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A graphical spoof of the Curious George children's book series

The Curious George Brigade (CGB) is an anarchist collective^[1] associated with post-left anarchy^[2] and affiliated with CrimethInc.,^[3] who published their 2003 book Anarchy in the Age of Dinosaurs.^[4]

A CGB member, Elliott "Smokey" Madison, was arrested on September 24, 2009 in Pittsburgh and had his Jackson Heights, Queens home (the anarchist collective known as Tortuga House) raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Joint Terrorism Task Force on October 1, 2009.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Writings

Anarchy in the Age of Dinosaurs (2003)
A Swarm of Butterflies: A Fierce Defense of Chaos in Direct Action (2002)
The End Of Arrogance: Decentralization and Anarchist Organizing (2002)
The Inefficient Utopia, or How Consensus Will Change the World (2003)
Liberate Not Exterminate (2005)
Insurrectionary Mutual Aid (retrieved February 28, 2014)

References

^ Graham, Robert (2005). "Two Reviews: Curious George Brigade vs. Love and Rage". Social Anarchism (38). Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
^ Sieradski, Dan (September 2006). "Interrogating Anarchism". Tikkun. Vol. 21, no. 5. pp. 72–73. ISSN 0887-9982. ProQuest 212297524. the post-Leftist anarchy of Crimethinc, the Curious George Brigade
^ Schill, Brian James (2012). "'Nothing Is Permitted Anymore': Postanarchism, Gnosticism, and The End of Production". Anarchist Studies. 20 (1): 43. ISSN 0967-3393. ProQuest 1021839999. This attitude is echoed by various Crimethlnc-afBliated groups such as the Curious George Brigade.
^ Reinsborough, Patrick (April 30, 2004). "Anarchy in the Age of Dinosaurs". Earth First!. Vol. 24, no. 3. p. 46. ISSN 1055-8411. ProQuest 221825711.
^ Thrasher, Steven (November 10, 2009). "An Interview with the Tweeting Anarchist, Elliot Madison". Village Voice. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
^ Ryan Singel. "Twitter anarchist raided under 'riot' laws". CNN.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
^ "Elliot Madison: The Tweeting Anarchist of Jackson Heights". Ybny.com. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
^ Moynihan, Colin (October 5, 2009). "Arrest Puts Focus on Protesters' Texting". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
^ Singel, Ryan (March 28, 2013). "Ruling Expected on Twittering Anarchist Raided Under 'Rioting' Laws | Threat Level". Wired.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

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[1] Graham, Robert (2005). "Two Reviews: Curious George Brigade vs. Love and Rage". Social Anarchism (38). Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2008.

[2] Sieradski, Dan (September 2006). "Interrogating Anarchism". Tikkun. Vol. 21, no. 5. pp. 72–73. ISSN 0887-9982. ProQuest 212297524. the post-Leftist anarchy of Crimethinc, the Curious George Brigade

[3] Schill, Brian James (2012). "'Nothing Is Permitted Anymore': Postanarchism, Gnosticism, and The End of Production". Anarchist Studies. 20 (1): 43. ISSN 0967-3393. ProQuest 1021839999. This attitude is echoed by various Crimethlnc-afBliated groups such as the Curious George Brigade.

[4] Reinsborough, Patrick (April 30, 2004). "Anarchy in the Age of Dinosaurs". Earth First!. Vol. 24, no. 3. p. 46. ISSN 1055-8411. ProQuest 221825711.

[5] Thrasher, Steven (November 10, 2009). "An Interview with the Tweeting Anarchist, Elliot Madison". Village Voice. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

[6] Ryan Singel. "Twitter anarchist raided under 'riot' laws". CNN.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

[7] "Elliot Madison: The Tweeting Anarchist of Jackson Heights". Ybny.com. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

[8] Moynihan, Colin (October 5, 2009). "Arrest Puts Focus on Protesters' Texting". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

[9] Singel, Ryan (March 28, 2013). "Ruling Expected on Twittering Anarchist Raided Under 'Rioting' Laws | Threat Level". Wired.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

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+A CGB member, Elliott "Smokey" Madison, was arrested on September 24, 2009 in [[Pittsburgh]] and had his [[Jackson Heights, Queens]] home (the anarchist collective known as Tortuga House) raided by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] and the [[Joint Terrorism Task Force]] on October 1, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thrasher |first=Steven |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2009/11/10/an-interview-with-the-tweeting-anarchist-elliot-madison/ |title=An Interview with the Tweeting Anarchist, Elliot Madison |work=[[Village Voice]] |date=2009-11-10 |accessdate=2014-02-28 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331223116/https://www.villagevoice.com/2009/11/10/an-interview-with-the-tweeting-anarchist-elliot-madison/ |archivedate=2018-03-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Ryan Singel |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/anarchist.twitter.raid/ |title=Twitter anarchist raided under 'riot' laws |publisher=CNN.com |accessdate=2014-02-28 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305044127/http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/anarchist.twitter.raid/ |archivedate=2014-03-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ybny.com/ybny/features/2010/02/twitters-first-arrestee-elliot-madison.html |title=Elliot Madison: The Tweeting Anarchist of Jackson Heights |publisher=Ybny.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/nyregion/05txt.html|title=Arrest Puts Focus on Protesters' Texting|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 5, 2009 |accessdate=2014-02-28|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312225807/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/nyregion/05txt.html|archivedate=2014-03-12 |last1=Moynihan |first1=Colin }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Singel |first=Ryan |url=https://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/10/twitter-anarchist/ |title=Ruling Expected on Twittering Anarchist Raided Under 'Rioting' Laws &#124; Threat Level |publisher=Wired.com |date=2013-03-28 |accessdate=2014-02-28 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223012243/http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/10/twitter-anarchist/ |archivedate=2014-02-23 }}</ref>
-The CGB produced the book ''[[Anarchy in the Age of Dinosaurs]]'', a meditation on anarchism which displays tendencies of [[post-left anarchy]] along with videos, articles and a zine about urban anarchy.
-A CGB member, Elliott "Smokey" Madison, was arrested on September 24, 2009 in [[Pittsburgh]], and had his [[Jackson Heights, Queens]] home (the anarchist collective known as Tortuga House) raided by the FBI and the [[Joint Terrorism Task Force]] on October 1, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thrasher |first=Steven |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2009/11/an_interview_wi.php |title=An Interview with the Tweeting Anarchist, Elliot Madison |publisher=Blogs.villagevoice.com |date=2009-11-10 |accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= Ryan Singel |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/anarchist.twitter.raid/ |title=Twitter anarchist raided under 'riot' laws |publisher=CNN.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ybny.com/ybny/features/2010/02/twitters-first-arrestee-elliot-madison.html |title=Elliot Madison: The Tweeting Anarchist of Jackson Heights |publisher=Ybny.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/nyregion/05txt.html|title=Arrest Puts Focus on Protesters’ Texting|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Singel |first=Ryan |url=http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/10/twitter-anarchist/ |title=Ruling Expected on Twittering Anarchist Raided Under 'Rioting' Laws &#124; Threat Level |publisher=Wired.com |date=2013-03-28 |accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref>
 ==Writings==
+* ''[https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/the-curious-george-brigade-anarchy-in-the-age-of-dinosaurs Anarchy in the Age of Dinosaurs]'' (2003)
-* ''[http://www.lahaine.org/global/dk2002/swarm_action.htm A Swarm of Butterflies: A Fierce Defense of Chaos in Direct Action]'' (2002)
-* ''[http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=02/08/08/4834233 The End Of Arrogance: Decentralization and Anarchist Organizing]'' (2002)
+*''[http://www.lahaine.org/global/dk2002/swarm_action.htm A Swarm of Butterflies: A Fierce Defense of Chaos in Direct Action]'' (2002)
+* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20051130232450/http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=02%2F08%2F08%2F4834233 The End Of Arrogance: Decentralization and Anarchist Organizing]'' (2002)
 * ''[http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/curious-george-brigade-the-inefficient-utopia-or-how-consensus-will-change-the-world The Inefficient Utopia, or How Consensus Will Change the World]'' (2003)
+* ''[https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/curious-george-brigade-liberate-not-exterminate Liberate Not Exterminate]'' (2005)
-* ''[[Anarchy in the Age of Dinosaurs]]'' (2004)
-* ''[http://dominantfiction.com/@city/City%20Zine%20for%20Web.pdf Liberate Not Exterminate]'' (2005)
 * ''[http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/curious-george-brigade-insurrectionary-mutual-aid Insurrectionary Mutual Aid]'' (retrieved February 28, 2014)
-==See also==
-*[[Black Bridge International]]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-{{crimethInc.}}
 {{Anarchism}}
 [[Category:CrimethInc.]]
 [[Category:Anarchist organizations in the United States]]
+[[Category:Post-left anarchism]]