I'm watching the Pres. of the Ecuadorean Natnl Assemlby give a press conference via Skype.

[Poll_Blind]

That's living in the future. You can suppress information but you can't quite stamp it out like you could 10, 20, 30+ years ago. Even during what may be a coup, there are live feeds, Skype conversations, etc., pouring out of a country.

:thumbsup:

PB

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Just saw that too. nt

[Toucano]

2. No link? n/t

[Poll_Blind]

3. It's in Spanish. Here:

Here

Hey, looks like the tear gas is coming out. If you know Spanish please post something about what's going on. Thanks!

PB

[Toucano]

4. Gracias. Hablo español. n-t

[Toucano]

5. He just said

The police are intensifying the repression, but I don't have the backstory yet.

[Toucano]

6. People are trying to rescue the president but they can't get past the smoke and bullets

From the police?

[EFerrari]

8. The people have broken the police cordon.

Yes, from the police and some shadowy masked figures, per TeleSur.

[Toucano]

7. The president has symptoms of gas poisoning.

[EFerrari]

9. In one report, I read that he said he had been gassed. n/t

[Toucano]

10. Reportedly tear gas now...n/t