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• MUST READ - A Report from the Frontlines: The Long Road to #OccupyWallStreet and the Origins of the 99% Movement

How Anonymous, AmpedStatus, the NYC General Assembly, US Day of Rage, Adbusters and Thousands of Individual Actions Led to the Occupation of Liberty Park and the Birth of a Movement

As the occupation of Wall Street moves into its third week, there are many questions about the organizers behind the ongoing protests and the origins of the 99% Movement. As one of the many people who actively supported the effort, and helped launch the 99% Movement, I will give my perspective on the events leading up to the occupation of Liberty Park.

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Video - The Young Turks on Mitt Romney's Income and Taxes

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Satire - Investment Bankers Occupy Wall Street

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Reason TV - What we saw at Occupy Wall Street

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Video - Comedian Lee Camp at Occupy Wall Street - Oct. 2, 2011

Start watching at the 2:45 mark.

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Song - The Hunger Mountain Boys - Snatchin' And Grabbin' 

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[DailyBail]

Washington protests march into second week

http://www.activistpost.com/2011/10/washington-protests-march-into-second.html

[DailyBail]

Egypt May Be Forced to Seek $3 Billion IMF Loan It Rejected

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-09/egypt-may-be-forced-to-seek-imf-loan-it-rejected-arab-credit.html

[DailyBail]

Earnings per share for the Standard & Poor’s 500, excluding financial companies, rose 14 percent in the third quarter, the smallest gain since the end of 2009, analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg show. That compares with 19 percent in the second quarter and 20 percent in the first. Analysts have begun reducing forecasts for the current quarter and beyond.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-09/corporate-profits-set-for-slowest-growth-since-2009-with-forecasts-dimming.html

[DailyBail]

Banks May Still Face Fraud, Municipal Claims Under Foreclosure Settlement

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-10/banks-may-still-face-fraud-municipal-claims-under-foreclosure-settlement.html

[DailyBail]

Dexia Breakup Gathers Pace as Belgium Will Buy Local Consumer Lending Unit

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-09/belgium-is-said-to-get-france-s-approval-to-buy-dexia-consumer-bank-unit.html

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Silver-Laden WWI Shipwreck Found by Salvager

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-10/silver-laden-world-war-i-shipwreck-is-found-by-underwater-salvager-odyssey.html

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In the straw poll at the summit, Cain got 23 percent, behind Texas congressman Ron Paul, with 37 percent.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-10/herman-cain-s-campaign-soars-as-republican-voters-hunt-for-someone-to-love.html

[DailyBail]

Galleon Sentencing Scorecard: Average Prison Term Is Three Years

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-10/galleon-group-insider-scandal-yields-an-average-3-year-term-for-defendants.html

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Trichet Throws Away Script, Reminding American Skeptics Euro Built to Last

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-09/trichet-throws-away-script-as-he-reminds-u-s-euro-built-to-last.html

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“We will recapitalize the banks,” the French president said in Berlin yesterday at a joint briefing with the German chancellor without providing details. “We’ll do it in complete agreement with our German friends because the economy needs it, to assure growth and financing.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-09/merkel-sarkozy-pledge-bank-recapitalization-in-crisis-plan-due-this-month.html

[DailyBail]

Wall Street Occupiers Depend on Kindness of Strangers at Brookfield Park

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-10/wall-street-occupiers-need-kindness-of-strangers-to-stay-clean.html

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Crude Oil Climbs to Two-Week High on European Pledge to Stem Debt Crisis

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-10/oil-rises-to-two-week-high-on-european-pledge-to-contain-debt.html

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Steve Jobs Died at Home of Respiratory Arrest

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-10/jobs-died-at-home-of-respiratory-arrest-tied-to-cancer-1-.html

[DailyBail]

The U.S. has likely dodged a recession for now, even though it’s too early to sound the all- clear for the economy.

A string of stronger-than-projected statistics -- capped by the news on Oct. 7 of a 103,000 rise in payrolls last month -- has prompted economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Macroeconomic Advisers LLC to raise their growth forecasts for third quarter growth to 2.5 percent from about 2 percent. That’s nearly double the second quarter’s 1.3 percent rate and would be the fastest growth in a year.

“The U.S. economy doesn’t look like it’s double-dipping at all,” said Allen Sinai, president of Decision Economics Inc. in New York. “But it is a crummy recovery.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-09/no-recession-for-u-s-as-economists-improve-forecasts-to-weakest-expansion.html

[DailyBail]

Al Gore kicked out of the Global Warming Club

http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/43985

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Dexia bank gets massive bailout

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15235915

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Ron Paul has Won Several Straw Polls Including California & South Carolina (& Tied In Iowa!)

http://revolutionarypolitics.tv/video/viewVideo.php?video_id=16345

[john]

Occupy Boston update.

http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/local/occupy-boston-occupies-newly-renovated-park-20111010

[DailyBail]

Chris Hedges - Why the Elites Are in Trouble

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/why_the_elites_are_in_trouble_20111009/

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Busking at the Corner of Shit and Go Blind - Great Read

http://zippittydodah.blogspot.com/2011/10/busking-at-corner-of-shit-and-go-blind.html

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Panic of the Plutocrats - By PAUL KRUGMAN

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/opinion/panic-of-the-plutocrats.html

[DailyBail]

John Hussman: Here Are 4 Things That Every Wall Street Protester Should Know

"Failure" means bondholders shouldn't be guaranteed every penny.
The Federal Reserve's purchases of Fannie and Freddie debt were illegal.
Creating shell companies like Maiden Lane to buy bad Wall Street assets was illegal.
Policies of bailouts only misallocate capital and exacerbate the wealth skew.

http://www.hussman.net/wmc/wmc111010.htm

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Fat Cats in Crossfire: Occupy Wall St. aims for all streets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GLw3OBWLfs

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After Ron Paul win, Values Voters organizer calls own poll ‘irrelevant’

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/10/10/after-ron-paul-win-organizer-calls-values-voters-poll-irrelevant/

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Romney: Protesters ‘trying to find scapegoats to attack’ - VIDEO

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/10/10/romney-protesters-trying-to-find-scapegoats-to-attack/

[john]

Occupy Boston press release.

http://occupyboston.com/2011/10/10/october-10-2011-we-will-occupy/

[snip]

On Monday, October 10, 2011, 10,000 people marched from Boston Common to Dewey Square to the North Washington Bridge in support of Occupy Boston and to demand fundamental and lasting economic and political reform.. At the same time, Occupy Boston expanded to an adjoining section of the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy to accommodate the many hundreds of people who come daily to join the occupation. This peaceful expansion was undertaken to make a place for everyone in our movement.

Note that Fox news said they relocated camp...They didn't. They're expanding.

[DailyBail]

Video of deadly Egypt riots as Christians clash with police

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-UQ9OCY9eA

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Reader Photos from Occupy Des Moines

http://whatreallyhappened.com/IMAGES/OccupyDesMoines/index.html

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Occupy Burlington Vermont

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siCrC8Bnd9Y

[DailyBail]

Dr. Marc Faber on World Economy and currency/debt crisis – 10/06/2011

http://revolutionarypolitics.com/?p=6032

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Anti-war protesters intend to overstay permit in Washington’s Freedom Plaza

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/anti-war-protesters-intend-to-overstay-permit-in-washingtons-freedom-plaza/2011/10/09/gIQANYnHYL_story.html

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The first encounter with Police at OccupyDSM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xex5UyoZ4v0&feature=player_embedded

[DailyBail]

Greece Effectively Nationalizes Lender Proton Bank

http://www.cnbc.com/id/44815580

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Occupy Wall Street-style protests spread to Britain

http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/09/8234525-occupy-wall-street-style-protests-spread-to-britain

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Mayor Bloomberg says 'Occupy Wall Street' protesters can stay indefinitely

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mayor_bloomberg_says_occupy_wall_hxsWjgaEegGMELAcDUNAtK#ixzz1aPMPqKJ4

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Obama criticizes bank, but he takes its money

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20111010/OPINION04/310100012/-1/gallery_array/Obama-criticizes-bank-he-takes-its-money

[DailyBail]

Obama's job-creation panel includes job-cutting executives

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-jobs-council-20111010,0,4213847.story?logout=true

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Issa: 'Fast and furious' subpoenas issued soon

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FAST_AND_FURIOUS_ISSA

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Dear Bank Of America - This is Why We Hate You and Want You to Die

http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2011/10/09/this-is-why-they-hate-you-and-want-you-to-die

[DailyBail]

Stunning Pictures of Al Gore’s New $9 Million Mansion Media Totally Ignored

http://wakeupfromyourslumber.com/blog/aletho-news/stunning-pictures-al-gore-s-new-9-million-mansion-media-totally-ignored

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Breaking: new evidence shows Hillary a mastermind behind Fast & Furious

http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/breaking-new-evidence-show-hillary-a-mastermind-behind-gunwalker?CID=examiner_alerts_article

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Occupy Wall Street: Coming to a mansion near you

http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/10/news/economy/occupy_wall_street_protest/

[DailyBail]

World's oldest car sells for $4.6 million

http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/10/autos/worlds_oldest_car/index.htm?iid=Popular

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Occupy Wall Street: Ben & Jerry's flavour of the month

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/oct/10/occupy-wall-street-ben-jerrys

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Occupy Oakland

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2lbA3QIsYw4/TpN7YCFAOJI/AAAAAAAAA0c/6ySfqXN40Qw/s1600/occupy_oakland.jpg

[DailyBail]

Financial Giants Put New York City Cops On Their Payroll

http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/10/10/financial-giants-put-new-york-city-cops-on-their-payroll/

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CBC's Kevin O'Leary gets schooled on #Occupy Wall Street movement by Chris Hedges

http://rabble.ca/rabbletv/program-guide/2011/10/best-net/cbcs-kevin-oleary-gets-schooled-occupy-movement-chris-hedges

[john]

Boston Radio Feed Live:

http://www.bostonpdlive.com/

[john]

Occupy Boston Live feed up.

http://www.livestream.com/occupyboston/

BPD Radio

http://www.bostonpdlive.com/

[john]

Raid Imminent. Follow on twitter.

http://twitter.com/#!/occupy_boston

Livestream video

http://www.livestream.com/occupyboston/

BPD Radio

http://www.bostonpdlive.com/

[john]

Occupy Boston Raid in Progress......

http://twitter.com/#!/occupy_boston

Livestream video

http://www.livestream.com/occupyboston/

BPD Radio

http://www.bostonpdlive.com/

[john]

Update: from twitter.

REPEAT. POLICE ARE BEATING THE VETERANS FOR PEACE.

[john]

From Twitter:


Boston Police are being violent, and attacking people and tents. #occupyboston
5 minutes ago

Occupy_Boston Occupy Boston
Police tearing sown tents violently. #occupyboston
7 minutes ago

Occupy_Boston Occupy Boston
People are being dragged away, beaten.
8 minutes ago

Occupy_Boston Occupy Boston
Cops tearing down tents.
8 minutes ago
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Occupy_Boston Occupy Boston
Police are surrounding the park. Beating lots of protesters, many arrests. #occupyboston
8 minutes ago

Occupy_Boston Occupy Boston
KEEP TAKING PHOTOS.
8 minutes ago

Occupy_Boston Occupy Boston
We are being beaten.
9 minutes ago

Occupy_Boston Occupy Boston
Cops arresting everyone.
9 minutes ago

steveannear Steve Annear
by Occupy_Boston
Police pushing through with forces putting zipties on people #occupyboston

[john]

Occupy Boston Live feed cut.

[john]

The Fox News machine goes into spin cycle this am. A female reported was interviewing a very intelligent young man when a car drove by and the driver yelled "get a job". The reporter suddenly turned to the young man and said "did you here that" to which the young man responded " that could have been for you".

The look on her face.....Priceless!

[The Guillotine]

Romney is worth a quarter of a BILLION dollars. That's $250,000,000.00. And he sucks at the crotches of Wall Street cronies, corporations, and banks. He also gives the occasional reach-around to religious nuts. How could anyone like such a bubble headed moron?

[john]

It's called the 'reach around'.

[Den]

Hey, if you are going to pick on Mitt then do it for what he is. There is plenty of material. Don't pick on him because he makes a lot of money. I make a lot of money too and if I can pay zero taxes I will. Take the guy down for real injustices...give me a break!

[DailyBail]

The Fox News machine goes into spin cycle this am. A female reported was interviewing a very intelligent young man when a car drove by and the driver yelled "get a job". The reporter suddenly turned to the young man and said "did you here that" to which the young man responded " that could have been for you".

The look on her face.....Priceless!

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Now that made me laugh, John, thanks.

[DailyBail]

Den...if you know this site you know I think both taxes and spending are too high, but in the case of multi-millionaires I don't have much sympathy. Once you've got $5 million or so in the bank, you don't need any more help, especially in the form of reduced taxes on capital gains and dividends.

[john]

Occupy Boston plans a Massive Food drive for the Greater Boston Food Bank this weekend.

Occupy_Boston Occupy Boston
...but let's collect a MOUNTAIN of food for the food bank this weekend! Bring it down!
33 minutes ago

WAY TO GO!