After it was revealed that Nokia provided the Iranian government with surveillance assistance during the post-election crackdown, Iranians are rightfully upset. One created this ad for a “new Nokia product, produced with the cooperation of the Islamic Republic of Iran” that is “capable of identifying, torturing and killing Iranian youth.”

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1. Coup Ad Watch
2. Iranian backlash against Nokia
3. AYA MARG SHARAF BE IN ZENDEGI NADARAD

Friends at The AWL took a lot of crappy things going on in the world right now and turned it into something rather inspirational. Amazing.

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Jason Jones takes us inside Iran in a timely series called “Behind the Veil: Minarets of Menace.” Finally, some answers to the question: Why is Iran so evil?

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This Iranian street art kinda looks like Goatse, no? If you're curious, the text inside the goat hole reads, “Where Is My Vote?”

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1. Our Mysterious Street Artist On the Streets of Tehran Strikes Again
2. More of her Work
3. Looks Like Goatse to Me
4. Related: Something Awful Users Goatse #iranelection

Yesterday, Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R., MI) tweeted that the situation in Iran reminded him of the plight of the Republicans last year when they were shut down in the House. The reaction from the Twitter Justice League has been swift and brutal. Some choice ones below.

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1. Twitter Users Heckle Hoekstra En Masse
2. Pete Hoekstra Is a Meme
3. Reactions on Twitter
4. @PeteHoekstra
5. BuzzFeed on Twitter

This image, supposedly of a large Pro-Ahmadinejad Rally in Iran, has been very clearly tampered with to show more support for the current president than their actually is.

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The excellent photoblog The Big Picture has some incredible images from the demonstrations in Iran. They've been updating throughout the day, so check back.

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1. Iran Election Results - Featured on BuzzFeed

This is a pretty handy chart explaining Iran's political system, in case you've been as confused as I have. It's ok to admit it.

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1. Via The Morning News
2. Iran Election Results - Featured on BuzzFeed

Iran is in a state of protest after Friday's presidential election. With the government declaring President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the victor, riot police have attempted to suppress protest, and shut down YouTube, Facebook and cellphone use.

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Just don't poke him. He might get testy. But seriously, could you imagine the news stream pollution these two would conjure up?

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1. Chappate
2. Patrick Chappate
3. Reblogged by Soup
4. Iran’s facebook: Barack wants to be your friend!

CULTURE BUZZ: Miss North Dakota (1997) has been working as a freelance journalist in Iran and is currently MIA. She was last heard from on February 10th, when she called home after being arrested for buying a bottle of wine. C'mon everybody, let's find this girl and bring her home.

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1. Miss North Dakota Arrested in Iran
2. ND family says US journalist is detained in Iran

That four-missile image you may have seen on the front page of the LA Times or NYTimes.com (and many other news sites) was a fake. Compare the two pictures below and the Photoshop work becomes clear. The four-missile image was originally released to the press by Sepah News, the media arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, but was later replaced with the less scary three-missile version.

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1. The Iran Clonetool Crisis
2. Because 4 Missiles Is So Much Scarier Than 3

The Iranian leader’s wife is a total babe. Or at least she might be. Rarely seen in public, the world knows next to nothing about Ahmadinejad’s wife. What she looks like, what her pet projects are, what her tax returns say about her — it’s all a mystery, and this new photo doesn’t clear up a thing.

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1. Looking For A Hot Wife Of Your Own? Click Here!
2. Who are the Women Behind the Men Running Iran?

STYLE BUZZ: The jewelry line created by Kali Arulpragasam, M.I.A.’s sister. Kali’s third world bling really is kind of like the wearable equivalent of an M.I.A. song. For instance, her summer collection, entitled “Tourism,” depicts the cultural highlights of countries currently affected by war and terrorism.

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1. Up-Close Photographs in a Slideshow, as Featured in the New York Times
2. Jewelry Gets Political
3. Super Fertile: The Official Website
4. Kali Arulpragasam Captures the Cultural Spirit of Countries in Silver and Gold
5. Make Room in Your Jewelry Box for This New Line of Jewelry We Love
6. Pieces Tell Stories, Remind Me of Vintage Children’s Encyclopedias
7. Kali Explains the Story Behind Her Collection “Tourism
8. Three-Finger Ringers by Super Fertile
9. Kali Explores Animal Themes in the Endangered Species Collection