J. Kēhaulani Kauanui, professor of American studies, edited a special 2021 issue of Anarchist development in cultural studies called “The Politics of Indigeneity, Anarchist Praxis, and Decolonization” and wrote an article for the issue with the same title. Kauanui’s work focuses on Indigenous sovereignty, colonial studies of settlers, anarchist history and activism, and critical studies of race and ethnicity. Among other recent posts, in 2021, Kauanui also wrote a commentary for volume 24 of Postcolonial studies titled “False Dilemmas and Colonial Studies of Settlers: Response to Lorenzo Veracini:” Are Colonial Studies of Settlers Still Useful?

During the past academic year, Kauanui chaired the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Native American Studies Research Committee for the Department of American Studies and also served as a consultant to some administrators and professors with respect to land recognition policy and recognition of the Wangunk, the indigenous people of the land where the Wesleyan is located.

Additionally, Kauanui has given guest lectures (virtually) for universities around the world including UC Santa Cruz, Concordia University, York University, University of Virginia, Stanford University and University. from Melbourne. She was also a guest on Kaua’i Community Public Radio (KKCR), where she discussed Biden’s policy on Native Hawaiians and federal recognition.

This coming fall, Kauanui, which is also an Affiliate Faculty of Anthropology, will hold a scholarship to Wesleyan’s Center for Humanities. She will be teaching a new course — CHUM378: Decolonizing Indigenous Gender and Sexuality.

JTA – Jewish owners of a cafe in Scotland have decided to use their store’s signage to share their perspective on law enforcement.

For months, a bag emblazoned with the words “f — the police” adorned the facade of the Pink Peacock in Glasgow, a hub for Jewish activists with an affinity for Yiddish and far-left causes, including anarchism. .

It also features a Palestinian flag and the slogan “Jews and Gays for a Free Palestine” and a poster promoting a Yom Kippur ball, a party the owners threw in 2019 on the Day of Jewish Atonement because it is “feasting and rejoicing in the Jewish anarchist tradition,” as the poster indicates.

Glasgow Police dealt with at least one provocative element on Monday: they confiscated the bag and charged one of the owners, Morgan Holleb, 32, with violating public order – a criminal offense in this part of the Kingdom -United. .

Two police officers seized the bag, calling it evidence, as Joe Isaac, another founder of The Pink Peacock, filmed the incident.

On Twitter, the founders wrote that the incident was “an obvious attempt to intimidate us” – and it “won’t work”.

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A police spokesperson told the Jewish Telegraph Agency on Wednesday that the police were there following complaints from residents.

In the video filmed by Isaac, Holleb replaces the English tote bag with one in Yiddish. It reads “daloy polizei”, which means “down with the police”.

The officers did not seem to mind the Yiddish language bag.

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The Bharatiya Janata party has criticized the Arvind Kejriwal government for its recent order in which it asked the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to request the return of 576 buses which were provided to the Delhi police as “special hire” . Party spokesman Sambit Patra said people rightly refer to the Aam Aadmi and Arvind Kejriwal party as “anarchist”.

“He’s a dictatorship … he was an anarchist and even today he behaved like an anarchist,” he said.

Patra said DTC buses are widely used for moving police and security forces for deployment to various parts of the city.

“It shows that people rightly call AAP an anarchist,” Patra added.

Some DTC buses that were used by police and security personnel to block roads during a tractor rally protesting farmers on January 26, were vandalized by a section of protesters who had entered the area. city.

Earlier Wednesday, Kejriwal’s government ordered the DTC to request the return of 576 buses that were provided to Delhi Police as “special hire”. He also asked the DTC to get approval before allowing the “special rental” of one of his buses by the Delhi Police or any other entity.

The development has come amid the massive deployment of police and paramilitary personnel to the city’s borders where farmers sit protesting farm laws. The latest order means that security coverage on and near the farmers’ protest sites could be affected.

At present, there are over 3,700 DTC buses, of which almost 10% are on special rental.

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The 48-year-old faces charges of Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, Attempt to Manufacture a Firearm, Attempt to Manufacture Explosives and two counts of Possession of Explosives.

Defended, by Berenice Mulvanny, he denies the charges against him and is tried at Southampton Crown Court.

Police raid a house in Bond Road, Southampton in a gun and drug attack on June 20, 2020

Opening the case on Tuesday, prosecution attorney Robin Shellard told the jury how, on June 19, officers found “rocket candy” and “gun cotton” – two highly flammable substances – at the home of Knorr-Gulde.

He recounted how they also discovered ten liters of hydrogen peroxide and eight bottles of nail polish, which he said can be used to make explosives.

The jury heard that Knorr-Gulde had several instruction manuals on how to make firearms as well as various copies of the Anarchist Cookbook, a controversial guide to making explosives.

He even owned a milling machine for metalworking which is said to be used in the manufacture of firearms.

Mine clearance unit at Bond Road, Southampton

The jury members were also shown photos of the “internal parts of a machine gun”.

These included metal tubes used for “a revolver” and a “magazine for a MAC-10 machine gun” which could be used to hold ammunition. as well as a guide to “building your own improvised machine gun”.

As previously reported by the Daily Echo, a bomb disposal unit was called in to witness an incident at Bond Road on June 19.

Police were at the scene much of the next day and two neighboring houses were evacuated as a precaution.

The trial, which is expected to last a week, is continuing.

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New York City officials have said the city will join Portland and Seattle in a legal challenge against the Trump administration’s decision to label them as “anarchist” cities. The designation could have an impact on the federal funding of cities.

“It is the fruit of the troubled imagination of Donald Trump,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters. “The only anarchy in this country comes from the White House.”

After weeks of street protests this summer, the White House issued a memorandum in early September claiming that some urban areas “allow lawlessness, violence and destruction.” The note mentions Seattle, Portland and New York.

A few days later, on September 7, President Trump tweeted that he attributes the unrest in several cities to “radical left democratic governors and mayors”.

The Department of Justice then officially designated three cities – New York, Portland and Seattle – as “jurisdictions permitting violence.”

Attorney General William Barr has made it clear that federal funding could be cut of these cities. “We cannot allow federal taxpayer dollars to be wasted when the safety of citizens is at stake,” Barr said in a statement.

In a conference call with reporters Thursday, de Blasio said the lawsuit would be filed Thursday in Seattle to challenge the legality of the Trump administration’s action.

“It is morally wrong, it is legally unacceptable and it is unconstitutional and we will fight it,” said de Blasio.

Jim Johnson, who is the chief prosecutor for New York City, told the press conference that Portland and Seattle will join the legal complaint.

According to Johnson, the Trump administration has already taken steps to embezzle funds from the three cities.

“They are taking this anarchist designation and starting to include it in federal grant applications,” he said. “They’re pushing their limits.”

He added that there is “no basis in law, no basis in fact” for the category of “anarchist”.

Protests erupted across the country after the deaths of George Floyd and other black men and women in police custody.

New York City officials say their city alone could lose up to $ 12 billion in federal funding.

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Every day is extremely eventful as we quickly approach the November presidential election, and it can seem almost impossible to keep up with it all. But at least we have late night shows to catch up with us. Like how “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” kicked off its episode Tuesday with a joke about Donald Trump declaring New York, Portland and Seattle as “anarchist jurisdictions.”

This is an attempt by the Trump administration to justify the withdrawal of federal subsidies to these cities. That’s no small amount of money for New York – about $ 7.5 billion a year, a big chunk of the annual budget. The designation will have no impact for at least 30 days, but the mayors of the three cities have pledged to sue the government for Trump and co. actually take action.

But, in the meantime, Colbert’s staff had a little sketch at the start of his show which joked about the absurdity of calling New York an anarchist – but then understood how Trump could have come to that conclusion.

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You can watch the sketch below.

On #LSSC tonight: we know why the Trump administration has called New York an “anarchist jurisdiction.” pic.twitter.com/TNWNdyciIi

– A late show (@colbertlateshow) September 23, 2020

“New York City, an anarchist jurisdiction,” says the narrator.

“Of course, in reality, everything looks fine. But just use your imagination and a Netflix account, and suddenly ballet gangs are taking over the West Side. Giant gorillas roam the skyscrapers. Shameless prostitutes have orgasms in delicatessens. The demonic confections terrorize the city center.

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These jokes refer, in order, to “West Side Story”, “King Kong”, “When Harry Met Sally” and “Ghostbusters”.

But that was not all. Colbert’s sketch had a pretty murderous punchline, featuring Donald Trump’s cameo in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”.

“And perhaps most frightening of all, New York is home to this idiot,” the narrator said in an image of Trump’s cameo.

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to cut federal funding to several major American cities – all run by Democrats and located in blue states – on the grounds that their leaders allow “lawlessness, violence and destruction.”

The White House announced that it had tasked federal agencies with preparing reports for the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, setting a timetable for the agency to restrict federal grants to “anarchist jurisdictions.” The memo specifically mentions New York City; Portland, Oregon; Seattle; and Washington, DC.

Such a move would immediately spark legal challenges and echo Trump’s threats to suspend aid to U.S. cities that limit cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, attempts that have been largely blocked. by federal courts.

But for Trump, this comes immediately on top of his frequent “law and order” messages, which he has been promoting in recent weeks. Minneapolis and Kenosha, Wisconsin, were notably absent from Wednesday’s memo, which also experienced unrest this summer but are located in more competitive states for the presidential election.

It is also the latest extraordinary example of Trump seeking to use the power of the federal government to punish citizens who reside in areas that are politically opposed to him.

“My administration will not allow federal public funds to finance cities that allow themselves to degenerate into lawless areas. To ensure that federal funds are neither unnecessarily wasted nor spent in a way that directly violates our government’s promise to protect life, liberty and property, it is imperative that the federal government review the use of federal funds by jurisdictions that allow lawlessness, violence, and destruction in American cities, ”the memo reads.

“It is also essential to ensure that federal grants are used effectively, to protect taxpayer dollars entrusted to the federal government for the benefit of the American people.”

The president’s campaign has increasingly turned to dark themes of violence and chaos as he seeks to portray Democratic-ruled cities as out of control, in large part to appeal to suburban residents. Since protests spread across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in May, Trump has worked to cultivate a harsh anti-crime message.

“My administration will do everything in its power to prevent weak mayors and lawless cities from taking federal dollars while they let anarchists harm people, burn buildings and ruin lives and businesses.” , Trump tweeted Wednesday night.

“We are putting them on notice today.”

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler berated the president on Twitter for threatening to withdraw funds “Americans need to get through the pandemic and the economic crisis.”

Wednesday’s memo sets a 30-day deadline for the Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to “issue direction to agency heads on restricting eligibility or disfavouring, to the maximum extent permitted. By law, anarchist jurisdictions in receipt of grants that the agency has sufficient discretion to restrict or otherwise disadvantage anarchist jurisdictions from receiving.

Trump has repeatedly called on governors to deploy National Guard troops to quell violent protests, even though the protests have been largely peaceful. In June, after Floyd’s death, approximately 5,000 National Guard soldiers were briefly called in to patrol Washington, DC, where the federal government has the authority to order such deployments.

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Transgender woman who describes herself as a ‘satanic anarchist’ won the Republican nomination for sheriff in a county in New Hampshire after showing up on an ‘F *** the police’ platform .

“I can’t imagine them being happy about it,” Aria DiMezzo told Inside Sources when asked about the Republicans’ reaction.

DiMezzo won the GOP nomination for Cheshire County Sheriff on Tuesday night after running unopposed in the party primary.

She won despite the fact that she received no GOP county or state support.

DiMezzo will have an even more daunting task as she will face a four-term holder, Democrat Eli Rivera.

Cheshire County Republican Party Leader Marylin Huston manhandled DiMezzo as she nicknamed “he” when she offered her congratulations.

“He did really well with the primary and it was wonderful,” said Huston.

DiMezzo is a member of a group of libertarian activists known as the Free Keene group.

During the recent GOP primary for governor, the group backed Rich Paul, who legally changed his name to Person.

No one lost the primary on Tuesday to incumbent Republican President Governor Chris Sununu.

Last year, Nobody lost his candidacy for mayor of Keene.

DiMezzo is the host of an Internet radio show in which she is known as “She-Male”.

Initially, Free Keene started out as an offshoot of the Free State Project of Libertarians, but the Free State Project has since moved away from Free Keene.

According to Huston, DiMezzo ran as a Republican because she was unable to participate in the Libertarian Party ballot.

She signed up to run as a Republican two days before the deadline after learning that Earl Nelson, a longtime GOP candidate, was not running.

DiMezzo said she regretted the party did not support her candidacy.

“They are clearly not on my side,” said DiMezzo.

In the town of Rindge, Nelson received more than 200 written votes on Tuesday.

Local Republicans on social media have expressed concerns about DiMezzo’s gender, religious beliefs and political positions.

“The people of Rindge have done a phenomenal job. Very well done, ”said DiMezzo.

Huston denies that there was a coordinated effort to stop DiMezzo from winning the nomination.

“I guess that’s part of the whole political scene,” Huston said.

Huston denies that the GOP is avoiding DiMezzo, although she has raised concerns about his political positions.

“If you look at their social media and their political statements, they really don’t fit the Republican message,” Huston said.

DiMezzo supports ending prosecutions for drug, sex work, illegal immigration and other “victimless” crimes.

She said she is more liberal in many ways compared to her Democratic opponent, Rivera.

“I am more liberal than him,” said DiMezzo.

“There are tons of things people get fined for, arrested for, that actually don’t claim any victims.”

DiMezzo also identifies as a “high priestess” of the Satanic Reformed Church, which describes herself as “an organization dedicated to individual sovereignty and the principle of non-aggression.”

Unlike the Church of Satan, the Reformed Satanic Church does not define itself as a religion.

“We are an anti-religion,” says the organization’s website.

“Religion is authoritarian; we reject any authority claimed to be arbitrary and, at best, backed up by threats of force and violence.

“If one chooses to respect the edicts of this authority, it is his own decision, but this choice essentially belongs to a given person; the usurpation of this sacred choice creates obedience inspired by fear, not respect. ‘

The church adds, “Lucifer is not our god or our king. Lucifer is our example.

“As he refused to obey the arbitrary edicts of an authority, so will we.

“Morality is determined by conscience, not by the hierarchical classification of a decree.

On Thursday, US Representative Ken Buck and 49 other members of the Republican House wrote to US Attorney General William Barr imploring him to investigate “these attacks on our republic”, referring to the riots and destructive behavior that several cities have known in association with peaceful protests for racial justice. .

The “riots in Portland and other major US cities have revealed a targeted effort to destabilize our way of life,” lawmakers wrote. “It is evident that these individuals were equipped for war and were clearly part of a planned effort to infiltrate peaceful protests, provoke violence and further subvert our system of government.”

Buck, who is also chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, tweeted afterwards that “left anarchist groups” carried out “totalitarian attacks” and suggested the need to investigate the funding of such groups. The letter from the GOP representatives was addressed specifically to “ANTIFA”, which is the abbreviation of anti-fascist. The term indicates an ideology, rather than an organized group of members.

The letter referred to the August shooting of Aaron J. Danielson in Portland during a clash of protesters in the city. Lawmakers described Danielson as “a supporter of President Trump,” while the Washington Post reported he was a member of a right-wing group that Facebook has pulled from its platform as part of a crackdown on “violent social militias”. Police have since killed the man accused of Danielson’s murder.

Other reasons given by lawmakers for investigating the rioters included the burning of buildings, the “theft of livelihoods” and “the docking of a sitting US senator,” an allusion to protesters who followed the US Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky. after the Republican National Convention and drawing attention to the murder of Breonna Taylor in her home state.