November 2011
October 2011
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,...
2 police turn in their badges yesterday after...
occupyallstreets:
#occupydenver confirmed report: one police officer with tears in eyes said “I can’t do this anymore” and walked away from line standoff.
“As long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows...”
– Pythagorus (via nirvikalpa)
“The reaction by the law enforcement agencies to the protests have proven that...”
– 3quarksdaily: Permit Me To Protest (via ronmarks)
Have you heard of the REINS Act? If not, you... →
gonzodave:
More seditiously dangerous Neocon Nutjobbery that attacks American democracy at the very core. It all just goes on and on and on … these Koch brother funded wackjobs need to be thrown out on their ass.
~g
itsthemusicpeople:
In the law there is a concept called a ‘heckler’s veto’ to describe the ability — but not the right — of a person to be loud and obnoxious enough to drown...
“How did a cop who is supposed to have training on his weapon system accidentally...”
– Marine Says Oakland Used Crowd Control Methods That Are Prohibited In War Zones (via turkeyjaws)
“They don’t want to cooperate. They don’t want to help. Even on measures to help...”
– David Axelrod, basically (and correctly) saying this morning that the GOP is sabotaging the economy’s recovery in order to beat Obama in 2012. (via ryking)
New Shark-Fin Pictures Reveal Ocean "Strip Mining" →
bringtheruckuss:
Workers at a Taiwanese fishing port clean and process a haul of shark fins in new pictures taken by the U.S.-based Pew Environment Group.
Released October 19, the images show fins and body parts of vulnerable shark species—including the scalloped hammerhead and oceanic whitetip—being prepared for sale.
Up to 73 million sharks are caught each year for the global fin trade,...
Gov. Scott Walker to allow guns in Capitol, but... →
A new plan crafted by Gov. Scott Walker (R) would allow guns in most of Wisconsin’s state Capitol, while most photos would still be banned.
Marco Rubio: Immigrant, Not Exile →
…Rubio flatly lied. His parents came to this country in 1956 looking for economic opportunity. They declared at that time they intended to stay permanently. The fact that Castro came to power in 1959 makes a nice excuse to claim his parents were exiles, but it’s simply not true. They came here looking for opportunity and assumed they’d be able to return to Cuba for visits whenever they could....
Occupy: This is who the Denver Police raided? →
weoccupydenver:
PLEASE REBLOG.
Today at the Occupy Denver rally, the Police decided to send out riot police to ‘crack down’ on the protesters and clear the square. I filmed and photographed the people in attendance, people of all ages and walks of life - all there to peacefully protest and march. In fact as you can see in this video, the speakers spoke out forcefully about remaining...
“Before gas goes into a crowd shield bearers have to be making no progress moving...”
– Marine Says Oakland Used Crowd Control Methods That Are Prohibited In War Zones (via thepolitics)
Marine Says Oakland Used Crowd Control Methods... →
stfuconservatives:
The Military manual states: …have a duty to collect and care for the wounded. Prioritize treatment according to injuries. Make NO treatment distinction based on nationality. All soldiers, enemy or friendly, must be treated the same. Second, the officer threw a flash-bang directly into a group of people trying to carry him away for medical treatment. Here’s the...
“Republicans moralizing about deficits. That’s like an arsonist moralizing about...”
– Vice President Joe Biden • Turning up the funny at a speech to Florida Democrats at Walt Disney World on Saturday afternoon. source (via • follow)
Anonymous: Online hackers threaten to expose... →
Marco Rubio's parents may have been illegal... →
Also “Senator Rubio’s parents had a daughter born in the United States between the period of 1956 and 1966, a time period where their legal status is unclear. Senator Rubio’s sister would not be allowed to be a United States citizen pursuant to legislation that some in his Tea Party are introducing - which would change the 14th Amendment to not grant citizenship to children born...
Saluting the Occupy folks braving the elements...
Mississippi’s anti-abortion amendment: The very... →
paxamericana:
“Here are some of the questions we came up with:
1. If you are legal person at fertilization, does that mean you could drink at 20 years and three months? Could you drive at 15 and three months? Could you vote at age 17, and collect Social Security at 64?
2. For legal purposes, would your birthday still be your “birth” day? Or your fertilization day?
3. Could you get a tax...
Under the Mountain Bunker: Didn’t vote in 2010? Or... →
underthemountainbunker:
Apparently the GOP-led House is testing the going-Galt concept of trying to make the president look bad.
@NancyPelosi House GOP just released Congress’ work schedule for 2012-we’re working 6 days in January. #ReallyMakesYouWonder October 27, 2011 09:53
via: lycanpedia
House plans only 109 workdays in 2012
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor released the 2012...
Visualization: Executions on Rick Perry's Watch →
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mylifeasafeminista:
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“America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that...”
– Pat Buchanan in 2008, just a reminder that he still has a job at MSNBC.
For years, Pat Buchanan has passed off white supremacist ideology as legitimate mainstream political commentary. And MSNBC continues to pay him and give him a platform on national TV to do it.
Buchanan has just published a... 