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my posting on Tuesday about the crisis at the oak grove tree-sit: Despite the seeming finality of the previous day's "assault" by UC Berkeley on the occupied oak grove near Memorial Stadium, the standoff continued for a second day, as most of the sitters had managed to avoid capture. I swung by late on Wednesday, June 18, to see how things had progressed. The crowd was definitely larger -- word of the ongoing battle had percolated throughout the Professional Protester Community, and all the regulars came out. The atmosphere was simultaneously festive and desperate. The sitters had constructed an insanely perilous aerie towering far above the highest branches.
Muffin), who would go into convulsions whenever one of the dismantlement-minded arborists neared her outpost. She'd screech and scream and shake the platform violently, forcing her opponents (who were dangling from a cable attached to a crane) to back off, fearing she'd martyr herself by plummeting to the ground rather than be captured. Using this technique repeatedly, Dumpster Muffin (seen here warily eyeing the crane in the distance) successfully defended her perch, to cheers from supporters down below.
captured video of Dumpster Muffin shaking her platform and screaming, with two different cameras -- a zoom lens from the ground and another in their news helicopter. At various points in the afternoon, other protesters would clamber up the Tinker-Toy-like support beams to check on Dumpster's well-being.
also declared the ruling to be a victory for their side, so as usual everything was left in confusion. Meanwhile, some styrofoam phrenologists had abandoned their research project on the street below.
The only thing missing is holding her breath until her face turns blue. Hope you were there today to snap pictures of the UCPD Chief of Police-hanging from a crane-trying to reason with Little Miss Muffin.
She will sneeze and fall off the tree, landing on a police officer. She will sue the police force for causing bodily harm and failing to protect her safety. And also oil companies for causing global warming that made it rain.
Christina on Jun 20, 2008 at 1:05 pm: What's sad is that there's such a large contingent of citizens who are so mentally ill that they don't see how bizarre the treesitters are. Old Meadow Muffin there is a danger to herself and others and ought to be on 72-hour lockdown on a pshyc ward.
I thought, "This probably speeds up posting short bits of info for zombie and makes their life easier." Maybe zombie's going to be collaborating with various people and developing a world dominating media empire!" I merrily click on the comments section thinking that there could be some interesting discussion about the latest post. Now I'm not sure why I thought such a thing, I've been online long enough to know better and that such thoughts are quite naive. I think I preferred it when zombie just put up pictures and videos and the fans didn't have the instant gratification of adding push button inanity. These comments are as childish and insane as the signs the protesters have carried. Oh well, zombie, if you read these comments, as always, good job on your photos and reporting, but i think I'll stick to avoiding the comments section of your blog. looks like you also need to set your spambot catcher settings a wee bit higher.
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