#Florida resisters are bravely documenting DeathSantis' illegal construction of "Alligator Alcatraz." They see a private pest control company being contracted to spray for mosquitoes regardless of ecological damage and the totally unnecessary nature of the project.

"Nobody voted for the destruction of the Everglades."

#ICE #immigration #protests

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLaUfGeAV6i/

An Iranian man left this comment on my YouTube channel. It's the single best explanation I've ever heard on the future of #Iran 👇

As an Iranian, I can tell you the situation is no longer just political—it's existential. We are trapped between two collapsing structures: one internal, one external. On one hand, we face a deeply dysfunctional government, led by the Supreme Leader and the Islamic Republic’s unelected institutions.

Decades of economic mismanagement, suppression of dissent, and brutal ideological control have alienated multiple generations. No one believes in reform anymore—because every attempt has either been co-opted or crushed.

But here's the paradox: We are also terrified of regime collapse—because we've watched the aftermath of Western intervention in countries like Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan.

Each was promised freedom; each descended into chaos, civil war, or foreign occupation. So no, we don't trust the U.S. or Israel. Not because we support our regime—but because we know how imperial powers treat ‘liberated’ nations in the Middle East.

Freedom, in their language, often means vacuum, fire, and permanent instability. Right now, many Iranians live with three truths at once: The Islamic Republic is morally and politically bankrupt. The alternatives offered by foreign actors are not liberation—they’re collapse. A bad government is survivable. No government is not. We are not silent because we agree.

We are cautious because we’ve learned—too well—what happens when superpowers decide to "help." In a sentence: Iran is a nation held hostage by its own regime, but haunted by the fate of its neighbors. We are stuck in a house we hate, surrounded by fires we fear more.

https://x.com/thecyrusjanssen/status/1936939653879439617

I only flew once in my life to Dublin and back and that's all within Europe so minimal checks

If I where to travel to a country where they would take my phone and demand my password I think I'm refusing

"Give your password if you don't have anything to hide" is just plain bullshit

Everyone has stuff to hide, even if it's a password or private note

We should not accept this authoritarian bullshit

Norwegian tourist arriving at New York airport was detained, interrogated, had his phone searched, and was denied entry and sent back to Oslo, because he had a picture on his phone making fun of JD Vance.

Do NOT visit the US under the Trump regime.

https://youtu.be/8eEz_oVNhak