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Organize an occupation
By adamg on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 6:33am
The first "Boston General Assembly" of the effort to organize an Occupy Boston movement is tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Parkman Bandstand on the Common.
Boston Police tweet they want to help:
We look forward 2 working w/ u 2 ensure a peaceful event which respects ur right 2 protest & maintains safety.
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Am I the only one bothered by this?
Who writes the BPD tweets? Some (armed) 13 year old girl they hired for media relations? FFS, use as many tweets as you need, but please don't use l33t speak unless you live in your mom's basement.
Here's a translation into responsible-sounding grownup:
We look forward to working with you to ensure a peaceful event in a manner which respects your right to protest and also maintains safety.
138 characters. There - was that so hard?
We haz ppr spray
If U iz OTT w teh protestin, we haz ppr spray IYF
Power to the juvenile!
From the comments on FB:
Chances that this kid has turned down unemployment insurance? (Though, with that attitude, he probably was fired from his last job?)
Corollary question; has he ever heard of the voting booth?
Ah, to be young, idealistic, naive, and stupid again. :)
juvenile?
Look who showed up to protest today on Wall Street in New York City, the original #Occupy protest:
United/Continental Pilots
More pictures at the Denver Post.
In the NY Metro paper today.
Unrelated
The pilots were there on completely different business. As someone who once had to work down there on non-financial matters, I can tell you protests like the pilot protest were not out of the ordinary. Was an airline exec ringing the bell today?
Truth be told...
I was refering specifically to the kid I quoted. But If you really want me to get started on what I think about unions... ;)
I just don't get the lack of a plan
No calls for increased taxes on the rich, no calls for taxes on CEO bonuses over $1 million, no calls for those taxes to pay for education or health care or any program that would help.
It takes a lot to make hippies look organized. Good job.
I read that as...
"we really want to get to know the people whose heads we're going to be busting open."
#OccupyBoston photo
On the Boston Common at the Band Stand Tuesday night.
"General Assembly"
look at all that flannel.
look at all that flannel.
Practical choice
Say all you want about flannel and hoodies, but generations of my family who work outdoors have worn those kinds of jackets and shirts for decades. It can be a fashion statement, but a solidly economical and practical choice as well.