"I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class thug for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism."
Lt. Gen. Smedley Butler, USMC (via burrrittanie)

leftish:

BOSTON BANK OF AMERICA SIT IN DRAWS THOUSANDS OF FORECLOSURE VICTIMS, SUPPORTERS.  24 ARRESTED.

rethinksocialism:

Wall Street Essentially Mocks Protesters By Drinking Champagne and Laughing

The overlords are amused.

The Outdated Police

edtanguma:

Police at #OccupyWallStreet are arresting peaceful protesters under jurisdiction of an outdated 1845 law making it illegal for more than two people to wear masks in public except during a masquerade. Another woman was arrested for Graffiti while using sidewalk chalk, and another for not walking fast enough in a crowd. Is this a joke? Patriotism is dying among the youth of America, and the government are the only ones to blame. Adapt to survive, or face extinction. 

From New York Times article by COLIN MOYNIHAN

anonregulus:

The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur explains why he supports ‘Occupy Wall Street’

When you have to go back to 1845 to try and find a law, that means there are powerful interests that are saying, ‘Hey we need those guys arrested, one way or another, I don’t care if they’re exercising their 1st Amendment Right, I’m paying the bills around here.’
                         - In response to the protesters arrested for wearing masks. 

une-verte:

Sleeping in Zuccotti Square morning of Sept 18, New York City Occupy Wall Street Protest

une-verte:

Sleeping in Zuccotti Square morning of Sept 18, New York City Occupy Wall Street Protest

peaceblaster:

The crowd of protesters in Zucotti Park did not waver in numbers today, and a 3 p.m. assembly meeting took place as scheduled….

The assembly itself appears orderly, with speakers taking turns at a makeshift podium. Instead of applauding proposals, the assembled peoples wave their hands in agreement at the current speaker. There appears to be a neat, filed line of speakers patiently waiting to use the microphone to voice their opinions. [..]

Organizers told a crowd, “They said they’ve been getting pizza orders from all over– from Wisconsin to Delaware to Greece… we’ve also received word that a large order was placed by a group named Anonymous.” 

Greeks know we love the pizza.