U.S. unemployment hits 16-year high: 7.2% - Los Angeles Times

More at Los Angeles Times: “Reporting from Washington -- The nation's unemployment rate soared to its highest level in 16 years last month, reaching an eye-popping 7.2% as businesses slashed their payrolls by 524,000 jobs in December, the government reported today.

All together, 2.6 million jobs were lost in 2008 -- 75% of them in the last four months -- and 11.1 million workers are now unemployed, the Labor Department said. And that's not counting millions more who have reluctantly taken part-time work instead of full-time jobs or have become so discouraged they stopped looking for a new job.”

Oakland Peaceful Post-Riot Protest March

As I left City Hall there was a small group of people carrying home-made signs reading "Stop Police Brutality" and screaming "You're fired!" At passing police officers in cars. I talked to them, and it turned out at least one person was from West Oakland.

Iron Man - Theme Song

Ok for a little lightness, here's the Iron Man theme song from 1966. I know this by heart, but now if you run this about 40 times each day, you can too!

Officer in BART shooting abruptly resigns

More at SF Gate.com: “(01-07) 19:14 PST OAKLAND -- The BART police officer who shot an unarmed man to death on a station platform early on New Year's Day quit the force Wednesday, avoiding an interview with police internal affairs investigators trying to get to the bottom of an incident that has prompted broad outrage.

Officer Johannes Mehserle, 27, was supposed to make a statement Wednesday about why he shot 22-year-old Oscar Grant as the supermarket worker lay face-down at the Fruitvale Station in Oakland, BART said.”

FINALLY! Riots Break Out Over Oakland Murder!

I thought we'd lost our mojo and sense of self worth! Finally, we are rioting in the streets to show our disgust over our treatment by the Police of the U.S and the New World Order Dictatorship! Rodney King, then Sean Bell, now This? It's high time we dissolved ourselves from the union...just kidding. But we do need To find a way to end this genoci

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Oakland Turns Violent Over Shooting

Protesters angry over a deadly New Year’s Day shooting of a young black man by a transit police officer erupted into violence in downtown Oakland.

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Oakland Riots - Davey D Rants on Mayor Ron Dellums

HipHop Reporter Davey D vents his frustration with Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums at the BART Fruitvale Press Coference and protest. Davey D explains that Dellums could have met with the people and had a press conference rather than "hiding" behind his staff.