October 2011
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Police want to sue OWS protesters?
Heard on fox news (don’t judge me, it’s all they play at work) That 20 police officers have been hurt because of OWs and they want to sue the protesters. But I wonder how many protesters were hurt by the cops in riot gear?
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Occupy the No-Spin Zone
One of the best things about Occupy Wall Street is the way it confuses and ignores the shrill pundit class.
Hey, occupiers: You’re the new news. And even better, by refusing to explain yourselves, you’re actually changing what’s reported as news. Because it takes a tremendous mental effort to refuse to see that the rich are getting richer in America while the rest of us are struggling. Maybe...
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Occupy Universities
steamthings:
When I think about the right places to ‘Occupy’ I think of Michael Crow. We need to fight back against the system that makes education a luxury and a for profit system, that does not pay off at the end.
YES!
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Average Income of Top 1% Rose 275% since 1979 →
According to a new Congressional Budget Office report released on Tuesday, since 1979 the average, after-tax income of the top one percent of American households has risen 275 percent. Meanwhile, for the poorest one-fifth of the country, it’s gone up just 18 percent. And for the biggest slice of “middle class” America — the three-fifths of homes between the top and bottom 20% — incomes have...
“Look: people are frustrated. And that frustration has expressed itself in a lot...”
– President BARACK OBAMA, reacting to the national Occupy Wall Street movement, on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. (via inothernews)
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They are bringing the troops home!! →
Why were we even there to begin with?
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Attention Writers, Poets and Artist
Attention Writers, Poets, Artist, The editors at ASU’s West Literary Magazine, Canyon Voices, are seeking submissions for our current issue. We are looking for short scripts fiction, poetry, nonfiction essays, and art from emerging talent. Please send all submissions to CanyonVoicesLitMag@gmail.com. The deadline has been extended to October 28th. You can find our submission rules...
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Chronicles of Fred
I really despise the sound of my dog licking his balls whilst I’m trying too go to sleep.
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