Stuck in ‘Limbo,’ Iranians Take Stock After Six Brutal Weeks

With a tenuous cease-fire in place, Iranians are left picking up the pieces of their lives. Some fear the government will crack down on its domestic critics.

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Lost Friendships, Broken Relationships: How the War in Iran Is Dividing the Diaspora

“I want the Islamic republic to disappear immediately, but I don’t believe this is the way” - nicely nuanced article by @yjtorbati.bsky.social and @sanammahoozi.bsky.social on how the war is splitting the Iranian diaspora

Opinion | When ICE came for a U.S. citizen and Army veteran George Retes is suing the federal government for unconstitutional detention.

"How many appalling incidents are occurring during today’s tsunami of sometimes lawless 'law enforcement'?" George F. Will writes.
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"Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has become more than a military force. In the latest episode of The Iran Reckoning, Afshon (@osto.bsky.social) and Yeganeh Torbati (@yjtorbati.bsky.social) unpack their growing role in the economy.

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Inside the Silicon Valley push to breed super-babies Investors say genetic prediction services for embryos, used by Elon Musk and others, are a trust fund for future children. Many scientists are skeptical.

Genetically optimizing my Gattaca-style designer superbaby in a way that's definitely not eugenics www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... @yjtorbati.bsky.social

The young Iranian poet who lost her life in an Israeli strike Parnia Abbasi, 23, was described by friends as funny and full of life. She and her family were among the first people killed in Israel’s attack on Iran.

She dreamed of seeing Coldplay live. She loved trying new foods and was learning Italian. She wrote poetry. She was so proud of summiting Iran’s highest peak that she mentioned it to everyone she met. She was 23 when she was killed with her family @yjtorbati.bsky.social has more

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I was lucky to work with you!

Who’s working for Elon Musk’s DOGE? Here’s who is working with Elon Musk at the U.S. DOGE Service — also known as the Department of Government Efficiency — to makes changes across the federal government.

Elon Musk this week, of his DOGE allies: “We are moving fast, so we will make mistakes."

But who is “we”?

My colleagues and I gathered information on more than 30 people working with DOGE or aligned with its blitz across the federal government

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