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In the absence of traditional media coverage that Tea Party protests enjoyed, the Occupy movement has been largely ignored and has had to rely on cell phone footage and livestream internet feeds to show the American public whats been happening.
Global Revolution is considered to be the most important channel covering Occupy Wall Street, broadcasting live feeds of the protests all around the world. So when protesters tell police that the world is watching as the officers beat and pepper spray innocent Americans, they mean it. So it was shocking when Global Revolution ceased their livestream of Occupy protests against the National Defense Authorization Act in New York, and switched to Occupy Maui in Hawaii.
Thats because the NYPD ambushed the operators of the feed in the studio and arrested them. On Tuesday, police raided the building where Global Revolution was broadcasting from and took key operators into custody, including Vlad Teichberg, an operator named Spike, and four or five other volunteers. Vlad and Spike maintained the livestream feed.
Police raided the Bushwick studio after ordering everyone to vacate the premises because the space supposedly is imminently perilous to life. The livestream is now down for the time being.
Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/01/03/nypd-arrests-operators-of-occupy-wall-street-livestream/
Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)Kind of shows the lie.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)the state regime countries, ceased radio operations ... and listeners.
Historic NY
(37,451 posts)Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)were not made to leave.
ellisonz
(27,711 posts)postulater
(5,075 posts)JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)At least a fourth if not more of the crowd was over 50. Everyone was extremely peaceful. We had great entertainment. Much of it was very funny. We had a great time.
The police were out in force -- huge force. I've been to the parade as a spectator before, but I do believe the number of police officers there seemed far beyond what was needed for a parade.
Why are the authorities everywhere so paranoid about the Occupy movement?
It's puzzling.
On the one hand, they all say that the Occupiers don't have clear demands, and on the other they are extremely afraid of the Occupiers. That makes no sense whatsoever.
And the cities are paying enormous sums of money to track the "organizers" of an organization that puts all its meetings online so that everyone including the police can watch them.
How stupid are these city fathers?
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)long answer, it is reaching 20K words...
Executive summary...
They do have demands, and they run counter the Neo Liberal line, and the by your bootstraps mentality. There is more GREED IS NOT GOOD.
(I am on the final edit of this monster)
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)and open about their activities. Anyone can join in as long as they are not extremely disruptive. They are extremely nonviolent.
There was a Christian group at the Rose Bowl Parade. The marchers were friendly to those who were not trying to harass. And we did not confront the harassers in any way that approached violence.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)But this I am my brother's keeper shit really goes counter to Greed is Good elite values.
Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)T S Justly
(884 posts)G_j
(40,367 posts)in the past, claiming paint jars were materials intending to make "molitov cocktails". Unfortunately, this type of treatment is standard for leftie protests.
Rex
(65,616 posts)final kinks in the system. Don't worry, nothing will change for most average citizens. The only people that really need to worry are the ones that still believe in democracy.
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)Strait up fascism.