Oakland Cops Beat Iraq War Veteran

Another day, another batch of police brutality videos. God bless America. (via gawker.com)

Jack Moore a year ago 47 responses

Third Eye Blind Writes The Occupy Wall Street Anthem

Wow. After 14 years, this band still sounds exactly the same. Always stay the same, TEB.

Peggy Wang a year ago 54 responses

Legal Advisor To Oakland’s Mayor Resigns Over Brutalization Of #Occupy Protestors

Dan Siegel will no longer be advising Mayor Jean Quan on legal matters. Instead he has decided to stand with the 99%. This comes after Siegel urged people to head to the protests last night to stand with the protestors as the police raided their camp. (via twitter.com)

Jack Moore a year ago 42 responses

Man Shot With Rubber Bullet For Filming Police In Oakland

This is shocking. A man is filming a police line in Oakland when a police officer opens fires on him. I honestly am at a loss for words. But I’d like to take this moment to remind our boys in blue that pointing a camera at a police officer is not a crime. (via tumblr.thedailywh.at) Watch Video ›

Jack Moore a year ago 106 responses

Insane Raw Footage Shows Just How Giant #OccupyOakland Is

Occupy Oakland is so big that a photograph couldn’t even capture it. This is mind-blowing to see. (via think-progress.tumblr.com) Watch Video ›

Jack Moore a year ago 114 responses

Chaos Continues In Oakland After Protesters Shut Down Entire Port on theatlanticwire.com ›

Police and protesters in Oakland continue to do battle in what has become the most confrontational of the Occupy demonstrations. Early in the evening on Wednesday the demonstration reached its peak, when between 5,000-10,000 people turned out to shut down the port.

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Navy Sailor Stands Strong Holding U.S. Constitution While Police Fire Tear Gas At Occupy Oakland Protestors

While police forces were in full blown riot gear firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protestors, one Navy veteran stands strong amidst the chaos. He doesn’t even flinch while holding the U.S. constitution and Veteran’s for Peace flag. They really make the Navy tough as nails. (via youtube.com) Watch Video ›

hgrant a year ago 4 responses

A Marine’s Response To #OccupyOakland Violence

After the violence of the other night, it came out that one of the victims was a marine and two-time veteran of the Iraq war. Another marine took to reddit to respond. View Image ›

Jack Moore a year ago 68 responses

Police Shoot Occupy Oakland Protester In The Face, Flash Bang Supporting Crowd

If you’re not angry about this, you should be.

Willio a year ago 185 responses

How The Media Is Covering #OccupyOakland’s Horrific Night

So last night the streets of Oakland turned into a Michael Bay movie for a while. The images and video are somewhat reminiscent of those we saw in Egypt earlier this year. Seeing as these type of images occurring in our country are somewhat rare, I figured it would be interesting to see how the media was covering the story. Here are a few looks at where and how news sites featured the story. View List ›

Jack Moore a year ago 59 responses

Before & After: Occupy Oakland

This is what Occupy Oakland’s camp looked like before & after police “dismantled” it on Monday night. What a mess.

Matt Stopera a year ago 134 responses