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As everybody who wrote postcards to voters until their hands cramped last month, the Illinois Primary is March 20th. Let's get together and discuss any questions we might have about the candidates and where our loyalties lie. Also BRUNCH! [more inside]
posted by MCMikeNamara on Mar 5, 2018 - 4 comments

So last month, the calendar and my dark mood got the best of me and we didn't get together for activism talk and grousing and camaraderie -- with food and drink!) Let's fix that this month at the Long Room. [more inside]
posted by MCMikeNamara on May 7, 2017 - 9 comments

So Second Saturday is upon us sooner than I realized. And we're still getting together and chatting about our activism plans again like we did last month. However, there's a slight change in plans... [more inside]
posted by MCMikeNamara on Dec 4, 2016 - 29 comments

So there's no way I would have made it through the last few post-election days without the support of my friends and family, especially seeing so many reactions that amounted to"WHAT CAN I DO?" and last night I was struck by all the youth hitting the streets, but, even as I was there, I wondered "what can I, an older person out of the activist game, do?" Here's what I came up with: [more inside]
posted by MCMikeNamara on Nov 10, 2016 - 50 comments

Remember the thread with the video of the wrestlers using SINISTER EGYPTIAN HYPNOSIS? [more inside]
posted by jtron on Jun 7, 2011 - 1 comment

Our first Friday night was a success, so we are doing it again! Some people say that taxes are the price we pay for civilization. Now that they're paid for the year, join us* in throwing off civilization's shackles. [more inside]
posted by jtron on Apr 3, 2011 - 6 comments

CHIRP's DJ Emily* and myself will be playing music from 10pm - 4am while el Santo fights evil on the projection screen**. [more inside]
posted by jtron on Oct 25, 2010 - 4 comments