Happy B-Day Mickey Mouse

We thought this might be a bit of "change in the mood" as we wish Mickey House a Happy Birthday as he turned 87 years young:

💥👏🏼⭐️ as Mickey Mouse is 87 https://t.co/OJqWHO2kIM @中国日报双语新闻 pic.twitter.com/SEetZXHgoP

— The Daily Outsider (@DailyOutsider) November 18, 2015

View of the Week: Jon Snow's Gala Keynote @ NIAC Conference 2015

As we are in "mid-week" here in #outsiders, we wanted to feature this recent "blast from the past" from the NIAC Conference which we view as quite insightful about Iran's Place--it is quite an eye-opener:

An #Outsider Newsflash: #Iran Prominent Cartoonist Hadi Heidari Arrested : International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran

We have just seen this which is of profound concern as the crackdown in Iran seems to be gathering pace: Prominent Cartoonist Hadi Heidari Arrested : International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran

This is a developing story we'd be following over the ensuing days....