The situation in Istanbul is escalating once again as riot police have brought back tear gas and water cannons to try and clear demonstrators out of Taksim Square.
The FBI is worried about anarchist protesters disrupting Tampa during the Republican National Convention, which may be a valid concern if St. Paul in 2008 is any guide, but the warnings sound borderline ridiculous.
In other news from the Giuliani-Romney New York pizza tour of 2012, an iron-lunged protester awkwardly interrupted a press conference by repeatedly shouting, "Mitt Romney, you're a racist!"
People seem summarily upset that Time decided to go with another catch-all Person of the Year -- it's "The Protester" this year in case you haven't heard -- but that's the point.
The day after Russia's national elections, in which Vladimir Putin's ruling party was accused of fraud, pro- and anti-Putin took to protesting this evening at Triumphal Square in Moscow -- and, of course, on Twitter.
Various news outlets are reporting on a protester who's found latest, greatest way of getting attention for his issue: hanging off of a rope ladder over the Hudson River.
Plus: Iran isn't saying why it put a monkey on a rocket
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