Occupy Oakland was just cleared out and the tents ripped down by cops, and Occupy Portland had 50 arrests last night.

The Occupy Atlanta group seems to be protesting a different random injustice every day. They're occupying a park that has several regulations that are intended to punish the homeless. They're in violation of all of them, but the rules are inherently unfair. The mayor keeps coming up with estimates of what they've cost the city, but most of that is overtime for an excessive police presence. There haven't been any major confrontations, though.

I think the Occupy movement has started an important conversation, but needs to move on to other ways to continue it. They could assign small groups to "occupy" different banks, as Connie says, or to protest at evictions.

So, the judge who granted $100,000 unsecured bail to Sandusky was a volunteer at Second Mile.

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According to one report prosecutors wanted $500,000 bail and ankle monitor.

I don't know why she didn't recuse herself, unless she was trying to help/protect Sandusky? This whole thing is so maddening and frustrating and it seems like there were a whole lot of people who didn't care what he did because he was Sandusky.

There was another article about how he was allowed to take at least one victim from school grounds without parental permission or knowledge because of who he was.

AND a wrestling coach saw Sandusky and Victim One lying face to face in the gym.

Plus when Victim 1's mother went to the school they "urged her to think twice about how she wanted to handle the situation 'how it would impact my son'".

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It seems like no one cared about what he was doing because he was Sandusky.

if you don't make it a capital-D Drama the press loses interest and in a couple months the protesters move on to other places

Indeed.

They could assign small groups to "occupy" different banks, as Connie says, or to protest at evictions.

Apparently Occupy Atlanta tried to occupy a house that was being foreclosed on; they had to leave when the cops threatened to arrest the homeowners they were trying to help. I do think that protesting particular evictions would be a more clearly helpful action, though.

Occupy Burlington has ended. A man killed himself in the encampment and everyone was stopped from camping. Occupy Burlington itself decided not to camp anywhere.

They also protested at the Democratic Convention in Burlington.

I'm getting angry and cranky at a bunch of stupid coworkers today.

Unfortunately, one of those coworkers is my boss.

One of the best signs at the WFTDA Roller Derby championships in Denver last weekend: Occupy the Pivot Line.

Happy Birthday ChiKat!

This font article was linked to from here, right? I'm reading the comments, and it's a delight watching people get het up about something I don't give the slightest fuck about. It's really relaxing. Because they care. Oh, god, they CARE.

My rage about Papyrus is all out of proportion to its badness as a typeface. So I feel their waves of emotion about this earth-shattering matter. Oh, yes, I do.

(Except I like Souvenir font. Unironically.)

Oh, crap. I've got jury duty this afternoon and I forgot to bring my Kindle with me! I can read on my phone, but I'm afraid the battery will die... Bah!

ION, does anyone know where I can buy a very simple, inexpensive menorah? And the candles? Hanukkah falls over Xmas this year, and M will be with us, so we want to honor it.

(Although he's mainly reminded us SEVERAL TIMES that Hanukkah is this year and that means DAYS OF PRESENTS!!)