November 2011
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Tenn. agrees to stop enforcing curfew, arresting... →
fearandwar:
Tennessee officials agreed Monday to stop enforcing a new curfew used to dislodge Occupy Nashville protesters from the grounds around the Capitol.
The protesters went to federal court seeking a temporary restraining order against Gov. Bill Haslam, arguing the curfew and arrests of dozens of supporters violated their rights to free speech and freedom of assembly.
State...
“But while officers may be in a no-win situation, at the mercy of orders carried...”
– NYPD is Sending Drunks to Zuccotti Park to make Protesters Look Bad
Is anyone surprised by this?
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October 2011
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This should be a thing:
carton-rouge:
A non-profit community service where police officers can go to help them rehabilitate and find replacement jobs that don’t require them to be morally reprehensible. Kinda like “Cops Anonymous.”
I wonder if this would increase the amount of people who can leave, like the two officers in Denver rumoured to have quit over police treatment of protesters. There are plenty of instances...
Largest Union in Oakland (SEIU) Reportedly Joining... →
Occupy Oakland has just announced that SEIU Local 1021, which represents over 50,000 public service workers, will be asking its members to join Wednesday’s General Strike. If confirmed, this could exponentially increase the number of participants in this important and historic act of collective civil disobedience. While SEIU cannot make a pronouncement that it is joining a general strike,...
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The Bad and The Ugly: Police Officers' Forum Abuzz...
Here’s the thread on the Officer.com forums, a popular spot for police from different departments around the world to gather and chat about… being assholes, presumably. A veritable wellspring of the best of humanity, to be sure.
Anyway, there are a few gems:
If it was a cannister…it must have bounced. Surely a direct hit from the cannister would have killed him. Before any...
Police use bulldozers to break up #OccupyRichmond →
socialismartnature:
More anti-democratic moves against the Occupy movement, characteristically carried out by a Democratic Party Mayor.
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Virginia State Police brought in bulldozers at about 1 a.m. Monday morning to clear out an encampment of Occupy Richmond protesters. At least 15 protesters who choose not to leave Kanawha Plaza after a 45 minute warning were arrested, according to...
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Occupy Oakland: Scott Olsen gives 'thumbs-up' to... →
Scott Olsen, the Iraq war veteran injured during police attempts to clear Occupy Oakland on Tuesday, has given a sign of appreciation for the wave of goodwill shown by fellow protesters across the US.
Olsen’s roommate, Keith Shannon, said the 24-year-old gave a “thumbs-up” after being told of the support he has received – which has included vigils across the US and marches...
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Dean of St Paul's Cathedral resigns over Occupy... →
The perceived dithering and divisions of church officials over the protest camp outside St Paul’s in London have claimed a second major scalp with the resignation of the cathedral’s dean, the Right Rev Graham Knowles.
The dean – whose job is sufficiently senior that a replacement must be approved by the Queen – announced that mounting criticism over the cathedral’s handling...
Urgent: Winter Donation Needs #occupywallstreet
spkent:
Posted Oct. 29, 2011, 10:54 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
It’s been dumping snow here in NYC all day, high winds and 3 inches of slush on the ground. With the NYPD and FDNY confiscating six generators on Friday and this unprecedented October snow, those occupying Liberty Plaza in downtown NYC are in need of emergency supplies crucial for cold weather survival (and occupation).
We’ve made a...
sstellarr asked: Why don't you all get off the streets, stop doing drugs and having sex and pooping on the American flag and get a JOB so you can pay off your student LOANS. Its not difficult to comprehend. If you want something you work for it. You all disgust me.
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Mayor of Oakland Jean Quan's website "mimicked,"...
From NBC Bay Area:
A website claiming to be the official site of Oakland Mayor Jean Quan appeared recently, mimicking the official Oakland website entirely, but adding a statement of support for “Occupy Oakland” demonstrations that did not come from Quan, according to officials in the mayor’s office.
The website at www.oaklandmayor.com is almost an exact replica of ...
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Nashville Judge throws out Occupy Nashville... →
socialdemocracy:
“It’s not every day you get to see a night court magistrate smack down the governor of Tennessee,” a legal observer said outside the Metro Courthouse at 2:30 a.m. today, as fog shrouded downtown in mist.
Yet that’s what happened in the early morning hours, as Metro Night Court Judge Tom Nelson told the troopers who arrested 25 peaceful Occupy Nashville protesters at midnight...
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'Occupy Denver' trade-name filing withdrawn →
The trade name claim filed on Thursday to lock down the rights to the phrase “Occupy Denver” has been withdrawn.
According to a filing on Saturday morning with Secretary of State’s office, the attorney who had filed the original claim withdrew.
9NEWS first reported on this story on Friday.
The trade name claim didn’t come from movement organizers, but from the...
November 2nd: National Day of Action in Solidarity...
socialismartnature:
< PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY > On October 25th, Occupy Oakland was brutally attacked by riot police. One protestor, Iraq veteran Scott Olson, remains in critical condition. But on Wednesday, thousands of protestors re-occupied Oscar Grant Plaza in courageous defiance of this attempt at repression. The Oakland General Assembly has called for a general strike on...
“One definite tactic that Occupy Wall Street can adopt, going forward, is...”
– Matt Taibbi (via theamericanbear)
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Rebels on the Street: The Party of Wall Street... →
The Party of Wall Street has ruled unchallenged in the United States for far too long. It has totally (as opposed to partially) dominated the policies of Presidents over at least four decades (if not longer), no matter whether individual Presidents have been its willing agents or not. It has legally corrupted Congress via the craven dependency of politicians in both political parties upon...
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Occupy the Machine – Stop the 1%, Literally
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Occupy the Machine – Stop the 1%, Literally
Our Bodies Will Be Our Demand
Open Letter to the Occupy Movement
The Occupy Movement is beautiful. We support it and though we are small, we are participating all over the country. We invite all occupiers to read, give feedback, and if you feel moved to do so to present this at a General Assembly or committee meeting near you.
We...
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OccupyLSX: Chancellor of St. Paul's Cathedral... →
The canon chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral [in London] resigned because he could not face the prospect of “Dale Farm [a massive recent police eviction of peaceful squatters in a camp near London] on the steps of St Paul’s”, as police prepared to take action against the anti-capitalist protesters within days.
Giles Fraser, who announced his decision on Twitter, said...
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Long Island Couple Seeks Trademark For "Occupy... →
Citing the potential of “Occupy Wall Street” to become a “global brand,” a Long Island couple has filed to trademark the name of the amorphous organization responsible for the protests and encampments in lower Manhattan and other U.S. cities, The Smoking Gun has learned.
In a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) application, Robert and Diane Maresca are seeking to trademark the phrase...
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NYT says Mayors Across Nation Looking to Shut Down...
intelligentsia-in-flames:
The New York Times had a wide ranging report on the view of the Occupy movement from Mayors across the country. They claim that many of the Mayors of “several cities have come to the end of their patience and others appear to be not far behind.”
Point 1: The constitutionally guaranteed right to assembly is not subject to any Mayors “patience”.
[The completely...
socialismartnature:
Until the wealthy elite give up the right to exclusively occupy Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court, and the White House, why should the people give up the right to occupy public parks in protest?
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WatchRep. Bobby Rush (D-IL), longtime civil rights activist, gives long and impassioned speech on the House floor in fierce support of #OCCUPYWALLSTREET and denouncing the actions of the Oakland city government. (26 October 2011)
“Don’t give up, don’t give out, and please don’t give in!”
freemind-vegaschick:
Occupy Wall Street tumblr owners will not let others opinions be heard. I support the protest, but seriously? Grow up.
Hey, now. I think we do a decent job at bringing a lot of different viewpoints forward. We include plenty of different opinions and commentary.
However we do want to focus on providing people with information regarding the movement, and if you would like...
Also, quick note regarding submissions. Your opinion is what your blog is for. Restrict submissions to relevant updates.
Think we should be doing this or should not be doing that? That’s what you have a blog for. Take it up with the subreddit or occupywallst.org. We’re not a forum and we’re not your soapbox.
jennieisdelicious asked: just a note - if he is in an intensive care unit, they might not allow flowers. (in regards to scott olsen)
littlemissbuzzybuzz asked: Does anyone have the hospital information for Scott Olsen? I'd like to send flowers.
It's been confirmed that Scott Olsen (Iraq War vet...
“My part of Oakland is full of poor people. There’s at least one murder a week....”
– @el_gallo on BoingBoing.com (via monkeyknifefight)
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How the 1 percent rules - SocialistWorker.org →
THE OCCUPY movement’s most powerful unifying factor has been its clear and simple identification of the key problem in American society: the divide between the vast majority of the population—the 99 percent—and the richest and most powerful 1 percent.
This 99 percent/1 percent formulation isn’t just a statement about income inequality in the U.S. today. It’s also an acknowledgement that ...
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