OCCUPY SANDBOX

yeah i think once stuff really starts happening (to sufficiently pink people) we will do all kinds of inspiring stuff! just not now.

How many poor people should drown in rising oceans?

livy says there's only two ways civilizations learn, from their own mistakes and others', and he's not sure about the second one. with this thing we don't even have the mistakes of others! unless you count like easter island.

and who counts easter island

anyway though, that naomi article is really good and this as far as i'm concerned is totally otm and The Point of the whole ows thing:

It is not the job of a transformative social movement to reassure members of a panicked, megalomaniacal elite that they are still masters of the universe—nor is it necessary. According to McCright, co-author of the “Cool Dudes” study, the most extreme, intractable climate deniers (many of them conservative white men) are a small minority of the US population—roughly 10 percent. True, this demographic is massively overrepresented in positions of power. But the solution to that problem is not for the majority of people to change their ideas and values. It is to attempt to change the culture so that this small but disproportionately influential minority—and the reckless worldview it represents—wields significantly less power.

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#winning

YES

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ahahahahahah

lego make such convincing asshole-riot-cop figurines

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-05/advice-from-1-committee-lever-up-drop-out-commentary-by-michael-lewis.html

lego ppl are in general kindof assholish

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/12/occupy-our-homes-wall-street-squatters-foreclosures

at a crust punk cafe and overheard a dude with a huge occupy the world thing pinned to his jacket talking about FEMA camps and stuff

more on foreclosure action in Brooklyn:

http://www.salon.com/2011/12/06/live_from_occupy_east_new_york/

this would be funny if it wasn't so shamefully dishonest/disingenuous

While the story lacks specifics on whether he invested the money in a herd of sheep or a hedge fund, we do know that he made his gain by engaging in business transactions of some sort. He used a free market system to bring a tenfold return on investment. No doubt such a return took a lot of diligent, dedicated effort.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/05/31/tzleft.perkins.jpg

The first "National GA" (which, my soul full of love, was affectionately referred to as OCCUPY VOLTRON) was tonight at the foot of the Washington monument, a couple hundred people from occupations around the country (the likes of Honolulu, Anchorage, Miami, Austin, LA, Wall Street, Atlanta, Duluth, Boston, and on some more), facilitated by an interoccupation team from Boston, LA, DC, and Houston.

It was really more a spokescouncil than a GA--effectively a series of greetings & reportbacks from those present--but it was still an inspiring thing to be a part of. Afterward everybody was invited back to McPherson Square to party. And tomorrow, with everybody's help, will be a fine and busy day: http://occupydc.org/wednesday-day-of-action-occupiers-unite/

Yipeekiyay.

oh and--an amazing embedded-all-day-with-the-Barn story on Wired: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/12/occupy-dc-barn/

OCCUPY VOLTRON OMG

East New York is not very far from me!! I could have/would have been part of that if it weren't on a Tuesday. :(

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/​news/worldnews/northamerica/​usa/8936759/​Occupy-Wall-Street-protester-ge​ts-job-on-Wall-Street.html

one of my fb friends - a 20 y/o who now apparently owns his own recording studio because his dad bought him a recording studio - linked this. sitting on my hands because his sister is one of my good friends, but,

Radiohead and Massive Attack play at Occupy London Christmas party
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/video/2011/dec/07/occupy-london-massive-attack-radiohead

one of my fb friends - a 20 y/o who now apparently owns his own recording studio because his dad bought him a recording studio - linked this. sitting on my hands because his sister is one of my good friends, but,

― iatee, Wednesday, December 7, 2011 10:24 AM (53 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink

i'd really, really, really love to get her thoughts on the last couple of comments her nice new bosses made about her apparent lack of intelligence

they probably sound something like this "I enjoy being able to pay my rent"

But before that could happen, some occupiers defied the military by mounting an American flag upside down

What total fucking retards.

Sorry about the r-word. But fuck!

It's a distress signal.

I'm not sure where you're referring to, but that's the signal for "distress", isn't it?? I thought that was done before, cad referenced it from one of his protests iirc.

Yeah, distress like "people are in danger", not as in "I'm in a park on a barn".

the job is a publicity stunt and the "firm" is barely there: http://dealbreaker.com/2011/12/former-occupy-wall-street-protester-can-sleep-at-night-knowing-few-people-would-recognize-her-new-firm-as-being-on-wall-street/

Phew good thing none of us are lost at sea and within moments of drowning. Hey someone should tell those protesters that America is safe and they can go home now.

People should tell the protesters to use an ounce of common sense.

haha thanks sterl, using that link w/ record studio dude

Yeah, distress like "people are in danger", not as in "I'm in a park on a barn".

― rusty flathead screwdriver, Wednesday, December 7, 2011 11:37 AM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink

have you like, ever heard of the flag being """""""""""symbolic"""""""""""

People should tell the protesters to use an ounce of common sense.

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It's deeply symbolic to lots of potential OWS sympathizers.

Like, fucking with the American flag isn't going to cause the people I know who are conflicted about OWS to dust off their lit crit skills and really think about it.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Plr3VyISKcg/RgkCYdXuc5I/AAAAAAAAACs/z5Z6l3nVVMM/s400/protester%2Bpoops%2Bon%2BAmerican%2BFlag%2BGI.JPG

And why are you more concerned about an anecdote where two of our veterans hung it upside down than the moment where cops tore it down and trampled it in the mud?

xp

literally anyone in america can show up and 'be a protester' and that means some stupid shit is gonna happen sometimes

finally, performance artist Spank gets to do his thing

xxp: because that's not in the article, hoos.

My friend Michael has fucking PTSD after he worked in Iraq as an interrogator. He knows what the fuck an upside down flag means.

Like, fucking with the American flag isn't going to cause the people I know who are conflicted about OWS to dust off their lit crit skills and really think about it.

Maybe they could dust off their knowledge of the flag code if they're so concerned about it.

http://distilleryimage8.instagram.com/4249a4b020f811e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg

why, i think that's some kind of tent in the middle of k street

christ some of the glassdoor reviews of jtf are awesome (i'd take this to the wall st. thread but it isn't on the sandbox):

"Compensation's a joke until you get through the training program, as the training salary won't even cover rent and unless something's changed you hand over ALL your leads till you reach a certain quota, then they start you on opening accounts and you hand over ALL of them until your reach another quota. My advice: you'll know pretty quickly whether this firm is for you. If not, and you have other options, go elsewhere. Otherwise be prepared to burn through your savings (including several hundred for your 7/63 books and whatever you need to live during the wholly unpaid study period) and pray you land a whale if/once you get started on your own book.

In short, it's like living in Boiler Room without the FBI showing up. They are scrupulous about staying within the letter of the law but if you're not right for the company you won't know until you take the job. If you are, I wish you the best and hope you make money hand over fist. On a lighter note, be prepared for all-day CNBC and reruns of war movies set in ancient Greece or Rome. Not much else is gonna play on those screens."

"$300/week to start with no benefits but that's standard, so have money saved or expect to live like a homeless person for 3-6 months. 16+ hour workdays can be expected and you must be in on Saturday until you start rolling in big money for the firm. Say goodbye to everyone you've ever loved. If you are not 100% committed, you will fail. Best case scenario as a junior broker is that you open 10 accounts, you aren't fired on the 9th account, and you start opening your own book of business.

Lead management has megalomaniacs that are at times overbearing with threatening rants. Some of the broker teams have zero intellectual capacity for fundamental/technical analysis, and simply follow aggressive scripted pitches. If you are placed with these teams, adapt and expect to churn and burn like them, because they will not let you create your own style of pitching. If your team lets you, do your own due diligence or you may spend more time trying to retain clients after massive losses rather than raising money from them."

"A lot of people on the internet bash John Thomas Financial, calling it a boiler room and what not. It is NOT a boiler room, anywhere you go to become a broker, you will have to make cold calls, of course unless you already know 20 millionairs who are willing to dish over there hard earned money to you (and whoever knows that many millionairs, are rich themselves and come from wealthy families and live off daddy til there 35, and take over all his money once he passes away)"

I'd almost feel bad for ppl at JT Marlin JTF if you didn't have to be a huge schmo to consider such a job in the first place.

Also, apparently, they hire pretty much anyone.

oh hai we're in yr lobbying-legislative nexus pitchin our tentz

http://storage.phnxapp.com/1496-CIMG0030jpg-1323279122-normal.jpg

ok, one more on JTF and I'm done: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-212-299-7859

Totally amazing, but takes a few pages in to get really wild (murder trial, sec investigation...). Feels like a draft a a george saunders story or something.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=john+thomas

Big Union and a few anarchists are really messing up K Street right now #ows — @mainer23482 via Twitter

annoyed, hoping k street protesters can wrap up before rush hour. being a pain in the ass isn't gonna win you any fans. #occupymycommute — @ASchach via Twitter

This Occupy thing is getting in the way of my lunch plans... :-/ | RT @timcraigpost: 14th street now closed at K street #occupydc — @AnnaCloeter via Twitter

I hope all of the #occupydc protesters get a nasty cold for playing all day in the rain. — @stefanle via Twitter

Really upset with #occupydc. I WANTED to sign on to your movement, but seeing what you've done renders you completely useless. GO HOME. — @AaronMoFoFrench via Twitter

people are the greatest