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"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

#OWS ‘Adult Party Entertainment’?

You can’t make up this kind of stuff: MANCHESTER – A city woman is accused of pimping a 16-year-old girl she met in Victory Park during the Occupy NH demonstrations. Justina Jensen, 23, of 341 Hanover St., is charged with felony prostitution. Police allege Jensen met a teen at the local protest, which is an […]

#OWS: Public Radio Producer Fired After Taking Advice From Conor Friedersdorf

Caitlin Curran had a job as a WNYC radio producer. Then she listened to Conor Friedersdorf. Now she is the 99%: It all started with an article on The Atlantic‘s web site. Conor Friedersdorf’s piece “Occupy Wall Street’s Greatest Strength Is Neutering It,” echoed what many people are wondering about the movement: what are they […]

Smelly Hippies Get Ripped Off

They march for free. I mock them for profit. Somebody cleaned out the PayPal account of “Occupy Portland” and it looks like an inside job: Organizers of Occupy Portland say they fear as much as $20,000 donated to the group through a PayPal account has disappeared. They also say the group’s finance committee has hijacked […]

More #OWS Fun: Man Charged With Getting 11-Year-Old Boy Drunk in Tent

What a wholesome bunch: A 27-year-old Missoula man at the Occupy Missoula encampment on the Missoula County Courthouse lawn is accused of getting an 11-year-old boy drunk. . . . Authorities found the boy unconscious in Skinner’s tent. First the 14-year-old girl assaulted in Dallas, and now this. Joe Biden warned us this would happen if […]

BREAKING: #OWS PROTESTERS IN OAKLAND CLASH WITH POLICE

Zombie at PJM has video, photos and expects further updates: Chaos reigns on the streets of Oakland tonight as rioting has broken out when Occupy protesters tried to reclaim their camp from the police. . . . After the Occupy Oakland encampment was torn down early Tuesday morning by police, the ousted protesters reconvened outside […]

Report: 14-Year-Old Runaway Girl Gets Banged at ‘Occupy’ Protest in Dallas

You call it “statutory rape.” The 99% call it “social justice“: Dallas Police continue to investigate whether a teenage runaway was sexually assaulted by an adult male at the Occupy Dallas encampment behind City Hall. A source within the Dallas Police Department who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation said the […]

Publius: You Can’t #OccupyJupiter

by Smitty This is way off: Occupying Jupiter would take work, or something st00p3d like that. Via MNR. Ironic: OWS Protesters Complain About Homeless Not Pulling Their Weight Update: Paco-lanche!

Drum-Sticking It To The Man

by Smitty via AoSHQ Last night’s General Assembly meeting in Zuccotti Park was “one of most contentious ever,” in large part due to a heated debate over whether the drummers at Occupy Wall Street should be given $8,000 from the movement’s coffers to buy more drums and equipment. It seems some of the drums were […]

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