Following City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, her long record of corruption, and the NYC Mayor's race in 2013.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
St. Vincent's Hospital Gutted
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Dan Choi's Judge Recuses Herself
Dan Choi's Judge Recuses Herself
BREAKING NEWS: JUDGE STEPS DOWN, HEARING VACATED
Tuesday, September 25, 2012,
12:00pm EST
PRESS CONTACT: press@ltdanchoi.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Only 23 hours before Lt. Dan Choi's scheduled criminal hearing, Magistrate Judge Elizabeth C. Wingo, recused herself. The recusal and unprecedented delay is based upon Lt. Choi's motion related to Government Misconduct. Over 30 officials, including Former Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina were subpoenaed to testify about their political roles in the Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell (2010) and the Tarsands Keystone XL Pipeline Protests (2011).
Lt. Choi has been on trial for over one year and is prohibited from stepping foot on the White House Sidewalk. Lt. Choi's attorney, former Army JAG Officer Capt. James E. Pietrangelo II, remarked "there is something very wrong here. We subpoenaed White House Officials and all of a sudden the hearing is cancelled." Professional Process Server Mr. Daniel Portnoy of D.C. Legal Process has "never seen this before in over 700,000 high level subpoenas served in over a decade."
The hearing tomorrow is cancelled, incurring Lt. Choi over $5,000 in legal preparation and travel fees.
Lt. Choi is still on trial for protesting Don't Ask Don't Tell in federal court, and a hearing in that separate case is still set for October 17, 2012. Further details about the rescheduling of the vacated Tarsands Case will appear on this site. The Tarsands case will likely go before the Chief Judge of the Superior Court, Chief Judge Lee Satterfield, unless he reassigns it.
PRESS CONTACT: press@ltdanchoi.org
ALTERNATE: MR. BRAD LUNA, brad@lunamediagroup.com
Anonymous Video Dump of NYPD Zuccotti Raid
From Firedoglake :
Members of the hacktivist group Anonymous have released sixty hours of footage of the raid by the New York Police Department against Occupy Wall Street on November 15, 2011. The footage posted is from the NYPD’s Technical Assistance Research Unit (TARU), a surveillance unit that is regularly present at political demonstrations to film police actions. It was posted as a torrent for download late in the evening on September 23, 2012. A tiny sample of the footage, including a statement read by a member of Anonymous, was posted on YouTube.
Here is the start of the Anonymous playlist on YouTube :
Read more about how the NYPD wrongfully use their authority and actually overstep legalities, including the Handschu Agreement.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Stonewall Democrats Neutral On Paid Sick Leave : Soon To Be Opposed ?
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is triangulating with the Stonewall Democrats and Chelsea bar and restaurant owners to undermine public opinion for a paid sick leave bill.
To wit, look at how City Councilmember Gale Brewer made it sound like she was read to water-down the paid sick leave bill, even though it currently has 37 co-sponsors, according to Azi Paybarah. Also, witness how Stonewall Democrats President Melissa Sklarz has made a statement on Facebook, indicating that Stonewall Democrats do not have a position on paid sick leave as an issue, even though enacting such a law would be a great progressive advancement under labour and public health laws.
OWS NYPD TARU
Does Christine Quinn condone the indiscriminate NYPD TARU surveillance of the legal political activities of OWS activists ? Lawful political demonstrations are protected under the First Amendment Freedoms of Speech and of Assembly ?
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Horse Carriage Illegal Overload Payload
From eyewitness testimony from YouTube :
"On 3/22/12 at West 42nd st and 6th ave at 10:30 pm. I noted a carriage with 5 full grown adults. This is against the law. However this industry gives NO regards to the HORSES nor the LAW."
Watch the video on YouTube : Overload
Carriage Horse Driver Uses C-Word, D-Word, and N-Word Against Animal Rights Activists
Even after Martina Navratilova wrote a compelling plea to ban the use of horses in carriage rides, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has taken no step to put an end to the carriage horse industry.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Carriage Horse Driver Has Temper Tantrum Anger Meltdown
Five days after the carriage horse Oreo had an accident, activists organised a demonstration at Central Park. After activists warned tourists about the dangers of taking rides in the horse-drawn carriages, some of the carriage horse drivers became angry. One of them exploded in a fit of rage, but I only caught the tail end of his temper tantrum. Please call the New York City Council at : 1 (212) 788-7210 -- and ask for a ban on horse-drawn carriages, before more people get hurt.
Read more : Here's Video Of New York's "Angriest" Carriage Horse Driver by James King
Christine Quinn has no opinion about the misuse of authority by NYPD Deputy Inspector Ed Winski
Updated ! Sign the Change.org petition that calls on Commissioner Raymond Kelly to fire Deputy Inspector Ed Winski.
Systematic suppression of the Constitutional rights of lawful political activities of activists, politicians, and journalists to observe police actions against Occupy Wall Street protesters.
Deputy Inspector Edward J. Winski, on orders from City Hall : Mayor Michael Bloomberg and approval (either tacit or express) by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn engages in use of police force, misuse of authority, no professional, lack of respect and courtesy, not to mention abridgment of the Constitutionally-protected Freedoms of Speech and Assembly, to thwart the lawful political activities of citizens. Note how police officers selectively pick activists from within a crowd and use force to make false arrests. One person also provides testimony that a legal observer is arrested by the NYPD.
In this video, some activists deliver first-hand witness accounts of Deputy Inspector Winski misusing his official authority for the sole purpose of interfering, thwarting, and destroying the rights of these activists. The intent of Deputy Inspector Winski can solely be to destroy any chance activists have to peacefully and lawfully assemble and express themselves.
According to the video's description on YouTube, the above video was filmed on September 15, 2012 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and it shows "some of the major events," which took place during livestreamer Luke Rudkowski's live broadcast at the "Occupy Wall Street #S15 action."
And no amount of independent monitoring, oversight, community regulation, not even the existence of the Civilian Complaint Review Board or Internal Affairs investigations, can correct the abuse of authority when it is ordered by and/or is carried out with the tacit or express approval of the politicians, who give orders to NYPD. Here is past evidence about how Deputy Inspector Winksi and the NYPD have misused their authority against peaceful and lawful #OWS activists, I'm sure this can't be the rest of it.
To change the system, you have to join community organising efforts to challenge the oppressive conditions, which violate citizens' rights, and this includes taking action to vote out of office the politicians, who give these orders to NYPD.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Christine Quinn NYPD Lombardo Overpopulation Endagers Democracy Sustainability
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, one of the few publicly elected politicians, who are directly accountable to voters, who can issue orders to the NYPD, has no opinion about the satirical "National Geographic" YouTube video about the governance problems caused by the rampant over-breeding of NYPD Lombardos, which is destabilising the sustainability of our democratic form of government.
Quinn Has No Opinion On Fracking
NYPD Arrest Protesters At Occupy The Pipeline Demonstration ; New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn Has No Policy Position On The Dangers Of Fracking.
NEW YORK, September 6, 2012--At the 8:30 am protest against construction of a Spectra fracked gas pipeline at Gansevoort and Hudson River Parkway, Monika Hunken and Sandra were arrested by the NYPD.
They were among five activists who climbed over the low concrete barricade surrounding the drilling site and sat down in the dirt in front of a backhoe, thus blocking the machine from operating ; at first Hunken announced that they would leave the pit, but then she and Sandra Coponen changed their minds and returned to the pit facing arrest. The backhoe was adjacent to the drilling rig itself, which was fenced in by a high wire mesh fence. The rig had been in operation prior to the sit-down action.
The Spectra pipeline is delivering Marcellus shale potentially radioactive gas containing native radon; in addition, the hydrofracking process pumps 5 billion gallons of water laced with 600 toxic chemicals into the shale to extract the gas. The Henry Hudson Parkway is owned by the state and not the city ; Mayor Bloomberg's supposed "girl-friend" Diana Taylor known for her involvement with Bloomfield Properties graces the board of Hudson Parkway, too. The Spectra pipeline will run in the vicinity of a children's playground in the West Village. In the interests of clean air, clean water and public health, activists are urging Governor Cuomo to step up to the plate and ban hydrofracking in New York State and Mayor Bloomberg not to enable its arrival and dissemination In New York City.
Filmed by Liza Béar. Press inquiries: lizajbear@gmail.com; 646-246-1869.
Friday, September 14, 2012
NYTimes Media Bias Newscast featuring Suzannah B. Troy as Christine Quinn
Suzannah B. Troy mocked the media bias by editors, including Carolyn Ryan, at The New York Times, which promotes the mayoral candidacy of Christine Quinn.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Protest Against NYTimes Media Bias That Promotes Christine Quinn
Two dozen activists returned to the headquarters of The New York Times on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, to protest what activists describe as media bias that promotes Christine Quinn for mayor. Instead of investigating the machine politics in City Council, The New York Times publishes stories about which café Council Speaker Christine Quinn takes brunch, or how great she is at baking pies. The newspaper of record is promoting Speaker Quinn as if she were a reality show star, rather than holding her accountable for her political record. Activists look for an explanation from the editors at The New York Times, including from Carolyn Ryan, who activists say has a central role in promoting Speaker Quinn.
Suzannah Troy Joins Protesters Against NYTimes Media Bias
The political blogger Suzannah B. Troy dressed up as Christine Quinn and mockingly thanked The New York Times for the journalism published in The Times, which promotes Speaker Quinn's political campaign.
Two dozen activists returned to the headquarters of The New York Times on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, to protest what activists describe as media bias that promotes Christine Quinn for mayor. Instead of investigating the machine politics in City Council, The New York Times publishes stories about which café Council Speaker Christine Quinn takes brunch, or how great she is at baking pies. The newspaper of record is promoting Speaker Quinn as if she were a reality show star, rather than holding her accountable for her political record. Activists look for an explanation from the editors at The New York Times, including from Carolyn Ryan, who activists say has a central role in promoting Speaker Quinn.
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