Yesterday I took down the Halloween cartoon I had in the blog queue, it just didn't seem like the time for frivolity; then I found th...
The World Turned Upside Down
This from the NYTimes: "Like many of his mayoral colleagues nationwide, Mr. Reed [Mayor of Atlanta] openly expressed frustration with the [Occupy] protesters’ methods."Quoting Mayor Reed - “The attitude I have seen here is not consistent with any civil...
Today's History Lessons
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Los Angeles Supports Occupy
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, with the concurrence of the Mayor, that by the adoption of this Resolution, the City of Los Angeles hereby stands in SUPPORT for the continuation of the peaceful and vibrant exercise in First Amendment Rights...
Coordinated Attack on Occupy
They orders have been sent down from the top: "Stop these Occupy people now!"How else do you explain the recent escalations from formerly liberal mayors and their police forces? Tear gas and flash grenades in Oakland. Overwhelming force in Atlanta. Extreme...
Thought for the Day (10/26/11)
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - John F. Kenn...
Police Escalation in Bay Area
There has been a clear escalation of the tension between local governments and the various Occupy encampments in the San Francisco Bay Area. Last night OccupyOakland was hit with a highly coordinated police raid, including tear gas and "non-lethal projectiles."All...
How Can We Have a Leaderless Revolution?
The mainstream media continues to ask: "What is Occupy Wall Street about?""What do they want?" "Where are their demands?""Who are their leaders; who do we interview?"We should expect those questions from people who are hearing about OWS for...
Thoughts for the Day (10/23/11)
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead--- We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities. --...
A Shaky Golden Gate Sunset
Today a break from what one reader has called my "unrelenting reliving of those political hippy years of long ago." That's not my photo above but it is as close as I could find to last evening's sunset. Twice a year the sun passes behind the Golden...
Violence in the Occupied Streets
Is the question will violence happen in the streets again? or is it - when will it happen again?Nixon is not in the White House but Obama hasn't really stepped up yet to lend his support to non-violence. The silence from the commander-in-chief is...
Thought for the Day (10/20/11)
"It [Occupy, 99%, OWS] rightly puts the focus on the economic institutions rather than on the politicians who are merely their lackeys. The countless grievances may not constitute a coherent program, but taken as a whole they already imply a fundamental...
Open Letter to My Apathetic Friends
"i have managed to live 57 years not caring - i feel less stressed than the average American - i was never under the illusion that the government cared about me - i am sure the government doesn't care about me so i am not disappointed when they...
Thought for the Day (10/18/11)
". . . the rise of the social-welfare state was a response (often of market-oriented liberal democracies) to the threat of popular revolutions, socialism, and communism as the frequency and severity of economic and financial crises increased . ....
Talking About Occupy
Perhaps the single most important action you can take right now is to talk to someone about the Occupy movement. Two tactics come to mind. The first and the easiest is to find out if your friends, your political allies have heard about Occupy. If not...
The Day After
Yesterday was October 15th - the first worldwide day of the Occupy Movement.Rome, Italy: (100K-200K) Riots or near riots - tear gas, burned cars, smashed windows. Demonstration possibly hijacked by 'Black Bloc' instigators.Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney,...
Open Letter to My Friends in the Center
You are the friends I am most concerned about. The middle class has taken a double edged beating in this financial meltdown. You lost homes, pensions, jobs, buying power and you paid for it. In the past this country has helped those at the bottom of...
Open Letter to My Conservative Friends
To my many conservative friends - take a good look at those cartoon birds - you are not on the top rung. The game has always been rigged - a bit. But now those at the top are criminals, not high achievers or entrepreneurs or small business owners - criminals....
Open Letter to My Liberal Friends
If you remember the Civil Rights marches and have wondered would that ever happen again -- it's happening now.If you remember the Vietnam War protests and have wanted to influence the course of the nation that strongly again -- you can do it now.If you...
Occupy Berkeley!
Today Occupy Berkeley at Bank of America on Shattuck and at People's Park."...now that the richest 1 percent have backed the rest of us into a corner — a corner without health care, decent wages and jobs that are not in danger of being outsourced — we...
Medical Marijuana (8): IRS Attacks
The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that legally operating medical marijuana businesses cannot take normal tax deductions like rent, payroll, security or equipment. The IRS cites a 25 year old law passed under the Reagan "War on Drugs" that was meant...
Arab Spring - American Winter?
"It is pretty safe to say that the U.S. military-industrial complex and other oppressive U.S. industrial complexes will ultimately fail." I'm depressed. No, not clinically morose; I won't be needing meds or any talk therapy but you might. You see...
Pandiculation
pandiculation \pan-dik-yuh-LEY-shuhn\, noun:an instinctive stretching, as on awakening or while yawningYes, humans do it too; but these guys are so much more expressive.not everyone appreciates being photographedOK this is just showing offCousin...
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