October 12, 2012

Occupying the Keystone XL pipeline and the Tar Sands

September 17 ?@Uneditedcamera

Life in the tree village.

&feature=plcp … @occupymusician and i's footage from the week at @KXLBlockade #nokxl
Retweeted by Courtney


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Tar Sands Blockade ?@KXLBlockade

PHOTO: 2 blockaders locked to huge machinery in path of Keystone XL http://bit.ly/tsb9me #NoKXL

October 12, 2012

(Romney) Apparently pinning a kid down and cutting his hair isn't bullying

Jesse LaGreca ?@JesseLaGreca

Apparently pinning a kid down and cutting his hair isn't bullying, laughing in Paul Ryan's face while he lies to you is #VPDebate #tcot

October 12, 2012

Layers of fraud found in Bank of America's attempted foreclosure/eviction of the Hernandez family

Published on Oct 11, 2012 by fort hernandez

READ THIS!!! BELOW IS AN ITEMIZED LIST OF THE FRAUD COMMITTED BY COUNTRYWIDE AND BANK OF AMERICA AGAINST THIS FAMILY!!!!

Here is what our audit has found:

1) Deed of Trust was improperly notarized
Notarized on a different day than signed
We are investigating whether the notary was in truth a certified active notary in 2006

2) Notice of Default is defective
Signer of the NOD was NOT an employee of Recontrust as he signed this document, but an employee of BofA Home Loans since 2008
According to bank's own recorded documents, bank failed to contact the homeowner to explore options to avoid foreclosure prior to the NOD — under CA Civil Code 2923.5 contact must be made or due diligence fulfilled at least 30 days BEFORE any NOD
Failure to do so renders the NOD and NTS ILLEGAL AND INVALID

3) Substitution of Trustee and Assignment of Deed of Trust is defective
Signed by a KNOWN ROBOSIGNER, employed by Countrywide NOT MERS, as claimed.
Improperly notarized by a KNOWN ROBOSIGNER
Signed on a DIFFERENT DAY than notarized in violation of notary rules
Possibly forged — we have examples of varying signatures
Any apparent sale based on Robosigned documents is VOID — if the assignment of the Deed of Trust is robosigned, the sale is VOID.
Once these documents make it into court, the bank officers and lawyers become guilty of felonies

4) NO Affadavit of Mailing of Substitution of Trustee, as required by Cal Civil Code 2924(c)


5) Additional Assignment of Deed of Trust problems:
Transfers this Deed of Trust on June 14, 2010 into a security instrument that CLOSED on March 17, 2006, in breach of the representations and warranties of its Pooling and Servicing Agreement
The Pooling and Servicing Agreement forbids conveying any loan if it is 30 or more days delinquent — the NOD was issued almost 2 years before the Assignment
This trust — CWABS Inc Asset-backed certificate series 2006-4 — is material evidence in a suit by the FHFA against Countrywide, BofA, Citigroup, and others alleging among many other things that "Government investigations have confirmed Countrywide routinely failed to adhere to its underwriting guidelines, knew their representations were false, abused its documentation programs and falsified loan applications."
The assignment violates several other requirements of Article II Conveyance of Mortgage Loans Representations and Warranties of its PSA
The underwriters of this trust are JPMorgan Securities and Lehman Brothers — I am sure they would be interested to know this trust is in breach of the reps and warrantees.


6) Trustees Deed Upon Sale is a "put back" — a repurchase of loans that were originally made in breach of representations and warranties
Trust is the same one being used as material evidence for fraud in FHFA suit.
According to Article VII of the trust's PSA, certificateholders are prohibited from pursuing put-backs UNLESS: the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the securities make a written request to the trustee to pursue the remedy. Where is evidence of this written request?
The party bringing the sale lacks standing to bring the sale. Breaches in the PSA provide evidence that the loan was not properly transferred to the securitized trust — a transfer not in compliance with a trust's documents is VOID as a matter of law.

We cannot condone vigilante foreclosures — any old stranger cannot take the law into his own hands and kick a family out of its home ... that right is reserved solely for the proven mortgagee.

WE ARE UNARMED, AND PEACEFUL

Peace to you all, if you are willing to fight for it.

Backstory:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021337674

Thank you Occupy Fights Foreclosures!

October 12, 2012

U.S. Sues Wells Fargo: Yet Another Bailed-Out Bank Accused of Fraud

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/u-s-sues-wells-fargo-yet-another-bailed-out-bank-accused-of-fraud-20121010

This is all just background for the latest news: Wells Fargo is being sued by the State for vast fraud in the mortgage markets. The U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, yesterday brought a case against WF seeking "hundreds of millions of dollars" in damages for what it says is a decade of fraudulent behavior, in which WF wrongfully certified more than 100,000 mortgages as being eligible for federal mortgage insurance. Basically, Wells Fargo screwed the FHA and HUD by mass-approving loans without regard for whether they were defective or not. From the L.A. Times:

When Wells Fargo discovered problems with the loans, it failed to notify HUD, which administers the FHA program, as required, the suit said. The action alleges more than 10 years of misconduct.

"The extremely poor quality of Wells Fargo's loans was a function of management's nearly singular focus on increasing the volume of FHA originations – and the bank's profits – rather than on the quality of the loans being originated," Bharara's office said in a statement.

October 12, 2012

Walmart Workers: This Is Why We're Striking And Making Black Friday Threat

http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/10/11/walmart-workers-this-is-why-were-striking-and-making-black-fri/

While recent strikes at two Walmart warehouses in South California and Elwood, Ill., ended successfully, with Walmart agreeing to end retaliation, there is no guarantee of that happening with a much larger strike, in the name of the 1.4 million retail workers directly employed by Walmart.

Most Walmart employees can't afford to strike for any extended period of time either, and Greg, Charlene and William will be back at work in the lead up to Black Friday. "Walmart doesn't pay us enough to give us any kind of savings," William explains. "I'm sure it's by design."

In times of such high unemployment, the employer holds the cards; in the past year, applying for a job at some Walmart stores has been as competitive as a place at Harvard. Given the risks, why are these Walmart workers willing to join this strike? What exactly do they hope to gain? And how many will be willing to join them?

October 12, 2012

For any wondering at CNN making odd calls about the debate:

US media are corrupt and cannot be trusted. Sorry, can't sugar-coat it.

And yes, you have to go to Russian media to get the story.

October 12, 2012

Glenn Beck: Biden is an absolute bully

https://twitter.com/glennbeck/status/256573059446743041


and

KimJongNumberUn ?@KimJongNumberUn

URGENT NEED TO CONTACT JOE BIDEN WILL SURRENDER ALL NUKES IF HE PROMISES NOT TO YELL AT ME CONTACT ME ON MYSPACE KTHXBYE #debate #vpdebate
Retweeted by Andy Borowitz

October 12, 2012

Let's not let cheap jokes about Paul Ryan looking like Eddie Munster distract us from the fact that

he is a sociopath. ~Andy Borowitz ?@BorowitzReport

October 11, 2012

Protesters Rally at Dolores Park for World Homeless Action Day

http://missionlocal.org/2012/10/protesters-rally-at-dolores-park-for-world-homeless-action-day/

"Approximately 50 protesters gathered at Dolores Park Wednesday evening for a World Homeless Action Day march, to draw attention to the needs of homeless people. The SFPD, including bicycle and motorcycle cops, waited at Dolores and 19th streets and followed protesters as they marched to a vacant building at 535-537 Castro Street and chanted 'House keys, not handcuffs.'

March organizers with homeless and housing advocacy group Homes Not Jails occupied the two-story building for approximately 50 minutes before cops rushed in. Divided into residential and commercial property, the space had a 'For Lease' sign in one window.

The second story residential space was the first one to be unlocked for homeless and other marchers to occupy, and approximately 20 minutes later, the commercial space on the lower floor was opened."




For the 2nd time in a wk, SFPD have brutally charged protestors. Resulting in 1 needing ambulance. @punkboyinsf @oaklandelle @pfailblog
Retweeted by #pUNkEneMyOfTheState


Police Arrest Protesters Who Took Over Vacant Building In Castro

http://sfappeal.com/news/2012/10/police-arrest-protesters-who-took-over-vacant-building-in-castro.php via San Francisco Appeal ?@sfappeal



The action's hashtag is #homesnotjails

October 11, 2012

Occupy Oakland birthday celebration is under way!

Political Fail Blog ?@PFailBlog

I don't have the battery power to stream #OO's bday party, so Imma party. @punkboyinsf will be live. pic.twitter.com/03OWbiOA



#pUNkEneMyOfTheState ?@punkboyinsf

I'm broadcasting "#OO Anniversary Party!" live on @Ustream. Come watch and chat! - http://ustre.am/1kga (6:10pm)



CitizenStreams ?@CitizenStreams

alpha-q-up-man is broadcasting live from Oakland, CA. http://bambuser.com/v/3051490 22:19:44