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Just had a good conversation about Iran with my friend @vahid91.bsky.social who is new here, go give him and others who can speak with credibility on what's going on in Iran a follow.
January 18, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Just had a good conversation about Iran with my friend @vahid91.bsky.social who is new here, go give him and others who can speak with credibility on what's going on in Iran a follow.
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I fear the dislike for Trump is being weaponized by the Iranian regime.
Much discourse in English tends to be colored by other issues, chief among them interventionist ideas proposed by the US.
Do not allow this to fail us supporting a people that had been fighting oppression for decades.
Much discourse in English tends to be colored by other issues, chief among them interventionist ideas proposed by the US.
Do not allow this to fail us supporting a people that had been fighting oppression for decades.
Just had a good conversation about Iran with my friend @vahid91.bsky.social who is new here, go give him and others who can speak with credibility on what's going on in Iran a follow.
January 18, 2026 at 9:49 AM
I fear the dislike for Trump is being weaponized by the Iranian regime.
Much discourse in English tends to be colored by other issues, chief among them interventionist ideas proposed by the US.
Do not allow this to fail us supporting a people that had been fighting oppression for decades.
Much discourse in English tends to be colored by other issues, chief among them interventionist ideas proposed by the US.
Do not allow this to fail us supporting a people that had been fighting oppression for decades.
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In classic fashion the Iranian regime also tries to paint the protestors as the extended arm of “foreign intelligence services and their handlers.” - again something we see echoed by authoritarian regimes facing opposition around the world in their attempts at delegitimizing dissent.
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
In classic fashion the Iranian regime also tries to paint the protestors as the extended arm of “foreign intelligence services and their handlers.” - again something we see echoed by authoritarian regimes facing opposition around the world in their attempts at delegitimizing dissent.
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It's the same story again and again, authoritarian regimes label those who protest against them as terrorists - this is why an unbiased and universal definition of the term would be needed if it genuinely was to be applied to make the world safer.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/w...
Iran Backpedals on Executions Threat but Casts Protesters as ‘Terrorists’
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
It's the same story again and again, authoritarian regimes label those who protest against them as terrorists - this is why an unbiased and universal definition of the term would be needed if it genuinely was to be applied to make the world safer.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/w...
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In a situation where thousands of protestors have been killed by the regime and people still stand up to protest against the regime it is fairly clear who the oppressor is.
It's the same story again and again, authoritarian regimes label those who protest against them as terrorists - this is why an unbiased and universal definition of the term would be needed if it genuinely was to be applied to make the world safer.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/w...
Iran Backpedals on Executions Threat but Casts Protesters as ‘Terrorists’
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
In a situation where thousands of protestors have been killed by the regime and people still stand up to protest against the regime it is fairly clear who the oppressor is.
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It is of course also worth pondering who is deemed "criminal" and not by the general US population, and why it took the killing of a white woman, a mother who's been a citizen since birth to trigger protests against a government that stats shows murders members of its population every day.
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 AM
It is of course also worth pondering who is deemed "criminal" and not by the general US population, and why it took the killing of a white woman, a mother who's been a citizen since birth to trigger protests against a government that stats shows murders members of its population every day.
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Either way, as people draw comparisons between the US and Iran at the moment I feel like the acceptance of the states divine power to take lives is worth pondering. It's worth asking why that acceptance is so high in the US and what it has done to the population.
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Either way, as people draw comparisons between the US and Iran at the moment I feel like the acceptance of the states divine power to take lives is worth pondering. It's worth asking why that acceptance is so high in the US and what it has done to the population.
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*12.7% of Iranians support the death penalty "in accordance with Sharia law. Approximately 25.9% supports in unique cases.
Sources include
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital...
And
gamaan.org/2020/10/12/i...
Sources include
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital...
And
gamaan.org/2020/10/12/i...
January 16, 2026 at 5:29 AM
*12.7% of Iranians support the death penalty "in accordance with Sharia law. Approximately 25.9% supports in unique cases.
Sources include
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital...
And
gamaan.org/2020/10/12/i...
Sources include
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital...
And
gamaan.org/2020/10/12/i...
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Iran and the US both maintain the death penalty - meaning both regimes feel justified in killing those they view as "criminals" - one significant divergrnce is the cultural acceptance of capital punishment in the population. In the US 52-53% support it, compared to 12.7% in Iran based on studies.
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Iran and the US both maintain the death penalty - meaning both regimes feel justified in killing those they view as "criminals" - one significant divergrnce is the cultural acceptance of capital punishment in the population. In the US 52-53% support it, compared to 12.7% in Iran based on studies.
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I hope that the Nobel Committee will think twice before deciding on nominations in the future.
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.
January 16, 2026 at 6:16 AM
I hope that the Nobel Committee will think twice before deciding on nominations in the future.
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The nazis seem to mostly be killing each other, so at least that's accurate...
Finally watching Slow Horses...seeing as everyone recommended it...
January 17, 2026 at 10:18 PM
The nazis seem to mostly be killing each other, so at least that's accurate...
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Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, today: a massive protest outside the U.S. embassy against the sale/occupation of Greenland by the United States
January 17, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, today: a massive protest outside the U.S. embassy against the sale/occupation of Greenland by the United States
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Iran plans permanent break from global internet, say activists
Iran plans permanent break from global internet, say activists
Report claims unrestricted online access will be a ‘government privilege’, limited to individuals vetted by regime
Iran is planning to permanently break from the global internet, only allowing individuals vetted by the regime to connect online, according to Iranian digital rights activists.
“A confidential plan is under way to turn international internet access into a ‘governmental privilege’,” according to a report from Filterwatch, an organisation monitoring Iran’s internet censorship, citing a number of sources in Iran. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Iran plans permanent break from global internet, say activists
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Welcome new followers!
Some of you don't necessarily know the whole story of *why* I care so much about the rise of the far right, about countering terrorism, and about building peaceful and thriving societies.
This video is a pretty good intro.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-C5...
Some of you don't necessarily know the whole story of *why* I care so much about the rise of the far right, about countering terrorism, and about building peaceful and thriving societies.
This video is a pretty good intro.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-C5...
How A Terrorist Attack Made Me A Peace Activist | DEEP
YouTube video by People Are Deep
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January 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Welcome new followers!
Some of you don't necessarily know the whole story of *why* I care so much about the rise of the far right, about countering terrorism, and about building peaceful and thriving societies.
This video is a pretty good intro.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-C5...
Some of you don't necessarily know the whole story of *why* I care so much about the rise of the far right, about countering terrorism, and about building peaceful and thriving societies.
This video is a pretty good intro.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-C5...