*The situation in Iran, brought to you from the front lines. On X, and almost nowhere else.

Did you know about the revolution taking place in Iran right now? You didn’t? Why might that be? You say there’s nothing on the news about it? Maybe it didn’t fit the approved legacy media narrative. I guess I’ll have to show you. On-the-ground reporting from Iran and its neighbors in the Middle East. https://twitter.com/gghamari/status/2007218514210500719?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ

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China turning into a Potemkin Country?

I came across this story in the Epoch Times about a mostly-unknown crisis in Communist China. Their population is rapidly aging, and since the huge re-estate collapse their "social insurance" program is in big trouble. Due to the disastrous one-child policy, which led to female infanticide as well as a shrinking overall population, there is …

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Another Dispatch from Seattle

Here's what's going on in Seattle this week. First, the story of the CID Stabber. CID is the abbreviation for Chinatown-International District of Central Seattle, which has Asian restaurants, grocery stores, and housing for Asian seniors. The last few years since 2020 have brought all sorts of different people and activities to the normally quiet …

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