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30 Amazing Photographs And The Stories Behind Them
Culture Buzz Moving, tragic, awe-inspiring photos and the tales of how they came to be. Reuters released a year-end round up of their best photographs and had the photographers provide a sort of director's commentary. Compelling stuff.
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Thousands Of Egyptian Women Protest Military Abuse
Culture Buzz An estimated 10,000 Egyptian women marched in Cairo yesterday to protest the way police have been treating them. Anyone who says all Muslim women (a vast majority of Egyptians are Muslim) are repressed should see these pictures. This is so badass and inspiring.
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Egyptian Military Stomps On Woman's Breasts [NSFW]
Politics Buzz Graphic and shocking footage of a seemingly unconscious female protester being beaten. A soldier lifts up her shirt and stomps on her chest. It's hard not to flinch watching this video.
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Inside An Egyptian Cat Orphanage
Culture Buzz Here's a look inside the Animal Haven Cat Shelter in Shabramant, Egypt. Before you go off on how crowded it is, according to the owners, “The cats have access to 3 rooms with a blanket and bed for each one of our babies : )! We have heaters for them for our cold winters as well.”
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This Week's American Time Magazine Has A Much Safer Cover Than The International Editions
Politics Buzz This is a pretty telling difference if ever there was one. I don't know whether I should be annoyed with Time Magazine for being so cynical as to think that Americans wouldn't be interested in the international cover story, or if I should be annoyed with Americans for giving Time reason to be cynical. (via twitter.com)
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Cop Gets Kicked In The Ass
Culture Buzz Considering the behavior of certain police lately, this photo is oozing with righteous schadenfreude. This anonymous Chilean activist just delivered the taint shot heard round the world. Kick whichever ass you choose with our handy Photo Editor at the bottom of the page!
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22 Photos That Make The Occupy Movement Look Tame
Politics Buzz As you look at these photos from the clashes between Egyptian police and protesters, it's important to remember that Egyptian State TV cites the police response to #Occupy as an inspiration for this weekend's crackdown. That said, our protests don't look like this.
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Horrifying Video Of Police Brutality In Egypt
Culture Buzz Disturbing footage of protesters being savagely beaten by state police in Cairo, where 22 people have been killed over the weekend. Protesters are demanding the interim military council, who took power following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, step aside and refrain from interfering with next week's elections.
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Egyptian State TV Uses The Police Response To #Occupy To Justify Their Own Brutality
Culture Buzz Their protests were an inspiration for ours, so why shouldn't our police's violent response be an inspiration for theirs? (via think-progress.tumblr.com)
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Link: Terrifying Footage From Cairo
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/11/how-terrify...
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Warning: Link contains graphic video of violence. Horrifying video and images are emerging of Egyptian security forces beating protesters in Cairo, as reports of military units firing into the crowds continue to spread.
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First Pair Of Socks In History Meant For Sandals
Culture Buzz These socks, which are dated back to 300-499 A.D., were excavated in Egypt and said to have a divided toe so they could be worn with sandals. I guess Phish concert-goers had the right idea all along.
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“Nude Photo Revolutionary” Causes Outrage In Egypt [NSFW]
Culture Buzz Aliaa Maghda El-Mahdy is a 20-year-old political activist from Cairo who has gained infamy in Egypt for posting the following nude photos as a feminist statement against radical Islamic oppression. Pot, consider yourself stirred.
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Bill Maher And Elisabeth Hasselbeck Fight
Celebrity Buzz Bill Maher probably thought he was going on “The View” for a nice chat. Instead, his segment was hijacked by Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
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protests
Protests is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Protests.
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Ancient Lives Project Needs Your Help
Science Buzz Become an armchair archaeologist. The closest you'll ever get to being Indiana Jones, short of actually leaving your house.
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Hosni Mubarak Wheeled Into Courtroom On A Gurney
Culture Buzz The ousted Egyptian president, at 83-years-old and in ill health, was rolled into a Cairo courtroom on a hospital bed. Mubarak is on trial for killing hundreds of protesters during the popular uprising that removed him from his decades-long rule. He unsurprisingly plead “not guilty.”
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alicia keys
Alicia Keys is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Alicia Keys.
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President Obama’s Middle East Speech
Culture Buzz President Obama delivered a major foreign policy speech on the role of the United States in the Middle East, reasserting American support of the popular uprisings throughout the region and attempting to restart Israeli/Palestinian peace talks. Obama offered tangible aid to protesters participating in the Arab Spring, demanded Syria's president allow reform or step aside, and called for the formation of a Palestinian state.
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Bronx Zoo Cobra Panties
Culture Buzz The Egyptian cobra that escaped the Bronx Zoo now has its own line of merchandise, including panties and onesies. This cobra needs an agent. All of this and more available at CafePress.
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Image: The Link Between Political And Sexual Freedom
The link between political and sexual freedom: examining Adult FriendFinder registrations during recent unrest in the Middle East.
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Video: Twin Babies Talk About The Bronx Zoo Cobra
The video of the talking twin babies has left everyone asking: What the hell were they talking about? The Egyptian cobra that escaped from the Bronx Zoo, that's what. Subtitled for your convenience.
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12 Of The Worst Earthquakes In History
Culture Buzz In chronological order! Today's disaster is merely one of many reminders that Mother Nature only tolerates our presence most of the time. From ancient Greece to modern day Peru, millions have suffered the devastating effects of tectonic shift.
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Video: Middle East Revolutions Narrated By Carl Sagan
This video gives me feelings. Warning: There are some graphic depictions from the protests. Keep fighting the good fight.
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Video: ‘Daily Show’ Camel Fail
The Daily Show attempted a gag involving a camel in Madison, apparently trying to highlight the absurdity of comparing the protests in Wisconsin to the protests in the Arab World. It did not go well. Daily Show correspondent John Oliver appears briefly on this amateur video, asking the cameraman to stop taping.
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Image: Egypt Supports Wisconsin Workers
A man holds up a Wisconsin workers support sign in Tahrir Square.
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Link: What Egypt's Top Tycoon Fears Most
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-02-16...
Well-connected Cairo industrialist warns that Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran are trying to destabilize Egypt.
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Video: Glenn Beck Doesn’t Trust Google
Glenn Beck believes that Google is somehow involved with his grand conspiracy regarding a Muslim caliphate, Van Jones and Egypt. Since it's all very elaborate and confusing, here is Glenn Beck's Google-geddon theory distilled.
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