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Pizza Party Benefit for Tortuga in Germany! 14 Mar 2010 | 02:28 pm
More support from far away! A pizza party was held as a benefit for Tortuga House all the way in Germany!!! Thank you to our overseas friends and supporters…
Pittsburgh Affidavit Released… 13 Mar 2010 | 12:44 pm
Finally the state of Pennsylvania has decided to unseal the affidavit which lead to the arrests of the “Twitter 2″ at the Carefree Inn outside of Pittsburgh, PA on September 24th during protests again...
A New Year, A New Tortuga House Update 27 Jan 2010 | 05:54 pm
It has been several months since our last communication regarding the “situation” here at Tortuga House, but with nothing more than the seemingly interminable filing of legal motions by our defense to...
Vote Elliot Madison Twitter User of the Year! 14 Nov 2009 | 03:51 pm
Elliot Madison is change you can believe in, so join the growing number of people voting him “Twitter User of the Year.” It is free and fast and can be done on Twitter, Facebook or on the website: htt...
Village Voice: An Interview with the Tweeting Anarchist, Elliott Madison 14 Nov 2009 | 03:40 pm
By Steven Thrasher When Jackson Heights resident Elliot Madison learned last week that charges against him had been dropped by the Allegheny County District Attorney in Pennsylvania, he had little re...
Benefit Party in Barcelona! 11 Nov 2009 | 09:40 am
A Benefit in Barcelona for Tortuga and g20 arrestees! Thank you everyone for your solidarity and support. Although the state charges are dropped we are still facing the uncertainty of federal charges...
Judge gives go ahead to search items seized by the FBI 5 Nov 2009 | 08:23 pm
From Wired: Federal authorities can resume combing through the notebooks, memory cards and computers of a twittering anarchist being investigated for violating an anti-rioting law, a federal judge in...
Tortuga House Update: Pennsylvania Drops All Charges Against Madison & Wallschlager for Twittering 3 Nov 2009 | 05:42 pm
In the face of a PR nightmare, Pennsylvania authorities have withdrawn all charges against two members of Tortuga accused of using Twitter to aid protesters at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh. At a hear...
benefit thursday night! 28 Oct 2009 | 02:38 pm
Come out tomorrow night to this benefit half of whose proceeds will go to help Tortuga House.
Follow us on Twitter! 26 Oct 2009 | 02:50 pm
Tortuga House is now tweeting! Get updates on our legal situation, whether or not we were raided on any given day, and how Sahara the Dog is doing! Go here: http://twitter.com/tortugahouse