occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi

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yu kno da more mii readinn ann watchinn occupy wall street ting itt remind mii aff star wars.

furst wass wen dem occupy liberty square dat iss star wars

nexx wen da city evicted dem occupy wall street peeps iss revenge aff empire

den tidday wen dem occupy wall street bigg protest iss da return aff de jedi

wat a way life mimic art

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Watch Wall Street Shut Down. Live.

Posted 5 hours ago on Nov. 17, 2011, 7:32 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt

History is happening. Scroll down for live video streams and other information.
Live Updates

* 12:40 pm: 200+ already arrested; our Day of Action has just begun.
* 12:38 pm: march underway down Broadway to Liberty Square
* 12:35 pm: all barricades at Liberty Square reportedly down
* 12:18 pm: triumphant marchers returning to Liberty Square
* 12:14 pm: global solidarity actions: Occupy LA blocking bridge into financial district; Occupy Portland closes Steel Bridge; 30,000 march in Greece; more updates to come.
* 11:55 am: one of many video streams, TheOther99, breaks 20K current viewers, nearly 170K total views
* 11:52 am: counterterrorism agents spotted, appear oblivious to economic terrorism
* 11:44 am: thousands marching on Wall Street under red and black flag, police rush to erect barricades
* 11:34 am: sign reads: "Arrest one of us, and two more will appear. You cannot arrest an idea."
* 11:32 am: barricades removed from south side of Liberty Square.
* 11:20 am: Liberty Square re-occupied: Bloomberg, NYPD struggle to quash Occupy Wall Street.
* 11:11 am: police chaos, officers use barricade as weapon against press, protestors
* 11:09 am: protestors tearing down NYPD barricades at south side of Liberty Square, chanting: "WHOSE PARK? OUR PARK!" -- police outnumbered, calling in reinforcements.
* 11:04 am: media denied access past police blockade; coverage of mass arrests censored by NYPD
* 11:02 am: mass arrests reported at Beaver & Broadway
* 10:59 am: massive march coming north on Broadway south of Wall. Protestors continue to converge on Liberty Square, which is partially surrounded by helmeted NYPD
* 10:53 am: police profiling protesters; checking IDs to access Broadway checkpoints around Wall Street. Video stream shows police selectively allowing some people to pass without ID based on appearance, while blocking other people who "look like protesters" from passing even with ID.
* 10:44 am: thousands occupying Liberty Square
* 10:39 am: reports of LRAD sound cannon used by NYPD to disperse protesters singing National Anthem near Pine St
* 10:37 am: Bloomberg responds to Wall Street shutdown
* 10:32 am: one march headed down william toward beaver stopped by police; people who "look like protesters" not allowed to pass, but "suits" allowed through
* 10:30 am: protesters chanting "her cuffs are too tight" in solidarity with 60 y/o woman who can't feel her arms after being arrested
* 10:25 am: police violence continues; protestors defiant, undeterred
* 10:16 am: via people's mic: protestors converging in victory march to Liberty Square to celebrate 15 minute delay of NYSE opening bell.
* 10:14 am: report of sanitation workers blocking Beaver with truck in solidarity with OWS
* 10:10 am: protesters and police at stand-off at multiple intersections; people's mic breaks out across locations to share heart-breaking, inspirational stories of the 99%
* 10:07 am: under OWS banner, hundreds use people's mic to tell personal stories of economic exploitation. Sitting in street, intersection of Nassau and Wall. Watch live
* 10:00 am: 50+ arrested, 60 Wall subway station reported closed.
* 9:58 am: about 20 protestors locked arms, blocking access to TD Bank
* 9:56 am: globalrev at 20,000 current viewers.
* 9:55 am: at least half dozen reporters violently shoved by NYPD
* 9:52 am: widespread reports of police violence
* 9:50 am: defying police bullhorn orders, protesters drop banner reading "revolution"
* 9:43 am: more arrests at Wall and Broadway, pedestrians restricted
* 9:39 am: NYPD checkpoint at Pine and Broadway, checking ID
* 9:35 am: theother99 ustream hits 10,000 current viewers, 60,000 total.
* 9:34 am: NYPD violence forcing marchers to sidewalk
* 9:27 am: sit-in at Pine and Nassau cleared. If dispersed, head there.
* 9:19 am: police brutality at 60 Wall
* 9:16 am: retired Philly police Captain Ray Lewis reported arrested.
* 9:11 am: opening bell delayed!
* 9:09 am: traders blocked from entering stock exchange
* 9:07 am: NYPD refusing to give badge numbers
* 9:06 am: subway 2 and 3 to Wall Street confirmed open, but guarded by NYPD
* 9:04 am: police arrest woman in wheelchair
* 9:02 am: reports of 30+ arrested, zip-tied
* 9:00 am: NYPD confused, overwhelmed
* 8:58 am: Wall Street workers massing with protestors, unable to enter Wall Street
* 8:55 am: sitters at Nassau being dragged away, Beaver and New requesting help, police using batons
* 8:53 am: protestors taking police barricades, barricading Police vehicle
* 8:49 am: confirmed arrests at Beaver and Broadway, police moving in on Hannover
* 8:47 am: arrest warning given at Nassau and Pine
* 8:45 am: people chanting "take the Bull!"
* 8:41 am: arrests at Wall and Beaver
* 8:39 am: all entrances to Wall Street occupied, police moving in on Hannover and Wall
* 8:31 am: protestors blocking intersections
* 8:29 am: 2 and 3 subways at 60 Wall now reported closed
* 8:22 am: 2 and 3 subways at 60 Wall reported open.
* 8:14 am: march continues to grow, "people pouring into street"
* 8:05 am: police lines reported permeable
* 7:57 am: marchers taking both sides of streets amidst heavy police and media presence.
* 7:51 am: march estimated in thousands


occupywallst.org

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Re: occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi




Thousands Occupy Wall Street: All Entry Points to New York Stock Exchange Blockaded

Posted 15 minutes ago on Nov. 17, 2011, 12:35 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt

November 17 Day of Action Underway
Marking 2-Months Since Birth of the 99% Movement



Thousands marched on Wall Street this morning, blockading all entry points to the New York Stock Exchange. 'People's mics' have been breaking out at barricades, with participants sharing stories of struggling in an unfair economy.

"I paid taxes and took care of my responsibility, and I'm struggling," said participant, Leah Lackner, 27, who had taken the day off work as a mental health counselor to join the protest. Her sign read: "I played by the rules."

57-year-old bond trader Gene Williams joked that he was “one of the bad guys” and said supportively, “The fact of the matter is, there is a schism between the rich and the poor and it's getting wider."

Participant and small business owner Jonathan Smucker confronted a Wall Street financial firm executive who held a sign that said 'get a job': "Ten percent of Americans are looking for work, most Americans are struggling, and you stand smugly in your suit and say to 'get a job'. You're insulting just about everyone in your country," Smucker said.

At least 200 people have been arrested so far for peaceful assembly and nonviolent civil disobedience, including retired Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis. "All the cops are just workers for the one percent, and they don't even realize they're being exploited," Mr. Lewis said. "As soon as I'm let out of jail, I'll be right back here and they'll have to arrest me again."

Today marks two months since the start of Occupy Wall Street at Liberty Square. This movement has taken inspiration from global movements for social justice and democracy, including the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia. Occupy Wall Street, labor and community groups, and members of the 99% are celebrating the two-month anniversary of the movement here with a massive day of action.

"Our political system should serve all of us — not just the very rich and powerful. Right now Wall Street owns Washington," said participant Beka Economopoulos. "We are the 99% and we are here to reclaim our democracy."

In the wake of Bloomberg’s predawn raid of Occupy Wall Street on Tuesday morning, thousands of people throughout the five boroughs and the greater region are converging today to take peaceful action. Thousands are also taking action in at least 30 cities across the country.

Schedule for New York Nov. 17 Actions:

7:00am — underway — Shut Down Wall Street
Participants gathered at Liberty Square at 7:00am, before the ring of the Trading Floor Bell, to confront Wall Street with the stories of people on the frontlines of economic injustice. All entry points to New York Stock Exchange were blockaded.

3:00pm — Occupy the Subway
We will gather at 3:00pm at 16 central subway hubs and take our own stories to the trains, using the "People's Mic". Click here for details.

5:00pm — Take the Square, Festival of Lights on Brooklyn Bridge At 5:00pm thousands will gather at Foley Square in solidarity with laborers demanding jobs to rebuild this country's infrastructure and economy. They will encircle City Hall and march across the Brooklyn Bridge, carrying thousands of handheld lights, as a festival of lights to celebrate two months of a new movement to reclaim our democracy.

Resist austerity. Rebuild the economy. Reclaim our democracy.

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[Cultcha]

Re: occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi

What is the alternative to the 99% system? Socialism?

Nobody, not even the protesters would dare entertain that idea, yet!

It's easy to protest against something but why don't they concentrate on forming a political base like the Tea Party and try to effect real and lasting "change" from the inside

I feel sorry for the business people who are blocked from making a living today because of these idiots.

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Re: occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kotch_Foot_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What is the alternative to the 99% system? Socialism?

Nobody, not even the protesters would dare entertain that idea, yet!

It's easy to protest against something but why don't they concentrate on forming a political base like the Tea Party and try to effect real and lasting &quot;change&quot; from the inside

I feel sorry for the business people who are blocked from making a living today because of these idiots. </div></div>

yu missinn da joke.

we awlreadee ave socialism. guv bailout moas aff de bigg bizz ann hold cantrolinn shares inn dem bizz so dat nuh da definition aff socialism.

yu knoo johnnycakes wood entertain dat idea ann mii juss tink mii figgar out wey imm deh

da yteaparty wass coopted bye billionaires dat y manee tea party peeps supportinn da occupy wall street peeps

dem argument iss dat de republikkans ann demonkkrats ar inn da packet aff wall streets

doo yu knoo iff itt troo dat de stock enchange neva open pon thyme cah aff de ooccuuppy wall street protest?

[RichD]

Re: occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kotch_Foot_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What is the alternative to the 99% system? Socialism?

Nobody, not even the protesters would dare entertain that idea, yet!

It's easy to protest against something but why don't they concentrate on forming a political base like the Tea Party and try to effect real and lasting &quot;change&quot; from the inside

I feel sorry for the business people who are blocked from making a living today because of these idiots. </div></div>

in my view captalism is likethe game monopoly...we are getting to a point where one player owns all the property on the board. when that happens its time to start a new game.

what the new game looks like is up in the air right now. one of the things that has to be addressed in the plundering of publicly traded companies from the boardrooms.

you have senior management making decision ot based on profitability but rater on how they can manipulate the stock price to make themselves wealthy. and often the easiest way is to cut staff.


you will hear arguments that the shareholders can do something but anybody who is into stock knows that the even get a motion to deal with executive compensation on the shareholders meeting agenda is pretty well impossible.


i don't have the answers but there is a great feeling of unrest out there.

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Re: occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kotch_Foot_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What is the alternative to the 99% system? Socialism?

Nobody, not even the protesters would dare entertain that idea, yet!

It's easy to protest against something but why don't they concentrate on forming a political base like the Tea Party and try to effect real and lasting &quot;change&quot; from the inside

I feel sorry for the business people who are blocked from making a living today because of these idiots. </div></div>

in my view captalism is likethe game monopoly...we are getting to a point where one player owns all the property on the board. when that happens its time to start a new game.

what the new game looks like is up in the air right now. one of the things that has to be addressed in the plundering of publicly traded companies from the boardrooms.

you have senior management making decision ot based on profitability but rater on how they can manipulate the stock price to make themselves wealthy. and often the easiest way is to cut staff.


you will hear arguments that the shareholders can do something but anybody who is into stock knows that the even get a motion to deal with executive compensation on the shareholders meeting agenda is pretty well impossible.


i don't have the answers but there is a great feeling of unrest out there. </div></div>

ear iss wey peeps sey mii confound dem. mii tink capitalism iss a good system da prablem widd itt iss dat sum peeps misuse da guv fe ensure favorable out cum instead aff market outcum. wance guv tart fe manipulate fe ensure a few peeps winn dat wen capitalism iss no longer fear.

hanestlee mii ave noo prablem widd peeps plunderinn ineeffisheenncee company. doan ovatand yu pint bout decision based pon stock manipulation natt pon profitabilitee iff stock manipulation lead to gratar profit. lang term shart term tinkinn

sum time preferred shares ave more say dan common share butt dat oww politrixx wuk nuh troo

[RichD]

Re: occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> doan ovatand yu pint bout decision based pon stock manipulation natt pon profitabilitee iff stock manipulation lead to gratar profit. lang term shart term tinkinn

sum time preferred shares ave more say dan common share butt dat oww politrixx wuk nuh troo </div></div>

take a look at a stock price when the company announce mass lay off..even if the lay off going to lead to losses the stock will move upwards..then cross reference with the exercising of options by management within the next reporting period.

[jah_yout]

Re: occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kotch_Foot_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What is the alternative to the 99% system? Socialism?

Nobody, not even the protesters would dare entertain that idea, yet!

It's easy to protest against something but why don't they concentrate on forming a political base like the Tea Party and try to effect real and lasting &quot;change&quot; from the inside

I feel sorry for the business people who are blocked from making a living today because of these idiots. </div></div>


i bet a lot of people called the people back in the civil rights era civil disobediance protests i<span style="font-weight: bold">diots</span> as well...
they expect social upheaval &amp; protest to be orderly &amp; acceptable to the status quo/ opressors LOL
revolution is not a neat tidy business...

[jah_yout]

Re: occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">in my view captalism is likethe game monopoly...we are getting to a point where one player owns all the property on the board. when that happens its time to start a new game.</div></div>

it's amazing how this movement is all over the place but still dismissed by many as &quot;hippies&quot; or &quot;freeloaders&quot;...

the sleeping dead just don't get it....the ones with the power have increased their power &amp; wealth while the rest are trying to scrape by;

american media applauds resistance abroad but denigrates resistance at home...
babylon tricknology not even working on their own yutes anymore...
their own yutes are getting wise to the game &amp; saying ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

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occupy wall street-- mass arresst

NYPD Swarming Liberty Square in Bloody Assault.

Posted 25 minutes ago on Nov. 17, 2011, 2:05 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
Live Updates

* 2:28 pm: videographer reports assault by undercover cop, video coming soon.
* 2:28 pm: surrounded by media, occupiers chant &quot;the whole world is watching&quot;
* 2:26 pm: heavy police presence continues, occupiers undaunted
* 2:18 pm: Liberty Square reopened, occupiers return inside to see blood on the ground
* 2:11 pm: multiple victims reported. Witnesses confirm man tackled from behind by NYPD, bloodied, stripped of clothing.
* 1:56 pm: at least one medic reports protestor bleeding from the head inside the Square. NYPD is preventing medics from helping.
* 1:53 pm: for no apparent reason, police have invaded Liberty Square and began indiscriminately shoving people and reportedly hitting people with batons
* 1:49 pm: paddy wagons approaching; more and more police surrounding the square; no way in or out; imminent mass arrests anticipated
* 1:43 pm: police using metal barricades to seal off Liberty Square; peaceful protestors are being told they are not allowed to leave; widespread reports of violence inside
* 1:38 pm: helmeted police are raiding Liberty Square, batons drawn; they have closed off the entrances and are not letting people in or out


see da video

[Cultcha]

Re: occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi

So you think America ready to tun socialist?

Edited to ad.... by that, I mean, elect politicians who openly announce their intention to change the system from a free market to a socialist society.

[jah_yout]

Re: occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kotch_Foot_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So you think America ready to tun socialist?

Edited to ad.... by that, I mean, elect politicians who openly announce their intention to change the system from a free market to a socialist society. </div></div>


stop eeetth (to paraphrase blakkgiant)...

when have they ever said their agenda is to make america socialist??

since when does rooting out corruption &amp; tyranny equal socialism??

the current system is broken...time to get heads out of the sand

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Re: occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> doan ovatand yu pint bout decision based pon stock manipulation natt pon profitabilitee iff stock manipulation lead to gratar profit. lang term shart term tinkinn

sum time preferred shares ave more say dan common share butt dat oww politrixx wuk nuh troo </div></div>

take a look at a stock price when the company announce mass lay off..even if the lay off going to lead to losses the stock will move upwards..then cross reference with the exercising of options by management within the next reporting period.



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richd yu a eecaanyamikk man. yu meen yu neva tekk wan course pon oww fe manipulate shares fe maximize earninn fe certain period even widd loses. den yu gitt smart investment peeps wey ovatand de game dat buy margin ann shart dem. de prablems iss wen guv limit de margin ann da options fe protect management fram badd decisions. capitalism iss mekkinn peeps suffar da cansequences aff badd decision. politrixx eecaanyamikk iss protectinn dem bigg companees fram badd decisions bye chattinn nunsense bout dem too bigg fe fail ann dat iss capitalism socialism

dem awlway sey blakk fe pull demselves upp bye da bootstrap soo itt thyme fe stapp usinn guv fe protect dem big boys ann let de market dictate since peeps seyinn capitalism iss da solution.

[RichD]

Re: occupy wall street-- return aff de jedi

so yuh sound liek yuh a advocate for the wild west...nuttin wrong wid that just as long as everybody getting in know what the terms of reference are.

the problem is that the small man thinks its actually a free market while in fact it is being manipulated to make sure there are only certain winners.