"There’s a great deal of privilege that goes into thru-hiking. [...] You have to buy your gear. You have to travel. You have to take six months out of your life. You have to find a way to feel safe. That’s one of the reasons the trail looks like it does."

Good interview with an activist in Hong Kong.

A first-hand account of a Hong Kong protest.

Wayne Price's review of Kevin Carson's "Studies in Mutualist Political Economy"

I don't know anything about this organization, but I like their primer on dual power.

"Dual Power institutions come in two flavors: alternative institutions and counter-institutions. ... The two kinds of Dual Power institutions do this from different (but complementary) angles. Alternative institutions meet a need directly. Counter-institutions challenge capitalism’s way of doing things. Alternative institutions start making a system that’s just, while counter-institutions work against one that’s unjust."

This short [12:54] Vice doc from the end of 2015 is a look at the criminalization of homelessness, and the second half is an expose of Robert Marbut's grift of selling his anti-homeless consulting services to municipalities and business improvement districts.

Witnesses say police are collecting and destroying belongings on "Methadone Mile."

This is my favorite essay on Quillette. It's by an anarchist who had a bad time with his anarchist friends.

"He was accused of providing the men with food, water, clean clothes, and a place to sleep over three days. A month later, a grand jury indicted him on two counts of harboring and one count of conspiracy. If convicted and sentenced to consecutive terms, Warren could serve up to 20 years in prison."

Governments and right-wing propaganda intentionally confuse the categories of helping and trafficking migrants. This article is especially relevant right now in light of the Scot Warren and Pia Klemp cases making the news.

This is a brief history of Tenkara in the USA. I've caught a single bluegill on my rod so far.

How to fish with Senko-style stickbaits.

Basics of quiche.

24/7 streaming ska music.

Mustard Plug on the PBS Backstage Pass show in 2014.

banksy's website.

An episode of the ACLU's podcast about the criminalization of homelessness.

Folks from Denver Homeless Out Loud talk about the criminalization of homelessness on the Brew Theology podcast.