Social bookmarking site Reddit received running commentary from one of its users in Bangkok as a military coup began to take place.
Reddit.com participant by the username of Alpha_Binary began to post coverage by BBC Asia-Pacific. While Thaksin was in New York at the UN receiving news of the coup, Alpha_Binary posted his observations over about a three-hour period. Those comments started with this: A Thai here, reporting live from the capital. 23:25 Sep 19 local time... All local television channels are shut down. Tanks are rolling in the city. The capital has been completely taken over by the MILITARY coup, facing no resistance. Cellphones have also been cut. It is also rumored that some government representatives have been held captive. No blood shed so far. Streets are dead quiet. Of course, their biggest mistake is forgetting about the Internet. Then later: update @ 23:58 : FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT The coup operation team have made their first announcement. Mainly, they plan to seize over the complete control from the current "temporary" government, and hand it back to the people. Actually I don't quite get their point, since that is what we call an election, and one is due in several weeks. Alpha_Binary also kept his priorities straight, in wryly noting, "On an unrelated note, looks like my chemistry exam tomorrow is going to be canceled; making the first good news in several hours." Commenters on Reddit offered messages of support. One placed a link to a
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