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flugennock
11/09/09

In reply to The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted Because Only 0.027% of Iranians Are on Twitter
The Iranian "revolution"?

Oh, y'mean that National Endowment For Democracy-backed astroturf campaign? The one where some British company shipped in thousands of little portable digital cameras so that we could see all those "viral" videos of what was happening in the streets?

What color was that one, anyway? Green, or something? #iran
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CherriSpryte
11/09/09

@flugennock: The National Endowment for Democracy had very little, if not nothing at all, to do with the revolution in Iran. #iran
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Magister
11/09/09

In reply to The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted Because Only 0.027% of Iranians Are on Twitter
Though the charges have since been dropped, but if an American can be arrested for twittering a "revolution", then our government can't really condemn others for cracking down on those in the field.
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Pope John Peeps II
11/09/09

@Magister: .... and from a certain angle, mountains and molehills are the same shape, and therefore can be directly compared... #iran
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Magister
11/09/09

@Pope John Peeps II: Agreed, but when I first heard of the Madison fellow's arrest, I immediately thought of the shot to our credibility, if we were to condemn other governments for making similar arrests.

It's sort of like when the Bush-era waterboarding story was confirmed. It wasn't even days until comparisons were made to WWII-era convictions for war crimes.

Sure, the charges against Mr. Madison have been dropped, but if we want to be able to encourage social networking as a means to organize, then we can't be arresting people for doing the same thing. #iran
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calwilson37001
11/09/09

In reply to The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted Because Only 0.027% of Iranians Are on Twitter
Interesting. But numbers alone arent the only issue. In terms of organizing, sometimes it is just as important to have the "influencers"-- ie, those people who can round up their friends/family/coworkers etc. -- in touch with each other. If twitter helped these "influencers" gain a sense of momentum and round people up, it served a far-reaching purpose.
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Aatom
11/09/09

@calwilson37001: Right. I'm very confused about the point of this post. A small number of twittering activists helped "foment" the protests that were seen and heard around the world against a despotic regime that could use a lot more of that kind of internal pressure, and that's...bad? Because there aren't a lot of people online in Iran itself? #iran
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Unsolicited Advice
10/20/09

In reply to Iran Frees Newsweek Reporter
Man, being a resident of a Huxleyan hierarchical state seems way better than tooling around in one of them totalitarian jobbies. #iran
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Perhaps Not
10/20/09

@Unsolicited Advice: Less physically taxing, certainly. #iran
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Jeangenie
10/20/09

In reply to Iran Frees Newsweek Reporter
My distributor handles the book he co-edited with Malu Halasa, Transit Tehran. You guys might remember seeing Mr. Bahari as one of Jason Jones' interview subjects in a cafe in Tehran before the election. We are so glad to see him released and able to get out of the country. #iran
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Trai_Dep
10/19/09

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I'm pleased to see there are still fans out there proud to wear their Michael Jackson tribute clothes, even for official events. #iran
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once
10/19/09

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They have a secret army of Wookies #iran
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BullfightsOnAcid
10/19/09

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You can blame the night, blame the wine, blame the moon in her eyes, but when all else fails . . . you'd better . . . Blame it on Rio!

Michael Caine did and got away with statutory rape. If only Polanski knew about this defense. #iran
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TheExperience
10/19/09

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Doesn't Iran vow revenge on the US or Great Britain at least once a week? #iran
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wholenuther
10/19/09

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An administration ago I would've said, "Yup. That was us." Now? Probably not. #iran
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uncivilly obedient
10/19/09

In reply to Iranian Officials Blame US and Britain For Terrorist Attack
The leaders of Iran have a history of lying through their teeth. There is no reason to believe that the US had any involvement.

Besides, Obama is the last person who would give the go ahead for an attack in Iran. Even though the results would be an extremely positivie developement. #iran
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Niko Bellic
10/19/09

@uncivilly obedient: There is no reason to believe that the US had any involvement.

Actually, there is:
[blogs.abcnews.com]

But who can keep up with that, and the 'balloon boy' and the Kardashians, and the Wives of New Jersey. We Americans just have too much on our minds.
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Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
10/19/09

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That is the GAYEST army uniform! And when it comes to gay, I'm an expert! #iran
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Anto103
10/19/09

In reply to Iranian Officials Blame US and Britain For Terrorist Attack
It wasn't the Yankee's or the Brits it was the Reptillians, look their standing right behind the guy! #iran
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topsy
10/19/09

@Anto103: I didn't even notice those guys until you mentioned them. Is this the Yeti platoon all done up in camo? #iran
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Grim Reaper of the Forest
10/19/09

@Anto103: No, I think the Revolutionary Guard in Iran is actually made up of swamp monsters. That's what makes them so revolutionary. #iran
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Anto103
10/19/09

@Grim Reaper of the Forest: I heard that it was the Reptillians from Michael Heene which he heard from David Icke who heard it from the Loch Ness Monster who heard it from The Evil Overlord Xenu, Somebody is lying to us. #iran
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Richard Petty Bourgeoisie
10/13/09

In reply to Iranian Govt. Winning War on Media
Ahmadinejad just wants to control all media. I guess he is a Sabourjian after all.
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Swifter
10/13/09

@Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: Not much different than Rupert Murdoch, I'd say.
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
10/04/09

In reply to Maybe Jewish Iranian President Ahmadinejad Now Has Power To Nuke His Guilty Past
if it's true if it's awesome. if it's not true it's like the best piece of disinformation evah
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Foster Kamer
10/04/09

@if_i_only_had_a_heart: evah!!
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