The world is ending

Jun 24, 2009 10:08

My mother set our kitchen on fire. We all made it out okay, even my iguanas are safe. My mother wouldn't let me back into the house to save them because I would have had to go past the kitchen. We also have a lot of bored firemen in our town, about twenty of them showed up, plus paramedics, plus police. Stephanie is being the greatest friend, she's ( Read more... )

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raigne June 24 2009, 15:14:11 UTC
Don't blame Twitter.

The reason people are reporting Twitter right now is that it's the only information they really have access to.

Also, glad you're safe. Haven't heard from you in awhile, and it's good to know you're still around :)

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shinidraco June 24 2009, 16:29:11 UTC
It's not, that's the thing. Both Twitter and Facebook have been hacked by Iranian government (Mousavi's website in particular). They're also posting deliberate misinformation. There are Western reporters who have proven reliable sources that they can use for information. Twitter's only use is for visual information.
I'm not saying they shouldn't use Twitter, I'm just saying that the fact that they have to use Twitter and that everyone is accepting that as 'journalism' is a very sad statement.

I was off because I had no insurance so I couldn't post anything remotely coherent. It would literally cost me $2000 a MONTH to get my medication, even cutting back. But since I stopped eating, slept about five hours every five days. I finally went to the doctor and got the base minimum amount that I can do. Which doesn't include lithium, here comes insanity time!

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shinidraco June 24 2009, 16:31:25 UTC
carus_erus June 24 2009, 17:01:35 UTC
Yikes... glad you made it out OK.

This situation in Iran has me torn up. The Basij are returning the humiliation they received last week tenfold. I'm hoping this some sort of cycle where the protesters figure out some sort of strategy, but many are saying there's no central group directing them, which means they can't organize properly. I'm not hopeful.

I'm not sure what the right response is.. I feel pretty helpless simply wearing green.

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