February 2012
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“Can the hungry go on a hunger strike? Non-violence is a piece of theatre. You...”
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arundhati roy from the guardian (via counterworlds)
Beautiful, true words.
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Watchtingalingmofo:
Democracy Now presents a concise tale of what happened in Oakland in ugly clashes between peaceful protestors and aggressive police:
“They are more interested in protecting abandoned private property than they are the people. And the idea that opening up a social center is terrorism is very telling of the narrative of the police state,” Lewis says.
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The US schools with their own police →
In 2010, the police gave close to 300,000 “Class C misdemeanour” tickets to children as young as six in Texas for offences in and out of school, which result in fines, community service and even prison time. What was once handled with a telling-off by the teacher or a call to parents can now result in arrest and a record that may cost a young person a place in college or a job years...
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catruistic: 19 Things That School Children Are... →
ethiopienne:
lost-and-searching-in-america:
19 Things That School Children Are Being Arrested For In America
#1 At one public school down in Texas, a 12-year-old girl named Sarah Bustamantes was recently arrested for spraying herself with perfume.
#2 A 13-year-old student at a…
Please care about this. Please walk out of your classrooms in protest. Please resist the police state. It...
January 2012
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One hundred Brooklyn community members and... →
disrupted a foreclosure auction by bursting into song. At 3pm the foreclosure auctioneer attempted to start bidding on homes that had been foreclosed upon. When the bidding started, the courtroom burst into song…
Today’s action is part of a growing national movement committed to stopping foreclosures and keeping all Americans in their homes. Last month over 50 actions were carried out...
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New Jersey Town Using Camera-Controlled Spotlight... →
“The new “light-based intervention system” will be integrated into the police department’s existing 62-camera surveillance system, which is set up around East Orange and which officials largely credit with helping dramatically to cut crime. High-powered lights will be mounted on or adjacent to the cameras, which are remotely connected to a closed-circuit television system.
The...
thosetinylittlerobots asked: I've read through most of your blog, and I'm just wondering how you describe being open-minded. You seem to say those who oppose you are closed-minded, but I've only seen you express one opinion and shut down all other possibilities. You imply that anyone with an opinion different than yours is misinformed and/or a complete asshole... And yet you promote the idea of...
December 2011
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“Well, she knew what she was getting into!”
See- here’s my problem with this line: either we are allowed to judge people by things like this or we are not. You can not say both, “she knew what she was getting into” AND “it’s unfair to prejudge frat brothers as rapists or assholes.” Pick one. I happen to pick the latter, which means, by default, she would not assume that such disrespect was the logical consequence of fraternizing with frat...
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"They forced us to kneel on the hard pavement of...
http://myoccupylaarrest.blogspot.com/
My name is Patrick Meighan, and I’m a husband, a father, a writer on the Fox animated sitcom “Family Guy”, and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica.
I was arrested at about 1 a.m. Wednesday morning with 291 other people at Occupy LA. I was sitting in City Hall Park with a pillow, a blanket, and a copy of Thich Nhat Hanh’s...
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Elle of Oakland: Street Medic Supply: What to Pack... →
oaklandelle:
Please keep in mind that this is intended to be a basic primer and not an exhaustive list. While it is recommended to carry all items on this list, there may be additional things you want to add based on your expertise and ability. Certain things may be marked “optional,” dependent on level of…
Great little write up on preparing to help your brothers and sisters if that is...
Dumb Things White People Say: So my roommate... →
karnythia:
sourcedumal:
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witchsistah:
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karnythia:
sourcedumal:
And I straight up told her ass
THAT RELATIONSHIP WAS RAPE. SHE HAD NO CAPACITY TO SAY NO
And she was all “Well I like to believe it was a love affair. I like to disneyfy it!!!”
If it weren’t for the fact that I…
Dude, I went through the exact SAME shit on...
Fox News and Jesus Christ.
stfuconservatives:
inothernews:
CHRISTMAS: Keep Christ in it.
HELPING THE POOR AND IMPOVERISHED: Keep Christ out of it.
BIG BUSINESS: It’s capitalism and the economy and free markets! Don’t bring your personal beliefs into it!
ABORTION & GAY RIGHTS: Why won’t anyone respect our personal beliefs???
TARP: We create 2 trillion dollars out of thin air to give BOA.
Payroll tax cut: BUT...
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Occupy protesters show up at foreclosure sales |... →
Occupy protesters showed up at monthly home foreclosure auctions on courthouse steps in three [metro Atlanta] counties Tuesday, with one protester arrested in Fulton County. The auctions in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties, each attended by as many as a dozen protesters, went quietly, witnesses said. Several dozen protesters stood in the rain at the Fulton courthouse, making noise to protest the...
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“Oh cool, you’re white? I’ve lived in a white people country. I’ve been there....”
– calloutqueen (via homotronic)
Here…Let me just change the channel back to that country station I was listening to before you got in the car. Not sure how I changed it to this! I always listen to country music.
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Coming Soon: Occupy Broadway →
testechie:
Theater performers and artists in New York are planning to descend on the Times Square area on Friday for a 24-hour occupation that they are describing as “a form of creative resistance.” The occupation is expected to feature continuous free performances from some noted downtown New York artists.
I really really really really want to be in New York for this….really really badly. :(
November 2011
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Almost Two Years of US GDP were Secretly Extended... →
gonzodave:
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for more than two years to keep details of the largest bailout in U.S. history a secret. Now, the rest of the world can see what it was missing.
The Fed didn’t tell anyone which banks were in trouble so deep they required emergency loans of a combined $1.2 trillion on Dec. 5, 2008, their single neediest day....
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Ten Ways the Occupy Movement Changes Everything →
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Occupy protests cost nation’s cities at least $13M →
steamthings:
During the first two months of the nationwide Occupy protests, the movement that is demanding more out of the wealthiest Americans cost local taxpayers at least $13 million in police overtime and other municipal services, according to a survey by The Associated Press
No. This is wrong. During the first two months of a valid people’s protest, municipal governments have chosen...
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Occupy Best Buy
brighttypewriter:
I’m watching the news from San Antonio, where people have been camped out at a Best Buy for a week. Happy Thanksgiving, America.
Oh snap! Are they getting arrested and maced in the face?
Oh right.
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Tamara Scott, Michele Bachmann's Iowa Campaign... →
stfuconservatives:
In a new video, brought to our attention by RightWingWatch.org, Scott, who also serves as the director of Iowa’s Concern Women for America chapter, speaks with Bob Vander Plaats, the head of The Family Leader.
The two worry that polyamory and “objective sexualism” will run rampant if gay marriage becomes legal (or, in the case of Iowa, remains legal).
Video at link.
To...
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