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- A second Iraq war veteran has been injured by Oakland police. “Kayvan Sabehgi, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, is in intensive care with a lacerated spleen after being beaten by police close to the Occupy Oakland camp.” – Tomorrow, Nov 5th, is Bank Transfer Day, and this afternoon the term was trending nationally [...]

Help Kevin Gosztola purchase & distribute supplies from the Occupy Supply fund. – This is a must-read Occupy Atlanta press release. – From the Huffington Post, Hayley Miller: Citizens United Going Down? Democrats Introduce Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Ruling : “The extent to which money and corporations have taken over the [campaign] process is reflected [...]

Help Kevin Gosztola purchase & distribute supplies from the Occupy Supply fund. – From Salon, a New Declaration of Independence. “The austerity sages are considered the most serious and wise in all of the nation by our corporate press, which defines “the center” of every national political debate as “whatever the elites want.” – Occupy [...]

Help Kevin Gosztola purchase & distribute supplies from the Occupy Supply fund. Emergency Saturday updates from Occupy Denver: Around 3 PM Central cops in riot gear were thick in Denver. Soon after, reports on twitter of rubber bullets and pepper spray were appearing. Occupy Denver videos from Saturday afternoon: Video. Another: http://www.twitvid.com/61GCJ Pic: “Andrew Cleres, [...]

- Occupy MN has come up with a creative way of growing their numbers; they’re recruiting families in foreclosure. – Good news from Occupy Cleveland. They’ve won in court over the right to occupy and will be beginning their 24/7 occupation immediately. – Looks like the OccupyTheBoardroom project had a huge response. Almost 7 thousand [...]

Kevin Gosztola will be at #OccupyBloomington talking to occupiers and delivering supplies from the #OccupySupply fund. Click here to donate to the occupy supply fund as Kevin travels around the country.

- The Guardian reports that the Iraq veteran who was injured by police last night in Oakland is in the hospital with a fractured skull and swelling of the brain. This is just horrifying. More on the Marine, Scott Olsen, here. – Here’s a comprehensive article from gawker documenting the police brutality in Oakland. – [...]

Kevin Gosztola will be at #OccupyColumbus talking to occupiers and delivering winterizing supplies from #OccupySupply at 6:30 pm ET. Lisa Derrick is also at #OccupyLA. Both will be livecasting on the FDL channel. Click here to donate to the occupy supply fund as Kevin travels around the country.

Wed Morning update: Oakland – the occupiers who were violently evicted in a 4 AM raid Tuesday morning tried to reclaim their camp last night and were met with tear gas. Here’s coverage from SF Gate. Police gave repeated warnings to protesters to disperse from the entrance to Frank Ogawa Plaza at 14th Street and [...]

Ed. note: Kevin is on a tour of Occupation sites in the Midwest. He’ll be visiting the sites, talking to and interviewing occupiers, and getting a feel for where they are and what they need. He’ll also be delivering needed supplies using funds donated to FDL’s OccupySupply fund. Tuesday night Kevin should be in Fort [...]