iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 22h

Got a hard copy of Seattle’s Black Autonomy vol. 3 no. 1, pdf can be perused at louisecrowleylibrary.org/black-autonomy

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

#OnThisDay in 1913, Seattle's third Golden Potlatch celebration erupted into fistfights and riots. historylink.org/File/2540

143

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

On July 17, 2008, anonymous individuals disabled and removed the surveillance camera facing the PitchPipe Infoshop. A week later, pictures of the high-powered camera were anonymously posted on the internet. louisecrowleylibrary.org/pitchpipe-infoshop

032

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Got another edition, this one by SF's Revolutionary Workers Group, unknown publication year.

030

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

On July 11, 1933, French-born anarchist, and editor of Home, WA anarchist newspaper The Demonstrator, Laurent Casas died. louisecrowleylibrary.org/laurent-casas

082

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We just got hard copies of the two published issues of Seattle insurrectionary anarchist magazine "A Murder of Crows," you can read PDFs of both at louisecrowleylibrary.org/a-murder-of-crows

0176

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 04/07/2024

On July 4, 1997, the Animal Liberation Front freed 4000 mink from the David Smith Mink Farm in Cle Elum, Washington. The farm did not survive this action.

0167

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 03/07/2024

On July 3, 1921, the accursed snitch Donald Vose got spit on by Home, WA resident Gaston Lance at a community baseball game. This would be the last time that Vose attempted to visit the anarchist community before his comical death. louisecrowleylibrary.org/donald-vose

052

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

On July 1, 1914, the final issue of Why? was published by Enrico Travaglio in Tacoma. You can get a full set of these issues at www.louisecrowleylibrary.org/shop/p/why-1...

021

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Just got three more issues of Seattle's Black Autonomy scanned and uploaded.

0155

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Added Jay Fox's eulogy for Voltairine de Cleyre to the texts section: louisecrowleylibrary.org/voltairine-de-cleyre

louisecrowleylibrary.org

Voltairine de Cleyre — Louise Crowley Library

021

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Found three related flyers, two for noise demos at the detention center, one for an info night about it, all from 2010.

094

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

We added an article about the Northwest Detention Center, published in Autonomy//253, way back in 2011, while Obama was president. louisecrowleylibrary.org/a-brief-analysis-of-the-northwest-detention-center

097

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

A former collective member of Seattle's Black Cat Cafe is looking for people to collaborate on a collective history of the project. www.faythelevine.com/blackcatcafe

0113

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

I just randomly remembered that in 1903 the state of Washington made it illegal to be an anarchist. louisecrowleylibrary.org/washington-criminal-anarchy-law

louisecrowleylibrary.org

Washington Criminal Anarchy Law — Louise Crowley Library

191

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

The US government has always been a force for censorship.

03213

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Just got a hard copy of Anarcho-Feminism: Two Statements, published by the Seattle branch of the Social Revolutionary Anarchist Federation in the early 1970s.

1427

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Just got a copy of Home resident Henry Addis' pamphlet "Essays on the Social Problem," published by Free Society out of San Francisco (formerly Portland) in June, 1898.

140

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

On May 29, 1899, Emma Goldman spoke at the Germania hall in Seattle. louisecrowleylibrary.org/anarchy-at-germania-hall

0134

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

On May 12, 1967, Seattle anarchist Stan Iverson burned an American flag in Seattle. Despite Iverson admitting that he burned the flag, Floyd Turner was convicted of it and served 45 days before being released on bond and acquitted by the WA Supreme Court. louisecrowleylibrary.org/stan-iverson

Floyd Turner (L) and Stan Iverson (R) in front of the ID bookstore in Seattle's University District.

084

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

On May 11, 1898 the first issue of Discontent: Mother of Progress was published at Home, Washington. Discontent was published weekly for four years, until it was suppressed by the US Post office for publishing “obscenity.” louisecrowleylibrary.org/discontent

075

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 08/05/2024

On May 8, 1903, anarchist William Dorenson was sent to the chain gang for 50 days for having praised Leon Czolgosz’s assassination of President William McKinley while drinking in the Pioneer saloon in Tacoma.

0126

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 04/05/2024

On May 4, 2021 Tacoma anarchist Arthur J. Miller died. Miller was the publisher of the anarchist newspaper "Bayou La Rose" for 26 years, as well as a key organizer for supporting imprisoned American Indian Movement member Leonard Peltier. louisecrowleylibrary.org/arthur-j-miller

0136

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 03/05/2024

On May 3, 1886, 16-year-old Jay Fox was shot in the finger by a Chicago cop, and watched another worker killed by the same bullet. He would be present the next night as a bomb was thrown into a crowd of police that was trying to break up the rally in the Haymarket. louisecrowleylibrary.org/jay-fox

033

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 28/04/2024

On 4/28/1919, amidst a wave of mail bombs intended by anarchists to be delivered on May 1, Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson's office received a bomb, which failed to go off. After, Hanson declared that the government should “buck up and hang or incarcerate for life all the anarchists.”

044

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

On April 20, 2013, the Olympia Anarchist Convergence began at Evergreen State College, but was moved to a different location after a hostile blogger had his camera smashed. louisecrowleylibrary.org/olympia-anarchist-convergence

1111

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Tacoma anarchist Andrew Klemencic had it right. louisecrowleylibrary.org/andrew-klemencic

020

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 13/04/2024

On April 13, 1890, anarchist/feminist/spiritualist Lois Waisbrooker delivered two lectures at Tacoma Hall, the first on “Modern Spiritualism”. This is the earliest evidence we can find of anarchist activity in our area. louisecrowleylibrary.org/clothed-with-the-sun

034

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

On April 9, 1884, Seattle anarchist Louise Olivereau was born. In 1917, Olivereau mailed out 2000 letters, encouraging draft resistance. She was convicted of violating the Espionage Act, and sentenced to 10 years, though she was released after 28 months. louisecrowleylibrary.org/louise-olivereau

066

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

On April 1, 1969, Morningtown Pizza opened in Seattle’s University District. Collectively-owned and operated by many Seattle anarchists, Morningtown operated until 1993. louisecrowleylibrary.org/morningtown-pizza

0185

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

On March 21, 1900, the first part of Henry Addis’ article on free love, “Talks With the Boys and Girls,” was published in Discontent: Mother of Progress. Discontent’s publisher, Charles Govan, was fined $75 for printing it. louisecrowleylibrary.org/talks-with-the-boys-and-girls

013

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

On March 15, 1984, the documentary “Anarchism in America” was screened at Seattle’s New City Theatre (11th and Olive).

1236

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

On March 11, 1902, the anarchist editor of Discontent: Mother of Progress, and author James W. Adams, were tried for “depositing lewd, lascivious and obscene matter in the mails”, due to Adams’ article “A Healthy Comparison.”

194

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/03/2024

On March 11, 1903 the first issue of The Demonstrator was published at Home, WA. After the de facto suppression of Home’s previous paper, Discontent, James F. Morton Jr. started the new paper, which ran for 142 issues, all of which can be read in our archive. louisecrowleylibrary.org/demonstrator

032

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

On March 11, 1963, Seattle anarchist Louise Olivereau died. Olivereau had served more than two years in prison for advocating draft resistance during World War I. louisecrowleylibrary.org/louise-olivereau

0124

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

On March 7, 1903, Washington state’s “Criminal Anarchy” law was signed by the governor. The law criminalized advocating anarchism until its repeal in 1999. louisecrowleylibrary.org/washington-criminal-anarchy-law

1125

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

In March 1897, the first issue of Washington’s first anarchist periodical, The New Era, was published in Home, Washington. The paper would only make it a few issues before being suppressed by the US Post Office. louisecrowleylibrary.org/the-new-era

063

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

On February 19, 1916, Feds tried to arrest Wm. C. Owen for “using the mails to incite murder, arson and treason” at Home, WA, for working with the Magons on their paper, Regeneración, but he'd fled to Tacoma. Owen made it back to England w/o arrest. louisecrowleylibrary.org/william-c-owen

Federal officers here fail to find William C. Owen, indicted with Magon brothers in Los Angeles charged with using mails to invite murder and revolution.

033

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

On February 18, 1915, anarchist David Caplan was arrested on Bainbridge Island and charged with supplying the dynamite used in the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building. louisecrowleylibrary.org/dynamite-fugitive-arrested

062

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

On February 10, 1896, three families founded the anarchist colony at Home on 26 acres. They had left a failed Bellamite colony, and decided that they would incorporate more individual autonomy into their model. The experiment lasted for about 20 years. louisecrowleylibrary.org/home

053

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 05/02/2024

On February 4, 1900, Johann Most refused to speak to an audience that he considered too small at the Germania Cafe in Seattle. The audience demanded he speak, and when he wouldn’t, they demanded their money back. Most however did speak to a reporter from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. (1/2)

223

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

On 2/1/44, Seattle anarchist Dotty DeCoster was born. DeCoster was a part of several projects, including Seattle Group, Black River, Revolutionary Anarchist, Lilith, Black Star, as well as being the first person to translate a Situationist text (Unitary Urbanism) into English, for Rebel Worker.

Dotty DeCoster, Burlington Northern freight train enroute to Portland from San Francisco, November 1979

1135

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

On January 26, 1916, Donald Vose got beaten by anarchists in Tacoma for snitching to private detectives on the whereabouts of David Caplan and Matthew Schmidt, anarchists charged with supplying dynamite for the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building. louisecrowleylibrary.org/donald-vose

0117

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

On January 22, 1921, Vasily Sedov and Stepan Shatuka, members of the Seattle branch of the Union of Russian Workers, were deported to the Soviet Union, a year after having been arrested at the Union’s school a year earlier.

120

Reposted by Louise Crowley Library

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 19/01/2024

On January 19, 1914, after ~3 years imprisonment, Ricardo and Enrique Flores Magon, Liberado Rivera, and Anselmo Figueroa were released from McNeil Island Penitentiary. That night a jollification and reconsecration meeting was held at the Eagles’ Hall in Tacoma in their honor.

The four pictured here, with the addition of Praxedis Guerrero (second from the left)

064

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

On January 19, 1920, thirty-five members of the anarchist Union of Russian Workers were arrested by federal agents in Seattle, while three more were arrested at their school the following day. louisecrowleylibrary.org/union-of-russian-workers

031

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

"If we can wish death on politicians, cops, and CEOs, it is only because we cannot ignore the feeling of rage for all the ways they have brutalized us and our world."—July 2010 louisecrowleylibrary.org/the-people-vs-the-united-states

061