As I watched Rachel lay it out tonight, my blood ran cold.

[alwaysinasnit]

8. When I think of the hope Occupy Wall St. provided, I also think of those in government who

helped shut it down - Michael Bloomburg, who was mayor of NY at the time.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/193853-dems-criticize-eviction-of-occupy-wall-street-protesters


New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s (I) decision to evict Occupy Wall Street protesters from a Lower Manhattan park is a blow to free speech, several House Democrats said.

Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, warned that in preventing protesters from camping out in Zuccotti Park, the city has “effectively removed [the protesters’] ability to be there 24/7.”
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“The concern to me was that the occupiers can stay there but cannot set up permanent location, which kind of begs the question of, ‘Are they gonna have a daytime presence and then be gone [at night]?’

“I wish there would have been something done to accommodate the ability for them to stay there for the duration.”

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