Blog Heap of Links for the day 5 November 2017

“Memeball” is a 4chan thing where you take a 3D illustration of a smiley face making a thumbs-up gesture and use it mock a variety of political ideologies. Here are some of the best Soviet Union ones…

…On this day in 1916 the so-called Everett massacre took place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World (communist labor group) organizers and local police. 7 people were killed and 20 wounded.