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National Lawyers Guild trying to keep OWS going.

| November 15, 2011 | 11 Comments
National Lawyers Guild trying to keep OWS going.

It seems that despite past concerns about health risks from camping/squatting in Zuccotti Park the National Lawyers Guild is trying allow people to return with their tents after the the clean up is complete. The National Lawyers Guild says it has obtained a court order that allows Occupy Wall St. protesters to return with tents […]

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Portugal Has an Army

| November 13, 2011 | 13 Comments
Portugal Has an Army

And they are pissed! Portugal’s soldiers hold rare protest against cuts At the army protest, there was anger at government proposals to decimate armed forces numbers and cut back wages and promotions. Antonio Lima Coelho, one of the organisers, said servicemen and women were willing to make their share of sacrifices, but the government was […]

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The single dumbest thing I have read in a long time.

| November 12, 2011 | 11 Comments
The single dumbest thing I have read in a long time.

Here is another article about the Occupy movement and how the IVAW are taking part. It is titled “At Occupy Camps, Veterans Bring the Wars Home” It gets to the crazy in short order. In Zuccotti Park, Army Specialist Jerry Bordeleau, 24, was sitting next to a table of IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) […]

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Just a reminder

| November 11, 2011 | 7 Comments
Just a reminder

That is this the person that IVAW is going to champion during this years Veterans day. So I am sure once that his statements have been made public that they will be flooded over the net. So I figured I get a head start now. UPDATE: Looks like the press is finally looking his past […]

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Done With The Silly for Today.

| October 30, 2011 | 4 Comments
Done With The Silly for Today.

Got slammed back, and rightfully so. NY, Washington protesters brave rare early snow NEW YORK — Anti-Wall Street protesters hunkered down at encampments in New York and Washington Saturday as they faced their first winter weather test, with a rare early snowstorm hitting the US east coast. “Snow, what snow? I’ve got a country to […]

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So Sad…

| October 26, 2011 | 2 Comments
So Sad…

When I read this I was concerned. Jonn works at this… It’s his hobby but he’s really not very good, I feel his pain. 60 Elvis impersonators flee fire alarm The lookalikes were attending a charity function in Rochester, Kent, when the fire alarm sounded late on Saturday night. It is believed that it was […]

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Bombs In Maine!!!

| October 25, 2011 | 20 Comments
Bombs In Maine!!!

Occupy Maine adjusts, beefs up security watches after chemical bomb attack PORTLAND, Maine — Members of Portland’s Occupy Maine encampment have increased security shifts and moved their kitchen area to within view of nearby Cumberland County Courthouse video cameras after a chemical bomb incident early Sunday morning. A description of the infernal device: Portland police […]

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Nobel Peace Prize Huh?

| October 22, 2011 | 2 Comments
Nobel Peace Prize Huh?

It is quite apparent our current CINC is developing a curious track record? James Taranto notes with a certain irony: We are not the first to make this observation. “For a president who promised to end the gunslinger ways of his predecessor, Barack Obama has proven himself comfortable with the use of lethal force,” the […]

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