Joe Hogan

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Alireza Jafari, an 11-year-old boy, has been identified as a child soldier killed while serving at an IRGC checkpoint in Tehran. According to Hengaw, a Norway-based human rights organization, he is the first reported Iranian child soldier to be killed since the escalation of the war in the Middle East. He was initially reported as a civilian casualty, but the “Teachers’ Basij” organization later confirmed that he died “while on duty.” According to his mother, he was at the checkpoint with his father due to a shortage of personnel. Earlier, Al Arabiya reported that the Islamic regime in Iran had lowered the conscription age and resumed recruiting minors into the armed forces. Teenagers have reportedly been assigned to checkpoints and patrol duties in Tehran. The use of child soldiers is not new for the Islamic regime. Similar practices were used during the Iran-Iraq War, when children aged 9–12 were sent en masse to clear minefields, with the full approval of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Schools were heavily used for propaganda, where dying for the Islamic revolution was glorified. Many children went to the front voluntarily under its influence. Children were given so-called “golden keys” to wear around their necks. Propaganda claimed these keys would open the gates of heaven if they died as martyrs. They were sent ahead, detonating mines to clear the way for trained units. Some were even tied together with ropes to prevent them from fleeing. Estimates suggest that around 95,000–100,000 Iranian child soldiers were killed during the Iran-Iraq War.

Philadelphia, PA - at today's “No Kings” protest, a journalist captured participants screaming "Death to America, Death to the Zionist Entity (Israel), Long Live the Intifada." According to their website - “No Kings” upholds a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. The No Kings protests are orchestrated by the 50501 Movement; the three funders of the 50501 Movement are: - Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss' Foundation ($293.6 million) - George Soros’ Open Society Foundation ($194.2 million) - Arabella ($47 million) So much for “grassroots” fighting against Kings.

the part they left out: these dogs were stolen for the dog meat trade in Jilin, China. Jilin province has 50+ slaughterhouses. they escaped from a moving truck, formed a defensive formation around an injured german shepherd, and a corgi navigated them 17km home over 2 days. they were all neighborhood dogs who played together every day. they all made it back. China still has no national ban on dog meat, but Shenzhen banned it in 2020.

It’s only March and we might already have our photo of the year.