ATL-anons Protest Co$ (includes PIX and downloadables; Post is of EPIC LENGTH, be warned)
Atlanta was out in force despite riot squadders, tornadoes and rain. Huzzah!
This was a triumph. I'm making a note here, HUGE SUCCESS.
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
My small group of 'tards and I brought cake, paper and markers, Anonyferret, and a lot of righteous pissed-off-ness.
Pictures from Atlanta:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anonymous_ferret/
MOAR Pictures from Atlanta (and a few random Anon flyer pix):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anonymous_ferret2/
Even MOAR Pictures from Atlanta (atlantanon):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atlantanon/
Yet MOAR Pictures from Atlanta (anon_ymous):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anon_ymous/
Hey! MOAR Pictures from Atlanta (horky.porky):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23669405@N04/
You guessed it: MOAR Pictures from Atlanta (jasperjames):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23669317@N04/
We arrived right after the two Megaphone Anons were arrested and I was told that they were not being disruptive, nor were they warned prior to being arrested that their legal right to protest would get them arrested. No Miranda Rights were read.
Innocent bystanders in vehicles were chased down by cops on cycles for honking, slowing down to grab fliers, or generally appearing positively inclined towards Anon (or so it seems). It later occurred to one Anon that it could go two ways, depending on the citizen cited: they will feel more inclined to feel solidarity with Anon because they, too, were unfairly harassed, OR they will blame Anon in some way for "making them honk" and "getting them in trouble" merely because Anon was there. I'm hoping the former occurs, obviously.
I'm particularly annoyed by this because of many of the reasons outline by other protesters (Anons were told we could protest, Anons were told we needed no permits, Anons were not warned before being arrested, etc.)
There was cake (delicious and moist), a boombox or three (speaking of, someone stuck a CD that does not belong to me in one of my Anon CD cases...I apologize to the Anon who inadvertently donated a protest CD to me. Should have thought to check the CD cases!), soda and water (on ice) and a squillion or so Anons and crew.
I will try to upload some of the MP3s to a download spot to make up for the boomboxen that had to be played at "1 or 2" rather than "11." I suppose everyone was subliminally Rick Rolled and Bel Aired.
After the megaphone Anons were nicked, the Atl-anons were understandably leery to play the boomboxes loud enough to be heard across the street, chant too loudly, and so on. We were effectively squelched from VOICING protest.
Once we made it clear we were being cooperative and not likely to give the cops more reason to fuck with us for noise, they started in on the face masks. The police also tried to cull a leader or two from the herd, but, of course, Anon has no leaders. Finally one brave soul ventured across the road as "spokesanon." We already knew not to wear the Guy Fawkes gear, though some of us brought masks and held them (in our hands) over our faces or wore them on the backs of our heads. The cops informed us that we could wear sunglasses OR dustmasks, but not both, because wearing both were "too concealing." Well, duh, Barbie. Meanwhile, Co$ folks were, of course, going to be permitted to film and photo Anon at their leisure. So we were prevented from protesting VISUALLY in the manner of our choosing as well.
FWIW, I kept my shades, dust mask and wig ON, but I did tend to lurk behind the front liners during most of the protest. I figured the fuzz could tell me directly to un-mask, at which point I would do so. Until then, safety first.
I was pleased to meet all 200 or so David Davidsons at the protest. David Davidson had excellent protest signs and tasty birthday cake. David Davidson brought soda and tunes. David Davidson also brought several Xenus, party hats, and Anon "youfoundthecard.com" business cards, and excellent fliers. Thanks, Dave!
Interestingly enough, a couple of Anons and I chose to wait for the bus on Shallowford, and when the cops finally pulled out (at least twelve-fourteen cop cars, some with blue lights flashing, and two HUGE tour-bus-sized riot busses), some of the cops inside them waved "hello" back (we were determinedly friendly to all passing vehicles, and were playing our boombox at a more respectable and audible "5 or 6" at this point) and others absolutely refused to make eye contact at all.
Some of AnonJester's pictures:
Avoiding an infestation of those pesky body thetans.
The most dapper Anon at the protest. Verily, thou art not as awesome as he.
Anon in action, and the Officers Friendly, armed and WAI too busy keeping an eye on peaceful protesters to help anyone affected by the destructive tornadoes that hit Atlanta.
Whut? Tornadoes? Yes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zlatko/
Your tax dollars at work. But not the Church of $cientology's tax dollars...they are tax exempt.
One of the few pictures available of one (the fellow in facepaint) of the two guys who got arrested.
An Anon in Guy Fawkes facepaint. Now that was a clever plan. Well done.
Hey ladies, it's Handsome Anon David Davidson. (Troy McLure voice) You may know him from such shows as "Anonymous Protests the Church of $cientology on February 10th," now showing on YouTube, where he played himself David Davidson for the Atlanta television media.
Some of my pictures:
$cientology is indeed a $cam. Chrisitanity, Judaism, Islam, Taoism, etc. = FREE. Salvation via $cientology? Costs an estimated $360,000 US. And it's all about Xenu and body thetans. LOLWUT?
...and CONVICTED in Canada! I love this guy.
"i think he is a pretty cool guy. eh protests sceintology and doesn't afraid of anything"
Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend from Emerald Anonymous.
Check out Anonymiss in the background. Love the little puppy tails in her hair.
Xenu with his party hat and dust mask on, chillin' with Anon.
For MOAR information: http://whyweprotest.net
Purple Avenger Anon strikes a blow for freedom and GREAT JUSTICE.
Xenu and an Anon in a Raptor Jesus T-shirt.
I covet the shirt. Can I haz?
Ladies (and Anon) Love Cool James.
Zorro Anon displays flag for international videos.
This guy was, pardon the pun, unflagging in his enthusiasm all afternoon.
Hot Art Geek Anon with Epic Art Protest Sign.
Also, possessed of a fine set of lungs, as can be seen in various Atlanta Anon protest videos on YouTube. Well played, sir.
Anon Ethercat has the best slogan.
She's been fighting the good fight for years. My heroine!
Anon spotted in MARTA station.
Anon brought a lot of righteous anger to the protest.
Google: "Lisa McPherson." THIS IS WHY.
Anon regrets any resemblance to the Unibomber in this picture, but Anon can haz distinctive haircut.
Cute Anon Girl lieks Mudkips, but LOEVS You.
Glasses with hologram dollar signs? Full-on awesome. DO WANT.
Casterday and Yawmoth protesting.
You may know them from such sites as Enturbulation.org, which is being a pill at the moment, PartyVan and ED.
BEHOLD! It Are Teh FUN BUS. Fun Bus is Fun.
We did not spot a Frosty Ice truck, alas.
Exchange on Bus 103, after the protest (paraphrased):
Anon 1 (Me): So, do we need to start a Paypal fund for the arrested Anons?
Anon 2: Wouldn't be a bad idea. That was totally uncalled for.
Anon 3: So we've had riot police and riot copters in February, then they topped it with riot police, riot copters AND tornadoes in March!
Anon 2: LOL, right. WTF?
Anon 3: How are they going to top that in April?
Anon Couple: The Co$ will wheel out a live volcano.
Anon 4: And throw people into it!
Anon 1: Good luck on finding enough virgins among the throngs of Anon for that. You don't want to piss off the volcano gods with non-virgin sacrifices.
Hilarity and fist bumps ensued. A good time was had by all.
$cilon Plant or Super-shy Assburgers Anon?
We had a silent observer parked with a laptop under a tree. He was unresponsive to most friendly greetings from Anons, though I did manage to exchange a hello and nod. My opinion is that he can sit under a tree and blog all he wants, he wasn't bull-baiting or interfering with the protest, so no skin off my nose. Will be interesting to see if he was just a super-shy Anon or a $cilon plant.
We were not sure what to make of Lurking Tree Dude, frankly. It is a mystery.
Yay for the Fire Department!
Also, a hook and ladder from the closest fire department drove by and hailed us with several enthusiastic honks. If anyone has buddies in the fire department in Atlanta, it wouldn't hurt to invite them to the next protest, preferably wearing their fire department gear. The cops very noticeably did NOT ticket the firefighters honking, just hapless civilians.
Thanks, firefighting guys and gals for the much appreciated show of solidarity!
P.S. AnonyFerret thanks Anonymous for his new nicknames: Epic Ferret Guy, Epic Win Ferret, Long Ferret (Is Long) and Suppressive Ferret / SF.
He also says some of you taste like chicken, and apologizes for being a nippy little wienerschnitzel all day.
AnonyFerret HAETZ Xenu! Raisins Good, Xenu Bad!
Additional Resources:
Video:
Atlanta Protest Arrests video
Atlanta Protest: DeKalb Police Address Anon
Atlanta Protest: Anon Reacts
Atlanta Protest: The speech that got two Anons arrested
DIGG articles:
Video of Anonymous "Leader" Arrested In Atlanta: http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Video_of_Riot_Police_Arresting_Anonymous_Leader_in_Atlanta
DeKalb Police protest corrupt Police Chief: http://digg.com/world_news/Dekalb_cops_anonymously_protest_Dekalb_police_chief
MP3s:
Make your own Anonymous v. Scientology Protest Soundtrack CD
Androgynous--ScientLOLojyuuichi
Elvis_vs_JXL--A_Little_Less_Conversation_(12"_extended_remix)
Gary Glitter--Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again!
Jonathan Coulton / GLaDOS--(Portal) Still Alive
Hard-Fi--Gotta Reason
Oasis--Love Like A Bomb
Unknown (Anonymous?)--Party At The Church Of Scientology
Persephone's Bees--Nice Day
Quasi--Peace And Love
Supergrass--In It For The Money
T. Rex--Children Of The Revolution
The Flobots--We Are Winning
The Gun Shys--Join The Movement
The Partridge Family--C'mon, Get Happy!
The Polyphonic Spree--Section 23 (Get Up And Go)
The Fabulous Entourage--The Way That It Began
Tim Cameron--Scientology Is...Nice
Jonathan Coulton--Tom Cruise Crazy
The Beatles--Sexy Sadie
The Fabulous Entourage--L. Ron Hubbard
Echobelly--Great Things
Queen--Don't Stop Me Now
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince--Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme (The Bel Air)
Moby--We Are All Made Of Stars
Rick Astley--Never Going To Give You Up (The Rick Roll)
Elvis Presley--Do The Clam / Goin' To A Clambake
The Flobots--There's A War Going On For Your Mind
If you were there, or have links to ATL protest photos, please share in the Comments section.
If you missed the "WHY" behind all this, please feel free to read my February entries on the subject, or to visit xenu.net, xenutv.com, enturbulation.org (when it is not being made of PHAIL and upgrades), and whyweprotest.net. Other sites to read for information available upon request.
NOTE: Incidentally, Wikipedia editors, I do not participate in "prank raids" nor do I hang out at the *chan image boards, nor am I a bored teenaged boy (fapping in mom and dad's basement?), so your description of "who is Anonymous" is incorrect.
I do participate in Human Rights-related protests and other positive social movements (e.g., Food Not Bombs, non-partisan voter registration drives, that sort of thing).
Please to be correcting this informational error and not to be resetting factually accurate edits, kthnxbai. :P
This was a triumph. I'm making a note here, HUGE SUCCESS.
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
My small group of 'tards and I brought cake, paper and markers, Anonyferret, and a lot of righteous pissed-off-ness.
Pictures from Atlanta:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anonymous_ferret/
MOAR Pictures from Atlanta (and a few random Anon flyer pix):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anonymous_ferret2/
Even MOAR Pictures from Atlanta (atlantanon):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atlantanon/
Yet MOAR Pictures from Atlanta (anon_ymous):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anon_ymous/
Hey! MOAR Pictures from Atlanta (horky.porky):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23669405@N04/
You guessed it: MOAR Pictures from Atlanta (jasperjames):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23669317@N04/
We arrived right after the two Megaphone Anons were arrested and I was told that they were not being disruptive, nor were they warned prior to being arrested that their legal right to protest would get them arrested. No Miranda Rights were read.
Innocent bystanders in vehicles were chased down by cops on cycles for honking, slowing down to grab fliers, or generally appearing positively inclined towards Anon (or so it seems). It later occurred to one Anon that it could go two ways, depending on the citizen cited: they will feel more inclined to feel solidarity with Anon because they, too, were unfairly harassed, OR they will blame Anon in some way for "making them honk" and "getting them in trouble" merely because Anon was there. I'm hoping the former occurs, obviously.
I'm particularly annoyed by this because of many of the reasons outline by other protesters (Anons were told we could protest, Anons were told we needed no permits, Anons were not warned before being arrested, etc.)
There was cake (delicious and moist), a boombox or three (speaking of, someone stuck a CD that does not belong to me in one of my Anon CD cases...I apologize to the Anon who inadvertently donated a protest CD to me. Should have thought to check the CD cases!), soda and water (on ice) and a squillion or so Anons and crew.
I will try to upload some of the MP3s to a download spot to make up for the boomboxen that had to be played at "1 or 2" rather than "11." I suppose everyone was subliminally Rick Rolled and Bel Aired.
After the megaphone Anons were nicked, the Atl-anons were understandably leery to play the boomboxes loud enough to be heard across the street, chant too loudly, and so on. We were effectively squelched from VOICING protest.
Once we made it clear we were being cooperative and not likely to give the cops more reason to fuck with us for noise, they started in on the face masks. The police also tried to cull a leader or two from the herd, but, of course, Anon has no leaders. Finally one brave soul ventured across the road as "spokesanon." We already knew not to wear the Guy Fawkes gear, though some of us brought masks and held them (in our hands) over our faces or wore them on the backs of our heads. The cops informed us that we could wear sunglasses OR dustmasks, but not both, because wearing both were "too concealing." Well, duh, Barbie. Meanwhile, Co$ folks were, of course, going to be permitted to film and photo Anon at their leisure. So we were prevented from protesting VISUALLY in the manner of our choosing as well.
FWIW, I kept my shades, dust mask and wig ON, but I did tend to lurk behind the front liners during most of the protest. I figured the fuzz could tell me directly to un-mask, at which point I would do so. Until then, safety first.
I was pleased to meet all 200 or so David Davidsons at the protest. David Davidson had excellent protest signs and tasty birthday cake. David Davidson brought soda and tunes. David Davidson also brought several Xenus, party hats, and Anon "youfoundthecard.com" business cards, and excellent fliers. Thanks, Dave!
Interestingly enough, a couple of Anons and I chose to wait for the bus on Shallowford, and when the cops finally pulled out (at least twelve-fourteen cop cars, some with blue lights flashing, and two HUGE tour-bus-sized riot busses), some of the cops inside them waved "hello" back (we were determinedly friendly to all passing vehicles, and were playing our boombox at a more respectable and audible "5 or 6" at this point) and others absolutely refused to make eye contact at all.
Some of AnonJester's pictures:
Avoiding an infestation of those pesky body thetans.
The most dapper Anon at the protest. Verily, thou art not as awesome as he.
Anon in action, and the Officers Friendly, armed and WAI too busy keeping an eye on peaceful protesters to help anyone affected by the destructive tornadoes that hit Atlanta.
Whut? Tornadoes? Yes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zlatko/
Your tax dollars at work. But not the Church of $cientology's tax dollars...they are tax exempt.
One of the few pictures available of one (the fellow in facepaint) of the two guys who got arrested.
An Anon in Guy Fawkes facepaint. Now that was a clever plan. Well done.
Hey ladies, it's Handsome Anon David Davidson. (Troy McLure voice) You may know him from such shows as "Anonymous Protests the Church of $cientology on February 10th," now showing on YouTube, where he played himself David Davidson for the Atlanta television media.
Some of my pictures:
$cientology is indeed a $cam. Chrisitanity, Judaism, Islam, Taoism, etc. = FREE. Salvation via $cientology? Costs an estimated $360,000 US. And it's all about Xenu and body thetans. LOLWUT?
...and CONVICTED in Canada! I love this guy.
"i think he is a pretty cool guy. eh protests sceintology and doesn't afraid of anything"
Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend from Emerald Anonymous.
Check out Anonymiss in the background. Love the little puppy tails in her hair.
Xenu with his party hat and dust mask on, chillin' with Anon.
For MOAR information: http://whyweprotest.net
Purple Avenger Anon strikes a blow for freedom and GREAT JUSTICE.
Xenu and an Anon in a Raptor Jesus T-shirt.
I covet the shirt. Can I haz?
Ladies (and Anon) Love Cool James.
Zorro Anon displays flag for international videos.
This guy was, pardon the pun, unflagging in his enthusiasm all afternoon.
Hot Art Geek Anon with Epic Art Protest Sign.
Also, possessed of a fine set of lungs, as can be seen in various Atlanta Anon protest videos on YouTube. Well played, sir.
Anon Ethercat has the best slogan.
She's been fighting the good fight for years. My heroine!
Anon spotted in MARTA station.
Anon brought a lot of righteous anger to the protest.
Google: "Lisa McPherson." THIS IS WHY.
Anon regrets any resemblance to the Unibomber in this picture, but Anon can haz distinctive haircut.
Cute Anon Girl lieks Mudkips, but LOEVS You.
Glasses with hologram dollar signs? Full-on awesome. DO WANT.
Casterday and Yawmoth protesting.
You may know them from such sites as Enturbulation.org, which is being a pill at the moment, PartyVan and ED.
BEHOLD! It Are Teh FUN BUS. Fun Bus is Fun.
We did not spot a Frosty Ice truck, alas.
Exchange on Bus 103, after the protest (paraphrased):
Anon 1 (Me): So, do we need to start a Paypal fund for the arrested Anons?
Anon 2: Wouldn't be a bad idea. That was totally uncalled for.
Anon 3: So we've had riot police and riot copters in February, then they topped it with riot police, riot copters AND tornadoes in March!
Anon 2: LOL, right. WTF?
Anon 3: How are they going to top that in April?
Anon Couple: The Co$ will wheel out a live volcano.
Anon 4: And throw people into it!
Anon 1: Good luck on finding enough virgins among the throngs of Anon for that. You don't want to piss off the volcano gods with non-virgin sacrifices.
Hilarity and fist bumps ensued. A good time was had by all.
$cilon Plant or Super-shy Assburgers Anon?
We had a silent observer parked with a laptop under a tree. He was unresponsive to most friendly greetings from Anons, though I did manage to exchange a hello and nod. My opinion is that he can sit under a tree and blog all he wants, he wasn't bull-baiting or interfering with the protest, so no skin off my nose. Will be interesting to see if he was just a super-shy Anon or a $cilon plant.
We were not sure what to make of Lurking Tree Dude, frankly. It is a mystery.
Yay for the Fire Department!
Also, a hook and ladder from the closest fire department drove by and hailed us with several enthusiastic honks. If anyone has buddies in the fire department in Atlanta, it wouldn't hurt to invite them to the next protest, preferably wearing their fire department gear. The cops very noticeably did NOT ticket the firefighters honking, just hapless civilians.
Thanks, firefighting guys and gals for the much appreciated show of solidarity!
P.S. AnonyFerret thanks Anonymous for his new nicknames: Epic Ferret Guy, Epic Win Ferret, Long Ferret (Is Long) and Suppressive Ferret / SF.
He also says some of you taste like chicken, and apologizes for being a nippy little wienerschnitzel all day.
AnonyFerret HAETZ Xenu! Raisins Good, Xenu Bad!
Additional Resources:
Video:
Atlanta Protest Arrests video
Atlanta Protest: DeKalb Police Address Anon
Atlanta Protest: Anon Reacts
Atlanta Protest: The speech that got two Anons arrested
DIGG articles:
Video of Anonymous "Leader" Arrested In Atlanta: http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Video_of_Riot_Police_Arresting_Anonymous_Leader_in_Atlanta
DeKalb Police protest corrupt Police Chief: http://digg.com/world_news/Dekalb_cops_anonymously_protest_Dekalb_police_chief
MP3s:
Make your own Anonymous v. Scientology Protest Soundtrack CD
Androgynous--ScientLOLojyuuichi
Elvis_vs_JXL--A_Little_Less_Conversation_(12"_extended_remix)
Gary Glitter--Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again!
Jonathan Coulton / GLaDOS--(Portal) Still Alive
Hard-Fi--Gotta Reason
Oasis--Love Like A Bomb
Unknown (Anonymous?)--Party At The Church Of Scientology
Persephone's Bees--Nice Day
Quasi--Peace And Love
Supergrass--In It For The Money
T. Rex--Children Of The Revolution
The Flobots--We Are Winning
The Gun Shys--Join The Movement
The Partridge Family--C'mon, Get Happy!
The Polyphonic Spree--Section 23 (Get Up And Go)
The Fabulous Entourage--The Way That It Began
Tim Cameron--Scientology Is...Nice
Jonathan Coulton--Tom Cruise Crazy
The Beatles--Sexy Sadie
The Fabulous Entourage--L. Ron Hubbard
Echobelly--Great Things
Queen--Don't Stop Me Now
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince--Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme (The Bel Air)
Moby--We Are All Made Of Stars
Rick Astley--Never Going To Give You Up (The Rick Roll)
Elvis Presley--Do The Clam / Goin' To A Clambake
The Flobots--There's A War Going On For Your Mind
If you were there, or have links to ATL protest photos, please share in the Comments section.
If you missed the "WHY" behind all this, please feel free to read my February entries on the subject, or to visit xenu.net, xenutv.com, enturbulation.org (when it is not being made of PHAIL and upgrades), and whyweprotest.net. Other sites to read for information available upon request.
NOTE: Incidentally, Wikipedia editors, I do not participate in "prank raids" nor do I hang out at the *chan image boards, nor am I a bored teenaged boy (fapping in mom and dad's basement?), so your description of "who is Anonymous" is incorrect.
I do participate in Human Rights-related protests and other positive social movements (e.g., Food Not Bombs, non-partisan voter registration drives, that sort of thing).
Please to be correcting this informational error and not to be resetting factually accurate edits, kthnxbai. :P