Occupy Denton Official Statement Concerning Recent Tragedy

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Sunday December 04, 2011 · 1:19 PM PST

2011/12/04 · 13:19

Occupy Denton mourns the loss of a fellow occupier, a kind and idealistic young man and a friend. Darwin Cox passed away. He was found in a tent on the Occupy Denton camp where he had been given shelter after a fellow occupier saw him suffering from a fever. Darwin’s lifelong struggle with drug addiction is suspected to have played a role in this tragedy. While drug use or possession is strictly against Occupy Denton’s policy, it was the Occupy Denton camp where he found friendship, respect, and compassion for his warm, caring, and generous character. Occupy Denton will dearly miss him, and forever appreciate the fortune of having shared a space and time with our friend, Darwin Cox. We give our deepest condolences to his family.

One of Occupy Denton’s core issues is the struggle against homelessness. Specifically, the lack of a safety net and inclusive shelters for the homeless left Darwin with nowhere else to go. Tragedies like this happen every day and fail to make the nightly news or the newspapers. Our current social structure criminalizes the homeless as well as those suffering from addiction. This is one of the reasons why Occupy Denton emerged, why Darwin joined, and why Occupy Denton will continue the struggle for the marginalized and oppressed.

Occupy Denton will observe a vigil on Monday, December 5th at 7 P.M. on the lawn between the Physics and Art buildings at the UNT campus. The vigil will mourn his loss and commemorate his life. A deep sense of connection and family has emerged among the occupiers. Darwin’s loss has deeply shaken us. Our love and resolve will continue with Darwin in our hearts.

Solidarity,
Occupy Denton

(originally posted at http://occupydenton.wordpress.com/)

The Millennial Depression

LiberatedClown

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Friday September 03, 2010 · 1:43 PM PDT

2010/09/03 · 13:43

July 2008- 210,000 jobs lost

Aug- 320,000 jobs lost

Sept- 460,000 jobs lost

Oct- 540,000 jobs lost

Nov- 720,000 jobs lost

Dec- 680,000 jobs lost

Jan 2009- 780,000 jobs lost

Feb- 720,000 jobs lost

Mar- 750,000 jobs lost

Apr- 590,000 jobs lost

May- 340,000 jobs lost

June- 500,000 jobs lost

July- 340,000 jobs lost

Aug- 210,000 jobs lost

Sept- 220,000 jobs lost

Oct- 220,000 jobs lost

Nov- 60,000 jobs gained

Dec- 150,000 jobs lost

Total- 7,690,000 jobs lost in 18 months

More after the jump.

LiberatedClown

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Tuesday March 16, 2010 · 12:54 PM PDT

2010/03/16 · 12:54

The debate about the HCR bill here at DK has gotten pretty heated. Yesterday two diaries, one title "Why I Can't support the HCR bill" and the other opposing one "a disgraceful diary 'why I can't support the HCR bill'" were on the rec list right next to each other.

And I am just plain tired of one Democratic Party talking point being repeated over and over and over by people here at Daily Kos and everywhere.

And that talking point is "31 million Americans that don't have health insurance will have it under this bill." Yeah...bullshit.

LiberatedClown

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Monday December 28, 2009 · 2:20 PM PST

2009/12/28 · 14:20

I tend to read a lot of foreign news sources on the internet. The best is when I can find a site in a foreign language, then use google to translate it. This helps me get a better perspective on what the rest of the world is thinking about the issues of our day, in particular the role of the United States in the world.

But while doing this today I came across an article written in Pravda, a Russian news site. Pravda was formerly the official state newspaper of the Communist Party, but since the fall of the Soviet Union it has taken a decidedly far-right turn.

The article, an opinion column by Stanislav Mishin, is part of the normal tradition of trying to predict the unpredictable for the coming year. It goes through several countries including US, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, China, and Japan, but I found the article's analysis of the coming American year as laughable, like Glenn Beck on steroids.

LiberatedClown

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Saturday December 19, 2009 · 10:37 AM PST

2009/12/19 · 10:37

I am not a huge DK writer. I write when i feel like I have something to say worth talking about or have some action that needs to be taken. I come to DK for those actions because I know that the community here is one of the most active in the Democratic Party and the Left in general (contrary to Chris Mathews seems to believe).

I was a field organizer for the Barack Obama Campaign, starting in June of '07, back when DK was still strongly in the Edwards camp and Obama was around 8% in most polls. I stayed on through the primaries and ended up in Indiana for the general election. I put in more work that 99.9% of the people on this site did (not disparaging what you did do). Working 110 hours a week making volunteer calls, setting up meetings, event for the big surrogates like Biden and Sebelius for my entire 22 and 23-year-old years right out of college.

My point of this diary is to show that you don't have to support a president 100% of the time, even if you called for him, got paid by him and worked tirelessly for him. If anything, we should be the loudest critics, the ones who he may listen to in the face of the bubble he has surrounded himself in.

LiberatedClown

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Saturday November 21, 2009 · 12:02 AM PST

2009/11/21 · 00:02

I can't believe there is not one diary on the rec list in support of the California students fighting a 32% increase on tuition this semester and another 32% on top of that for next year. I don't know what action to take in support of these students, but that's what DK is for. The DK community can figure out ways to support them.

DK can rally and get CafePress to take down offensive calls to violence on Obama, DK should be able to help students that are being arrested as I write this.

"students have to suffer," a direct quotefrom the Governator himself Schwarzenegger.

LiberatedClown

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Monday November 16, 2009 · 3:12 AM PST

2009/11/16 · 03:12

Sometimes in the chaotic echo chamber that is the blogosphere, local battles that need help and support from around the country get lost under the sexy national battles. Here is one of those battles.

This week students at the University of North Texas are voting on whether to allow same sex couples to run for homecoming court. The vote is the culmination of a long struggle by campus organizers to secure same sex couples the right to be treated equally by the University. This may seem like a small battle for a not particularly important issue (I mean most of the organizers and students don't care much about homecoming), but the fact that we have to fight for this shows we have to fight for even the smallest rights for our LGBT brothers and sisters.

This all started when the Student Government Association of UNT voted 10-5 with 8 votes abstaining to ban same sex couples from running for homecoming court. Many voted this way because some notable alumni stated that they would stop donations to the University if LGBT couples were allowed to win homecoming court.

Then students took action...

Poll

50 votes Show Results

Is this battle worth the time and effort?

50 votes Vote Now!

Is this battle worth the time and effort?

10 votes

Yes, but tactics used were overzealous

0 votes

Yes, go get 'em!

12 votes

No, who cares about homecoming court?

9 votes

Yes, but I still don't care about homecoming court

16 votes

Pie

3 votes

TX Residents fight against gas drilling next to a hospital

LiberatedClown

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Monday November 09, 2009 · 12:53 PM PST

2009/11/09 · 12:53

WHEN THE Denton City Council considered granting a special-use permit on July 21 to Fort Worth-based Range Resources to drill for natural gas on the Rayzor Ranch property--a site directly across from a neighborhood community, a hospital, a retirement center and a park--the council touched off a long campaign of community dissent.

The gas wells, which would expose the community to 90 decibels of drilling noise, light pollution, environmental damage, air-quality problems and the possibility of earthquakes, would also lower neighbors' property values, as the slant drilling would permanently damage their homes' foundations.

The local animal and plant life as well as underground aquifers would be threatened, and the roads around the area would suffer, too--from the tons of water that would have to be trucked in by 18-wheelers to keep the wells running.

cross posted at SocialistWorker.org

LiberatedClown

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Tuesday April 08, 2008 · 4:36 PM PDT

2008/04/08 · 16:36

I was reading an AP story about Nancy Pelosi's remarks about lowering the amount of superdelegates in the future. I'm glad this crazy process has brought us to the point where we are thinking about the best way to choose a nominee.

I agree with Speaker Pelosi on the basic premise of lowering the amount of superdelegates. But honestly they aren't the biggest problem. The amount of time and money wasted on this ridiculous election season cannot even be put into numbers.

There was no order, it was choas.

People got involved like they never had before across the entire nation. And that showed how crazy the system was. It may be archaic, but compared to most countries this is a very "democratic" way to nominate someone. Hell, try to tell a Brit that he gets to nominate the prime minister through a lengthy caucus/primary/Texas-Two-Step process of nominating delegates.

Poll

61 votes Show Results

How should we nominate a Democrat?

61 votes Vote Now!

How should we nominate a Democrat?

National Primary

9 votes

Same as it is now

12 votes

Small states, then big states divided regionaly, voting in rotating order

31 votes

Another crazy plan....

9 votes

Salt of the Earth

LiberatedClown

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Thursday April 03, 2008 · 3:41 PM PDT

2008/04/03 · 15:41

This video was made by Akin Salawu. I did not make this video, but I am compelled to share it

LiberatedClown

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Monday March 31, 2008 · 1:29 PM PDT

2008/03/31 · 13:29

Barack Obama saw this coming years ago, and its finally happened. From Politico.com:

Obama had greater role on liberal survey

During his first run for elected office, Barack Obama played a greater role than his aides now acknowledge in crafting liberal stands on gun control, the death penalty and abortion — positions that appear at odds with the more moderate image he has projected during his presidential campaign.

The evidence comes from an amended version of an Illinois voter group’s detailed questionnaire, filed under his name during his 1996 bid for a state Senate seat.

POLITICO

I bet a few people here on DailyKos have read "Audacity of Hope" and Obama speaks directly about those questionnaires.

LiberatedClown

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Saturday March 29, 2008 · 11:49 PM PDT

2008/03/29 · 23:49

I am a Texas delegate who participated in the Denton County Democratic Convention and was in Vegas for the Nevada Caucus. These are my thoughts throughout the 12-hour day:

3/29/08
Tis the day of reckoning. The Denton County Convention. After three hours of sleep last night since it was a Friday and I am after all, a college student, I arrived at the Convention at 8:30 to find hundreds, building to over a thousand people.

Signing in wasn't that bad and was orderly compared to the March 4th caucus and the Nevada Caucus. I'm sure the Vegas guys had fun at the Clark County convention. Mr. Goodness and I have staked out our Texas flag fold-up chairs way in the back of the outdoor theater which will be the stage of the chaos to come.

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