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The European ACTA revolt draws large number of protesters

While here in North America everyone is still slapping each other on the back over the slap down that both SOPA and PIPA got in Congress the reality is that the over intent behind what those two ... continue

Occupy Ron Paul. Five OWS Protesters Arrested At Politicians Campaign Headquarters

A group of Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested on Thursday as the group protested outside of the Iowa campaign headquarters of presidential contender Ron Paul. The group was in town protesting GOP candidates and President Barack Obama ... continue

Occupy LA Is Costing City Taxpayers Less Than Michael Jackson Memorial

LOS ANGELES, CA - Occupy LA protesters have cost the city of Los Angeles an estimated $2.35 million since they took to the cities streets. According to the Los Angeles Times much of that money has been spent paying police ... continue

Occupy Wall Street Stomps On Stimulus, Destroys Park

California Congressional Representative Darrell Issa, the fiery chairman of the House Governmental Oversight Committee, wants to know why the Obama administration is allowing Occupy Wall Street protesters to destroy $400,000 worth of landscaping and refurbishment by putting ... continue

Occupy Wall Street Couple Meet While Praying, Get Married One Month Later

Emery Abbedl-Latif, 24, and Micha Balon, 19, were wed on Sunday morning just one month after the couple met while praying in Zuccoti Park, the temporary home for hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters. The couple met while ... continue

New York Officials Cut Power To Occupy Wall Street Protesters At Zuccotti Park

Citing safety concerns New York officials on Friday cut power to Occupy Wall Street protesters who have been living in Zuccotti Park. Police and firefighters arrived in the park on Friday morning and used a bullhorn to ask ... continue

Pepper Spraying Protesters

I have to say, I did not think of it that way. [via] continue

Chicago Police Arrest 130 Occupy Chicago Protesters

130 Occupy Chicago protesters were arrested at 1 a.m. on Sunday morning after they attempted to camp in Grant park after closing time. The protesters were joined by 3,000 people in Chicago earlier in the day as they ... continue

Lemony Snicket Explains Occupy Wall Street Protest To Children

Lemony Snicket (author Daniel Handler) has led his characters through A Series of Unfortunate Events and now the author has posted 13 observations on Occupy Wall Street to help kids understand what is happening in New York ... continue

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Have $230,000 War Chest

Protesters for the Occupy Wall Street movement aren't going in alone, the group has raised more than $230,000 in donations while amassing a warehouse full of supplies that range from tampons and toothbrushes to peanut butter and ... continue

OccupyWallStreet could prove to be double edge sword for famous people

It is a movement that is slowly moving not only across the country but also moving north of the border to Canada and as a result many famous actors and musicians are turning up on the front ... continue

100 Protesters Arrested At Occupy Boston Event

Nearly 100 Occupy Boston protesters were arrested in the early morning hours of Tuesday when police began dispersing a second tent city that popped up on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, across the screet from the first tent ... continue

Unions Endorse Wall Street Protests, Numbers Swell

The 99% are growing louder. Wednesday saw numbers at the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests grow to their largest numbers yet, after local unions pledged support for the goals of protestors. The demonstrations against income inequality, corporate greed, corruption and ... continue

Occupy Wall Street Goes Zombie Today

The Occupy Wall Street protests are going into their third week, as demonstrations spread to cities like Boston, Melbourne, Montreal and Prague. Today, one of the demonstration's designated spokespeople, Patrick Bruner, urged protestors to dress as zombies and ... continue

Wall Street Protests Gain Steam as Videos of Alleged Police Brutality Go Viral

Reports about the size of crowds and the stamina of protesters at Wall Street in New York City vary, but several videos from the "Occupy Wall Street" protests have gone viral and some protesters allege that an ... continue

Day of Rage Underway on Wall Street, Protestors Flood Downtown Manhattan

With the "Arab Spring" protests of the past year or two serving as inspiration, Twitter and Facebook have been used to organize a large group of protestors on Wall Street and an "occupation" of Wall Street is ... continue

Armed Gangs In Syria Kill 120 Police and Security Officers

It's hard to pin down truths from fiction in Syria at the moment, however the countries state run TV is now claiming that "armed gangs" have killed at least 120 police and security officers in the northwest ... continue

The internet shows up to Wisconsin protests

Been following the protests in Wisconsin? The internet has been, too- here are five meme-tastic signs from the rallies, courtesy of Buzzfeed. continue

Amarillo skateboarder stops Koran burning- “Dude, you have no Koran”

If you somehow missed it, there's been a bit of a debate in the US lately over whether burning the Koran is an acceptable method of protest. Some d-bag in Florida tried to organize a rally to burn ... continue

Foursquare blocked in China

Popular geolocation and social networking app Foursquare has been blocked in China, and speculation for the reason centers around governmental censorship of buzz about the 21st anniversary of the country's Tiananmen Square massacre. Foursquare co-founders Dennis Crowley and ... continue

Detective draws gun at Twitter hyped snowball fight in D.C.

A snowball fight on steroids (thanks to Twitter) on a busy street in Washington D.C. took an interesting turn when a cop pulled a gun on some kids for pelting his Hummer during the massive snowstorm yesterday. Around ... continue

Hipsters battle Hasidim in Brooklyn with topless bike ride

A planned protest in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn may be difficult to pull off today, due to the epic snowstorm expected in the Northeast. The furor began when a bike lane in the largely car-free city was ... continue