This is from Max Blumenthal's Twitter feed:
While "protecting public safety," @SeattlePD maced this 84 year old woman in the face https://twitter.com/?photo_id=1#!/OccupySeattle/status/136678233583255552/photo/1 via @occupyseattleIt's an unverified report, but there is a picture.
The Occupy Movement, I think, is entering a new phase. It's on the rise, and the reaction is stiffening. The Movement does not have critical mass yet — enough momentum to be self-feeding, self-sustaining. But it's close. (Think Mario Savio and the Berkeley Free Speech Movement.) It's near that point.
In my opinion, now is the time to press, and not just on the Occupy front (taking over spaces) but on the media and legal front as well. The indications of widespread mayoral coordination (while not at all illegal) is a godsend, as it sends the message of the 1% linking arms. Evidence of DoJ or DHS involvement in those meetings would be manna.
As I've said before, their hubris is your friend — and believe me, they've got hubris in spades. Use it, while you have the attention of the world.
GP
