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Friday, October 10, 2025
IHIP News: Trump and FOX News Go Ballistic over Nobel Peace Prize Snub
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Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Iran became a pioneer in gender transition operations by forcing procedures on L.G.B.T.Q. Iranians. Desperate for cash, the Islamic republic is hoping to attract trans patients from around the world.
For 40 years Iran has performed more gender transition surgeries than many other nations, largely a result of pressuring gay and gender-nonconforming citizens to undergo unwanted operations or risk the death penalty.
Now, faced with an economy crippled by war and sanctions, the Islamic republic is promoting its expertise to a global audience, hoping to attract transgender foreigners with the promise of inexpensive surgeries packaged with luxury hotel stays and sightseeing tours.
Desperate for foreign investment, Iran’s theocratic government has set a goal of generating more than $7 billion from medical tourism annually, according to Iranian state news media, about seven times as much as it earned last year. That objective has resulted in the proliferation of medical tourism companies, marketing not just nose jobs and hair transplants, but vaginoplasties, mastectomies and penis constructions through glossy English-language websites.
“We handle everything from start to finish, providing the best medical services to ensure a stress-free experience,” said Farideh Najafi, the manager of two medical tourism companies, MabnaTrip and MedPalTrip. “This includes booking hotels, hospitals, transportation and more,” she said.
Iran is one of the few places in the Muslim world that allows transgender people to seek gender-affirming care, and even subsidizes it. For many foreigners traveling to Iran for transition surgery, and indeed for many transgender Iranians, these operations can feel lifesaving. But the country’s reputation as a pioneer in the field belies the abusive history of the operations and the grim reality for most L.G.B.T.Q. people there.
In Iran, gay men and lesbians can be punished by public flogging and the death penalty. As a result, the United Nations Human Rights Council found, many gay and lesbian Iranians who are not trans are “pressured into undergoing gender reassignment surgery without their free consent.” » | Pranav Baskar and Leily Nikounazar | Friday, October 10, 2025
For 40 years Iran has performed more gender transition surgeries than many other nations, largely a result of pressuring gay and gender-nonconforming citizens to undergo unwanted operations or risk the death penalty.
Now, faced with an economy crippled by war and sanctions, the Islamic republic is promoting its expertise to a global audience, hoping to attract transgender foreigners with the promise of inexpensive surgeries packaged with luxury hotel stays and sightseeing tours.
Desperate for foreign investment, Iran’s theocratic government has set a goal of generating more than $7 billion from medical tourism annually, according to Iranian state news media, about seven times as much as it earned last year. That objective has resulted in the proliferation of medical tourism companies, marketing not just nose jobs and hair transplants, but vaginoplasties, mastectomies and penis constructions through glossy English-language websites.
“We handle everything from start to finish, providing the best medical services to ensure a stress-free experience,” said Farideh Najafi, the manager of two medical tourism companies, MabnaTrip and MedPalTrip. “This includes booking hotels, hospitals, transportation and more,” she said.
Iran is one of the few places in the Muslim world that allows transgender people to seek gender-affirming care, and even subsidizes it. For many foreigners traveling to Iran for transition surgery, and indeed for many transgender Iranians, these operations can feel lifesaving. But the country’s reputation as a pioneer in the field belies the abusive history of the operations and the grim reality for most L.G.B.T.Q. people there.
In Iran, gay men and lesbians can be punished by public flogging and the death penalty. As a result, the United Nations Human Rights Council found, many gay and lesbian Iranians who are not trans are “pressured into undergoing gender reassignment surgery without their free consent.” » | Pranav Baskar and Leily Nikounazar | Friday, October 10, 2025
IHIP News: Trump's Decline Getting More Dangerous; MAGA's Craziest are Splitting from Him
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Kristi Noem and Trump Compare Non-violent 'Antifa' to ISIS and Hamas in New Crackdown on Opponents
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This woman is truly ignorant. Antifa is NOT “left-wing”. You can be right-wing and still be an Antifan. Doesn’t Kristi Noem realise that were Winston Churchill to be alive today, he would be considered an ‘Antifan’, too! In fact at that time, during World War II, he led the Antifans! This woman needs to open a few history books and learn something! — © Mark Alexander
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Sind wir Alkoholabhängig? | 42 - Die Antwort auf fast alles | ARTE
Oct 10, 2025 | Egal ob in Feiermomenten, als Angstlöser und als Milliardenindustrie - Alkohol ist allgegenwärtig. Doch die Grenze zwischen Genuss und Abhängigkeit ist schmal. Was macht Alkohol so unverzichtbar? Warum trinken wir, obwohl wir die Risiken kennen? Und könnte die Gesellschaft ohne Alkohol überhaupt stabil existieren? Einblicke in einen Stoff, der verbindet – und zerstören kann.
Ein Glas Wein zum Essen, ein kühles Bier nach der Arbeit – für viele gehört das einfach dazu. Doch „warum sind Menschen die einzige Spezies, die Dinge tun, die ihnen Spaß machen, von denen sie aber gleichzeitig wissen, dass sie sie umbringen könnten?“, fragt Professorin Sally Marlow, Medizinpsychologin am Londoner King’s College.
Dieser Teil der Dokumentationsreihe erforscht, was der Hintergrund für die starke Verankerung von Alkohol in unserer Gesellschaft ist. Tatsächlich gab es praktische Gründe: Alkohol „desinfiziert“ Wasser – somit „konnte man die Getränke bakterienfrei machen“, erklärt Gregor Fuhrmann, Professor für Pharmazeutische Biologie an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Alkohol wurde so schnell unverzichtbar.
Vor allem ist es aber die Wirkung des Alkohols, die es dem Menschen angetan hat: Wir werden angstfreier, fröhlicher, enthemmter. Studien zeigen, dass Menschen mit ein paar Schlucken Wodka intus besser miteinander ins Gespräch kamen und mehr miteinander lachten. Für den Philosophen Robert Pfaller von der Kunstuni Linz ist Alkohol außerdem „ein heiliges Element des Alltagslebens“: Durch Champagner und Co. markieren wir besondere Momente in unserem Leben.
Doch ist Alkohol heute noch zeitgemäß? Er kann Karrieren, Familien, ganze Existenzen ruinieren. Und: Alkohol macht süchtig. Gabriele Koller, Professorin und Fachärztin an der Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, meint sogar: „Je abhängiger Menschen sind, desto weniger nehmen sie wahr, dass sie so abhängig sind“. Steckt die Abhängigkeit also in jedem von uns?
Dokumentationsreihe (D 2025, 30 Min)
Video verfügbar bis zum 01/11/2028
La version française peut être trouvée ici.
Ein Glas Wein zum Essen, ein kühles Bier nach der Arbeit – für viele gehört das einfach dazu. Doch „warum sind Menschen die einzige Spezies, die Dinge tun, die ihnen Spaß machen, von denen sie aber gleichzeitig wissen, dass sie sie umbringen könnten?“, fragt Professorin Sally Marlow, Medizinpsychologin am Londoner King’s College.
Dieser Teil der Dokumentationsreihe erforscht, was der Hintergrund für die starke Verankerung von Alkohol in unserer Gesellschaft ist. Tatsächlich gab es praktische Gründe: Alkohol „desinfiziert“ Wasser – somit „konnte man die Getränke bakterienfrei machen“, erklärt Gregor Fuhrmann, Professor für Pharmazeutische Biologie an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Alkohol wurde so schnell unverzichtbar.
Vor allem ist es aber die Wirkung des Alkohols, die es dem Menschen angetan hat: Wir werden angstfreier, fröhlicher, enthemmter. Studien zeigen, dass Menschen mit ein paar Schlucken Wodka intus besser miteinander ins Gespräch kamen und mehr miteinander lachten. Für den Philosophen Robert Pfaller von der Kunstuni Linz ist Alkohol außerdem „ein heiliges Element des Alltagslebens“: Durch Champagner und Co. markieren wir besondere Momente in unserem Leben.
Doch ist Alkohol heute noch zeitgemäß? Er kann Karrieren, Familien, ganze Existenzen ruinieren. Und: Alkohol macht süchtig. Gabriele Koller, Professorin und Fachärztin an der Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, meint sogar: „Je abhängiger Menschen sind, desto weniger nehmen sie wahr, dass sie so abhängig sind“. Steckt die Abhängigkeit also in jedem von uns?
Dokumentationsreihe (D 2025, 30 Min)
Video verfügbar bis zum 01/11/2028
La version française peut être trouvée ici.
The Time to Impeach Trump Is NOW (w/ Ralph Nader)
If only the American authorities had had the balls to jail Trump when they had the chance to do so! Had they done so, Americans would have been spared all this agony and heartache. And so would we! — © Mark Alexander
Ina Garten's Tomato Tart Is Easier Than It Looks 🍅 | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network
Lord Heseltine Pressed on Reform "Equivalents to the Fascists in the 30s" Comments
Oct 9, 2025 | Victoria Derbyshire speaks to Tory grandee Lord Heseltine about comments he made at Conservative Party Conference where he described Reform UK "and other parties across Europe today as among the right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s."
A Reform UK spokesperson said: “92-year-old Lord Heseltine is out of touch and deeply offensive to millions of voters.”
A Tory grandee who speaks oodles of common sense. But then he would, wouldn’t he? He’s a Welshman! 😊 This gentleman should have become prime minister. Had it not been for Thatcher, he most probably would have become prime minster. Unfortunately, Thatcher loathed him. And I presume that the feeling was mutual. — © Mark Alexander
A Reform UK spokesperson said: “92-year-old Lord Heseltine is out of touch and deeply offensive to millions of voters.”
A Tory grandee who speaks oodles of common sense. But then he would, wouldn’t he? He’s a Welshman! 😊 This gentleman should have become prime minister. Had it not been for Thatcher, he most probably would have become prime minster. Unfortunately, Thatcher loathed him. And I presume that the feeling was mutual. — © Mark Alexander
Trump's Militarization of America Is the Most Dystopian Thing Ever Done in America
Trump Announces Gaza Ceasefire - with Phase 1 of a 20 Point Plan for Peace
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This 1954 Speech Could Have Been Written for 2025
Oct 9, 2025 | In 1954, journalist Edward R. Murrow delivered one of the most important broadcasts in American history, directly challenging Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare.
His words about fear, freedom, and responsibility resonate powerfully in 2025, as the United States faces new political turmoil, authoritarian rhetoric, and division.
This video features Murrow’s famous “See It Now” speech, combined with powerful visuals that connect the dangers of McCarthyism to today’s challenges. Murrow warned: “We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.” That message is just as urgent today as it was 70 years ago.
"Good night, and good luck."
All SANE people are ANTIFA now! — © Mark Alexander
His words about fear, freedom, and responsibility resonate powerfully in 2025, as the United States faces new political turmoil, authoritarian rhetoric, and division.
This video features Murrow’s famous “See It Now” speech, combined with powerful visuals that connect the dangers of McCarthyism to today’s challenges. Murrow warned: “We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.” That message is just as urgent today as it was 70 years ago.
"Good night, and good luck."
All SANE people are ANTIFA now! — © Mark Alexander
María Corina Machado, Prix Nobel de la paix 2025 : « Quiconque aujourd’hui soutient Maduro, soutient un cartel criminel »
LE FIGARO : ENTRETIEN - La chef de file de l’opposition vénézuélienne vit dans la clandestinité depuis les élections présidentielles de juillet 2024, dont son parti réclame la victoire.
Cette interview a été publiée dans nos colonnes le 19 septembre 2025, avant l’obtention du prix Nobel de la paix par María Corina Machado.
Au Venezuela, María Corina Machado est le visage de la résistance au président Nicolas Maduro. Elle fait appel au soutien de la communauté internationale pour faire tomber le régime dont elle dénonce les méthodes criminelles et soutient l’initiative du président américain, Donald Trump, qui a déclaré la guerre aux cartels de la drogue. Un appel visiblement entendu puisque María Corina Machado a reçu le prix Nobel de la paix ce vendredi 10 octobre. » | Par Guillaume de Dieuleveult | vendredi 10 octobre 2025
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Au Venezuela, María Corina Machado est le visage de la résistance au président Nicolas Maduro. Elle fait appel au soutien de la communauté internationale pour faire tomber le régime dont elle dénonce les méthodes criminelles et soutient l’initiative du président américain, Donald Trump, qui a déclaré la guerre aux cartels de la drogue. Un appel visiblement entendu puisque María Corina Machado a reçu le prix Nobel de la paix ce vendredi 10 octobre. » | Par Guillaume de Dieuleveult | vendredi 10 octobre 2025
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