The sex-violence-state nexus
Tuesday, 11 August 2009 by Mike Gogulskiart, mind control, police | 6 Comments »
[caption id="attachment_2884" align="alignright" width="217" caption="Telescoping batons in action! - The sex-violence-state nexus, illustrated"][/caption] At right you see the cover of Naše Vojsko -- Vojesnký a policejní magazín ("Our Military -- The Military and Police Manazine"), a Czech publication. This is issue ...
Can the military coexist with social networking sites?
Wednesday, 5 August 2009 by Mike Gogulskipolice, surveillance, war | 5 Comments »
The Los Angeles Times article asks: Can the military coexist with social networking sites? Gosh, I sure hope not. The idea that Twitter, MySpace and Facebook could simply crash the modern cyber-state's ability to wage war -- which is to oppress, occupy, conscript, ...
Remembrance of things past
Monday, 25 May 2009 by Mike Gogulskiwar | 4 Comments »
So it's the American Memorial Day again, a time when many Americans get a bit teary-eyed over what "our heroic/brave/noble troops" have done "for our freedom" -- a conflated nexus of genuine mourning and pathological patriotism. I have a bit of ...
Peruvian, other amphibious assault forces invade Florida
Friday, 1 May 2009 by Mike Gogulskiwar | No Comments »
The alabaster whiteness of the rugged Major's teeth shone as fireflies in the aggravated heavens. Oh, it was just an exercise. From the comments to "Multinational forces storm Mayport beach for drills", wherein commenter "tut tut" need not be forgiven for ...
приглашение
Wednesday, 29 April 2009 by Mike Gogulskiactivism, art, history | No Comments »
приглашение (Russian: pri·GLA·sheh·nye, ): invitation I received a wonderful gift. A t-shirt bearing this famous photograph, taken on 21 August 1968 at Šafárikovo námestie, Bratislava, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia: [caption id="attachment_1747" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="by Ladislav Bielik, ...
Seth speaks: On military and other statist lies
Sunday, 12 April 2009 by Mike Gogulskiwar | 4 Comments »
One of my frequent commenters, Seth, left a comment in reply to another one on my ever-popular "Fuck the troops!" posting. I thought it was important enough to repost here (with minor edits), for those who aren't diligently following the nostate.com ...
Fucking-a man!
Sunday, 11 January 2009 by Mike Gogulskiart | 1 Comment »
The Fugs, "CIA Man", closing music to Burn after Reading. Who can kill a general in his bed? Overthrow dictators if they're red? Fucking-a man! CIA Man! Who can buy a government so cheap? Change a cabinet without a squeak. Fucking-a ...
Dear tool
Wednesday, 24 December 2008 by Mike Gogulskipeople | 17 Comments »
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Confrontation with bureaucracy, part 1
Wednesday, 26 November 2008 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 8 Comments »
I approach the United States Embassy in Bratislava today by taxi, around 3:00pm. I don't know how many of the security cameras disguised as birdhouses around Hviezdoslav Square catch sight of me. Doesn't matter, really. I also don't bother with my ...
Guns of November?
Friday, 31 October 2008 by Mike Gogulskiguns, politics, war | 10 Comments »
A long-ago colleague writes that she (paraphrased): will be a) getting her pistol permit, b) stocking up on ammo, c) investing in a HAM radio all by January if the US election doesn't go well. Naturally, I replied: If the situation is that ...
