Occupation Notes
Updated: 2011-10-30 17:03:02
HOME Main Occupation Notes October 30, 2011 10:03 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments In New York , Mother Nature has stepped where Mayor Bloomberg lacks the backbone . nbsp Alex Kline reports in New York : Magazine As high winds , low-30 temperatures , and sheets of snow ripped through downtown Manhattan , Occupy Wall Street was under siege on Saturday , this time from Mother Nature . Zuccotti Park was transformed into a tent city , with just over a hundred protestors huddled against only the fourth October snowstorm to hit New York in 135 . years Other than the roaring wind , the park was quiet : no chants , no drum circles . The day's outdoor activities were canceled and the wall of sign wavers on Wall Street has been replaced by a single , stalwart placard : Hell Snow , We Won't

This is interesting (H/T DC Blogger over at Corrente): “A 21-year-old Occupy Wall Street demonstrator caused quite the ruckus early this morning, when he scaled a 70-foot sculpture in New York’s Zuccotti Park, refusing to come down until Mayor Michael Bloomberg resigned. Dylan Spoelstra of Canada climbed the park’s signature red sculpture around 6 a.m. [...]
Hurray! We’re back to Depression-era stratification levels… Neoliberal mission accomplished: As the article notes; “As you’ll notice, from the 1950s onwards, income distribution in the US remained broadly stable until the Thatcher-Reagan revolution. The neoliberal policies pursued by the Reagan administration – tax cuts for the wealthy (the top rate of tax was reduced from [...]
Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb? A: Whereas the party of the first part, also known as “Lawyer”, and the party of the second part, also known as “Light Bulb”, do hereby and forthwith agree to a transaction wherein the party of the second part (Light Bulb) shall be [...]