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Today, #OccyupyOakland solidified occupy movement as fully bi-coastal. The energy, support, and numbers here rival that of #OWS. 2 minutes ago via TweetDeck
#Occupy = Indy 500 of smart phones RT @MadSciKat: Whooooaaaahhhhh - dude just showed up with a Droid X battery… 7 minutes ago via TweetDeck
Check out the terrific @MotherJones slideshow of the #oo General Strike by Mark Murrmann: mojo.ly/t8Smmb 17 minutes ago via TweetDeck
Glad you made it out ok RT @garonsen: Judging by the looks of others' faces, mine is caked white with maalox right now. #occupyoakland about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
Shit about to hit fan RT @garonsen: #occupyoakland is barricading street with dumpsters in anticipation of police. twitpic.com/7a6ug2 about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
eloft Spray paint fumes are thick at the newly occupied building #oo #oaklandstrike twitter.com/eloft/status/1… about 4 hours ago via Twitter MMS Retweeted by JoshHarkinson and 10 others
My sources at #OWS say they plan to occupy an indoor space too, likely squatting. So #oo occupation of 520 16th street could = a trend. about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
This suggests long-term occupation RT @susie_c: #oo banners unfurled from the roof declare the building a free school & community cntr about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
I wonder if #oo occupation of Traveler's Aid building is a new front for #OccupyOakland. How long will people try to hold it? about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
The vacant building just occupied by #oo once housed Traveler's Aid Society, a homeless services nonprofit that had its gov't funding yanked about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
#OO occupation of foreclosed building underway: RT @garonsen: 520 16th Street has been occupied. #oo twitpic.com/7a6m0r about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
@garonsen No deaths. Those rumors were false. about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to garonsen
Coast to coast, baby RT @TheOther99: "General Strike! Shut It Down!.. Oakland Is The People's Town!" Chanting at #Zuccotti Park. about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck
Looks like a dozen or so holdouts at @OccupyTulsa are about to get arrested. about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck
I'm supposed to be writing a print magazine story and a #BankTransferDay story right now but I can't pull my eyes off the #oo twitter stream about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck
Wow, according to @OccupyOakland, the ILWU is on board for shutting the port for 24 hours. Way bigger impact than closing for a few hours. about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck
@JeffSharlet No, I'm just struck by the language. Two uses of 99 percent, very direct appeal to working folks. about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to JeffSharlet
A lesson in 99% press release writing RT @JeffSharlet: Port of Oakland officially shut down as of 6:15 pacific. twitpic.com/7a3ij7 about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
susie_c #oaklandstrike R&B band powered by two bike generators. Block party on the port. about 9 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by JoshHarkinson and 10 others
How2Democracy @JoshHarkinson Many Occupy Oakland protesters held perpetrators back from damaging more property. #ows #OccupyOakland #OccupyWallStreet about 10 hours ago via web in reply to JoshHarkinson Retweeted by JoshHarkinson and 18 others

Name Josh Harkinson
Location San Francisco, CA
Web http://motherjone...
Bio San Francisco-based Staff Writer for Mother Jones Magazine. RTs not necessarily endorsements.