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Tue, Nov 22 2011 06:49:29

Luke Gates on Tahrir Square

On Twitter, AUC student Luke Gates, of Bloomington, Ind. often spoke of his experiences in Tahrir Square.

  1. lhgates
    Luke Gates@lhgates
    i am a world citizen. can i renounce my us citizenship on twitter? haha
    Wed, Nov 16 2011 10:05:56
  2. lhgates
    Luke Gates@lhgates
    i think i have been everywhere in downtown cairo as of last night. #probablynotdoe
    Wed, Nov 16 2011 11:49:42
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    saw them hanging from the bridge, and you realize death is the only thing thats immortal
    Sat, Nov 19 2011 07:58:45
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    i never wanted to come here if i didnt know it was going to be ok
    Sat, Nov 19 2011 07:59:20
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    honestly, hopefully i die here
    Sat, Nov 19 2011 08:00:05
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    i just dont want to feel anymore
    Sat, Nov 19 2011 08:06:07
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    maybe a trip to tahrir today... never seen a police van burning
    Sat, Nov 19 2011 08:08:58
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    6 hours at tahrir, enough tear gas for tonight
    Sat, Nov 19 2011 18:48:20
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    yes live bullets we have the shells, i was here!! aljazeera.com/news/middleeas… via @ajenglish
    Sat, Nov 19 2011 18:57:45
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    we were throwing rocks and one guy accidentally threw his phone =(
    Sat, Nov 19 2011 19:02:36
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    its only scary cuz i feel so reckless
    Sat, Nov 19 2011 19:38:26
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    now class? ugh. my arm is sore and my eyes still burn a little
    Sat, Nov 19 2011 20:50:36
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    back to tahrir tonight, as police set fires to everything, no doubt they will blame it on protesters
    Sun, Nov 20 2011 07:34:42
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    earlier tonight rubber bullets a charge and then a retreat, my knee and elbow are fucked up #toolegit seeing all of this #tahrir
    Sun, Nov 20 2011 16:18:38
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    Luke Gates@lhgates
    i think i am missing part of my ear, should i cut the rest off and pull a #vangogh ?
    Sun, Nov 20 2011 23:23:13
  16. lhgates
    Luke Gates@lhgates
    reports of tear gas being fired from AUC campus on Tahrir, university officials have started investigating
    Mon, Nov 21 2011 01:33:50

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