This week, the White House is putting unbelievable pressure on Congress to authorize an unprecedented giveaway of $700 billion to the Wall Street tycoons who steered our financial markets into a maelstrom.The bailout includes no new regulation or oversight to help avoid this kind of crisis in the future, no public interest givebacks to help people in danger of losing their homes, and no equity stake for taxpayers.
Rally against this bailout in the heart of the financial district! Gather at 4pm, this Thursday, Sept. 25 in the plaza at the southern end of Bowling Green Park, which is the small triangular park that has the Wall Street bull at the northern tip.
What: Say NO to the Wall Street bailout
When: Thursday, September 25: 4pm
Where: Southern end of Bowling Green Park, in the plaza area
What to bring: Banners, noisemakers, signs, leaflets, etc.
Please do whatever you can to put a stop to this bailout — attend the rally, bring your friends, families, and colleagues, spread the word far and wide.
Since Wall Street is asking us to give them money for their worthless investments, some of our creative friends are planning to bring their OWN junk to Wall Street to see if they’ll buy it.
The first evidence that millions of tons of a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide is being released into the atmosphere from beneath the Arctic seabed has been discovered by scientists.
In South Carolina and Rhode Island, Oct. 4 is the last day to register to vote. Here in NY the deadline is Oct 10. It’s Oct. 6 for a whole bunch of other states. If you are going to do it, now is the time. I copied the chart from Rock the Vote
Alabama
Fri, Oct. 24
Alaska
Sun, Oct. 5 (postmark by Sat, Oct. 4)
Arizona
Mon, Oct. 6
Arkansas
Mon, Oct. 6
California
Mon, Oct. 20
Colorado
Mon, Oct. 6
Connecticut
Tues, Oct. 21
Delaware
Sat, Oct. 11
District of Columbia
Mon, Oct. 6
Florida
Mon, Oct. 6
Georgia
Mon, Oct. 6
Hawaii
Mon, Oct. 6
Idaho
Register at Polls
Illinois
Tues, Oct. 7
Indiana
Mon, Oct. 6
Iowa
Fri, Oct. 24
Kansas
Mon, Oct. 20
Kentucky
Mon, Oct. 6
Louisiana
Mon, Oct. 6
Maine
Tue, Oct. 21
Maryland
Tue, Oct. 14
Massachusetts
Wed, Oct. 15
Michigan
Mon, Oct. 6
Minnesota
Same Day Registration at polling place
Mississippi
Mon, Oct. 6
Missouri
Wed, Oct. 8
Montana
Mon, Oct. 6 (or same day at elections office)
Nebraska
Fri, Oct. 24 (mail by Fri, Oct. 17)
Nevada
Tue, Oct. 14
New Hampshire
Same Day
New Jersey
Tues, Oct. 14
New Mexico
Tues, Oct. 7
New York
Fri, Oct. 10
North Carolina
Fri, Oct. 10
North Dakota
N/A
Ohio
Mon, Oct. 6
Oklahoma
Fri, Oct. 10
Oregon
Tue, Oct. 14
Pennsylvania
Mon, Oct. 6
Rhode Island
Sat, Oct. 4
South Carolina
Sat, Oct. 4
South Dakota
Mon, Oct. 20
Tennessee
Mon, Oct. 6
Texas
Mon, Oct. 6
Utah
Mon, Oct. 6 or in person Tue, Oct. 28
Vermont
Wed, Oct. 29
Virginia
Mon, Oct. 6
Washington
Mon, Oct. 4 (or Mon, Oct. 20 in person)
West Virginia
Wed, Oct. 15
Wisconsin
Wed, Oct. 15 (or on Election Day at polling place)
Blaine is amazing in his willingness to, literally, put himself in such strange positions. He looks so vulnerable here, even surrounded by security. He takes ten minutes per hour upright to get medically checked and pee. The park closes between 1 and 6AM. Who keeps an eye on what is going on then? But even with the breaks this stunt looks extremely uncomfortable, and yes dangerous to his health. Like a boxer, his career involves injury to his body. I hope his special tonight involves more street magic than his last one did. I like the guy.
live ABC primetime special, “David Blaine: Dive of Death,” Wednesday, September 24th (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET).
