The OccupyUSA Blog for Tuesday, Day #186: Setting a New 'Record'

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http://www.thenation.com/blog/167174/occupyusa-blog-tuesday-day-186-setting-new-record

--Note: Today we may be setting a some kind of new record for live-blogging as this breaks my mark from last year, for daily WikiLeaks coverage, of 185 days....

10:05 The Gothamist on Union Sq in NYC: Now "The Model of a Major Modern Police State." Notes: "Last night at least 100 officers were deployed at the park to close it down for the symbolic cleaning. As far back as we can remember, the NYC Parks Department curfew was never been enforced at Union Square, until Occupy Wall Street began gravitating there last month."

9:30 Obama to offer economic rebuttal to Ryan (and Romney) at 12:30 today.

9:20 A call for students to wear hoodies on April 5... OWS pushing this hashtag today: #Tweetboat...@pourmecoffee tweets: "GOP plan to replace Obamacare: May the odds be ever in your favor." Perhaps Dylan will re-release "Forever Young" as "Forever Healthy."

8:55 By this count, 75 arrested in building takeover in San Francisco (see below) and then more took to streets to protest. And San Fran Chronicle counts 80. "After police broke through the main door, protesters fled deeper into the building, barricading doors and stairways along the way, Andraychak said. One man jumped from a second-floor window to avoid police, but was caught soon after, he said."

8:40 Huff Post: Housing market still awful, seven points to consider....Katie, bar the door: Sarah Palin hosting Today show today: Obama still driving us to socialism...

7:55 Cool video for Occupy action in Boston on Wednesday re: public transportation.

[ellisonz]

1. That video is really well done.

I hope the guy who jumped out of that building is alright.