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22:00:20 02/08/12
"There is a little bit of a difference between Occupy Wall Street and the Giants parade"
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"There is a little bit of a difference between Occupy Wall Street and the Giants parade" I attended the Giants parade on 2/7/12. I approached many cops with a couple of simple questions. All of the cops I approached before shooting this video threatened to arrest me if I filmed them so I had to film this without the officers knowing. As you hear in this video, I ask the officers if the Giants parade is delaying the people who work on Wall Street from going to work and they say yes. I asked how is that different compared to the Occupy Wall Street protests delaying the Wall Street workers from getting to work...watch for yourself...gotta play dumb sometimes to get answers. From: 11jcantor Views: 18 1 ratings Time: 01:50 More in Nonprofits & Activism
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21:01:15 02/07/12
Thoughts on Trust from Edelman Sydney
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Thoughts on Trust from Edelman Sydney
Many thought leaders joined the Edelman's Sydney office for the launch of the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer. We asked them questions ranging from media's state to new realities of a connected world. Those interviewed: Greg Baxter, Prof. Jim Macnamara, Hailey Cavill, Laurence Evans, and Michelle Hutton. From: EdelmanInc Views: 43 1 ratings Time: 04:34 More in News & Politics
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21:01:15 02/07/12
Thoughts on Trust from Edelman Sydney
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Thoughts on Trust from Edelman Sydney
Many thought leaders joined the Edelman's Sydney office for the launch of the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer. We asked them questions ranging from media's state to new realities of a connected world. Those interviewed: Greg Baxter, Prof. Jim Macnamara, Hailey Cavill, Laurence Evans, and Michelle Hutton. From: EdelmanInc Views: 43 1 ratings Time: 04:34 More in News & Politics
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02:33:52 02/07/12
What Causes Obesity
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There is so much nonsense taught about obesity not only through the media but even through published findings of trained scientists and doctors who should know better. If ever you decide to take time out and to plough through the voluminous research and declarations about obesity, its cause and its cure — as I have done virtually ad nausea — you will discover that certain conclusions about the cause of weight gain and the difficulties of making weight loss permanent demand to be drawn. Some of them will surprise you I think, because we have been taught to believe so many false ideas by the media, food manufacturers and Big Pharma. Obesity is not a disorder caused by lack of exercise. Obesity is not caused by overeating or lack of will power. It is a state of excess fat accumulation as a result of some, as yet officially unidentified, disequilibrium in the hormonal regulation of fat metabolism. This is the major issue which must be addressed to conquer the epidemic of chronic overweight. Taking in excess calories is not why we gain weight, nor does expending a lot of energy in exercise prevent it. Because of the effect they exert on insulin and blood sugar, refined carbohydrates, sugars and starches are undeniably the dietary culprits in the development of diabetes, coronary heart disease and obesity. They are also inevitable contributors to other diseases of civilization, including cancer and Alzheimer's disease. With the exception of chemically distorted oils and fats full of trans-fatty acids, traditional oils and fats such as olive oil, coconut oil and butter do not cause obesity. Cereals, grains, and sugar-based carbohydrates do. They distort hormonal regulation and homeostasis, fostering obesity as a consequence of the way they disturb insulin balance. They engender insulin resistance syndrome, metabolic syndrome or Syndrome X. Because carbohydrate foods such as these stimulate insulin secretion, they also increase hunger and diminish the energy available to the body to fuel good metabolic processes and for use during day-to-day life. I believe it's important that you become aware of these things so do not fall prey to swallowing all the misleading information that's out there.
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01:14:37 02/06/12
Fuck The Police (FTP 1) March & Rally in Austin, Texas 2-3-12
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ANNOUNCING THE FIRST "FUCK THE POLICE" MARCH IN AUSTIN TEXAS FTP1 This event was called by various Anarchists and radicals in Austin Texas This event was explicitly Anti-Police and Anti-Capitalist. This event was created in response to the call for solidarity put out by the citizens of Oakland who have been participating in these marches for several weeks now. No longer can we ignore this call. We did not create a facebook event for this march because we recognize that facebook alienates the participants in these demonstrations by giving law enforcement and city officials a list of participants and organizers that end up becoming targets. FTP1 Austin was the first of many FTP marches that will be planned in the coming weeks. We gather in the spirit of open revolt against the racist police state that we live in, and understand that there is no excuse for Austin to sit back and remain passive while our comrades around the world face violent state repression. There is no excuse to continue to sit back and let the racist Austin Police Department along with every other facet of law enforcement private or public to brutalize and murder children in the most marginalized communities in our area. There are no borders in this struggle. To quote our friends in the bay area - "Please do not consume the images from the Bay as you would the images of overseas rioting or as a netflix subscription. Our hell is yours, and so too is our struggle." We hold our friends in Oakland in the highest regard; their actions have been an inspiration to all of us. Produced for Austin Indymedia by Jeff Zavala. This is a zgraphix production. http://zgraphix.org
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01:00:06 02/06/12
Meet The Press Panel Continues 'Obama Hates Religious Liberty' Meme Over Contraception
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In Catholic masses all over this country, priests are injecting politics into their sermons , condemning the Obama administration for the new Health and Human Services regulations that religious institutions must offer contraceptive benefits to its members . It doesn't require members to violate their personal beliefs by taking advantage of the benefit, mind you. But this new regulation acknowledges that there are some who may work in a Catholic hospital who may not have the same stricture against contraceptives and want it to be part of their health services. But that's perhaps a too nuanced view: >
The Catholic Church reacted strongly Friday to a White House defense of new rules that will force many religious employers to provide contraception to their workers in government-mandated health insurance plans.
"The White House information about this is a combination of misleading and wrong," said Anthony Picarello, general counsel of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He said the bishops would "pursue every legal mandate available to them to bring an end to this mandate. That means legislation, litigation and public advocacy. All options are on the table."
The new regulations were announced last month by the Department of Health and Human Services as part of an effort to guarantee that women receive free "preventive" healthcare services, including cervical cancer screening, breast pumps — and contraception. They require employers to include those services in their employee health insurance plans by August.
Religious institutions can qualify for an exemption if the services violate their beliefs, but not if they employ large numbers of people who do not share those beliefs. [..]
In a blog post Wednesday, the White House responded that the new rules won't force anyone to buy contraceptives. Cecilia Muñoz, director of the Domestic Policy Council, wrote: "Over half of Americans already live in the 28 states that require insurance companies [to] cover contraception." These include such large states as California and New York, she said.
The Catholic bishops shot back Friday, saying it was misleading to say that no one would be forced to "buy" contraceptives, because everyone who contributes to an insurance plan will be paying a portion of the subsidy that provides for free contraception.
Alex Castellanos and David Brooks are only too happy to pick up the bishops' mantle and further the meme that this is a solid shot across the bow of religious liberty in Obama's war on religion. How nice of them to legitimize Newt Gingrich that way. Rachel Maddow and Xavier Becerra try gamely to point out that refusing contraceptive benefits in the twenty first century is beyond ridiculous, but of course, host David Gregory gives Alex Castellanos the last word.
Out of curiosity, are the bishops equally against ED drugs like Viagra? Why do I hear no denouncing of working against "God's plan" there? The reality is that despite the church's teachings, as much as 98 percent of Catholics admit to using contraception . Would that the church elders focus their efforts on dealing honestly with issues that are in line with the priorities of their members: poverty and social justice , labor unions , climate change and dealing honestly and ethically with their own sex scandals rather than plunge into politicking within homilies on Bizarro World accusations of violations of religious freedom.
Worth reading: Bishop should not insert politics into Mass
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19:00:09 02/05/12
GOP Debates Exposing Conservative Dislike of Romney, Not So For '08 Dem Field
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So Romney and his PACmen spent over fifteen million dollars worth of smear ads against Newt Gingrich in Florida to seal the deal of beating him in the third primary. Romney was upbeat afterward, but many movement conservatives were not.
Jonah Goldberg: What is Wrong With This Guy? >
Congratulations to Mitt Romney for his big win last night. It was a win that, Romney supporters hoped, would help bury concerns about his ability to seal the deal to do what it takes. But I’m not so sure. If you’re a straight-laced grown-up with money to burn, burying Newt Gingrich shouldn’t be that hard. Romney talked about the economy, Newt about lunar statehood (which I favor!). Romney drowned Gingrich in negative ads and Gingrich supplied endless fodder for the accurate ones and plausibility for the inaccurate ones. Was that really the test of his political chops everyone is saying?As a bunch of us have been writing around here for a while, the under-emphasized dynamic in this race isn’t that Romney isn’t conservative enough (though that’s obviously a real concern out there) it’s that he’s simply not a good enough politician.
Jonah and many other conservatives are really pissed that Mitt on the next day said that he's ' not very concerned about the poor.' >
“I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there,” Romney told CNN. “If it needs repair, I’ll fix it.
Oh, dear. That wasn't too bright. Bill O'Reilly was trying to downplay this flub on The Factor by saying the Democrats will seize on any single word by Mitt that they can take out of context to smear him. Nice try, Bill. It was a bonehead move. >
But great politicians on the morning after a big win, don’t force their supporters to go around defending the candidate from the charge that he doesn’t care about the poor. They just don’t.
You would think after all the rigorous training Mormons are known to subject their children to when it comes to speaking to large groups of people at a young age and then sending them out on two year conversion missions to hone their craft of convincing people to like them, Mitt is one big flop in that category. Unlike his father, who was legendary for his two years in European mission work, Romney just has a problem with connecting and he's making his base nervous.
A recent Pew Poll shows Mitt's unfavorable rating is up to 47% . I believe the GOP thought that having so many debates would give them a chance to constantly bash President Obama without supplying much substance other than lunar bases, hating the gay, electrocutions and building electric fences against Latinos, but what has happened is America is watching and the GOP is being hurt by the added attention. Many republicans really dislike Romney, but view him as the only one to able challenge Obama. I still am surprised by this poll since the country is suffering from the 2008 global financial meltdown. And before Florida's results were in the GOP elites were freaking out over Gingrich's rise and then his attacks of their anointed one.
I know many progressives are feeling very antsy right now with these GOP circus debates and primary days dominating the news cycles so I did a little research into how our base felt about our candidates to contrast the GOP contest at about the same time. Democratic voters were very pleased with the field of candidates that were running for election.
via Gallup Politics on 02/03/08 >
The new poll indicates that whatever the outcome, Democrats nationwide will be equally satisfied with their nominee. They show equal levels of enthusiasm for the prospects of Clinton and Obama each being on the ballot in November. In addition, they are no more likely to believe one of the candidates is more electable in the fall than the other.
Specifically:
Fifty-five percent of Democrats (including independents who lean to the Democratic Party) say they would vote for Obama "enthusiastically" in November were he the Democratic nominee; 53% say the same of Clinton.
Forty-five percent of Democrats think Clinton has the better chance of beating the Republican candidate for president in November; 43% choose Obama.
By contrast, Gallup finds more lopsided attitudes among Republicans -- working strongly in McCain's favor. Republicans are less enthusiastic about voting for each of the leading potential nominees than the Democrats are about theirs; however, McCain is the clear leader on this score over Romney. McCain also beats Romney handily in perceptions of which of the two has the better chance of winning in November.
In the Florida returns there is another troubling number that was revealed about Mitt and the rest of the current field. >
Another warning sign for Romney: Nearly 4 in 10 GOPers want someone else to run: And this also has to worry Romney and his team a bit, too: 38% of Florida Republican primary voters said they’d like to see someone else run for the GOP nomination, versus 58% who said they’re satisfied with the field. It’s a striking number, because these are Republicans who TURNED OUT and voted.
38% are hoping for a brokered convention I guess. Wow. Things are tough in this country and many on our side have been very disappointed, but if we elect a phony conservative like Romney at this point in time, the middle class may never, ever recover. GOP unrest is a good thing.
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13:27:57 02/05/12
How Many Blogs Do You Have?
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"http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/02/01/how-to-blog-every-day/ - Are you an aspiring professional blogger, hoping to join the ranks of those who get paid to blog every day about specific topics like tech, social media, gadgets, or even other topics like celebrity gossip, health, or fitness? Many of those who make a living — or even supplementary income — from their blog have at some point in their career dedicated a routine, time, and method to blogging every day. Even if you just blog as a hobby, you may find yourself looking for tips on how to blog every day to develop expertise in your niche in hopes to propel yourself in your career, or to leverage your blog to supplement your regular income. So let's figure out how to blog every day to make this possible! You can watch the entire live TLDR episode here: http://youtu.be/tNVnkSp-Yv4 http://www.gnomies.com http://www.lockergnome.com/subscribe/ https://profiles.google.com/chris.pirillo http://twitter.com/ChrisPirillo http://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo"
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13:04:24 02/03/12
Super Bowl Ads Hit Social Media
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Super Bowl Ads Hit Social Media
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me Super Bowl ad campaigns are going beyond the field. They're now tapping into social media to leverage the millions of dollars spent on the 30-second or 60-second ads aired during the big game. Coca Cola's polar bears won't be just chillin' out watching the Super Bowl on Sunday. They will be on CokePolarBowl.com - ready to interact with fans. Brian Steinberg of Advertising Age: [Brian Steinberg, Television Editor, Adage]: "On Facebook, during the game, the bears are going to be there commenting on the game and the commercials themselves, all game long. It's kind of a sideline event." The bears will even have their own game day twitter hash tag: #GameDayPolarBears for fans to follow. Consumer research forecasts that 60 percent of fans will be tied into a second screen like a smartphone or a tablet during the game. So companies paying as much as $4 million for a spot want to use social media to leverage that investment. Car companies will continue to spend big. Many consumers have already had a sneak peak at this ad taking its cue from the classic movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Volkswagon has also been promoting its ads on the internet. It will tap into the teen vampire phenomenon with its Audi ad. The car's LED headlight technology puts a stop to a young vampire party. Their hashtag is #SoLongVampires. Volkswagen America's President and CEO Jonathan Browning ... From: NTDTV Views: 211 2 ratings Time: 02:20 More in News & Politics
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05:01:30 02/03/12
TLDR: Valentine's, Invoicing, Reinstalls, and Elected Officials
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Five Ways to Make Online Invoicing Easier http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/02/02/five-ways-to-make-online-invoicing-easier/ How Elected Officials Should Be Using Social Media http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2012/02/02/how-elected-officials-should-be-using-social-media/ Geeky Valentine's Day Gifts http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/02/02/geeky-valentines-day-gifts/ How to Do a Clean Reinstallation of OS X Lion http://www.lockergnome.com/osx/2012/02/02/clean-install-os-x-lion/ Back Link of the Day http://jknproductions1212.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/chris-pirillo-and-the-gnomies/ Thanks to Josh Noyce of jknproductions1212 for writing about Gnomies and linking to us -- more than once, even! If you'd like to be mentioned as a Back Link of the Day, link to one of our posts on LockerGnome.com from your site and -- this is the important part -- tell us about it! Webinar: YouTube, Live Streaming, and Optimizing Video Distribution http://www.gnomies.com/youtube-webinar/ The other night, we had our first official Gnomies webinar, and the topic was "YouTube, Live Streaming, and Optimizing Video Distribution." Being able to participate in future events like this is just one of the many, many perks of being a registered Gnomie! http://www.lockergnome.com/subscribe/ Join us when the countdown ends! http://www.gnomies.com https://profiles.google.com/chris.pirillo http://twitter.com/ChrisPirillo http://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo
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05:01:30 02/03/12
TLDR: Valentine's, Invoicing, Reinstalls, and Elected Officials
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Five Ways to Make Online Invoicing Easier http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/02/02/five-ways-to-make-online-invoicing-easier/ How Elected Officials Should Be Using Social Media http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2012/02/02/how-elected-officials-should-be-using-social-media/ Geeky Valentine's Day Gifts http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/02/02/geeky-valentines-day-gifts/ How to Do a Clean Reinstallation of OS X Lion http://www.lockergnome.com/osx/2012/02/02/clean-install-os-x-lion/ Back Link of the Day http://jknproductions1212.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/chris-pirillo-and-the-gnomies/ Thanks to Josh Noyce of jknproductions1212 for writing about Gnomies and linking to us -- more than once, even! If you'd like to be mentioned as a Back Link of the Day, link to one of our posts on LockerGnome.com from your site and -- this is the important part -- tell us about it! Webinar: YouTube, Live Streaming, and Optimizing Video Distribution http://www.gnomies.com/youtube-webinar/ The other night, we had our first official Gnomies webinar, and the topic was "YouTube, Live Streaming, and Optimizing Video Distribution." Being able to participate in future events like this is just one of the many, many perks of being a registered Gnomie! http://www.lockergnome.com/subscribe/ Join us when the countdown ends! http://www.gnomies.com https://profiles.google.com/chris.pirillo http://twitter.com/ChrisPirillo http://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo
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03:41:08 02/03/12
Wukan Villagers to Elect Village Chief on March 1st
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Wukan Villagers to Elect Village Chief on March 1st
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me On March 1st Wukan villagers will vote for their village chief. Wukan is the Chinese village that kicked out all Communist Party authorities at the end of last year, as part of a protest against illegal land grabs. And after a two-week stand off with the police, the Chinese regime agreed, in principle, to meet their demands%mdashone of which was for fair local elections. Many suspect the Chinese regime does not want to let the elections get too much media attention. Reporters from Hong Kong's "Apple Daily" recently saw a large billboard detailing election regulations in Wukan, yet the next day the board had been removed. Wukan villagers told NTD on February 1st they had elected a committee to oversee the election process. Forty people ran for eleven positions. At time of report, the results were not out yet. The committee will oversee the election of new leaders to replace those who were dismissed after the protest. [Mr. Cai, Wukan Villager]:(Male, Chinese, First in footage) "There is a ticket office for each village. Only two villages are done, five villages remain. We elected the notary public and next month, on March 1st, we will elect the village committee." The original conflict in Wukan was over officials carrying out illegal land grabs. Villagers are still wary of the regime and question whether it will keep its promises, even after the election in March. [Mr ... From: NTDTV Views: 241 6 ratings Time: 02:40 More in News & Politics
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20:13:57 02/02/12
12 Tibetans Killed, Chinese Regime Blocks Journalists
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12 Tibetans Killed, Chinese Regime Blocks Journalists
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me And in China's southwest Sichuan province, Chinese troops have killed at least 12 Tibetans and injured many in what was described as 'peaceful' protests that started on the first day of Chinese New Year. Amid mounting unrest, the Chinese regime is tightening security in the Tibetan Autonomous Region%mdashblocking foreign media from reporting. Chinese troops have killed at least 12 Tibetans in China's southwest Sichuan province in what started off as peaceful protests early last week. Amid mounting unrest, the Chinese regime tightened security in the Tibetan Autonomous Region%mdashblocking foreign media correspondents. A CNN crew tried to enter the region%mdashbut they were detained in the capital city of Chengdu. On Monday, CNN journalist Stan Grant said, "As we made our way to the service counters, we were grabbed by police. We were marched to an airport police station, detained, and questioned for five hours. Police kept some of our video footage. They wanted to know who we spoke to, what we were doing here, where we had been, and why we wanted to cover this story." Grant reported that military and police were everywhere. The Chinese regime sent a large number of armed forces to the region, increased patrolling, and cut off communications. Reporters also tried to drive into Ganzi in Sichuan. Police stopped them%mdashwith the excuse that the "icy road ahead is not safe for foreign ... From: NTDTV Views: 408 8 ratings Time: 02:47 More in News & Politics
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03:19:13 02/02/12
TLDR: Branding, Blogging, Spirits, and Video Editing
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22:30:00 01/31/12
Clickworker - Working from the "Cloud"
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Technology has changed the working world. Many people now receive orders and assignments via the Internet and do their work from home. The platform Clickworker.com uses an international pool of "clickworkers" to complete large advertising and media projects at home. Could this be the way we work in the future?More than 160,000 people belong to the Clickworker pool. Made in Germany reporter Tabea Mergenthaler met some of them. Their jobs give them plenty of flexibility - but does that come at a price?
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14:00:00 01/31/12
Occupy DC Celebrates Camping Ban By Erecting Massive Tent
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A day after an Occupy DC protester was tased in the back by a Park Police officer, the media was out in force at Occupy DC. Monday to cover the Park Police’s noon deadline against camping at McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza, the largest remaining Occupy encampments.
Before their arrival the youthful protesters at McPherson draped a massive blue tarp over the statue of Gen. James B. McPherson and moved some of their tents underneath it. They dubbed it the “tent of dreams.”
The hope, among the protesters I spoke to, was the tent would force the Park Police into a confrontation, rather than allow them to arrest protesters one by one. At noon, there were just about as many members of the media as there were occupiers. They too were hoping for a confrontation.
That’s how the media has covered this movement, a series of confrontations with police: Brooklyn Bridge, Oakland tear-gassing, raid of Zuccotti, UC Davis pepper spray, McPherson “occubarn,” flag burning in Oakland.
Around 1 p.m., Park Police Sgt. Schlosser addressed the media horde about their plans. He said the camping ban enforcement will be ongoing, but they have no deadline for police action. Around 2 p.m. most of the cameras were gone.
The occupiers attempted to keep the remaining members of the media interested in what they had expected to be a pivotal day. They had a dance party with loud speakers. They mic-checked short speeches. They surrounded a Fox News police van that was blocking a fire hydrant and forced it to move.
They chanted "Fox News: slanted and biased" and "Fox News sucks!"
But their hyperactivity led them to miss a pivotal moment. With the nation’s media focused on their camp, they had no plan for a symbolic protest, other than to build an even larger tent, to show their defiance of a sleeping ban already upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
They masked their faces, gawked at their massive tent, and speculated about a police invasion that may or may not happen tonight. As of this evening, the rumor on Twitter (#J30) is that Park Police will come in at 11 p.m.
But some hope may still exist for two of the nation's last large Occupy encampments protesting against income inequality and money in politics. Today, a Georgia man filed a lawsuit in federal district court in D.C. claims the term "camping" is too broadly defined, according to the Washington Post . >
The suit filed Monday by Dane C. Primerano claims that enforcing the ban “will be a de facto prohibition upon the relevant assembly” and says “the term ‘camping’ is defined over-broadly.” His reasoning includes the argument that camping “encompasses activity that is unavoidable for destitute participants in a long-term political assembly, while … implicitly and wrongly suggesting that the behavior is somehow trivial, frivolous or optional.”
Destitution, Primerano’s suit alleges, is “the plaintiff’s state in fact.” Primerano said in court papers that he is unemployed and has $225 in a bank account. “We do not condition our sovereign citizens’ fundamental First Amendment rights on a capacity to pay market hotel rates,” the suit says.
The story notes that the complaint is similar to another claim by Occupy DC's lawyer Jeff Light. Light said at a General Assembly at McPherson on Friday that he is claiming police don't have the right to take protesters' property under the Fifth Amendment. Both claims will be addressed at a hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday.
