Oct 8, 2026 · 32 min · 13 segments
In the 1970s, an anarchist pie thrower took justice into his own hands. From the head of the CIA, to anti-feminist campaigner Phyllis Schlafly, to Nixon’s Watergate goons, no national bullies were…
The journey Aaron Kay took into edible activism started on Capitol Hill in May 1970.
That's when a presidential commission held public hearings in a crowded conference room.
He was a 20-year-old hippie who had made his way to DC from his California home.
He was there with his friend, Thomas King Forcade, and a few others steeped in the counterculture youth movements of the day.
They were members of the Youth International Party, or Yippies, and they had a clear message: less war, more marijuana, please and thank you.
At the head of their group, Thomas Forcade was dressed like a priest: long black coat, black hat, white collar, and holding a large box in his lap.
They had come to weigh in on a contentious topic, the definition of obscenity.
They invited law enforcement, publishers, teachers, librarians, and others to drop in and offer comments for the commission to consider.
Forcade, he of the priestly attire, published indie newspapers for the youth counterculture.
He had also started the Underground Press Syndicate to network indie papers across the country.
Aaron tagged along in his posse of other counterculture types to support what Thomas was about to do.
When it was Thomas' turn, he took the mic and said that the commission was unconstitutional, illegitimate, and obscene.
One of the commissioners, a sociology professor, asked Forsad to explain how what they were doing was so unconstitutional.
Forsad said, "I have material in my box to explain that." He stood up and walked forward, carrying a large box.
When he got to the tables where the commission was sitting, he threw some papers off the top and reached in.
He whipped it out of the box and slammed it into the sociologist's face across the table.
The journey Aaron Kay took into edible activism started on Capitol Hill in May 1970.
That's when a presidential commission held public hearings in a crowded conference room.
He was a 20-year-old hippie who had made his way to DC from his California home.
He was there with his friend, Thomas King Forcade, and a few others steeped in the counterculture youth movements of the day.
They were members of the Youth International Party, or Yippies, and they had a clear message: less war, more marijuana, please and thank you.
At the head of their group, Thomas Forcade was dressed like a priest: long black coat, black hat, white collar, and holding a large box in his lap.
They had come to weigh in on a contentious topic, the definition of obscenity.
They invited law enforcement, publishers, teachers, librarians, and others to drop in and offer comments for the commission to consider.
Forcade, he of the priestly attire, published indie newspapers for the youth counterculture.
He had also started the Underground Press Syndicate to network indie papers across the country.
Aaron tagged along in his posse of other counterculture types to support what Thomas was about to do.
When it was Thomas' turn, he took the mic and said that the commission was unconstitutional, illegitimate, and obscene.
One of the commissioners, a sociology professor, asked Forsad to explain how what they were doing was so unconstitutional.
Forsad said, "I have material in my box to explain that." He stood up and walked forward, carrying a large box.
When he got to the tables where the commission was sitting, he threw some papers off the top and reached in.
He whipped it out of the box and slammed it into the sociologist's face across the table.
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