Attack the System- Real Left interview in The Light paper: Beyond the politics of left and right 23rd March 2025Real Left’s Chris Rea is interviewed by Richard House Real Left Mar 22, 2025 RICHARD HOUSE [RH]: Tell us about Real Left, Chris – when and by whom it was founded, and why. CR: Real Left – which was originally Left Lockdown Sceptics until our name change in […]Keith Preston
- The Cloud 23rd March 2025March 21, 2025 The Cloud Greg Johnson There’s a cloud[1] over nationalism. As soon as you say that nations should put their own citizens and interests first, people immediately raise the specter of wars and genocides. Since the Second World War, National Socialism and the Holocaust are always […]Keith Preston
- Trump revokes security clearance for Joe Biden and entire family, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and other political foes 23rd March 2025By Victor Nava Published March 21, 2025 Updated March 21, 2025, 11:39 p.m. ET US News Trump revokes security clearance for Joe Biden and entire family, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and other political foes By Victor Nava Published March 21, 2025 Updated March 21, 2025, 11:39 p.m. ET President Trump issued […]Keith Preston
- Real Left interview in The Light paper: Beyond the politics of left and right 23rd March 2025
- Samizdata
- Let’s just defund the UN and leave it immediately 12th February 2024Hidden deep below the headquarters of the United Nations’ aid agency for Palestinians here is a Hamas complex with rows of computer servers that Israel’s armed forces say served as an important communications center and intelligence hub for the Islamist militant group. Wall Street Journal. ($) Part of a warren of tunnels and subterranean chambers […]Johnathan Pearce (London)
- Moderate by Rochdale standards 11th February 2024Three days ago the Muslim media outlet 5Pillars expressed doubts about the Labour candidate for the forthcoming by-election in Rochdale: “The troubling backstory of Labour Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali” What was it about Mr Ali that troubled them? The fact that he advised the government on counter-terrorism during the premiership of the hated Tony Blair. […]Natalie Solent (Essex)
- “My third leg can be flexible and unbending” 10th February 2024This catchy Chinese-language song “People of the Dragon” by Malaysian filmmaker and recording artist Namewee has had 7.5 million views since it was posted two weeks ago. For centuries the Chinese have used puns and wordplay to poke fun at the powerful, and it seems Namewee’s song is so full of coded uncomplimentary references to […]Natalie Solent (Essex)
- Let’s just defund the UN and leave it immediately 12th February 2024
- Wisdom Dancer
- Systems indoctrinate, deprecate questioning and doubt, produce reactive citizens, and blame them(An extension of a few points I mentioned in this video concerning education.) So-called educational systems teach young students what to believe, how to behave, and perhaps skills deemed necessary—not to question. (To a considerable degree, teaching what to believe … Continue reading →Wisdomdancer
- Excerpt: a chorus of the living, an orchestra of echoesA brief excerpt taken from Book III of Volume I of The Constellation of Man. These metaphors, like others I use in the book, introduce realism concerning the novelty of our personal appearance on preconstructed stages of history and human culture, atop mind … Continue reading →Wisdomdancer
- The Liberating Value of ReconciliationTwo things amaze me, again and again, about American enthusiasm for rancor in politics. I. Vengeance welcomes and relishes any opportunities to humiliate or oppress one’s opponents, but shows no foresight of how this creates a precedent—a legal and cultural … Continue reading →Wisdomdancer
- Systems indoctrinate, deprecate questioning and doubt, produce reactive citizens, and blame them
- Mr. Mean-Spirited
- VISITING THE REMAINS OF BENJAMIN DECASSERES IN TUCSON 31st May 2021Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} by John GrauerholzThere are particular geographic locations that, for one inexplicable reason or another, seem […]Mr. Mean-Spirited
- YOUR OWN MEDICAL RECORD WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU 29th April 2021by John Grauerholz Your medical record is something that will always be used against you. Your medical history only exists to record your physical humiliations. A doctor is not there to cure you, but to cause you as much consternation as possible. A physician’s role is not to heal a patient of your ilk, but […]Mr. Mean-Spirited
- THE FUTURE OPPRESSES US 24th March 2021Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} by John Grauerholz It is the future that persecutes us. The communitarians would have us break […]Mr. Mean-Spirited
- VISITING THE REMAINS OF BENJAMIN DECASSERES IN TUCSON 31st May 2021
- The Hoover Hog
- Wandering Near Sawtry
- A Review of Ed West’s “Small Men on the Wrong Side of History”… 21st February 2020One might think that few people were more annoyed by the 2019 British general election than the conservative author and commentator Ed West. Here he was, preparing to publish his book Small Men on the Wrong Side of History (Little, … Continue reading →bsixsmith
- In Defence of Andrew Sabisky… 16th February 2020The first time I met Andrew Sabisky we walked through central London for hours and neither his energy or my interest flagged. This is a rare combination. There are people who can talk for a long time and there are … Continue reading →bsixsmith
- 2019 14th December 2019I began this decade in London, a physical wreck, mentally ruined, almost friendless and facing the grim realisation that not only was “creative writing” a titanically stupid course to pick but my writing sucked. As bad as all this was, … Continue reading →bsixsmith
- A Review of Ed West’s “Small Men on the Wrong Side of History”… 21st February 2020
- Razib Khan
- Entitled to an Opinion
- The Western Canon 8th March 2025In advance of the commentary on bloggers reading Middlemarch, I myself had already read Harold Bloom on what makes it one of the “canonical novels” of the 19th century (but I still haven’t actually read any George Eliot that wasn’t someone else quoting her). I had gotten the idea to read Bloom’s famous book (not […]teageegeepea
- Dictionary of the Khazars 4th December 2024The subtitle of Milorad Pavic’s book is “A Lexicon Novel in 100,000 Words”, but I wouldn’t say it qualifies as a dictionary/lexicon or novel. Instead it consists of three fictional encyclopedias, with supplementary sections not placed into that tripartite division. There are actual fictional dictionaries like Ambrose Bierce’s “The Devil’s Dictionary” and L. A. Rollins’ […]teageegeepea
- Roadside Picnic 17th October 2024I had heard that Arkady and Boris Strugatsky’s novel inspired Tarkovsky’s film Stalker, which I watched back in college before I started this blog, but didn’t feel that much desire to read it until I read Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation. Later on I heard that book was a collection of short stories, unlike the single narrative […]teageegeepea
- The Western Canon 8th March 2025
- Evolutionist X
- To Critical Race Theory, or not to Critical Race Theory? 5th July 2021Like the uncollapsed quantum state holding Schrodinger’s cat in a state of simultaneous life and death, whether a school is “teaching critical race theory” or not seems to depend entirely on whether the inquiring person wants them to. Are you anti-CRT? Then, you may rest assured, American schools most certainly aren’t teaching CRT. (If you […]evolutiontheorist
- Review: Seven Pillars of Wisdom, by T. E. Lawrence 26th June 2021Wisdom has built her house; she has set up its seven pillars. — Proverbs 9:1 T. E. Lawrence is the Lawrence, of Arabia, and Seven Pillars of Wisdom is his autobiographical account of his time spent serving in the British and Arab armies during World War One. If you’ve seen the movie, you’ve got the […]evolutiontheorist
- Review: Lawrence in Arabia 10th June 2021Scott Anderson’s Lawrence in Arabia is, quite obviously, about the famous T. E. Lawrence “of” Arabia. The book ranges significantly wider than Lawrence’s personal account, however, shifting between the perspectives of Ottoman officials, German spies, American spies, Zionist spies, and of course British spies. I read this book concurrently with The Berlin-Baghdad Express, so my […]evolutiontheorist
- To Critical Race Theory, or not to Critical Race Theory? 5th July 2021
- Human Stupidity
- Make Western Civilization great again! Dishonesty was its downfall! Honesty can fix it. 13th April 2023We boldly claim to change the world, with one simple dogmatic rule! TOTAL HONESTY, and intolerance for deception, can change the world for the better. One simple rule! Honesty is the #1 necessity for a modern scientific society PC deception and lies are the CAUSE for the downfall of Western civilization. Total honesty and full disclosure are […]Programmer
- HIgh school teen faces 10 years in prison for sexting female classmate 23rd March 2022HIgh school teen faces 10 years in prison for sexting female classmate Teen sexting case highlights severity of N.C. sex offender laws A North Carolina teenager faces felony sex crime charges after police discovered sexually explicit photographs of a sixteen-year-old girl on his cell phone. Cormega Copening is a seventeen-year-old high school student at Jack […]Human-Stupidy (Admin)
- Vote counting corrupted in USA, infiltrated by dishonest leftist activists 15th October 2021Formerly honest and unbiased vote counting is another institution infiltrated with and taken over by leftist activists. Leftists think deception is virtuous to reach higher goals. Dishonest partisan election officials “cured” problem ballots. This must be exposed, opposed, reversed. Continue at Sincerity.netWait, there is more! This article continues! Continue reading »Vote counting corrupted in USA, […]Programmer
- Make Western Civilization great again! Dishonesty was its downfall! Honesty can fix it. 13th April 2023
- Der Geist (Union of Egoists)
- Little Black Cart/Ardent Press (R.I.P.) + Union of Egoists + Underworld Amusements 27th June 2024On December 31, 2023 the Berkeley anarchist publisher and distributor Little Black Cart / Ardent Press closed shop after many years of the project producing fascinating and challenging work, often finding it brought them at odds with many in the anarchist milieu they operated in. After the Underworld Amusements edition of The Unique and Its […]Kevin I. Slaughter
- Trevor Blake & The Atkinson: Dora Marsden and the Gospel of Power 27th May 2024Dora Marsden was born in the village of Marsden in 1882. In 1900 began teaching at Owens College, where she met Christabel Pankhurst and other suffragists. Dora joined them and became a leader in the Women’s Social and Political Union (WPSU) by 1908. The following year she resigned as a teacher and became a full […]Trevor Blake
- YEAR EIGHT 1st April 2024The Union of Egoists website was announced April 1st of 2016 with the release of Max Stirner Bibliography by Trevor Blake. Happy anniversary to the royal Us. The idea for this site and much else was crystalized in a chat of February 2nd, 2016 between Trevor Blake and Kevin I. Slaughter. This chat was printed in our […]Kevin I. Slaughter
- Little Black Cart/Ardent Press (R.I.P.) + Union of Egoists + Underworld Amusements 27th June 2024
Tag Archives: 80s
Descendents and Circle Jerks (15/3/25, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, England, UK)
Saturday night at Shepherd’s Bush gave London a triple-bill of old-school American punk rock to throw down to, with Detroit, Michigan, punkers Negative Approach serving as support for double-headling So-Cal stalwarts the Circle Jerks and the Descendents. The former were … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, America, Culture, Entertainment, Gigs, Music, Personal, Reviews
Tagged 80s, Circle Jerks, Descendents, gigs, Negative Approach, punk
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Cyndi Lauper (11/2/25, O2 Arena, London, England, UK)
Cyndi Lauper’s return to London last Tuesday was quite a bit different from her previous stop-off in the Big Smoke. Whilst her Royal Albert Hall show back in June was much more celebratory (with Cyndi memorably kicking off proceedings with … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Culture, Gender Issues, Gigs, Personal, Politics, The UK
Tagged 80s, Boy George, Cyndi Lauper, gigs, O2 Arena
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Magnum: A Tribute to Tony Clarkin (22/1/25, O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, England, UK)
A pretty poignant one last Tuesday as stalwart prog/AOR/hard rockers Magnum kicked off their series of memorial shows for their late guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder Tony Clarkin in London. With the band being prominent on my playlists, mainly on the … Continue reading
Peter and the Test Tube Babies (30/12/24, New Cross Inn, London, England, UK)
Once again, punk stalwarts Peter and the Test Tube Babies saw the year out at the New Cross Inn in Sarf London, this time bringing along newer acts Meathook and Bamboo Vipers along for the lark. The Vipers opened the … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, Bamboo Vipers, gigs, Meathook, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, post-punk, punk
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The Human League (14/12/24, OVO Arena Wembley, London, England, UK)
Trudging all the way to Wembley is never fun for me in itself, so making the trip requires some pretty damn strong incentive; thankfully, Saturday night provided just that with the Human League concluding their Generations tour at the OVO … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, gigs, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, T'Pau, The Human League
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MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #5: ‘Nemurenu Mori no Bijo’ by Saki Takaoka (from Megazone 23 III)
Whatever else the Wachowskis ripped off from the Megazone 23 trilogy, they couldn’t emulate the sheer awesome that is the soundtrack. Here’s a sample: When that violin kicks in, you know what time it is! ~MRDA~
MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #4: ‘Hono’o no Violence’ by Hironobu Kageyama (from M.D. Geist).
If I had to narrow down my Top Five animé tunes, this would definitely be on the fucking list: Kinda hot-blooded for an emotionless, walking apocalypse. Between this and ‘Destron Sanka’, Kageyama sure loved his villains back in the 80s! … Continue reading
MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #3: ‘https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKL_pnvARkU’ by ANDY (from Mospeada)
Cos every bloke is a Lonely Soldier Boy, ‘In Search of Lost Legends’… Shame that the soundtrack constitutes the highlight of the whole series; in fact, as far as storytelling goes, I’d even venture to say Robotech improved matters! Actually, … Continue reading
MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #2: ‘Destron Sanka’ by Hironobu Kageyama (from Transformers: The Headmasters)
Evil never sounded so good! Enjoy: Oh, and the lyrics are awesome! ~MRDA~
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Tagged 80s, aesthetics, anime, appreciation, art, ftw!, music, power, transformers
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