My thoughts about the "raid" and its perhaps illegally arrested martyrs is that it is a painful cleansing for a young movement, but a cleansing none the less. And Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Boston, and its supporters are still here, and … [Read more...]
AN OPEN INVITATION TO SEIZE AND OCCUPY THE DAY
THIS NOTICE AND REQUEST ARE POSTED AS AN OPEN INVITATION FROM OCCUPY BOSTON TO EVERYONE As many of you know, this week the temporary restraining order was lifted from the Dewey Square camp, which was promptly followed by a 12-hour eviction … [Read more...]
Midnight is the eviction deadline for Occupy Boston – livestream is UP!
For those still up, and wanting to be a part of "the Whole World is Watching" the main live stream is: http://www.livestream.com/occupyboston There is a large presence of clergy. Occupy Boston rented u-haul trucks, and any valuable and … [Read more...]
Judge McIntyre vacates TRO that protected Occupy Boston 12/7/11 at approx 3:00 PM
What will happen next? It is anyone's guess. Here is the notice I received: Hi, I just got a call from Ben, one of the OB lawyers, and the Judge ruling the case has ruled against our case and has lifted the Temporary Restraining Order. … [Read more...]
Alan Grayson to the FED: “The Emperor has no clothes”
Thanks to Alan Grayson and his odd partnership with Ron Paul, the GAO did an audit of the Federal Reserve Bank. The full audit can be found here: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11696.pdf Grayson says $16,115,000,000,000.00 … [Read more...]
The Deutch Amendment to overturn Citizens United filed
Here is a link to the .pdf http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/11/18/372361/rep-deutch-introduces-occupied-constitutional-amendment-to-ban-corporate-money-in-politics/ Text: JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the … [Read more...]
Well done, Judge Frances McIntyre and Attorney Howard Cooper!
In my opinion, the result of today's hearing before Judge Frances McIntyre in Boston was a victory for due process and the rule of law. Judge McIntyre conducted a thorough, thoughtful hearing, and extended the Temporary Restraining Order … [Read more...]
Indefinite detention of American Citizens – without charges – in the USA now a part of the Defense Authorization Act
According to the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and my read of the bill S. 1867 which is up for a vote Monday or Tuesday (11/28/11 or 11/29/11) contains provisions that would: 1) Explicitly authorize the federal government to … [Read more...]
The first issue of The Boston Occupier, and some things I am thankful for
The first issue of the Boston Occupier publishes the results of Occupy Boston's survey as to the core problems in the United States, and the initial consensus involved in remedies for those problems. This survey involved emailing surveys … [Read more...]
OWS completes 240 mile trek to Washington, DC today = OWS/WIN, Failure to meet even once in public or issue even a partial plan = SuperCommitte/FAIL
Here is some press coverage of the arrival of the Occupy Wall Street Marchers in Washington, D.C. today I was struck by Kelley Bannon's comments, as a prime mover and organizer of the march. The timing of the march was designed to … [Read more...]
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