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Anti-capitalist vandals do $30,000 in damage to Albany holiday display
Less than two days after police cracked down on Occupy Albany in a violent raid, apparently anti-capitalist vandals went after a holiday display in Washington Park put together by the Albany Police Athletic League and sponsored by a variety of local corporations. Graffiti on the signage read “The commons are…
Brutal police raid brings Occupy Albany to an end
A violent police raid on the Occupy Albany encampment on Thursday night ended with multiple injuries and arrests. According to Crooks and Liars, the attack was the culmination of an effort by the city of Albany to oust the protesters by obtaining an eviction order from a New York Supreme…
Catholic cardinal warns Gay Pride Parade could ‘morph into Ku Klux Klan’
A Catholic cardinal in Chicago on Wednesday compared the gay liberation movement to the Ku Klux Klan. Appearing on Fox’s Chicago station, Cardinal Francis George complained that this year’s Gay Pride Parade route would mean that Our Lady of Mount Carmel might have to cancel Sunday mass for the first…
Protesters attempt to take over Gingrich press conference
It hasn’t been the most hospitable week on the campaign trail in Iowa for Newt Gingrich. A day after being a called a “fucking asshole” by a man at a grocery store, the former House Speaker’s press conference at the Iowa Statehouse was hijacked by “Occupy” protesters Wednesday morning. While…
Olbermann: Nugent an ‘a**hole’ for insulting Occupy protesters
Current TV host Keith Olbermann called conservative rocker Ted Nugent an “asshole” on Monday for writing that Occupy Wall Street protesters were “dirtballs” and “dirty hippies.” In his Washington Times column last week, Nugent said that “watching the cops pounce on and pepper-spray a few Occupy stooges and then drag…
Labor activists protest Indiana House speaker with Christmas carols
The labor rights group Central Indiana Jobs with Justice showed up at the home of Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma (R) last week to express their displeasure with “right to work” legislation he has championed. “One the first day of Christmas Brian Bosma gave to me, a right to work…
Activist Dan Choi: U.S. is on trial, not Bradley Manning
Famed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” resister and gay activist Dan Choi spoke in defense of U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning during a rally outside the gates of Fort Meade in Maryland. Manning is suspected of downloading 260,000 U.S. diplomatic cables, videos of U.S. air strikes and U.S. military reports from…
Young American Muslims call for Lowe’s boycott
The Arab American Association of New York released a video on Wednesday calling for Americans to “boycott bigotry” after retail giant Lowe’s pulled all their advertisements from a TV show about Muslims. Facing pressure from the Florida Family Association, a little-known Christian group, Lowe’s pulled all its advertisements from TLC’s…
Jay Smooth: ‘Until Abortion Ends’ campaign is a joke
New York hip-hop DJ Jay Smooth has a pretty low opinion of the anti-abortion campaign “Until Abortion Ends,” which encourages young people to give something up until women can no longer access safe abortion procedures. In a new video published to YouTube, he seems confused at the things people are…
Protesters ‘mic check’ Gingrich in Iowa
Protesters affiliated with the “Occupy Wall Street” movement on Wednesday interrupted Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich during a speech at the University of Iowa. “Mic check,” the protesters shouted. “We are here to protest your speech today. We object to your callous and arrogant attitude toward poverty and poor people.”…
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