Occupy Everywhere 2011

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Wow. what started out as flame carried by a spark from the "Arab Spring" turned into a conflagration that no one could of predicted. After so many generations of complacentcy, the US woke the fuck up. It has been a pivotal year of world-wide revolt against tyranny of every sort. Thanks for particpating and paying attention. Keep it up! 2012 will show the progression and focus to carry this further. Jan 2

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http://www.longshoreshippingnews.com/2011/12/jury-acquits-longshoreman-in-first-disorderly-conduct-trial-from-labor-conflict/

Jury acquits longshoreman in first disorderly conduct trial from labor conflict | Longshore & Shipping News

The six-woman jury deliberated just 12 minutes before acquitting Kelly Palmer, 44, of a charge of disorderly conduct for obstructing traffic. The gallery, made up largely of longshore supporters, burst into applause as jurors left the courtroom. “I’m relieved,” Kelly Palmer of Toutle said after the daylong trial.
This has been ongoing for over a month, and their support is growing locally in California, America is falling apart, corrupt politicians and federal agencies are undermining our nation! Now is the time to right the wrongs. – OcPo

TAKING A STAND!! – California Sheriffs UNITE in Support of the Constitution – #OWS #OcPo

http://www.occupypolice.org/2011/12/13/taking-a-stand-california-sheriffs-unite-stand-against-the-feds-in-support-of-the-constitution-ows-ocpo/

Occupy London's 'Bank of Ideas' survives its day in court|10Dec11|Socialist Worker

Occupy activists squatting a disused UBS bank building in London, now known as the Bank of Ideas, scored a major legal victory today (Wednesday). The Court of Appeal granted an extended stay of execution to appeal a decision by the High Court which would have meant their eviction within 24 hours. http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=26971

Tiny Tents Task Force

http://tinytents.tumblr.com/ Forest, a member of Occupy Boston’s Tiny Tent Task Force, captures a photograph of a tiny tent as it inhabits a nook beneath a statue on Harvard’s grounds.
http://dontwanttobeanemperor.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/occupy-melbourne-2-0-the-consensus-minded-version/ (Updated, due to OM 2.0 being approved by the 27th GA) 67 days on, Occupy Melbourne stands as a testament to The Occupy Movement as a whole. We have faced in our own way some extraordinary obstacles & still we continue to fight for our right to protest.

Occupy Melbourne 2.0 (The Consensus Minded Version) « Don't Want To Be An Emperor

A protester associated with Occupy London was barred from boarding his flight home to Malaga for Christmas because he was carrying “anarchist” literature, according to a report in the U.K. newspaper The Independent . http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/29/occupy-protester-banned-from-flight-home-for-christmas/

Occupy protester banned from flight home for Christmas | The Raw Story

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/27/occupy-minnesota-helps-woman-stay-in-her-home/ In a video interview from Al Jazeera , Minnesota resident Monique White explained that the local “Occupy” group helped her stay in her home since November after home loan bank Freddie Mac threatened to evict her. According to Campus Progress , White’s home was sold and repossessed by U.S. Bank to Freddie Mac without her knowledge.

‘Occupy Minnesota’ helps woman stay in her home | The Raw Story

Tom Clancy’s fiction has never really been my cup of tea, and his rightwing ideology even less so.

A Clear and Present Danger: Tom Clancy and Occupy Xbox | Crooks and Liars

http://crooksandliars.com/nonny-mouse/clear-and-present-danger-tom-clancy-an

Frozen Assets | Murals for The Museum of Modern Art

Fresco on reinforced cement in a galvanized-steel framework, 94 1/8 x 74 3/16" (239 x 188.5 cm). Museo Dolores Olmedo, Xochimilco, Mexico. © 2011 Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, México, D.F./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2011/rivera/content/mural/frozen/detail.php#
Diane McEachern sends these pics from Bethel, Alaska.

The Maddow Blog - Occupy the River, in Yup'ik

http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/22/9636958-occupy-the-river-in-yupik
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Glasgow Police Officer Shot, Suspect Arrested (VIDEO) - West Virginia Headline News and Talk Radio

A Glasgow man faces malicious wounding and federal firearm charges after shooting an off-duty police officer in the chest Tuesday night.

Syrian Opposition Goes on Strike - The Daily Beast

Though there have been reports that the Syrian government is amassing tanks by the city of Homs for a bloodbath, protesters remain defiant.
Tokyo General Union supports the upcoming West Coast Port Shutdown and the Occupy Movement. We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters taking such a courageous step to end this economic system that brings untold riches to the 1% at the expense of the 99%. We are the largest foreigner-led multinational union in Japan.

Tokyo General Union Supports West Coast Port Shutdown | West Coast Port Shut Down

Occupy Oakland

PEARLTREES #OWS

anti-Tear Gas Mix

Absolutely! Rachel Maddow examined the details of the level of capcasian in the industrial strength pepper spray being used. Also, I will be making a tree about the militarization of the police and the coordination between mayors and police courtesy of Homeland Security... by kathologist Nov 25

occupy colleges

Demands of the Occupation

keeping track of all the updates is getting more intense, which is good! However, i am trying to limit my pearls to sites or articles that are not so much a single event, but go deeper than that; multiple events; mainstream commentary. by kathologist Oct 11