They really do get the best of both worlds now, don’t they? They get to routinely brutalize civilians without anyone ever getting to retaliate with military weapons.
Is this a great country, or what?
Category: Power to the People
Occupy Philly
Responds to Mayor Nutter’s press conference today. Funny, how getting re-elected changes his tune!
Kind of awesome
What truly organized labor can do
Susie posted something yesterday about how Ohioans, by a huge majority, voted to repeal Senate Bill 5—Gov. John Kasich’s plan to destroy collective bargaining rights. Let’s hope this is the first of many reversals of for the right-wing governors who are trying to dismantle the middle class.
This shows how much effort that went into the repeal campaign:
Non-Violence
Ted Rall will be my guest on Virtually Speaking Susie this week. Discuss!
Veterans march for Occupy Wall Street
Click here to see the pictures, courtesy of Businessinsider.com:
Teachers, auto workers, nurses and more have had their chance to show their support for the ideals of the Occupy movement.
Today, veterans had their turn.
There is no perfect way to describe what it looked like, we can only say that their demonstration was serious and somber unlike any other.
This was not a party with music and cheering, their signs were not funny either, this was a true march in protest. After all, these men and women are soldiers.
As they made their way to Zuccotti Park, the feeling was tense. People who watched from their offices did not smile or laugh, they stared and whispered quietly to each other.
And then the veterans took the human microphone. Like their steps, their voices rang in perfect time. The occupiers stood in silence, only opening their mouths to repeat what the soldiers said.
When one Navy veteran addressed Zuccotti Park he put it very simply: “If you continue to assemble in peace and solidarity, justice will come to pass. We are the 99%.”
Occupy Philly
As you know, Comcast is one of my very favorite examples of corporate personhood!
About 25 members of the Occupy Philadelphia protest staged a sit in at the Comcast Building this afternoon.
Police have arrested seven men and two women.Some of the protesters reportedly got into the lobby of the tower at 17th Street and JFK Boulevard.
About 20 others linked arms on the sidewalk outside, chanting slogans and singing a song about solidarity to the tune of La Marseillaise.
One slogan was “Hey, hey, ho, ho, corporate personhood has to go.”
Occupy Philadelphia said in a tweet the protest was in solidarity with a 99-minute general strike called in support of the Occupy Oakland protest, where police have clashed with demonstrators.
Can activism replace antidepressants?
Urp
Still in denial about the snow that will hit us later today. Right now it’s a steady, chilly rain. Trying to gather together extra hats, gloves and scarves to drop off at Occupy Philly!