"Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador" (per @Reemiles, Ecuador, April 26, 2009)
April 26, 2009
Featured TwitPic: Volcano spewing in Ecuador
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United States declares health emergency due to swine flu
Some American Twitterers were unsure about the decision for the declaration.
AmperInstitute (USA) 20 people out of 300 million is NOT a public health emergency, it's just 20 people with shitty luck 26 Apr 2009 from web MeghanJG (Washington, D.C.) Swine flu is now a public health emergency?? How did that happen? 4 days ago no one had ever even heard of it! http://tinyurl.com/c5fuev 26 Apr 2009 from web lovelydress (Undisclosed) 20 people are infected with swine flu and suddently it's a public health emergency. 20 people is abt 0.000000065 percent of the population. 26 Apr 2009 from web downdb (Greenfield, Mass.) @dsilverman Could not agree more. People freaking out due to "public health emergency" declaration 26 Apr 2009 from tircd
Fear began to spread among some U.S. Twitterers, even though the U.S. Department of Health is urging citizens not to panic.
KissaKatt (San Francisco, Calif.) Great, were officially in a public health emergency. I'm really getting freaked the eff out. 26 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck NormaPowell (Michigan) beware...US declares public health emergency for swine flu
http://tinyurl.com/c5fuev 26 Apr 2009 from web sweetney (Baltimore, Md.) @TwoBusy Yeah when they start using words like "pandemic," "public health emergency" & "global quarantine plans" I start wigging out a tad. 26 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to TwoBusy HawaiiRealty (Honolulu, Hawaii) WOW U.S Declares Public Health Emergency over Swine Flu http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/27flu.html?_r=1&hp prayers to all 26 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
United States declares health emergency due to swine flu
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Roxana Saberi appeals her case through hunger strike
Following worldwide protests and rallies, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offered a statement claiming to grant Saberi all the legal rights to defend her case; however, he has refused to interfere with the law and court rulings.
Despite U.S. President Barack Obama insisting that she is not a spy, her case remains unresolved, resulting in Twitterers all over the world to take a stand:
nikimurata (Yamaguchi, Japan) today would be a great day to free saberi....let her go! 26 Apr 2009 from web DusanVelickovic (Belgrade, Serbia) roxana saberi 5th day on hunger strike. http://twitter.com/freeroxana got hardly 2,500 followers. poor twitter solidarity 26 Apr 2009 from web luiz_com_z (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Roxana Saberi, filha de iraniano com japonesa, entrou em greve de fome durante a prisão no Irã. Agora é torcer por ela e pelo Irã inteiro. (Learn Roxana, daughter of Iranian and Japanese, entered into a hunger strike at the prison in Iran. Is now cheering for her and the entire Iran.) 26 Apr 2009 from web lecombat (Austin, Texas) Why is Hollywood Silent on Roxana Saberi? http://tinyurl.com/cryxjg 26 Apr 2009 from web
Some Twitterers noted that today (April 26) is Saberi's birthday. She turns 32 years old.
SusanneUre (Ottawa, Canada) You can send a birthday message to Roxana Saberi in Iran through Amnesty International: http://twurl.nl/fsppg4 25 Apr 2009 from web rahau (Oakland, Calif.) joins @nprscottsimon in sending best birthday thoughts & prayers to journalist Roxana Saberi, imprisoned in Iran. 25 Apr 2009 from web sheamusburns (Lawrenceville, N.J.) Happy 32nd Birthday to Roxana Saberi. Stay strong! 26 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck owenallen (Sammamish, Wash.) Happy Birthday, Roxana Saberi. Please come home soon. We are praying for you. http://ping.fm/hkVos 26 Apr 2009 from Ping.fm
Roxana Saberi appeals her case through hunger strike
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