Posted on 01/11/2026 12:43:50 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Sarah felt she had little left to lose. A 50-year-old entrepreneur in Tehran, she watched as prices soared higher while her freedoms shrank each year.
So, when protesters started gathering in the high-end Andarzgoo neighbourhood of Tehran on Saturday night, she was quick to join them. In a video sent to the Guardian via her cousin who lives abroad, people walk through the street, joyous, despite a halo of teargas hanging over their heads.
The crowd was mixed, with families, elderly people and men walking side by side. The mood was calm, until security forces approached, raised their assault rifles and began to shoot at the unarmed protesters at close range.
The next video she sent was hurried. “Shameless!” she repeated again and again as she drove away, the crackle of gunshots audible as people hurry past.
On Thursday, Iran went dark. Authorities shut down the internet and the ability to call abroad, cutting the country off from the rest of the world. The government’s rhetoric, initially conciliatory, quickly changed. Gone were the offers of dialogue, replaced by threats of death sentences for protesters, who the government accused of being backed by Israel and the US.
What happened next was documented in grainy videos and panicked messages ferried out of the country by activists who managed to grab a momentary Starlink connection before GPS scrambling shut their line down.
Crowds of thousands have marched across the country each night, chanting “death to the dictator”, a reference to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and for the return of the Pahlavi dynasty, which ruled Iran before the 1979 revolution.
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The protests appear to be “mostly peaceful”.
Time to takeout the IRG and the mullahs.
The Ayatollah deserves death for the blood and carnage he’s inflicted.
The old COWARD has probably run for the hills and isn’t even in Iran anymore.
The Iranian people need to have a coordinated swarm of a few security forces and take their guns. Then use those guns to get more guns and ammo from other security forces.
The ball is in Trump’s court.
That’s a bingo!!
I hope Trump follows thru.
However, in the end it is up to Iranian citizen boots on the ground to swell and overcome their oppressors.
Time for Israel to get in the game to protect the populace from the immoral killing by the Theocracy and their IRGC thugs.
It’s up to the Army, they will decide this.
I fully supported our strike on Iranian nuclear facilities last year.
Build on this momentum if further kinetic actions are necessary.
These brave protesters deserve our full support to break this brutal regime. pic.twitter.com/Ge4gGogeqP— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) January 11, 2026
What happened next was documented in grainy videos and panicked messages ferried out of the country by activists who managed to grab a momentary Starlink connection before GPS scrambling shut their line down.
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What happened next was not documented by anything whatsoever and all stories are safely ignored.
(GPS has nothing to do with Starlink)
He’s the only real democrat left in congress.
The rest have gone to the devil.
We should be air dropping guns and ammo into Iran.
This is bullshit, Trump said he had their back, better get there and di what you said.
GPS Scrambling and Starlink
Understanding GPS Scrambling
GPS scrambling refers to the intentional interference or jamming of GPS signals, which can disrupt the ability of devices to accurately determine their location. This can be a significant issue in areas where GPS is critical for navigation and communication.
Starlink’s GPS Functionality
Starlink terminals rely on GPS for positioning and timing to communicate effectively with satellites. The GPS receiver in Starlink devices is essential for determining the satellite’s position and ensuring a stable connection. However, this system can be vulnerable to jamming, especially in conflict zones.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=gps+scrambling+starlink&ia=web&assist=true
Looks like you have plenty of snot left over from your pro-vaccine know-it-all days, Owen.
I agree. And instructions on how to lash kitchen knives to long tree branches or poles to have effective spears. Do we have any inventory of Liberator pistols from WWII?
Yeah... do something now...
Including delivery of... weapons to the civilians...
Perhaps our finest hour as a nation was the liberation of France.
The ball is in Trump’s court.”
That is a real exaggeration. There is not all that much Trump can do. The problem is who has the guns, it is not the people. Damn tough to overthrow a government with sticks and protest signs.
Well Trump sure seemed to say there was something he would do about it.
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