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  1. Dmac

    2 charged for Oakland squat fire

    2 men charged with 36 counts of manslaughter for the fire at a squat in Oakland, last December https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/05/us/oakland-fire-ghost-ship.html?_r=0 2 Men Charged With Manslaughter in Deadly Oakland Fire By THOMAS FULLERJUNE 5, 2017 Continue reading the main storyShare...
  2. Anagor

    Kentish Town landmark Blustons squatted by ‘collective of homeless artists’

    http://camdennewjournal.com/article/kentish-town-landmark-blustons-has-been-squatted-by-collective-of-homeless-artists?sp=1&sq=BLUSTONS Was there for a few days ... (as you wished my friend - link out in the open) :) edit by Tude > Thank you! :) Kentish Town landmark Blustons squatted...
  3. Brother X

    Hitchhiking the U.S. for the Beginner

    Ran across this on FB. Read it and thought it would be good to include this here for any newbies. ========== Original: https://www.wildwill.net/blog/2017/05/31/hitchhiking-the-united-states-for-the-beginner/ Jacobi | Posted: May 31, 2017 The Hitchhiking Mindset The trick to hitchhiking is...
  4. N0MAD

    News & Blogs Manchester UK bombing

    Okay so i know this isn't travel related and if it isn't excepted please delete. I know that there are fellow brits and Mancs amongst us. Even as a small number we are brits and we have the war time spirit and camaraderie. I can say that as a manc we will not be divided or broken. If...
  5. Acxulo

    La Jungla okupa BCN evicted by cops today

    La Jungla, a renowned squat in the Guinardo neighbourhood of Barcelona located at Carrer Arc de Sant Martí 98, was evicted today after 18 years of occupation. La Jungla was an integral part of the Barcelona squat scene, frequented by many during their annual "La Jungla Festival", as well as...
  6. Acxulo

    Chicago: Barnett Capital and Police Move to Destroy Squat for Condos

    From "It's Going Down": On Thursday, May 11, residents at 2620/2622 West Cermak Rd. woke up to six cops breaking down their door and ordering them onto the ground. Walking behind them was Steve Mallon, a property manager for Barnett Capital, a $200 million finance entity that claims to own the...
  7. Acxulo

    The FRAPRU will squat land and buildings in various cities in Quebec

    A series of squatting actions throughout the so called "Province of Québec", to take place from the 22nd of May in Montréal, Sherbrooke, and Québec City, the 23rd in Beauharnois, and the 24th in Rouyn-Noranda and Rimouski, organised by FRAPRU (Le Front d’action populaire en réaménagement...
  8. Matt Derrick

    News & Blogs Raw portraits of the transient kids who travel america’s trains

    so some of these pictures folks on here might have seen before, but there's some new ones, so i figured it was still worth sharing. http://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/raw-portraits-of-the-transient-kids-who-travel-americas-trains?utm_source=vicefbus raw portraits of the transient kids who...
  9. Matt Derrick

    Italian village offers €2,000 to anyone who wants to move there

    Need a new start? Idyllic but desperate Italian village offers €2,000 to anyone who wants to move there (and rents of €50 a month) over fears it will turn into a ghost town Cash reward for those who relocate to Bormida in mountainous region of Liguria As well as money boost, they will also be...
  10. briancray

    News & Blogs Just Ridin'

    Below I have posted links to my blog posts written about my recent travels riding trains over the past 5 months, with some hitchhiking. Pictures are also included. They are scattered about, but I tried to keep them in order. I am heading back to work in a few weeks as my travels come to an...
  11. otch0z

    Le Royal Occupé, Montpellier, France

    So this is a sad story There was once an abandoned cinema in Montpellier, France. Two years ago some people began living in it, and the more time passed the more they transformed it in something AWESOME where they would organize concerts and actual films and stuff... The cinema was in the city...
  12. Tude

    News & Blogs Fake Money - has "Movie Money" on it - back again

    Hey all - this has surfaced before but is back again - had a couple issues of this in my area this week - may be more. One was a guy who sold some band equipment on craigslist. He was not a happy camper on this morning's news. However, today, 5/10/17 - another guy ripped off (kick down or...
  13. Matt Derrick

    News & Blogs How shantyboats helped build a culture

    A great video about the project by Kirsten Dirksen “I do not know much about gods; but I think that the river Is a strong brown god—sullen, untamed and intractable” – “Dry Salvages”, T.S. Eliot Long before Wes Modes began planning a journey down the Mississippi, he started building a...
  14. Matt Derrick

    Camper Kart is a Tiny Home That Pops Out of a Shopping Cart

    http://inhabitat.com/camper-kart-is-a-tiny-home-that-pops-out-of-a-shopping-cart/ We've all seen the men and women who live out of shopping carts in cities throughout the world, but imagine if they could add one of Kevin Cyr's awesome pop-up tents to the mix. The Camper Kart is a portable...
  15. G

    News & Blogs Autism + Sex = Clusterfuck

    A video on why I hate sex, relationship, and why Arthur Schopenhauer makes sense.
  16. Brother X

    News & Blogs #VANLIFE, THE BOHEMIAN SOCIAL-MEDIA MOVEMENT

    You are now a lifestyle hashtag vertical marketing niche. #buzzwordcomplaint (Now, don't you feel special?) ---------------------- What began as an attempt at a simpler life quickly became a life-style brand. By Rachel Monroe Emily King and Corey Smith had been dating for five months...
  17. G

    News & Blogs Train to win

    I studied Gracie Brazilian Ju Jujitsu for three years. I have a blue belt and experienced the joys of what Gracie style had to offer. Chokes Knife defense Gun Defense And breaking a man's arm. Learning from blacking out from chokes, having my arm almost dislocate, and almost losing an...
  18. Brother X

    Why I Choose to Live in Wayne National Forest

    "Everyone is welcome to join the occupation, beginning on May 12th. Everyone is welcome to visit. Everyone is welcome to participate, in one way or another, in this land defense project." From: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-why-i-choose-to-live-in-wayne-national-forest TO...
  19. Dmac

    News & Blogs The North Pond Hermit

    This man lived in the wilderness of Maine for 27 years and never spoke to anyone, until he got caught for breaking in to over 1000 cabins! http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/04/north-pond-hermit-maine-knight-stranger-woods-finkel/ Why the North Pond Hermit Hid From People for 27 Years...
  20. G

    News & Blogs Real men pack light

    I learned that traveling is not as hard as one would think. If one keeps to Transporation, Shelter, and Food (TSF) one can go farther than expected. However, I learned people pack too much (I am also guilty of this). Unless you are going to outer space or the Artic, you really don't need much...