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Cop who assaulted Critical Mass cyclist named “Worst Person in the World” on MSNBC’s Countdown

Posted on August 7th . %
Keith Olbermann honors NYPD officer Patrick Pogan with a "Worst Person" award for the assault of Christopher Long on July 27. The relevant portion begins at about 37 seconds. Olbermann also ...

Until its activists mobilize, the cycle revolution is just spinning in place

Posted on August 5th .
From the Toronto Globe and Mail:If you are a cyclist and you are peeved at the lack of bicycle lanes, or the pesky way some of them stop and ...
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Totally over the top - Mayor Bloomberg on the Critical Mass assault

Posted on August 4th . %
Assuming he's not favorably comparing the assault of Christopher Long by NYPD Officer Patrick Pogan to a 1987 Sylvester Stallone film about arm wrestling, it's good to hear ...
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Police report from cop who slammed Critical Mass bicyclist posted online

Posted on July 31st .
From the Smoking Gun: You've probably seen that YouTube video of the New York cop viciously knocking down a bicyclist in Times Square last week. Officer Patrick ...
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Cyclist decked by cop back to work with no ‘grudge’

Posted on July 31st .
From the NY Daily News:The cyclist violently knocked off his bike by a rookie cop was back at work on Wednesday - and friends said he's not ...

Hoboken cyclist in NYPD/Critical Mass uproar is back on job

Posted on July 31st .
From NJ.com: The 29-year-old Hoboken cyclist who gained YouTube notoriety after a video showed him being shoved off his bike by one of New York's Finest during a demonstration last ...