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You motherfuckers.

The photos, tweets, blogs and stories coming out of Iran are beyond enraging. The BBC has confirmed that at least one man has been murdered, and initial signs are pointing at riot police and the Basij, a loosely-controlled paramilitary force “active in monitoring the activities of citizens.” niacINsight reports that

“Reliable news from Iran has arrived that after the death of one person by Basij, the Basij base in Azadi Sq. has been burned down and the commander in that base has been killed.” [The fire is being confirmed by an eye-witness.]

Below, some shots from the Big Picture. You really need to see the full set.

Update, the next morning: After a night’s reflection, I no longer want to put on a mask and start throwing chunks of concrete. I think that beyond the obvious (you can’t control information anymore, and by the way, fuck you if you still think Twitter is useless), there is clearly Something Happening. I don’t feel qualified to judge what’s going on, but I’m going to follow everything I can.

More potentially-related posts:

1. MicroKhan on the Supreme Leader.
2. Don’t worry about the government.
3. I am only slightly embarrassed to be from Iowa.*

Comment from Emily - June 17, 2009 at 5:56 am

I always love The Big Picture and these pictures are amazing. This election is crazy and I can only imagine how every other tyrannical government in the region is quaking in their boots a little right now.