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So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.
That's $1 billion per day.
$41,666,667 per hour.
$11,574 per second.
Thousands of lives lost.
People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
What's the real reason for this war in Iran? Trump and Netanyahu are using the same authoritarian playbook. A big part of that playbook is using war to blot out your failures and any criticism you are facing at home.
Some thoughts...
The "speech" last night by the orange dude had so many lies but one hit personally, the price of prescription drugs! Checking the gimmicky website for the "reduced" priced drugs you will see this! So, the most vulnerable citizens on Medicare and Medicaid will still pay higher prices!
#Iran
Amazon dropped $75M on the Melania doc — with a big chunk going into the Trumps' pockets.
Since then, Amazon Web Services got a $580M Pentagon contract.
And this week, Pete Hegseth visited Blue Origin facilities as the DoD overhauls how it hands out defense contracts.
Always follow the money.
The brilliant Mana Neyestani!
The spread of violence starts here.
Trump boosted Pentagon budgets and pushed NATO allies to spend more — and buy American weapons. That cycle fuels global arms sales, locks countries into U.S. war supply chains, and strengthens the military-industrial complex.
Charlie Hebdo
Hypocrites!
#Iran
The Trump regime started the week by telling lies about Alex Pretti's murder.
Now, Trump has pivoted back to telling lies about the economy in order to change the subject.
But on both fronts, Trump's year back in office has been filled with broken promises. Watch. youtu.be/AcefFTXUcxU?...
Pretti Good!
The brilliant Mana Neyestani #Iran
I wrote about Iran's protests for @theatlantic.com: how AI manipulation and the suspicion of it is being weaponised to dismiss real footage of protests.
This piece draws on work from my stellar team at WITNESS and years of studying information controls in Iran and beyond.
The Islamic Rethuglit of Iran and its favorite number: 3,117
2020: 3,117 new COVID cases
2020: 3,117 alcohol poisoning victims
2026: 3,117 killed — labeled “martyrs”
Coincidence, or a pattern?
We’re missing the forest for the trees.
When a legally armed nurse can be labeled a “domestic terrorist,” anyone can.
Emergencies become tools. Power expands. Democracy erodes quietly.
Wake up. Pay attention. Be a witness.
#Iran
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
Berlin
