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Residents Protest Garbage Incinerator in Guangdong (Updated with Videos)

Residents of Panyu, Guangdong, are protesting plans to build a garbage incinerator in their city, and the actions are being tweeted live at the hashtag #pylj. @ellachou is translating many of the tweets into English. Photos have been posted on flickr and Twitter: (by [BLT]FQX) (“We Don’t Want to be Represented”) (“Return my pension” “Return my social security&