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 DC Protests for American Revolution. Pepper-Spray Creator Decries Use of Chemical Agent on Peaceful Occupy Wall Street Protesters. This is a rush transcript.

Pepper-Spray Creator Decries Use of Chemical Agent on Peaceful Occupy Wall Street Protesters

Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: The singer and actress Miley Cyrus, yes, Hannah Montana, a new remix of her song, "Liberty Walk. " Cyrus is showing her support for Occupy Wall Street and international pro-democracy movements by using protest footage from around the world. The video begins with a statement on the screen saying, "This is dedicated to the thousands of people who are standing up for what they believe in.

" This is Democracy Now! It’s not unprecedented for an inventor to voice regrets when a creation turns out to have harmful uses. Today, in the aftermath of the crackdown on Occupy Wall Street protesters nationwide, there’s a new name to add to the list: Kamran Loghman. Loghman will join us in a minute, but first I want to play an excerpt from when the campus police officers at UC Davis pepper-sprayed students [earlier this] month.

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The Best Sign That Occupy Wall Street Is Working. Hahaha cool story, bro :) But here's what it seems like to me, given the random, brownian nature of media interaction, that it MIGHT be an uncoordinated process, regardless of how many news room meetings over 'framing' are held.

The Best Sign That Occupy Wall Street Is Working

So an issue, concept or event takes hold of the media's collective fevered imagination, they seize on it, and news outlets from either end of the spectrum (by which I mean the right and the further right) modulate coverage based on how much interest it's generating. And then they try and outdo each other on the frothiness of their foam-flecked invective. And a perpetually self-nourishing echo chamber is born (Trying really hard not to use the words cannibalized or incestuous here). To use your analogy: You: Hey, you hear about XXX? Friend: Nah bro, wassup? You: Well, they say it's cause for concern because.. Friend: Oh, ok, that's not cool...i guess.. A week later: Friend: Yeah, bro. You: REALLY??!! Later, with other people: Occupy Global - The Movement. Worldwide Occupy Demonstrations.

Hete Herfst. The Occupied Times of London. Occupy’s Asshole Problem: Flashbacks from An Old Hippie. Note from Nicole … This post was written by my friend Sara Robinson, a senior fellow at the Campaign for America’s Future.

Occupy’s Asshole Problem: Flashbacks from An Old Hippie

I hope that any assholes who think they’re acting as part of the Occupy movement will read it and take heed…. Eric Thayer/Getty Images -- Anarchists in Oakland, Calif., smash the windows of a bank Wednesday during an Occupy demonstration. The group called for a general strike Wednesday and marched on the city's port later in the day, halting operations there. Occupy’s Asshole Problem: Flashbacks from An Old Hippie By Sara Robinson November 4, 2011 I wish I could say that the problems that the Occupy movement is having with infiltrators and agitators are new. 1. 2. Anybody who feels the need to put their own personal crap ahead of the health and future of the movement is (at least for that moment) an asshole, and does not belong in Occupied space. 3. 4. 6 things that Occupy Wall Street has already accomplished.

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6 things that Occupy Wall Street has already accomplished

VibesActivist Post Just 2 months into the Wall Street protests bureaucrats nationwide have already began to crack down and demand an end to the occupation. Little do they know, this is only the beginning. The establishment didn’t bat an eye when we demanded an end to their many occupations across the world, so now it’s time for us to pay them the same respect that they gave to us. Letter to Police. Creepy NYPD Watchtower Monitoring OWS. November 6, 2011 | Like this article?

Creepy NYPD Watchtower Monitoring OWS

Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. - Vrij Media Centrum Nederland. APechtold: V. Video's van Occupy San Diego. Lostdebris: #news #wakeup #globalchang... OccupyOMC ABC News Interview. 'V For Vendetta' Mask Becomes Symbol Of Occupy Protests. NEW YORK — Look at a photo or news clip from around the world of Occupy protesters and you'll likely spot a handful of people wearing masks of a cartoon-like man with a pointy beard, closed-mouth smile and mysterious eyes.

'V For Vendetta' Mask Becomes Symbol Of Occupy Protests

The mask is a stylized version of Guy Fawkes, an Englishman who tried to bomb the British Parliament on Nov. 5, 1605. "They're very meaningful masks," said Alexandra Ricciardelli, who was rolling cigarettes on a table outside her tent in New York's Zuccotti Park two days before the anniversary of Fawkes' failed bombing attempt. A Photo Collection From #OccupyAmsterdam. It’s an ongoing demonstration which will not seem to be finished for a long time.

A Photo Collection From #OccupyAmsterdam

Focused on my next trip to New York at the end of this month I’m wondering how the different cities deal with the principles of #Occupy. My father had always wanted to go to Wall Street and I always wanted to take pictures of the world’s financial headquarters. Now, with the demonstrations, the street is probably a lot more vibrant. I already saw many pictures of #OccupyWallStreet and thanks to Travels of Adam I have also seen them from Berlin. ALL Occupy Streams.