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Step By Step Guide For Surviving A Robot Uprising
Culture Buzz The gang over at Epipheo interviewed Daniel H. Wilson — author of “Robopocalypse: A Novel”— to find out exactly how to survive a robot uprising and then made this awesome animated video to go along with it. In case you learn better via lists, we've got that for you too.
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50 Eerie, Disturbing Photos Of A Syrian City Reduced To Rubble
Culture Buzz The city of Homs has been relentlessly pounded with bombs and tanks by the Assad regime in an attempt to crush the rebellion in Syria, leaving much of the city a shattered wasteland. These photos were taken over the past three months in Homs and illustrate why the international community has condemned Assad, with Hillary Clinton ratcheting up the pressure in recent days.
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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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Comparing Apocalypse Uprisings
Culture Buzz Unicorn apocalypse is adorably terrifying. How could they leave out Mole Men uprising though?
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Image: The Best Anti-Gaddafi Chant
Shouted by revelers in Green Square as Tripoli falls to the rebels, this is apparently a popular nickname among the Libyan people for the soon to be ousted dictator. Ya got burnt, Moammar!
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Video: Boy Brutally Murdered By Syrian Forces Sparks Second Wave Of Uprising (NSFW)
Horrifying video. Hamza Al-Khatib, a 13-year-old boy, was detained by Syrian forces at a checkpoint in the village of Jiza on April 29th. His barely recognizable corpse was returned to his parents nearly a month later. This video, filmed and posted on Youtube by his parents, details the horrific wounds covering Hamza's body. He was beaten, burned, shot and had his genitals cut off. Hamza has since become a martyr for the Syrian rebellion. WARNING: Graphic video.
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Libya Intervention
Culture Buzz The latest news on the uprising in Libya and the international intervention against Muammar Gaddafi.
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Hipster Libyan Rebel
Culture Buzz He was into rising up against Gadaffi before it was sanctioned by the U.N. The Arab Spring look was all the rage at South By.
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Video: United States Strikes Libya
The United States, in concert with European air strikes, launched missiles into Libya today in an effort to enforce the United Nations no-fly zone and protect civilians from the regime of Muammar Gadaffi. Here is President Obama's statement on the strikes, codenamed Operation Odyssey Dawn.
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The Best of Femen (NSFW)
Culture Buzz A feminist political activism organization in the Ukraine, Femen stages street protests against everything from sex tourism to Silvio Berlusconi. These protests are almost always topless. Solidarity. Get these ladies to Wisconsin!
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President Obama Comments On The Fall Of Mubarak
Culture Buzz President Obama makes his first comments following the departure of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, praising the peaceful protests which led to revolution by quoting Martin Luther King: “There’s something in the soul that cries for freedom.” A moving and inspirational speech marking a momentous day in history.
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Video: The Amazing Egyptian Uprising
Now that Mubarak has stepped down, it's time to celebrate the dedicated Egyptian men and women behind the protests.
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Video: Van Runs Over Dozens Of Protesters In Egypt
Horrifying amateur footage of a van plowing through a crowd of protesters in Cairo. Youtube posters say it's a “diplomatic van,” but the identity of the driver remains unknown.
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Unconventional Objects Used As Helmets During The Egyptian Protests
Politics Buzz Egyptians who want freedom will protect their head at all costs! Even if it means creating a makeshift helmet out of bread. Revolution feeds innovation! Tip of the hat to you, Egypt. [Ed note: You can now place the Yemen bread protester in any situation you please.]
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Image: Real Democratic Revolution vs. Fake Democratic Revolution
A picture is worth a thousand words! And if there are thousands of people… revolution is inevitable!
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Egypt
Politics Buzz January 25 marked the beginning of protests in Cairo, in which the Egyptian people revolted against 30-year President Hosni Mubarak and his regime. In an effort to stifle the discourse, Egypt has cut off the nation's access to the internet, further calling Mubarak's heavy-handed techniques into question.
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BBC Reporter Beaten and Tased by Egyptian Police
Culture Buzz Assad Sawey, bandaged and bloody, describes being beaten and shocked with cattle prods by Egyptian police while he was covering the mass uprising. He considers himself lucky, saying that other reporters were being rounded up by plain clothed authorities and taken to “somewhere unknown.”
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Video: Video Of Protester Being Shot In Egypt
Disturbing footage of a street protester being shot in Egypt. The condition and identity of the victim is unknown. They appear to have been participating in anti-government protests that have engulfed the Middle Eastern nation in the past few days. The Mubarak regime has imposed an internet and text messaging blackout in Egypt, presumably to stymie further organizing and prevent images such as these from sparking a Tunisia-style overthrow.
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Video: Pillow Fight On Airplane Turns Into Class Warfare
Once someone yells “Throw them all into first,” we have an uprising on our hands. A very fluffy, low impact uprising, but an uprising nonetheless.
