* In Morocco and Algeria, things are heating up.
* In Iran, government forces waded in with teargas, guns, and batons.
* Protests have spread to China. I'm not surprised, given their internal situation.
* Silverblue found, protest roundup: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/20/unrest-morocco-iran-algeria-yemen-china
* An earthquake hits Christchurch: http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/world/earthquake-strikes-christchurch/20110222-1b3a5.html
* On top of outlawing unions, the Wisconsin Republicans are moving forward on a bill to make it harder to vote. Why do Wisconsin Republicans hate our freedoms so much?
* Mr. Klein's Ethics Hearing started today. He's the one misused his power as attorney General to subpeona medical records and hotel records so as to compile a list of names and addresses of people who had abortions.
* More on bullying inside fandom: http://lettersfromtitan.com/2011/02/21/omwf-bullying-incident-follow-up-gender-and-character-bashing/
"most of us do believe that intellect and romance should trump brute force and cynicism."
* And because it's been a pretty intense day, I'm linking in the Fergusen Doctor Who cold open because it makes me happy, dammnit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9P4SxtphJ4
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