Alex Plank

It seems the US is working on three separate plans: 1- Deal with the regime: As long as the Iranian regime would make a deal, this would be preferred by Trump. Trump has already prepared the public for this. He has repeatedly said that he has fulfilled his promise to the Iranian people[by killing Khamenei]. Even Lindsey Graham who has been a strong advocate for the military action said yesterday that the aim is not regime change. If the first plan doesn't work, the US and Israel are working on two parallel plans: 2- Ethnic forces: Using ethnic armed groups and MEK to defeat the Iranian regime on the ground. Kurdish, Baloch, and Arab ethnic groups have been armed and are ready to take over their regions in the west and south east of the country. MEK has armed units in Tehran and other cities. This plan won't be popular with ordinary Iranians in Tehran who are worried about separatist tendencies of these groups and have unfavorable views toward MEK. 3- Reza Pahlavi: Working with Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to bring people to street and seize power. Reza Pahlavi has a strong public support in Tehran and a number of major cities. Once the regime is weaken enough, he will try to mobilize people to take power in places like Tehran. His supporters lack organizations and arms. His chance will increase if the Iranian regular army would defect and support him. So far we haven't seen signs of any defection. Reza Pahlavi has had strong support from Israel and he has two well-funded TV stations to help him. The plan 2 and 3 are totally running in parallel and will clash eventually. The supporters of Reza Pahlavi and the supporters of the ethnic groups have a strong disdain for each other and armed conflict between the two is going to happen once the regime collapses. Despite the statements by the US government that we don't want nation building, what happens next in Iran is going to be the US responsibility.

it's not just tiktok. congress is trying to censor information on the entire internet. how? these three ways: 1) gutting section 230 2) age verificatoin 3) "child safety" internet regulation that is just censorship and surveillance. these will impact the ENTIRE internet

Staffers at the Washington Post’s local section have sent the letter below to owner Jeff Bezos. The request: “Don’t eliminate our jobs.”

After several celebrities said TikTok was limiting their videos about ICE, the platform responded, blaming the issue on an ongoing power outage at a U.S. data center. “Since yesterday we’ve been working to restore our services following a power outage at a U.S. data center