A magnitude 4.1 earthquake in southern Iran has reignited online speculation that Tehran may be conducting underground nuclear weapons tests, with some commentators drawing a direct line between the tremor and a potential strike capability aimed at the United States. The seismic event, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey, occurred in a tectonically active zone where earthquakes of this size are routine. But the collision of a real tremor with Iran’s ongoing refusal to grant international inspectors access to its nuclear facilities has created fertile ground for fear and misinformation, raising the question of whether natural geology is being weaponized as a geopolitical talking point.
Federal taxes are due on April 15, but a growing number of Americans are refusing to pay as an act of resistance against President Donald Trump’s administration. Attorney Rachel Cohen is one of them. Cohen is an organizer who has been pepper-sprayed and tear-gassed for protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s violent deportations. This year, she decided she needed to withhold payment of her federal tax dollars as another form of protest.
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