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05 Jun 2010 11:55

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World: The “Rachel Corrie” Israel/Gaza incident much more subdued

  • We are not afraid.Everyone on the boat is very calm.
  • Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire • Aboard the Rachel Corrie, an aid ship headed to Gaza, not long before it was intercepted. Unlike the prior flotilla act a week ago, there was no violence this time. In fact, Israeli authorities boarded with the activists’ permission this time. source
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30 May 2010 14:47

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Politics: Old ladies on the oil spill: Good message, terrible song

  • We like the idea, we like the sentiment, but could we, you know, possibly have like Spoon or Kanye or Radiohead or someone else sing it? Heck, we’d even be fine if Nickelback sung it. Nothing against “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” but it’s seriously the un-hippest song ever. These gals seriously sound like a bunch of lefty bizarro hippies.
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17 May 2010 09:52

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World: Thailand set a deadline for the Red Shirts to leave. Did it work?

  • NO around 5,000 protesters are
    still in the streets source
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13 May 2010 22:37

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Tech: So, yeah, now there’s a Facebook protest on the table. Hoo-ray

See, if we were Facebook, we would’ve registered @facebookprotest on Twitter (and the corresponding domain name) knowing the odds someone would get to it first. source
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07 Apr 2010 10:39

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World: State of emergency No. 2: Red Shirts too much for Thailand

  • Dudes apparently stormed the Parliament today. The blood-spilling, angry-at-government protesters have held parts of the capital at their whim for days, and now Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s government has called a state of emergency. Why? To give the military more control. (However, they can’t harm civilians.) Have fun with that, guys. source
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17 Mar 2010 10:52

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World: Dear Thai protesters: Your use of blood is gross. Stop it.

We’ve strategically cropped this photo in a way that you can’t see the blood. We can only think of two or three things grosser than blood to throw in protest. source
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11 Feb 2010 09:45

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World: The #iranelection protest machine is working on all cylinders

  • The opposition in Iran collectively has brass cajones. In this clip, protesters pull down a pro-government sign. In case you want to see more clips like this, this Facebook page has many.
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11 Feb 2010 09:35

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World: Our good friend #iranelection is trending on Twitter again



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07 Feb 2010 09:45

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Politics: This is what a black tea party member looks like, Chris Matthews

The guy in this photo? Antonio Hinton of the Knoxville Tea Party, who’s protesting the convention. Instapundit’s coverage of the convention is pretty strong, BTW. source
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24 Dec 2009 23:20

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Music: #ladygaygay: Lady Gaga fans strike back against a Fred Phelps protest

  • We decided to rebel against the shocking and sickening news of what (&^% Fred Phelps proposed to do. So all of us ‘Monsters’ united to show mass support to Lady Gaga and gay rights.
  • A report from “Gaganews” • Describing why they led a protest against Fred Phelps on Twitter, which both Lady Gaga herself and Perez hilton promoted by tweeting the official #LadyGayGay hashtag. Phelps, the “God Hates Fags” guy, plans to protest Gaga’s show next month in Missouri – a few months after she made herself a target by making an important speech at the National Equality March. Nothing like putting Fred Phelps, an icon of hate and vitriol, in his place. source
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