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Nowhere Else But Detroit

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“Andy Didorosi is the amazing twenty-something entrepreneur who took the risks and built a great market solution for out-of-the-dark-ages transportation for the city of Detroit. His most emblematic statement is his assertion that he ‘couldn’t have done this anywhere else in the world but Detroit.’ Not San Francisco, not Europe, not anywhere else. The two reasons that he states are (1) there’s no reason for this bus company to exist anywhere but Detroit, and, more importantly, (2) he ‘would have been priced out of the market completely anywhere else.’ – maneuvering through a massive regulatory web of political gatekeepers and powerful special interests.”

http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/nowhere-else-but-detroit/

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Redditors Raise More Than 32 Bitcoins (over $4,000) for Homeless Shelter

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“In May of this year, the Pensacola City Council passed a ‘camping ban‘ ordinance despite significant opposition. The ordinance bans camping on city-owned and residential property and prohibits sleeping, bathing and shaving in public restrooms.  The ordinance effectively make it a crime to be homeless. In his post, Greg called Bitcoiners to action by sharing his experience and offering to match donations made to Sean’s Outpost. Hundreds of donations came in (and were matched) with several donations over $100. The largest single donation came from Redditor ‘shakethatbass‘ who donated a whopping 15 bitcoins – worth over $1,700.”

http://btcbible.com/redditors-raise-bitcoins-for-charity/

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Ladar Levison’s Lesson

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“Bureaucrats, inspectors, cops, and soldiers have guns. All of them, whether they realize it or not, have the power to damage and even ruin lives. When that happens, some maintain they’re just following orders. Instead, I want them to have a crisis of conscience. I want them to learn Ladar Levison’s lesson and declare, ‘I don’t want to become complicit in crimes against the American people.’ Right now, there’s a vast and growing body of evidence that the police are not here to protect and serve. They’re being given unlawful or immoral orders. Yet they’re NOT responding with Ladar Levison’s words.”

http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/ladar-levisons-lesson

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‘Pothole Robin Hood’ Steals Asphalt, Fixes Potholes, Faces Possible Charges

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‘Pothole Robin Hood’ Steals Asphalt, Fixes Potholes, Faces Possible Charges

“A man dubbed the ‘pothole Robin Hood’ is under police investigation for taking asphalt from the city of Jackson, Miss., and filling in potholes on city streets.  Ron Chane admits that he takes the asphalt and repairs potholes, and then signs the filled-in holes with the message ‘citizen fixed,’ he told ABC News.  ‘It’s sort of like Robin Hood. Once we saw that people were appreciating what we did, we went out again and made a goal of fixing 100 potholes. We’ve actually filled 101 potholes, so our mission has been completed,’ Chane said. The Jackson Police Department is looking into how Chane got the asphalt and has not yet made a decision about pressing charges.”

http://libertycrier.com/pothole-robin-hood-steals-asphalt-fixes-potholes/

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‘Safe haven’ Chicago schoolhouse demolished despite community opposition

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“Supporters of a Chicago community schoolhouse were arrested Saturday morning while protesting the facility’s demolition, as residents vowed to continue pressuring city leaders to live up to financial commitments. According to WLS-TV, the building had become a focal point for a neighborhood group, the Whittier Parents Committee, who used the facility to offer free workshops, computers and a library, and staged a 43-day sit-in in 2010 to keep it. ‘They talk about safe passage, they talk about the violence,’ committee member Gema Gaete said. ‘We were an answer. We were providing an answer for free at no cost to CPS, and this is how they repay us.'”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/17/this-was-a-safe-haven-chicago-schoolhouse-demolished-despite-community-opposition/

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Free Staters Tell Concord Police: Tanks, But No Tanks

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“To his credit, Concord police chief John Duval apologized for calling these groups domestic terrorists, but the point was and is clear. The biggest concern and fear of any political system are  those that seek to undermine state authority and its institutionalized plunder masked in law, badges, and costumes. If terrorism is defined as the threat or use of violence against the innocent to achieve political ends, then who really are the domestic terrorists? The groups of people with the radical notion that other people are not their property, or the institution that claims the right, duty and moral imperative to initiate aggressive violence?”

http://libertycrier.com/free-staters-tell-concord-police-tanks-but-no-tanks/

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Petition to name San Francisco’s Bay Bridge after Emperor Norton gains support

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“Norton, a successful businessman, immigrated to San Francisco from South Africa during the 19th century. After losing his fortune, Norton took the unusual step of proclaiming himself Emperor of the United States in 1859. He later added ‘Protector of Mexico’ to his official title.  Norton is still remembered today because the people of San Francisco embraced him. Newspapers printed his proclamations free of charge and businesses accepted his imperial currency. He strolled through the streets clad in a blue army uniform and a beaver hat, inspecting his royal domain and speaking with his loyal subjects.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/13/petition-to-name-san-franciscos-bay-bridge-after-emperor-norton-gains-support/

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Foodies Fight to Save Detroit With Job Hopes Pinned on Arugula

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“For Greg Willerer, Detroit’s new urban frontier is a lot like the Wild West: ‘For all intents and purposes, there is no government here,’ said Willerer, 43, checking the greens and other crops he is growing on an acre off Rosa Parks Boulevard, across from an abandoned house with broken windows. ‘If something were to happen we have to handle that ourselves.’  In New York, the city has invested $600,000 in expanding Brooklyn Grange, a rooftop farming business that’s planning to open a business incubator. Seattle is breaking ground on a ‘food forest,’ planting seven acres of fresh produce open to the public.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-09/foodies-fight-to-save-detroit-with-job-hopes-pinned-on-arugula.html

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With Detroit’s Bankruptcy, Anarchists Have Begun Project “Free Detroit”

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“With much of the city in disarray and literally moving away, the cost of living has gone down dramatically with housing prices in some cases reaching only a single dollar. Michigan market-anarchists from the ‘Michigan Peace and Liberty Coalition’ are coming together to put ‘theory into reality’ when it comes to free markets. In their plans, coalition members believe they’ll be purchasing an estimated five blocks of property.  Free Detroit members hope to provide food production, security, water collection, education, construction, communications, child services and many others – through agorism, without any government intervention.”

http://thestateweekly.com/with-detroits-bankruptcy-anarchists-have-begun-project-free-detroit-starting-a-community-2/

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How to Retire Gracefully in Your Own Community, Not Sun City

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“Twelve years ago, a handful of older residents living in a tiny section in Boston gathered to figure out a way they could ‘age in place’ in the neighborhood they so dearly loved. They launched the Beacon Hill Village, a nonprofit membership organization that provides free or low-cost services to seniors who have chosen to live in their own homes. The services include social clubs, weekly exercise classes and lectures, transportation to doctors’ offices and grocery stores and access to reduced-fee home medical care and home repair services. Beacon Hill Village now boasts 400 members and the concept has spread to other communities across the country.”

http://teapartyeconomist.com/2013/08/09/how-to-retire-gracefully-in-your-own-community-not-sun-city/

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