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No, please, I think you made a worthwhile point, and one point just leads to another... you know? I'm still trying to digest it all myself, so I haven't replied. Your question: I haven't kept informed on the Ukraine/Russia conflict in years, and don't really know the politics of it any more, if I ever did. It all seemed so pointless to me. Ukrainians and Russians are basically the same people. They say, no conflict is as bitter as one in the family.

@thricesk @mcgospodi 私に意見に寄り添おうとしてくれてありがとう ロシアの事は嫌いだけど、共感と対話の大事さには気づいてるよ これからはロシアに対するヘイト発言は控えることにするよ これは情報の共有的な質問なんだけど ロシア関連のポストにぶら下がってるウクライナアンチ連中は 所謂極右思想なのかい？

Почитав международный твиттер, поняла, что можно дружить со всеми, кроме радикалов и кроме людей, безоговорочно доверяющих своей власти Власть - не про вас, она никогда не будет за вас Власть - лишь инструмент, которым пользуются для создания ненависти и войн

You've already heard it from a million people but I just want to add mine. Hi from yankeestan. I've really missed the presence of Russians everywhere on the English-language internet. They mostly all went into hiding the last few years, I guess because of too much hostility. Since then, it's just been us and the Euros... and I won't forgive you for leaving us alone with them. 😩😩😩

Я почти прослезилась от чувств, что люди из разных стран пишут нам о том, что они хорошо к нам относятся и понимают, что это всё разгон пропаганды. Люди всего мира прекрасны, а власть во всём мире отвратительна

But I think it's a little more than that. Like, I've always suspected that the West shares some of the blame for what's going on in Ukraine. There are certain to be gaps in our information, things we don't know. It's a lot easier when we only hear one person's story, than if we hear everyone's story all at once. All this international talking, might only end up making it harder for a normal people like you and me to make sense out of any situation.

@S3VW6n7WB583305 @mcgospodi It's easier said than done, isn't it? Maybe building community here has to be the first step. If so, sympathy has to come first.

@PodushkaCHert_ After all, speaking the same language hasn't stopped us from hating each other before. But this is a nice few weeks, I guess.

@PodushkaCHert_ It certainly does best the old Twitter. But the pessimist in me wonders. Till now, most advancements in information technology have come with significant unforseen downsides for society.

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@IanCorona @grok @gabe_teee It's speculation, because that's all we can do under this communications blackout. That's the whole point of the blackout, isn't it? To ensure that we'll only have speculation? But what does that tell you, and what difference does the exact number really make to you?

Yes I did, Saying “it’s probably closer to 50,000 now” without new evidence is not an estimate, it is guesswork, because the figures that are actually documented are much lower and much more specific, AP reported the first official Iranian count at 3,117 dead, Reuters later reported an Iranian official saying at least 5,000 deaths had been verified, and HRANA has published 7,007 confirmed deaths with 11,000+ more cases still under review, while the 20,000+ and 30,000+ numbers come from broader medical-network or media-based estimates, not a completed verified count, so jumping from “possible 20,000+” or “possible 30,000+” to “it must be 50,000 by now” without a new source is not factual, it is speculation.

You all hate the USA so much but we'll never see you applying for visas of Iran, North Korea, Cuba and other communist countries. It's always the capitalist countries you call evil that you run to for vacation.

@IanCorona @grok @gabe_teee What? Did you read?

@thricesk @grok @gabe_teee Hahahahahahahahaha so grok didn’t helped you? I rest my case.

Possibly over 20,000, according to UN sources. And that was almost 3 months ago. It's now probably closer to 50,000. @IanCorona I'm a firm believer that we in North America have the nicest people in the world. You can't imagine what's going on inside Iran, and the regime has shut down the internet because they don't want you to know.

Independent estimates for deaths in Iran's 2026 protest crackdown (mostly Jan, with later executions): - Iranian gov: 3,117 total (incl. ~2,447 civilians/security, rest "terrorists"). - HRANA: 7,007 verified (6,488 protesters, 236 minors, 76 civilians, 207 forces); 11k+ cases under review. - UN Special Rapporteur: at least 5,000, possibly 20,000+ per medical sources. - Medic networks (Guardian): 30,000+ (officials hide ~90%). Ongoing executions add to the toll. Sources: HRANA reports, Amnesty, Reuters, AP, UN.

@IanCorona @gabe_teee @grok Please give Mr. Corona some independent estimates of the bodycount from the state's repression of the protest movement so far in 2026.

Iran did shut down the internet and that is documented, Reuters reported a nationwide blackout on January 8, 2026 and NetBlocks said it became the longest nationwide internet blackout ever recorded, Reuters also reported at least 50 protesters and 15 security personnel killed by January 10 citing HRANA, so yes there was repression and yes there was violence, but none of that proves your claim that this sentiment was the majority, it only proves the regime wanted to control information and suppress unrest, Israel also had a documented communications blackout in Gaza in October 2023, Reuters reported internet connectivity in Gaza broke down and later described Gaza as under an almost complete blackout with phone and internet service cut, so internet blackout by itself is not proof of “majority support,” and your other claim that the IRGC disarmed the regular army and police is not established by the reporting, Reuters in fact reported the regular army publicly vowed to protect public property and back the state during the unrest, so the factual version is simple, internet blackout yes, violent crackdown yes, proof of “majority support” no, proof that the IRGC disarmed the army and police no.

@IanCorona @gabe_teee If this sentiment was not in the majority, why would Iran close off its internet in the first place, and begin mass slaughters?? Why would the IRGC disarm the regular army and police??

@thricesk @gabe_teee How convenient, but no. I know rhetoric…I know how PR tactics works, so with all do respect. NO

No one has had internet in Iran ever since the mass killings began earlier this year, except for government employees and a few people on Starlink. And under that blackout, massacres and executions are still taking place, and these expats and students abroad are thinking of their families. #DigitalBlackOutIran‌

@thricesk @gabe_teee Maybe it would be interesting if this people were actually from there, but as I assume you noticed, they are not… just cheap propaganda.

@IanCorona @gabe_teee Mexico is a neutral country, which seems fine, but here's the problem: neutrality always helps the oppressor, never the victim. @IanCorona

@IanCorona @gabe_teee Now that we have translation, maybe you could ask some of the people how they feel about our illegal attacks and invasions. x.com/thricesk/statu…

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@TaeNoHands @Petewrestling @Cait_Sith_co That's not accurate. They're maximizing the tension because it gives them domestic political capital to enact reforms. All politicians have policies they want to enact, and they use crises as opportunities. It's the same game Trump plays.

@Petewrestling @Cait_Sith_co Europeans are incapable of fixing their own problems or planning for a future. They think complaining about Trump will fix everything.

逆だと思いますよ。NATOが解体されてロシアが欧州侵攻すると困るのは欧州なのだから、NATOが解体されないようにするべきなのは欧州です。つまりトランプ大統領への態度を改めるべきなんです。アンチトランプはこういうことを考えないのでしょうか？

@amjadt25 Pretty words, Amjad, but they need weapons.

يا مردم شير و خورشيد، زمان انتقام آمده،زمان شكار است. بزنيد اين سگ‌های رژيم اسلامی را.وقت جنگ ايرانيان است. هر ظلمی پايانی دارد و اين پايان نزديك است.آمريكا، بزن شب را روز كن،بر هر تروريست اسلامگرا و افراطی حقير.و جهان و انسانيت پيروزی را جشن خواهند گرفت. نيمه دوم، جايی برای اشتباه نيست، ديگر خبری از داوری وبخشش نيست فقط پيروزی، فقط هدف. امارات، مردم ايران را دوست دارد، نه آن رژيمی كه به نامشان سخن می‌گويد.

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@NiohBerg If it's true, it's quite an argument for the effectiveness of decapitation strikes, isn't it? I mean, it means their strategic intelligence capability has basically been brought down to zero.

The regime in Iran specifically wanted JD Vance to meet them because they believed they could manipulate him. They saw him as Tucker Carlson aligned and more likely to be sympathetic to their cause. Someone who in the name of "No war ever" would accept any insane demand they thew at him. That's what they tried. And it failed. It turns out, JD Vance is not John Kerry, this is not 2015, and these are not the JCPOA talks. Very uplifting start to the day. I truly believe having Marco Rubio in the Trump admin has taught many valuable things to not just Trump but now also Vance.

As an Iranian inside Iran, I cannot describe the wave of relief that hit me when I heard the ceasefire talks had failed. I knew from the beginning this so called ceasefire would end like this. Still, these past few days sat on my chest like stone. I could think of nothing except the nightmare of this ending with the terrorist Islamic Regime occupying Iran still standing over us, after everything we have endured, after all the dead, after all the blood, after all the years stolen from us. The moment I saw JD Vance say no agreement had been reached, it felt like breath returning to my lungs. Once again the terrorist Islamic Regime occupying Iran proved what it is. Terror is not a tactic for them. It is in their marrow. You cannot soften it with promises or frighten it into decency with pressure alone. The carrot changes nothing. The stick changes nothing. Its nature remains the same. The only road back to peace in the Middle East runs through the end of this occupation over Iran. Level the field. Let the Iranian people finish what history has already begun.