December 2011
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Dec 30th
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In sum: the President can kill whomever he wants... →
soupsoup: “In sum: the President can kill whomever he wants anywhere in the world (including U.S. citizens) without a shred of check or oversight, and has massively escalated these killings since taking office (at the time of Obama’s inauguration, the U.S. used drone attacks in only one country (Pakistan); under Obama, these attacks have occurred in at least six Muslim countries). Because it’s a...
Dec 30th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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I'll be taking meetings all week.
Found a new place to work when I’m in Buffalo, as I am for the week.  Sweetness 7 cafe, on Grant Street — the owner bought the 20,000 square foot run down Victorian on a whim.  Sadly, they’re only open from 8AM to 3PM.  But if you’re ever in Buffalo, come here.  It’s wonderful. (Photo via flickr)
Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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Our recent history is in a Gmail folder. →
tylercoates: There are times in which I catch myself thinking about my dad, suddenly sad that I can’t call him or send him an email with a stupid picture that I know would make him laugh. There are times when I want to clench my fists and punch the walls, kick the furniture, shout at the top of my lungs because I MISS MY FATHER and I WANT HIM BACK. But I can’t do that, because I feel like...
Dec 27th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 23rd
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“I pay $200 a month to have 1,600 TV channels pumped into my...”
– Rex Sorgatz: LA is the future (kill me now) via @NiemanLab
Dec 23rd
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WatchWatch
“The United States Congress, and to a certain degree the White House, are dominated by big money interests.  If you look at who contributes to campaigns, by and large they are very wealthy people. If you look at the lobbying effort that takes place it Washington it is beyond belief. When we look at what happened at Wall Street and the collapse of the Wall Street as a result of deregulation, we can...
Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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“The fact that there was any debate over whether to call in experts on such a...”
– Joshua Kopstein, Dear Congress, It’s No Longer OK To Not Know How The Internet Works This friends, is the most important article you’ll read today. (via towerofsleep) Where’s the off switch for Congress?
Dec 17th
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Can women be funny now?
Heard a joke at the office this week.  What’s a ghost put in soup? Scare-ots!
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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ListenThe National - Exile Vilify (via Rawkblog)
Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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“The party in Gracie Mansion serves as a microcosm of the larger problem of...”
– - Allison Kilkenny Mayor Tin Ear Mocks Occupy Wall Street | The Nation
Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Rev. Dr. James Cooper of Trinity Church talks...
NOTE: I could not get the video to embed, but click through to watch it.  Very good explanation of the current relationship between #OWS and Trinity Church from Rev. Dr. James H. Cooper. Via Trinity Wall Street - this is worth watching the whole way through. During December 4 services at Trinity Church, the Rev. Dr. James H. Cooper described the character of Trinity’s ongoing...
Dec 5th
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Dec 3rd
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Occupy Broadway Kicks Off Tonight
If you’re a fan of sing-alongs, costumes, and mic checks, this is the place for you this weekend!  Starting tonight at 6PM tonight, a huge number of NY-based performers will be “Occupying Broadway” in the plaza in front of 1633 Broadway, between 50th and 51st Streets.  We stopped by tonight, and it looked like a huge turnout already — about 300 people or so watching the...
Dec 3rd
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Dec 2nd
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ListenI Gave You All - Mumford & Sons
Dec 2nd
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VIDEO: Occupy Lincoln Center Protest
I put together some quick clips of some of the more interesting moments of the Lincoln Center protest in New York last night.  This includes an arrest of a peaceful protester, a speech by Philip Glass, and a rousing mic check from a woman who currently works at Bloomberg LP.  Here’s the text of Glass’ speech: “When righteousness/ Withers away/ And evil / Rules the Land /We...
Dec 2nd
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PHOTOS: Occupy Lincoln Center
Occupy Wall Street held a protest at New York’s Lincoln Center the night of December 1, 2011. The plaza of Lincoln Center was closed off to protesters early on. That night, Philip Glass’s “Satyagraha” opera (about the life of Gandhi, no less) was being performed — and as people left from the Met, police tried to get them to leave from side exits, but many...
Dec 2nd
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“Reporters told Capital last night that New York Police Department officers...”
– Reporters Covering Occupy Wall Street Outside Obama Fundraiser Say Police Barred Them (via Capital New York)
Dec 1st
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