Iran loosens up on social restrictions while cracking down on dissent. It’s executed more people since the start of November than in all of 2021, and more this year than any year in nearly four decades. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-eases-social-rules-amid-crisesbut-crushes-dissent-5111df3c #iran #autocracy #dictators

An excellent editorial in the Philly Inquirer, reminding us all that Trump is unfit for office (which the Inquirer’s editorial board warned throughout 2024) and is upending the entire American experiment. @npub1jk5w...9uth

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Trump's failing 2025 performance reminded voters he's unfit for office | Editorial

In less than a year in the White House, Donald Trump has used the power of the presidency to demolish institutions and run roughshod over the rule ...

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The book “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” by Omar El Akkad is on a lot of best-of lists for a reason. It’s magnificent and thought-provoking. #books #bookstodon