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… “I think we can take so much of something before the human brain just like peters out and says, ‘I can’t keep up,’” Sanam Hafeez, a New York-based neuropsychologist, told Axios. The digital news site interviewed a handful of psychologists and mental health experts about the impact on Americans. Andrea Bonior, a Georgetown University professor and psychologist, told Axios she has seen an increase in patients, largely Democrats, citing burnout and despair in part due to the mounting uncertainty generated by Trump’s rapid-fire policies and the energy required to keep up. …

Editor's Note: Bush administration meetings with a charismatic leader from one of Iran's most fiercely independent regions suggest the White House is plotting its next regime change. Washington officials continue to look for a way to dislodge the clerical leadership of Iran's Islamic Republic. The latest ploy may be to inflame passions in the most politically active part of Iran -- Azerbaijan. According to the Washington Times, Pentagon officials have been meeting quietly with Mahmud Ali Chehregani, who heads the Southern Azerbaijan National Awakeness Movement (SANAM, also known by the acronym GAMOH). SANAM operates inside Iran, in the Iranian province...

<p>Administration officials have been meeting quietly with an Iranian opposition figure who is trying to unify internal resistance to Iran's ruling clerics and spur a regime change in his country.</p> <p>Defense officials acknowledged yesterday they have spoken to Mahmud Ali Chehregani, who heads the Southern Azerbaijan National Awakeness Movement (SANAM) operating inside Iran, but emphasized their meetings were not aimed at supporting or encouraging a change in Iran's government.</p>