Woke up at 5:50 am and started to surf twitter feeds. 6:27 am the situation finally shifted. “Park clean up” (and camp eviction) NOT GONNA HAPPEN! Here’s truthout.org’s live update:
Occupy Wall Street: Live Feed
Lower Manhattan resident Susan G crying “tears of joy” because “this is what americans do.” – 6:46 a.m. EST
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Chant: “the whole world is watching” – 6:45 a.m. EST
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Band strikes up “we shall overcome” and crowd sings along. – 6:43 a.m. EST
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Police “school buses” just drove by. Packing it in or gearing up? – 6:41 a.m. EST
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Chant: “We are the 99 percent” echoes throughout lower Manhattan. – 6:40 a.m. EST
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Jubilation and joy sweep the packed crowd. Solidarity and love is the only way to express. – 6:37 a.m. EST
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This sign holds … for today. – 6:31 a.m. EST
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Bloomberg folds. Smart move. – 6:30 a.m. EST
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BREAKING NEWS: CNN just reported that Bloomberg has “postponed” the Liberty Park cleanup. No time given for when the cleanup will take place, or if it ever will. – WRP, 6:27 a.m. EST
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UAW and NYCLU have arrived. – 6:25 a.m. EST
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This sign still applies at 6:15 am Eastern. – 6:15 a.m. EST
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Everyone standing in the park. Going to overflow with #solidarity. Can they arrest 5000? It’d take all day. – 6:12 a.m. EST
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Park is full! – 6:00 a.m. EST
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This place is packed! Not gonna happen Bloomberg. – 5:53 a.m. EST
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Ok something new: white shirt used the people’s mic. Hella funny. – 5:11 a.m. EST
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Things beginning to pick up. Two trucks honking in solidarity. NYPD reappearing on edges. NLG in the house. Weather holding. – 5:00 a.m. EST
