Jon Walker was livestreaming earlier from McPherson Square in Washington DC, the site of the #OccupyDC protest. Keep checking FDL’s Action site for later livestreaming.

As expected, the American Jobs Act failed to pass a cloture vote last night. The vote was 50-49. Democrats held the vote open so “New Englander of the Year” Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) could return from Boston and cast the final vote in favor, giving them the talking point that a majority supported the bill. Tom Coburn, under treatment for prostate cancer, missed the vote.

Tuesday October 11 was National Coming Out Day, and on his way to speak at Cal State University Northridge, Lt. Dan Choi stopped by Occupy LA. While he was there he ran into activist friends and when lunch arrived he jumped to help carry pans of food to the tented cafeteria. Lt. Choi was asked to do a livestream broadcast with his friend and fellow activist Arturo, and gave several spontaneous interviews.

Gilad Shalit, the Israeli Defense Forces soldier who has been under the control of Hamas since 2006, may be freed in a prisoner exchange deal, according to multiple officials.

David Dayen’s News Roundup: Occupy arrests, super committee stuck, terrorism or entrapment? The shrimp are missing, so lets drill more; Pizza man’s tax plan, Leon wants more money for wars, and much more.

• An Iranian assassination plot foiled?
• Scenes from the latest Freak Show.
• What’s next for Europe?
• The Thomas court.
• Facepalm.

Mitt Romney has declared. “Why can we not go back to hating the Indians Masons Irish Catholics Italians Blacks Chinese Suffragettes Evolutionists Socialists Jews Wets Communists Intellectuals Cubans India Indians the poor Mexicans Gays, hey did I mention Blacks? Muslims like the good ol’ days?” And on that last note, this looks like a good [...]

Pink Floyd — Another Brick In The Wall.

Somehow this makes more sense than Bachmann herself.

Jeebus, another Republican debate which means that, after once again surveying the assortment of fruits and nuts and half-baked pizza magnates offered on the menu, Republicans will spend the day tomorrow floating alternatives to step up and save America from the Kenyan socialist and the mob of weed-smoking, drum-pounding, cop-car-pooper-on-ers who have overrun our crumbling infrastructure cities.