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Hellraisers Journal: The Appeal to Reason Stands Ready to Defend Moyer, Haywood, and Pettibone

Submitted by JayRaye on Fri, 03/04/2016 - 12:30pm
The Appeal Army will be there at the tap of the bell this time.
Never Fear!

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Sunday March 4, 1906
From the Appeal to Reason: "Staff Correspondents are speeding on their way to the scene."

Down the center of the entire front page, this week's Appeal makes known its intention to spare no resources to expose the ongoing conspiracy to frame and hang the leaders of the Western Federation of Miners:

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American Cowardice

Submitted by detroitmechworks on Fri, 03/04/2016 - 8:33am

There's a particular brand of cowardice that's uniquely American.

There have been many versions of cowardice over the years, but throughout history, it's never been presented and accomplished in this wholly American and incredibly hypocritical manner. It may perhaps end up being our lasting legacy to the world, something that truly has not been present in the human psyche before the rise of our empire.

Open Thread - Friday, March 4, 2016

Submitted by NCTim on Fri, 03/04/2016 - 6:04am

I got back from one of my not so uncommon hiatuses and C99 was a hopping. It was good to see the other virtual drifters, hobos and nerr do wells hopping onto the C99 train. I am the diarist formerly known as NCTim and I shall be your sporadic host this fine day.

For the uninitiated, I work pretty hard to keep my diaries content free. I like to let loose a stream of consciousness that is easier to follow if you are demented or inebriated.

Breaking News from Democracy Now: "Honduran Indigenous Leader Berta Cáceres Assassinated"

Submitted by JayRaye on Thu, 03/03/2016 - 2:23pm

WE NEVER FORGET:
Berta Cáceres, Environmental Justice Crusader of Honduras

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From Democracy Now

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/3/honduran_indigenous_leader_berta_ca...

Breaking: Honduran Indigenous Leader Berta Cáceres Assassinated,
Won Goldman Environmental Prize

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Spirit murder

Submitted by Robyn on Thu, 03/03/2016 - 2:02pm

photo demarkis-stamsberry-x750_zps83vorvty.jpgDeMarkis Stansberry was a 30-year-old black transgender man residing in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

On Saturday, DeMarkis was fatally shot in the head by Nicholas Matthews, who just turned 24 on Monday.

Matthews was booked by sheriff's deputies for negligent homicide, illegal use of a weapon, and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Hellraisers Journal: IWW Issues Official Call to Action on Behalf of Charles Moyer & Bill Haywood

Submitted by JayRaye on Thu, 03/03/2016 - 12:57pm
There are no limits to which powers of privilege will not go
to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones

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Saturday March 3, 1906
From the Montana News: Official Call from Industrial Workers of the World

The February 28th edition of the official newspaper of the Socialist Party in Montana published the following appeal from the I. W. W. which calls for the working class men and women of America to rally to the defense of Charles Moyer and Bill Haywood:

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Official Call To Action
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Stirring Appeal Sent Out by Industrial Workers
as Result of Mine Owners' Conspiracy.
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Beginning at the Coeur d' Alene in 1897 a reign of lawless violence has been waged by the capitalist class in the western states, one phase of which was the unparalleled series of outrages perpetrated against the laborers of Colorado. Throughout this conspiracy there had been continuous attempts to crush the labor organizations of the miners by seeking to foist upon them the crimes committed by the capitalist conspirators themselves. Every one of these attempts has failed. In spite of suborned witnesses and terrorized and corrupt juries, every case has ended in complete acquittal. The failure of the conspirators' diabolical schemes has filled them with desperation.

The Veneer of Social Progressivism

Submitted by detroitmechworks on Thu, 03/03/2016 - 8:17am

Upon the wretched diseased beams that is the Democratic party lies a thin slice of social issues. These of course will crumble upon any major political weight placed upon them but that's not really why they are there.

The beautiful little veneer exists only to be used as a weapon against those who would dare criticize the structural and philosophical problems with the party. It is a tool for silencing the opposition with the cries of the "oppressed".

When the rain falls - Open Thread

Submitted by shaharazade on Thu, 03/03/2016 - 6:00am

When the rain falls every day in my region, it tends to make you reflective it tends to keep you indoors. The rain that's falling these dark days is not just water from the sky but a constant dampening of expectations. Basic human rights, wants and needs regardless of our tribe, race, gender or what ever divides us all is being played to and stirred by the current rulers of the world we find ourselves in.

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