February 2012
2 posts
January 2012
4 posts
This is Why We Protest: "Some reflections on my... →
youthiswasted:
[reposted from the blog of Matt Bieber, a graduate student at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, who received criminal charges of trespassing for merely attending a Romney event]
On Friday, January 6, I took a bus from my home in Boston to Manchester, NH. I was planning to attend a few Republican primary events, write a few posts for this blog, maybe cross-post them on...
December 2011
9 posts
I was just fired for being affiliated with... →
otherwise-occupied:
We live in The Country Formerly Known as America. I don’t know what its name is now.
"The oppressive treatment of Manning is designed... →
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Police to test laser that 'blinds rioters' →
youthiswasted:
‘The technology, developed by a former Royal Marine commando, temporarily impairs the vision of anyone who looks towards the source.
It has impressed a division of the Home Office which is testing a new range of devices because of the growing number of violent situations facing the police. The developer, British-based Photonic Security Systems, hopes to offer the device to...
Wall Street protesters vow to reoccupy on... →
occupywallstreet:
Activists at Occupy Wall Street have issued a call to thousands of protesters across the US to reoccupy outdoor public spaces to mark the movement’s three-month anniversary.
The Occupy movement has stalled in recent weeks after a wave of evictions swept away a raft of encampments, including the largest in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and New York. On Wednesday, it suffered a...
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November 2011
28 posts
Developer of Pepper Spray Denounces Use by UC... →
coversherinclubsauce:
“I have never seen such an inappropriate and improper use of chemical agents,” Loghman told The New York Times.
Contrasting U.S. and international covers of Time... →
Watchyouthiswasted:
I am reposting a link to the short (8 min) film “I am not moving” which contrasts the words of President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton with regard to the importance of freedom of assembly, speech, and the free press abroad with their silence on the violent, militarized police response to the U.S. protests.
The film was released on October 10, 2011 - and it is worth noting...
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This is why we are protesting: President Obama,... →
youthiswasted:
Mr. President, we’ve been protesting for two months now. From a small park in Manhattan, the protests have grown to over 2,000 cities nationwide, with hundreds of thousands of people in attendance, and even more showing their solidarity online. We’re your supporters, Mr. President. We believed in…
This is why we are protesting: ... How I learned... →
jackhawksmoor:
Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Police State
They trashed Zuccotti Park, and that’s fine. Hey, what’s a little more police brutality between friends, right? And it’s so far away, and there’s so many other things I’d rather focus on that are more fun, like the…
‘Occupy’ protesters hope to shut down Wall Street... →
oh man i wish we could do this in chicago
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October 2011
5 posts
I'm reading that ComEd no longer has a legal...
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thegreenurbanist:
& Chicago residents can now choose other electric providers. When did this happen? Is this as awesome as I think it is?
https://www.power2switch.com/
According to the Spark Energy website (post 07/07/2011) the ComEd markets were deregulated 14 years ago. 52 companies are listed as ARES on the Illinois Commerce Commission website and 13 of them...
September 2011
9 posts
