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Fire Walk With Me's JournalHow to Film a Revolution - a tutorial - Occupy the Movie
"Uploaded by TheOccupyMovie on Dec 27, 2011
Please share. Big brother, we are watching you. Part of OCCUPY THE MOVIE, an indy film series aiming to be entirely funded by the 99%. Join us, become a crowd funding producer at: http://www.indiegogo.com/OccupyTheMovie"
Wells Fargo's top regional officer requests a formal meeting with #Occupy the Rose Parade!
Dec. 24th --> OTRP Wells Fargo Summit in January 2012? After an ABC News Report on OTRP's upcoming Jan 2nd Parade actions, WELLS FARGO's TOP REGIONAL OFFICIAL, JOHN SOTOODEH (Regional Head of Community Banking), called OTRP volunteers several times during their OTRP Friday Dec. 23rd 1 - 3pn pm Dress Rehearsal while at Pasadena's Singer Park. WELLS FARGO REQUESTED A FORMAL MEETING TO ADDRESS THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT'S "PRIMARY" CONCERNS WITH RESPECT TO U.S. AND CALIFORNIA MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES. OTRP is arranging a meeting with him within the next two weeks and exploring a possible "Occupy Foreclosure" action in Pasadena for December 31st. Stay tuned to the OTRP website for details.
http://www.occupytheroseparade.org
(This is the full text of the update. If I remember correctly, one banner to be used in the parade sports the words "Wells Fargo".)
In the latest Iowa poll, a majority of voters agreed with the statement,
"I just want these assholes to leave."
-Borowitz Report (full message)
Jon Stewart Crushes Fox News In The 2011 Ratings
http://www.politicususa.com/en/jon-stewart-fox-2011-ratingsBy losing 9% of their audience in 2011, Fox News’ prime time lineup now averages fewer viewers than Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show.
According to TVNewser, Fox News averaged 1.868 million total viewers in prime time compared to 2.3 million for The Daily Show.
The audience erosion continued over at Fox News as the network lost 8% of its total viewers and 14% of their viewers in the 25-54 demo. The total number of daytime Fox News viewers slipped to 1.073 million.
The 11 most important religion and politics findings of 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/the-11-most-important-religion-and-politics-findings-of-2011/2011/12/28/gIQAF6nUMP_blog.html1.Occupy Wall Street Matches the Tea Party in Influence. Equal numbers of Americans say the Occupy Wall Street movement shares their values as say the Tea Party movement shares their values (29 percent each). The Tea Party is more likely than OWS to resonate with white evangelical Protestants, while OWS is more likely to resonate with minority Christians and religiously unaffiliated Americans.
2.Support for Same-sex Marriage is No Longer a Minority Position. At the midpoint of the year, PRRI was one of four national public polls showing slim majority (51 percent) support for allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. Subsequent 2011 surveys show a slight decline in support from the May high, but a plurality continue to support same-sex marriage. Among religious groups, Catholics stand out. While the Catholic bishops and church hierarchy strongly oppose same-sex marriage, a majority of American Catholics (52 percent) support allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. More than 7-in-10 (72 percent) of Catholics also say that gay and lesbian relationships should be accepted by society.
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4.Americans Continue to Struggle with Muslims’ Place in American Society. A majority (54 percent) of Americans agree that American Muslims are an important part of the religious community in the U.S., compared to 43 percent who disagree. However, significant numbers of Americans report being at least somewhat uncomfortable with public expressions of the Muslim faith such as a mosque being built in their neighborhood (46 percent), a Muslim woman wearing a burqa (48 percent), or Muslim men kneeling to pray at an airport (45 percent).
#Occupy Bellingham (Washington State) being evicted, livestream:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupybellinghamwaNo Photo ID Required to Vote in GOP's Iowa Caucus
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9016For all of their years of claims that massive voter fraud is going on at the polling place, such that Photo ID restrictions are required to ensure the integrity of the vote, you'd think that when Republicans have a chance to run their own elections, they'd be sure to want it to be as "fraud" free as possible.
Nonetheless, despite onerous polling place Photo ID requirements now passed into law in about a dozen states where the GOP controls both the legislative and executive branches, voters will be able to cast their ballot in next Tuesday's "First-in-the-Nation" Republican Iowa Caucuses without bothering to show a Photo ID --- even though the Republican Party itself sets their own rules for voting there.
Unlike most primary elections where an official state election board or agency sets the rules and runs the registration and balloting processes, the Iowa Republican Party runs its own state caucuses, determines the rules, tabulates all the votes and announces the results to the public and media themselves. They have complete control over the entire process, and yet they don't bother to ask their own voters to show a state-issued Photo ID before casting their ballot.
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Of course, this is the inverse:
93-Year Old Who Cleaned TN State Capitol for Decades Told Expired ID Not Sufficient for Voting
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9013
Amazing Courage of Egyptian Protesters! Must See! (Jan 2011)
"Uploaded by emiryemen on Jan 29, 2011
Despite their use of heavy-handed tactics, riot police in Cairo fail to push back Egyptian protesters on the Kasr al-Nil Bridge, 28/01/11.
God willing the Egyptian people will succeed in their revolution and like their brothers in Tunisia, go on to force out their tyrant 'leader' Hosni Mubarak. And finally, let them set an inspiring example to the surrounding nations facing the same problems."
Another peaceful protester attacked by cops, ribs broken (cop is three times her size!)
Uploaded by SocialJusticeNOW on Dec 17, 2011
As requested this version shows previously unreleased footage and an unedited shot of the police punching the shopper and breaking her ribs!
CodePink Austin, along with allies from Veteran's for Peace and Women in Black staged a Don't Buy War "freeze" at Barton Creek Mall on Saturday, December 3rd. The strategically chosen mall location was between the Santa photo station and the Gamestop store, which prominently advertises the 'Modern Warfare 3' video game.
I See What Occupy Vancouver Did There...And It's Brilliant
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/23/1048311/-I-See-What-Occupy-Vancouver-Did-ThereAnd-Its-BrilliantThe media’s latest attempt to undercut the message of Occupy movements all across the globe is by touting the “cost” of these protests. Many sources are reporting that Occupy movements are costing cities hundreds of thousands of dollars in police overtime because apparently it takes an entire precinct to make sure that 50 people don't sleep through the night. When an internal city memorandum stated that Occupy Vancouver had cost its city nearly a million dollars in taxpayer money, the organizers did something brilliant: they broke down the cost of what they were doing for the city of Vancouver.
According to a recent press release from Occupy Vancouver member Eric Hamilton-Smith, “…over 37,000 meals were served, $672,000 of primary medical care was provided, and 30 people were housed for 37 days at a time when beds at primary shelters were not available.” This assessment puts the overall price tag of benefits to the community at over one million dollars, approximately matching the “cost” attributed to the protests, as well as picking up the tab for services that would have been stuck to the community-at-large.
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