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by Gregg Chadwick In this Nov. 18 photo, UC Davis officer John Pike uses pepper spray on unarmed and non-threatening protesters. (AP Photo/The Enterprise, Wayne Tilcock, File) Miley Cyrus Releases Video in Support of the #Occupy Movement: The clip pairs a remix of Cyrus' 2010 song Liberty Walk with footage from the global #Occupy protests. The video begins with an overlay indicating that the clip is "dedicated to the thousands of people who are standing up for what they believe in." Cyrus' video features powerful images of police crack downs on citizens taking a stand against economic inequity wedded to an infectious beat. Rolling Stone writes,"It's a bold move for the singer – while most of the artists who have thrown their support behind Occupy Wall Street are pretty much the usual lefty rocker suspects, Cyrus is reaching out to an audience who are likely to be either apolitical or outright hostile to her message." As an artist, I know w...