Margaret Killjoy

That didn't stop people from trying to kill him. No one tries to kill a dictator thinking it's a safe thing to do.

Yeah, I'm going to get away from this just fine. Yeah, yeah. Although later the people who do kill Mussolini do. Yeah, that's a different time. That's really not an assassination. No, no.

Yeah, I'm going to get away from this just fine. Yeah, yeah. Although later the people who do kill Mussolini do. Yeah, that's a different time. That's really not an assassination. No, no.

Yeah, I'm going to get away from this just fine. Yeah, yeah. Although later the people who do kill Mussolini do. Yeah, that's a different time. That's really not an assassination. No, no.

The next attempt we're going to talk about was a man who, like Gaetano Bresci before him, abandoned the safety of the United States and kind of abandoned his family there to return to Italy to try and do what was right. His name was Michele Chiru. Okay. which to me looks like it's spelled Michelle, if anyone's curious. Yeah. But it's like the French, but it's not. It's Italian, so it's Michele.

The next attempt we're going to talk about was a man who, like Gaetano Bresci before him, abandoned the safety of the United States and kind of abandoned his family there to return to Italy to try and do what was right. His name was Michele Chiru. Okay. which to me looks like it's spelled Michelle, if anyone's curious. Yeah. But it's like the French, but it's not. It's Italian, so it's Michele.

The next attempt we're going to talk about was a man who, like Gaetano Bresci before him, abandoned the safety of the United States and kind of abandoned his family there to return to Italy to try and do what was right. His name was Michele Chiru. Okay. which to me looks like it's spelled Michelle, if anyone's curious. Yeah. But it's like the French, but it's not. It's Italian, so it's Michele.

Michele Shiro was born in 1899 on Sardinia, which is an Italian island.

Michele Shiro was born in 1899 on Sardinia, which is an Italian island.

Michele Shiro was born in 1899 on Sardinia, which is an Italian island.

His father had already emigrated to the U.S., and Michele was raised by his mother. He was twice arrested in demonstrations as a kid. He was conscripted into World War I, and like a lot of anarchists at the time, he was hoping the war would turn into a war of liberation. Mm-hmm. It did not, famously. That's a bummer. Yeah.

His father had already emigrated to the U.S., and Michele was raised by his mother. He was twice arrested in demonstrations as a kid. He was conscripted into World War I, and like a lot of anarchists at the time, he was hoping the war would turn into a war of liberation. Mm-hmm. It did not, famously. That's a bummer. Yeah.

His father had already emigrated to the U.S., and Michele was raised by his mother. He was twice arrested in demonstrations as a kid. He was conscripted into World War I, and like a lot of anarchists at the time, he was hoping the war would turn into a war of liberation. Mm-hmm. It did not, famously. That's a bummer. Yeah.

Michele became convinced of anarchism after the Communist Party, he felt, sold out the factory occupations and let the bosses back in. He eventually moves to Manhattan. He starts fighting Italian fascists in the streets. He worked as a mechanic, and then he became a banana wholesaler in the Bronx. He married an Irish-American woman named Minnie. He had two kids. I think he had a son and a daughter.

Michele became convinced of anarchism after the Communist Party, he felt, sold out the factory occupations and let the bosses back in. He eventually moves to Manhattan. He starts fighting Italian fascists in the streets. He worked as a mechanic, and then he became a banana wholesaler in the Bronx. He married an Irish-American woman named Minnie. He had two kids. I think he had a son and a daughter.

Michele became convinced of anarchism after the Communist Party, he felt, sold out the factory occupations and let the bosses back in. He eventually moves to Manhattan. He starts fighting Italian fascists in the streets. He worked as a mechanic, and then he became a banana wholesaler in the Bronx. He married an Irish-American woman named Minnie. He had two kids. I think he had a son and a daughter.

But he was watching Italy fall to fascism, and he couldn't handle it. He was like, someone's got to do something. I'm someone. I'm going to do something. He went first to France and then likely coordinated with anarchists there, but he kept his mouth shut about it. So we never know. We'll never know who else was involved because they were never arrested.

But he was watching Italy fall to fascism, and he couldn't handle it. He was like, someone's got to do something. I'm someone. I'm going to do something. He went first to France and then likely coordinated with anarchists there, but he kept his mouth shut about it. So we never know. We'll never know who else was involved because they were never arrested.

But he was watching Italy fall to fascism, and he couldn't handle it. He was like, someone's got to do something. I'm someone. I'm going to do something. He went first to France and then likely coordinated with anarchists there, but he kept his mouth shut about it. So we never know. We'll never know who else was involved because they were never arrested.

He went up to Belgium and he worked in an anarchist bomb making workshop. I don't know. There's like a like fly. You go to like the punk show and there's a flyer. It's like, hey, come to the anarchist bomb making workshop this Saturday.