Official Occupy Wall Street Thank You Video. The Pentagon Is Offering Free Military Hardware To Every Police Department In The US. Wikipedia commons The U.S. military has some of the most advanced killing equipment in the world that allows it to invade almost wherever it likes at will.
We produce so much military equipment that inventories of military robots, M-16 assault rifles, helicopters, armored vehicles, and grenade launchers eventually start to pile up and it turns out a lot of these weapons are going straight to American police forces to be used against US citizens. Benjamin Carlson at The Daily reports on a little known endeavor called the "1033 Program" that gave more than $500 million of military gear to U.S. police forces in 2011 alone. 1033 was passed by Congress in 1997 to help law-enforcement fight terrorism and drugs, but despite a 40-year low in violent crime, police are snapping up hardware like never before. Anonymous strikes back after feds shut piracy hub Megaupload. The "hacktivist" group Anonymous is taking credit for jamming several government and industry websites.
Anonymous chides FBIFederal agents arrest leaders of popular hub for illegal downloadsHours later, Justice Department's website knocked offline"Hacktivist" collective Anonymous says it targeted websites (CNN) -- "Hacktivist" collective Anonymous on Thursday took credit for taking down U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and entertainment company websites, following arrests in one of the federal government's largest anti-piracy crackdowns. Arrestaron a miembros de "Occupy" en San Antonio - Univision 41. Walmart Action 102011. U.S. Marine Jon Turner tosses his medals. West Coast port shutdown announcement video.mov. The intellectual cowardice of Bradley Manning's critics - Glenn Greenwald. After imprisoning Private First Class Bradley Manning for eighteen months, the U.S.
Army last week finally began the preliminary stage of his court-martial proceeding, and that initial process ended on Thursday. Our hunger strike for democracy in D.C. On Dec. 8, I began a hunger strike with three other members of Occupy D.C. at McPherson Square — Adrian Parsons, Kelly Mears and Joe Gray.
This commitment is necessary to expedite congressional action toward democracy for the District. Ours is an act of protest in response to a clear violation of our rights as Americans. We follow the examples of Alice Paul, Mohandas Gandhi, Anna Hazare and others in refusing food and consuming only water and vitamins in an indefinite hunger strike. The Collapse of The American Dream Explained in Animation.
Ex-Seattle chief: 'Occupy' police use 'failed' tactics. 28 November 2011Last updated at 21:21 By Chloe Hadjimatheou BBC News Chief Stamper has become a critic of US police tactics and culture Police across the US have been criticised for their actions in clashes with Occupy Wall Street protesters.
The man who led the police response to the Battle in Seattle protests at the 1999 WTO meeting blames the post-9/11 militarisation of American policing. Occupy Portland Outsmarts Police, Creating Blueprint for Other Occupations. Oakland seeks to stop port protests. OAKLAND -- Monday's protest that shut down much of the Port of Oakland will be the last of its kind if several City Council members get their wish.
The council's four-member Rules and Legislation Committee voted unanimously Thursday to press ahead with an urgent resolution directing city leaders "to use whatever lawful tools we have" to prevent future shutdowns or disruptions of port operations. "I think it's embarrassing for the city, for the mayor, for the port and for the council to keep saying that we're not going to let this happen, but then it happens anyway," said Councilman Ignacio De La Fuente, who co-sponsored the resolution with Councilwoman Libby Schaaf.
The resolution, which will go before the entire council for approval Tuesday, alarmed Occupy organizers, who said the directives risked renewed confrontations between police and protesters. "We were completely hands-off," Oakland police union President Dom Arotzarena said. Occupy the Ports. Veto the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 as several provisions of the bill pose a threat to civil liberties. Proposal to Amend the OLA Statement of Nonviolence. CNN Wants This Video Banned SEE WHY. Human Rights Petition: Secretary of Defense: Grant UN Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez Access to Bradley Manning. I just signed the following petition addressed to: Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense.
----------------Grant UN Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez Access to Bradley Manning Secretary Penetta: PFC. Bradley Manning is accused of being the whistleblower responsible for releasing critical information about wrongdoings in the Iraq War, along with other government information, to Wikileaks. Rome parcel bomb injures Equitalia tax official. 9 December 2011Last updated at 19:09 Equitalia has become widely unpopular among Italians, correspondents say A parcel bomb has exploded at a tax collection office in the Italian capital Rome, injuring the director.
NDAA H&S TW Addy List. Why Lobbying Transparency Is More Important Than Open Government - News. In 2009, Barack Obama's presidency promised to be among the most transparent ever.
His tech-friendly administration made public information more accessible (and more useful) with efforts like Data.gov, which collates and publishes important government datasets, and Recovery.gov, which reveals the inner workings of the economic stimulus bill that was the first major point on Obama’s agenda. The Obama team leveraged YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to better communicate with the public; other elected officials of both parties followed suit. Occupy Congress on Jan. 17: ‘Largest Occupy protest ever’ - BlogPost. Posted at 09:37 AM ET, 12/02/2011 Dec 02, 2011 02:37 PM EST TheWashingtonPost In the two weeks since the New York Police Department cleared New York’s Zuccotti Park of its camping protesters, the Occupy Wall Street movement has increasingly turned its attention to Washington.
Watching @adrian_parsons resisting de-occupation @Occupy_DC fort on CNN and @nytimes site. Fourteen Propaganda Techniques Fox "News" Uses to Brainwash Americans. There is nothing more sacred to the maintenance of democracy than a free press. Access to comprehensive, accurate and quality information is essential to the manifestation of Socratic citizenship - the society characterized by a civically engaged, well-informed and socially invested populace.
Thus, to the degree that access to quality information is willfully or unintentionally obstructed, democracy itself is degraded. It is ironic that in the era of 24-hour cable news networks and "reality" programming, the news-to-fluff ratio and overall veracity of information has declined precipitously. Take the fact Americans now spend on average about 50 hours a week using various forms of media, while at the same time cultural literacy levels hover just above the gutter. Montanans Launch Recall of Senators Who Approved NDAA Military Detention. Merry Christmas, US Senate. UPDATE 12/26/2011:This is from a statement from Stewart Rhodes of Oathkeepers regarding Republican Denny Rehberg as a target of recall, who also voted for NDAA. Here in Montana, while we will go after all three violators of the Bill of Rights, I will place special emphasis and "focus of effort" on Denny Rehberg, since he is so fond of wrapping himself in the flag and claiming to be defending the Constitution while his votes do the exact opposite.
In that sense, Rehberg is much like John McCain and Lindsey Graham, two Republicans who, right along with Carl Levin and Joseph Lieberman, are leading a sustained and relentless assault on our Bill of Rights. Disclaimer: I am now a volunteer press contact for this campaign. From the press release: Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-income. Sorry, this one's an error. The page you requested has either moved or been deleted. West Coast Port Shut Down. Cop watchers: Anonymous vs. police. A member of Anonymous keeps an eye on NYPD officers during a recent Occupy Wall Street protest.
Anonymous declares cyber war on Congress over indefinite detention act. Published time: December 16, 2011 18:28 Edited time: December 16, 2011 23:22 Anonymous declares cyber war on Congress over indefinite detention act. Russian Twitter political protests 'swamped by spam' 9 December 2011Last updated at 06:19 ET. U.N. Envoy: U.S. Isn't Protecting Occupy Protesters' Rights. WASHINGTON -- The United Nations envoy for freedom of expression is drafting an official communication to the U.S. government demanding to know why federal officials are not protecting the rights of Occupy demonstrators whose protests are being disbanded -- sometimes violently -- by local authorities. Police Block Protesters From Bringing Food To Zuccotti Park For Christmas Celebration. Dozens of Occupy protesters arrested in Washington. 7 December 2011Last updated at 23:38 A wooden barn was taken down by police over the weekend at Washington's Occupy encampment Dozens of protesters have been arrested by police in the US capital, Washington DC, during a march to protest against the influence of money in politics.
A total of 62 people were arrested, police told the BBC. Woman Shows Court Order to NYPD, Gets Punched in Face. #occuppywallstreet. Take Back the Commons - D17. OccupyMomsPool. Bank Of America Sends Internal Email Exposing Where The "Occupy" Movement Is Hurting It Most. Iran's Revolutionary Guards prepare for war. NDAA, SOPA, Presidential Debates, And Iran: Corrupt Media At Play. Debt (The Student Loan Crisis) and Suicide.
STOP SOPA THE ESSENTIALS: Summary and bill text. The 1 Percent, Revealed. Occupy Crackdown: CIA plays new version of "I Won't Tell You." America's big mistake on indefinite detention of terror suspects. China: 30,000 Haimen Residents "Occupy" Public Highway In Protest Of Coal-Fired Power Plants. Massachusetts attorney general sues big banks over foreclosure practices. The complaint, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, names the same banks whose foreclosure practices caused a national uproar last fall and triggered state and federal investigations: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan Chase, Citigroup and GMAC, now known as Ally Financial. Google Joins Anti-SOPA protest by "Censoring" Its Logo.
Submit Questions & Comments. Video: Indian Man Releases 40 Snakes in Tax Office. Wikipedia, other websites go dark in anti-piracy bill protest. Foreclosure maps of East NY being handed out #ows #occupyourh.