Mongoose in the Midst (Origins of Mongoose Distro) – by Comrade Z

Most people don’t know how Mongoosedistro was born. I’m happy to report it was born out of a very unusual circumstance. I was on Dirty Darrington Unit, I was in medium custody with access to cell phones, and drugs, but I wasn’t off into the drugs, I wanted to reach my family. I wanted themContinue reading “Mongoose in the Midst (Origins of Mongoose Distro) – by Comrade Z”

The Piqueteros Hasty Blockade and Tire Fires – by Comrade Z

Mongoose Maniacs, welcome to Comrade Z’s favorite Anarchist Movement Tactics series,this is for your autonomous viewing pleasure,please read and spread the knowledge far and wide. THE PIQUETEROS “HASTY BLOCKADE” AND TIRE FIRES The piqueteros of Argentina, a movement of poor and unemployed people that arose in the late 1990’s, developed the hasty blockade to aContinue reading “The Piqueteros Hasty Blockade and Tire Fires – by Comrade Z”

On Genocide, Zionist Propaganda and Student Activism – by Grim

“I held my gun so that the generations after me could hold a sickle…” -Palestinian song, Ahd Allah Ma Nerhal (By God We Won’t Leave) “…[W]e have hope because we know, now more than ever, that these horrors in the name of upholding a racist settler-colonial occupation are not going to last forever. Anyone whoContinue reading “On Genocide, Zionist Propaganda and Student Activism – by Grim”

The Great Disappearin’ Machine, Case Study One: “Retarded and Dangerous” – by Ronin Grey

“California has no fewer than nine involuntary commitment procedures that may apply to persons who have various mental problems and who pose a threat to their own welfare or to the safety of others. Some of these laws, including [Welfare and Institutions Code §] 6500, operate in a manner largely independent from the criminal justiceContinue reading “The Great Disappearin’ Machine, Case Study One: “Retarded and Dangerous” – by Ronin Grey”

An Open Letter to ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith, Part IV – by Anarchist Prisoner Sean Swain

Dear Director Chambers-Smith,   Hi… yet again… again.   I hope these letters are benefitting you, expanding your thinking, increasing your empathy, persuading you to see that bigotry against people whose ideas for human social organization are more imaginative and thoughtful than your own is not very nice… or reasonable… or fair… or appropriate. PerhapsContinue reading “An Open Letter to ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith, Part IV – by Anarchist Prisoner Sean Swain”

An Open Letter to ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith, Part III – by Anarchist Prisoner Sean Swain

Dear Director Chambers-Smith:   Hi, yet again.   In my last letter, I recounted for you how Anarchism, and Anarchism alone, advocates for freedom, and how every other political ideology compromises freedom… and seeks power,,, and how that compromise of freedom is, really, slavery. So, only Anarchists advocate for freedom and only Anarchists truly opposeContinue reading “An Open Letter to ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith, Part III – by Anarchist Prisoner Sean Swain”

An Open Letter to ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith, Part II – by Anarchist Prisoner Sean Swain

Dear Director Chambers-Smith,   Hi, again.   I left off my last letter mentioning how Anarchism to me represents freedom, sanity, and a number of virtues that correspond to a healthy and meaningful life. Taking those topics in order, I’ll begin with freedom.   Freedom is the most important condition of life for me. InContinue reading “An Open Letter to ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith, Part II – by Anarchist Prisoner Sean Swain”

Texas Direct Action Report – by Comrade Z

In the midst of organizing the community, and succeeding in creating the perfect storm with community members, the TDCJ has felt the Warmth of True Resistance by Inmates all over the State, and its going to continue because of the brutality, and retaliation on families and inmates alike. This community is kicking ass in fightingContinue reading “Texas Direct Action Report – by Comrade Z”