Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. From the OWS Twitter feed: “pdjmoo HALLELUJAH CORPORATIONS – A musical tribute to corporate excess in the style of the Capitol Steps YouTube ow.ly/87j4e #occupy #OWS” and from You Tube link: “Hallelujah was conceived, rehearsed and filmed in Tamworth, NH, a small town with a [...]
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Occupy polls higher than Congress
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Polling is a snapshot, or a series of snapshots, that provide some idea of what people are thinking. In this case, I’m looking at some polling numbers about Congress, Obama, Occupy, big government, and big business. When it comes to Congress, the thinking is clear, [...]
“This moment of deep social crisis”: Council of Elders and Occupy
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. I’ve written about the Council of Elders earlier, in Occupying an Icon, and about the denied request of OWS to Trinity Real Estate / Trinity Episcopal Church to use a vacant lot for an Occupy encampment in “Wake up”: Occupy at three months and “Occupy [...]
House Republicans Decide to Die Like ‘Braveheart’
“Out of 75 responses, there may have been one person that thought it was OK that we would put the fight off until two months from now,” he continued. “Everybody else said, ‘Look, this is a ‘Braveheart’ moment. You, Mr. Speaker, are our William Wallace. Let’s rush to the fight. Get us back to Washington, [...]
“Occupy denounces local Democratic Party endorsement”
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. The ways the Occupy movement continues to play out are a kind of primer on grassroots organizing. Agree or disagree with messages and/or methods, there is no doubt that activists are successfully forcing the attention of media, public, and political parties. A few recent examples [...]
Crooks, Congress, Scalawags, and Spending
But after the vote, Casey and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) dismissed the Keystone project as “inside baseball,” arguing that middle-class families are more interested in getting a tax cut than an oil pipeline. [...] “I was responsible for putting it in this bill,” Reid said flatly. “That’s how legislation works. … Along with Manchin, Vermont [...]
DONE DEAL: Payroll Tax Cut Extension Comes with Keystone XL
This is why people don’t trust Congress. It’s also why people want another option besides Democrats and Republicans, with an independent force desperately needed in Congress. Governing in two-month increments, while Democrats cave on principle after principle. It just never ends. From Politico: Senate leaders struck a tentative deal Friday night to extend the payroll [...]
“Wake up”: Occupy at three months
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. I mentioned this yesterday, but want to highlight it again: tomorrow is OWS’ three month anniversary, and the “wake up” that provided continues to evolve. Via OWS: On Saturday, December 17th Occupy Wall Street — with support from more than 1400 faith leaders, elders of [...]
Boehner & McConnell: Keystone XL or No Payroll Tax Extension
The next time you hear anyone on the right say Democrats don’t compromise I hope you will laugh in his or her face, then buy the person a drink. You’ve really got to hand it to Republicans. It’s déjà vu all over again, bringing back memories of this time last year when Pres. Obama allowed [...]
Occupy Bill of Rights Day
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. At the 12-12 Port Shutdown, in Oakland, this sign appeared: “When injustice becomes law, protest becomes duty.” That sign message seemed a good way to begin, since today is Bill of Rights Day, and since The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 has passed with [...]
“Liberating the Left,” by Occupation
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. From the initiators of the Occupy Movement, on December 1, Darren Fleet writes at Adbusters “Fear of Flying: Liberating the Left … .” It includes this: Lefty arguments are fraught with asterisks, exceptions, caveats, considerations, footnotes, excuses and pie-in-the-sky moral posturing coded in a lexicon [...]
TIME Picks Protester, Right Wingers Implode
The PROTESTER is “Person of the Year” for TIME magazine. That TIME’s cover also looks decidedly female is critically important. The right is not amused. Poor babies. Nothing was more important this year than the Arab Spring, which detonated a movement across the Middle East, with Americans and the world watching as oppressed people, especially [...]
The Politics of Occupy and Grassroots Guidance
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. A recent tweet, at Occupy USA: “Boots Riley tweets: ‘Mainstream media has moved from saying #OWS has no power, 2 sayin that we have power but r misguided.’” “Nothing like some success to bring out the people who tell you what you’re doing wrong.” That [...]
12-12 Port Shutdown and the “vampire squid”
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. “Shutdown the Port” actions began early this morning, and continue. You can check out what’s happening via OWS, where you will find a livestream link. The purpose of the Port Shutdown, from Occupy SF: We Are Protesting… • In solidarity with the ILWU Local 21 [...]
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