Thw Wasington Post on Zuccotti Park

Zuccotti Park was cleared of Occupy Wall Street protesters overnight by the order of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

While there are plenty of livestream videos and reports on the scene now (see Melissa Bell’s liveblog here), that wasn’t the case a few hours ago. Continuous firsthand media accounts of the process during the park’s clear out were largely lacking. If you read carefully, you can see a 3 1/2 hour gap in the timeline from the AP’s report otherwise

Declaration of the Occupation of New York

As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members

http://www.nycga.net/resources/declaration/

Occupy Wall Street (OWS)

Today an Occupy Wall Street initiative called ‘Occupy the Highway’ arrives in Washington DC, having marched from New York City. Two weeks ago, Occupy Wall Street participants in Manhattan embarked on the epic journey. Their goals were to make the new movement visible in more communities, to connect with other occupations along the way, and to further a national dialogue about how to reclaim our democracy.

http://occupywallst.org/

Wish you were here

http://www.guitar-tube.com/watch/wish_you_were_here.html

So, so you think you can tell

Heaven from Hell,

Blue skys from pain.

Can you tell a green field

From a cold steel rail?

A smile from a veil?

Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you to trade

Your heros for ghosts?

Hot ashes for trees?

Hot air for a cool breeze?

Cold comfort for change?

And did you exchange

A walk on part in the war

For a lead role in a cage?

How I wish, how I wish you were here.

We're just two lost souls

Swimming in a fish bowl,

Year after year,

Running over the same old ground.

What have we found?

The same old fears.

Wish you were here.

The Queen visits Ireland, Croke Park

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13434653

The Queen visits Ireland

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/may/17/queen-visits-ireland-in-pictures#/?picture=374711041&index=15

Jill Abramson, 1st Lady of the 'Gray Lady'

Jill Abramson is the 1st woman to direct the New York Times (called the Gray Lady) in its 160 years of history. Watch the interview on CNN.