memeorandum: Video: Occupy Portland Protesters Sing “F*ck the USA” (Morgen/Verum Serum)

3:43 AM ET, October 16, 2011

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Adrian Chen / Gawker:

Meet the Guy Who Snitched on Occupy Wall Street to the FBI and NYPD — The Occupy Wall Street protests have been going on for a month. And it seems the FBI and NYPD have had help tracking protesters' moves thanks to a conservative computer security expert who gained access …

Discussion: Guardian, Pat Dollard, The Political Carnival and Firedoglake

Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:

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.

Discussion: The Mahablog

Adrian Chen / Gawker:

Right-Wing Rabble-Rouser Leaks Thousands of Occupy Wall Street Emails — Conservatives really have a hard-on for “infiltrating” Occupy Wall Street in an effort to discredit it. Now a computer expert has leaked thousands of emails from Occupy Wall Street organizers and told us he's identified members …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

ZIP / Weasel Zippers:

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)

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Atlas Shrugs

Karla Adam / Washington Post:

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.

Discussion: Hullabaloo, The Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog

Peter Wallsten / Washington Post:
Obama plans to turn anti-Wall Street anger on Mitt Romney, Republicans

Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Pajamas Media, The Radio Equalizer, The Political Carnival, Riehl World View, Corrente, Runnin' Scared and Hit & Run

Terence Chea / Associated Press:
Rupert Murdoch heckled at Calif. education forum

Discussion: Mediaite and Gawker

New York Times:
In Private Conversation, Wall Street Is More Critical of Protesters

Discussion: New York Magazine, Rod Dreher, Business Insider, Prairie Weather, Runnin' Scared, msnbc.com, Guardian and The Reality-Based Community

Philip Pullella / Reuters:
Wall Street protests go global; riots in Rome

Discussion: Boing Boing and naked capitalism

Edward Wyatt / The Caucus:

Cain Proposes Electrified Border Fence — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Saturday that part of his immigration policy would be to build an electrified fence on the country's border with Mexico that could kill people trying to enter the country illegally.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, New York Times, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Michelle Malkin and Little Green Footballs

Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:

Rush Limbaugh Endorses The Lord's Resistance Army — I don't have a really strong view on whether or not it's advisable to dispatch a small number of US combat troops to help fight the Lord's Resistance Army. My instinct is to be skeptical. I want to see less military intervention, not more.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Hullabaloo, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Reality-Based Community and Rush Limbaugh

David Dayen / Firedoglake:
White House Starts a Mini-War in Africa

Discussion: TBogg, No More Mister Nice Blog, Shakesville and Jamie Dupree Washington …

Ken Layne / Wonkette:

NYPD Arrests Woman For Closing Her Citibank Account (VIDEO) — Be patient through the first 90 seconds — haha, attention span of a gnat! — because a remarkable little drama unfolds with protesters inside the Citibank branch communicating with protesters outside, all very reserved …

Discussion: Daily Kos and Balloon Juice

The Politico:

W.H. rebuts Iraq troops report — The Obama administration is knocking down a report that all but a small security force will be pulled from Iraq by the end of the year, saying instead that discussions are still ongoing. — The Associated Press reported Saturday afternoon that just 160 troops attached …

Associated Press:
US abandons plans to keep troops in Iraq next year

Discussion: Hot Air, The Political Carnival and Gothamist

Morgen / Verum Serum:

Video: Occupy Portland Protesters Sing “F*ck the USA” — Krugman's Army...of fools. — Click here to view the embedded video. — I think this pretty much sums up the real agenda of the Occupy movement. If this is Krugman's Army, then this is their reveille.

Discussion: Power Line

Julian Pecquet / Ballot Box:

Top-tier Cain pulls in second-tier cash — Newly minted GOP front-runner Herman Cain lags the other top-tier presidential candidates in newly released third-quarter filings, putting his campaign in jeopardy. — The former restaurant industry executive raised $2.6 million …

Discussion: The Politico, The Spectacle Blog and The Other McCain

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Will Herman Cain's Sunday sit-down be the new GOP front-runner's star turn?

Discussion: Booman Tribune, The Moderate Voice, The Other McCain, CNN and Campaign 2012

Andrew / Statistical Modeling …:

The most clueless political column ever—I think this Easterbrook dude has the journalistic equivalent of “tenure” — I don't know when I've seen political writing quote so misinformed as this. It's a bizarre mixture of cliches, non-sequitors, and outright mistakes.

Discussion: Balloon Juice and Weasel Zippers

New York Times:

Around the World, Protests Against Economic Policies — ROME — In dozens of cities around the world on Saturday, people took to the streets, clutching placards and chanting slogans as part of a planned day of protests against the financial system. — In Rome, a protest thick with tension spread over several miles.

Discussion: Gothamist, Guardian, The Atlantic Online and Hullabaloo