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Feb10

Less is More? HELL NO! Get up and FIGHT!

by Calico Blackie on February 10, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Posted In: Divided We Fall, Media Bias


 

Greetings to the fighters!

We've been stupefied!

It can be discouraging at times when an activist looks around and realizes how complacent and stupefied society has become. But, we go on.

Why?

Because it doesn’t have to be this way and some of us know it.

It’s easy to mindlessly accept your place in society, even if that place reserved for you by somebody else is in the gutter.

This acceptance is drilled into our subconscious through a variety of methods, whether it be in the media through propaganda, whether it be in the social media, or whether it be by our politicians. Either way, we’re slyly assured that “it’s better this way” and most people will accept, without question, what we’re told is good for us. But we’re not all willing to succumb to blind acceptance.

Eat healthy? HOW?

Like a whole bunch of suckers, we eagerly buy into what we’re told, and to some extent, WE ALL DO IT.

Case in point?

The latest “eat healthy” campaign.

Monsanto and other big food/chemical companies have been feeding us crap for years. Not because it’s better for us. No. They’ve been feeding us this crap because it means more profit for them.

They couldn’t care less about the human herd, as long as we use their products. And we buy it because we’re told to! Have any of you gone to the store and actually read the labels? Have any of you ever taken the time to study-up on the hormones and antibiotics that are going into the feeds of the animals we slaughter for meat?

It's healthy AND organic! It's also a budget buster if this is your food money for the week

Have any of you actually gone to the store and tried to “buy healthy” and realized just how limited your choices are?

Have you noticed the price difference between “healthy” and chemical-laden? We’re slowly being poisoned and nobody seems to give a damn. We believe what we’re told, without question.

We’re told: “It’s better for you.” AND WE FALL FOR IT, if it’s said cleverly enough.

 

Did any of you give this story a critical read?

From MSNBC

Care to downsize that order? Many want smaller portions

"Please, sir...while you're beating them, don't tell them what they're eating when they eat here!"

“What if the server at your favorite fast food joint asked if you wanted to downsize your order, instead of asking you to supersize it? That’s a strategy that might make some patrons happier – and a lot thinner, a new study suggests.”

“When people were asked if they wanted to downsize portions of their side dishes at a fast food restaurant, as many as a third opted for the smaller – and thus lower calorie – option, according to the report published in the journal Health Affairs.”

It's better for you because it's "Right-Sized"!

“There’s a certain number numbness out there,” said Bonci, director of sports nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.  “There was a time when the piece of meat on our plate would be 6 ounces,” Bonci explained.”

Calico Blackie says:

This is a bald-faced lie and if you believe portions used to be smaller, you’re an idiot.

This piece of propaganda article continues with……

“Now, depending on where you go, it can be anywhere from 9 to 12 ounces – and more if you get a steak. A serving of pasta used to be a cup, now it’s 3 at a minimum and often up to 6.”

“Instead of asking, ‘would you like to add some fries,’ servers could ask, ‘would you like to right-size it,’” Bonci suggested.”

Link is here: http://todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/08/10353604-care-to-downsize-that-order-many-want-smaller-portions

Calico Blackie says:

Have you noticed we're being charged more for less lately? But, it's ok. It's "right-sized"

Well, Bonci….How would you like me to “right size” your ass? This fool completely ignores the fact that the food at these places is still chemically laden crap AND the fast food places would be charging you more for less, thus increasing their profit margin.

It’s slick marketing propaganda, and I’m certain the masses will buy into the bullshit. The term “Right Size” originated back in the day when a company laid off masses of employees and didn’t want the bad publicity associated with the terms “layoffs” and “downsizing.” You weren’t getting fired. You were getting right-sized. Every time I hear some jackass using these types of jargon laden terms, I feel like lighting them on fire!

Looks healthy, doesn't it? All laden with pesticides. Grown with chemical fertilizers. AND full of Salmonella and E-Coli. Eat up! WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?

The “right sized” hypothesis as far as being healthier is a lie. If the burgers and fries were smaller, most people will simply buy two orders instead of one, thus paying twice the money, and still remain unhealthy.

Where are the so-called experts stressing the root cause of the problem?

The cause of the problem is the fact that we’ll eat artery-clogging chemically processed foods to the point of being stuffed, instead of eating decent food until we feel satisfied. And when we do try to be healthier and modify our eating habits, we’re fed a toxic stew of bacteria and chemicals in even our “healthiest” foods.

OK…..Off my soapbox and on with the news.

Quan ignores Occupy movement during address

Detroit, Oakland, anybigcity USA. All our leaders do is pay lip-service while serving out their terms

“Mayor Jean Quan said Oakland is a city “on the rise” in a State of the City address Wednesday night that was full of optimism, short on specifics and devoid of any mention of the turmoil caused by the Occupy movement.”

“Quan didn’t mention the Occupy Oakland protests that have brought national and even international attention to her city except to obliquely say that the city has experienced “lots of turns” and “challenges.”  Quan said, “We have to reduce homicides and violence in the city.”

“We’re trying to change the face of Oakland,” Quan said. “Oakland is one of the most tolerant and diverse cities in the world and that’s not our reputation.”

Link is here:  http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/quan-ignores-occupy-movement-during-address/nHYJT/

Just look at the tolerance!

Calico Blackie says:

“One of the most tolerant and diverse cities in the world.”??? Just come to Oakland and try to call attention to the problems faced by the citizens of Oakland.

Just ignore it all, Mayor Quan. Lip-service for the masses and total subservience to your masters. That’s what got the country into this mess in the first place. That’s why we have to keep driving home our messages to end corruption in government and to fix the ills in our society. We must continue to call attention to all of the problems that make ourselves and our leaders uncomfortable. Even when they make us uneasy. If we don’t speak up, nothing will ever improve. DEMAND IMPROVEMENT!

THIS IS OUR FUTURE IF WE DON'T SPEAK UP

 

Don’t just sit there complaining!

Demand your rights.

OCCUPY WALL STREET

For a better world.

For yourselves.

For your children.

For all humanity!

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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Jan09

THEY DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU

by Calico Blackie on January 9, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Big Brother, Media Bias


 

Greetings, fellow Activists!

No matter how you dress it up, it's still the same

Well, here we are. Another day older and deeper in debt.

Once again we’re having to dive into the cesspool of candidates to see what “little nuggets” of hope and wisdom might be there for us.

As usual, out of touch rich people are telling us what their vision of the future holds for “we, the people” as we sink further and further down the tubes. The only thing we know for certain? At the New Hampshire Primary,

They don’t give a damn about you.

How about this story?

From The Associated Press

GOP candidates wade into food stamp debate

He looks undernourished. Someone give him a STAKE!

“Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and fellow contender Rick Santorum, both heavily involved in congressional welfare reform efforts in the mid-1990s, say the government should stop promoting a welfare-like state and convert food stamp spending to block grants to states, a move that could freeze spending and cut the benefit to many who now receive it.”

“A spokesperson for Republican Mitt Romney says the former Massachusetts governor also supports turning the nation’s food stamp program into state block grants, though he rarely mentions it.”

Calico Blackie says:

They don’t give a damn about you. It’s the usual “Get the Archie Bunker-types to support us by attacking the poor that need assistance.” “See those poor people? They’re costing YOU your tax dollars!” What a complete bunch of assholes.

Blaming people that are suffering is pathetic.

From ABC News

Wall Street Bonuses May Reach Lowest Level in 3 Years

Oh, those poor bankers. And to think they might not even be able to get FOOD STAMPS if Newt has his way!

 “Wall Street banks will announce their annual compensation and bonuses starting this month, and forecasts are generally expecting cutbacks across the board though the rewards will still be rich at least by non-1 percenter standards. Employees of the biggest Wall Street banks could see compensation sink 27 to 30 percent from a year ago to the lowest level since the 2008 financial crisis.”

“Bonuses grew larger and became more prevalent across industries during last bonus season. Median total bonus payouts for S&P 500 CEOs increased to $2,150,000 in 2010, up 43.3 percent from the 2009 median of $1,500,000.”

 “Whether it’s $180 or billion or $150 billion, there are billions of dollars going to executives who crashed the economy,” Tracy Van Slyke, co-director of The New Bottom Line, said,” when instead they should be reducing the principal for all underwater homeowners and paying their fair share of taxes.”

Calico Blackie says:

They don’t give a damn about you. It’s almost as if they’re waving their collective dorks at us all the while saying nyaa-nyaa! We’re supposed to feel sorry for these bastards?

Then, there’s this:

From The Huffington Post

Wall Street Employees Threaten To Quit If Bonuses Aren’t Up To Snuff

Gee, I'll sleep better tonight

“For some on Wall Street, a less-than-stellar bonus is simply too much to bear.”

“Brokerage executives at one Wall Street firm, Jefferies Group, have threatened to leave the company if their bonuses aren’t up to par with other firms.”

“Though some particularly stellar employees may be able to eventually convince their bosses to give them a bigger share of the bonus pie, nervousness surrounding dismal job prospects on Wall Street will likely keep most bankers quiet.”

LET THEM QUIT.

THEY DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU!

Speaking of giving a damn…

Here’s one you won’t see on Fox “news”:

From KCBS and Rawstory.com

Senior citizens shut down Bank of America branch in Calif.

Look at that "entitled rich white kid" protester!

“A group of senior citizen activists calling themselves “Wild Old Women” staged a protest at a San Francisco Bank of America branch this week and succeeded in causing the business to close its doors, albeit temporarily.”

“The Bank of America in Bernal Heights, a district of San Francisco, was confronted by the activists on Thursday afternoon.”

 “The women were ages 69 to 82, and they stood on a sidewalk holding signs that demanded lower fees, higher taxes for the wealthy and a freeze on foreclosures. The bank locked its doors as soon as they arrived.”

QUICK, PEPPER SPRAY THOSE DIRTY HIPPIE PROTESTERS!

“We’re upset about what the banks are doing, particularly in our neighborhood and neighboring areas, in evicting people and foreclosing on their homes,” one of the activists was quoted as saying.”

“We’re upset because the banks are raising their rates because it really affects seniors who are on a fixed income.”

Calico Blackie says:

Bank of America doesn’t give a damn about you.

I’m surprised that the old ladies weren’t pepper-sprayed. What is Bank of America so afraid of that they had to close the bank and lock their doors?

RUN AWAY! THE WILD OLD WOMEN ARE APPROACHING!

WHY WASN’T THIS REPORTED NATIONWIDE?

Oh yeah, it would show the nation and the world that the “occupy” protests are actually comprised of a huge cross-section of citizens who are fed-up with being heartlessly screwed by Wall Street, and not just “vermin infested dirty hippie crybabies.”

Meanwhile, back in the Police State:

Police club young woman riding bike at Oakland protest

“Police officers knocked down and clubbed a young woman during an anti-police march in Oakland late Saturday night, and arrested six people.”

More fun to club? Maybe she screams in pain better than a little old lady?

“Video of the incident uploaded to YouTube showed the young woman riding her bicycle towards a small group of officers.”

“As she approached, officers shoved her to the ground and at least one clubs her with his baton.”

“Protesters quickly rushed to her aid, and dragged her away from police.”

Link is here:  http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/08/police-club-young-woman-riding-bike-at-oakland-protest/

Finally, there’s this letter that I read yesterday and I thought I would share it with my readers:

It does taste better than that pesticide sprayed, grown overseas crap they sell in the supermarkets

“Forty years ago some friends of mine decided that we couldn’t trust the government to leave us alone, much less do right by us. We believed in sustainable local integrated organic farming, and clean renewable energy alternatives.”

“Not just because the food tasted better and was better for us, and the air smelled sweeter, but because it freed us from dependence on the roller coaster rise and fall of an artificial economy that served the wealthy at the expense of everyone else.”

 Had people gone along with it, we wouldn’t be having most of the problems we face today. Young men and women wouldn’t have had to die in the Middle East for oil.

Most of the people who criticized this lifestyle were just jealous because they were too old for it


“Then some evilly brilliant asshole corporate stooges called us pathetic, labeled us “Hippies” and created the legend of the cartoon character protester granola crunching tree huggers. This was soon parroted by the ignorant and short sighted.”

Calico Blackie says:

Sound familiar? The same recycled propaganda has been trotted out by the 1% and their lackeys in Congress and the mainstream media in an attempt to discredit the “occupy” movement.

The letter continues with:

Good people just gave up and traded it all in for cocaine and conspicuous consumption. Later, they crushed organized labor, shipped all the manufacturing jobs to the third world, and tanked the economy. The Rich came out crazy stupid richer than ever, and you, my little friend, probably didn’t see a dime of it.
How’s that workin out for ya?

Calico Blackie says:

There will always be sheep that will happily believe everything they’re told to believe. The world is full of ‘em. It’s easier to laugh at, and scorn the people who try to sound the alarm. After all, it’s easier to stay in bed and be asleep a little longer than it is to wake up. Isn’t it?

See? I'm an activist! I'm HARDCORE!

Or, they’ll slap another metallic ribbon on their car, follow moveon.org on Facebook, and call themselves “aware” and “socially conscious.” Those same people will turn you in to the Gestapo if they thought they might get a pat on the head from their masters.

The reality is, they don’t give a damn about you, or your cause.

It just makes them feel better, and if they have one, it eases their conscience. You know them. They go to Wal-Mart, and loudly complain to anybody near them about how the store is selling nothing but cheap imported junk and that it’s a shame that the store is putting Americans out of work. Then, they pay for their items, get their fat asses into their Lexus, and go home to their huge houses.

Screw ‘em. Every last damn one of them.

On that note…..

THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU. OCCUPY THE HELL OUT OF THEM!

”The sun still shines”

Keep occupying!

OCCUPY CONGRESS JANUARY 17th

AND:

Don’t forget about Officer Pike of the UC Davis PD. Let’s never forget how he and other police officers have treated peaceful protesters.  He should be arrested and tried for assaulting the public.

Calico Blackie

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Dec18

“The Innocent Always Pay the Bill”

by Calico Blackie on December 18, 2011 at 12:52 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Divided We Fall, Media Bias

Greetings. I’m chopping away, but no chips are flying.

The majority of people don't give a damn as long as their minimal needs are met

Is anybody listening?

It’s terribly sad that most people don’t understand, want to understand, or fail to realize the global ramifications if the United States continues to drift towards fascism.

A powerful country such as this, with a dictatorship in place, or with the wrong person in the White House could mean a World War that would make all previous wars look like child’s play.

Imagine if a Hitler-like person took power the USA? Imagine if we elected a President, who bought by the 1%, started a war for profit to satisfy Wall Street greed?

As I said yesterday, I’m rapidly beginning to understand how thinking people in 1933 Germany felt as they powerlessly sat in their houses and watched Hitler take power, while the Fox “news” of their day convinced millions that The Third Reich was a great idea. Oh, there were protests, and the protesters were rounded up and sent to concentration camps, while the rest of the population was busy saying: Sieg Heil!

 I ASK YOU….DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR (think NDAA)?

 From  http://library.thinkquest.org/12307/nazirise.html

Don't think "it can't happen here." IT IS HAPPENING HERE

He had drawn up a list of four thousand enemies, all of whom were imprisoned. They were Communists, and some journalists, doctors, and attorneys. Hitler then convinced Hindenburg to sign a decree “for the protection of the people and the state.” This degree cancelled individual and civil rights, and placed all power in the hands of Hitler and the Nazi party.

Hitler and his party now had the legal power to squelch political dissent, to control the media, and to search and seize without warning or cause. Under military force, the German Reichstag was forced to pass another act which gave Hitler sole rights to decide new laws and alter the constitution.

My remark about 1933 Germany set off a string of comments. For example:

From “JB”: “Now that’s a wee bit of an exaggeration, isn’t it? Hardly an appropriate comparison to Nazi Germany.”

Somebody else replied:

I highly disagree JB. Our government might not be throwing us in concentration camps (yet) but this is how Germany started. Shut everyone up, put the fear into the weak, and control. See a pattern? Huge patterns re occurring and most are too ignorant to realize just how many liberties we are losing here; it’s time to be educated about politics before our freedoms are taken away from us

JB Replied:

You people are unbelievable. Do you not realise you have the BEST lifestyle in the world? Low cost of living, social values, freedoms most countries cannot imagine, the ability to make anything of yourselves if you apply yourself, access to education, brilliant infrastructure, reasonable tax rates for the benefits you receive, etc…. but all you do is piss, moan and complain. GET OVER IT!!

You are NOWHERE NEAR the same situation as Nazi Germany, and by making that simplistic and completely erroneous comparison you do your fight no justice.

“What is really happening is a bunch of Americans who don’t understand how well they have it are moaning and throwing their toys out of the pram like a bunch of children. Travel a bit. Compare an American lifestyle to that of one in Indonesia or India or Brazil or other emerging Nations and then play the “woe is me” game.”

Calico Blackie said:

Great. So now she’s saying that we have no right to speak up until we’re on par with a 3rd world country and have no voice or freedom at all! 

How I feel when dealing with these idiots

That’s real intelligence.

I’m sure the rich people in Brazil echo her comments and tell the peasants “don’t worry, be happy.”

Then, I remembered who she was.

I knew this person.

She’s a rich American woman that moved to England and became an upper-crust English woman. Her god is money and her religion is greed.

She ruined lives on her way to her riches and thinks her crap smells like roses.

I’ll bet the poor sucker she married for money actually thinks she loves him.

By her own admission, she doesn’t like people.

But, just as I was about to give up all hope in humanity, I saw this sign and read this comment from yet another person and fellow 99%’er:

DAMNED RIGHT!

I’m in this for the long haul.

Why?

Because my daughter deserves a better world than the one that will result from inaction.

And so…..

Although the 1% and their media lapdogs have been saying that the OWS movement has run it’s course, we know better.

So, what’s new?

From The Seattle Times

Occupy Olympia gets evicted twice in 1 day

Authorities cleared Occupy Olympia protesters from a state park and a nearby building Friday, dismantling a sprawling tent city without making any arrests.

Dozens of Washington State Patrol troopers wearing full riot gear methodically swept through Heritage Park, taking apart tents and providing room for officials to erect a temporary fence.  Some of the protesters had moved into a vacant building across the street. Authorities surrounded that facility and eventually allowed the occupants to leave.

From Foxreno.com

3 arrested after Occupy Oakland and police faceoff

Thank you Oakland!

Three people have been arrested following a brief standoff between anti-Wall Street demonstrators and Oakland police over cooking supplies, sleeping bags and other items.

A brief standoff took place as officers told the protesters they would be cited if they did not remove their cooking supplies and sleeping bags.

The items were eventually removed either by protesters or by city public works crews.

From The Des Moines Register

Members of Veterans for Peace and Occupy Des Moines teamed up for a protest Saturday at President Obama’s Des Moines campaign office.

Des Moines, Iowa yesterday. More of what the media calls "entitled white kids" and "dirty hippies"

The demonstrators raised concerns relating to the president’s handling of foreign policy and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

In a letter read outside of the office, demonstrators demanded the president reign in U.S. military spending and end the nation’s worldwide military presence.

 

 

From Reuters

Occupy protesters arrested in New York

New York yesterday

Police had no immediate figure on how many protesters were arrested, but Gideon Oliver, president of the New York City chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, put the number at about 55, including between five and 10 members of the clergy.

Hey! Have any of you seen this?

The Return of Debtor’s Prisons: Thousands of Americans Jailed for Not Paying Their Bills

Federal imprisonment for unpaid debt has been illegal in the U.S. since 1833. It’s a practice people associate more with the age of Dickens than modern-day America. But as more Americans struggle to pay their bills in the wake of the recession, collection agencies are using harsher methods to get their money, ushering in the return of debtor’s prisons.

Link is here:  

http://truth-out.org/return-debtors-prisons-thousands-americans-jailed-not-paying-their-bills/1323982569#.TuwGfkT29Bk.twitter

But then, there’s this. Remember:

“You people are unbelievable. Do you not realise you have the BEST lifestyle in the world?”

Calico Blackie says:

Yeah, right. GET STUFFED!

The GREATEST COUNTRY.

From KTVU Oakland

Lives of 61 homeless people who died in 2011 honored at memorial event

A Santa Clara County provider of homeless services held a memorial in San Jose Thursday honoring the lives of 61 people who died on the streets this year.

Remember the person who earlier said: "What is really happening is a bunch of Americans who don't understand how well they have it are moaning and throwing their toys out of the pram like a bunch of children." ? This is for YOU

Various elected leaders and members of the community read the names of the men and women, ranging in age from 35- to 69-years-old, who died on the street, or in emergency or transitional shelters.

This year, there were 10 more than in 2010, said Jenny Niklaus, CEO of EHC LifeBuilders.

“Each of these people is worthy of being honored. They were our neighbor, they were our sibling, they were our child,” Niklaus said at the memorial event today. A county homeless census and survey found that on any given night, there are about 7,000 people sleeping on the streets.

Link is here:  http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/lives-61-homeless-people-who-died-2011-honored-mem/nF4DT/

Finally, there’s this………………..

Also from MSNBC

‘The war is over’: Last US soldiers leave Iraq

The last American troops crossed the border from Iraq into Kuwait early Sunday, ending the U.S. military presence there after nearly nine years. 

Goodbye Iraq and over 104,500 lives

Among those dead were nearly 4,500 Americans, and the war cost $800 billion from the U.S. Treasury.

The question of whether it was worth it all is yet unanswered.

“My heart goes out to the Iraqis,” said Warrant Officer John Jewell, acknowledging the challenges ahead. “The innocent always pay the bill.”

On that note…….

The cop with the pepper spray at UC Davis is Lt. John Pike of University of California Police. 530-752-3989

He should be fired and prosecuted for assault. Make an example of him to show our police around the country what can happen to them if they use brutality on citizens. WE WILL NEVER FORGET, NOR WILL WE ACCEPT A “SINCERE” APOLOGY.

RESIST WHILE WE STILL HAVE A VOICE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCCUPY WALL STREET 

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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Dec07

“PUBLIC SAFETY” AND “SNEAK ATTACKS”

by Calico Blackie on December 7, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Big Brother, Divided We Fall, Media Bias

Greetings to all you champions of freedom!

They fought for our freedom. Let's honor them by continuing the fight

It’s Pearl Harbor Day in The United States.

This is the “Day that will live in infamy” as the day the US was sneak-attacked in Hawaii by the Japanese armed forces.

We’ve got to fight to preserve the freedom that those veterans fought for back then.

Don’t let them have died in vain.

There was another sneak attack “knock on the door in the middle of the night” early this morning.

This time, the attack on our freedom was in San Francisco.

From The San Francisco Chronicle:

Police dismantle Occupy SF camp in early morning raid

Another sneak attack with overwhelming force

Police this morning have dismantled the “Occupy SF” camp that was erected in October at Justin Herman Plaza along San Francisco’s Embarcadero, according to an Occupy SF member.

Ryan, who declined to give his last name, said riot police arrived around 2 a.m. and announced campers had five minutes to clear out of the plaza.

“That left no time to get personal objects,” he said.

Also……..

City Clears Occupy Hartford Campsite; Protesters Vow To Continue Efforts

Hartford Police Chief Daryl K. Roberts said that the site was cleared to ensure public safety and that occupiers had lost sight of their original purpose.

The Mainstream Media kept saying it for weeks. They deceive, viewers believe

Anyone who did not comply with the order to leave by 6 p.m. Tuesday faced arrest, he said. But there were no incidents when Turning Point Park, as the protesters called it, was cleared.

Calico Blackie says:

There’s that “Public Safety” rearing it’s head again with the added bonus of the police now telling us the purpose of our demonstrations.

That’s interesting and scary at the same time.

And then there’s this:

I’m PROUD of my fellow Patriots.

Finally, the networks couldn’t ignore us.

Here is a group “occupying” Jeb Hensarling, R-TX office yesterday. Do you notice the “dirty hippies” and “entitled white kids” in this picture?

From CBS:

Demonstrators from 46 states ‘Take Back the Capitol’

People from around the country are converging on the capitol for “Take Back the Capitol.”

The group says it wants Congress and elected leaders to represent the 99 percent of every day Americans, instead of the wealthiest 1 percent.

Also in the news:

From KTVU Oakland:

Local activists ‘Occupy’ foreclosed homes as part of national day of action

The event was taking place in more than 25 cities nationwide, including at least six in the Bay Area: San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Petaluma, Redwood City and Oakley.

Ms. Bowland. Another American thrown out in the streets by the heartless bankers

The 2 p.m. rally, which was to start at the West Oakland BART station, was one of several foreclosure-related events in Oakland that day, including marches beginning at Snow Park and Defremery Park.

In San Jose, community members planned to gather Tuesday morning outside the home of Darlene Bowland, whom they describe as an elderly cancer patient who was evicted from her home of more than 41 years.

Meanwhile, in Reno, Nevada…….

From The Reno Gazette Journal

How can Washoe County School District reach 1,800 homeless kids?

The dismissal bell rings. Students race to the doors, bound for home. The problem? In Washoe County, approximately one in 35 of those children doesn’t have a home.

With nearly one in two students in Washoe County’s schools coming from low-income families, a steadily emerging subpopulation of the district’s more than 62,000 students is homeless, having reached a high of more than 1,900 in the 2007-08 school year. The numbers have remained above 1,800 the past two school years.

RENO. THE BIGGEST LITTLE POVERTY CENTER IN THE WORLD!

“Sometimes, we have families that are chronically homeless, and they get to know the system pretty well; but there are families that have never had to access these resources, and so we have to really be out looking for those families,” said Rechelle Murillo, coordinator for the school district’s Children in Transition program.

“We have seen an increase of families that have never been homeless before,” Murillo said.

“They’ve lost homes due to foreclosures and have been displaced.”

In Texas….

Mom denied food stamps shoots kids, kills self

A Texas woman who for months was unable to qualify for food stamps pulled a gun in a state welfare office and held a seven-hour standoff with police that ended with her shooting her two children before killing herself, officials said Tuesday.

Death and desperation. Brought to us by Wall Street greed

The family’s move from Ohio may have complicated Grimmer’s application if the family had no Texas records the agency could check electronically, Goodman said.

State welfare offices have come under scrutiny in the past for being overburdened, but Goodman said the agency has made significant progress in the past three years. She said wait times are shorter, and that Grimmer was scheduled for her initial interview just one day after applying. Grimmer didn’t make the appointment, she said.

Calico Blackie says:

This is NOT a political issue. It’s an issue of economics in this country and mental health of an individual. We will be seeing more of this as people are driven to madness by desperation.

BOTH political parties are equally guilty of the mess we’re in.

This womans actions, while deplorable, must be addressed. If you don’t have an understanding of how she could be driven to do such a thing, you have no appreciation or understanding for the bottom of the barrel despair and hopelessness this woman was experiencing. 

More and more people are experiencing this every day across the country.

Guess who else wanted people to think that way?

Meanwhile, I read this comment posted on a popular website

Unless you want to live in the woods and eat tree bark, you’re stuck kissing the pampered asses of your corporate overlords. DEAL. WITH. IT.

Calico Blackie says:

YOU DEAL WITH IT WHILE WE RESIST BEING ENSLAVED. 

Just because you’ve become a model citizen and tool for the 1% doesn’t mean we all have to like the taste of the asses you’re kissing.

I WILL NEVER PASSIVELY ACCEPT BEING ENSLAVED.

From ABC News:

Now Three Grandmas Say They Were Strip-Searched at JFK

Just look at those criminals. They look like terrorists! They're a threat to "public safety!"

Two more elderly women with medical conditions have come forward claiming they were strip-searched by Transportation Security Administration [TSA] agents at JFK Airport on Nov. 29, bringing to three the number of senior passengers who allege they were forced to remove their clothes at the New York airport last Tuesday.

Ruth Sherman, 88, told ABC News she was about to board a 3:30 p.m. Jet Blue flight to Florida after visiting her family for Thanksgiving when two female TSA officers ordered her into a private room.

The great-grandmother of seven has worn a colostomy bag since undergoing cancer surgery two years ago. She claims the agents noticed the bulge from the bag and that prompted the additional screening.

Still think you’re free?

From Business Insider:

This is not the Army. It’s a US police force photograph

The Pentagon Is Offering Free Military Hardware To Every Police Department In The US

“We produce so much military equipment that inventories of military robots, M-16 assault rifles, helicopters, armored vehicles, and grenade launchers eventually start to pile up and it turns out a lot of these weapons are going straight to American police forces to be used against US citizens.”

Thanks to it, cops in Cobb County, Ga. — one of the wealthiest and most educated counties in the U.S. — now have an amphibious tank. The sheriff of Richland County, S.C., proudly acquired a machine-gun-equipped armored personnel carrier that he nicknamed “The Peacemaker.”

Our government is afraid of it’s own citizens. WHY?

This comes on top of grants from the Department of Homeland Security that enable police departments to buy vehicles such as “BearCats” — 16,000-pound bulletproof trucks equipped with battering rams, gun ports, tear-gas dispensers and radiation detectors.

To date, more than 500 of these tank-like vehicles have been sold

Link is here:   http://www.businessinsider.com/program-1033-military-equipment-police-2011-12#ixzz1foD7kCeI

Calico Blackie says:

So, now our police forces across the nation need this equipment for “public safety?” Tanks, M-16s, Rocket Launchers and grenades.  You’ve got to ask yourself: Why do they want this stuff? IS THIS THE FUTURE YOU WANT FOR YOUR CHILDREN? What’s next?

"Those dirty hippie protesters have even invaded Wyoming. EVERYBODY PANIC!"

Meanwhile, in the Laramie, Wyoming Boomerang:

Man pleads not guilty to shooting trailer

A local man has been accused of shooting an occupied trailer in the 900 block of McCue in October with a .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol.

Calico Blackie says:

Remember, when Bill O’Reilly, Hannity and the rest of the Fox “news” fools try to tell you there was a shooting at an “occupy” trailer, know that it was occupied, not “occupied!”

Meanwhile, there’s this story…..

From MSNBC:

Rich, poor gap will show up under the tree

Let's make Wall Street greed and their maximum profit mentality history too

A record turnout two weeks ago on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, when tens of millions of Americans, lured by bargains, hit stores to kick their holiday shopping into high gear, belied how much many Americans still struggle.

Stores such as Kohl’s Corp and Gap Inc’s Old Navy and J.C. Penney Co Inc all reported sales declines in November, as shoppers proved more frugal than television images of in-store bedlam would have suggested.

Meanwhile, bargain basement chains like Dollar General have been on a tear.

Calico Blackie says:

The truth is out there, but it’s usually buried under the stories about the “celebrity du jour” and what’s happening in other 1st World countries.

You usually have to go to foreign news services to learn about a lot of these stories.

Gads. She's got to hold them up to keep them from spilling out! Poor Demi Moore. Let's worry about these idiots while our Constitutional rights are being trampled

I wonder how long it will be before we are prohibited from listening to foreign broadcasts and when they will be jammed by our government?

But, don’t think about your rights going down the drain. Sit back and watch the “news” we’re being fed.

Ooh look. Ashton Kutcher has a new……..

WHO FRIGGIN’ CARES ABOUT ASHTON KUTCHER, DEMI MOORE OR ANY OF THIS STUFF?

Evidently, a lot of the “willfully ignorant” masses are lulled to sleep by this crap.

On that note…..

The cop with the pepper spray at UC Davis is Lt. John Pike of University of California Police.

Their number is: 530-752-3989

He should be fired and prosecuted for assault. Make an example of him to show our police around the country what can happen to them if they use brutality on citizens.

And if you’re not speaking up?

THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO

WE WILL NEVER FORGET, NOR WILL WE ACCEPT A “SINCERE” APOLOGY.

GET OUT! PROTEST! SPEAK UP! DO IT NOW!

SHUT DOWN THE WEST COAST PORTS DECEMBER 12th

Don’t let those who died for our freedom on December 7, 1941 have died for nothing.

 

 

 

 

OCCUPY WALL STREET

 

We must demonstrate our resolve to protect freedom!

“While The Sun Still Shines”


 

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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Dec05

Occupy Foreclosed Properties NOW!

by Calico Blackie on December 5, 2011 at 8:33 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Media Bias

CHECK IT OUT!

ALL ACROSS THE NATION

On December 6, the Occupy Wall Street movement will join the national fight against foreclosure with a big day of action. 

OWS joins the struggle of families and communities that have been on the front-lines of a battle for economic justice.

We will stand in solidarity and ask our fellow occupations to join us for a national day of action on the foreclosure crisis.

We are fighting Wall Street’s reach on every block, every farm, every house in America with sit-ins at foreclosed properties to right this moral injustice.

Groups prepare to bring Occupy protests to Congress

“Protesters from the Occupy movement and other groups are planning to converge on Capitol Hill Tuesday to air their grievances in front of members of Congress. Members of a broad range of organizations, including unions and community groups, are expected to travel to Washington to take part in an event dubbed “Take Back the People’s House.”

MAKE THEM LISTEN TO US!

“Many of the participants plan to assemble in the morning before marching toward the Capitol, according to information posted on the website of Progressive Maryland, a nonprofit organization that says it works to improve conditions for working families.”

“After arriving at the Capitol, marchers say they intend to fan out for meetings with representatives and “occupy” Congressional offices until closure.”

“Not all participants have meetings scheduled, so some protests are expected in the area around the Capitol.”

Also in the news…Remember a couple of days ago when we were told that unemployment was down and the economy was improving?

From KTVN Reno

Why are food banks empty while Wall Street is gorged with money and greed?

Reno Charities Feeding the Needy Facing Unprecedented Demand

“Food banks and charities are hurting, as the number of people in need in Washoe County is still on the increase.”

“Sad but true, Reno needs a 65,000 square foot warehouse to feed those who are struggling.”

“The Food Bank of Northern Nevada warehouse off USA Parkway has seen better days. Many shelves are now empty or holding spare boxes.”

“Looking at the bare spots that formerly held food, Jocelyn Lantrip told us, “We’ll go through the entire warehouse full of food every 90 days.”

“As for the Food Bank, they fed 65,000 last month, a 30% increase over November last year. It’s all the result of a still too-high unemployment rate.”

If the news was truthful, this is where we all should be living now!

Also from From KTVN

2010 Calif. homicide rate drops to 44-year low

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – “A new report by the California Department of Justice shows that the homicide rate last year dropped to its lowest level in more than four decades.”

“State attorney general’s spokeswoman Lynda Gledhill says the 2010 rate is the lowest since 1966.”

“It’s also the fifth year in a row that killings have declined in California.”

From KTVU Oakland

Two hospitalized when car crashes into bar Sunday night

“Two people were hospitalized when a car crashed into a bar in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood on Sunday night, a fire department spokeswoman said. The accident was reported at 9:08 p.m. at the Hi-Tide Lounge at 600 Geary St.”

 AND:

Police arrest two suspects in shooting outside Santa Rosa bar

“Two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting outside a Santa Rosa bar that left one person dead and one injured early Saturday morning.”

Not even NEAR an "occupy" camp

Calico Blackie adds:

After this “bar carnage,” the authorities are taking a fresh look at how to handle the situation.

In a conference call with Homeland Security, Mayor Quan of Oakland and her colleagues in other cities, have called for the closure of every bar in the nation for reasons of “Public health and safety.”

“It was also announced during the call that patrons who refuse to comply with this ruling will be beaten, tear gassed, pepper sprayed, and arrested.”

And the big poll in our National Mainstream News today?

“Is Madonna a good choice as the Super Bowl halftime act?”

Another washed-up entertainer to distract us from the real news

Calico Blackie says:

Who cares?

If you really care about this, you had really better step back and evaluate where your mind has gone and what caused the brain rot to set in.

But don’t worry.

Ooh look! Boobies!

Yeah, right…..

Anyway, mainstream media is telling us that the occupy encampments have all been broken up and that essentially, the protest is over.

All gone.

Nothing to see here….

After all, what was in the news this morning about the occupy events for today?

NOTHING

After all, we saw it on the news!

On that note:

The cop with the pepper spray at UC Davis is Lt. John Pike of University of California Police. 530-752-3989

He should be fired and prosecuted for assault. Make an example of him to show our police around the country what can happen to them if they use brutality on citizens.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET, NOR WILL WE ACCEPT A “SINCERE” APOLOGY.

And if you are not speaking up?

HERE IS OUR FUTURE

GET OUT AND PROTEST!

SPEAK UP! DO IT NOW!

SHUT DOWN THE WEST COAST PORTS DECEMBER 12

“While The Sun Still Shines”

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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Dec03

A thousand points of light?

by Calico Blackie on December 3, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Posted In: Big Brother, Divided We Fall

Greetings from The 99% on the Klamath River!

The White House Christmas Tree

They lit the White House Christmas tree this week.

I’m sure it was a cheery ceremony and everyone went away feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.  See all the lights on the tree?

Ooh! What poverty? What protesters? What war?

All is well! Don’t worry. Be happy. Don’t be a spoilsport.

It’s the season that we celebrate “The Brotherhood of Man.”

Every single one of those lights on that tree could represent the loss of 10,000 jobs. Every one of those lights on that tree could be symbolic of 10,000 people killed in for-profit wars.

“The Brotherhood of Man?”

When I look at that tree, every one of those lights represents an OWS protester who is fighting for equal rights and a square-deal for all. Why is it so hard for people to understand this?

What's to understand here?

I’ve been reading the “comments” sections of other websites regarding the “occupy” protests and am constantly reminded of the remarks made at the beginning of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. 

People who warned of an explosion and/or meltdown at the plant were constantly berated and belittled as being “stupid alarmists” that were speaking from ignorance, with “little knowledge of how a nuclear powerplant works.” 

Many of those critical of the “alarmists” were later outed as being industry shills.

So, why support Occupy Wall Street?

Successful people are currently supporting and participating in the protests along with those who are currently getting screwed by the system for two reasons.

First, they realize that if things keep going they way they are, even the upper end of the middle class is going to get a nice big shafting before too long.

By choosing to do nothing, you play into the hands of your corporate masters

Secondly, they have enough of a grasp on reality to see that helping the less fortunate benefits them in the long run. 

It’s not about wealth. It’s about the wealthy purchasing tyranny with that wealth.

Here are two comments I read this morning:

“I have come to expect very little from my fellow human beings.

Doomed as they are to continually repeat their bloody history, I have begun to realize that it is a waste of time to attempt to stem the tide of their unrelenting humanity; instead, I will embrace the fact that all I can do is try to find amusement in their suffering.”

And:

“There is too much money and power at stake to allow any real change. The only “populist reformers” who get into office are the sock puppets of rich special interests. So, why bother?”

Yeah. Why bother?

Calico Blackie says:

 That’s exactly what the 1% wants you to do. 

Welcome to the future, you tools.

To be fair, most folks don’t give a rat’s ass about tyranny these days, as long as they get theirs and they look like they’re on “the right side of things.”

Adolph Hitler and Joseph Goebbels understood this perfectly.

Apathy of the masses is the greatest asset of the oppressors.

I believe that the 1% has hijacked his country, they are exporting our jobs, forcing long hours and dual incomes for any family who just wants any sort of stability, if they are lucky enough.

They care more about increasing their own, already amazing, bank accounts than they do about the sustainability of this country that I love.

The middle class is being destroyed.

ASK QUESTIONS!

True success is for the intelligent and diligent, but there is no reason why somebody with minimal skills and intelligence cannot make a living wage in this country. 

I am the 99%. 

I will always speak out.

I will always stand up for our rights.

Even if that means jail. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you read about this in the news?

From KTVU

Four injured in two separate East Oakland shootings

Two separate shootings, occurring within blocks of each other, left four people injured Friday night.

Not an "occupy" protest

The first shooting happened at 7:30 p.m. at 76th Street and McArthur Avenue, when an unknown person or persons fired several shots outside an East Oakland apartment complex.

Calico Blackie says:

So, is Mayor Quan going to kettle East Oakland, tear gas and rubber bullet the people, and then make them all disperse in the interest of “public safety” because there were shootings in the area?

Also, I’ve been reading in the media that the 99% Movement is “losing steam.”  Hmmm. Could that be part of the government campaign to discredit the movement?

Does this look like “losing steam?”

PORTLAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does this look like “losing steam?”

NEW YORK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY!

From The Orlando Sentinel

Occupy Orlando gets deadline for moving possessions

Code-enforcement officials, police cite violations, complaints near Senator Beth Johnson Park

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

Occupy Orlando protesters said late Friday they have been told they must remove their possessions from a strip of grass near Senator Beth Johnson Park by midnight Sunday.

Police and code-enforcement officials told the group earlier Friday that there have been complaints about the tents, signs and other belongings that are in a strip of grass between the sidewalk and South Ivanhoe Boulevard overnight.

“This is an eviction,” protester Brian Foster, 21, said. “You can’t evict an idea.”

“Two or three people complained,” he said. “One hundred people honked in solidarity. There are so many people that support us.”

Calico Blackie says:

The will of the people is being ignored, yet there are still suckers in this country that are all right with this happening.  They’re the “willfully ignorant” going about their Stepford lives.

YEE-HAW! Why are they protesting?

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s prairiefirenews and your “safety” under the “Patriot Act”

Ever wonder why we build so many prisons in this country?

Ever wonder why there’s such a costly “war on drugs?”

Ever wonder why the “Patriot Act” was enacted?

Slave labor camps.

Back in the 1940s, Nazi industrialists had a whole pool of cheap workers to choose from.

On that note…..

The cop with the pepper spray at UC Davis is Lt. John Pike of University of California Police.

Call 530-752-3989 and demand justice.

He should be fired and prosecuted for assault.

Make an example of him to show our police around the country what can happen to them if they use brutality on citizens.

The only "gated community" most poor Americans will ever see

WE WILL NEVER FORGET, NOR WILL WE ACCEPT A “SINCERE” APOLOGY.

And if you are not speaking up?

Remember today’s column 10 years from now when you’re given your new “gated community” accommodations.

We’ll leave the light on for you!

GET OUT! PROTEST!

DO IT NOW!

“While The Sun Still Shines”

OCCUPY WALL STREET

SHUT IT DOWN!

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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Dec02

Every step forward is important and shouldn’t be forgotten

by Calico Blackie on December 2, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Posted In: Big Brother, Media Bias

Greetings, fellow 99%’ers!

Read by THOUSANDS daily

 

Yesterday, a headline appeared in The San Jose Mercury News website which read:

 

 

SUSPECT IN FATAL SHOOTING AT OAKLAND OCCUPY CAMP ARRESTED

I follow the news closely and knew this headline was misleading, so I commented on their webpage:

I heard Joe Goebbels applied at Fox, but he wasn’t a good enough propagandist for Fox “news”

“So, it wasn’t an “Occupy Oakland Fatal Shooting” like your HEADLINE said it was? That’s some shady reporting there. Are you bucking for jobs at Fox “news” or something?

See www.prairiefirenews.com for truthful news.”

This morning, I saw this reply to my comment:

“I don’t know who made the original headline. As soon as I saw it, I called the reporter and asked him if he would be okay with changing it. He agreed. And I wouldn’t take a job at Fox News if it were offered. I like my job.”

Now, the headline reads:

SUSPECT IN FATAL SHOOTING NEAR OCCUPY OAKLAND CAMP ARRESTED AND CHARGED

The moral of the story? SPEAK OUT WHEN YOU NEED TO SPEAK OUT. Write letters. Comment.

Officer Pike’s Time Machine

Don’t antagonize. Just state the facts. 

Sometimes, it works!

Every step forward is important.

Link is here:  http://www.mercurynews.com/occupy/ci_19451763?source=rss&cid=dlvr.it

Onward……

Yesterday was the 56th anniversary  of Rosa Parks taking a seat in the “white section” of the bus.

I’m surprised that O’Reilly, Hannity, Coulter and Limbaugh haven’t released a joint statement saying:

“Freedom of speech does not mean freedom to break the law and obstruct white people’s bus seats.”

That’s right Bill. Essentially, she was breaking the law!

They would continue their statement with:

“Let’s not reward this lawbreaker. There were clearly laws and this criminal chose to break those laws because she did not want to follow the law.”

“I think it’s a sad statement on modern society that we are supposed to revere this lawbreaker. Look at all the problems in the world today with thugs walking around town with their pants hanging off their asses.”

“They probably think that breaking our indecent exposure laws will make them famous too. We think that’s sad.”

“If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.”

Also in the news:

From: KTVU

Tensions mount at Occupy SF encampment despite assurances

“Tensions escalated twice at Occupy SF’s Justin Herman Plaza encampment early Thursday evening when several dozen police descended on the area and set up barricades at the edge of the camp, triggering some verbal and physical confrontations with the gathered protesters.”

Speaking of tensions, truth and freedom……..

In other news (and this was the headline on every Mainstream Media website):

Employment growth picked up speed in November; jobless rate fell to 8.6 percent

“Employment growth picked up speed in November, pushing the nation’s unemployment rate down to 8.6 percent — its lowest level since March 2009. The Labor Department reported Friday that US payrolls increased by 120,000 last month, accelerating from October’s 80,000 gain and roughly matching analysts’ expectations. “

“The U.S. jobless rate fell sharply from the prior month’s 9 percent level.”

Calico Blackie says:

WOOHOO! I can close down this website and put down the protest sign!

Everything is just peachy.

And unicorns with rainbows shooting out of their butts have been reported in every major city and in every major news source!

But wait, what’s this?  The story continues…….

“More than half the jobs added last month were by retailers, restaurants and bars, a sign that holiday hiring has kicked in. Retailers added 50,000, the sector’s biggest gain since April. Restaurants and bars hired 33,000 workers. The health care industry added 17,000.”

 Ah well. Pick up the sign and send the unicorns back. I wonder how they will spin the mass-layoffs in January?

Tracking device? Great! Let’s go shopping. The police will always know where I am when I get lost in the mall!

Did you see the CNN poll for today?

“Are you concerned about software tracking information on your mobile phone?”

43% of respondents said they were not concerned

Which leads me to…….

Wikileaks cables shows the world it’s being watched – always

“The whistle-blowing website highlighted a growing, billion dollar industry which so far has largely slipped under the radar. Wikileaks’ publicity should change this.”

“What is alarming, and what Wikileaks is trying to draw attention to, is that the industry is largely condoned by western governments.”

Would you rather go about your Stepford life, thinking that you are still living in a Rockwell painting?

” Julian Assange’s site is attempting to highlight the scale of the industry and the endemic problems involved – such as a frightening lack of regulation among buyers.”

link is here: http://news.techeye.net/security/wikileaks-cables-shows-the-world-its-being-watched-always#ixzz1fP7ODlzH

“What good fortune for governments that the people do not think.” – A. Hitler

SPEAK UP NOW!

Oh yes. Sandwiched in between lurid stories of Cain’s “indiscretions”  and other “news” was this little item:

Senate OKs $662B defense bill despite veto threat

“The legislation also would deny suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens seized within the nation’s borders, the right to trial and subject them to indefinite detention.”

Calico Blackie says:

Sounds ok, on the surface, but think about it. The government can label ANY person in the country a “domestic terrorist” and deny them the right to trial and hold them in Gitmo forever. Call your elected representatives today and demand that this bill be killed.  Call the White House and DEMAND THAT OBAMA VETO THIS BILL. If he doesn’t? See ya in Gitmo!

The entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland... We'll leave the light on for you!

On that note……..

The cop with the pepper spray at UC Davis is Lt. John Pike of University of California Police. 530-752-3989

He should be fired and prosecuted for assault. Make an example of him to show our police around the country what can happen to them if they use brutality on citizens. WE WILL NEVER FORGET, NOR WILL WE ACCEPT A “SINCERE” APOLOGY.

And if you are not speaking up?

When they finally get around to you with the “knock on the door in the middle of the night” and your children are hauled off to “state approved housing,” YOU will be the guilty party. Guilty of betraying your country and constitution by not speaking up when you had the chance. But that’s ok. It’ll never happen to you, will it?

SHUT IT DOWN

Congress and Gitmo says “We’ll leave the light on for you!”

GET OUT! PROTEST! DO IT NOW!

OCCUPY WALL STREET

“While The Sun Still Shines”

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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Nov28

Protests Around the World!

by Calico Blackie on November 28, 2011 at 10:48 am
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Divided We Fall

Greetings from Calico Blackie!

Well, another day has dawned. Let’s put it to good use!

UC DAVIS STRIKE TODAY!

81% hike in fees? HELL NO!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Los Angeles:

Occupy protesters defy deadline to leave Los Angeles park

Demonstrators held their ground in Los Angeles’ City Hall Park early Monday morning, defying a 12:01 a.m. deadline to leave the encampment that had been in place for almost 60 days.

Last night in LA

“I think for Occupy LA today was a great success,” said one protester. “This is an historic moment. It’s a beautiful day. It’s a victory for all of humanity.”

The crowd was estimated at about 4,000 people. Most of the protesters had moved off the streets by 6 a.m.

 

 

In recent weeks, cities have begun clearing encampments, citing economic and health concerns.

Economic concerns too. We gotta save that money to give to the banks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile, in Mid-State:

String of shootings leave three injured in Oakland

Two shootings in Oakland within an hour of each other Saturday evening left three people hospitalized, police said.

The first shooting was near the corner of Seventh and Union Streets in West Oakland at 7:10 p.m.

Not an "occupy" protest

 

Two victims were injured in the shooting, both were transported to a local hospital and are in stable condition

A third shooting occured in East Oakland, on the 1400 block of 57th Avenue. Police have no suspects in either shooting.

 

 

Calico Blackie says:

Meanwhile, 4792 “occupiers” have been arrested for protesting in the United States so far. Is Mayor Quan going to shut down large sections of Oakland for economic and health concerns and order the people to move to Alameda?

So, what else is going on in the world?

From: news.com.au

Police attempt to remove protesters

GERMAN police battled thousands of protesters trying to stop a train bringing radioactive waste from France.

Security forces told at least 3500 demonstrators around the northern town of Harlingen to move out. With most activists remaining where they were, the police began to remove them one by one. No violence was reported while around 1300 people were detained by police.

Not an "occupy" protest. Just a bunch of people that don't want nuclear waste

The train carrying the waste stopped for 18 hours amid the police operation against the demonstrators, and began slowly rolling again overnight. Harlingen lies some 20 kilometres from the train’s final destination of Dannenberg where the 11 containers of waste are due to be unloaded.

 

Organisers said about 23,000 protestors had gathered in Dannenberg, while police put the number at 8000. The train was expected to arrive in broad daylight, for security reasons.

From Australia:

VICTORIA’S simmering industrial unrest has erupted into heated confrontations between police and striking workers.

A man was admitted to hospital with crushed legs after a failed attempt by about 80 police to break a 130-strong picket line at a Melbourne chicken factory.

Not an "occupy" protest. Just Australians standing up for themselves

 

Protesters cheered and jeered when police were forced back from the planned picket break following ugly scenes at Baiada Poultry in Laverton on Friday night.

 

 

 

 

 

People are voting in Egypt

Voting has been extended until 9 pm in Egypt, state TV reports

And in Syria?:

In unprecedented step, Arab League sanctions Syria

But even as world leaders abandon Assad, the regime has refused to ease a military assault on dissent that already has killed more than 3,500 people. On Sunday, Damascus slammed the sanctions as a betrayal of Arab solidarity and insisted a foreign conspiracy was behind the revolt, all but assuring more bloodshed will follow.

On Fox “news”?

Tastes TERRIBLE, Bill!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On that note:

The cop with the pepper spray at UC Davis is Lt. John Pike of University of California Police. 530-752-3989

He should be fired and prosecuted for assault. Make an example of him to show our police around the country what can happen to them if they use brutality on citizens. WE WILL NEVER FORGET, NOR WILL WE ACCEPT A “SINCERE” APOLOGY.

LET'S DO IT!

 

SHUT DOWN THE WEST COAST PORTS DECEMBER 12th!

“The Sun Still Shines”

United, WE WIN!

We are the 99%

 

Calico Blackie

 

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Nov25

“Public Safety” and Dangerous Places

by Calico Blackie on November 25, 2011 at 11:17 am
Posted In: Big Brother, Divided We Fall, Media Bias

Greetings from Rural America!

Shoppers seen this morning. BUY! BUY! bye-bye

 

BUY NOTHING TODAY!

There are still sheep out there looking for deals though. 

Let’s see how it’s going…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Fox “news”

Twenty Injured After Woman Uses Pepper Spray on Black Friday Crowd

A woman shot pepper spray to keep shoppers from merchandise she wanted during a Black Friday sale, and 20 people suffered minor injuries, authorities said.

Now with violence!

 

 

The incident occurred shortly after 10:20 p.m. Thursday in a crowded Los Angeles-area Walmart as shoppers hungry for deals were let inside the store.

 

 

 

 

Calico Blackie says:

Hey Fox “news”……Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly said that it was a “food product” that just stings your eyes! How could those shoppers have been “injured?”

Megyn Kelly with a "food product" in her mouth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From KTVU Oakland

1 shot after attempted robbery in front of San Leandro Walmart

A person was shot outside a San Leandro Walmart early Friday morning after an attempted robbery, police said.

Not an “occupy: camp. It’s Wal-Mart early this morning!

It appears the victims were walking to their car when multiple suspects confronted them, police said.

After suspects asked the victims for their items and were refused, a fight ensued. One suspect pulled a gun and shot one of the victims.

The victim was taken to a hospital in critical, but stable condition, police said.

Calico Blackie says:

Looks like, unless the police arrive to do violence on a peaceful crowd, an “occupy” camp is a safer place to be than a Wal-Mart store!

Not Wal-Mart. This man was just trying to join his friends at an "occupy" camp

Hmmm. 20 people injured in an LA Wal-Mart after a woman pepper-sprayed other shoppers to drive them away from merchandise she wanted.

One person shot at a San Leandro Wal-Mart? Seems as if the police should raid the stores and close them down in the interest of “public safety.”

Isn’t that the same excuse cities around the country have used to shut down the “occupy” camps? 

In other news:

From The Independent

UK halts Russian military agreement

Remember this?

The UK will stop sharing military information with Russia under an international convention following Moscow’s failure to co-operate, the Government has announced.

The Russians suspended compliance with the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) in December 2007.

The treaty places limits on the build-up of troops, tanks, artillery and other non-nuclear forces from the Atlantic to the Ural Mountains.

“The United States and its NATO partners as of now aren’t going to take our concerns about the European missile defense into account,” Mr. Medvedev said.

He warned that Russia would deploy short-range Iskander missiles in its westernmost region, the Kaliningrad exclave bordering Poland.

Calico Blackie says:

Here we go again

Welcome back, Cold War!

Let’s just hope the 1% isn’t going to use this as an excuse to get rid of the “surplus” population (that would be you & me).

Also, and this is very important too:

The Internet we know and love is at risk. Help save it.

Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could profoundly affect the future of the Internet. It’s called the Stop Online Piracy Act.

The fact is that this legislation as written won’t stop piracy. But it would pose a serious threat to social media and user generated content sites (like YouTube) across the Internet.

It could also undermine some of the core technical systems underlying the Internet, creating new cybersecurity risks.

Calico Blackie says:

Internet censorship and gun control. Take away our 1st and 2nd amendment rights, and what will we be left with?  Nothing. Complete government control of the masses.

DON'T LET THEM DO IT

Which brings me to………………

Also in the news……

Gun Issue Represents Tough Politics for Obama

Democrats have learned the hard way that embracing gun control can be terrible politics, and the 2012 presidential election is shaping up to underscore just how delicate the issue can be. With the election likely to be decided largely by states where hunting is a popular pastime, like Missouri, Ohio or Pennsylvania, candidates of both parties want to win over gun owners, not alienate them.

Calico Blackie says:

Let’s not let this issue divide us. If you support the Constitution, you’re “in it for a dime, in it for a dollar.” There is no compromise on our rights as Americans.

Even though all of DC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wall Street, it is very important to know where the candidate of your choice stands on this issue for when and if “We the People” must fight against the army of darkness.

Ultimately, it is the 2nd Amendment that protects our right to the 1st Amendment.

So, we must have answers before the next election!

NEVER FORGET:

The cop with the pepper spray at UC Davis is Lt. John Pike of University of California Police. 530-752-3989

He should be fired and prosecuted for assault. Make an example of him to show our police around the country what can happen to them if they use brutality on citizens. WE WILL NEVER FORGET, NOR WILL WE ACCEPT A “SINCERE” APOLOGY.

“The Sun Still Shines”

SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT TO OUR BROTHERS & SISTERS IN EGYPT AND TO ALL “OCCUPIERS” AROUND THE WORLD!

KEEP IT BURNING!

PROTEST!

OCCUPY WALL STREET

BUY NOTHING TODAY!

BUY NOTHING ON-LINE MONDAY!

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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