A word with western leftists, from an Iranian

I'm sure you've already heard the news. Tens of thousands massacred by the Islamic Republic just because we demanded our most basic rights, freedoms, food for our families and a stable future. Things we were denied for almost half a century by the Islamic Republic.
And yet, the reaction I've seen online from some leftists has been extremely disheartening.

Some of you consider Iran, or the axis-of-resistance, to be the sole force against Israel. For some of you whose entire ideology is just anti-Americanism, it has become the only thing you care about. Unfortunately, I'm here to burst your bubble.

We cannot be a force against western imperialism or Israel. We're struggling far too much against our own dictators to even consider war with the entire west. Even as a militarized state we're simply incapable of such a thing without bringing down the whole nation into even more of a ruin.

The middle east is a place of doom. We're fucked no matter what happens. I just need you to listen and fucking think. The world isn't all black and white. Just because a state resists the west doesn't make them inherently good. Just because Trump wants to strike Iran doesn't mean the Islamic Republic are a force of good who need to be defended. Two things can be bad at the same time.

Fight your own goddamn battles if you want a better world and stop bootlicking a murderous dictatorship on the other side of the world.
You have ICE, you have an entire capitalist oligarchy burning down the planet, you have a fascist government posting reddit memes and funding a genocide.
You live at the core of what you consider the world's greatest enemy. This, is your battle. You as citizens of the west are the only ones who can, and must, actively organize against western imperialism including Israel. Only you can really demand that they put an end to their crimes and genocides. We cannot sacrifice the lives of 90 million people and sideline this tragedy for some presumed greater-good in the eyes of western activists.

We need international support now more than ever. The world remains silent, and what some of you are doing isn't helping. You need to stop legitimizing a terrorist state murdering its own people.

If you truly want to help, you need to demand your governments that they designate the IRGC as a terrorist entity, to sever all ties with the Islamic Republic and refuse to recognize them as a legitimate state. It's the least they can do.
This is a tragedy unlike any other. Some estimates reach over 18,000 killed, all in the last couple weeks. Don't let them get away with it. Advocate and be a voice for Iranians.

CEO of TikTok's U.S. joint venture, Adam Presser:

We made a change to designate the use of the term Zionist as a proxy for a protected attribute as hate speech.

Over the course of 2024, we tripled the amount of accounts that we were banning for hateful activity.

We also have, I think over two dozen Jewish organizations that are constantly feeding us intelligence and information when they spot violative trends.

There is no finish line.

Friendly reminder that if you're still on Tiktok, don't be.

Why did Americans stop tarring and feathering government agents? Someone's gotta do that to an ICE agent

Use the same tactic if you see uncrushed ice forming in your neighborhood

https://www.tumblr.com/eddieisanidiot/806553665826619392/this-was-how-we-were-alerted-to-ice-attempting-to
https://www.rawstory.com/minnesota-ice-car-alarms/

Remember, WE HAVE NOT WON YET!

ICE is still kidnapping and terrorizing people in the Twin Cities and all around the country!

Trump has built ICE to be the shock troops with which to establish autocracy, but thanks to popular resistance, he is losing control of the narrative. Yet Democrats are already scheming to squander the advantage that Renee Good and Alex Pretti paid for with their lives. What ordinary people gain in the streets, politicians will sell away behind closed doors for their own personal gain.

No one is coming to save us! We have to win this for ourselves through grassroots direct action!

All out to the Twin Cities!

Keep fighting! 🏴

https://crimethinc.com/responserevolution

Cool thing for fellow Virginians: An otherwise conservative county (Hanover) rejected the building of an ICE facility after large-scale protests.

It's worth mentioning that this technically doesn't mean it *can't* be built b/c the federal government can more or less override local objections, but it does introduce obstacles, and is a great show of solidarity.

Porn and erotica are important and societally valuable forms of speech, and the defense of them, in the face of state and church attempts at repression, is a necessary political act.