From Christian Science Monitor Spain‘s government was hit by the country’s financial crisis on two fronts Tuesday as protestors enraged with austerity cutbacks and tax hikes clashed with police near Parliament while the nation’s borrowing costs increased in an auction of its debt. More than 1,000 riot police blocked off access to the Parliament building [...]
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Occupy Targets DNC Convention
From US News A protest by any other name is still a protest. But not all protests are an occupation. Two months after the major group planning to protest the Democratic National Convention changed its name, a new and bigger demonstration is being planned for the September event. This time, it’s being led by “original” [...]
Anarchy in OWS (video)
From The Daily Caller It wouldn’t be fair to say Occupy Wall Street has fallen apart, because that would imply it was somehow held together in the first place. But those heady days of Sept.-Oct. 2011 are long gone, and now, once-hopeful Occupiers are stumbling through the smoldering wreckage — the bad kind, not the [...]
The professional leftist soviet-style power grab at OWS (video)
From Big Government Spring is coming and the professional radicals behind the scenes have been making key moves all winter to consolidate their power, including a recent move remove ‘the 99%’ from any dealings with the vast amount of money is taking in from sources unknown. Meanwhile, Occupy supporters are perpetuating the lie that Occupy [...]
Occupy Portland shows its true goal – destruction
From The Mendenlhall On Monday, December 12th, the Portland, OR faction of the broader Occupy Wall Street Movement decided to “occupy the ports,” unequivocally overstepping the boundary between peaceful protests and acts of aggression against the rights of others. Most of the protests thus far have focused on gathering en masse on public property for [...]
Occupy BS
From NewsBusters Great news, DC residents and tourists: No need to find a place to sleep at night. You can just put up a tent in a public park, and the cops have to give you 24 hours’ notice before making you clear out! WaPo: A U.S. District judge ruled Monday night the National Park [...]
Police raid on Portland occupiers yields weapons cache
From KGW.com Police have raided several Northeast Portland homes taken over by anarchists who claimed they were part of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Police were tipped off about the situation Sunday. Responding officers found that the squatters had changed the locks on the homes. Inside they found anarchist literature, drugs and weapons, including machetes. [...]
Occupiers pledge to refuse repaying student loans
From Fox Nation Forgiveness of student loan debt has emerged as one of the most consistent demands of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Later today, New York-based protesters will announce a new campaign aimed at accomplishing this goal: Under the campaign — which grew from the original Occupy Wall Street protest and is now known, [...]
O’Reilly: as predicted, violence escalating among ‘occupiers’
Just as O’Reilly predicted, tension has now arisen between violent and non-violent OWS protestors. Last night in Oakland a disturbing scene erupted among the protestors as violence overcame the once peaceful demonstration. O’Reilly says this chaos is being ‘manipulated and financed at a very high level.’
Oakland occupier hit by car after refusing to move
Protesters banged on the hood of a silver Mercedes while the car was attempting to exit the premises. After the protesters refused to move, the driver hit the gas. Reports have stated that there were no critical injuries.
‘Lord of Flies’ in Zuccotti Park
From The New York Post: Oops, I just echoed a dreaded corporate slogan. My bad — but somehow it fits the moment. In fact, the problems the protesters face are almost enough for me to hope the police don’t break up the party. The “Lord of the Flies” descent from utopia to petty power struggles, [...]
Occupocalypse Now
From Big Government PART 1 For some of us, it’s difficult to take the Occupy movement seriously. However, for once, let’s do just that and ask the simple question, “What if the Occupiers take power?” To answer that, I need to first address what they would need to do to rise to power (I will [...]