Not to detract from our bits on Boston, but after Stoneybatter today here’s a few flicks to awake the womble in ya. I was nearly going to make my own list, but this Youtube playlist here more or less nailed all the major ones. If you have any more, why not share them with the rest of the rabble on our wall on Facebook, on Twitter using #rabbleReels or … Read More
Squat’s That All About? Quick Report From Manor Street.
Word broke out around three o’clock today that there was an eviction taking place on Manor St. This rabbler slurped down the last of his coffee and sprinted over to the hipster side of D7 to find out what was going on. Not much to be honest when I got there. The cops had long since gone, having came round earlier in the day – but they left with an … Read More
Youth Defence and Short Memories.
Bias! Censorship! Omerta! It’s been interesting to watch reaction to the Gosnell case both here and across the Atlantic. Naturally, a big effort is being made to link this to forthcoming X case legislation and this is of course typical bullshit from the very people who would, and do, drive women into dangerous situations as Carole Joffe writes in Dispatches from the abortion wars: “that such clinics can flourish until the … Read More
Thatcher’s Dead
Yes, she’s dead. We’re trying to figure out what this omen portends for our fundit.ie. Remember where you were at this moment, your grand kids might want to know.
Photo Gallery Of The Day: Chris Porsz and His New England
We know ye’ll like this. We stumbled on the work of Chris Porsz’s after rabble got a nice mention on History Is Made At Night. He’s a Peterborough paramedic and life long photographer with an eye for street styles. His first book really reminds me of Where Were You, capturing the colour of often under appreciated urban tribes that can disappear in a blink. It’s called ‘New England: the culture and … Read More
I Have Been To The Mountaintop.
On April 3rd 1968 Martin Luther King addressed the people congregated in the Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters) in Memphis, Tennessee. On the next day, King was assassinated. The speech, which has become known as the “I’ve been to the Mountaintop” speech, is regarded as one of modern times defining speeches. Broaching subjects from war and peace, socialism, equality and finally hinting at his possible assassination, King’s oratory sweeps away the … Read More
Dublin In Some Rare Auld Times
We’re practically tripping over people using social media to bring previously private archives into the public domain these days. One of our favorite pages doing this at the moment is the Dublin Dockers one. They’ve been busy bees, hosting talks and cultural events dedicated to flying the folk memory for the docklands area of the city. It looks like they’ve a rake of Lockout related activities throughout April as well. You’ll find … Read More
A Quick History of GCN
A great little video looking back on 25 years of Gay Community News. The Irish Queer Archive have been getting hyped on social media lately too, uploading some serious gems on their Facebook page. We came across the very first issue of GCN over there too.
Dying Veteran’s letter to Bush and Cheney
Tomas Young, a veteran of America’s invasion of Iraq writes what he calls a ‘Fuck You’ letter to Bush & Cheney as he approaches death. To: George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From: Tomas Young I write this letter on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War on behalf of my fellow Iraq War veterans. I write this letter on behalf of the 4,488 soldiers and Marines who died in … Read More
#rabbleReels: Jungle Pirate Radio Doc from 1991
Shibbity whoa…so this looks like a separate creature to the more circulated BBC feature. Much more pirate radio action packed in for punch in its 7 minutes. Watch out for the xenophobic auld one that fears jungle will ruin the cricket. Damn West Indians.