Times Square Is Now Occupied  —  Hundreds of people from Occupy Wall Street have flooded Times Square, in a major escalation by demonstrators.  Here's a picture of the protests there:  —  Watch a livestream of the events in Times Square here.

In Private Conversation, Wall Street Is More Critical of Protesters  —  Publicly, bankers say they understand the anger at Wall Street — but believe they are misunderstood by the protesters camped on their doorstep.  —  But when they speak privately, it is often a different story.

Obama plans to turn anti-Wall Street anger on Mitt Romney, Republicans  —  President Obama and his team have decided to turn public anger at Wall Street into a central tenet of their reelection strategy.  —  The move comes as the Occupy Wall Street protests gain momentum across the country …

American Nazi Party Declares Its Full Support For Occupy Wall Street's “Courage” And “Dedication” To “Fighting Judeo-Capitalist Bankers”......  There has certainly been no shortage of vile anti-Semitism at the Occupy Wall Street protests.  —  The “Occupy Wall Street” Movement — WhiteHonor (I'm not linking to it)

Occupy Wall Street protests go global  —  LONDON — Linking up with the Occupy Wall Street protests that began in New York, tens of thousands of people around the world took to the streets Saturday to reiterate their anger at the global financial system, corporate greed and government cutbacks.

White House Starts a Mini-War in Africa  —  Joseph Kony Wanted Poster (image: Enough Project)  —  I guess Leon Panetta's admonition against reducing the US military presence had some foreknowledge.  The President, in a letter to Congress, just acknowledged that he deployed approximately 100 combat forces …