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FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT IS NOT ???? ASSEMBLY

from that New York story, the arrival of Jesse Jackson:

But Jackson played humble, taking the seat next to Nurse, asking if he was welcome, waiting quietly for his turn to speak. Then, holding Nurse’s hand, he proceeded to unfurl a soliloquy in which he described the occupiers as inheritors of the mantle of the civil-rights movement. He talked about Martin Luther King’s Poor People’s Campaign, one of the last protests that MLK planned before his death. About Resurrection City, the shantytown on the National Mall that several thousand people populated in May and June of 1968. About how one advantage to having no identifiable leader is that “there’s nobody to assassinate.”

Jackson looked at Berger and asked, “What does Lyndon Johnson mean to you?” Berger shrugged. “The Vietnam War?”

Jackson folded his hands across his belly and declaimed, “Civil Rights Act of 1964—LBJ. The Voting Rights Act of 1965—LBJ. Medicare—LBJ. Medicaid—LBJ. Child Nutrition Act—LBJ. Jobs Corps—LBJ.”

lol:

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/connecticut-asset-managers-win-254-million-powerball-lottery/

Really, dude?

And if Obama thinks that they’re gonna be able to divert this energy by talking about doing something, he’s got another think coming.”

yeah, but: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/another-think-coming.html

yeah but lol, british ppl

with examples from the US, but don't let that stop you being a dick

'think' makes more sense if you 'think' about it but almost everybody says 'thing'

Yes, but it was (still is) one of those things that people that tut about 'people who cannot use the queen's english properly' will cite as being an example.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/at-top-colleges-anti-wall-st-fervor-complicates-recruiting/

http://janelanaweb.com/trends/david-graeber-the-american-empire-collapse-is-effectively-being-negotiated-both-internationally-and-within/

"The IMF was driven out of East Asia, out of Latin America, just as now it’s in the process of being driven out of the Middle East."

This claim seems dubious to me in multiple ways. I've been reading his book and he makes the same claim upfront, and there also doesn't seem to back it up (although he might nearer the end of the book?)

yeah I also had problem w/ that sentence, I think he might have too much invested in the 90s anti-globalization movement to talk about it objectively

aw antiglobalization movement miss u boo

he proceeded to unfurl a soliloquy in which he described the occupiers as inheritors of the mantle of the civil-rights movement. He talked about Martin Luther King’s Poor People’s Campaign, one of the last protests that MLK planned before his death. About Resurrection City, the shantytown on the National Mall that several thousand people populated in May and June of 1968. About how one advantage to having no identifiable leader is that “there’s nobody to assassinate.”

Jackson looked at Berger and asked, “What does Lyndon Johnson mean to you?” Berger shrugged. “The Vietnam War?”

Jackson folded his hands across his belly and declaimed, “Civil Rights Act of 1964—LBJ. The Voting Rights Act of 1965—LBJ. Medicare—LBJ. Medicaid—LBJ. Child Nutrition Act—LBJ. Jobs Corps—LBJ.”

― Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, November 29, 2011 11:06 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Permalink

he gave us the same bit a few weeks ago and ppl were like visibly awed by him, it was weird

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/connecticut-asset-managers-win-254-million-powerball-lottery/

Gah, this reminds me of the well-off attorney I know who just bragged on FB about having won a 100-person poker tournament with a $200 buy-in.

It's a good anecdote but I don't understand what it's doing in the story. Is it supposed to underscore the importance of using the political system? Show the ignorance of young people? Remind us how Jackson is overweight?

a HOOS or a iatee is there anything a dude can do while not occupy-ing?

― big popppa hoy, Tuesday, November 29, 2011 7:04 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Permalink

Join a working/discussion group remotely, spread the word online, read/learn about the issues involved with a little more than casual depth so you can talk about it with others, donate donate donate. O London is at http://occupylsx.org/?page_id=192

repost shit on fb and twitter

(constantly)

ahhhh ok my favorite dc band just reached out asking to play this benefit for the occupied wash times ahhhhh

a hoos would it be crass to point out that you are gonna be able to get an awesome job somewhere after this

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^ A+

Occupy movement definitely needs more Crass in the soundtrack

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/11/20111129151234836584.html

i'm really happy she's gotten so much shit for that bullshit article

ya but I think the bigger point goes beyond naomi klein - tons of people wanted to jump to 'national conspiracy' as soon as they heard about the mayors talking to each other. really that's just an unwillingness to deal w/ the more complicated issues.

like, maybe the chancellor of uc davis *isn't* part of a big national conspiracy, she was just a clueless person responding to the situation she's in by doing what she thought she was supposed to do a la stanford prison experiments etc.

Naomi WOLF

oops

whatever naomi klein coulda wrote that too

written, even

klein actually wrote one of the big-time rebuttals, we were calling the whole affair "the two naomis"

link?

It is usually best to concentrate on the actions and how ugly and wrong they are, than get involved in deciding who is evil and who is merely wrong-headed. When it comes to the public message, talk about deeds, not people.

Naomi Klein
NaomiAKlein Naomi Klein
Just doing my morning "I'm not Naomi f-ing Wolf" corrections. Love that half the people I have to correct r journos.
3 hours ago

haha

o, mi? na

lol

Tune in next week on "Know My Naomis" where we try to tell the difference between Naomi Campbell and Naomi Yang.

whassup my naomi

Palin’s op-ed in what Sirota called “the biggest altar of corporate worship in the entire capitalist cathedral” symbolizes that this brand of Conservative populism which has increasingly dominated American politics for the past three decades crescendoed with the Tea Party, realized it hit a dead end, and is now doing a U-turn. Why? Because Palin, the queen of the Tea Party and one of the most influential political bellwethers of past three years did the previously unthinkable: She demanded more regulation.

A major pillar of modern Conservatism is beginning to crumble.

http://open.salon.com/blog/liamodonoghue/2011/11/19/palins_flip-flop_on_regulation_means_occupy_is_winning

I dunno. That article concludes that those who fail to follow Palin's lead must be condemned to 'political irrelevance' and therefore will stampede to follow her new line, because they know she is the bellwether of the Tea Party flock. This seems like a mighty big stretch to me. The power equation just doesn't shift that simply.

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Have we mentioned this one yet?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/11/28/1040576/-Occupy-Rochester-helps-local-family-avoid-foreclosure

...In the past two weeks, numerous protests and actions were organized to support the Steidels in the fight to keep their home. An impromptu press conference was held just as Rochester Mayor Richards appeared, media in tow, to sign an agreement with Occupy Rochester for our right to camp 24 hours a day.

[...]

Occupy Rochester and publicly announced its intention to set up an encampment on the Steidel's front lawn to prevent the imminent eviction and draw media attention to the case. However, it never came to that. Harold and Maria received word that they had secured at 30-day suspension of the eviction notice....

While I don't know what the ultimate long-term value 30-day suspensions will have, just pushing it back 30 days to give you a chance to breathe and to plan seems like such a lifeline

How many North American camps are left, btw? When I left Quebec City last week, CBC had footage of the Calgary & Quebec camps getting evicted.

and the portland camp is going to try it again:

http://occupyportland.org/2011/11/28/saturday-december-3rd-march-occupation/

Saturday is also the day that several Santarchy/Santa Rampage events are going on in town, and something tells me the two will intertwince

i thought that cory robin blogpost was pretty otm, yeah, and a useful corrective against american cultural kneejerk anti-federal government sentiment grading into paranoia.