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I just found out something interesting... when you see pictures of people "rioting" in other countries, and there are small fires everywhere, the fires are often lit to disperse tear gas.  Something to keep in mind if the shit ever hits the fan here.

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http://demosthenes.blogspot.com/

Things are getting pretty crazy in Iran right now.  The western media largely has no idea about it, from what I can see, only some fringe elements with connections know anything about what's going on.

http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23iranelection

more on Iran

http://www.takepart.com/blog/2009/06/15/inside-tehran-an-eye-witness-account-from-james-longley/

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/
I usually don't like this guy but he seems to be doing a good job with keeping up on the iran stuff.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/13/iran-demonstrations-viole_n_215189.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/15/iran-students-protest-election-results

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some images:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_disputed_election.html