Occupy Wall Street wants to spend Halloween in Washington this year. But members of the protest movement might want to think about leaving their masks at home. Those could be illegal in D.C.

Occupy D.C. and the movement in general has been big news around the city and the world. You could debate its impact, and there are definitely a lot of people that strongly believe in it and others that decry it, but maybe something else will come of it. Like the plot for a lame romantic comedy.

Branding has been a buzzword in the last few decades: you want people to think of something on your terms, not theirs. Perhaps the folks from Occupy D.C. could take a few pointers.

You love ’em, you hate ’em — but they’re still camped out downtown, and yes, they still produce news. Here’s a quick roundup of some Occupy-related news from the last two days.

UPDATE (12:10 p.m.): Via Twitter, Occupy DC’s media team states that their march will not conflict with the afternoon rush, despite it being scheduled to last until 6 p.m. Meanwhile, a group called Our DC which is participating in a demonstration on the bridge itself says that protesters will be “staying on the pedestrian sidewalk” and that there will be “No blocking traffic!”