Monday, January 30, 2012

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Mon. Jan. 30, 2912

1. Tensions mount with arrest of Occupy D.C. protester and approach of deadline... 
Read @:  Washington Post

2. NYPD Doubts That NYPD Commissioner’s Son Is a Rapist...  Read @:  Gawker

3. Over 400 arrested at ‘Occupy Oakland’ in violent night... 
Read @:  The Raw Story

4. Catalan police as protesters inside demo in Barcelona!... 
Read @:  Take The Square

5. Don’t Stop Recording: Cameraman Threatened with Arrest...  Read @:  Free Keene

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Did Sarah Palin Throw Newt Under the Bus

I started blogging in 2008 when Sarah Palin was selected as John McCain's running mate. It was her first speech, that eloquent bag of bull crap, she spewed all over the cameras, that did it for me. I can tell when a person is full of horse manure. Sarah Palin did not fool me, but she has many people around the country. The lady who read newspapers from around the globe, thought Africa was a country not a continent, was schooled by a couple Canadian comics and best lie she told the American public her fake pregnancy story about 'Trig.' Anyone that believes Sarah Palin gave birth to 'Trig' is stupid!

We all have been deceived in our lives. Some of us a little more naieve than others. But if you believe anything Sarah Palin says, you will sooner or later be thrown under the Palin bus. I thought Sarah Palin had fizzled from the limelight, gone from the cameras and back to her little abode in Wasilla, Alaska. But it looks like Newt Gingrich might have secured a spot for her in his cabinet, if he is elected President. That is, if Sarah Palin has not tainted his bid for the Presidential election. We all know that Sarah Palin has a way to squash people and Presidential runs.

I have not been keeping tabs on Sarah Palin, because to be honest, I was sick and tired of hearing about her celebrity family and their desperate house wife type reality show life, they all live in. I would never take Sarah Palin serious, consider her to be a viable candidate for any public office or even a dog catcher position. The lady is loopy and full of herself. What needs to be exposed about Sarah Palin is, she is NOT the mother of 'Trig' and she needs to be held accountable for all her mischief as the Governor of Alaska. Sarah Palin is a farce!

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Sun. Jan. 29, 2012

1. Twitter May Censor Tweets...  Read @:  Crooks and Liars

2. A Citizen's Report From the U.S. Conference of Mayors... 
Read @:  Huffington Post

3. The Occupy Movement Braves Winter...  Read @:  Fire Dog Lake

4. Occupy Protesters and Police Clash in Oakland... 
Read @:  Truth Out

5. Occupying Hawaii: Paradise Lost and Found... 
Read @:  Truth Out

Saturday, January 28, 2012

A Rally and March for Raul Carranza

Who deserves 24/7 health care? Raul Carranza! Why does he have to fight to get it? Because of the corrupt health care system we live under. Raul is a young man with dreams. He was attending UCLA, until his health care provider informed him he was no longer eligible for 24/7 health care, because he is considered a sub-acute patient, not acute. Raul has multiple sclerosis and has never walked a day, in his life.

Wheel chair bound, not able to feed himself, clothe himself, bath himself, or talk without the use of a computerized mechanism, Raul still has a brain that functions, even when his body doesn't. This young man is brave and willing to fight the medical system, to obtain a 24/7 home health care nurse. Not only does Raul have MS, so does his younger brother who also is wheel chair bound.

Yesterday there was a rally and march for Raul that started at the Statehouse, located on Front Street. Many great speakers spoke about the broken medical system. One Home Health worker who has worked in the industry for 25 years, talked about how she made minimum wage for 20, of those years. A veteran of the military paralyzed for the last twenty years, talked about how he did not want to go into a nursing home, to die. What the system wants is to put these people into nursing homes, where they will be discarded and die sooner than they would in their own homes. What kind of country is this? Demented!

All these pro-lifers talking about how they love the fetus and once the baby is born they hate it. They don't want to take care of it. They want to check people into a facility that could give a rats ass, about a living, breathing human being. But they want you to have those babies. Something is terribly wrong. That is why the Occupy movement began. That is why Raul Carranza and his brother are fighting for their rights.

After the rally we headed into the streets to march to the civic center. We headed south on front street and made a left at A St. We had taken over all lanes and the wheel chairs were not easy to push. The cops started on their rampage making sure we left a lane open. Raul, his brother, many of his family members, friends, occupiers and strangers chanted, 'People people can't you see, healthcare is a human need.'

About 75 people marched into the civic center. We had another rally open to anyone who wanted to speak out about the injustices going on, in the country and the medical field. A few mintues into the rally a man walked briskly through the rally followed by six cops. The cops said he had jay walked. The SDPD took the limelight away from two young men in wheel chairs who have never walked a day in their life. To give another man who had participated in Raul's rally and march a jay walking ticket.

Do these cops have compassion? Hell no! The SDPD are pathetic thugs and the real domestic terrorists in this town. Raul Carranza whose muscles do not work, but his brain does has the courage to speak out and fight all injustices. Raul is not afraid of cops who cannot think for themselves, or the idiots who say he does not deserve 24/7 care. No, Raul Carranza is braver than any SDPD officer out their, even though he lives in a wheel chair and has not walked a day in his life.

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Sat. Jan. 28, 2012

1. Police operation carried out in several Italian cities against NO TAV Movement...  Read @:  Take The Square

2. The SEC Mulls An Investigation Calls Grow For John Boehner To Resign...  Read @:  Politicususa

3. Park Police to End Camping for #OccupyDC... 
Read @:  Crooks and Liars

4. Here’s Video Reminder of Why Politicians Should Really Be Required To Rap In Every Campaign Ad...  Read @:  Wonkette

5. January 28th Day Of Action To Occupy Empty Buildings... 
Read @:  Occupy Minnesota

Friday, January 27, 2012

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Fri. Jan. 27, 2012

1. Occupy Innovation... 
Read @:  Fire Dog Lake

2. Subpoenas issued to financial firms in expanded probe... 
Read @:  Reuters

3. In Defense of Amateur Journalists...  Read @:  Free Keene

4. "What Does Twitter’s Country-by-Country Takedown System Mean for Freedom of Expression?"... 
Read @:  Boing Boing

5. Crime ‘Obama Fanatic’ Threatens to Fill AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio With a ‘Thousand Bullet Holes,’ Deputy Chief Interviewed... 
Read @:  The Blaze

San Diego DA Bonnie Dumanis Orders SDPD to Crackdown on #OSD

The truth comes out. Last night at Occupy San Diego I learned from a police officer, who really is calling the shots and ordering excessive force and discrimination against #OSD. District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. Last night was student night at the opera and thousands of high school aged kids filled the civic center. Lined up in groups waiting to see 'Salome.'

I walked over to see why two SDPD officers were asking for id, from a young man. I stood close to hear what the issue was, when approached by another blue coat who asked what I was doing. I said 'hanging out.' He informed me that the adults in charge of the kids going to the show, asked the SDPD to make sure the occupiers did not have contact with the kids. Interesting.

Another man from our group James, was over at the front entrance to the plaza and telling kids to think for themselves, as they walked into the theater. He was verbally attacked by an angry older white man that told him 'if you weren't doing anything wrong the police would not bother you.' James also learned that the SDPD had been informing the kids, that occupiers were against liberal arts and theater. Wow, that is a bunch of crap!

While the kids waited outside for the doors to the theater to open, some of the gutsy occupiers started drawing on the ground with colorful chalk. A couple nights ago a couple occupiers were given citations for chalk art, as the SDPD explained to them it was toxic and harmful to the environment. Last night something else happened. The SDPD used Bleach to remove the chalk art! Another contradiction in their charade of insanity and making up their own laws.

Now we know San Diego DA Bonnie Dumanis is one of the ring leaders, in shutting down #OSD. Bonnie Dumanis has her eyes on Jerry Sanders mayoral seat. Could Bonnie Dumanis, Jerry Sanders and police chief Lansdowne be the clowns making up their own laws and discriminating against people standing up and speaking out against political, judicial and corporate corruption happening in this state and country? Yes!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Don't Shove Your Religion Down My Throat


How many of you have been told, the abuse you are going through is gods plan? Really this is what your abusive god wants for my life. Hell NO! But hey if you think it is ok for my life, it better be ok for your life, your families and friends life. Life for some is a tangled web of abuse, oppression and suppression all in the name of god. I have read the bible, attended church, and read many other religious/spiritual books from zen, to Buddhism, the Koran... I have come to the absolute conclusion they are all lies and a way to control others, especially women.

A new billboard in Boulder, Colorado is making the religious zealots angry. Why, because it has the opportunity to make people think for themselves and not be coerced into being sheep and following a religion, just because your parents told you ,it was truth. Or someone on the street you met, told you how jesus changed their life, and if you don't believe in jesus, you are a bad person and will go to hell. Folks I have been living in hell for twelve years, because of mans plan, not gods plan. Mans plan is about control, and control, is the worst form of abuse and oppression.

People can believe in whatever fairy tales they choose. There are at least a thousand religions around the world. How do you know, one hundred percent that yours is the right one? How do you know if something is a miracle or coincidence? How do you know what your god really wants for you or anyone else? Religion is a big business. Religion has caused many wars killing and destroying many people, through out the ages. Stop pushing your reiligion on me. Start being accountable for your own life. Don't think you know what other people need to make them stronger. Look in the mirror and open your eyes to reality.

People are so programmed to believe whatever someone tells them. People are easily shaped to follow something without even thinking about what they are doing. They just do it, because someone says to. These days religion and religious people put fear into others, to believe a certain way or you will go to hell. Religion is hell to me. Those who lie, harm and cause suffering to others in the name of god are people I have no respect for. This is my life. Stop telling me what I have to do to get something. Stop telling me that if I don't believe the way you do I am a bad person. Start being accountable for your actions not mine. Then and only then will life get good for all.

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Thur. Jan. 26, 2012

1. Doll 'protesters' present small problem for Russian police...  Read @:  The Guardian

2. Australian PM Loses Shoe During Scuffle With Protesters...  Read @:  The Blaze

3. Rebel With A Cause – How I Became A Voluntaryist...  Read @:  Free Keene

4. Newt Gingrich on why Evangelicals Should Vote for Him: 'I Understand their's  a War Against Religion...  Read @:  Crooks and Liars

5. Why some Religious faiths attack the teaching of evolution so aggressively...  Read @:  The Immoral Minority

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Concerned Citizens Bring SDPD's Behavior To Citizens Review Board

What will it take to stop the harassment, intimidation and out right abuse of authority by the SDPD? It will take a new watch dog group called Occupy. Since October 7, 2011 Occupy San Diego has been battling the SDPD and their dirty dog tactics and utter discrimination against a group of people wanting to bring change to a corrupt system. Last night about forty occupiers from San Diego attended the citizens review board meeting held at the Malcom X library on Market Street.

Not only has the occupy movement in San Diego witnessed and first hand experienced the abuse of power by the SDPD, they have seen how the homeless in San Diego are being picked on and pushed out. Who is directing this violent behavior? The mayor, city council, the chief of police, who is it asked Ray Lutz? Because the orders have to come from somewhere. Ray Lutz also told the board members that out of the hundred and fifty plus arrests, most of the charges have been dropped or our pending and have a year to be submitted. So what the police are doing is stealing the occupiers money, playing games with the judicial system and blatantly harassing people.

About fifteen speakers spoke to the board members with purpose, passion and conviction about their concerns that the SDPD has serious issues of police brutality and discrimination problems. Fish brought to the attention of the board that police officers need a psyche evaluation. Mike Garcia told the board he was arrested for sitting in a chair and handing out flyer's. Stephanie Jennings told how she was tackled and thrown to the ground, because she touched the yellow caution tape. Mike a veteran spoke about how he took an oath as a military officer to defend foreign and domestic terrorist.

In Hartford CT three officers and one sergeant were arrested by the FEDS yesterday, for racial profiling and abuse to mexicans. So this problem is not just in San Diego, but country wide. I know that being a police officer is not easy and they have to deal with many people that pose a threat. But at the civic center people are sitting in circles discussing how to make this country and world a better place. Not how to blow it up or violently attack the police. We did not come here to fight the police, but to fight corruption in politics, corporations and the banking industry. Nothing to do with the police. But they have shown they are also corrupt and need to be held accountable for their actions.

It was a successful evening. I left feeling we were effective in getting some board members to understand the SDPD are discriminating against a political group. They have been using excessive force and they need to be addressed with repercussions to those that have abused their power and authority. I have also seen how the homeless are being kicked around and oppressed by the SDPD. That is why they cannot get out of their situation. So if you are a concerned citizen, join the new watch dogs in town, Occupy San Diego.

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Wed. Jan 25, 2012

1. [video] Occupy Newt! Occupy Sarasota demonstrates at Newt rally... 
Read @:  Occupy News

2. Occupy the Bible... 
Read @:  Politicususa

3. How Much Do Looks Matter in Presidential Politics?...  Read @:  Slate

4. Cops Fearmonger at State House Hearings To Lessen Weapons Restrictions...  Read @:  Free Keene

5. Robert Redford on How Truth Telling, Challenging Power Fuels His Passion for Independent Film...  Read @:  Democracy Now

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Tue. Jan. 24, 2012

1. 20 Things That Happened on the Internet in 2011... 
Read @:  Laughing Squid

2. The State of Our Disunion: A Globalizing Private Sector, A Government Overwhelmed by Corporate Money... 
Read @:  Truth Out

3. Joan Walsh Says Newt Gingrich Represents ‘Resentment,’ ‘Racism,’ ‘Angry White Male Rage’...  Read @:  Mediaite

4. GOP Now Pushing For Guns In Kindergarten Classes... 
Read @:  The New Civil Rights Movement

5. True Confession: I Bought A Foreclosed Home and Put A Family On The Street...  Read @:  Occupy Los Angeles

Raul Carravza: “No More Cuts! Save Our Services!”

"I want you to fight. Fight for me, fight for the millions of unheard voices. Fight for yourselves. No matter how hard they try to stop you, don’t be discouraged." – Raul

Hello. My name is Raul Carranza. I have a disease called Muscular Dystrophy. It’s a progressive disease that prevents my muscles from making any energy... 
Read @:  Raul Carranza

Rally and March For Raul Carranza
When:  Friday Jan. 27, 2012 @ Noon
Where:  Statehouse 1350 Front St., SD 92101

San Diego Citizens Review Board On Police Practices

Occupy San Diego has been dealing with police officers who have gone beyond their duties and authority. These police officers who took an oath to protect and serve, have been more apt to harass and intimidate. Last night I was planning on staying at civic center, due to the rain. About 10 people situated themselves under the over hang on the west side of the plaza. There were a few homeless people not connected with Occupy San Diego sleeping about a hundred feet down from us.

Myself, Panther and Angel were laying down on top of my sleeping bag, covered with coats to keep us warm. At around 10:30PM two officers in a car come rolling in and tell us from their car with the window down that we cannot sleep or lay down. These officers proceeded to drive down where the other sleepers were and informed them they could not sleep. Two of the homeless people packed their stuff and rolled it out of the civic center, on a cold, dark rainy night. I thought the police were to protect and serve, at least thats what it says on the car doors!

Ernie who has been bringing coffee, hot chocolate and tea in the evening was on his way out when this happened. He offered to bring us some hot water in plastic bottles so we could keep it on our bodies for heat. When Ernie arrived back at the plaza Panther and Star had gotten into a arguement and it was escalating. Other people were getting involved and the noise increased. I knew the police would show up and they did. Five to six officers four women and at least one man.

They told us we had to leave or be arrested for placing things on the ground. I asked a women officer whose name is Clark what code we were breaking if we put things down and she could not tell me and said she did not have time to discuss it with us. Another short little black haired cop who thinks her shit doesn't stink got fiesty with me and I did not want to lash out, so I turned around and walked out of the plaza. We had no cameras or phones to video what was happening at the time.

This morning I walked back into the civic plaza and saw two officers standing outside by their cars. I walked up to them. One was the officer that did not want to tell me the code for placing things on the ground. I went up to her and asked her name and badge #. She was reluctant at first and then I told her I was going to the police review board this evening and needed this information. She then asked my name and I said 'Lynn.' I called her officer and she said I am a sergaent. I told her I did not know the difference and she was just a police officer and officer Clark got mad and had a ego. She did not like being called police officer.

Folks what kind of world do we really live in? A very sad world were people harm and cause others to suffer because they have power trips, lie and like to destroy others. Tonight their is a citizens review board happening and all people that have been excessively harassed and intimidated by the SDPD need to show up and tell their stories. Something needs to change in San Diego and we can make that happen.

Where: Malcom X Library / Valencia Park
Just east of Euclid and Market
Address: 5148 Market St., San Diego, CA 92114
When: 6:00PM

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Tue, Jan. 24, 2012

1. Park Here, An Indoor Pop-Up Park in New York City... 
Read @:  Laughing Squid

2. Action: Wells Fargo Investment in the Private Prison Industry... 
Read @:  Occupy DC

3. Occupy Nashville to Participate in National Day of Action Against Holders of Private Prison Equity...  Read @:  Occupy Nashville

4. Ben and Jerry's Co-Founder Ben Cohen, Chats About #OWS (Video)...  Read @:  Occupy News

5. ‘Revolution’: New Occupy Anthem & Music Video Tell Protesters to ‘Speed Up Momentum’...  Read @:  The Blaze

Monday, January 23, 2012

Rick Santorum and Those Like Him

The abusers always blame, the ones they abuse. Not only abusers do damage to their victims, so do others that allow it, participate in it and worse have the audacity to tell the victim "make the best out of a bad situation." That is what Rick the 'Republican Scum Ass' Santorum said to victims of rape. People that think abuse of any kind is acceptable for any reason, need a good dose of it in their own life and their families life. Then and only then, might they understand that hurting and harming another unless in self defense is sick and demented.

We live in a world were lying is acceptable behavior. Where causing pain to another makes others feel good, until it happens to them. In America the right wing extreme christians say they are against abortion because it kills. But they are for wars that kill innocent people. They are for the death penalty that kills innocent people. They kill abortion doctors. They don't want to help mothers once they have the babies. People sure can dish out abuse, but they don't want it dished back at them. Those are Cowards!

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Mon. Jan. 23, 2012

1. Pro-choice occupiers crash anti-abortion event... 
Read @:  The Raw Story

2. Anonymous Is Launching a MegaUpload Alternative?...  Read @:  Gawker

3. Gee maybe Sarah Palin's family IS just like the rest of America...  Read @:  The Immoral Minority

4. Romney to protesters: ‘Take a hike’...  Read @:  The Raw Story

5.  Christians Carry a 12-Ft Cross for Miles to Protest Atheists’ Lawsuit Over TN Water Tower Cross...  Read @:  The Blaze

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Whose Body My Body

Today a group of energized and passionate people gathered at the civic center in downtown San Diego, to rally for abortion rights. Today is the 39th anniversary of Roe vs Wade. Abortion rights have been targeted by the extreme right church going thugs who think my body is their body! It's Not! We were all given a life to decide how we will live it and what we can do with our bodies. What makes me foam at the mouth more than anything is, men who have the balls to tell me what I can do with my body. Hell no they gotta go!

I like the saying 'keep your messiah out of my vagina.' Four speakers gave us an overview of the battle women have been fighting to keep abortion legal and safe. This article by the ACLU talks about the bad year for reproductive rights and justice. After the speeches around 90 men and women of various racial backgrounds hit the streets and marched toward Horton Plaza with signs and slogans such as 'whose bodies our bodies, whose rights our rights' we heard.

As we approached Horton Plaza a young security guard walked toward the people carrying the banner and tried to tell them they could not march there. They proceeded to march and she again tried to get them to move while calling for back up. We did not listen to her and continued to walk passing by Starbucks and Sam Goodies and reaching fourth st were we took the streets again. Women cheered on the sidewalks and honked their horns.

We marched to fifth st and it was a little quiet, except for one bar where everyone was watching football. My sign said something about the 1% and a man in the bar pointed to my sign and said that was him. As we marched toward the plaza the police finally caught up with us and followed us back to the civic center. Upon arriving back at the civic center a few friends who did not march greeted us. We finished the day with speakers personal stories and convictions about their beliefs in why abortion is not a crime. Whose body, my body!

Londonderry (NH) Police Officer Receives 101 on Filming Public Officials

It amazes me that public officials (especially police officers) still feel they have an expectation of privacy while conducting public duties... 
Read @:  Free Keene

Celebrating Our Victories on the Anniversary of Roe

So it’s been a bad year for reproductive rights and justice. Alright it’s been an exceptionally bad year. States passed a record high number of restrictions on the right to access abortion care and contraceptives that, as so often is the case, hit women with the fewest resources the hardest. And anti-choice lobbyists found new and insidious ways to try to take away health care from women, and to punish those who seek and provide abortion care...Read @:  ACLU

Occupy Job Bank

Are you looking for work? So am I. I started occupying at Occupy San Diego October 11, 2011. Since then, I have volunteered many hours with the occupation doing a variety of odd jobs. I made a choice in my life not to get a job because of a personal challenge going on in my life. I decided last week, I would try one more time to see if that challenge had subsided and venture back out in the job market.

I applied last Tuesday, to work at a golf tournament the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines and did not hear back from them. The next day I went into businesses in downtown San Diego asking if they were hiring and had no luck. The next day I made a sign that read 'Employment Wanted Now' and stood on Broadway and 2nd st. One man asked what kind of work I was looking for and if I had a resume, other people wished me good luck and one jerk said 'they are hiring at Wendy's!'

Yesterday at Occupy San Diego's GA we broke up into groups and discussed things we would like to see implemented in Occupy San Diego. I brought up the idea of a Occupy Job Bank. Many people waved their hands in the air as a gesture of 'good idea.' I also mentioned the idea of Occupy Job Bank Protest, where people carried signs that read 'Hire me for' and then listed skills they had or positions they were looking for and pass out resumes, on busy corners in downtown San Diego.

Other idea's that came up were to make crafts and sell them at local farmers markets. I want to work, I just had enough of a personal issue that was affecting my work situation. I am going to try one more time and so can you. If you are looking for work leave a comment about what you are looking for. If you are looking for workers, leave a comment about what type of work you need. Let's work together to make this happen.

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Sun. Jan. 22, 2012

1. Roe V Wade @ 38: The Struggle For Female Liberty Continues... 
Read @:  Politicususa

2. Joe Paterno dies at 85...  Read @:  The Raw Story

3. McDonald’s Attempts Twitter Promotional Campaign, People Use It To Bash McDonald’s...  Read @:  Mediaite

4. Occupy Nashville: The Legislature Strikes Back... 
Read @:  Fire Dog Lake

5. The conflict is served, and from now the catalan police start with “stronger action”!...  Read @:  Take The Square

Occupy's 8 Demands

1. Congress Pass HR 1489 ("Return to Prudent Banking Act") This reinstates many provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act.The repeal of provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act in 1999 effectively removed the separation that previously existed between investment banking which issued securities and commercial banks which accepted deposits. The deregulation also removed conflict of interest prohibitions between investment bankers serving as officers of commercial banks. Most economists believe this repeal directly contributed to the severity of the Financial crisis of 2007-2011 by allowing Wall Street investment banking firms to gamble with their depostiors' money that was held in commercial banks owned or created by the investment firms.

2. Use Congressional Authority and Oversight to Ensure Appropriate Federal agencies Fully Investigate and Prosecute the Wall Street Criminals.
who clearly broke the law and helped cause the 2008 financial crisis in the following notable cases: (insert list of the most clear cut criminal actions). There is a pretty broad consensus that there is a clear group of people who got away with millions / billions illegally and haven't been brought to justice. Boy would this be long overdue and cathartic for millions of Americans. It would also be a shot across the bow for the financial industry. If you watch the solidly researched and award winning documentary film "Inside Job" that was narrated by Matt Damon (pretty brave Matt) and do other research, it wouldn't take long to develop the list.

3. Congress Enact Legislation To Protect Our Democracy By Reversing The Effects Of The Citizen United Supreme Court Decision.
Which essentially said corporations can spend as much as they want on elections. The result is that corporations can pretty much buy elections. Corporations should be highly limited in ability to contrbrute to politicial campaigns no matter what the election and no matter what the form of media. This legislation should also Re-Establish the Public Airwaves in the U.S. so that Political Candidates are Given Equal Time for Free at Reasonable Intervals in Daily Programming During Campaign Season. The same should extend to other media.

4. Congress Pass the Buffet Rule on Fair Taxation so the Rich and Corporations Pay their Fair Share and Close Corporate Tax Loop Holes and Enact a Prohibition on Hiding Funds Off Shore. No more GE paying zero or negative taxes. Pass the Buffet Rule on fair taxation so the rich pay their fair share. (If we have a really good negotiating position and have the place surrounded, we could actually dial up taxes on millionaires, billionaires and corporations even higher... back to what they once were in the 50's and 60's.

5. Congress Completely Revamp the Securities and Exchange Commission.
And staff it at all levels with proven professionals who get the job done protecting the integrity of the marketplace so citizens and investors are both protected. This agency needs a large staff and needs to be well-funded. It currently has a joke of a budget and is run by Wall Street insiders who often leave for high ticket cushy jobs with the corporations they were just regulating. Hmmmm.

6. Congress Pass Specific and Effective Laws Limiting the Influence of Lobbyists and Eliminating the Practice of Lobbyists Writing Legislation that Ends up on the Floor of Congress.

7. Congress Passing "Revolving Door Legislation" Legislation Eliminating the Ability of Former Government Regulators Going to Work for Corporations that they once Regulated.
So, you don't get to work at the FDA for five years playing softball with Pfizer and then go to work for Pfizer making $195,000 a year. While they're at it, Congress should pass specific and  effevtive laws to enforce strict judicial standards of conduct in matters concerning conflicts of interest. So long as judges are culled from the ranks of corporate attorneys the 1% will retain control.

8. Eliminate "Personhood" Legal Status for Corporations.
The film "The Corporation" has a great section on how corporations won "personhood status". The 14th amendment was supposed to give equal rights to African Americans. It said you "can't deprive a person of life, liberty or property without due process of law". Corporation lawyers wanted corporations to have more power so they basically said "corporations are people." Amazingly, between 1890 and 1910 there were 307 cases brought before the court under the 14th amendment, 288 of these brought by corporations and only 19 by African Americans. 600,000 people were killed to get rights for people and then judges applied those rights to capital and property while stripping them from people. It's time to set this straight.

Occupy Declaration

Declaration of the Occupation of New York City
As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.

As one people, united we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent of extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peacefully assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known.

They have taken our houses through an illegal foreclosure process, despite not having the original mortgage.

They have taken bailouts from taxpayers with impunity, and continue to give Executives exorbitant bonuses.

They have perpetuated inequality and discrimination in the work place based on age, the color or one's skin, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation.

They have poisoned the food supply through negligence, and undermined the farming system through monopolization.

They have profited off of the torture, confinement, and cruel treatment of countless nonhuman animals, and actively hide these practices.

They have continuously sought to strip employees of the rights to negotiate for better pay and safer working conditions.

They have held students hostage with tens of thousands of dollars of debt on education, which is itself a human right.

They have consistently outsourced labor and used that outsourcing as leverage to cut workers' health care and pay.

They have influenced the courts to achieve the same rights as people, with none of the culpability or responsibility.

They have spent millions of dollars on legal teams that look for ways to get them out of contracts in regards to health insurance.

They have sold our privacy as a commodity.

They have used the military and police force to prevent freedom of the press.

They have deliberately declined to recall faulty products endangering lives in pursuit of profit.

They determine economic policy, despite the catastrophic failures their policies have produced and continue to produce.

They have donated large sums of money to politicians supposed to be regulating them.

They continue to block alternate forms of energy to keep us dependent on oil.

They continue to block generic forms of medicine that could save people's lives in order to protect investments that have already turned a substantive profit.

They have purposely covered up oil spills, accidents, faulty bookkeeping and inactive ingredients in pursuit of profit.

They purposefully keep people misinformed and fearful through their control of the media.

They have accepted private contracts to murder prisoners even when presented with serious doubts about their guilt.

They have perpetuated colonialism at home and abroad.

They have participated in the torture and murder of innocent civilians overseas.

They continue to create weapons of mass destruction in order to receive government contracts. *

To the people of the world,

We, the New York City General Assemble occupying Wall Street in Liberty Square, urge you to assert your power.

Exercise your right to peaceably assemble; occupy public space; create a process to address the problems we face, and generate solutions accessible to everyone.

To all communities that take action and form groups in the spirit of direct democracy, we offer support, documentation, and all of the resources at our disposal

Join us and make your voices heard!

*These grievances are not all-inclusive.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Know Your Rights

If Being Arrested Yell Out Your Name And Date Of Birth So We Can Keep Track Of Who's Being Arrested, Someone Nearby Will Record Your INFORMATION

IF ARRESTED CALL
NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD
(212) 679-5100

There are three levels of law enforcement interactions and safe ways to handle each encounter. There are three sets of magic words to use during an encounter.

1) Casual Conversation - During a law enforcement encounter, ask if you are being detained or arrested. If you are not being detained or arrested, walk away.

2) Detention - If you are being detained, ask why! Make them cite the law - and remember what they say.

3) Arrest - Say the first two sets of magic words: "I choose to remain silent!" and "I want to see a lawyer!" Remember to remain silent. Law enforcement may try to trick you into talking. Keep in mind they are highly trained in gathering information and are allowed to lie in order to trick you into talking.

The third set of magic words:

1) I do not consent to a search! If the officer says "Do you mind if I look in your purse, bag, home or car?" You say, "I do not consent to a search." If the officer say: "Why not? Are you hiding something?" You say: "I believe in my Constitutional right to privacy, and I do not consent to a search."

Note: This probably will not stop an officer from searching you, but it can help get evidence thrown out of court.


U.S. Constitution

From George Washington's
Farewell Address

    "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are in dispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these finest props of the duties of men and citizens... Let it simply be asked, where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigations in courts of justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education...reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle."

The Constitution Of The United States

Greed, God and Guts

The Occupy movement exploded on the scene because people are fed up with corruption in politics, corporations and government. What people haven't realized is, corruption begins at home and within each of us and then rises up. The meaning of corruption is impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principles. Inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (as bribery). Corruption is, not being honest. If people were honest life would be full of joy, happiness and love. But for most people, life is full abuse and darkness.

As I read the Occupy declaration of grievances, I knew this was a movement for me. I know personally about the corrupt judicial system. I have experienced first hand, what can happen to your life when you trust someone you shouldn't. I learned the hard way people lie, even your own family and friends. Again I trusted people who claim they are against corruption, to be just as corrupt as those in congress. It is easy to talk about how corrupt others are, but what about yourself? Do you walk your talk?

Greed is an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth. Corporations are not the only ones, who are greedy. People are greedy when they are envious, jealous or need to possess others, for any reason. The saying 'if it doesn't kill you, it will make you stronger,' is a greedy saying when people think something is ok to happen to you, but they wouldn't want it to happen in their life.

There are more than enough resources in the world to provide food, clothing and shelter to all. Why do we still have people living on the streets? Because of greedy people concerned about how many women they can date in a week, how many cars they can pile in their garage, how many homes they can own, how many sports games can they watch, how many beers can they drink, how many times can they go to church and act godly. All while people suffer in the streets on cold dark nights, with no bathrooms, showers or food.

God is the name of a divine being for some people. After at least 10 years of utter insanity and abuse, I don't and will Never believe in god. I am an atheist who believes when people start being honest with all, life will get good for all. But if people continue to live in little white lies or big dark lies, life will continue to be ugly. I don't need an instant garbage disposal for my misbehavior. I need to be accountable and responsible for my actions. When people hurt and harm you I don't believe in turning the other cheek. I believe what anonymous says 'We do not forget, We do not forgive, Expect us.'

There are 1,000's of religions in the world, how do you know yours is the right one? With all the churches in America why are there people living on the streets? Especially when some of these mega-churches have pastors and employees living in lavish houses and working in elite buildings? Because they are greedy! Religion is the greatest form of oppression and suppression. If god is all powerful, all knowing, all loving he does not need anything from people. People need to take care of people and not god. Then and only then will our country and world be a better place. God does not need help, people do!

Guts is fortitude and stamina in coping with what alarms, repels or discourages. Most people are followers. They go with the flow. They don't have the balls or guts to stand up to injustice. Injustice comes in many forms and shapes. It starts in the home and spreads out to the community, workplace, country and world. People that have guts, are people that have written books about Monsanto and his MSG problem in the food he sells. People that have confronted church workers that have abused children sexually. People that have confronted the military about abuses and the list goes on.

Guts is not tolerating injustice and doing something about it. It is standing up and speaking out at all cost. When you sit in silence and watch someone suffer you are part of the injustice. If you participate in something to make someone else stronger, how do you know that is the result you will get. Make sure it is ok, to do to your life, before you do it to others, to see how it feels. Guts is being brave, honest and taking the risk of putting your life on the line for the justice of others. Are you silent when injustice prevails or do you have guts?

Life is unfair to many. But it does not have to be that way. Look at your own life and see where greed may lie and unravel it. We were all given a life to live the way we choose. Do not force your beliefs on others. Respect them for being a human being and let them make their choices. If they don't harm you don't worry about what they believe. Silence is the absolute oppressor when injustice is happening. Get some guts to stand up for the people that need your voice. Life is short and many times there is not a second chance.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Occupy Riverside Disrupts UC Regents Meeting, Confronted by Riot Police

Watch protesters disrupt UC Regents meeting with mic-checks where tuition hikes were planned to be discussed, per local news report. Students from UC Riverside, protesting today's Board of Regents meeting, were confronted by riot police... 
Read and watch video:  Crooks and Liars

Do Women Have Rights In America

I thought I lived in America? It feels like the Middle East, were women are pissed on, told what to do, can't go out of the house unless they are covered head to toe and have utterly no rights. Could you believe in America, fifty year old women are sold into marriages. I do! Not only sold into marriages, before they get married they are isolated from the world, while the man does whatever he wants, before he makes some great commitment. Would you do this to your daughter, granddaughter or friends life?

Would you allow a man to control a women's life to the point of utter financial ruin, mental and emotional abuse, just because the man is wealthy or famous? Do you believe women have to prove themselves, to get a man? What would the world be like if ALL women on the planet had to:
  • Prove themselves to get a man.
  • Live on the streets to get a man.
  • Be humiliated to get a man.
  • Be destroyed to get a man.

It would be the ugliest place in the world to live. All religions, especially Islam destroy women! People and especially women claim they are for women's rights. But they sit in silence when someone close to them is a victim of those rights. Families allow heinous actions against daughters and sisters, and escalate the situation to unbearable degrees, jeopardizing their own kins life. I thought I lived in America, the land of the Free! I was wrong! Cowards can sit in silence. Fighters can stand up and fight for their rights and others. Which one are you?

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Fri. Jan. 20, 2012

1. Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever... 
Read @:  Truth Out

2. PIPA Just a Few Votes from Defeat on Cloture... 
Read @:  Fire Dog Lake

3. Internet wins: Votes on PIPA/SOPA indefinitely postponed... 
Read @:  The Raw Story

4. Kucinich Announces 'Game Changing' Constitutional Amendment to Publicly Finance Federal Elections...  Read @:  Nation of Change

5. Learning to Sit Alone, in a Quiet Empty Room... 
Read @:  Zen Habits

#15MGlobalStrike – “The pitchfork movement” – Sicily paralyzed


Today is the third day of protest in Sicily. The island is almost paralyzed. In the island are protesting truckers, farmers, fishermen, craftsmen associations and merchants... 
Read @:  Take The Square

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Occupy San Diego Benefit Concert Friday 1/20/12 @ 7:30PM

Liquid Blue is an independent recording and touring act based in San Diego, California. Featuring Scott Stephens and the sensational BlueGirls trio, the seven-member act has performed in more than 100 countries on 7 continents a world record... Read @:  Zvents

Location: World Beat Center 2100 Park Blvd, SD
Phone: 619- 230-1190
Price: $5
Age: All Ages

Occupy The Courts In San Diego Friday Jan. 20, 2012

We hope that you can join us tomorrow for “Occupy the Courts”, a national day of action mobilizing people on efforts to amend the US constitution to end corporate personhood and restrict corporate influence on government and politics.
·         WHEN: Friday, January 20, 2012, 12-1 PM
·         WHERE: Federal Courthouse, 880 Front Street, SD 92101 (just south of Broadway) as part of Move to Amend's national day of action.
·         WHAT: Speakers, including Marjorie Cohn, Lori Saldana, and Mike Aguirre and a performance by the Occupellas
·         RSVP: here
·         HELP US GET FOLKS THERE. Pam, Dianne, Joanna, Evie, Susan, and others organized this terrific event. Make them proud!
As a reminder, our website is: www.WomenOccupySanDiego.org and our facebook page is:

We have a lot more going on. We plan to start regular monthly meetings shortly. The Occupellas are performing regularly. We are supporting occupiers in Civic Center with food, supplies, and runs to the showers/laundry. We are bringing the Move to Amend Tour to San Diego on February 28th. And more. See the website for details and contacts for the various projects.

We hope to see you soon.

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Thur. Jan. 19, 2012

1. Occupy Congress: The Report From the Ground...  Read @:  Crooks and Liars

2. RaceReports: Rick Perry to Drop Out of Presidential...  Read @:  The Blaze

3. Man vs. State... 
Read @:  Free Keene

4. Occupy Foreclosures deliver letter to AG Kamala Harris on Thurs...  Read @:  Occupy Sacramento

5. Donovan Claims “Imminent” Foreclosure Fraud Settlement, Again...  Read @:  Fire Dog Lake

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Day 1: Get A Job

If you are a participant in the Occupy movement and have ever marched with a sign or protested on a corner, someone has probably yelled at you "Get a job." Many people in the movement have jobs. Others like myself don't. Personal circumstances in my life, stopped me from getting a job. I spent many hours volunteering for Occupy San Diego since October 11, 2011. Many people have been more than generous delivering food for us. Others have given money specifically for me. But it is not enough to get a room and feed yourself on.

So it is time to get a job. I went on craigslist and saw my dream job. Working at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. What could be a better way to re institute myself in the work arena, than serving drinks and food to some hot golfers? I emailed the ad and received a reply. I replied back and then set up an interview in Del Mar. With no car, I took bus 50 to bus 101 and was dropped off on PCH. I walked 1.5 - 2 miles to get to the Hampton Inn for the interview. We all filled out a bunch of paper work, listened to Jamie's spiel and then were told we could go. Four to five hours to get there and back to get a job!

Its been at least 24 hours since the interview and they start working tomorrow. Doesn't look promising, but who knows maybe some people won't work out. The job was only for 10 days or so, but it would have been a start. Today I pounded the pavement again. I went into businesses in downtown San Diego asking if they were hiring. Some said no, others maybe, some yes. These days businesses have online applications, some want a hand delivered resume and others have their own applications to fill out. I am making a list of all places I have been and filled out resumes or applications for.

When you are homeless you have obstacles such as where to take a shower, store your bags and belongings and get copies of your resume printed with no money, but a big smile? I have a BA from Long Beach State in Physical Education. I owned and operated a successfully coffeehouse for five years. I have five years experience with toastmasters winning speech contests and developing skills for leadership. I have been writing blogs since 2008. But great challenges have put me on the street.

The next time someone tells me to get a job, I can say how many applications I have filled out and interviews I have been on. My new sign will say on one side "Employment Wanted Now." The other side, the number of resumes I have sent out and interviews I have been on. When someone tells me to get a job, I will tell them, give me a job or shut the blank up!

The Sad, Strange Seven Months of Emails from the Starbucks Stalker

When we started documenting the phenomenon of guys who deal with rejection by sending bizarre, overlong, passive-aggressive emails to women they've gone out with once... 
Read @:  Gawker

Chicago City Council Passes Rahm Emanuel’s Anti-Protest Ordinances

Two ordinances drawn up for controlling protests and maintaining security in the city of Chicago during upcoming NATO/G8 meetings passed through the Chicago City Council today...
Read @:  Fire Dog Lake

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Wed. Jan. 18, 2012

1. Meet The Top 5 Democratic Targets Of The SOPA/PIPA Protest...  Read @:  Politicususa

2. ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Violence in Baca's L.A. County Jails... 

Read @:  ACLU

3. Moveon Joins Blackout Against SOPA/PIPA...  Read @:  Daily Kos

4. Expansion of Indefinite Detention under NDAA Compounds Extradition Fears of WikiLeaks’ Assange...  Read @:  Democracy Now

5. Donations drying up, Occupy Wall Street slows its spending...  Read @:  CNN

Blackout Strike: Anonymous Calls for Street Protests, Lawmakers Drop Support of SOPA and PIPA

Wikipedia. Reddit. Wordpress. Wired magazine. All of these sites and thousands of others are participating in a one-day blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills proposed in Congress...  Read @:  Truth Out

What Is SOPA? Here Are Five Things You Need to Know

Today, hundreds of websites are joining in a day of action to SOPA’s threat to freedom of expression on the Internet... 
Read @: Truth Out

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Announcement: Raw Story to go dark on January 18 to protest SOPA/PIPA

The news doesn’t stop. But if Congress passes the Stop Online Piracy Act or the Protect Intellectual Property Act, your access to it could — and the owners and publisher of Raw Story won’t stand for that. In protest of Congress’ interest in passing the legislation, Raw Story will join with sites like BoingBoing, Reddit, Wikipedia and IMGUR and black out from 8 am ET until 8 pm ET tomorrow, just to demonstrate what the government could end up...  Read @:  The Raw Story