Several reports are surfacing from the media that New York officials, along with police, enforced a media blackout by preventing members of the press from reporting on the raid at Zuccotti Park/Liberty Square.
Bloomberg’s Middle-of-the-Night Raid to Clear #OWS (VIDEO)
11/15/2011 · 7:38 am By
Around 2 a.m., the Occupiers said the New York police destroyed the “OWS library,” throwing 5,000 donated books in the dumpster. At 2:55 a.m., New York City Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez was “arrested and bleeding from head,” the OWS website said. A little after 3:30 a.m., the park’s “kitchen tent” was reportedly teargased, and police moved into the camp with “zip cuffs.”
#OWS Update: Portland and Oakland Evicted (VIDEO)
11/14/2011 · 10:51 am By
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is once again talking out of both sides of her mouth by trying to do the 1%’s dirty work with repeated crackdowns on the Occupy camp, while saying she supports the movement and is a member of the 99%. The mayor’s latest hypocrisy comes after she ordered police to once again evict protesters from the park outside of City Hall.
Voice of Reason: Penn Student Booed by Classmates (VIDEO)
11/12/2011 · 9:43 am By
I am mortified by the reactions to Paterno’s firing by the students at Penn State, who have rallied to his defense. He’s not a god, people. And he’s not above the law, either. He’s a football coach, who’s seemingly allowed one of his assistants to get away with child rape. You hear that? Child rape, the rape of a child.
Verdict Reached: Dr. Murray ‘Guilty’ in Jackson Death [LIVE Video/Updated]
11/07/2011 · 11:28 am By
Legal representatives, the jury and other participants are in the process of heading to the court for a verdict announcement at 1 pm Pacific Time. [Updated-Live Video Stream]
Operation ‘Fox Hunt’: Anonymous to Attack Fox, Facebook and More (VIDEO)
11/04/2011 · 12:19 pm By
In a new video statement just released, the worldwide online collective announced will launch a multi-pronged attack, referred to as ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ on Saturday, November 5, against Fox News, Facebook, the big banks and the Mexican drug cartel. “Since they will not stop ridiculing the occupiers, we will simply shut them down…Fox News, your time has come . . . Operation Fox Hunt. November 5th. May the hunt begin.”
Condi Talks to Stewart on Gaddafi’s Obsession, Iraq and Bush (VIDEO)
11/03/2011 · 9:49 am By
The woman is full of political shit, and she, along with her fellow Bushies, have a helluva a lot to answer for, and just because the troops are coming home from Iraq at the end of the year, that doesn’t absolve them of the horrific responsibility they bear in taking this country down a road that should never have been traveled in the first place.
Indecision 2012: ‘Ruh Roh’ Pizza Guy Edition (VIDEO)
11/01/2011 · 10:06 am By
Herman Cain, the ex-pizza guy, who is now under scrutiny for a settlement that took place after allegations of sexual harassment during Cain’s tenure as a lobbyist for the restaurant industry. But Cain has argued that he never sexually harassed anyone or had to settle any sort of sexual harassment complaint – outside that one, pesky incident.
Occupy: Is NYPD Sending Drunks to Discredit Group?
10/31/2011 · 11:26 am By
“NYPD seems to have crossed a line in recent days, as the park has taken on a darker tone with unsteady and unstable types suddenly seeming to emerge from the woodwork. Two different drunks I spoke with last week told me they’d been encouraged to “take it to Zuccotti” by officers who’d found them drinking in other parks…”
Google: Police Want Brutality Videos Removed
10/31/2011 · 10:24 am By
Though the search engine giant did not comply with those specific requests, a bigger concern is over how Google chooses which requests for “removal of content” it decides to honor, and which ones they refuse. After all, the report also shows that the company “complied” with 63% requests for content removal, and over 90% of “requests for user data.”
Occupy Update: Denver Violence, Arrests in Multiple Cities (VIDEO)
10/30/2011 · 12:50 pm By
In a scene reminiscent of the excessive force used against Occupy members in Oakland earlier this week, Denver police used “bully clubs,” pepper-gas spray, pepper-gas bullets, and a host of other extreme measures and force to attack teachers, elderly people, mothers with babies, and all the other lawful citizens in attendance. Why?
Tear Down The Fence: Occupy Oakland Gets Creative (PHOTO)
10/29/2011 · 10:45 am By
The first act by demonstrators was to take down the steel fence the city had erected around the park. To make a statement about their continued peaceful intentions, and to show how uniquely creative this grassroots movement really is, this is what Occupy Oakland did with the city’s fence…
Fox’s Napolitano: Government exists ‘to take away human freedom’ (VIDEO)
10/28/2011 · 10:11 am By
Jon Stewart challenges Fox News’s legal analyst, Judge Andrew Napolitano, on his narrow and extremist view that government exists “to take away human freedom.” It is the same divisive and ‘politics of selfishness’ that the extremist faction of the Tea Party has mistakenly embraced as their rallying cry.
Occupy Oakland: Mayor Quan Backs Down, Iraqi Vet in ‘fair condition’
10/27/2011 · 12:19 pm By
After a growing public and media outcry against the brutal excessive force by Oakland police, Mayor Jean Quan, who authorized the use of force, has backed down and promises “minimal police presence” in dealing with protesters. The Mayor’s announcement came while friends were celebrating that injured Iraqi veteran Scott Olsen’s condition had been upgraded to “fair.”
Olbermann: Oakland Mayor Must ‘Repent or Resign’ (VIDEO)
10/27/2011 · 10:13 am By
Quan, herself once a victim of the Oakland police’s bullying, now “is the bully,” Keith says. He calls on Quan to dismiss acting Police Chief Howard Jordan and allow protesters to return to their location, “or, having betrayed everything she’d supported and all those who have supported her, she must resign.”
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