Occupy Wall Street
Happy Danksgiving: An Elevated Feast
And by elevated I mean infused with cannabis.
NYPD Presence At The Occupy Wall Street Concert
There were plenty of police (and barricades) around Foley Square on September 16, the anniversary of the Occupy movement, but nothing like when a politician or other political operative appears in the city.
Twitter-Loving Judge's OWS Ruling Is Full Of #LOLZ
Occupy Wall Street protester Malcolm Harris saw his bid to stop prosecutors from subpoenaing his Twitter records shut down by Manhattan's geekiest judge, Matthew Sciarrino Jr.
Activists In Seattle Make It Rain Money
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to throw a whole bunch of money off a building and into the street? So did we.
"Be the Crisis": The Street Art of Occupy's General Strike
Check out the graffiti and digital art Occupy Wall Street is using to publicize their May Day General Strike!
Video: Palin Takes On Occupiers
A few protesters tried to disrupt Sarah Palin's speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference today. They didn't last long: the crowd (and Palin herself!) chanted "USA, USA" at the occupiers as security removed them.
Breitbart To Occupiers: "Stop Raping People!"
Andrew Breitbart really lost it Friday night on Occupiers protesting outside the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Activists Turn 85 Bank Of America ATMs Into "Truth Machines"
Members of San Francisco's Rainforest Action Network covered 85 Bank of America ATM screens with overlay stickers, the environmental organization reported, to create awareness of "everything BoA customers' money is being used for."
Iowa Coffee Shop Tosses A Group Of Occupiers
The owner of Java Joe's in Des Moines gave the boot to a handful of Occupy Iowa demonstrators Friday morning. The coffee shop's proprietor, who was hosting a scheduled appearance by GOP hopeful Newt Gingrich, said she "had to shut [the protest] down" and "couldn't stand it."
Calvin and Hobbes #Occupy the Lawn
Found outside a home in Rocklin, CA, the most awesome lawn display ever. Calvin and Hobbes stand with the 99 percent! (via robotmutant.com).
Occupy Melbourne's Tent Monsters
It’s illegal to camp out in the parks in Melbourne, Australia, so protesters decided to wear their tents as clothing. In America, this is what we would call trolling the cops.
A One-Percenter Speaks
Watch and despair for humanity.
UC Davis Pepper Spray LEGO Set
San Francisco artist Doctor Popular used an abandoned newspaper receptacle to install his LEGO diorama of last week's pepper spray incident at UC Davis. Doc Pop said he wanted "to get people thinking about recent police violence while they were trying to do their holiday shopping."
WWII Vet Owns Town Hall Meeting
The venerable Senator (and Occupy Wall Street supporter) Bernie Sanders held a town hall meeting at a Vermont high school last weekend, where World War II Veteran Verne McGrew stole the show. Listen to the kind man's wise words.
#OWS Protestors Interrupt President Obama
A group of Occupy Wall Street protestors interrupted President Obama during a speech promoting his jobs bill in Manchester, NH. I don't know about you, but I think he handled it pretty well.
Fox News On Pepper Spray: "It's A Food Product, Essentially"
I will say that for one brief second Megyn Kelly seems to concede that this was a bad move by police. But then Bill O'Reilly comes out and says, "I don't think we have the right to Monday-morning quarterback the police. Particularly at a place like UC Davis, which is a fairly liberal campus." What does that even mean?
Oakland Cops Beat Iraq War Veteran
Another day, another batch of police brutality videos. God bless America.
Video Of A War Vet Getting Beaten By Police At Occupy Oakland
In the video, Kayvan Sabehgi, war veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who claims he was peacefully protesting as part of the Occupy Oakland, Calif., movement on November 2nd. He was protesting in front of line of marching police officers in riot gear. At one point, a single officer appears to command Sabehgi to leave before shoving him and hitting him with a nightstick.
Judah Friedlander Visits OWS, Warns Of Alien Invasion
I honestly have no idea what the man's talking about. Well, most of what he's saying anyway. Maybe he's just ripped.
UC Davis Chancellor Shamed By Student Body
UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi, who approved the police action taken November 18 on her students, gets the silent treatment from her school as she leaves campus. Silence has never been so deafening.
We Are The 99.99%
Are we the 99 percent? "The Guardian" crunches the numbers behind Occupy Wall Street's rallying cry.
Newt Gingrich On OWS: "Go Get A Job Right After You Take A Bath"
At the faith-based Republican debate Thanksgiving Family Forum on Saturday evening, Newt Gingrich shared his particularly mean sentiments about Occupy Wall Street with Iowa churchgoers. (via gotchamediablog.com)
Maybe Occupy Wall Street Has A Point
One horror story in North Carolina might help shine more light on why banks need shorter leashes.
Occupy Baltimore Interrupts Karl Rove Speech
To the GOP braniac's credit, he had the cohones cojones to not leave the stage and snap back at the protesters (unlike Scott Walker). Best line of the night: "This is actually the most fun you can have on a Tuesday in Baltimore."
UC Davis Students Pepper Sprayed During Peaceful Demonstration
Police maced a group of students at the University of California, Davis, yesterday after they refused to remove their tents from the quad. About 50 protesters have been camping out there since they were kicked out of the administration building two days prior. No fatal injuries were reported on the scene, but ... I'm not so sure UC Davis police can justify their actions here.
Shepard Fairey Remixes His Iconic Hope Poster For #Occupy
It's pretty amazing that the artist that helped President Obama get elected is now using his own iconic design to appeal to the President on behalf of the #Occupy movement.
10 Tips For Filming Occupy Wall Street
Witness, the international human rights organization that trains activists on how to use video for change, have put together these tips on effectively filming and sharing documentation of protests, arrests, and police conduct.
Striking Photo Of A Pepper Sprayed Protestor At #OccupyPortland
I still can't get over the fact that photos like this have been coming out so consistently from protests in our own country. It's becoming harder not to become desensitized by it.
The Best Sign At Today's #OccupyWallStreet March
Food for thought.
OWS Raid Set To "New York, New York"
Filmmaker Casey Neistat filmed the November 15th OWS raid and set the beautifully tense scene to the iconic "New York, New York". If you can make it there you can make it anywhere. (Best bit is at 3:05)
Keith Olbermann Blasts Bloomberg's Handling Of #OccupyWallStreet
Well said, Mr. Olbermann. Bloomberg Now, Bloomberg Tomorrow, Bloomberg Forever!
Zuccotti Park Zoo: Being There
Cinema verite-style documentary footage of Zuccotti Park at night, before it got cleared out by NYC police on November 15, 2011.
#OccupyWallStreet's Statement On Their Eviction
The evicted protestors speak out. They do not seem to be going away.
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.
Ally Bank Commercial Remixed As A Bank Robbery
This politically-charged mashup edits Ally Bank's "Stop Accepting Nonsense" commercial the way it should be -- with spliced fragments of bank heists from Hollywood movies. That's your money they're taking.
Colin Powell On #OccupyWallStreet Protestors
#Occupy protestors receive some kind words from a somewhat unlikely place.
Occupy D.C. Comics
"Village Voice" cartoonist Ward Sutton had some ideas of his own how D.C. Comics should reboot their characters. It's never too late, D.C.! We've got at least an entire year until Election merch goes bad.
#OccupyMicheleBachmann
Michele Bachmann gets occupied by the 99% during a campaign event in South Carolina. (via gotchamediablog.com)
#OccupyParis Is Not Impressive
The #Occupy movement is off to a slow start in France.
Governor Scott Walker Speech Interrupted By Occupy Chicago
Five minutes into Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's speech at Chicago's ritzy Union League Club, the union buster was interrupted by some unexpected guests. About 70 of them, actually.
Oakland Police Hospitalize ANOTHER Military Veteran
Former U.S. Army ranger Kayvan Sabeghi was badly beaten with batons by Oakland police as he was on his way home from an Occupy demonstration Wednesday night. Sabeghi, a local business owner, was denied medical treatment for 18 hours while in jail and is now in intensive care with a ruptured spleen.
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.
Protestors Occupy U.S. Senator's Office
About 20 to 30 protestors began a peaceful demonstration inside Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's office this morning in Washington D.C. Organizers of the group say they want to speak to him "face to face" about President Obama's Rebuild America Act, which McConnell and fellow Senate Republicans killed in a 51 to 49 vote.
The Truth About #OccupyWallStreet
Disclaimer: In this political banter, we cover the shocking truth about Occupy Wall Street from the POV of conservatives who aren't taking kindly to the prostests.
47 Photos Of #OccupyWallStreet Bearing The Cold
Citing "potential fire hazards," city officials confiscated six power generators and dozens of fuel canisters from the OWS camp this weekend. But protesters are still hanging in there -- despite the record October snowfall, high winds, inches of slush, and reports of hypothermia in Zuccotti Park. About 20 percent of the demonstrators left the scene Saturday, but "they'll be back," one protester said. "We're not going anywhere."
Pat Robertson Says #OccupyWallStreet Not For Christians
The holy man says demonstrations should only be held for those who are oppressed.
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.
Where #OccupyWallStreet Headlines Come From
Jest shows where all kinds of #OccupyWallStreet headlines come from. (via gotchamediablog.com)
CollegeHumor's 'We Are the 1%'
One day after Funny or Die released their Occupy Main Street video, CollegeHumor puts out the almost identical 'We Are the 1%' parody. Granted, this was a pretty obvious idea. (via gotchamediablog.com)
Banksy Contributes A Sculpture To Occupy London
The famed street artist put together a pretty fantastic piece for the protests. But then again, I always hated Mr. Moneybags so maybe I'm biased. (So in putting this together I discovered the Monopoly mascot's official name is apparently "Rich Uncle Pennybags." You mean those bags of money are filled with pennies? I don't think that's how rich uncles roll.)
Rachel Maddow Criticizes The "Job Creators"
Rachel Maddow points out that the current Republican "big lie" is that taxing rich people discourages job growth.
MTV's 'True Life: I'm Occupying Wall Street' Preview
MTV is officially turning Occupy Wall Street into a reality show.
The 1% Responds: #OccupyMainStreet
Typical rich people. They're always about the class warfare and illegal helicopter parking.
Sean Lennon And Rufus Wainwright Sing 'Material Girl' At #OccupyWallStreet
It's not quite "Give Peace a Chance" but it's something. (via musicvagabond.com)
Scrooge McDuck Weighs In On The Occupy Protests
The fowl has no sense of obligation to Duckburg. He's a businessman from beginning to end, nothing more.
Man Attacks Occupy Albuquerque Protesters With Knife, Gets Tasered By Police
Albuquerque Police tasered 39-year-old Miguel Aguirre after he lunged at Occupy protesters with a knife and asked, "Who wants to be first?" He later told police his reason for the attack was because he felt the demonstration was disrespectful to the nearby university. He also admitted that he was on a days-long drinking binge.
Comedian Jeffrey Ross Roasts Occupy L.A.
"The big corporations have shit on us long enough, now it's time for me to shit on them."
Bill Maher On #OccupyWallStreet
Bill Maher informs Republicans that #OccupyWallStreet is not a hippie fad.
Awwccupy Wall Street
Big ups to the Tumblr Awwccupy Wall Street for bringing to light an entirely new breed of protester that the media won't bother to cover.
14 Cartoon Characters Siding With The 1%
Occupy Everywhere. Even fictional worlds are not exempt from the greed of wealth.
#OccupyWallStreet: Where Do We Go From Here?
Director Ed David traveled to Liberty Plaza on the one month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street to find out where the movement is headed next.
Footage Of Hipster Cop
Detective Rick Lee was Occupying Ray Bans before it was cool. It's been confirmed: when off-duty, he wears skinny jeans.
Okay 1%, Your Move
This photo of Steve Way illustrates how wide-ranging and serious the Occupy Wall Street protestors are. The fact is that as long as Wall Street is financing elections, this will be a concern for Steve.
#Occupy Andy’s Room: The Toys Protest
#Occupy Wall Street is on the move. It finally reached Andy's room and Toy Story.
Badass Slow Motion Wall Street Occupiers
Slow motion footage of the Occupy Wall Street protest by zenviolence.com. You mess with the bull, you'll get the horns.
#OccupyTatooine
The force is 99% strong with this one.
The 99 Purrcent Movement
Joining the #OccupyWallStreet movement, the 99 Purrcent group adds some much needed cuteness.
The Fat Cats Of Wall Street
A new Tumblr reveals the true fat cats of #OccupyWallStreet
The 53% Are Just Repeating History
Welcome to The Jungle. Man, it's like there was some crazy parallel "Gilded Age" somewhere in our not so distant past...
15 Great #OccupyWallStreet Political Cartoons
A growing movement gets its moment in the political cartoon spotlight. Some of these would look great on placards.
Occupy Wall Street Spreads To Norway
The Occupy Wall Street movement has finally arrived in Norway. So far it consists of one man only: 27-year-old Simen Spikkeland, who's set up camp outside Oslo Stock Exchange. It's hard to fight the system in a country with free health care and virtually no unemployment.
Occupy Wall Street Rap
It's about time. You can learn more about the issues addressed in 'Tap Dat A$$et' here.
Cornel West Arrested At Supreme Court
The Princeton professor and the 18 other demonstrators taken into custody will not be prosecuted for occupying the steps of the Supreme Court as part of the Occupy D.C. movement.
Beautiful Marriage Proposal At #OccupyWallStreet
This seems like a gross misuse of the "people's microphone." But it is pretty damn cute.
The Most Adorable #OccupyWallStreet Protester
This little guy was seen at Zuccotti Park on October 16th.
Occupy My Life: Marriage Proposal At #OccupyWallStreet
I wanted this moment to be a part of my story, and so I decided to take my special lady down to Liberty Plaza and ask her to be my wife using the people's mic to help me out.
U.S. Marine Demolishes NYPD, Defends #OccupyWallStreet
This is one of those videos that gives me great hope in the American people. Hoorah! I salute you, Sgt. Shamar Thomas.
Marine Veteran Scolds NYPD
When the Occupy Wall Street protest moved to Times Square on October 15th, Marine Sergeant Shamar Thomas was there to tell the police how it is. There is no honor brutalizing peaceful Occupy Wall Street protests.
Trolling #OccupyWallStreet
The folks at Opie Radio have mastered the art of trolling #OccupyWallStreet.
#OccupyWallStreet Protests In Madrid
The protests in Madrid, were peaceful, family-oriented, and included people of all ages. The most amazing moment of the demonstration, which took place at Plaza del Sol (the heart of Spain's capital), was when a live orchestra performed Beethoven's 9th Symphony over loud speakers. It was an amazing experience, unlike anything I've ever seen in the States.
#OccupyWallStreet Protests Invade Times Square
In addition to the other #OccupyWallStreet demonstrations in New York today, an estimated 15-20,000 protesters have taken over Times Square. NYPD responded with paddy wagons in tow and have arrested somewhere between 40 to 100 protesters. Check out footage of tonight's event below, including a live stream of the Times Square scene.
NYPD Arrests Citibank Customer
I know the video looks like total chaos, but wait for the 0:90 mark.
Rupert Murdoch Heckled By #OccupySesameStreet
The News Corp. CEO gave a speech in San Francisco yesterday at an education summit and was interrupted by #OccupySesameStreet activists, ostensibly speaking out for education reform. All six protesters were ejected from the conference but no arrests were made. Staged? (via Gawker and Xinhua News.)
#OccupyWallStreet Demonstrators To Protest In East Village
Demonstrators linked to #OccupyWallStreet are going to picnic in East Village, Manhattan's Tompkins Square Park at noon Saturday. The picnic in the park will be followed by a general assembly which, according to one activist, will include "food to share, drums, musical instruments, art supplies anything else you can think of to make this a fun and noisy but peaceful occupation." Some protesters have considered staying overnight.
Bill Maher's "We Are The 1%" Protest Signs
Bill Maher shows what some of the protest signs on the other side of Occupy Wall Street look like.
Ben & Jerry's Hands Out Free Ice Cream At #OWS
Philanthropists Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, a.k.a. the co-founders of Ben & Jerry's, stopped by #OccupyWallStreet to hand out free ice cream to protestors.
NYPD Cop Punches Protester At Occupy Wall Street
At the 1:40 mark, a white-shirted NYPD officer decks a protester in a green shirt.
Cop Runs Over An #OccupyWallStreet Observer And Then Beats Him
The video is shocking and the pictures are powerful. The man was a Legal Aid Society observer, but that didn't stop the beating. This is not a good look for the NYPD.
Sean Parker Forgets How He Became Famous, Is An Ass
Seriously Sean? You made your name off of Napster (a program that took pirating mainstream and into the digital age) and are famous for being a wild partier. These people believe in something.
21 Examples Of The 1% Standing With The 99%
It's not just the poor who recognize that there is a problem.
Hot Chicks Of Occupy Wall Street
A couple of guys were sitting around watching footage from Occupy Wall Street and noticed a lot of fine ladies making sure that the voice of the 99% gets heard.
Free Tampons At Occupy Wall Street
We had to do something to stop the bleeding.
SNL Alum/Crazy Person Victoria Jackson Goes To #OccupyWallStreet
Actual Quote from Jackson in the video: "The real issue is, Obama is a Marxist, and he is stirring up racial divide and class warfare on purpose." If she hadn't already long since ruined the re-watchability of Chris Farley-era SNL, she has now.
Here's What The 99% Are Angry About
Wonder what all this "Occupy" hubbub is really all about? Here's a quick guide. For even more in-depth analysis, check out Henry Blodget's post at BI.com.
What Would George Carlin Say About #OccupyWallStreet?
Nailed it. Pass this along. I'll see you in Zuccotti Park.
Strange People At Occupy Wall Street
@OpieRadio went down to Occupy Wall Street to be inspired but some of the people they met would have fit right in at Grateful Dead show.
A Bar Is Pushing My #OccupyWallStreet Alternative
We started years ago and we will never stop. Our plan? Take the 99%, and drain it until it's the 1%, then we'll make it 0%. Then we'll go back to the store and make it 100% again. See the percentage changes all the time.
25 Kids At #OccupyWallStreet
We've seen the wide variety of people who are at Occupy Wall Street, and now that the movement has been lasting weeks, more and more kids are showing up to support their parents and fight for a better future for themselves. And they look as cute as you'd think they'd look while doing it.
