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Why we did nothing
For David Hicks, five years in Guantanamo Bay without charge They torture him, Because he is Muslim Because he fought on the wrong side Because he is different from them Yet we do nothing. They create laws with an eerily familiar ring, Because they cannot see past…
First poem in a long time
Saw Children of Men last night. Quite intense. This (draft only) was the result. Why we did nothing Men are being tortured right now in Guantanamo Bay Here on our island a whole class of people Can now be detained without charge Indefinitely They will be the…
Is it April Fools’ Day and I missed it?
Kazakhs misspell ‘bank’ on money Maybe this is a Borat promotion? It’s interesting though that the article goes on to talk about the political implications of language and the imposition of imperial language on dominated cultures…
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Affinity groups/G20 actions
You (hopefully) know by now that the G20 is coming to town… the finance ministers and central bankers of 19 of the world’s richest countries representing 90% of their wealth, yadda yadda. If you don’t know this yet and want more info about why that’s a bad thing,…
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You’ve got to laugh
The week of difficulty continues. Meanwhile, near the foodstore, a dog abandoned in a car climbs into the front seat, driver’s side and, for a while, waits patiently. Owner takes too long to return and so Pup begins to toot the horn. At first, it’s periodic and then…
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My quote for the day
Love, the strongest and deepest element in all life, the harbinger of hope, of joy, of ecstasy; love, the defier of all laws, of all conventions; love, the freest, the most powerful moulder of human destiny; how can such an all-compelling force be synonymous with that…
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We have magazines!
If we weren’t all so very tired from rushing to get issue #2 underway and get the launch of issue #1 sorted and get the website ready, we’d be jumping for joy to tell you that thousands and thousands of printed copies of 64melbourne arrived in our office today and we…
Politics
What baralier said. I’d repeat it, but there’s extensive linkage. It’s a very good summary of the current Bush régime’s decision processes around whether or not to become evil on paper now that the Supreme Court has ruled that the Geneva Convention actually does have…
Burning Man!
Photo evidence of my first Burning Man. More photos after the link. Art people on the playa. These are flip books to make poetry with in the Center Camp. Art cars: this one’s a functioning steam-propelled vehicle. Another amazing art car: a Victorian house on wheels.…
Elle est là …
Eternal gratitude and props to e_dan who saw fit to purchase Ember Swift tickets for tonight’s gig at The Corner. The day at High Vibes was marred by shocking weather (freezing winds and pouring rain) and an importune interruption in the form of magazine work, but the…
Phoenix Emberstone
passionate political poet
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