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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, NPR, Publishers Weekly, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, PBS, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll. Biel is the author of 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 Retarded, Bicycle 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, Ore. Find out more at joebiel.net


Pin #006Shut Down the School of the Americas
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The School of the Americas is a U.S. training facility where militant groups are trained by the US military…
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Pin #018Question Everything
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Ignorance is merely complacency. Take nothing at face value. Get curious! Everything should stand up to questioning,…
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Pin #020Real Men Don't Use Violence
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Real men don't use violence. Remind your friends with this 1" round pinback button handmade in the…
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Pin #046Pro Choice
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Because abortions should be safe, legal, available, and shame-free. Smash the stigma with this 1" round…
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Pin #051Viva Zapatistas
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The Zapatistas are a group of indigenous Native Americans living in Chiapas, Mexico. They are constantly being…
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Pin #053Why Do You Think They Call It Programming?
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The original design for this button pictured a boxy television. We figured we'd update it with a new twist for…
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Pin #065Anti-Nazi
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This one-inch round pinback button shows a swastika with a red slash through it, the universal symbol for "hell no,…
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Pin #068Your Heritage is Hate
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The so-called Confederate flag has come to be a symbol of racism and white supremacy nationwide. This one-inch round…
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Pin #109Punk Rock Changed My Life
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Sincerely, Punk Nation. Prompt others to ask where the local punk shows are with this 1" round pinback button…
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Pin #117Question Authority
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There's no doubt what the message is: Question authority! Remember that all power is arbitrary with…
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Pin #126Resist Gossip
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Gossip dies when it hits a wise person's ears. Don't fall for it. Let others know you don't care for gossip…
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Pin #127Chainring Heart
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The Microcosm chainring heart logo, in colorful goodness, on a 1" round pinback button. Bike love! Cycling passion!…
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Pin #141Orwell Was Right
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Is it 1984 or am I going crazy from being watched by the government? Oh George, if only we had heeded your warning…
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Pin #145Put The Fun Between Your Legs
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Do you love bicycling so much that you want to wear it on a 1" round pinback button? Let's celebrate fun and…
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Pin #147Evolution
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Don't just spin your wheels, evolve! This 1" round pinback button is perfect if you like cycling or…
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Pin #149Sweetheart Chainring
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A real, classic chainring set from approximately the 1950s. Love your bike means something real here 1" round…
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Pin #173Free Parking
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Grab your U-lock and get out there! No need to parallel park on a bike, you're a forward-thinking cycler! Show it…
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Pin #176Ask me about freeway removal
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Freeways are handy for going long distances, but in cities they are too often used to destroy and divide some…
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Pin #177Save $8,000 and smile more
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Cars cost the average driver $8000 a year. Your smile is worth a million. This handmade 1" round pinback button?…
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Pin #183Live Free or Drive
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Let these historical cyclists riding the streetcar tell you how they feel! And then tell someone else with…
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Pin #185Tandem Riders
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Riding a bike in tandem is a metaphor for so many things, and the literal reality is pretty great too. Show your…
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Pin #203Aftermass
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Because we cyclers should make sure cars have space on the road, too. So long as they follow the rules, behave…
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Pin #205Old School
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All these smug young hipsters on their safety bicycles just don't respect how things used to be. Keep it old school…
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Pin #206Meet America's #1 Killer
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So sinister. So unfortunately true. Warn the masses about the destruction from automobiles with this #bikepositive…
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Pin #207One Less/Fewer Truck
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Gotta get the kids to school, groceries back from the store, and lumber to the job site? Look no more! Get your cycle…
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Pin #208Library Gearz
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Get engaged with the world through books! Ride your bike to the library. Tack this 1" round pinback…
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Pin #209Creates Health, Saves Money
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The best of both worlds! Cycling lovers unite with this 1" round pinback button handmade in the USA.…
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Pin #210Consumes Money, Destroys Health
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The mechanical root of all evil. Hate cars? Us too. Show your enviromental support with this 1" round pinback…
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Pin #211One Less Car (text)
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Let us hope, in the not so distant future...Drop the car, pick up a bike! This 1" round pinback button is…
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Pin #212Put the Fun Between Your Legs (shirt-style)
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The shirt you know and love, now in 1" round pinback button form. Buy a shirt. Buy a button. Pin that…
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