Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Police Unleash Pepper Spray on Occupy ALEC Protest

Police pepper sprayed protesters outside of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) summit at Scottsdale’s Westin Kierland Hotel in Arizona. Community groups, labor and Occupy Phoenix all participated to shine a light on ALEC’s “corporate takeover of state legislatures.”...  Read and watch video:   Fire Dog Lake

Pepper-Spray Creator Decries Use of Chemical Agent on Peaceful Occupy Wall Street Protesters

We speak with Kamran Loghman, the expert who developed weapons-grade pepper-spray, who says he was shocked at how police have used the chemical agent on non-violent Occupy Wall Street protesters nationwide — including students at University of California, Davis, female protesters in New York City, and an 84-year old activist in Seattle. “I saw it and the first thing that came to my mind wasn’t police or students, it was my own children sitting down having an opinion...  Read more:   Truth Out 

Black Friday Craziness Nothing to Laugh At

It'd have been impossible to ignore, if you were driving home from your Thanksgiving festivities or at least tuned into the news, the long lines of people camped out in front of malls, big box stores and retailers otherwise, waiting patiently for the doors to open and thus begin Black Friday. And while the eager consumers have been easy targets for jokes and criticism from late night hosts, twitter comedians... 
Read more:   Huffington Post

Megyn Kelly Claims Her Pepper Spray is a 'Food Product, Essentially" Comment Taken Out Of Context

Megyn Kelly gave an interview to TVNewser who asked her about her comments which have caused such a stir on Bill O'Reilly's show that the pepper spray used on the UC Davis protesters is "a food product, essentially." Kelly's explanation for the comment boils down to claiming she was taken out of context and that if anyone watches the full clip, they won't believe she was trying to diminish what happened to the students...  Read more:   Crooks and Liars

UC Davis Will Graciously Cover Medical Expenses For Students It Pepper Sprayed

Eleven of the students who were pepper-sprayed in the face during last weekend's notable UC Davis meme were treated for the effects, but now UC Davis says they're paying all medical costs. Very considerate!

Meanwhile, Chancellor Linda Katehi said the police were going against her wishes by so brutally clearing out...  Read more:   Gawker