British anarchist and eco-feminist, gunned down by the forces of Turkish dictator Erdogan and extremist groups tied to ISIS. Ahed Tamimi, 17, a rebellious child prisoner in the wider prison state of Israel. Marielle Franco, 38, a Brazilian murdered in the belly of a neoliberal police state. All three represented popular resistance against an increasingly hostile and patriarchal world, governed by the supreme diktats of markets and Empire. Their dreams reflect the ideals of millions of young women - but not just women - in the poorest regions of the earth. 2018 was supposed to be the "year of the woman." Between a massive March manifestation - lively, anarchistic, and rebellious - against the patriarchy in Spain, the exposure of sexual violence by the obs...

The Tocsin 8/8

The Fight Is Far From Over': Protesters Clash With Riot Police In Argentina After Lawmakers Reject Legalized Abortion VIDEO: Fire And Fury Spill Over In BA After Senate Shoots Down Abortion Bill Feminism And Revolution: Looking Back, Looking Ahead The Far-Right Has Their Dystopia - So We Must Revive The Alter-Globalist Utopia! The Fundamental Problem With ‘Free Speech’ & UK Television On The Phony Martyrdom Of Tommy Robinson Bookshops, Bannon And The Fight Against Fascism EXPOSED: Israel Running Campaign Against Jeremy Corbyn Cook: Labour’s Crisis Is Over Israel, Not Anti-Semitism Telegraph Slanders John McDonnell...… Israel Strikes Gaza 140 Times As New War Looms Netanyahu Prepares Orbanesque Campaign Against "Foundations" And The Left Eyewitness Onboard Boat To Gaza Says Israeli Forces Beat Passengers And Stole Thousands Of Dollars, Antibiotics During Raid Palestine Ambassador To UK: Israel’s Actions Against Flotilla Are Piracy ...

The Tocsin 8/1

#EarthOvershootDay The Exterminist Nature Of Corporations And The Decline Of Intellectual Culture Capitalism And The Cult Of Growth: Humanity's Narcissistic Death Wish Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change Badiou: The Neolithic, Capitalism, And Communism Trump Administration To Repeal CAFE Eco Rule Target, Car Emissions Set To Soar Firefighters: Tory Budget Cuts Responsible For Increased Fire Deaths Supressed UK Government Report Finds Fracking Increases Air Pollution #FreedomFlotilla: Second Boat "Freedom To Gaza" From Sweden Approaches Occupied Waters After IDF Piracy Against Al Awda Ahed Tamimi Interview: "My Mission In Life Is To Stand Up For My Country" As A Rights Lawyer Noam Chomsky Interview: Climate Change, Israel, War And Anti-Corbyn Attack Campaign Galloway: Labour Right's Opposition To Palestine Could Lead To Party Split, Eternal Tory Rule The Racist Tweets Of The "Journalist" Callin...

Corbyn, Brexit, And "Red-Brown" Confusionism Of EU Opponents

With the second rise of UKIP, the toxic rallies for Tommy Robinson, and the normalisation of genuine fascists like Steve Bannon by British radio shows and Gammon-baiter Piers Morgan, the far-right is seemingly gaining more ground in Britain than ever, and – in a moment of “literal communism” and manifestations against Trump – the tone of the Brexit debate has thus become increasingly – how would I put it? – divisive. The battle flags have been unfurled, and, especially after the release of convincing reports on fraud by Team Leave during the referendum, it is becoming seemingly impossible for a left-winger to approve of Brexit publicly, let alone make a case for it. Which is why Jeremy Corbyn’s speech last week saw comments across the board that he was echoing the language of UKIP and Trump, and even becoming the “far-right’s new hero.” Combined with the scare over anti-Semitism (a reactionary tradition), one could be forgiven for believing that the leader of the opposition w...

The Tocsin 7/10

Red-Brown Redux: Forming An Ecological Alter-Globalisation Free Of Associations & Smears EXPOSED: The Fascist-Linked Private Military Companies Using Social Media Posts To Ban Protests, Reports On Salzburg Summit, #NoToNATO Actions Protest At National Homeland Security Conference Against ICE, NYPD, IDF And DHS #OccupyICE #Portland: Policing Revolution? Some Critical Reflections #AbolishICE #Ohio: Earth First!-Linked Protestors Blockade, Shut Down ICE Centre CIA Military Contractor Used Arizona “Black Site” to Secretly Jail Dozens of Migrant Children War, Trade, Law: The Next Stage of Trump Subfascism Has Begun Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Decided Against Net Neutrality And For NSA Surveillance Judge Rejects Long Detentions of Migrant Families, Dealing Trump Another Setback Wells Fargo, Vanguard, Comcast Among Companies Profiting From Immigrant Incarceration Court Reaffirms Bayou Bridge Pipeline OK to Cut Through America’s Largest River Swamp Fascist...

The Tocsin 7/6

Trump Administration Drops All Charges Against #J20 Inauguration Day Protestors #Nantes: French Youth In Revolt As Riots Escalate Over Police Shooting Over 100 Cars Burnt As Centrist Politicians Fret Over Spread Of Unrest.... CRS Officer Who Shot Young Person Changes His Story Amid Mass Anger President Macron Disapproval Ratings Rocket To 64%, Just 32% In Favour Latest From The Ongoing Revolt [CLICK HERE] #MeltICE: Cops Brutally Attack Atlanta Anti-ICE Protest, Drag Black Man Across The Pavement #OccupyICE Philadelphia: A Reflection On The Failures And Successes Of The Camp And The Treachery Of The "Red Liberals"  A Map Of The Current/Ongoing Occupations Of ICE Facilities Some Texts From Those Who Desire Anarchy, Chaos & The End Of Law And Order Belarus: Left-Wing And Anarchist Activists Face Repression For Meeting Together In A Forest Switzerland: Socialist And Feminist Groups Manifest For Asylum Seekers In Lucerne EXPOSED: France'...