Apr 01
Today was a challenging day- both for Occupiers, and for the police. Fortunately, the majority of police acted in an entirely professional manner. And, yes, that was expected- after yesterday’s brutal violence, it was doubtful many cops would want to escalate further.
Should we name him Officer Roadkill?
Mar 31
The GA just issued the following demands/conditions for leaving our current occupation at Simcoe & Dundas in front of the 52 division police station.
Mar 31
A chalk artwork created by Occupiers on Wednesday night.
I am still deeply disturbed with what happened yesterday at Osgoode Hall. Yes. the Occupiers could have handled the situation better. However, the level of violence was uncalled for, and the police should have been better trained how to de-escalate the situation. Instead, they got violent and created a major incident. Continue reading
Mar 30
An Occupier who was severely beaten for filming the police
You know me, I’m the guy who stood-up at the planning meeting for Occupy Vancouver and stuck-out like a sore thumb after saying “Aren’t the police members of the 99%?” I meant that then, as I mean it now- that said, the police who came to our encampment at Occupy Toronto today have shown that this part of our family is rather dysfunctional…
Mar 30
The moment I heard about the Toronto Robocall rally I knew I must get involved. I was deeply disturbed to hear about the possibility that someone manipulated Canada’s last election, and I wanted to help effect change. But, this wasn’t my main motivation- there are bigger fish to fry…
Some of the crowd at the first Robocall Rally.
Mar 30
Map of Organizations Attached to Soros (Including the TIDES Foundation)
I’ve been writing about the TIDES Foundation for a few weeks now. It has been a hard subject to approach because I support a lot of the causes that they do. That said, I’ve felt equally uncomfortable with the lack of honesty & transparency in their activities. Quite the dilemma…
Mar 29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BFLRssmEZ8?rel=0
I’m still not sold on Ron Paul- his position on gun ownership and social services are counter to my beliefs. That said, the idea of going to war with Iran scares the bejezus out of me- not a very good idea…
Mar 29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SIKP0-BaxI?rel=0
Why am I posting a video about Blackwater (now known as Xe)? Because, they are an evil company. But, also because they were hired to provide security services at the 2012 Olympics in Vancouver!
