"Try that again...It's festival time in Shizuoka!" (Posted by @slicesofsoup)
April 2, 2009
Former Illinois Governor indicted
Initial tweets showed that people were not surprised by the verdict. Some even greeted the news positively.
lilpup (Chicago area, Ill.) Would love to be called as juror for Blagojevich case just to watch his animation up close. Go get 'em Fitz!
jmarie1074 (Chicago, Ill.) Blagojevich indicted. Golly, didn't see that coming.
EdenIrgens (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)Thrilled about Blagojevich's felony charges.
AZCarrieAnn32 (Phoenix, Ariz.) Thinks its funny that Blago was partyin' at DisneyWorld while he got slapped with 16 indictments...
TheShaun316 (Chicago, Ill.) Blagojevich was indicted today in today's most "No [Expletive] Sherlock" moment!
Jenin youth orchestra director expelled
Wafa Younis, the orchestra's Israeli director, created a children's orchestra in a Jenin refugee camp. The children then played for Arabs and Holocaust survivors, an action that caused anger within the camp, according to Haaretz.
Here's what Twitterers had to say about the incident:
Here's what Twitterers had to say about the incident:
tregan (Loudon County, Va.) This is truly dumb. Palestinian youth orchestra from Jenin that played for Holocaust survivors now not welcome in camp: http://is.gd/pzoE
jewlicious (Jerusalem, Israel) @skalik #nudersh Palestinian Orchestra? Obviously not this one from Jenin: http://tinyurl.com/cm2f74 So sad...
jamespyles (Boise, Idaho) PA expels founder of Jenin youth orchestra over concert for survivors http://is.gd/qkuN PA punishes an actual attempt to really coexist.
ladamenoire (Mich.) Kids from Jenin perform for Shoah survivors, orchestra gets shut down. Flat out ignorant. http://is.gd/qlyR
Obama takes questions at G20 Summit
Here were some tweets with reaction as the conference took place:
alexevansuk (London, U.K.) obama takes stage at #g20 press conf: some journos started to clap. couldn't help themselves :-)
mathieuvonrohr (Hamburg, Germany) #G20 press conference: Obama is sneezing. He is human!
preperat (Melbourne, Australia) I aint an american .. nor do I live there .. but [expletive] I'm glad you guys have someone like Obama in charge now !! #g20
lcquinn (Skokie, Ill.) Obama speach is halting and filled with platitudes. Why do people think he is wonderful. He embarasses me as an American. #G20
tvnewswatch (London, U.K.) not everything was solved, Obama says and welcomes another meeting in late 2009 #G20
RobertsDan (London, U.K.) #G20 #Obama. "I think we did OK. I came here to listen". He sounds like he made a few concessions.
xtranger (London, U.K.) Obama keeps thanking 'Brown and his team' ... is this him spreading his so-called 'stardust'? #G20
At least one twitterer was actually at the press conference and provided a live look into the feel of the event and what Obama was saying.
ch3ryl #G20voice obama press conf is 110% packed at #G20. way more security and govt peeps than Gordon Brown, yo. Obama = rollin' VIP
G20: deals and demonstrations
Meanwhile, Britain's Sky News reports on ongoing violence as protests against the G20 continue.
Here's how Twitterers reacted to the initial news of the trillion dollar deal:
alexjamesmorris sSo the G20 are dishing out a cool trillion. Kind of an arbitrary figure until you see this http://bit.ly/cxVls
kirstywiseman so - the G20 have injected 1 trillion squids into TMF. That will go nowhere & we will all still be skint. Im the height of happiness 2 day
joysamcyborg US to the world at the G20 summit :"If they don't have bread, let them eat cake!!"
TheHistoryWoman G20 leaders have agreed on stricter regulations for hedge funds and tax havens.
Meanwhile, protests have continued in London's financial district, with clashes at times erupting between police and demonstrators:
alokjha Exchange sq largely empty now except for sit-in by around 20 pple, closely circled by police #g20
Snufkin21 Police tighten cordon as protester anger mounts. Insults traded. Senior officer tells unmasked woman activist to take her mask off.G20 LOL
johndwilson #g20 I found the police dogs were very persuasive when I was asked to move back inside 135 bishopsgate
wineteach Might see #G20 action after all. After two days of nothing Broadgate shutters have suddenly come down, police are swarming, traffic stopped.
A day in Accra, Ghana
jdakorah @GrowGhana (Accra) you got that right, funny thing, you can't imagine the things we pay for, huge houses, huge funerals, huge litigations #ghana
EarthTimesPR (unknown) Vanco and LUKOIL Sign New Petroleum Agreement in Ghana - Drilling Unit Leaves Port for Deepwater Drilling http://tinyurl.com/dbtqwz
Dmizejewski Check out my friend David's new book on Ghana, where he lived for two years. The photography is amazing. http://poprl.com/03he
Reason: Procure second hand clothes to sell.
GrowGhana (Accra) met a street seller, a born marketer- weaving between cars SELLING Trinkets - he's a hustler & makes $- OLDSCHOOL pure Ghana talent!
RodneyQuarcoo @lloydmusic welcome to Ghana! hope you enjoy the experience, looking fwd to seeing you perform tomorrow!
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