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we must cultivate & maintain our capacity to be open-hearted & steady in this time, to hold multiple truths while being clear-eyed, even & especially while there are those who seed & benefit from chaos. it is true the Islamic Republic of Iran is a brutal regime, most recently inflicting immense horror with the killing an estimated 20-30,000 protesters. the death of the Ayatollah & multiple leaders, & possible fall of the regime would be a potential reprieve & new start for the Iranian people who are understandably & deservedly celebrating – even if only a byproduct of actions not necessarily motivated by altruism. we still don’t know the actual purpose of this unconstitutional & illegal (re: International Law) war initiated by Trump & Netanyahu. two leaders who, under immense scrutiny & lack of popularity have motivation to stay in power & distract. known US Intelligence doesn’t support the criteria of imminent threat necessary for preemptive war. if there is, it should be shown at the very least to Congress. this has yet to be done. the objectives have ranged from regime change while freeing the Iranian people to negotiating with those still in power – the ones who’ve been repressing the Iranian people. the Iranian people have been told to rise up & take over – but how while the regime is still in power with forces who can still inflict harm & death? the Islamic Revolutionary Guard have been told to lay down their weapons & they will receive amnesty – but to whom & by whom? other objectives stated have been to stop their capability of ballistic missiles that can reach the US (a capability estimated not for the present but for a decade from now), & destruction of their nuclear capabilities – capabilities we were told were obliterated when the US & Israel attacked Iran in June 2025. where do things go from here? Trump has yet to directly speak on camera live or in front of the Press to make his case to the US populace or Congress, having only put our recorded video statements & comments on Truth Social. meanwhile, much of our National Security apparatus focused on domestic security has been gutted – even as recent as the day before the first bombs dropped, FBI Director Kash Patel fired the FBI agents who were part of a special counter terrorism unit focused on Iran. a seemingly irresponsible move, as we expect possible retaliatory attacks domestically. there is, as we have begun seeing tonight, a very real possibility of the spreading into a full scale, widespread war across the Middle East countries. we’ve had 6 soldiers killed so far & Trump has said we should expect more military deaths. are we ready to lose our brave soldiers? of course, civilians often bear a heavy price in war & already the number of deaths is in the several hundreds, including children 7-12 years of age at an Iranian girls’ school. there are parents, right now, mourning their children. so, it is imperative that we ask hard questions & demand transparency & clarity from our elected officials, while being grateful the Ayatollah & some of the highest leaders of the brutal regime are no longer present, & the hope for potential freedom for Iranians may be within reach. while also not forgetting or abandoning our challenges at home – transparency & justice regarding the Epstein files, & our continuous work of speaking out & protecting our neighbors being targeted, harmed, & disappeared by ICE. may all be safe, may peace arise, may all be free from suffering, may wisdom arise in this moment & may love have the final word.
~j
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