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@scottheath I have some Heath's too - probably related. Yeah- 39 generations are about right. I'm showing 36. :)

I'm part Wampanoag and Shinnecock and am proud of that. Most of my ancestors were Pilgrims. A couple of them intermarried into the native population. I deeply value my NA heritage, but realize that European takeover was inevitable. I study history and see that it's full of invasions and conquests...

Nathaniel White is my 5th great-grandfather through his daughter Patience, who married into the Curless family - my grandmother's maiden name. Thanks for posting! :) Maybe someday I can get up there to see his grave myself.

Ha ha. Some of my father's family lived in that area in the 1300's. Maybe they're haunting the place. Lol.

@ClubsOfHearts So far, the violence has largely been on the part of the police, not the protesters. I'm worried that that may change. I think some people see the protesters as being violent - by a very large margin that's false. The violence has been directed AT them, not from them. The tiny mino...

@calimar28 I think I can empathize with people aren't educated on the background reasons for the protests. I might feel the same way if I hadn't researched it myself. If you will, please do a Youtube search on "how the middle class got screwed" and watch the video of that title. It'll give you at...

@ablakem85 I think it at least needs to have some transparency and accountability. I'm not sure that ending the Fed is realistic, given the size of the country and the economy of the US.

@kajenoar What are you on?

@itakeudown Right - I'd seriously doubt that the output of the big bang is all that ever existed. I think our universe is probably one tiny bubble in a big (probably infinite) "bathtub" full of bubbles, and that they interlink and feed into and out of each other (ever wonder what's on the other s...

@ThatAnonNoo8 I don't really support the actions you take, but I do support taking action against the groups of people you're against - I am too! Since many of them don't care about what tactics they use against honest, everyday people, then I guess I'm not too concerned about the tactics you use...

@controversyking Yes, I agree. People shouldn't paint a whole movement with the negative actions/ beliefs of a few of them. I wish Tea Partiers and OWS could come together and mesh our grievances, because I think we both have valid viewpoints.

I'm a supporter or OWS, and I totally agree with you! I'm NOT overlooking the problem with the Fed. We need to get the corporatism and crony capitalism out of the government. I do think that we need some regulation on businesses, though.

@sellsjeeps I feel bad for the businesses that are suffering because of this. I do feel that protesters should have a place to protest. It doesn't do any good to give people the right to assemble peaceably, then not give them a place to do it without a negative impact on other people. Occupy has ...

I can't believe how out-of-touch this man is. He obviously doesn't have clue about the background of what Occupy is protesting. The grievances go much much deeper than his understanding of them. We're not a bunch of lazy people bitching because we haven't succeeded and life's not handing us every...

It's not wrong to be rich, but it IS to be rich and buy out and control our government to work in your favor against the interests of the vast majority of people in America. You go, #Occupy!

You can't PROVE that there's no god. I can't prove that there aren't Chinese lesbians from outer space gathering for an orgy on the dark side of the moon right now either!

I'm glad that the Occupy movement hasn't resorted to violence - Our strength lies within remaining nonviolent, but not necessarily compliant. The police may resort to that, but we shouldn't. I hope we can get some positive change going without outrage turning into something ugly.

Does anyone have a definitive answer on whether or not the banks were legally out-of-bounds in relaxing the regulations on lending to subprime borrowers? I've heard both that they acted illegally and that the government allowed or even made them do it. Who's right? I've tried researching this mys...