Archive for September, 2011

9/30/2011 #147

THE 99%

@claytoncubitt “We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%” link

@zephoria Reading the “We are the 99 Percent” Tumblr is both heartbreaking and inspiring. #occupywallstreet link

@codepink People chanting “we are the 99%”, “wall street banks you can’t hide, we can see your greedy side” #takewallstreet #occupywallstreet #resist ..

@gkjohn ‘We Are The 99 Percent’ Is the Best Populist Message We’ve Had in Years – link

@time “We are the 99%” #OccupyWallStreet gets a motto makeover: As Movement Spreads, a Message Evolves link (via @TIMENewsFeed)

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9/21/2011 #143

OBAMA’S ALBATROSS

@ad454 NYTimes: Obama, at U.N., Explains Rationale for Opposing Palestinian Statehood Bid #Obama #UN link

@mattduss Having repeatedly and rightly declared the Isr-Pal status quo “unsustainable,” Obama UN speech dedicated to sustaining the status quo.

@betivasnki Analysis: Barack Obama’s UN speech: This wasn’t the speech Barack Obama wanted to be giving at the United Nations

@wmnfnews Here’s full text of #Obama’s #UN speech: link

@mondoweiss RT
@AbirKopty on Barack Obama’s UN speech: Mr. President, we don’t want a shortcut, we want our freedom link

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9/22/2011 #145

TOO BIG HAS FAILED

@brookejarvis
“Too big has failed.” -protest sign at #occupywallstreet

@Alternet The Shocking, Graphic Data That Shows Exactly What Motivates the Occupy Movement | Occupy Wall Street | AlterNet link

@watchdogsniffer” Calculated Risk: Fed’s Hoenig: ‘Too Big has Failed’ link

@truthcontrol
Photoset: “TOO BIG HAS FAILED” 10.12.11 Jackson & LaSalle link

@freshthemovie Too Big Has Failed, esp for food: Why the Tea Party and Occupy Wall St are united against centralization link

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Art as Resitance: The Political Tweet Art of Kelly Alison (Dispatch 1)

Art as Resitance: The Political Tweet Art of Kelly Alison (Dispatch 1)

Kelly Alison’s (@iknomore) Twitter-inspired artwork. She creates visually engaging, politically relevant pieces. Naturally, the Project just had to celebrate and promote her work. It’s no surprise that her apolitical work is just as stunning. Please consider..


09/21/2011 #144

LEAVING IRAN

@mumke The Two Americans released from Iran,Now landed in #Oman (Muscat International Airport) #Hikers link

@tehran_times Guardian Iran – Freed US hikers: Iran held us because we’re American: Joshua Fattal and Shane Baue… link #iran #persia

@jonhutson “We were held hostage”: American hikers jailed in #Iran for 2 years return to US – ABC #humanrights link

ukprogressive US hikers accuse Iran of holding them hostage: ‘lived in world of lies and false hope’ during 781 days in detention link

@darrell This is what we’ve been waiting for! Video of US hikers imprisoned in Iran freed, reunited w/loved ones. Such joy! :-) video

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9/17/2011 #142

OCCUPY WALL STREET

@floating_world Do you live in or nearby NEW YORK CITY? Are you going to OCCUPY WALL STREET starting Saturday? * link

@ishtarmuz
Occupy Wall Street – #Sep17 IT IS TIME video

@usdayofrage
Who will occupy Wall Street on September 17? | Waging Nonviolence link #usdor #sept17 #occupywallstreet

@pameladrew DC Pirate radio promo for Occupy Wall Street and Stop the machine – NYC Independent Media Ce… #sept17 #revolution link

@hongpong our man @fluxrostrum is broadcasting live link from near Wall Street, gotta rawk that live video for #occupywallstreet

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Artist Kelly Alison Extracts Expressionist Material Substance From Twitter

Mention in Scoop It


9/12/2011 #141

BLAZING BASTROP

@stormchaser4850
@TexasReilly Terrifying picture of the massive wildfire in #Bastrop, TX : photo

@startelegram Updates: 476 homes destroyed in Bastrop, fire on TX 71; Steiner Ranch still closed link #centraltxfires

@oliverbogler Wildfire Worst in TX History link near Smithville.

@danahoule Rick Perry’s prayers didn’t work. My nephew in Bastrop TX lost everything–his home, everything inside, his truck–in a wildfire.

@mattbucher 6 of the 10 largest wildfires in TX history occurred in 2011 (so far); Bastrop fire now worst wildfire in state history link

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9/1/2011 #140

THERE’S NO GOOD WAR

@tendaijoe NATO has blood on its hands RT @AfricaNewsAlert: Libya rebels killing black workers link #AFRICA #NEWS

@synders777 THE SPIN ON KILLING ALL BLACKS IN LIBYA: Libya rebels “may” be killing black workers link #WeThePeople #teaparty #tcot #tlot

@sharpfang RT @AlterNet What about the appalling genocide happening in #Libya -NATO are still killing Blacks, bombing Sirte link

Libya NATO’s peaceful and sustainable political solution: turn #Tripoli into a slaughterhouse. #FF
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