Iran

The “HOLIDAY PARTY EDITION” — Well, hello, my pop culture junkies AND HAPPY MONDAY. We are really getting into the weeds now…how many holiday parties have you checked off your list and how many more do you have to go to? I am guessing more than a few on either end. And YES, COVID AGAIN…

A revolutionary revolution is happening in Iran. — Blockchain and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin might be the first things that come to mind when you hear “Decentralization.” As you can guess, however, those are not the topics of this article. Here we want to talk about an interesting phenomenon that grassroots movements across a nation adopted during their recent…

Iran today brutally executed Majid Reza Rahnavard, for the “crime” of protesting against the regime’s violent and misogynistic treatment of women in recent weeks as protests grow over the death of Mahsa Amini in September. Of course, they manufactured the narrative that he was a criminal who attacked security forces, but the reality is that the only real crimes here are by the brutal and desperate theist regime against it’s own citizens.

Iran has been gripped by nearly three months of protests — which officials describe as “riots” — since the death of Amini after her arrest for an alleged breach of the country’s dress code for women. “In hearings on cases of rioters in Tehran province, 160 people were sentenced to between five and 10 years in prison, 80 people to two to five years and 160 people of up to two years,” Tehran’s judiciary chief Ali Alghasi-Mehr said.

It is December 2030, the seventh anniversary of the Revolution. It is early afternoon. I have had a hectic few days traveling throughout Iran with my 12-year-old son, Abaan. It is almost hard to recognize the place. There is incredible energy everywhere; you can see and feel it. There is…

The “Holiday Party” Edition — December 12, 2022 Hello my darling subscriber!! WHAT A WEEK. From Brittney Griner’s release to the brutal executions in Iran. And social’s response to both. We also DO have fun things to discuss like The White Lotus (NO spoilers) and Katie Holmes and Harry & Meghan, of course. Please find this week’s PCM HERE. Please share. Please give me feedback. And have an amazing week.