March 2012
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The NDAA: a clear and present danger to American... →
Yes, the worst things you may have heard about the National Defense Authorization Act, which has formally ended 254 years of democracy in the United States of America, and driven a stake through the heart of the bill of rights, are all really true. The act passed with large margins in both the House and the Senate on the last day of last year – even as tens of thousands of Americans were...
February 2012
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“Music is everybody’s possession. It’s only the publishers who think that people...”
– John Lennon (via occupyallstreets)
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been....”
– Isaac Asimov
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New Objections to N.Y.P.D.’s Iris Photographing... →
After her arrest at an Occupy Wall Street protest in December, Samantha Wilson expected to be booked, fingerprinted and subjected to a mug shot. But when a police officer raised a small device to her face and began photographing her eyes, she declined.
Ms. Wilson, 32, said her refusal resulted in a threat from the officer.
“He said: ‘It’s not really optional. It’ll take you longer to get out...
“When the film was made during the peak period of anti-terrorist legislation the...”
– Alan Moore
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Viewpoint: V for Vendetta and the rise of... →
First published in 1982, the comic series V for Vendetta charted a masked vigilante’s attempt to bring down a fascist British government and its complicit media. Many of the demonstrators are expected to wear masks based on the book’s central character.
Ahead of the protests, the BBC asked V for Vendetta’s writer, Alan Moore, for his thoughts on how his creation had become an...
Faces of Occupy Wall Street
occupyonline:
Tirsa: I’m here to stop corruption of Big Banks, Big Company, Big Gasoline. To take on and break the code to return our money. It’s said there are $600 Trillion around and across our country alone. We need that for all the people.
Taylor: This world is corrupt. Maybe we can do something about the evil selfish nature of the human race.
Daryl: I’m here to protest against...
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The Illusion of Choice
Source: Frugal dad
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Is the “Black Bloc” hijacking Occupy Oakland?
I remember when people were saying that the Obama Campaign and MoveOn.org were going to hijack Occupy. Seems like anarchists skirmishing with police are stealing the spotlight in Oakland. I wonder if Occupy Oakland will be able to get past this and continue existing. I’ve also always been very touch and go with Anarchists, not sure how...
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Never Call the Police: Single Mother in Milwaukee... →
One [police officer] took her 15-year-old brother outside to speak to him. The other cop, Police Officer Ladmarald Cates, gave her boyfriend $10 and told him to go the store and get some water. She told him that he was welcome to chilled water from her refrigerator.
“I only drink bottled water,” Cates said.
Her boyfriend has a pronounced limp and set off with no promise of returning soon. ...
