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holy shit! I leave the house for an hour and something epic happens

I am so happy for them!

It's so amazing to hear the crowd so celebtratory. Especially after how angry they were only yesterday.

~~~MABROUK, MISR!~~~

RT @jeremyscahill Mubarak is now in Sharm plotting the Friendster counter-revolution #Egypt #Jan25

V happy for the Egyptian people :) I don't have a TV where I am rn but I watched a live aljazeera feed and it was amazing to see all those people in the streets :')

i litarly went checked ontd_p, posted the story, came back, and found this. so here it is, as it'll be killed i expect, due to the rules around posts and stuff

Hosni Mubarak has decided to step down as president of Egypt.

In an announcement on state TV, Vice-President Omar Suleiman said Mr Mubarak had handed power to the military.

It came as thousands massed in Cairo and other Egyptian cities for an 18th day of protest to demand Mr Mubarak's resignation.

Protesters responded by cheering, waving flags, embracing and sounding car horns. "The people have brought down the regime," they chanted.

Mr Suleiman said Mr Mubarak had handed power to the high command of the armed forces.

"In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate, citizens, during these very difficult circumstances Egypt is going through, President Hosni Mubarak has decided to step down from the office of president of the republic and has charged the high council of the armed forces to administer the affairs of the country," he said.

"May God help everybody."

Mr Mubarak has already left Cairo and is in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh where he has a residence, officials say.

In Cairo, thousands of people are gathered outside the presidential palace, in Tahrir Square and at state TV.

They came out in anger following an address by Mr Mubarak on Thursday. He had been expected to announce his resgination but instead stopped short of stepping down, transferring most powers to Mr Suleiman.

(found on original ontd)

I find it impossible to attend to mundane tasks like completing the overtime report when this has happened! So freaking happy right now! :D

FREE EGYPT! :D

I feel super-slow, as I just realized what the words in the main comm's ticker are. D'OH.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs

Yep. My facebook page has been buzzing with the news. I hope this means great things for the people of Egypt.

Amazing. What a wonderful day it must be for the people of Egypt.

further stuff, from the bbc feed

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1652: Al-Arabiya reports that the Higher Military Council will sack the cabinet, suspend both houses of parliament and rule with the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, the country's highest judicial body. A statement is expected later on Friday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

1651: Raafat tweets: "I never kissed so many people in my life #egypt #jan25"

D'awww.

Are gifs okay? I hope gifs are okay. I actually did a small dance when I got back up to my floor and saw the tv. Elijah's is similar:



Also:

also on a slightly more srs bsns note, I thought "well they still have to deal with Suleiman" but then i double-checked and OH SNAP NO THEY DON'T.

delicious victory indeed. :DDD

FOR THE FIRST TIME, I CAN CALL HIM "INTELLIGENT" :DDDD

Been streaming this at work on my phone, how amazing. I have no words. Just joy for the Egyptian people.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!! :D *party party*

Wait, so what happens now?

This is excellent. FINALLY.

But Suleiman is still there, and even if the military is in charge, I'm still worried. They have to schedule elections like NOW, man.