Thanks for that.
Thousands gathered in front of Oakland’s City Hall this evening in response to last night’s violent police invasion and destruction of Occupy Oakland’s camp.
Tonight, police have again used tear gas, flash grenades and rubber bullets to forcefully disperse the lawful assembly by Oaklanders. Some injuries have been reported. We will have more information as it becomes available.
At this time, this appears to be the most violent police attack on protestors since the Occupy movement began.
This really is horrible.
That is terrible. But, it’s Oakland. I am not surprised at all.
Oakland or not, it doesn’t matter. it’s a constitutional right to a peaceful protest. the police didn’t have any reason or right to attack protesters if they were being orderly and respectful of the law in their assembly.
Wake Up Call of the Day: According to Starbucks’ sustainability director Jim Hanna, the coffeehouse chain may soon be unable to sell its principal product due to the detrimental impact of climate change on coffee bean production.
“What we are really seeing as a company as we look 10, 20, 30 years down the road – if conditions continue as they are – is a potentially significant risk to our supply chain, which is the Arabica coffee bean,” Hanna told the Guardian in a phone interview.
Hanna is set to speak before members of Congress today on the issue of climate change and how it’s real and how someone should do something about it before we run out of coffee and chocolate and a whole bunch of other foodstuffs “many people can’t live without.”
Starbucks has already put Plan B in motion, announcing yesterday it plans to enter the juice-bar market — news that freaked out Jamba Juice stockholders, causing the price of JMBA to drop 3.5%.
Today’s congressional event is sponsored by the Union of Concerned Scientists, which recently reported that coffee brands have increased the cost of grinds by as much as 25% over the last year.
“The dwindling supply of coffee is but one example of the many impacts to come due to climate change,” the nonprofit writes, ” and should be a wake-up call for us all.”
A shark swimming the streets of Puerto Rico after Irene. In other new, the world is ending.
hahaha brilliant!
WHY DO I FIND THIS SO BROOTAL?!
(via patronsaintoflying)
Missing E: How a Troubled Tumblr Add-On Was Reborn
Nearly two weeks after Tumblr requested that unofficial browser extension Missing e go offline, the useful utility is planning to make its way back to users.
Missing e is an unofficial browser extension that adds functionality and enhanced features to Tumblr. The ability to reblog yourself, enhance the “Ask” feature and a host of dashboard tweaks are just some of the many features in the extension. Originally, the project started off as a few userscript enhancements, but over time, it evolved into an extension that was frequently updated and frequently developed.
Carmageddon Dinner Party
As the super-hyped Carmageddon approached, four college buddies came up with a daring plan - they were going to have a dinner party right on the closed 405 Freeway. After finding a viable stretch of road a couple days before, the crew began finalizing the details, including the menu, silverware and attire.
Matt Corrigan estimated that they were on the freeway for only about three minutes last Saturday before 6am. “I didn’t have time to take my pants off, so I have on track pants, a tie and a shirt.”
“It was less than a minute before a couple construction guys drove up and told us to scram and I literally only managed to get the one good shot,” added photographer Jesse Glucksman.
So, why did they do it? “How often do college educated professionals in their late 20s/early 30s get to do something so ridiculous? I’ve got kids, man. I never have time to really have fun,” explained Glucksman.