This is one repulsive example of carpetbagging, I have to say:

All of these people, and the thousands of others in Madison, came there for a single purpose – one that they ultimately didn’t have the power to complete, but one which will sustain them through the long legal and electoral fights ahead. But by coming together, they became a part of something bigger than themselves. They kicked off a new alliance, made up of youth and labor, activists and non-activists, public workers and private workers, a great mass of people striving for basic rights and fairness. They have a clear mission and agenda, one that is expanding by the day. The reason this movement is built to last is that it’s not based on a person – it’s based on an idea. A principle. A belief in certain basic rights and fairness.

You can see the parallel to the community here at FDL. People from disparate backgrounds and experiences come together every day to discuss, agitate, educate, strategize or just offer up the ol’ one-finger salute. They’re here because of an idea, a principle, a value. And they want to be part of a greater community of like-minded people.

The spirit of Madison is on display here on a rolling basis. And everyone has a role to play, a way to engage more deeply in the community. By becoming a member of FDL you can get not only discounts on progressive events and activities, but ways to interact at a greater level with our writers and editors. More than anything, membership will foster ways to get involved. Just like I saw in Madison.

This is just sick. Raising money for an unrelated quasi-news infotainment site, one that, I might add, has often been wrong about facts on the ground (like when David Dayen announced the Capitol would be open a few weeks ago while the DOA kept it closed, illegally I might add), based off of the work we do here in Madison. I’m sorry, but this is beyond unacceptable behavior.

If people want to help out here in Madison there’s a lot they can do. Donate money to Ian’s Pizza on State so they can feed us. Donate to other organizations that bring us water and fresh fruit and vegetables (Willy Street Co-Op has been sending us stuff, for example). Donate to keep the ‘People’s Microphone’ going. Pack a bag and help us occupy the Capitol. I’m sorry, but whatever you think of FDL, and I think less of them by the day, they are not part of this. This is just opportunism at its most base and despicable.