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haha this guy interviewing the livestream guy for CBS is not a reporter and probably not with CBS

yeah what the hell was that. i figured it was maybe fox or something but i wasnt sure if that woman beside him was a producer

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tear gassing people chained to trees & things:

http://yfrog.com/163yiz
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ahha okay i give up, i have a huge test tomorrow im not ready for, and an essay to write and turn in
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oh apparently the vid is a fire extinguisher. no tear gas yet (i bet theyll just use pepper spray)
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no that's tear gas crow


oh welll cuz they were on a phone with a guy there and he said tehy didnt use tear gas yet, and also other people were commenting that they havent used tear gas yet. but it sure looked like gas.. we'll see

ed: and they didnt scream or anything like that when they got it in their face..

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discipline posted:
you don't scream because that would involve opening your mouth ahaha


oh haha. maybe we need to start training for gas resistance

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100913184617AAhZ9Ri

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"Never before has the United States shown such a unified approach to local sanitation and camping ordinances."
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lol the streaming guy just got attacked by two anarchists with bandannas over their face because they thought their 'police tire deflation' operation was recorded on his camera, and two guys instantly jumped up and tried to cover the anarchists' tracks and get the guy to stop filming.

either those black block idiots are provocateurs or their behavior is virtually the exact same as a provocateur.
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Mike Nelson here.
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they handed out eviction notices in toronto and there is a rally at 11pm
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i like that bloomberg was willing to wait weeks for winter to thin 'em out a bit until they announced plans to shut down wall street and then they got decimated 12 hours later
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Mike Nelson here.
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goopstein posted:
i like that bloomberg was willing to wait weeks for winter to thin 'em out a bit until they announced plans to shut down wall street and then they got decimated 12 hours later

i don't like that at all, in fact it makes me frustrated at injustice in our society!!!!!

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does anyone know why cbass melted down and shut wddp
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Mike Nelson here.
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goopstein posted:
does anyone know why cbass melted down and shut wddp

his closest relative (grandmother) died a few days ago and he tried to hand the site over to other mods but there was a lot of fighting and so on so he gave himself and the rest of us a breather to Think About Life.

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meltdown or not if you're trying to host a community you don't get unilateral say in shutting it down even if you're relatively certain that the buffoons would vote to have it shut down if you asked
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so are they still doing that massive march on wall street thursday?
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if a choice must be made haha
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He said the city wants to protect people's rights, but if a choice must be made, it will protect public safety.



Liberalism.txt

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Mike Nelson here.
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The city of toronto is crying big weep tears that they have to evict because they need to drain the water fountains pipes for winter. Im no scientist but that seems like something you could work out in good faith if you werent a colossal turd just trying to shut it down
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People are dying. People are dying. help.. hELp HElp!!! sound the alarm - darude airhorn, entry of the gladiators remix - and bring in the clown cars with pressurized hoses filled with mountain dew code red, it is an emergency!! people are dying in the desert of the real and need immediate ideological assistance
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tardy on these heaters
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Crow posted:

discipline posted:
you don't scream because that would involve opening your mouth ahaha

oh haha. maybe we need to start training for gas resistance

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100913184617AAhZ9Ri



i volunteer to fart on peoples faces for this training

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lmao, nice
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NounsareVerbs posted:

He said the city wants to protect people's rights, but if a choice must be made, it will protect public safety.

Liberalism.txt



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An Open Letter From Buddhist And Yoga Teachers In Support Of The Occupy Movement
Posted: 11/7/11 01:47 PM ET

Editor's note: This letter was co-authored by Ethan Nichtern and Michael Stone.

As teachers and leaders of communities that promote the development of compassion and mindfulness, we are writing to express our solidarity with the Occupy movement now active in more than 1,900 cities worldwide.

We are particularly inspired by the nonviolent tactics of this movement, its methods of self-governance and its emergent communities founded in open communication (general assemblies, the human microphone, the inclusion of diverse voices, etc). These encampments are fertile ground for seeing our inherent wisdom and our capacity for awakening. We encourage all teachers, leaders, sanghas and communities that pursue awakening to join with these inspiring activists, if they have not already done so, in working to end the extreme inequalities of wealth and power that cause so much suffering and devastation for human society and for the ecosystems of Earth.

This movement has given voice to a near-universal frustration with the economic and political disenfranchisement of so many. It offers a needed counterbalance to a system that saps the life energy of the overwhelming majority -- the so-called 99 percent -- generating vast profits for a tiny handful, without maximizing the true potential for widespread wealth creation in our society. While our practice challenges us to cultivate compassion for 100 percent of human beings without villifying an "enemy," our practice also calls on us to confront a system that causes such clear harm and imbalance.

We share in the thoughtful calls to address massive unemployment, climate change, the erosion of social safety nets, decaying infrastructures, social and education programs, and workers' wages, rights and benefits.

Moreover, the current legal structure of large corporations compels individuals to act with shortsighted greed, acts for which they are not held personally accountable. If we aren't encouraged to act with awareness of our connection to the 7 billion humans who share our global community, the social fabric of our society is torn apart by legalized acts of selfishness and fear. These acts are performed in human society, by nonhuman entities, oddly granted the legal and political status of people, which have no ability to adequately perceive or react to the negative repercussions of their choices. The whole planet pays the price.

Most importantly, we believe that individual awakening and collective transformation are inseparable. For members of spiritual communities, mindfulness of the situation before us demands that we engage fully in the culture and society we inhabit. We do not view our own path as merely an individualistic pursuit of sanity and health, and we believe it would be irresponsible of us to teach students of mind/body disciplines that they can develop their practice in isolation from the society in which they live. We are inspired by the creative and intellectual work of the Occupy movement as an essential voice in facilitating a more compassionate and ecologically grounded basis for practice.

The Occupy movement has re-ignited our belief that it's truly possible to build a culture of non-harm, honesty and respect for all creatures. We recognize our human failings and know that we'll fail 10,000 times in our efforts to awaken. We now vow to bring our practices and methods of teaching more into alignment with our deepest values.

The structural greed, anger and delusion that characterize our current system are incompatible with our obligations to future generations and our most cherished values of interdependence, creativity and compassion. We call on teachers and practitioners from all traditions of mind/body awakening to join in actively transforming these structures.

Signed,

Ethan Nichtern, Shastri, New York
Shôken Michael Stone, Toronto

Initial Supporters (at time of publication): By signing this letter we believe we can unite in our commitment to align our practice and values and work together to help our society.

Sharon Salzberg
Stephen Batchelor
Seane Corn
Roshi Joan Halifax
Testu'un David Loy
Dr. Robert Thurman
Jack Kornfield
Zoketsu Norman Fischer
Susan Piver
Dr. Gaylon Ferguson, Acharya
Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Trudy Goodman
David Nichtern
Dr. Judith Simmer-Brown, Acharya
Rev. angel Kyodo williams
Adam Lobel, Acharya
Anne Cushman
Eihei Peter Levitt
Sarah Powers
Fleet Maull, Acharya
Ruth Ozecki
Jessica Robertson
Rev. Danny Fisher
Gayle Van Gils, Shastri
Gina Sharpe
Koshin Paley Ellison
Robert Chodo Campbell
Ty Powers
Sarah Weintraub
Ted Grand
Maia Duerr
Ari Pliskin

Author's note: If you are a Buddhist or Yoga teacher or community leader anywhere in the world and would like to add your name to the growing list of supporters of this letter, please visit OccupySamsara.org.