Obama bemoans special interest money in Chicago, will cash $400,000 check on Wall Street

As we told you yesterday, one of the themes ex-President Obama touched on during his first public speech in Chicago was that “special interests dominate the debates in Washington” and that’s very bad…

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‘Popcorn time’! Barbara Boxer defends Hillary’s progressive cred after Bernie Sanders goes on attack

The following tweets from Bernie Sanders’ feed don’t mention Hillary Clinton by name, but it’s not hard to read between these lines:

In an interview, Sanders softened that position, but only slightly:

What does Barbara Boxer think about that?

Things are getting real in the Dem race.

It’s actually quite entertaining. Continue, candidates!

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2016/02/03/popcorn-time-barbara-boxer-defends-hillarys-progressive-cred-after-bernie-sanders-goes-on-attack/

Is this what climate marchers plan to ‘flood Wall St.’ with today? [pics]

http://twitter.com/#!/coolhandschlute/status/512675129982066688

That’s a good prediction. As Twitchy readers know, slacktivist absurdity and hypocrisy abounded on Sunday during the “People’s Climate March.” Today they are taking it to Wall Street.

Climate protesters to 'flood' Wall Street on Monday http://t.co/fgZJjU2XRi

— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) September 21, 2014

Climate activists gather early in Lower Manhattan for the #FloodWallStreet action today. http://t.co/fITGicJC3M pic.twitter.com/ymHqopASpr

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) September 22, 2014

Around 400 or 500 people at Battery Pk 4 #FloodWallStreet pic.twitter.com/wFS2itTDCY

— Joshua Holland (@JoshuaHol) September 22, 2014

#floodwallstreet @NaomiAKlein on the peoples mic as the crowd gathers! pic.twitter.com/5DscGU1JpF

— Changes Everything (@thischanges) September 22, 2014

Sign at #FloodWallStreet: "Stop Climate Chaos!" pic.twitter.com/xWn5aubVrT

— Tim Eastman (@TimBEastman) September 22, 2014

So far #FloodWallStreet has a block party atmosphere. People are excited and friendly. #newyorkcity pic.twitter.com/ydpPHrtYwP

— Hrag (@hragv) September 22, 2014

Pic from my dad, who's at #floodwallstreet today pic.twitter.com/vDZtHp2MP6

— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) September 22, 2014

Sigh.

But remember this from Sunday’s march?

#PeopleClimateMarch looks like they just relocated from the "Occupy Wall Street" sites…same faces, amount of garbage and hypocrisy #tcot

— Mark Kaczmarek (@CoachKacz) September 21, 2014

Yep. The hypocrites predictably left piles of rubbish. Is THAT what they plan? To “flood Wall Street” with trash.

@msnbc: Thousands descend on Wall Street to protest…climate change: http://t.co/rtGIjuLh3g” LEAVING GARBAGE TO SET CAUSE BACK BY 10 YRS!

— Derek T McKinney (@DerekTMcKinney) September 22, 2014

Sorry “THE CAUSE”!!! Will it happen again? Stay tuned! (Spoiler: Of course it will.)

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‘Hey @LeoDiCaprio you going to sweep up?’ Climate marchers leave behind piles of trash

Leonardo DiCaprio at #ClimateMarch photos are mock-worthy; Michelle Fields corners; Updated

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Is this #ClimateMarch sign the least self-aware thing EVER? (Hint: Yes. Yes it is) [photos]

This creepy puppet and interpretive dance from #ClimateMarch will make your sides ache [photos]

It takes under 140 characters to crush the slacktivist absurdity of #PeopleClimateMarch [photos]

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/09/22/is-this-what-climate-marchers-plan-to-floodwallstreet-with-today-photos/

Bonehead Wall Street protester shows a major sign of stupidity [photo]

http://twitter.com/#!/JohnnyJesus/status/522061610626473984

OK, so technically this isn’t Tom Morello … but it totally could be:

Tough choice… Gonna need a minute. pic.twitter.com/KITFUASJr7

— S.M (@redsteeze) October 14, 2014

Fer cryin’ out loud. Sign guy clearly hasn’t occupied reality for a long, long time.

@redsteeze yeah, still going with ISIS

— Zj Sky (@booloojenks) October 14, 2014

.@redsteeze So, he's "experiencing" Wall street now. Perhaps he should experience ISIS and then get back to us?

— Sandy (@RightGlockMom) October 14, 2014

@redsteeze really? How many has Wall Street beheadings, and hung, and burned, and blown up. Idiots everywhere.

— Darrell (@dwt98) October 14, 2014

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/10/17/idiots-everywhere-bonehead-wall-street-protester-shows-a-major-sign-of-stupidity-photo/