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  1. @ollielocke Great to have you with us! about 4 hours ago via web
  2. You may have noticed there's a Jubilee on. The Union Library will be OPEN as normal on Saturday, as well as bank holiday Monday and Tuesday. about 6 hours ago via web
  3. And the Noes have it! The motion falls, this house does not believe that social media has successfully reinvented social activism. about 23 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  4. Debate over! Time to vote on your feet! #aye to the right or #noes to the left. about 24 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  5. @robertsharp59 finishes the Opp case, by pointing out the flaws of social media in activism. No real organisation behind the 'projects'. about 24 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  6. @DavidVitter 'I pray Social Media is always on the side of positive social activism, and not tyranny.' about 24 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  7. @DavidVitter Twitter and Facebook transformed politics. There was development of social media between his 2004 and 2010 elections. about 24 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  8. @DavidVitter is delivering his much awaited speech on the motion. Social Media has reinvented activism in crucial ways. about 24 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  9. Floor speeches! Your chance to have a say! Continue to do so on here! about 24 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  10. *feeling ironic Tweeting criticism of Twitter* 1:38 PM May 31st via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  11. Dr Christopher Carpenter continues the opposition case. Ultimately, what is said on twitter doesn't reflect reality. No personal risk. 1:37 PM May 31st via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  12. @benjamincohen speaking in prop. Refers to his own use of social media in the struggle for equality in marriage. 1:29 PM May 31st via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  13. @MarkKersten speaking in Opp. Real concerns need a movement of real people. Tweeters and likers are #slacktivists, merely symbolic action. 1:21 PM May 31st via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  14. Mark Pfeifle continues the case for the proposition, with a view through the lens of US politics. 1:13 PM May 31st via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  15. @mattwarman I wouldn't speak about this motion on facebook. People think they can change the world with their index finger. 1:02 PM May 31st via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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