I’m not sure how much utility this adds to the Iranian opposition, but this aggregator of tweets, news articles, videos and photos about the unfolding protests in Iran is new and fun to play with.
Via Nico “Up at 4 a.m.” Pitney at Huffington Post, Iran’s Guardian Council — the appointed body that ensures that parliamentary decisions don’t get in the way of religious obligations — has agreed to recount disputed votes in the election. But it hasn’t agreed to annul the election, More…
Jake Tapper of ABC News uses Twitter to goad Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) into saying what he’d be doing about Iran if roughly nine million Americans had done something different with their ballots. Quick transcription:
jaketapper: WH says it needs to focus on Iran’s nuke program/support for terror, must
You should really check out the #iranelection hashtag on Twitter right now, because it’s an avalanche of protest against Twitter for performing a scheduled site maintenance at 9:45 Pacific time tonight, which will require one of the service interruptions that Twitter is known worldwide for experiencing right as you’ve dashed More…
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich doesn’t normally pass up an opportunity to comment on Iran, which makes his Twitter feed pretty jarring right now. He has had no comment about the country or the elections since voters went to the polls. His total output since Friday:
The singing revolution
From @PersianKiwi just now, a terrifying escalation in the Iranian regime’s efforts to suppress the protests:
Baseej shooting in Azadi sq – army standing by and watching for now. #Iranelection
PersianKiwi adds that the shooting was an “unprovoked attack” and s/he sees “first hand” at least one person dead.
The invaluable #iranelection Twitter hashtag sends along sends along this cameraphone-shot video of protests in the Iranian city of Tabriz. It looks edited to my non-expert eyes, but I pass it along anyway. (Watch after the jump.)
The Iranian regime is able to shut down access to e-mail (by limiting bandwidth), SMS and Facebook. Lots of protesters and would-be protesters are unable to make phone calls or otherwise communicate with each other, thereby limiting the ability of the opposition movement to gather strength. But the regime is More…
But The Guardian’s Iran election page is auto-refreshing every minute to bring live updates. That’s definitely something I’m keeping open all day.
Also, the Twitter hashtag for election updates is #iranelections. Some recent tweets are speculating that the reported high turnout figures are a ruse by President More…
Via Fred Thompson (yes, that one):
Andrew Langer, organizer of DC @TeaParty, just reported 1 of their 2 permits was cancelled this AM by Secret Serv at last min. #ftrs #tcot
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