so much joy it hurts: Archive

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I would like to know what the opposite of...

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“The Islamic Republic of Iran now ranks alongside China as the world’s biggest...”

– Reporters Sans Frontières

Jun 21st

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I also know that Iran’s women stand in the vanguard. For days now, I’ve seen them urging less courageous men on. I’ve seen them get beaten and return to the fray. “Why are you sitting there?” one shouted at a couple of men perched on the sidewalk on Saturday. “Get up! Get up!” Another green-eyed woman, Mahin, aged 52, staggered into an alley clutching her face and in tears. Then, against the...

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12:10 PM ET — Reports: Embassies accepting injured Iranians. Several reports on Twitter report that the Australian, British, and Dutch embassies are taking in Iranians injured during today’s violence. A sample: “Australian Embassy accepting injured: No. 13, 23rd Street, Khalid Islambuli Ave. The British embassy is now accepting injured Iranians” Iran Updates (VIDEO):...

Jun 20th

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Jun 19th

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11.50am: According to AUTNews, a student website, the entire chemistry department at Tehran’s Sharif university - one of the country’s most prestigious institutions - has resigned en mass in objection to “the recent crimes and attacks”, writes Robert Tait. Some 120 lecturers at Tehran university and academic staff at Amir Kabir university had already resigned. It almost...

Jun 19th

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5:03 PM ET — The Iranian soccer players who may have taken the fall. An Iranian-American friend writes: Just got of the phone with a person who has a lot of insight into Iranian football. He covers Iranian soccer extensively and has interviewed many of the national players in the past few years. He made a great point. He said the 6 people who wore the bands, with the exception of one, are at...

Jun 19th

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“Thirty years ago we supported each other. When police used tear gas, fires would...”

– I speak for Mousavi. And Iran | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Comment is free | The Guardian

Jun 19th

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“Cynicism is the true refuge of the pseudo-intellectual. Cynicism is easy. Joy is...”

– Craig Ferguson (via sleepydumpling)

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Jun 16th

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1) As a smart Iranian-American reader pointed out, the best evidence of potential fraud is that the alleged results indicate that Mousavi did not even win his hometown. Now, Mousavi comes from a minority background in Iran, and in his hometown, virtually everyone is from the same minority. As the reader noted, “it’s almost like having Obama getting only 20-30% of the African American...

Jun 16th

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1:38 AM ET — “This is it. This is the big one.” NYU Professor Clay Shirky (via email from Diane Tucker): “I’m always a little reticent to draw lessons from things still unfolding, but it seems pretty clear that … this is it. The big one. This is the first revolution that has been catapulted onto a global stage and transformed by social media. I’ve been thinking a lot about the Chicago...

Jun 16th

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