Activist and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs died peacefully in her sleep this morning at the age of 100. If you never had an opportunity to meet her personally, or hear her speak, I’d suggest making time this evening to watch the documentary American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, which does a great job […]
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On not getting punched in the nose for the Occupation on Black Friday
A couple of days ago, AnnArbor.com ran a story about the Occupy actions planned for Black Friday. I was quoted in the piece, as I’d announced that my friend Jeff and I would be walking around Ypsi with signs, in solidarity with the folks in Ann Arbor and Detroit, who were going into big box […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Other, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged AnnArbor.com, attacks, Best Buy, Black Friday, blood funnel, buy local, Confederate flag, Confederate Sons of America, Corner brewery, democracy protests, getting beaten up, Inside the Hall, Jeff Clark, Karl Marx, license plates, Marvel Comics, Marxist history, Matt Taibbi, Occupy Wall Street, other Mark Maynards, OWS, Patriotic Order Sons of America, pepper spray, Peter Linebaugh, protest signs, protests, punched in the nose, Sons of America, Spider Man, vampire squid, Ypsilanti water tower 18 Comments
Would it be wrong to threaten Glenn Beck?
OK, so I’m sitting here tonight, reading all about the lunacy that transpired yesterday, as thousands of disturbed individuals around the country took to the streets at the behest of a criminally irresponsible FOX News personality, waving their insane placards and calling for Obama’s head, and I’m wondering if perhaps, before this all goes too […]
Posted in Ideas, Media, Observations, Politics Also tagged 9-12, Birthers, bounty, conspiracy theories, FOX News, Glenn Beck, Obama, Obama's private army, racism, responsibility, retribution, tea party, the threat of Socialism, threat of assassination, threats, violence on the extreme right 70 Comments