will be gone for a few days again in a while. Hearing that Moussavi has turned up at the cemetery even as cops are trying to break up the crowd. Matt Weaver on the Guardian blog makes the good point:
(It's interesting that Reuters now seems to be breaking news on Iran before the usually reliable sources on Twitter. Last month Twitter was beating the wires on news of the protests by several hours in some cases).
Saeed is still going strong though. And hearing now that 10,000 have gathered already at the cemetery. SO seems the twitterfeeds are coming back online.
Have been away for a few weeks. Enjoyed a family holiday. The Ashes are on - the Third Test starts today. I'm working from home today, so that's worked out well. Had a bit of a rough night - woken around 3 by the wee one, then couldn't get back to sleep. Sounded like a heavy storm in the distance approaching, but it became a bit of a damp squib. Meanwhile on the other side of the Atlantic, there's been no named storm yet. In fact, I haven't even seen an invest that looked worth tracking. And Iran. Ah, a lot has been happening I think, out of the spotlights. The leadership in Iran is split. Rafsanjani finally spoke out, at a Friday prayers on Tehran University. That led to more protests which were again beaten down. Some say the RG has effectively mounted a coup with Khamanei. And the people on the streets - it seems they've become more radicalised, which is the way of these things. When even shouting Allah Akbar becomes punishable, then the theology will be questioned along with the theocracy. Today's the 40th day since the massacres of June 20th. Once again, tens of thousands are expected to march. They are likely walking into more guns. But the revolution is still happening.
