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21 Jun 2009 11:16

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World: Wow. In this protest video, the cameraman was beaten.

  • This is scary. The protest starts out peaceful, than the riot police comes, and one of the victims is the guy holding the camera. (For those with weak stomachs, the violent action happens off-camera.)source
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21 Jun 2009 11:07

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World: The current state of Tehran: Unease between military, protesters

  • After a long Saturday, things have (temporarily) quieted. On Saturday, we learned two things about the nature of the Iran protests: One, the government is no longer willing to accept peaceful dissent; and two, protesters are willing to risk their lives in the fight for the rights of the country’s people. Today, things have calmed down, but are expected to heat up again later in the day. Even if the protests calmed down after today, deep political wounds are now out in the open – something the Iranian government will struggle with easing. source
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21 Jun 2009 10:56

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World: Great Britain takes punch after punch from Iran’s leadership

  • Great Britain has plotted against the presidential election for more than two years. We witnessed an influx of people before the election. Elements linked to the British secret service were flying in in droves.
  • Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki • Regarding the real reason why Iran’s government is currently facing massive protests – because the U.K. planned the fallout. Uh, sure. British MP David Milliband, the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, wouldn’t take the bait: “I reject categorically the idea that the protesters in Iran are manipulated or motivated by foreign countries.” • source
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20 Jun 2009 23:53

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World: Families of killed Air France passengers will get money for their loss

  • $24,500 per passenger killed on the flight source
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20 Jun 2009 23:36

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Politics, World: Analyst: Iran’s government is making a big mistake

  • Now they’ll have to hold their ground and hope that people don’t keep coming back. But history has taught us that people in these situations lose their initial sense of fear and become emboldened by brutality.
  • Mehrdad Khonsari • A consultant for the Center for Arab and Iranian Studies, based in London. Khonsari says that he feels the regime is taking an “enormous risk” by handling things this way. It could make things worse for them in the long run. • source
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20 Jun 2009 23:31

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World: No matter what happened in Tehran, lots of people died today

  • 150+ the unconfirmed death toll for today’s protests in Tehran source
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20 Jun 2009 22:36

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Music: Know that awful Attack Attack! video we posted? There’s more.

  • The original You probably watched “Stick Stickly” last night and, like us, wondered to yourself how low the bassist could gyrate himself while still being able to play. It was godawful.

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20 Jun 2009 22:23

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U.S., World: Obama’s quoting MLK in support of Iran protests

  • Martin Luther King once said, ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.’ I believe that. The international community believes that. And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian people’s belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness.
  • President Barack Obama • Speaking on the Iranian protests. Taking a different turn from the guarded language he had previously been using to describe the conflict, he’s now actively encouraging the protests by Iranians. Which, of course, should make Iranian leadership happy. • source
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20 Jun 2009 21:46

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Biz, U.S.: Nearly everyone wants improved health care in the U.S.

  • 85% (or a freaking lot) of folks want major health care reform source
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20 Jun 2009 19:51

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Music: Ooh, diverse: Our Saturday Mixtape mines from the fringes

  • 1. We saw Future Islands earlier this week in D.C. We mentioned to a friend, lovingly, that their style was akin to Tom Waits singing “She’s a Maniac.” With songs like “Follow Me,” we could totally see this Wham City-tied band finding a much larger audience.

    2. Tune-Yards, a.k.a. Merrill Garbus, specializes in a world-music-influenced low-fi. On “Sunlight,” the drums and bass and her wispy vocals mesh well with the settings.

    3. Unsung psychedelic heroes, the United States of America (the band, not the country) had a delicate touch to their space-rock sound, as seen on “Coming Down.”

    4. Fun fact: Before T.Rex became glam icons, they sounded just like Devendra Banhart does now. Glam ballad “Cosmic Dancer” is the bridge between their two incarnations.

    5. Earlier this year, Serge Gainsbourg’s “Histoire de Melody Nelson” became one of just a handful of albums to get the hallowed 10.0 rating on Pitchfork. It deserved it: Songs like “Ballade de Melody Nelson” nail a cinematic heft perfectly.source

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