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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 and #3 in 2023. Biel has been featured in Time Magazine, Esquire, 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 with Autism, and dozens 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.
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Did punk rock help get you through the hardest parts of your life? Be proud of that, it saved my life too. Tell the…
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The best of both worlds! Cycling lovers unite with this 1" round pinback button handmade in the USA. Bikes > Cars
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View Details Quick ShopUnderstanding Eugenics: The U.S. and Nazi Plans to Shape the Gene Pool & Control the Population
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The "science" of eugenics—by which the genetic makeup of a population is shaped by controlling who does and doesn't…
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We feel strongly about making affordable clothing in an ethical manner as much as possible! It's increasingly difficult…
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What you write matters. What you read matters. Understanding the subtext and context of what you write and read matters…
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Let's get back to the historic meaning of the word- the wheel. (Sturdy vinyl sticker with white print on a black…
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Thanks to your car-free diet, you help the ecosystem, cut down on oil waste, and have a better view of the world. This…
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Wait a minute? You’re telling me that it's free ANY time? I may complain about getting rained on from time to…
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Put the automobile where it belongs: in the trashcan. Society can't afford to subsidize them. The lobbies are too…
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Add to Cart(We’ve All Got) Baggage: Envisioning an Ideal Community and Engaging It With Our Own Problems and Hangups
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If Microcosm was a person, they'd be in their early twenties, chock full of the messy connotations that this era of…
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View Details Quick ShopNeurodivergent Pride #8: Relationships
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The R-word has been used against us as hate speech for decades. Neurotypicals have tried to dictate our motives,…
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For the folks who have upgraded from their racing bike, to a comfy-cruiser-commuter bike. Show off your evolutionary…
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We supposedly live in a society where freedom of speech is a basic right. But all of the platforms where you can share…
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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 off…
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As we ride more modern and practical citybikes, sometimes it's important to let your hair flow, put on your skirtguard,…
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The School of the Americas is a U.S. training facility where militant groups are trained by the US military to topple…
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by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author and Cecilia Granata Author
Sometimes it's hard to sum up the totality of who you are in a single symbol. Peace signs, anarchy symbols, rainbows,…
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View Details Quick ShopSticker #426every action is an act of love or a call for it
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A potent antidote to blame and shame, a path forward, a sobering reframing. In a world that can feel so lonely…
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Add to CartSticker #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 average as…
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Would you believe us if we told this that this sticker was by popular request? I probably wouldn't either and that looks…
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Don't just spin your wheels, evolve! This 1" round pinback button is perfect if you like cycling or believe in, you…
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Add to CartSweetheart Chainring T-shirt
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The "Sweetheart" chainring is a classic chainring set that inspired the design for the Chainring Heart logo. It was on…
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View Details Quick ShopSticker #542Normalize Weirdness
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If we normalize weirdness and the new normal is weird, but normal, then what will be not normal? Guess we'll have to…
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Add to CartKittie Knox Remembered
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Katherine “Kittie” T Knox (1874-1900) challenged perceptions of race and gender in the national spotlight from a…
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View Details Quick ShopSticker #370If You Rented Here You'd Be Homeless Now
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Priced out of your own neighborhood by quadrupling-plus rents? At least you can leave this tag behind. Don't let the…
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View Details Quick ShopSticker #429maybe honking will help
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A helpful suggestion to place on your bicycle rack, motorcycle side, car bumper, or walking cane. Because who knows,…
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Add to CartEvolution Bicycle magnet
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Where did the bicyclist come from? Only Darwin would know. And he'd probably ride up on his own bike. After all it makes…
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Ever notice how social change happens? 1) People get educated... say, at the library or through the little phones we…
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Add to CartSticker #368Evolution Unicycle
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Our famous evolution sticker, now with your friendly neighborhood unicycle. (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a…
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