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Louis commented on the diary post Occupy Oakland (OO): Mayor Quan Says Not Again by Louis.
One thing the mayor said that I didn’t report was that there were people from Danville, Pittsburg, etc. I said “Well yeah, from the greater Oakland area” and she said “from the suburbs”. I really didn’t get her point on that, unless that was part of the “outside agitator” meme. It’s laughable, in a morbid [...]
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Louis commented on the diary post Occupy Oakland (OO): Mayor Quan Says Not Again by Louis.
Actually, someone in FDL added the picture of Mayor Quan. No content was changed. And thanks to whoever added the picture :)
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Louis commented on the diary post Occupy Oakland (OO): Mayor Quan Says Not Again by Louis.
Buffy, thank you for your thoughtful comments. I think the PTB have drawn a line in the sand. The power of Occupy has been the 24/7 encampments. That power is greatly diluted when it’s xx a.m. to yy p.m. The vibrant “Renaissance Fair” type atmosphere I saw at OO, with booths set up and the [...]
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Louis commented on the diary post Occupy Oakland (OO): Mayor Quan Says Not Again by Louis.
Actually, I tried to keep away from analysis, more of a report on what she said. I agree “binding consensual” is somewhat redundant, but I don’t see how “binding consensual non-violence” is hilarious.
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Louis commented on the diary post Occupy Oakland (OO): Mayor Quan Says Not Again by Louis.
Tarheel, I think what you said is right on target. Thanks for summarizing in your usual insightful way.
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Louis commented on the diary post Occupy Oakland (OO): Mayor Quan Says Not Again by Louis.
As for your takeaways: do you mean to say that those are what you took to be Mayor Quan’s opinions or edicts or whatever?
Carol, I was thinking about you when I wrote this because you know so much better than I what it was like on the ground and overnight. Yes to your question – [...]
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Louis wrote a new diary post: Occupy Oakland (OO): Mayor Quan Says Not Again
On Thursday, April 19, I attended a meeting sponsored by the Oakland Police Department (OPD) with our new police chief, Howard Jordan, leading the meeting and Mayor Jean Quan attending. The agenda was all about crime and the strategies and resources the OPD is using to address it. I went to the meeting with a [...] -
Louis commented on the diary post U.S. Supreme Court: A great example of Shariah Law by Jane Stillwater.
May I as a practitioner of Shariah law point out to you that this is a garbage article.
Sure you may. And you did. But without any explanation, what you say is garbage.
Good article, Jane. Rec’d.
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Louis commented on the diary post Paris, 1968. Teheran, 1980. Tel Aviv, 2012? by Phoenix Woman.
What are the odds that Israel would exist as a state if oil hadn’t been discovered in the region?
Pretty high odds.
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Louis commented on the blog post There Is No Super Secret Obama Waiting for 2013
Like Obama, Nader has a track record, and I’m not impressed by it. Nader appeared out of nowhere in 2000, or so it seemed to me, and then disappeared just as quickly. Nothing came of it. Support of Paul by progressives just keeps moving the goalposts to the right, so I don’t think that sends a good message.
If progressives can make a big enough dent to deny either Romney (R) or Obama (R) a plurality, like Perot did, AND some sort of infrastructure remains, then perhaps we can say some good came out of the coming election. If only the first part is met, it just might spur both major parties to stop pissing on progressives and court them.
Fuck, it’s so easy to be cynical about all this — very frustrating stuff.
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Louis commented on the blog post There Is No Super Secret Obama Waiting for 2013
Meet the new boss … same as the old boss.
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Louis commented on the diary post The high cost of being broke and disobedient in America by hotflashcarol.
I called the City and you are absolutely correct — the No Parking signs for street sweeping are not like SF. They are treated as strictly “No Parking (during these hours so that we may or may not sweep your street)”. That’s my quote, not theirs. I also left a message for Dexter English (434-5130) [...]
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Louis commented on the diary post The high cost of being broke and disobedient in America by hotflashcarol.
carol, thanks for another illuminating post. FWIW, I’ll mention something about street-cleaning in Oakland. When I first moved here, I was surprised about the once a month cleaning. My neighbors told me the standard is twice a month, but it can be changed to once a month if the block or neighborhood requests it, which [...]
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Louis commented on the diary post You Can’t “Grow the Movement” by Dissing the Kids: On Chris Hedges and Occupy by UndisciplinedPhD.
If the police state can easily identify those wearing masks, what’s the point for Occupy to wear masks? If a police state provocateur wears a mask, they are hiding their identity from Occupy. So if Occupy has a consensus or majority rule for not wearing masks, where everyone agrees to abide by the vote, then [...]
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Louis commented on the blog post Is This What We Are Wasting All That Money to Protect Ourselves From?
The Soviet Union’s demise was in large part due to it’s inability to keep up with the USA in the arms race. That’s the common “wisdom”. The Soviet Union’s money and resources went into weapons, not the things that make for a continuing robust economy.
We are now the Soviet Union in that respect, except our boogeyman is a mix of ideas. Fear. Terror. There never was any real “Peace dividend”. Any excuse to keep the MIC going — and growing — has been used and will continue to be used. And if it takes cuts in Social Security or other services the public has paid into or receives, so be it.
There are so many parallels between the Soviet Union and the current USA. This is merely one of them.
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Louis commented on the diary post SEC Thinks Arithmetic is Hard by masaccio.
Gesundheit. And thanks for this post!
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Louis commented on the diary post Good News for Women: Dem Leader Cleaver Says There’s No GOP War on You by Scarecrow.
That’s why we have leaders. To tell us retards the truthiness of things.
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Louis commented on the blog post Hidden Dangers Makes Fiscal Cliff More Treacherous
I would love to see defense spending lowered, which is one thing the trigger does. But the 1% Congress does not want that to happen. They bluffed. And when it’s time to call their bluff they will ask for a new deal (lower caps) and the 1% President will support that whole-heartedly. “Uncertainty” seems to be the current buzz word to justify policies. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if fuckin’ O finds a way to extend his tax cuts for the wealthy again.
David, eat hardy and enjoy!!!
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Louis commented on the diary post Oaksterdam Update: Richard Lee Calling it Quits? by Brian Sonenstein.
You are invited to attend a community meeting by the Oakland Police Department and Mayor Jean Quan on Thursday, April 19, 2012; 6:30 p.m. at North Oakland Senior Center located at 5714 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
I intend to go to this meeting and ask the Mayor (and whatever police person is there) about Occupy [...]
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Louis commented on the diary post Smooth Operator: Why President Obama is Likely to be Re-elected by UndisciplinedPhD.
Hey, funkygal, thanks for the link. It was a good read. Sobering.
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