Ryan Devereaux : OccuppyWallStreet

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"A wall built by slaves to keep out the natives," reads one sign. The people are mostly staying put but the numbers have swindled a bit.

An NYPD arrest bus just passed amid massive boos. The kettle net is up on the east side of Broadway. #occupywallstreet

Despite the chaos the crowd is still here, both sides of Broadway, as well as the cops.

The horses are out. They've pepper sprayed the crowd. Can't count the arrests "the whole world is watching!" Crowd not moving.

Crowd is standing its ground!

Holy shit! They're going for it! Mass pepper spray! Barricades down! Street fight! "We are the 99%!"

Protesters are summoning people to the front. Looks like they're going to for it. Police have stepped forward.

@pennyred and I are hanging from some scaffolding watching it all go down. I have no idea where this is going but it's nuts.

The protesters are holding a consensus meeting at the gates of Mordor, er, the entrance to Wall St. #occupywallstreet


(Keith reporting about this now on Countdown)

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1. Keith updating and confirming this, alternet reporter on the phone

now on Countdown
the update is correct
march to Wall street is prohibited, pepper spray, people coming back with footage
some were arrested there, very difficult to get to wall street
enormous police presence