First, from wyjoe:
This Iranian government web site wants to identify protesters pictured.

http://gerdab.ir/fa/pages/?cid=422

Protesters are fighting back; they provide a link to Google to declare that site a phishing site.

http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/
Please take the time to click the link and report that site.

Second:
I know a lot of you hate 4chan and Anonymous and all they stand for. I want you to know that back in June, Anonymous created this web site:
http://iran.whyweprotest.net/

It is an exemplary source for news about Iran, information on how we can help the protesters, a 24 hour newsfeed linking every news article from around the world. With very few exceptions, everyone on that board is well-informed and provides thoughtful analysis. There are many, many Iranians reading and posting on the site.

Please go take a look around. You won't be sorry.

Here's another good link for...ummm...really good links. ;)
http://www.realityisfree.com/secular.html

Third:
How you can help.

Austin Heap has created the Haystack project, that provides secure anonymous internet access for Iran, bypassing the government filters and blocks. They need money. Even if you can only afford a dollar or two, every bit helps.

http://blog.austinheap.com

Everybody and their mother is reposting the link to that extremely bigoted and hateful post. I think they're making a big mistake by getting outraged and posting about it, and here's why.
This is a comment I posted on a friend's LJ.

I think it's really interesting...I've never even heard of this guy before this. Lots of folks on my friends list are reposting this while saying they'd never heard of him before...

This whole thing reads like a great big troll...Everybody's heard of him now, everybody's reposting, he's suddenly showing up in search engines...Looks to me like he wanted publicity and he got it. I think everyone is just buying into his little game.

The very best thing anyone can do when dealing with the level of bigotry and asshatedness in that post is to ignore it. Linking, reposting, and giving him the time of day just give him exactly what he wants.

No one with any sense will give any credence to anything he's saying. Anyone who agrees with him isn't worth dealing with and no one will change their minds. Paying attention to these people gives them the credibility and attention they want.


For the record, many many of my friends are gay/bi/trans/poly/whatnot. I am not in any way shape or form condoning anything the asshat wrote. I just think it's a huge mistake to feed his ego and desire for attention and publicity.

Say it with me, my dears:

The Litany Against Trolls

I must not respond.
Trolls are the thread killer.
Trolls are the little dicks that bring total bannination.
I will ignore the trolls.
I will permit them to pass over and through the thread.
And when they have gone past I will turn the browser to see the ignore list.
Where the troll has posted, there will be nothing
Only I will remain.