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The New Anarchy: Truth, Nature, Beauty and Withness

We have brought out a new 90-page pdf booklet in association with Nevermore Media, featuring a series of in-depth written conversations between Crow Qu'appelle and Paul Cudenec. The New Anarchy: Truth, Nature, Beauty and Withness can be downloaded for free here, and below we present Crow's preface. “In the ruins of this civilization, we need … Continue reading The New Anarchy: Truth, Nature, Beauty and Withness

When protest is branded “terrorism”

by Paul Cudenec Just a month ago, I felt the need to distance myself from a dystopian future I had once described in a fictional work. I explained, rather apologetically, that at the time I had envisaged the post-9/11 “terrorism” bugbear still being the system’s fear-weapon of choice, rather than viruses or the weather, as … Continue reading When protest is branded “terrorism”

Emergency alert

by Najm Al-Dīn In light of yesterday's emergency alert (siren) which was tested on all mobile phone users in the UK as part of a disaster preparedness initiative, it is important to unpack the wider machinations behind this public safety measure. The official explanation for this UK-wide alert system was that the authorities hoped to … Continue reading Emergency alert

Macron’s tear gas tour: a photo-report from rebellious France

by Paul Cudenec Tear gas was this week used against people in rural France protesting against the arrival of authoritarian president Emmanuel Macron. As I witnessed for myself, the town of Ganges, in the Hérault department, was divided into two for the day in a military-style police occupation. Combined with the state's draconian use of … Continue reading Macron’s tear gas tour: a photo-report from rebellious France

Remembering who we are

by Paul Cudenec The other day, as I sat drinking a coffee at the local Sunday morning puces, the flea market, I suddenly noticed how happy everybody seemed to be, despite all that has been going on here in France. Browsing racks of clothes or crates of second-hand books, bumping into friends with smiles all … Continue reading Remembering who we are

The Acorn – 82

Number 82 In this issue: Targeting the enemy Growing revolt against smart tyranny Who are the real "extremists"? Mikhail Bakunin: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. Targeting the enemy The invasion of BlackRock HQ in Paris on April 6 by a crowd of angry protesters and strikers revealed to the world that something very important … Continue reading The Acorn – 82

The WEF are life-hating liars

by Paul Cudenec I was delighted to be able to travel back to England for the first time in three years and take part in the March 25 conference held in London by the Real Left, at which I was on a panel presenting "the ecological case against the WEF". This is the text of … Continue reading The WEF are life-hating liars

Unauthorised fragments of freedom

by Paul Cudenec An England of curfews, timed travel restrictions, limits on the number of people that can gather for a party in a private home... All of that must have seemed utterly absurd 17 years ago, which is maybe why I was unable to find anyone willing to turn my 47 Random Fragments of … Continue reading Unauthorised fragments of freedom

Escape from Samsara

by Dustin Broadbery Part 1, The Upanishads Krishna’s conversation with Arjuna enshrined in The Bhagavad Gita, contains perhaps the most important teaching from ancient India: ‘The immortal soul is more important than the passing world’. Infinite Loops In Vedic philosophy the journey from birth to death and rebirth is called Samsara. Our mortal coil, devoured … Continue reading Escape from Samsara

Exposed: London’s secretive “smart stations” roll-out

The digital slave-system of the Fourth Industrial Repression is being imposed on us by stealth. Various aspects of the sinister technology have gradually crept in over the years under the excuse of fighting crime or terrorism or, more recently, of combating the spread of a so-called pandemic. As we saw in our recent article on … Continue reading Exposed: London’s secretive “smart stations” roll-out