I like Balloon Juice blogger mistermix’s take on last night’s eviction of the LA Occupiers. “There was a chance that cold weather in the North, and general boredom in the South, would cause the Occupy protesters to quietly lose interest and abandon their encampments. The work of [LAPD Chief Charlie] Beck and other movement supporters, most notably Linda P.B. Katehi and Michael Bloomberg, ensure that current Occupy protesters will stay energized, and that new recruits will be added to the Occupy encampments.”
The LA Times blog, which did some decent coverage of the arrests last night, fails miserably here when they say the protesters left their belongings and trash behind. That suggests the Occupiers just decided to head out and left their crap in the yard, as opposed to being evicted and forced to leave their things behind.
The LA Occupiers are regrouping, trying to figure out what their next move will be.
Tom Hayden on why Naomi Wolf’s conspiracy theory can’t explain the LA Occupation. Wolf’s theory can’t explain any of the occupations, frankly.
Had to happen–major corporations are trying to work Occupy into their ads, but surprise! not in a very accurate way.
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The Occupy movement may be looking for new ways to protest. Here’s one example that’s confrontational, creative, and even entertaining: I called my credit card’s customer service line to do some negotiating. Having a bit of leverage, I thought it presented a great opportunity to mess with them a little and make a few points about the unfairness of the credit card lending system. I made a video of the call and posted it on my blog along with my comments about what happened, and a fuller director’s cut transcript. It is quite funny even if you are pro-megabank. Since it’s a protest at home, I called it my Kitchen Counterstrike Against Bank of America. http://www.ragingwisdom.com/?p=508
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