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Mitt Romney said a word beginning with "F," and he was angry.

​As you've no doubt heard, Mitt Romney got glitterbombed twice yesterday in Minnesota.

The second glitter shower provoked genuine anger on Romney's face, and he appeared to utter a word starting with "F."

Although the video is inconclusive -- the sound is inaudible and Romney's lips cannot be reliably read -- the second glitterbomber has posted a video and a tweet suggesting Romney called him a "faggot."
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The booking photo from the arrest that started it all.

​Occupy MN's first arrest has resulted in its first financial settlement.

Melissa Hill, a well-known local activist and "Kitten for Sheriff" founder, sued Sheriff Richard Stanek after he had her trespassed from the Hennepin County Government Center Plaza and then arrested for attending an Occupy MN rally there.

Now, as a result of the lawsuit, the county is paying Hill a tidy sum and changing its trespassing policy.

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SOPA: Stop Occupy Piracy Act

​At an Occupy Homes MN march early yesterday evening at US Bank in downtown, three marchers who refused to leave the bank's lobby were arrested by the Minneapolis police.

They were not, however, dressed in Guy Fawkes masks and black bloc.

Instead, cops lead three "OccuPirates" dressed in tri-corner hats, long coats and hoop earrings to the squad cars. Yarr!

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​The Occupy Homes movement -- an offshoot of OccupyMN and Occupy Minneapolis -- is still fighting to keep two Minneapolis homeowners' families from being evicted.

This evening, a group of marchers is bringing over 6,000 signatures to US Bank, in the hopes that the downtown-based lender will find a way for Monique White, of North Minneapolis, and Bobby Hull, of South Minneapolis, to renegotiate their mortgages.

The delivery could be a tricky feat for the two lead organizers, who say they've been trespassed from all US Bank locations in the country for a year.

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A federal court determined that police were provoked by RNC protesters.

​The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that police acted reasonably when arresting 400 people en masse on September 1, 2008 during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

Today's ruling affirms U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson's 2010  decision to dismiss a lawsuit brought by 32 plaintiffs again the city of St. Paul and six police officers. The plaintiffs allege the RNC arrests violated their First and Fourth Amendments rights.

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Protesters decried big bonuses paid to Wells Fargo executives

​About 40 protesters marched from Occupy MN's "People's Plaza" to the Wells Fargo center this morning to blast the bank.

The protesters were accompanied by Michele Bachmann, John Kline and Erik Paulsen imitators, who stood behind the protesters shaking their heads in vehement disagreement with what the protesters were saying.

The demonstration focused on the total bonuses paid to top Wells Fargo executives since 2008, the year of the bailouts, which amounts to $141,083,671 -- money the demonstrators suggested would've been better spent on schools, parks, Social Security and jobs.

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The booking photo from Occupy MN's first arrest.

​Just a week into the Occupy MN demonstrations at Hennepin County Government Plaza, the movement got its first arrest. Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies hauled away Melissa Hill, a well-known local activist and the founder of the anti-Sheriff Richard Stanek Facebook page "Kitten for Sheriff."

While the arrest was an important footnote for the movement's history, it was also a violation of her constitutional rights, according to a new lawsuit filed against Sheriff Stanek, Hennepin County, and the officers involved in the incident.

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Take Back the Capitol wound down today

​A week of action in Washington wound down today as the 99% made another push for legislation benefiting unemployed people.

Earlier this week, protesters occupied several congressional offices, including Michele Bachmann's, and shut down K Street. The group's been pushing for extended unemployment benefits in the bad economy.

One protester says it's been a "powerful" week for the 99%.

"The most beautiful thing I have seen is poor people with hope," says Grace Bowman, an unemployed woman from south Minneapolis.

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Minnesotans took over K Street today

​Protesters from around the country occupied K Street this afternoon, including dozens of Minnesotans.

The demonstration was the combined effort of numerous groups joining up with OccupyDC to send a message against corporate money in politics. K Street is home to America's most powerful lobbying firms.

"I got involved because I want to be a voice for the voiceless," said Sacou Fofana, a mother of two from Woodbury, Minnesota. "We the 99% are fed up. We want them to pay their fair share."

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Demonstrators kick off the occupation of Bobby Hull's home.

​While many fret about the waning momentum of the larger Occupy movement, Occupy Foreclosures seems to be picking up steam.

Occupy MN has been involved in an attempt to save three homeowners from eviction -- the latest is Marine veteran Bobby Hull. Yesterday afternoon, 100 demonstrators gathered on the front lawn of his Richfield home and declared their intention to halt Hull's February 17th eviction date. If they cannot, they will refuse to leave.

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