Dowbrigade

A Harvard economics professor accused of stealing
horse manure from a 98-year-old Rockport farmer received a market lesson
yesterday as charges against him were dismissed but restitution was set
at an amount he once deemed ”artificially inflated."

Martin Weitzman, 63, agreed to pay $600 to Charlie Lane for one truckload
of manure Weitzman took from the farmer on April 1. The going rate for
a truckload of manure is about $20.

The professor was charged with larceny, trespassing, and destruction of
property in a case that drew international attention. The case in Gloucester
District Court was put off as Weitzman insisted on either a trial or a
settlement that did not call for him to admit guilt. The settlement also
requires Weitzman to pay $300 to the Rockport Boy Scouts, instead of performing
community service.

from the Boston Globe

In
our continuing coverage of the Anarchist movement, which we inadvertently
offended in our coverage of their Mother’s
Day Neo-Nazi demonstration at Government Center, we have come across some pretty impressive and
thought-provoking stories of their ceaseless struggle to pull the wool
off from over the eyes of the American public and bring down the rotten
system that
runs our lives.

However, few have provoked more thoughts than this
Anarchist Antiwar protest last week in Berkeley. Here are a few
choice photos and first-hand reporting from a Blog called zombietime.com.

On
Saturday, July 23, an impromptu crew of exhibitionists and flashers
decided it was a good day to expose their private parts
to everyone in Berkeley. In order to avoid possible arrest, they cleverly
disguised their public sexual escapade as a political protest. They dubbed
the protest "Breasts Not Bombs."

If there’s anything better than revolutionary nudity,
it’s revolutionary transgendered nudity. Most of the participants were
readily identifiable as either male or female, but this bearded, breasted,
tattooed protester dared to challenge our outmoded gender labels.

from zombietime(good photos)

Here’s more from the San Francisco Chronicle

A dozen anti-war activists from Mendocino County took
their tops off at high noon in San Francisco’s Union Square shopping
district Thursday, using what they said was their best weapon to get
the public’s attention.

Within seconds, a motorized cable car packed with tourists stopped in
front of Macy’s so the out-of-towners could get a better look.

"Whoa, get out your cameras and cover your children’s eyes," said
the driver.

"Remember, folks, this is San Francisco," he said. "We
let it all hang out here."

Members of the Breasts Not Bombs contingent, which included seven women,
three men and two young girls, said the war in Iraq is indecent, not
their nakedness.

"Boobies never hurt anyone," said Sherry Glaser, size 40DDD.

Whoa, we had just gotten over our fear of Anarchists,
and now we will have bad dreams for weeks featuring old naked anarchists!!!