Lawrence Lessig: A Letter to the #Occup(iers): The Principle of Non-ContradictionLike a fever, revolutions come in waves. And if this is a revolution, then it broke first on November 4, 2008, with the election of Barack Obama, second, on February 19, 2009, with the explosion of anger by Rick Santelli, giving birth to the Tea Party, and third, on September 10, 2011 with the #Occupy movements that are now spreading across the United States.- DCPD officer "When I saw normal people here who have lost their homes, and have other problems, I thought, that could be me" #occupytogether
Zuccotti Park Gets a Visit From the MayorTwo days after saying that the Occupy Wall Street protesters are welcome to stay, Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a surprise visit Wednesday to the Lower Manhattan park that has for weeks served as the demonstration's home base.- #OWS: Just announced: fmr. Polish president Lech Wałęsa will be coming to NYC to support #OccupyWallSt
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Leaving Your Big Predatory Bank http://su.pr/1qcmRN (@GOOD stuff) #ows #occupywallstreet
- Big group for tonight's GA at #occupychi. #occupychicago #ows #globalrevolution http://twitpic.com/6zgdrm
The Occupiers Photo Series | Public IntelligenceThe following photos are from a fascinating series by Eddie McShane called The Occupiers. A description of the series was provided by McShane: "I live in New York City and until yesterday had not gone to Zucotti Park to see the Occupy Wall Street protests for myself.- The wet, rainy evening hasn't scared folks away from our 25th day of #GeneralAssembly
- Interesting. Will they clear the park? @GregMitch reports that Bloomberg promises Zuccotti will get full cleaning by owners on Friday
Bankers' Salaries vs. Everyone Else'sWhy are the Occupy Wall Streeters so angry at bankers? This chart might give you some idea: That chart is from a new report from the New York State Comptroller's office on the securities industry in New York City.- Finance committee reporting at #GeneralAssembly that we've raised about $150K! All from individual donations!
- Mayor Bloomberg paid a surprise visit to the #OccupyWallStreet encampment in Zuccotti Park tonight. http://gothamist.com/2011/10/12/this_just_in_mayor_bloomberg_shows.php
- Zuccotti General Assembly just beautifully consensed on purchasing a biodiesel generator to burn 2 months of donated fuel @OccupyWallStNYC








