http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/19/iran-election-mousavi-ahmadinejad

"ProtesterHelpMousavi's offices are trashed, Mousavi's staff in police custody, Mousavi is missing. #iranelection #gr88 #clarification"

/freaks out

Reposted from one_hoopy_frood. Okay, I'm not going to even consider putting this under an LJ cut because this is something that everyone needs to see. Please, if you aren't articulate enough (like me) to get the word out yourself please repost this, but do something, even if it feels like nothing. There is a revolution going on here, people!



If you are reading this right now, you have more luxury than someone in Iran could ever hope for right now. If you are watching TV or a video on youtube, updating your status on Facebook, Tweeting, or even texting your friend, you are lucky. If you are safe in your home, and were able to sleep last night without the sounds of screaming from the rooftops, you need to know and understand what is happening to people just like you in Iran right now.



They are not the enemy. They are a people whose election has been stolen. For the first time in a long time, a voice for change struck the youth of Iran, just as it did for many people in the United States only seven months ago. Hossein Mousavi gained the support of millions of people in Iran as a Presidential candidate. He stands for progressiveness. He supports good relations with the West, and the rest of the world. He is supported with fervor as he challenges the oppressive regime of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

On Friday, millions of people waited for hours in line to vote in Iran's Presidential election. Later that night, as votes came in, Mousavi was alerted that he was winning by a two-thirds margin. Then there was a change. Suddenly, it was Ahmadinejad who had 68% of the vote - in areas which have been firmly against his political party, he overwhelmingly won. Within three hours, millions of votes were supposedly counted - the victor was Ahmadinejad. Immediately fraud was suspected - there was no way he could have won by this great a margin with such oppposition. Since then, reports have been coming in of burned ballots, or in some cases numbers being given without any being counted at all. None of this is confirmed, but what happened next seems to do the trick.



The people of Iran took the streets and rooftops. They shout "Death to the dictator" and "Allah o akbar." They join together to protest. Peacefully. The police attack some, but they stay strong. Riots happen, and the shouting continues all night. Text messaging was disabled, as was satellite, and websites which can spread information such as Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and the BBC are blocked in the country. At five in the morning, Arabic speaking soldiers (the people of Iran speak Farsi) stormed a university in the capital city of Tehran. While sleeping in their dormitories, five students were killed. Others were wounded. These soldiers are thought to have been brought in by Ahmadinejad from Lebanon. Today, 192 of the university's faculty have resigned in protest.

Mousavi requested that the government allow a peaceful rally to occur this morning - the request was denied. Many thought that it would not happen. Nevertheless, first a few thousand people showed up in the streets of Tehran. At this point, it is estimated that 1 to 2 million people were there. Mousavi spoke on the top of a car. The police stood by. For a few hours, everything was peaceful. Right now, the same cannot be said. Reports of injuries, shootings, and killings are flooding the internet. Twitter has been an invaluable source - those in Iran who still know how to access it are updating regularly with picture evidence. People are being brutally beaten. Tonight will be another night without rest for so many in Iran no older than I am. Tonight there is a Green Revolution.


For more information:
PICTURES:
here and here
NEW INFORMATION:
Here - near constant updates
Here - ONTD_political live post
ON TWITTER:
@StopAhmadi, @ProtesterHelp


دنیارابگوییدچطورآنهاانتخاباتمان دزدیده اند
Tell the world how they have stolen our election


- original post by one_hoopy_frood

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I can has graphics community. Mercilessly rip apart my header, my icons, my presentation, anything. Please. ;;

Also, idk, if you wanted, you could look at the post I just put up. There might be some Hush Sound icons there and I know I have some THS fans on my flist~♥ ALSO A TON AND A HALF OF JENNY LEWIS ICONS. But that's to be expected from me. :3

SHORT NOTICE. ANYBODY WANT TO GO TO THE TING TINGS WITH ME? THURSDAY.

Show got moved to In The Venue! YAY ALL AGES. I could maybe buy your ticket for you if you could definitely pay me back~♥ Tickets are $16.50. At this point all plans are nebulous, but they never come to all-ages venues, so this would be a totally epic opportunity if you like the Ting Tings.

Yeah, Fiona Apple lyrics for the subject of a post filled with Jenny Lewis icons. I don't get it either.

[Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins: 8]

[Kuroshitsuji: 7]

[Watchmen: 4]

[WALLPAPERS; Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins: 1]

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The usual business, comments make me a happy camper, credit please~!

...Yeah if you hadn't noticed my boredom on facebook, twitter and everwhere else you are bombarded by my eternal online presence... I'M BORED. And I just uploaded a whole bunch of new icons, including this one (made by me, even!) as my new default icon. I was getting sick of seeing the nuclear eye all the time.

So here's what we're doing! Sort-of Anonymous Meme! This entry is public, so you can go anon if you want to, but you don't have to. I want to talk to peopleeeee. ;; Spam me relentlessly! Spill your deepest darkest secrets to me under the cover of anon, or just tell me how much you hate me for getting rid of my -admittedly very recognizable- old default icon.

[Rilo Kiley | 60]

I DON'T KNOW EITHER, YOU GUYS. Um. I apologize for the fact that there are OVER 9000 alternates in this set. Jenny Lewis is pretty. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. I'm going to pimp this out tomorrow.



( It's a middle-age crisis type thing. )

Blah de blah, credit, commenting makes me feel as though my hideously strange late-night activities are worthwhile, please do it. ♥

[Watchmen Rorschach - 4]
[Ace Attorney - 13]
[PJ Harvey - 3]
[Misc 30 Rock, Kuroshitsuji, Final Fantasy Advent Children - 4]

( I was your silver lining, as the story goes. )

( the testimonial meme. )


❝ WHAT'CHU SAY? ❞

Not much to say, really. Ruth, Lucy, Samira and John, I'm developing the film from the disposable camera on Monday. 8D Beware~

I totally didn't open it up, reload film in it and cackle maniacally, what are you talking about, idk. Liz loves playing with cameraaaaas~

also yes I forgot to put my thread in the meme the first time shut up.

President Barack Obama. ♥

Since my txt post didn't send.

Yes, I iz a hoar. In other news, I've been on an Ace Attorney bender lately, since finishing Apollo Justice. So I'm reading random kink meme fics about Daryan Crescend because he's made of pure dickhair win, when my mom start singing this song. I almost died, let me tell you. I'M A SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK.

I should not be staying up late and finishing the angsty fanfic that's been living on my computer for months.

Title: Untitled, for now.
Genre: Gen.
Warning(s): Angst, possibly huge amounts of verbosity.
Disclaimer: I only wish I was CLAMP.
Summary: In Infinity, Fai and Kurogane don't have normal conversations anymore. Instead, there is just one long conversation, which neither of them wants to have, and yet which keeps getting continued.

A/N: This is a sort-of-sequel to my only other fic, Black and White Okay, I lied, it's a sequel. I told you it'd been on my computer for months. You don't necessarily have to read that to understand this, but it will help.

( It doesn't matter )

It's Christmas wishlist time~ :D

( Cut to save you from mah greeeeeeeed >D )

*works on apps* D:

Post anything you like here, but post it anonymously. It can be something big or small, whatever you feel compelled to. Maybe a (1) story, (2) secret, (3) confession, (4) fear, (5) love—the possibilities are endless. Be sure to comment anonymously, though.

IP logging off, etc. etc. It's always off, for me, lol.

Aaaand I didn't get anything done today. Applications are horrible, they prey upon my hatred of filling out forms.

I know, the variety is startling. Must get off the desktop shortly. Baw.