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Joe Biel is a self-made autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock. Biel is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing, Publishers Weekly's #1 fastest-growing publisher of 2022. Biel has been featured in Time Magazine, Publishers Weekly, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll, as well as on NPR and PBS. Biel is the author of A People's Guide to Publishing: Building a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business, Good Trouble: Building a Successful Life & Business on the Spectrum, Manspressions: Decoding Men's Behavior, Make a Zine, The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting, Proud to be RetardedBicycle Culture Rising, and more. Biel is the director of five feature films and hundreds of short films, including Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland, $100 & a T-Shirt, and the Groundswell film series. Biel lives in Portland, OR. Find out more at joebiel.net.

Sticker #098: Fascism

Sticker #098Fascism

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This sturdy vinyl sticker defines fascism: "Concentrated private control of wealth, control of information, massive…

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Sticker #101: Gentrification Is

Sticker #101Gentrification Is

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GENTRIFICATION is the destruction of a community when it is referred to as "development." It is…

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Sticker #102: I Heart My Bike

Sticker #102I Heart My Bike

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If you love your bike, perhaps you need a sticker to make sure everyone else knows. Plus, you can hit two birds with one…

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Sticker #105: Bombing for Peace is Like Fucking for Virginity

Sticker #105Bombing for Peace is Like Fucking for Virginity

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How could anybody ever be fooled into believing that you could save anybody with bombs? This one makes the absurdity of…

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Sticker #121: One More Bike

Sticker #121One More Bike

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"Slow and steady wins the race" may be a proverb, but we've got something the tortoise never had:…

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Sticker #122: One Less SUV

Sticker #122One Less SUV

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Making the world better, one less ridiculously unnecessary vehicle at a time. This one's for your bicycle, your…

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Sticker #124: To Stop Terrorism, Stop Terrorizing the World

Sticker #124To Stop Terrorism, Stop Terrorizing the World

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Somehow, the definition that the US government uses for "terrorism" ignores the terror that is caused by US…

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Sticker #146: Who Would Jesus Bomb?

Sticker #146Who Would Jesus Bomb?

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 WWJB doesn't quite roll of the tongue like WWJD. 

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Sticker #149: Put The Fun Between Your Legs (square)

Sticker #149Put The Fun Between Your Legs (square)

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Get your mind out of the gutter! Or don't. That's cool too. But however you interpret this sticker, bicycling is…

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Sticker #149b: Put the Fun Between Your Legs (long)

Sticker #149b: Put the Fun Between Your Legs (long)

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Get your mind out of the gutter! Where else would you put your bike?(Sturdy vinyl sticker with black or pink print on a…

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Sticker #159: Chainring Heart

Sticker #159Chainring Heart

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Microcosm's iconic chainring heart, now in sticker form! Show your bike love to the world!(Sturdy vinyl sticker with…

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Sticker #178: First Amendment

Sticker #178First Amendment

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A good little reminder to have with you at all times. Stick it somewhere, educate others. (Sturdy vinyl sticker…

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Sticker #185: Read Zines, Change the World

Sticker #185Read Zines, Change the World

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Read, reflect, act thoughtfully, repeat. Throw some writing and publishing your own zines into the mix and you've…

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Sticker #208: Violence is to a dictatorship what propaganda is to a democracy

Sticker #208Violence is to a dictatorship what propaganda is to a democracy

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 Something to ponder. The powers that be will find a way to control you, whether that be through physical force, or…

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Sticker #215: Flag Barcode

Sticker #215Flag Barcode

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 Americonsumer? (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black or pink print on a white background. Depicts an upside-down…

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Sticker #231: start as you want to continue

Sticker #231start as you want to continue

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The beginning contains everything that follows after it. That's why the way you start something shapes the way it…

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Sticker #234: Support Your Local Co-ops

Sticker #234Support Your Local Co-ops

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Cooperative businesses have no hierarchy! Support your local worker-led efforts, be they co-op grocery stores,…

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Sticker #236: Burn Carbohydrates, Not Hydrocarbons

Sticker #236Burn Carbohydrates, Not Hydrocarbons

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Who would have thought a weatherproof sticker would look so good in the rain? Burn carbohydrates, not hydrocarbons -…

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Sticker #239: Car Free

Sticker #239Car Free

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Put a "Free Car" sign on your mechanical monster and grab a bike and this cool sticker! This sticker lets the…

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Sticker #240: I Don't Need a War to Power My Bicycle

Sticker #240I Don't Need a War to Power My Bicycle

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Whether they own up to it or not, the vast majority of the wars currently being fought by the US military are for oil.…

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Sticker #245: Gentrification in Progress

Sticker #245Gentrification in Progress

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Is your neighborhood being over-developed by yuppie shits for massive profit? Maybe this satirical sticker can help you…

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Sticker #262: Fuck The Corporate Fashion Designers! Make your own clothes!

Sticker #262Fuck The Corporate Fashion Designers! Make your own clothes!

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Why should an elite few corporate-backed designers decide what we wear, what looks good, what makes you hot or not? You…

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Sticker #265: Live Free or Drive (square)

Sticker #265Live Free or Drive (square)

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We've said it, and we'll say it again. The bicycle is a freedom machine! Ride bikes, save the world.(Sturdy…

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Sticker #270: No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed

Sticker #270No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed

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In a society based on the oppression of people, nobody can ever be truly free. We are all trapped in a tricky web of…

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Sticker #273: There's A Special Place In Hell For Bike Thieves

Sticker #273There's A Special Place In Hell For Bike Thieves

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Car thieves? We couldn't care less about 'em. But when it comes to bike thieves, we believe that there's a…

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Sticker #283: Free Parking

Sticker #283Free Parking

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Livin' the dream.

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Sticker #284: Ask Me About Freeway Removal

Sticker #284Ask Me About Freeway Removal

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Freeway removal rocks! It's good for our communities, our bicycle riding, our air quality... you name it! We have…

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Sticker #287: America's #1 Youth Killer

Sticker #287America's #1 Youth Killer

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It's true, kids! The car kills more people under 35 than anything else! Beware! (Sturdy vinyl sticker with…

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Sticker #288: Save $8,000 and smile more

Sticker #288Save $8,000 and smile more

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If you ride a bike instead of driving a car you'll save an average of $8,000 per year! Some studies report an…

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