October 7, 2011

Hunkered Down Inside #OccupyWallStreet

A protester keeps the jam going in Zuccotti Park.Photo: <a href="http://motherjones.com/slideshows/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-photos-nyc/01" target="_blank">Jacob Blickenstaff</a>

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A topless model the Tea Party should see, grandmas who dig rap music, and Ron Paul supporters everywhere: As of Saturday, MoJo’s Josh Harkinson is camping out in Zuccotti Park, and we’re collecting his dispatches and other #OWS must reads below, using Storify. Read on for much more.

Also, don’t miss the rest of MoJo’s coverage: Meet the activists who created “We Are the 99 Percent”; check out the former Obama blogger who scorned the protesters until he joined them; explore our interactive map of protest hot spots nationwide; and more.

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