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Skip_In_Boulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:19 PM
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Anonymous’ targets the brothers Koch, claiming attempts ‘to usurp American Democracy’
The decentralized protest group "Anonymous" has a new target: no, it's not a middle eastern dictator, a major bank or even a bit player in the military-industrial complex.

It's none other than tea party financiers Charles and David Koch, who were being targeted, an open letter stated, for their attempts "to usurp American Democracy."

"Koch Industries, and oligarchs like them, have most recently started to manipulate the political agenda in Wisconsin," an announcement posted to anonnews.org declared.

"Governor Walker's union-busting budget plan contains a clause that went nearly un-noticed. This clause would allow the sale of publicly owned utility plants in Wisconsin to private parties (specifically, Koch Industries) at any price, no matter how low, without a public bidding process," they explained. "The Koch's have helped to fuel the unrest in Wisconsin and the drive behind the bill to eliminate the collective bargaining power of unions in a bid to gain a monopoly over the state's power supplies.

The group, which was responsible for taking MasterCard Worldwide offline for an entire day -- along with numerous other organizations that plotted against secrets outlet WikiLeaks -- said it would now be "actively seeking vulnerabilities" in Koch industries.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/27/anonymous-targets-the-brothers-koch-claiming-attempts-to-usurp-american-democracy/
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socialist_n_TN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:24 PM
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1. I'm glad they're getting involved.........
This class war needs to be multi front, INCLUDING Internet. Break them Anonymous!
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Lifelong Protester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:26 PM
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2. HOO-frickin'-RAY!
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Auntie Bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:27 PM
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3. Bless them with good luck.
I'll be grateful for help where ever and whenever I can get it.
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:28 PM
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4. Thanks but no thanks, cyberterrorists!
:thumbsdown:
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LAGC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:42 PM
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12. Thanks for your concern.
Duly noted.
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 07:45 PM
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31. But terror by billionaire is OK by him.....
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 05:20 PM
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19. I also thank you for your concern for the American people. About 1% of them. nt
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OnyxCollie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 06:07 PM
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25. Since the balance of power
has moved to the side of the corporate criminals, it's going to take an extraordinary effort to get it back.

You didn't think voting was going to do it, did you?
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Skip_In_Boulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 06:49 PM
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26. Correcto
See my tag line.
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Skip_In_Boulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 01:12 AM
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41. ..
Anony_Ops Anonymous Operations
@AnonNewsNet : 9/11 deaths: 3,000. Troop deaths: 4,000+. #DDoS deaths: 0. Get your priorities together.
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sudopod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 01:26 AM
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42. You call a bunch of geeks "cyberterrorists" while having Andrew Jackson as your avatar?
Edited on Mon Feb-28-11 01:29 AM by sudopod
The man who engineered the Trail of Tears? The man who killed dozens in pistol duels? The man whose dying words were his regrets that he hadn't killed his vice president and a supreme court justice while he had the chance?

Your argument is invalid. :p

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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:28 PM
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5. Curious
Why announce this sort of action? Are they asking for help? Isn't the NSA always watching for foreign and internal interests doing this stuff?
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:30 PM
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7. Probably to gather copycat assistance to confuse counter attacks?
Also I think "A" thinks it doesn't matter if the NSA goes after them as they are pretty good at using a decentralized cell attack.
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Fuddnik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:34 PM
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10. Conspiracy by press release?
No need to communicate with each other, when the new plan is in the NYT. It,s a tactic used years ago by the steel companies and the airlines. One announces a price increase, and within days they all announce matching increases.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:49 PM
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16. That's interesting - and smart. nt
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Skip_In_Boulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 06:51 PM
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27. Yes and Yes
Of course this is a game where you believe nothing and just see what you can get to make sense and work.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:28 PM
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6. If the Koch brothers are smart they will try to kiss "A" ass.
They aren't though so "A" will eat their asses for lunch!
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Fuddnik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:31 PM
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8. Kick and Rec!
It's about time someone set their sites on them.

Hey Anon! Get into their bank accounts, and send lots of donations to unions. And homeless shelters. Hell, send me some!
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:32 PM
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9. The Koch-heads need to be stopped!!!
This is all about privatizing the public good!

This is all about fucking over the little people so the big people will have more power to fuck over the little people!

Go, Anonymous! :woohoo:
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Indydem Donating Member (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:39 PM
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11. I think the Koch brothers are going to make A very sorry.
I am sure Blackwater has already been hired to hunt and kill anyone who messes with Koch Industries assets.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 06:05 PM
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24. Yeah, no doubt this is war. We didn't start it, tho. The corporate fucks did.
And, frankly, I'm on the side of those who are on the side of the people.
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 07:50 PM
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34. Do you really think they'll find everyone?
I don't think so.

I think in the end it'll be the Koch Brothers who will be sorry.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 08:10 PM
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37. it's a cloud revolution...
people can look at the clouds and think they see one thing or another... but in the end, it's just clouds that have gathered in the sky.
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 09:39 PM
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39. Exactly. nt
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sudopod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 01:32 AM
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43. They all have dogs.
And curtains. They are invulnerable.
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LAGC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:43 PM
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13. They need to hack their bank accounts and redistribute their wealth to worthy causes.
Kind of like in the movie Sneakers.
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 05:19 PM
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17. i never heard anonymous ever say anything like that needing to be done.
It doesn't sound like anonymous to me.
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LAGC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 05:21 PM
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20. I never heard them say it either.
That doesn't mean its not a good idea. :)
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 05:59 PM
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21. For now I'll just have to go into a little debt to get my dental work done.
:-)
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Ellipsis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 07:19 PM
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29. There was an earlier link posted to an announcement.
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 07:41 PM
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30. I don't remember anything about fund transference in there.
But what I remember or do not remember doesn't mean anything.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 06:04 PM
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23. Reminds me of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Who Played With Fire and Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Edited on Sun Feb-27-11 06:58 PM by RainDog
she pulls money out of a sleaze bag's account, puts it in a Swiss Bank Account and then redistributes it for her own work.

in the case of Koch, it would be sweet if food pantries all over the nation got huge donations...

but, of course, I wouldn't advocate doing anything that illegal - because we are a nation of laws and corporations are people too.... /snark.

(oops... edit... food pantries, not panties. lol)
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 07:45 PM
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32. Corporations are people with far greater needs than mine.
We must do all we can to...we must do all we can.
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 07:46 PM
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33. What? edible panties are a food.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 08:13 PM
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38. LOLOLOL!! yeah, I know...
when I saw that slip I busted out laughing. a Freudian slip to go with those panties.

...but I'm kinda boring and like boxer briefs for my munchies.
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buddysmellgood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:44 PM
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14. Walker has really stepped in it now.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 04:47 PM
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15. Ooooooh, I REALLY like this! nt
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 05:19 PM
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18. Big kick!
:kick:
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 06:01 PM
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22. send 100,000 rolls of toilet paper to Walker
one for every protester in Madison yesterday.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 07:14 PM
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28. k&r n/t ..again
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 08:09 PM
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35. it would be great if they could cut them off from their money or expose their porn habits
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mod mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 08:10 PM
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36. Here is a press release I found:
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 10:46 PM
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40. kick ass n/t
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