The entirety of the capitalist class is conspiring to execute Luigi Mangione. They are terrified of the outpouring of public support for a man who allegedly gunned down one of their own in broad daylight. They know that their rule will soon come to an end, and they know that the executioners of that rule will be the same people who have lived under their boot for decades and centuries. The capitalist class is trembling, and the people are for the first time in a long time aware of their trembling.
The Rev Looks Towards 2025
When we launched as a regular publication in April we had goals. We quoted Abbie Hoffman, “if your scene doesn’t have a paper, you probably don’t have a scene together.” We laid out our goals clearly. We seek “to be [the] backbone for radical movements for change on Colorado’s western slope. Send us your news and events. Help us build a ‘scene!’” That is happening– a scene– a couple of scenes– a whole damn vin diagram is forming.
January News Briefs
Suchir Balaji was found dead in his apartment in San Francisco at the end of November. Belaji worked for Open AI as a researcher until he quit in August. On October 23, he posted a blog post and tweet about how generative AI does not fall under fair use and does in fact violate the Copyright Act. His death was ruled a suicide.
A Whore Looks at 40
by Mary Magdalene I’m not only a whore I dabble with being a Madonna I’m not only a whore I’m a full honors graduate I’m not only a whore I’m a mother to all who enter my home I’m not only a whore I’m a master of the sarcastic arts I’m not only a whore … Continue reading A Whore Looks at 40
Finding Beauty Everywhere: The Photography of Aiden McVay
Old Colorado City, Colorado Springs 2021 Unhoused Man, Grand Junction. Aiden's first portrait, 2021. Self-Portrait mid-seizure. “My body is tighter than a yo-yo. The pain is so intense it feels as if I’m on fire. The rumbling in my stomach is like a volcano waiting to explode. The spasms are crumpling up my muscles and … Continue reading Finding Beauty Everywhere: The Photography of Aiden McVay
It’s Crime to be Gay!?
We have a duty to make sure that everyone regardless of race, religion, disability or sexual orientation be treated with equality. And right now, our nation, along with many other countries, is denying our human right to exist. We all must protect each other, and if any of us are not free, then none of us are free. So, I encourage you to stand up, vote, protest and live as who you truly are.
The Tyrant Judge of Grand Junction
To translate this all into everyday English, Judge Tammy Eret has (allegedly) deprived United States citizens of their constitutional right to legal representation, strong-armed defendants into pleading guilty to crimes that they did not commit, and then locked them up in the county jail on the taxpayers dime for sentences longer than allowed by law; the majority of these defendants, as mentioned earlier, did not receive the legally required representation in court.
Hurricane Helene Update 8
One emotionally uplifting thing for people has been when the dispatch crew hears from the drivers that a load has successfully reached its location in western North Carolina (WNC) and announces this to the warehouse crew. There is always a cheer from the crowd.
Thousands Come Together With PRIDE
This is why pride was originally a riot. This is why we need to have pride all year round. This is why pride is important. To stand up and be brave, to be authentically ourselves, to celebrate, and have hope for the future.
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