1988 | Margaret Thatcher Speech at dinner given by Turkish Prime Minister from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M Margaret Thatcher’s legacy — in political cartoons from FP Passport by Marya Hannun The death of a class warrior: Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) from open Democracy News Analysis – by Tom Mills Thatcher did not seek to win over … Read more
How many American think tanks are run by women? from FP Passport by Blake Hounshell Wealth disparity in America: an inch of bar-graph for the 90%, 4.9 miles’ worth for the top 0.01% from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Cairo and Washington engage in ?twitter war? from Hurriyet Daily News A row erupted between Cairo and Washington … Read more
Report: U.S. Muslim Terrorism Was Practically Nil in 2012 from Wired Top Stories by Spencer Ackerman There were only 9 incidents of terrorism in the U.S. by American Muslims in 2012, involving 14 people, down for the third straight year, according to new research. U.S. President Barack Obama Supports Immigration Reform from Global Voices Online … Read more
Serhatcan Yurdam curates tweeted photos from the attack… Police take precautions against risk of second blast from Hurriyet Daily News Police have taken vast precautions outside the U.S. Embassy building. US embassy bomber probably Turkish, minister says from Hurriyet Daily News A suicide bomber who attacked the U.S. Embassy in Ankara earlier today was a … Read more
Gun Control Petition is Most Popular Ever Posted to White House Site from Mashable! by Nextgov Residents of All 50 States Have Filed Secession Petitions from Mashable! by Nextgov Iran: Netizens Reflect on Four More Years for Obama from Global Voices Online by Arseh Sevom Originally published at Arseh Sevom by Peyman Majidzadeh The confetti … Read more
“On the days of the operation our FB viewership has skyrocketed [no pun intended] from an average of around 6500 views per day to around 85,000 https://www.facebook.com/IsraelinTurkey Some posts received over 900 shares, some even came back as Hamas propaganda?”
Battleground Twitter Palestinian women #OccupyBeitEl Gaza under attack
Election 2012 ? the ?Patchwork Nation? vote map from CyberJournalist.net by Jonathan Dube WNYC is tracking the national vote by each county and its Patchwork Nation community type ? from Monied ?Burbs to Service Worker Centers. Hover over each state to see state returns. Hover over the community tool bar to see the vote by … Read more
Real-time war in the age of Twitter, a short look at the front lines from The Next Web by Alex Wilhelm Israel live-tweets Gaza offensive from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Brian Fung at the Atlantic writes: “Over the past six hours, Israel’s military has been hammering Gaza with a barrage of missiles. The IDF’s … Read more
Five Companies That Are Definitely Thrilled Obama Was Re-Elected from Wired Top Stories by Ryan Tate Gun makers and hospitals are celebrating the president’s reelection with stock rallies. The Bahamas: U.S. Election Result Sign of a Global Shift? from Global Voices Online by Janine Mendes-Franco The recently-concluded U.S. election captured the interest of the entire … Read more
Obama?s Celebration Moment Is Most-Liked Facebook Photo Ever Obama?s ?Four More Years? Tweet is Most Popular of All Time [REPORT] from Mashable! by Stan Schroeder Donald Trump calls for revolutionary overthrow of American government from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow He deleted it, but Wil Wheaton saved it for posterity. Triumph of the Nerds: Nate … Read more
The 6 Sets of Numbers That Will Decide Election 2012 from Mashable! by Quartz Ustream and Video the Vote Encourage Voters to Film Election Day Injustice from Mashable! by Fran Berkman Share the Vote: Show Friends You Participated in Election 2012 from Mashable! by Meghan Peters The 10 Most Memorable Moments of the 2012 Election … Read more
A.B.D. Diplomatik Temsilciliği (@ABDIstanbul) ve Yaratıcı Fikirler Enstitüsü (@yfenstitusu) işbirliğiyle Haydarpaşa Tren Garı’nda ABD Başkanlık Seçimi İzleme programı düzenliyor. Program 6 Kasım’da Türkiye saatiyle 23:00’te başlayacak. 23:30’dan itibaren CNN Türk tarafından canlı olarak da izlenebilecek. Programın resmi adı: ?Follow Hub 2012 A.B.D. Seçimleri @Haydarpaşa? Etkinlik alanında 3 kategoriden davetli olacak. Diplomatlar ve Protokol kadrosundan davetliler, … Read more
Obama To MTV: No Facebook Profile For Malia from All Facebook by Jennifer Moire Infographic of shifting US political ideologies from kottke.org by Jason Kottke It was not my intent to be so politically oriented this morning but here we are. This is a chart that tracks the ideologies of the Democratic and Republican … Read more
The historic Haydarpaşa Station will be used as a venue for the special program prepared by the American consulate and Institute of Creative Minds From the November 6 evening to November 7 morning (Istanbul Local time). Many new media tools will be used. I will be around to help the organization. Details will come soon;) … Read more