Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) from Salon on the U.S. government’s changing attitude toward torture, criminal wrong doing and whistle blowers. Our warrior president and former CIA spy Jose Rodriguez profits off torture. Also, Jeff Smith (@dontbeaputz) reports on plans for tomorrow’s May Day 2012 Occupy actions. Use this post as today’s thread. Click thru for Occupy Wall Street links and more.
To find out what’s happening across the nation, check out Media for the 99%
Link to May Day NYC
For schedules and updates from Occupy Wall Street click thru here.
Check out the report, “Reporter’s Notebook: A Day in the Life of an OWS protest”
Watch Martha Plimpton’s (@MarthaPlimpton) rousing speech at Saturday’s Unite Women march in New York City.
From Gothamist.com
This photo, submitted into evidence as part of the lawsuit, shows Councilmember Rodriguez’s arrest on the night of the NYPD’s Zuccotti Park raid. A TIME magazine source allegedly told Rodriguez’s lawyer that a city official successfully pressured the magazine to remove the photo.
12:47 pm
RT America RT America @RT_America
[At least one cable stations will have ongoing coverage!]
1:11 pm
May Day actions around the country http://interoccupy.org/may-day-events/
1:25 pm
From Bloomberg:
Occupy Wall Street Occupy Wall Street @OccupyWallStNYC
N.Y., JPMorgan Sued by Council Members in Occupy Lawsuit http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-30/n-y-jpmorgan-sued-by-council-members-in-occupy-lawsuit.html via @BloombergNews #OWS #NYPDSuit
1:33 pm
Occupy Chicago @OccupyChicago
RT @OccupyWallStNYC #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE #STRIKE
3:59 pm
Just heard Romney’s quote. My dad spent most of his working life in the public sector – directing a food bank and other similar jobs. I couldn’t begin to ask him for money to start a business. I send him money every month because he can’t afford to retire.
Romney doesn’t have a fucking clue how the real world works. It boils my blood that morons in this country would actually vote for him and against their own interests.
7:57 pm
Occupy May Day protests could block roads, shut down ferry service featuring Chris Hayes
May Day protests may disrupt the morning commute in major U.S. cities Tuesday as labor, immigration and Occupy activists rally support on the international workers’ holiday.
Demonstrations, strikes and acts of civil disobedience are being planned around the country, including the most visible organizing effort by anti-Wall Street groups since Occupy encampments came down in the fall.
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/30/11475277-occupy-may-day-protests-could-block-roads-shut-down-ferry-service?lite/