May Day and the Murder of William McKay: 100 Years Later

Written from the speech delivered by historian Aaron Goings
Originally presented at May Day on the Harbor, 2023

“We Demand Freedom for Slaves, Even If We Must Purchase It With Blood...”
May Day is the most widely celebrated workers’ holiday in the world—except, ironically, in the United States, where its moder

https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/may-day-and-the-murder-of-william-mckay-100-years-later/

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From Evidence to Extremism: How Our City Council Failed Us

We discuss the worrying trend of our local political leaders making public policy decisions based on bad science, conspiracy theories, and personal agendas. Actively ignoring the will of their constituents. Their most recent move in this vein was to vote to remove the fluoride from our municipal water supply here in Aberdeen. This will negatively impact public health in a place with already abysmal health stats. It will also primarily harm those who are already marginalized and vulnerable such as the poor in our City. This may seem like small potatoes, but this City Council has been actively harming residents of this City for years now, it is time to consider what can be done to counter this destructive institution.

https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/from-evidence-to-extremism-how-our-city-council-failed-us/

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Awaken The Flame: Joining The Anarchist Cause

Curious about what to do now that the election is over? Want to help build a better world in the ashes of this dying one? Learn more about leftist and anarchist politics and actions in this new article. You can get involved in this political direct action movement today in your own community with no start up costs.

https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/awakening-the-flame-joining-the-anarchist-cause/

Oh and this is also available in a zine format to print and distribute thanks to those feral creatures at Black Cat Distro:

https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/zine-awakening-the-flame-joining-the-anarchist-cause/

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Meet Them Where They're At: A Strategy For Mass Radicalization

This is a guide for anarchist or community organizers looking to radicalize their communities en masse. We talk about how to reach out and appeal to people unfamiliar with leftist politics, show them our vision for the future, and make long lasting trust-based connections.

Paired with a companion article along the same lines but geared towards a reader who is new to these ideas.

Available in a new zine too! All on the website:
https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/meet-them-where-theyre-at-a-strategy-for-mass-radicalization/

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Aberdeen City Council To Ban Sitting Or Lying Down City-Wide

At the very end of a rather bland City council meeting Council member Deb Hodgkin proposed something that is going to effect everyone in Aberdeen. It turns out the brand new enforcement area for their No Sit-No Lie ordinance is not big enough, people are just setting up outside of the specified boundary. After some discussion they took a vote and the motion passed 7-4. In this article we break down the meeting’s highlights.

https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/aberdeen-city-council-to-ban-sitting-or-lying-down-city-wide/

Aberdeen’s Eugenics Policies

They did it.
They actually did it.

The City of Aberdeen actually evicted the unhoused encampment from its spot down under the bridge, kicking everyone out permanently, removing all the infrastructure such as restrooms and dumpsters, and forcing people to disperse throughout the city. Some will hopefully find a place to go; a friend's couch, an uncle's backyard, an

https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/aberdeens-eugenics-policies/

The Aberdeen IWW Is Back

After nearly one hundred years, we have returned to the Harbor to reclaim what is ours…our labor.
With the re chartering of the Aberdeen IWW we intend to bring back the wobbly labor organizing that is our tradition here. Aberdeen has a long and powerful history of IWW organizing, a history we honor and build upon. The goal of the IWW is, as always, to create a world in which work

https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/the-aberdeen-iww-is-back/

Portland Public Schools management hires “elite” ex-military-run security firm

Current Portland Public Schools (PPS) leaders have a track record of spending on pro-privatization consultants and union-busting law firms, rather than funding classrooms. This is especially evident during the ongoing teacher strike for fully funded schools. To further cem

https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/portland-public-schools-management-hires-elite-ex-military-run-security-firm/

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Project 2025: A Handmaid's Tale 2.0

Get to know the shadowy network of conservative think tanks that have crafted a transition plan for the next Republican president. The plan includes many sweeping changes to the federal government aimed at taking it over and enacting their racist and anti-LGBTQIA2+ agenda. We also discuss strategies for countering this agenda in our own anarchist way.

https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/project-2025-a-handmaids-tale-2-0/

January 2023 News Roundup

In local news:

Within Washington

[Aberdeen]

C: As February approaches there is still no cold weather shelter in Aberdeen, and from the sounds of it, there wont be. In addition, the nearby city of Westport has had some recent controversy around their shelter.

In recent weeks, formal requests by Westport city officials, which echoed public push back against the shelter

https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/january-2023-news-roundup/