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Did Bloomberg do Occupy Wall Street a favor? - The Washington Post

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:20:54 +0000

In aggressively clearing them from the park, Bloomberg spared them that fate. Zuccotti Park wasn’t emptied by weather, or the insufficient commitment of protesters. It was cleared by pepper spray and tear gas. It was cleared by police and authority. It was cleared by a billionaire mayor from Wall Street and a request by one of America’s largest commercial real estate developers. It was cleared, in other words, in a way that will temporarily reinvigorate the protesters and give Occupy Wall Street the best possible chance to become whatever it will become next.

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Are police becoming militarized? - CNN.com

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:05:32 +0000

ust how bad is the civil unrest associated with the Occupy protests in some U.S. cities? This bad: There is an online petition calling on California Gov. Jerry Brown to send the National Guard to protect Occupy Oakland protesters from the city's police department.

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Opposers of #Occupying | Trase Rants

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:18:57 +0000

The irony is that they are just playing into the hands of those in the 1% who want to see this cultural uprising squashed. They are the Kent to Prof. Terry Hathaway.

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How I Learned to Love the Goddamn Hippies - The Daily Beast

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:35:25 +0000

Andrew Sullivan on how he learned to love the ‘goddam hippies’—and why their protests aren’t going to end.

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Rich Class fighting 99%, winning big-time - Paul B. Farrell - MarketWatch

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:59:09 +0000

They’re fighting you, winning big-time, and you’re the loser. It’s just one generation since conservatives put Reagan in office: In those three short decades the income and wealth of the top 1% has tripled while the income of the bottom 99% of all Americans has stagnated or dropped. ... Yes, folks, America really is under attack daily. We are fighting on the defense in an historic class warfare. Yes, the Rich Class really did start this war. And yes, they really are winning, big-time. And yes, they are addicted to winning at all costs, to get richer and richer just for the sake of getting richer and richer.

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We ask a OPD officer why he had his name badge covered.... on Vimeo

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:40:35 +0000

This how to properly engage with police when they do suspicious things. We were riding by on bikes and noticed hes hiding his name and has no badge number. SO we decided to ask him. He did not answer, we asked a ranking officer is that policy? The LT. quickly went about fixing his attitude. This is a common practice among cops at occupy's around the US .That way he/she cannot be named or referenced if he participates in police miss-conduct . Its in most police departments policies that all officers in uniform must show some form of identification. OPD does not wear badges with #'s, how do we hold anyone accountable?

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Grace Lee Boggs' Message to Occupy Wall Street Part 2 on Vimeo

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:01:04 +0000

The conversation continues with Detroit philosopher and activist Grace Lee Boggs. Grace has more than 70 years experience as a movement activist and offers this message to the 99%.

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Jon Stewart Scolds the 'Bad Occupiers' of Occupy Wall Street

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:31:42 +0000

Jon Stewart started out on tonight's Daily Show by acknowledging that the Occupy Wall Street movement resonates with many people across the country. Except for "one small caveat." Stewart then replayed footage from a previous episode in which he warned the movement against violence, followed by ...

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"He has the right to speak," said the cop to the banker : occupywallstreet

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:23:28 +0000

TL;DR - I handed out flyers. The bankers panicked and called their private security people, then more private security and finally the cops. That's when they found out that they didn't have a leg to stand on

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Cops defend posting Occupy protester photos

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:00:34 +0000

The Portland (Ore.) Police Bureau is posting photos of Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested in that city onto its Facebook page, and this has got some members of the public buzzing.

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Satire on Occupy Wall Street Trips Up Rick Perry - Washington Wire - WSJ

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:15:14 +0000

Problem is, there is no “Jeremy.” The quote was from a satirical piece by columnist Mark Schatzker, entitled “Occupy Toronto: The one-week anniversary party.” Above that headline was the word, “Satire.”

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Mayor Bloomberg: 'It Was Not The Banks That Created The Mortgage Crisis' | ThinkProgress

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:26:15 +0000

A favorite conservative pastime since the financial crisis of 2008 struck is to try and deflect blame away from Wall Street and its excesses and onto Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and government housing policy. No matter how many times the theory that the government mortgage giants caused the crisis gets debunked, it keeps on coming back to life.

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Bank Of America CEO To Activists: The Pressure Is Working » Rainforest Action Network Blog

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:30:08 +0000

Via Crooks & Liars we learn that Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is “incensed” about all the pressure being brought to bear on his bank and its shady practices. In other words, what Moynihan is saying is: “The pressure is working. Keep it up.”

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Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:27:34 +0000

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Daily Kos: A Voice From the 1%

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:41:50 +0000

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