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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 03:40 PM
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What is left of the 5000+ volumn People's Library -- (dial-up warning)
Edited on Wed Nov-16-11 03:40 PM by Hell Hath No Fury
From the library site:

One of our librarians Zach came up with a partial list of what was taken (see below) and it’s looking like only a few boxes of books and our (destroyed) laptops and one chair were at Sanitation. Our people on the ground report that “A lot is destroyed . . . more may (or may not) be coming out of their giant trashpile at back of building.” But it’s obvious to me that by recklessly throwing the contents of the park into dumpsters, the NYPD and DSNY working under Bloomberg’s orders destroyed what we built. And that their claim that the library was “safely stored” was a lie.








http://peopleslibrary.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/update-state-of-seized-library-items/
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 03:47 PM
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1. Bloomberg is such an asshole
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 03:48 PM
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2. Once upon a time, there was this quaint old document
It said, among other things, that no person should be deprived of property without due process of law or have his property taken for public use without just compensation.

It was a rather nice old document, and I kind of liked it. Spelled out a lot of things about what it meant to live in the United States of America. I think public officials even swore an oath about protecting, preserving and defending it upon taking office, so it was kind of a big fucking deal back in the day. I wonder what ever happened to it?
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:06 PM
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7. Law suits --
Hit'em where they live. :mad:
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:01 PM
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3. Here's what happened to the books:
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:04 PM
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5. +1
Not a lick of real difference...
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:03 PM
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4. This will not only not stop OWS
But it will swell its ranks.
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:08 PM
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9. Yup --
Now Bloomie's pissed off writers/editors/librarians -- People's Library on STERIODS coming up soon! :D
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:05 PM
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6. k/r
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:06 PM
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8. I am adding the Bible pic to my next article
Unless you want me not to.
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:11 PM
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10. The pic is from the OWS site ---
so I have no control over it. I seriously doubt OWS would have a problem with your use of the pic -- it is an incredible shot.
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 06:08 PM
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13. Thanks.
I will reach out.
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:12 PM
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11. Christians are the 99%.
Edited on Wed Nov-16-11 04:18 PM by Fire Walk With Me
They're being screwed over by the 1% as well but in perhaps in even a more nefarious manner.
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hootinholler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:28 PM
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12. I would like to see photos of the big trash pile out back. n/t
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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 11:59 AM
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14. Books represent knowledge, the enemy of authoritarians everywhere.
Of course the palace guard went for the books first.
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 12:01 PM
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15. When you live like a homeless person, your stuff gets trashed just like that of the homeless
OWS needs a home. It has money and the ability to raise more.

OWS should lease some office space.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-11 01:50 PM
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16. Kick!
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