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07 Nov 2010 10:58

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World: G20 Summit in Seoul draws the usual unhappy protesters

Every time there’s a Gsomethingorother – G7, G12, G20, what have you – there are anti-capitalism protests. Right now, the ones in Seoul are calmer than most. source
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19 Oct 2010 10:31

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World: French people don’t like it when you mess with their pensions

No, these guys aren’t going to a Daft Punk show (OK, they might be later) … they’re steel workers protesting France’s possible new austerity measures. And they’re angry. source
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10 Oct 2010 10:09

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World: Can you guess where this protest pic was taken? (And why?)

Hint: It’s in an Eastern European country. And they’re protesting for reasons that would be considered hate speech in the U.S. – that enough? OK, click the link! Go! source
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12 Sep 2010 21:54

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Politics: It’s 9/12! Guess that means a bunch of Tea Partiers were in D.C.

It’s kinda like two weeks ago, except minus Glenn Beck and plus a lot more signs. source
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12 Sep 2010 10:15

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World: Yo, Koran burners: Here’s the blood on your hands already

  • two people killed during protests in Afghanistan yesterday
  • four more injured – one jerk actually did it at Ground Zero source
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06 Sep 2010 10:44

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Politics: Tony Blair decides that one tense book-signing is enough

Remember what happened in Dublin the other day, guys? Well, we’re not letting that happen in London! Shut it down! source
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29 Aug 2010 11:58

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U.S.: Protip to Fred Phelps anti-protesters: Two wrongs don’t make right

  • bad A bunch of Westboro Baptist Church protesters were at a marine’s funeral in Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday.
  • worse The protesters were reportedly pepper-sprayed by some dude in a Ford F-150. That dude got arrested. source
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28 Aug 2010 21:32

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World: Zaitokukai: Japan has its own Tea Partiers, except more extreme

This group and others are ultranationalist, strongly anti-foreign, unruly in its street demonstrations, and loosely organized online. See the correlation? source
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23 Aug 2010 21:09

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Politics: Here’s what yesterday’s “Ground Zero Mosque” protests were like

  • Well, that sure makes the nature of yesterday’s protest seem all the more insane. This dude was just walking through and was accosted partly because 1) he was black and 2) he was wearing a hat that looked vaguely Islamic. He was nearly pulled into a fight and was forced to leave. WTF?
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23 Aug 2010 20:45

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Politics: Ahahahahahaha: The Tea-Partier’s guide to D.C., made by a genius


View The Tea Party Guide to DC in a larger map

  • To our friends visiting Washington on August 28th to take part in Glenn Beck’s no-longer-9/12 protests: Here’s your map. (And some guy also made a dead-serious guide, too.) Visit the monuments, but don’t you dare leave the blue zone, or you’ll be in the red zones that signify D.C. You don’t want to be caught dead in Dupont Circle. It’s the ‘hood. source
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