If you can't occupy Wall Street, keep Wall Street occupied

YouTuber ransackedroom has come up with an ingenious way to support remotely the occupy wall street protests and get banks attention by using something free and abundant and most probably already available to you.

By using the return envelope that comes within unsolicited credit card offers, people can start a dialogue with the banks. As noted, ransackedroom points out the financial cost the banks would incur by tons of return letter sent back to them is a nice side-effect, but the real point is to force banks to react to the public's voice and demands.

"This isn’t really about running up the postage bill on the big banks, although that’s a nice side effect. The real effect of this is to force banks to react to us.

If they start getting hundreds and thousands of weird responses to their credit card applications, well they’re going to have to have meetings. They going to have to develop new procedures and every hour banks spend reacting to us is an hour banks don’t spend lobbying Congress on how to screw us. It’s an hour banks don’t spend foreclosing on our houses.

So I think that that’s progress."

November 25, 2011

"The last partial solar eclipse of 2011 will occur on November 25, 2011. This eclipse will be the last of the four partial solar eclipses in 2011 that occur throughout the year" timeanddate.com

"Mercury is in a shocking state, being in his detriment, peregrine and moving retrograde. As Mercury is generally thought to represent merchants, bankers and trade, it is not hard to come to an obvious conclusion. Looking back at William Lilly’s prediction that the eclipse will trigger “most dangerous seditions amongst men, and renders men’s minds averse to all manner of accommodations or Treaties” makes it all the more likely that we can expect some sort of upheaval or disturbance." starsandstones

"This eclipse will be visible across Antarctica in its summer 24 hour day sunlight, and New Zealand near sunset with less than 20% of the sun obscured. Parts of the western Antarctic Peninsula will experience nearly 90% obscuration of the sun." Solar_eclipse_of_November_25,_2011 via wikipedia

"keywords: to go against society; out of the mainstream--this is VP Joe Biden's natal Midheaven (MC) degree/star; our VP is an avowed 'Zionist' and seems to be proud to acknowledge it. Does a Zionist stance in America 'go against society'? I believe it does for those who desire a sovereign America that doesn't spend all its money on war while we-the-people go without the basics of life as our society crumbles around our ears. If the power elite's plan wasn't clear http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifbefore 2011, it should be now, even to the politically apathetic." Stars Over Washington

Black Friday vs Buy Nothing Day

Col. Mumar Gadaffi - Dead

After 42 year of dictatorship rebel groups have captured and killed Gadaffi in Sirte, Lybia.

"The death of Muammar Gaddafi marks an end to the first phase of the Libyan revolution. While some final fighting continues, the Libyan people have liberated their country. Now the Libyan people can focus all of their immense talents on strengthening their national unity, rebuilding their country and economy, proceeding with their democratic transition, and safeguarding the dignity and human rights of all Libyans. The United States, along with our European allies and Arab partners, must now deepen our support for the Libyan people, as they work to make the next phase of their democratic revolution as successful as the fight to free their country." -the guardian

timeline of rebel assault via the guardian

alleged photo of dead Gadaffi - WARNING GRAPHIC

alleged video of dead Gadaffi - WARNING GRAPHIC



story via Al Jazeera

story via Reuters

Esref Armagan: Turkish blind painter

"Esref is a blind painter, blind from birth. He has never been able to see nor understand colors as seeing people do. He has never been able to see the magic light at sunset nor the beauty of a flowering meadow in the spring. The stubborn persistence mixed with his unique genius has given Esref the voice to express himself and "the eyes to see with.""



multiple video links

www.esrefarmagan.com

www.armagan.com

Gilad Shalit: Isreli soldier freed in exchange for Palestinian soldiers

Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, captured 5 years ago has been released from a Hamas militant prison. Now 25 and visually gaunt, is very happy to be home, “I haven’t seen people in a long time.” The exchange occured from Gaza to Egypt by Hamas officials; in exchange Israel will release more than 1000 Palestinian prisoners.



story via the washington post

USMC Sgt. Shamar Thomas vs NYPD; speaks his mind

"United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar Thomas from Roosevelt, NY went toe to toe with the New York Police Department. An activist in the Occupy Wall Street movement, Thomas voiced his opinions of the NYPD police brutality that had and has been plaguing the #OWS movement.

Thomas is a 24-year-old Marine Veteran (2 tours in Iraq), he currently plays amateur football and is in college.

Thomas comes from a long line of people who sacrifice for their country: Mother, Army Veteran (Iraq), Step father, Army, active duty (Afghanistan), Grand father, Air Force veteran (Vietnam), Great Grand Father Navy veteran (World War II)"

via youtuber BklynJHandy

Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr: Punished for art and self-expression

Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr has been sentenced to 90 lashes and a year in jail for portraying a life that of many young Iranians seek and experience; seeking a more modern western-styled life amid the strict Islamic state.

The 2009 movie My Tehran for Sale was jointly funded by the South Australian Film Corporation and the Adelaide Film Festival.

An unfortunate example of art imitating life, Vafamehr portrays a actress in Tehran whose artistry and theater is banned by the authorities. Noted controversial scenes include Vafamehr, head shaven and appearing without a hijab head-dress.



story via nydailynews.com

story via heraldsun.com.au

Beats not Bomb - Afghan Concert

Not since the 1970s have Afghans witness a display of art and music like this. Not since the Russian occupation and the subsequent reign of the Taliban have made artistic expression practically criminal.

story via NERDCORE

story via Aljazeera