October 23, 2011

Heart-breaking letters written to the exec’s of the big banks ^Reply

Activism, All, Occupy Wall Street • Tags: #occupywallst, #ows, letters to bankers, Occupy the Board Room, Occupy Wall Street, posts

A site has been created called Occupy the Board Room which lists the executives of the following companies: Goldmans Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo. In this site, you may personally write a letter to the banker of your choice. These are emailed directly to their inbox (full email address are not disclosed due to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

The site does state: “We hope you become pals <name of chosen banker> — but be sure to do it in a constructive manner that helps build the movement for a better world. DO NOT intimidate, harass or threaten anyone, no matter what you might think of them. “

Here are a few of the more heart-breaking letters sent.

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October 23, 2011

Occupy Albuquerque | We are the 99% video ^Reply

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Very well-made video of footage and interviews from the Global Change day protest in Albuquerque, NM, on October 15th, 2011. Filmed and created by a fellow Albuquerque-ian.

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October 23, 2011

Occupy Albuquerque | Downtown March Oct 22, 2011 ^Reply

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Once again, Occupy Albuquerque marches on in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street. On Saturday, the group started from the home base of Coyote Camp and marched to downtown Albuquerque. Many banks were visited, but the final spot of protest before the return home was at the intersection of 4th and Central – the heart of downtown Albuquerque.

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October 23, 2011

Bill Maher on the contradictory explanation on abortion by Herman Cain ¹

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Bill Maher shows the John Strossel interview where Herman Cain makes an absolute complete fool of himself with providing his stance on abortion. Total contradiction. Pay note of the look on the others faces. This is both funny… and sad. This man is running for president of the United States?

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October 23, 2011

Insanity erupts in the OccupyMelbourne movement on Friday | Video ^Reply

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Footage obtained through the Herald Sun of police in Australia, pulling, dragging and arresting ‘Occupy’ protesters in Melbourne’s City Square.

The paper reports that, on Friday, nearly 100 Occupy-protesters were arrested while 20 suffered minor injuries. A police officer and a protester were taken to the emergency room. Eight police cars were damaged during the protest, police told the newspaper.

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October 23, 2011

From Occupy Wall Street to Occupy Everywhere | Can the media keep up? ^Reply

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Story from the Listening Post on Al Jazeera English discusses how quickly this movement spread throughout the world and the impact with the media. Comparisons against the uprisings which occurred within the Arab Nations. The first 8:40 in this video are on this topic, then the Listening Post moves on to other such coverage as the controversy in France with the allegation of spying on journalists, and the website which was taken down due to keeping an eye on the French police. Propaganda wars between North and South Korea. The closing piece is about a video called “♫ PHOTOSHOP IN REAL LIFE Music Video” which is included below the Listening Post.

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October 23, 2011

Marines join force to assist the Occupy Wall Street movement as #occupymarines ^Reply

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What began as the gathering of just a few US Marines has now become a major organized movement to get Marines and military personnell of all branches to Occupy America nationwide. You can thank Marine Sgt. Shamar Thomas for that. His actions last week have inspired service men and women across the country to take a stand for the American people and join the Occupy protests.

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October 23, 2011

Bill Maher defends Occupy Wall Street ^Reply

Activism, All, Lighter side of life, Occupy Wall Street • Tags: #occupywallst, #ows, 99%, Bill Maher, DC, occupy dc, Occupy Wall Street, Real Time, Rush Limbaugh, Washington

LMAO! With all the emotions, passion, and seriousness involved with the Occupy Wall Street movement, sometimes we need to sit back and laugh a little. As always, Bill Maher tells it just like it is.

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October 23, 2011

Powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey ^Reply

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A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, collapsing dozens of buildings into piles of twisted steel and chunks of concrete. Desperate survivors dug into the rubble with their bare hands, trying to rescue the trapped and injured.