I wish this was a happier post….

Today is BookDay for TRICKS OF THE TRADE.  I am so proud and happy of
this book, I wish I could spend all day kvelling over it, sharing
reviews and stories.

But something happened this morning that has taken my attention and
energy away.  Early in the morning, the NYPD raided and cleared Liberty
Square, the site of the Occupy Wall Street protest – and they did it
without a clear warrant, without allowing the press (or local citizens)
to observe.  But there were observers.

The NYPD Didn’t Want You To See Occupy Wall Street Get Evicted

Go.  Read. You may not agree with OWS’s goals, or you may think that
they are too disorganized, or too Not What You Would Do…but the way the
raids have come, in the dark, with violence and an utter disregard for
citizens’ rights, should horrify anyone but the most stanch apologist
for Corporate America.

And dudes…in addition to tents, food, and personal belongings, the
cops destroyed over 5,000 books.  The Peoples’ Library, entire, was
thrown into a dumpster.  You know who destroys books?  People who don’t
want you to think.  People who don’t want you to wonder, or question. 
People who want downtrodden masses, not those who lift their heads and
walk freely.

And I say: the HELL with that.

Originally published at Practical Meerkat: A Blog