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Probably one of the most profound quotes I have seen coming out of this movement.
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I am 44 years old. I’ve been married to the same man for over 20 years. I have 3 beautiful sons. I care for my elderly handicapped mother, I am college educated, I’ve worked hard my entire life. I am an artist, a graphic designer with over 20 years experience as a creative director. I was a small business owner for 11 years. Insurance went way up, rent went up, Utilities went up, the cost of living went up, while our earnings either stayed the same or went down for more work. The bank refused to give us a loan or a line of credit. All we needed was a little help for short amount of time. The bank left us and our employees twisting in the wind. We lost our small, family owned business, our life’s work - we lost our American Dream - or more aptly put, it was stolen from us. Not from poor decisions, not through lack of work, living beyond our means or lack of education, we did everything right, paid our taxes and worked hard. But we were bleeding money from corporate greed (insanely increased insurance rates, fees upon fees, unfair policies and ridiculous license demands.)
Small business owner? Check. Family to provide for? Check. Gainfully employed for most of the last 2 decades? Check.
Obviously a lazy person. Clearly no personal responsibility or desire to better herself. Clearly the 53% folks are right about this whole 99% thing.
Clearly.
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OccupyWallStreeters(?) send a message to MoveOn.org.
amen. i think i’m on every liberal email listing and they’re like, “click here to send a message to the protestors!” “look who’s standing up for what we want!” fuck all of that. this has nothing to do with any party.
sidenote totally unrelated: i have the font in which ‘the occupation’ is signed in.
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It appears that, back in 2006, Mexican authorities made a startling discovery: several large U.S. banks were helping Mexican Cartels launder huge sums of money. Check it out:
Just before sunset on April 10, 2006, a DC-9 jet landed at the international airport in the port city of Ciudad del Carmen, 500 miles east of Mexico City. As soldiers on the ground approached the plane, the crew tried to shoo them away, saying there was a dangerous oil leak. So the troops grew suspicious and searched the jet.
They found 128 black suitcases, packed with 5.7 tons of cocaine, valued at $100 million. The stash was supposed to have been delivered from Caracas to drug traffickers in Toluca, near Mexico City, Mexican prosecutors later found. Law enforcement officials also discovered something else.
The smugglers had bought the DC-9 with laundered funds they transferred through two of the biggest banks in the U.S.: Wachovia Corp. and Bank of America Corp., Bloomberg Markets magazine reports in its August 2010 issue.
This was no isolated incident. Wachovia, it turns out, had made a habit of helping move money for Mexican drug smugglers. Wells Fargo & Co., which bought Wachovia in 2008, has admitted in court that its unit failed to monitor and report suspected money laundering by narcotics traffickers — including the cash used to buy four planes that shipped a total of 22 tons of cocaine.
The admission came in an agreement that Charlotte, North Carolina-based Wachovia struck with federal prosecutors in March, and it sheds light on the largely undocumented role of U.S. banks in contributing to the violent drug trade that has convulsed Mexico for the past four years.
This is, of course, a story about criminality among the Banking Class that Occupy Wall Street types will no doubt eat up. But think about this outside the box: this is an asymmetrical dimension to the War on Drugs. The big banks have an interest in keeping drugs illegal because it is in their financial interest to allow these large transactions to take place unhindered. And it wasn’t just one or two banks that were doing this. A handful of our nation’s largest banks were allowing this to happen.
The shocking thing is that there are laws which mandate heightened scrutiny of large financial transactions at private banking institutions. Officials at these large banks were no doubt aware of this. These banks hire armies of very smart people: accountants, lawyers, economists, and investment managers whose job is to keep an eye on these things (the cost of employing these people is part of what businesses refer to when they talk about “compliance costs”). That suggests this wasn’t simply “blatant disregard.” Nobody was asleep at the wheel. And the fact that several large companies were letting this happen suggests they knew exactly what was going on. In fact, I doubt anything would have changed, had it not been for the fact that Mexican authorities issued a giant “WTF” to the US government after discovering where the money was coming from.
In other words: the War on Drugs isn’t simply about irrational prohibitionists. It’s also about profit. The actions of Wells Fargo, Wachovia, and Bank of America in Mexico demonstrate that there’s more people with skin in the game than you would glean from a cursory glance.
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I have been asked to update this again, so here we go!
Scissors
Glue
Trash cans
Paint and Brushes
Plastic cups (they say stirofoam, but it would be better to bring them plastic)
Tubberware
Nitrile gloves (in case someone has an allergy to latex)
Sunscreen
Ductape
Winter clothing
Rain gear (ponchos, etc)
Blankets
Propane
Coolers
Tarps (They emphasized this especially)A bicycle generator is still being looked for; they have gotten a generator, but they told me this will still be wonderful
A Wifi Magnifer, or something to help boost their WiFi signal
Large rubermaid containers such as this oneThe GA has decided that Denver’s color of solidarity is orange. We will be tying either yarn or floss to wrists as our show of support to Occupy Wall Street. With that in mind, anything orange-related to tie off.
It’s going to be cold during the weekend; please keep this is in mind. If I need to add something else, let me know :)
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COPS PREPARING TO SHUT DOWN OCCUPY SAN FRANCISCO
Sixty Department of Public Work’s Trucks just showed up. Come now. Call media! We need legal observers now!
We just received this notice from the City police. Please come to the camp immediately. We need everyone we can. Please call Mayor Ed Lee, Board of Supervisors, and the District Attorney’s office immediately. There is no date on the letter, there is no author. The letter is not official. Call them and leave a message NOW!
- Mayor Ed Lee: (415) 554-6141
- SF Board of Supervisors: (415) 554-5184
- SF District Attorney: (415) 554-5184
JOIN US NOW! WE NEED YOU NOW!
Notice from the City and County of San Francisco (transcribed at camp)
Notice:
The City and County of San Francisco and its police department celebrate and protect the right of an individual to engage in free speech and of the right to assemble. However, this encampment is a violation of the law. For those involved in the encampment at the Federal Reserve Bank, you are in violation of one or more of the following local ordinances or state laws:
· Open flames on a city street or sidewalk without a permit from the department of Public Works and the San Francisco Fire department (Section 105.6.32 Fire Code – open flame, LP Gas 3801.2 FC, Gas 105.6 and 105.7 FC)
· Disorderly conduct-lodging in any building, structure, vehicle, or place, whether public or private (647(e) Penal Code)
· Public nuisance 581 Health Code
· Preparing or serving food without a permit
· Permit required for temporary occupancy of the street and/or sidewalk
· Civil sidewalk violations (168 MPC)
Accordingly, you are being ordered to take down this structure. Refusal to comply and/or obstruction of our efforts to remove the structure may result in your arrest.
The City’s homeless outreach team will provide, for those whop wish, support for shelter. The Department of Public Works will store your property if you do not have the means to take it with you.
Reblog. Let’s help our brothers and sisters in San Francisco.
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Okay, here’s a list of supplies needed for the camp, as per usual:
Scissors
Glue
Trash cans
Paint and Brushes
Plastic cups (they say stirofoam, but it would be better to bring them plastic)
Tubberware
Nitrile gloves (in case someone has an allergy to latex)
Sunscreen
Ductape
Winter clothing
Rain gear (ponchos, etc)
Blankets
Propane
Coolers
Tarps (They emphasized this especially)I am hearing that they are going to obtain wifi and generators; if this changes, this will be amended.
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The twitter trends map that seems to indicate that the hash tag #occupywallstreet is in fact being censored in North America
Interesting, because this was discussed at the general assembly at Occupy SF. One of the people involved with the protest was asked by someone at Occupy Wall Street to actually go down and talk to with the head of Twitter, whoever that is, about the elegid censorship. Basically he denied everything and had everyone escorted out of the building.
