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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp is Gone
I wish I could. I work in IT on Wall St, so I’m not using my last name.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp is Gone
Thank you for your kind words. Since speaking truth was central to my father’s work, I’d be remiss if I left you with the impression that I gave away my only signed copy. I have more.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp is Gone
I’ve had the same reaction. After the Brooklyn Bridge, I realized that I needed to get in shape for the “battles” ahead!
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp is Gone
Oh, the NY Post. I stand corrected. A well respected news source in your world, I suppose. What I saw on the many occasions I have been there in person, was crowded local businesses. This is at a time when restaurants in many other parts of the city are suffering or closing as they can’t seem to outlast the recession. Additionally, I have clients in One Liberty Plaza and they told me that they hardly notice the protests.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp is Gone
If someone made an estimate that was placed somewhere you could see it, it must be correct.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp is Gone
Thanks Juliania. It was just a small gift. Others have done much more. But it felt significant to me at the time and again this morning.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp is Gone
I’m really sad about the library. I donated a signed copy of the last book my father wrote before he died. I knew it might end up in someones house, but I never thought it would be dumped in the trash by the cops. However, even as a lover of books, I remind myself that a book is just a thing and the PEOPLE are what is important.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp is Gone
Sorry to be discouraging, but FOIA requests can take years and are frequently heavily redacted.
I’m really sad about the library. I donated a signed copy of the last book my father wrote before he died. I knew it might end up in someones house, but I never thought it would be dumped in the trash by the cops. However, even as a lover of books, I remind myself that a book is just a thing and the PEOPLE are what is important.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp is Gone
N17 is an international day of direct action. http://2439-occupywallst-com.voxcdn.com/media/img/03QUh.jpg
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp is Gone
That requires a large number of people willing to be arrested, of course.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp is Gone
I don’t think it took great prescience to predict this. We all saw it coming, but it is still shocking. It is not a bad idea, but I take issue with the phrase “The only way to” because I keep hearing people make pronouncements like this. The truth is that very few people thought that the original occupation would be more than a small one day event. I certainly learned to value a diversity of tactics. Try your idea and see if it works, but there are LOTS of great ideas circulating.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp is Gone
Hopefully the shutdown can be used to help build for N17. After that, maybe it is time to change tactics for a few months and build to come back stronger in the Spring.
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NickS commented on the blog post Occupy Des Moines: An Increasingly Important Occupation as Iowa Caucuses Near
Thank you for doing this Kevin. I assume that you have lots of friends in NYC, but if you need a place to stay or help in the evening when you visit, please feel free to contact me.
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NickS commented on the blog post Occupy Fort Wayne: Occupiers Come Together to Develop Community
Thank you for doing this. When time permits, perhaps you can post an accounting of what has been spent so far and how much has been raised. I suspect that many folks (including myself) would give more once we get a sense if how much is needed.
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NickS commented on the diary post NPR Gets Radio Host Fired for Occupying by David Swanson.
That is the last straw for me. No more NPR on my radio.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #OWS: Day 29, A Day of Global Action
I was watching NYC at http://www.occupystream.com/, but I’m going to bed now.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #OWS: Day 29, A Day of Global Action
Camera operator looks to be exiting the park. I did not spot any people being arrested and center of the park looked to be clear of protesters. However, it is very hard to see as the video is moving around and it is dark.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #OWS: Day 29, A Day of Global Action
On Live Steam, looks like only a few dozen protesters left in the park plus a LOT of cops. I can’t tell if arrests have started as the camera os bouncing around.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #OWS: Day 29, A Day of Global Action
I think that was posted by the mods as a warning to their media team, btw.
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NickS commented on the blog post Live Blog for #OWS: Day 29, A Day of Global Action
From Live Stream chat:
ping_t: Get the ^&(( out NOW to the south yes
gwenus: THEY ARE ENTERING NORTH AND EAST DISPERSING TO KETTLE - Load More
