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rustbeltjessie:

Zinesters don’t say “I love you,” we say “I’m sorry it took me so long to get this issue out,” which roughly translates to “I know no one really cares about my zine but I’m gonna pretend they do cos if no one cares what’s the point of even doing this?,” and I think that’s beautiful.

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Posted 3 days ago
buildsafe: Los Angeles, CA—The Saab had just ordered it’s first mojito of the night and was about to insert its first Pac Man quarter when it was run over by the Blipsy Barcade. Zoom

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Los Angeles, CA—The Saab had just ordered it’s first mojito of the night and was about to insert its first Pac Man quarter when it was run over by the Blipsy Barcade.

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Posted 3 days ago

Chicago Public School Closures Leave Every Child Behind

While Chicago’s Mayor and other administration officials seem to believe the closing of more than 54 public schools in Chicago is a done deal, resistance to the closures is about to peak just before the school board votes on the closures. This weekend, thousands plan to march to say no to the closures for three days beginning Saturday.

Resistance to the closures however, began months ago, with several protests and hundreds of hearings where parents, students, teachers and their supporters aired their grievances and demanded their schools stay open

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Posted 6 days ago

I used to use the quote, “I started out with nothing…I still have most of it” randomly in zines I made. Nowadays when I think about it, I wonder how long it will take until that nothing gets reposessed as well.

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Posted 1 week ago

Outrage over IRS targeting of tea party shows glaring double standard

While it’s certainly troubling (and not surprising) the IRS would be investigating and scrutinizing certain groups with a political agenda more than others, the “outrage” from politicians of all political stripes is nearly laughable when placed in the larger context of law enforcement targeting other political and activist groups.

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Posted 1 week ago

Fight For 15 Brings the Minimum Wage Fight To St Louis

Retail and fast food workers walked off the job in St Louis to demand better, living wages late last week.

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Posted 1 week ago

In Pictures: The First Few Days of Dinner and Bikes

I’ve been on tour with Dinner and Bikes, a traveling workshop on bike culture and economics that features a vegan dinner. Here’s a few photos from the first few days

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I’ve been touring for about a week now with Dinner and Bikes, a traveling road show all about bike culture and economics which features a delicious vegan meal. Last night we were at this amazing space in Detroit called the Jam Handy, which at one time, was an old movie house. One of the most amazing things about this tour has been how hospitible folks have been to us along the way - opening their homes for us to sleep and shower, donating food and beers, and generally being very kind. Equally amazing though, is seeing the community building along the way in different cities - not just the mutual aid towards our tour crew, but the networking between community members who meet at our shows. We’ve met many people involved in local food coops, coop housing and community gardens, as well as a huge variety of folks fighting to build a better bicycling infrastructure in their city. In Detroit, in this amazing space, we saw not only this kind of community building happen between bicyclists, but the space itself was yet another example of repurposing something long abandoned into something beautiful. It was a great moment Zoom

I’ve been touring for about a week now with Dinner and Bikes, a traveling road show all about bike culture and economics which features a delicious vegan meal. Last night we were at this amazing space in Detroit called the Jam Handy, which at one time, was an old movie house.

One of the most amazing things about this tour has been how hospitible folks have been to us along the way - opening their homes for us to sleep and shower, donating food and beers, and generally being very kind. Equally amazing though, is seeing the community building along the way in different cities - not just the mutual aid towards our tour crew, but the networking between community members who meet at our shows.

We’ve met many people involved in local food coops, coop housing and community gardens, as well as a huge variety of folks fighting to build a better bicycling infrastructure in their city.

In Detroit, in this amazing space, we saw not only this kind of community building happen between bicyclists, but the space itself was yet another example of repurposing something long abandoned into something beautiful. It was a great moment

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Posted 2 weeks ago
buildsafe: Pensacola, FL—A government office, long known for its tax and spend habits, became a greater financial black hole on the public today when it crashed into a teen’s 2009 Honda.  Zoom

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Pensacola, FL—A government office, long known for its tax and spend habits, became a greater financial black hole on the public today when it crashed into a teen’s 2009 Honda. 

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Posted 3 weeks ago
Earlier today, Critical Mass riders dedicated the ride in solidarity with all those fighting the closing of more than 54 public schools in Chicago Zoom

Earlier today, Critical Mass riders dedicated the ride in solidarity with all those fighting the closing of more than 54 public schools in Chicago