Jan 25 Protest Day - Follow the news

@ amaralk: Please send me a 150-word essay on what you did on Jan 25, 2011. And read it aloud 2 years from now - on Jan 25, 2013. (am kidding - I hope you are making kosheri for those planning an overnight sit-in on Tahrir)

Guardian UK
too is providing a live blog feed on happenings in Cairo. Also covering Lebanon.

Many are observing that Twitter is down. Seems to be working for me! Maybe it's the overload ... Also seems mobile networks are being jammed.

Twitter down http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/blog/2 … st-tunisia

Aykalam wrote:

Twitter down http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/blog/2 … st-tunisia

hummm .. but I can access it from the web.

You can also get very regular updates from the tireless admin at the We are all Khalid Said group on Facebook

use opera browser to open twitter

amarakl wrote:

use opera browser to open twitter

but you still need to send your essay on why you are online here today ...

For me, this is why

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1m4_q_HP5o

Who wrote:

Aykalam wrote:

Twitter down http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/blog/2 … st-tunisia

hummm .. but I can access it from the web.

You can also get very regular updates from the tireless admin at the We are all Khalid Said group on Facebook

thanks for the link

Who wrote:

amarakl wrote:

use opera browser to open twitter

but you still need to send your essay on why you are online here today ...

may be i have other mission

Video showing protesters being removed by force from Tahrir Square

http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/multem … +Still.jpg

Pictures: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery … 78&index=0

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/ja … t-protests
Live update: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/20 … t-protests

oh man oh man ... my F5 key is moaning and complaining ..

Ben Wademan tweets: bencnn: We're reaching the point where we can say #Egypt is in a state of revolt. President Mubarak remains silent. State is losing its grip. #Jan25

Now on CNNIntl @bencnn "The security forces incapable of dealing with the size, width, breadth of these protests" #Jan25
??

any views/feedback from the ground.

Who wrote:

oh man oh man ... my F5 key is moaning and complaining ..

Ben Wademan tweets: bencnn: We're reaching the point where we can say #Egypt is in a state of revolt. President Mubarak remains silent. State is losing its grip. #Jan25

Now on CNNIntl @bencnn "The security forces incapable of dealing with the size, width, breadth of these protests" #Jan25
??

any views/feedback from the ground.

ElBaradei return to Egypt is imminent:

A press conference for Mohamed @ElBaradei in Cairo airport at 7 PM #Cairo #Jan25 #Egypt

Aykalam wrote:

A press conference for Mohamed @ElBaradei in Cairo airport at 7 PM #Cairo #Jan25 #Egypt

anyone got a link to NDP press conference at 3M???

hi guys i wish all the protesters good luck. and if you
have not noticed yet they took facebook off as well as twitter.
im an foriegner living here and facebook is my way of keeping in touch back home. so its abig loss for me . good luck to you all and be safe

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=63908#268963

yes they blocked everything again today i just installed cyberghost vpn and i again have access to both sites

http://cyberghostvpn.com/

brooklynmom4 wrote:

hi guys i wish all the protesters good luck. and if you
have not noticed yet they took facebook off as well as twitter.
im an foriegner living here and facebook is my way of keeping in touch back home. so its abig loss for me . good luck to you all and be safe

An elegant way to bypass Facebook block .. (click blue text below)

http://www.lisp4.facebook.com

ALL: please post detailed alternate steps to route traffic via proxies - so the non-techies too may benefit from the camaraderie.

Also note: Tomorrow, news afloat indicates a strong likelihood that ALL mobile phone signals will be blocked (seems SMS is already down for the past half-hour ??). Perhaps the internet too! (UNconfirmed opinion)

Do not be alarmed - it will come on. When? .. hummmm who knows!!

Most of what I am picking up off the waves - is usually confirmed from multiple platforms. So here is a copy/paste of the latest:

'Electricity, water and all communications (phones, internet) will be blocked tomorrow - in anticipation of the planned 1-Million Man March Friday after prayer time 1pm.'

Now, this sounds like a ridiculous strategy - if the planned objective is to keep people off the streets. (duh!)

Thus, I am tempted to ignore this as a rumor (just like the ones about 97-pieces of baggage!!) - but I will still fill up 'em bottles.

Be well - and be real!

PS. Mildly surprised that our 'I-luv-Expats' gang is mighty silent in providing the lost sheep any guidance. Quite likely they too are out there. If so - hope they are safe!

I also heard Internet, mobiles and even land line Phone could all be out tomorrow.. Goodluck to everyone who goes out tomorrow...Im praying for all my friends and family in Egypt...ISA Everyone makes it home safe.. Ya Masry Ya Masry Ya Masry!!!!

The U.S. State Department has cautioned U.S. tourists and expatriates the time to escape Egypt is right now. The Associated Press accounts that the State Department has established chartered planes to get U.S. individuals out, however efforts to notify everybody of the Egypt evacuation have been only semi-successful because of the Egyptian government's Internet lock down.