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Iran’s leadership cut the internet to choke off coordination, information, and momentum. But the crowds kept coming — and in some places, they grew. In this video, I break down how protest movements function when a regime pulls the plug: what replaces social media, how networks adapt, what “going dark” actually changes (and what it doesn’t), and the signs that tell you whether the regime is regaining control or losing it. Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. #Iran #IranProtests #InternetBlackout #Revolution #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #HumanRights #RegimeChange #Gerdes ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: ***** 🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address) https://a.co/iodWsUK Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/ ***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE *** 🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow. 🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine. 🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected] #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
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Iran’s protests have reached Day 12, and the longer a movement survives sustained pressure, the more it reveals something deeper: not just anger in the streets, but stress inside the system itself. In this update, we’ll look at what the persistence of the protests suggests about the regime’s ability to contain unrest, what markers to watch next, and why this kind of instability has ripple effects far beyond Iran’s borders. We’ll also connect the dots to the wider global picture — why multiple flashpoints can be symptoms of the same underlying shift: strained institutions, hardening geopolitical lines, and a world where old assumptions are getting tested in real time. Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. #Iran #IranProtests #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #WorldNews #BreakingNews #Regime #Protests #GlobalSecurity #Ukraine #Russia #Trump #Greenland #Gerdes
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Trump confirmed that Putin lied—yet he didn’t treat it like a betrayal. Instead, he reframed it: suggesting Putin didn’t lie to Trump, and offering cover rather than confrontation. In this video, I break down the language, the implication behind the “excuse” framing, and what this signals about leverage, alignment, and the next phase of messaging around Ukraine and Russia. Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. FUNDRAISER: https://donorbox.org/project-tetyana
Ukraine had a great night last night, and Russia did almost nothing. Ukraine hit oil depots and ammunition dumps in multiple places. FUNDRAISER: https://donorbox.org/project-tetyana
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