i'll get the big picture from robin wright of "the new yorker," who calls this the world's first women-led counterrevolution. >>> but first, here's my take. in late 1992, i started my first full-time job as managing editor of foreign affairs. i remember sorting through manuscript after manuscript, arguing that japan was going to take over the world. that claim was not unusual at the time. a big best seller of the year was the novel "rising sun." a call to arms for economic war with tokyo. in 1991, the book "the coming war with japan" predicted inevitable and major military conflict. during the 1992 presidential primaries, one of the busiest campaign slogans came from democratic senator paul sanders. the cold war is over, he would say. japan won. what is striking about these words is that they all came well after the crash of the japanese stock market, which fell from its peak in december 1989. we now mark 1990 as the year that japan's giddy growth era ended. but at the time, people assumed this was just a temporary interruption. they saw the data, but then returned to their old thinking. c

as robin wright put it in the new yorker, this may well be the first time in history that women have attempted counter-revolution. but while this ground up a response from women has been loud and in-unifying inside iran, the response from most international leaders has been shockingly quiet. the u.s. and canada have sanctioned iranian officials. president biden has said he remains, quote, gravely concerned about the iranian regime's crackdown on protesters. the european union has let yet to levy sanctions against iran, and is not can -- on october 17th. the disconnect between the iranian people and world leaders is remarkable, even more when you consider the rarity of what we are seeing unfold in iran. just this, week the norway-based group iranian human rights reported at least 185 people, including at least 19 children, have been killed so far in these protests. how many more men, how many more women, how many more children, will have to put their lives on the line for world leaders to condemn and take serious actions against the iranian government? joining me now is -- the author

enough about lisa icing i saw robin wright's name on the agreement.so if she was involved in drafting and negotiating that is good as well. nice to see her back. everyone involved in the transit shelter agreement i'm supportive. and then on item 12 i don't have to comment later and get red for the holiday again i support the sgr effort this is the best work in mta thanks to jim and the rest of staff on that. jonathan for lead thanksgiving effort as well. and that's it. very supportive of both items 11 and 12. thank you, and more fun at the next meeting. have a safe [inaudible] thanks. >> thank you. mr. pilpel. >> are there additional callers on the line? we have one additional caller. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, directors. can you hear me >> yes, we can. >> okay. i'm romero agenda i'm a local 853 teamster with clear channel since 20 men and my job title a shell are maintenance worktory keep up the bus shelters which is essential especially in rebuilding the trust of the public and use of public transportation. the streets of san franci