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  • ‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks down

    01/11/2026 12:43:50 PM PST · by MinorityRepublican
    The Guardian ^ | Sun 11 Jan 2026 | Deepa Parent and William Christou
    Sarah felt she had little left to lose. A 50-year-old entrepreneur in Tehran, she watched as prices soared higher while her freedoms shrank each year. So, when protesters started gathering in the high-end Andarzgoo neighbourhood of Tehran on Saturday night, she was quick to join them. In a video sent to the Guardian via her cousin who lives abroad, people walk through the street, joyous, despite a halo of teargas hanging over their heads. The crowd was mixed, with families, elderly people and men walking side by side. The mood was calm, until security forces approached, raised their assault rifles...
  • Those seeking new Irish government should seek help from MAGA movement, Eddie Hobbs tells conference

    01/11/2026 11:58:02 AM PST · by Olog-hai · 2 replies
    irish Times ^ | Sat Jan 10 2026 - 19:03 | Pat Leahy, Conor Gallagher
    Those who want to see a new government in Ireland to cut immigration and break ties with globalist elites need to “reach across the Atlantic” and seek help from the Irish diaspora in the US MAGA movement, Eddie Hobbs told a conference on Saturday. The audience for the weekend-long IRL Forum in Ashbourne, County Meath, who had paid €90 each for a two-day pass or €50 a day, numbered 300 to 400 on Saturday morning and included US ambassador to Ireland, Edward Walsh. Participants in the sessions, which were all moderated by Mr. Hobbs, a financial adviser-turned podcaster and campaigner,...
  • Chinese national charged with photographing B-2 bombers outside Whiteman Air Force Base

    01/11/2026 10:54:44 AM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 14 replies
    FOX 4 KC ^ | January 11, 2026 | by: Olivia Johnson
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 35-year-old Chinese national was charged this week with taking pictures of B-2 bombers and other “vital military installations” at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) back in December, according to federal court documents. According to court documents, Wu admitted to investigators that he had taken videos of the B-2 bomber, as well as Whiteman’s perimeter fencing, gate and military equipment. He then showed investigators his phone and the photos he had taken. Further in the court documents, Wu is described as a Chinese national who illegally entered the country on June 22, 2023, near Nogales, Arizona....
  • Keir Starmer 'could send British troops to Greenland to help guard the Arctic for Donald Trump'

    01/11/2026 10:29:00 AM PST · by MinorityRepublican · 30 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | 11 Jan 2026 | GREG HEFFER
    Sir Keir Starmer could send British troops to Greenland as part of a NATO mission to help guard the Arctic for Donald Trump, it has emerged. The Prime Minister is said to share the US President's view that action must be taken to deter Russia's threat in the polar region. Mr Trump has recently ramped up warnings he could seize Greenland for security reasons, and has not ruled out using American military force to do so. But, in a phone call with the US President on Wednesday evening, Sir Keir told Mr Trump the future of the island should only...
  • Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks as protesters defy crackdown

    01/11/2026 9:22:23 AM PST · by RandFan · 58 replies
    BBC ^ | Jan 11 | BBC
    Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as protesters defied a deadly government crackdown on Saturday night. Videos verified by the BBC and eyewitness accounts appeared to show the government ramping up its response to the protests, which have spread to more than 100 cities and towns across every province in Iran. Medics at two hospitals have told the BBC that more than 100 bodies had been brought in over a two day period. The nationwide death toll is feared to be far higher. The US has threatened to strike Iran over the killing of protesters....
  • Zelenskyy paralysed as 1,100 Russian drones, missiles hit civilian infrastructure

    01/11/2026 9:02:44 AM PST · by SaxxonWoods · 101 replies
    Kenya Times ^ | 1/11/2025 | Not Attributed
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reported severe conditions across multiple regions following intensified Russian strikes on critical infrastructure. According to his shared X statement on January 11, he confirmed that attacks have disrupted electricity, heating, and water supplies during freezing winter temperatures. He detailed a significant escalation in the volume and variety of Russian weapons used over the course of one week. Additionally, he stated that Russia launched almost 1,100 attack drones, more than 890 guided aerial bombs, and over 50 missiles. These included ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile.
  • Vanity Fair Accidentally Makes Case to Facilitate Trump Deal-Making in Greenland

    01/11/2026 6:50:13 AM PST · by PJ-Comix · 26 replies
    Newsbusters ^ | January 11, 2026 | DUmmie FUnnies
    News flash for Vanity Fair magazine and leftist Icelandic singer Björk!An independent Greenland would be several orders of magnitude easier for the United States to bring into the fold than if it were to remain part of Denmark. And yet this is what Björk is demanding with Vanity Fair acting as her cheerleader.You can read this hilariously misguided effort by Vanity Fair (and Björk) to somehow stop Trump in Tuesday's story by Kahina Sekkai, "Björk Has a Plan to Save Greenland From Donald Trump."
  • Islamophobic Iranian Protesters Burn Mosques

    01/11/2026 2:34:16 AM PST · by texas booster · 52 replies
    FrontPage Magazine ^ | Jan 11 2026 | Daniel Greenfield
    In the West, they're building mosques, while in Iran they're tearing them down. In an outpouring of Islamophobia, pro-democracy protesters in Iran have been accused of burning down as many as 30 mosques. Video has shown the Al-Rasool Mosque in Tehran being set on fire on Friday, a ‘holy day’ for Muslims, in a show of troubling ‘Islamophobia’ which Iran’s Chief Islamic Judge warned would result in “maximum punishment”. That’s saying something for a regime which already chops off fingers and rapes female protesters before executing them. It’s unknown what occasioned this ‘Islamophobia’ from protesters. Perhaps it was the generations...
  • 'We had whistles. They had guns,' says wife of Minnesota woman killed by ICE agent

    01/10/2026 2:26:19 PM PST · by xxqqzz · 81 replies
    AP -- PBS ^ | January 9, 2026 | Staff
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of Renee Good, the woman shot and killed in her car by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, says the couple had stopped to support their neighbors on the day of the shooting and described the mother of three as leaving a legacy of kindness. "We had whistles. They had guns," Becca Good said in a written statement Friday that was provided to Minnesota Public Radio. The statement was her first public comment about the death of Renee Good, 37, who was killed Wednesday after three Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers surrounded her Honda Pilot...
  • Netanyahu said to talk to Rubio about Iran protests, Syria, Gaza

    01/10/2026 6:59:48 PM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 14 replies
    Times of Israel ^ | January 10, 2026
    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone Saturday morning with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, The New York Times reports, citing three unnamed sources. They are said to have discussed the major anti-regime protests in Iran, the situation in Syria, and efforts for a peace deal in Gaza. The report also says US President Donald Trump is “seriously considering” authorizing a strike on Iran amid an internet blackout imposed by the Islamic Republic and reports of a brutal, deadly crackdown on demonstrators. No final decision has been made, the report stresses, adding that a range of options has...
  • 'There wasn't even time for CPR': Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters

    01/10/2026 6:51:12 PM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 22 replies
    BBC News ^ | January 10, 2026 | By Soroush Pakzad,Roja Assadi
    Staff at three hospitals in Iran have told the BBC their facilities are overwhelmed with dead or injured patients, as major anti-government protests continue. A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode. Two of the medical workers who spoke to the BBC said they treated gunshot wounds from both live ammunition and pellets. On Friday, the US repeated that killing protesters would be met with a military response. Iran blamed...
  • US And Venezuela Explore Restoring Diplomatic Ties After Maduro's Capture

    01/10/2026 6:27:33 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 5 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 01/10/2026 | Kimberly Hayek
    The United States and Venezuela announced Friday they are pursuing the possibility of reestablishing diplomatic relations, coming a week after a U.S. military operation that captured former leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and extradited him to face drug-trafficking charges in New York.A U.S. delegation, including diplomats and security personnel, visited Venezuela to evaluate the potential reopening of the American Embassy in Caracas, the State Department said in a statement sent to media outlets. The department did not immediately return a request for comment.The embassy has been shuttered since 2019, when ties were severed during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term...
  • U.S. Embassy in Venezuela Issuing Red Alert for Americans at Risk From Roving Pro-Maduro 'Militias'

    01/10/2026 6:11:00 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 4 replies
    Red State ^ | 01/10/2026 | Becca Lower
    Amid the continuing fallout from the unrest in Venezuela after American military special forces removed the dictator Nicolás Maduro earlier in January, we have now received a red alert for all Americans who remain in that country from U.S. authorities there on Saturday.U.S. Embassy in Caracas is issuing the warning for people to leave Venezuela immediately. In other words: get the heck out of there:GET OUT: The U.S. Embassy Caracas issued an urgent security alert, warning Americans to depart Venezuela as soon as it is safe due to mounting risks. https://t.co/jJZQFq9fDz— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 10, 2026The security alert stressed...
  • Iran warns protesters could face death penalty as regime crackdown intensifies

    01/10/2026 5:37:21 PM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 22 replies
    Times of Israel ^ | January 10, 2026
    Iran on Saturday expanded its crackdown on the country’s massive wave of anti-regime protests, and warned that anyone taking part would be considered an “enemy of God,” a charge that automatically invokes the death penalty. The demonstrations, which began nearly two weeks ago as mere economic protests, reached fever pitch Saturday amid a two-day internet blackout, reaching hundreds of cities in all of Iran’s 31 provinces. As the protests became more widespread, the Islamic Republic intensified its crackdown, reportedly opening fire on crowds with live ammunition, though reports from the ground indicated that protesters successfully took over several city centers...
  • 'There wasn't even time for CPR': Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters

    01/10/2026 4:03:54 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 17 replies
    BBC ^ | 2026.01.10 | Soroush Pakzad,Roja Assadi,BBC News Persian,andHelen Sullivan
    Staff at three hospitals in Iran have told the BBC their facilities are overwhelmed with dead or injured patients, as major anti-government protests continue. A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode. Two of the medical workers who spoke to the BBC said they treated gunshot wounds from both live ammunition and pellets. On Friday, the US repeated that killing protesters would be met with a military response. Iran blamed...
  • Ending the Charade of Wasteful International Organizations (U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio)

    01/10/2026 2:57:40 PM PST · by bitt · 8 replies
    https://statedept.substack.com ^ | Jan 10, 2026 | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
    The United States has played a central role in shaping the international order. From the Monroe Doctrine which allowed nations in our region to flourish free from interference outside of our hemisphere, to our pivotal role in the establishment of the United Nations, to serving as the primary security guarantor under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and as the world’s largest humanitarian donor, America’s leadership has been unquestionable. Leadership requires difficult choices, and the ability to recognize when the institutions created to promote peace, prosperity and liberty have become obstacles to those goals. What we term the “international system” is...
  • Anti-Khamenei stir in London: Protester puts pre-Islamic revolution flag on Iran embassy—watch

    01/10/2026 2:21:07 PM PST · by Cronos · 4 replies
    Times of India ^ | 11 January 2026
    Iran pre-Islamic revolution flag was briefly hoisted on the Iranian embassy in London. A man climbed up and tore down the Islamic republic of iran flag and replaced it with the pre 1979 revolution flag with a lion and sun
  • Iran’s top judge warns protesters of punishment ‘without any legal leniency’ as mosques burn

    01/10/2026 2:06:34 PM PST · by Cronos · 32 replies
    New York post ^ | 10th January 2026 | Emily Crane
    Iranian protestors demonstrating against the theocratic regime will face harsh punishment with absolutely zero leniency, Iran’s top judge has warned — as footage emerged Friday of mosques burning on the streets of Tehran amid the ongoing riots. Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the head of Iran’s judiciary, issued the stark warning after President Trump vowed to back those peacefully demonstrating across the country. Signaling a potentially violent crackdown, Ejei vowed the punishment for rioters would “be decisive, maximum and without any legal leniency.” The video has been shared by Iranian rights activist Masih Alinejad. “One of Iran’s biggest mosques burned...
  • As Iran protests continue, viral rumours flood the web, here are the main ones

    01/10/2026 2:01:09 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 9 replies
    Euronews ^ | Friday, January. 9, 2026
    Rumours invariably become one of the main sources of public unrest. The line between news and speculation can become blurred quickly, and social media can aid in the quick spread of false narratives. Euronews takes a look at some of the most viral rumours surrounding the Iranian protests. Rumours have been particularly widespread throughout the two weeks of mass protests across Iran. Many of those rumours originate from anonymous users on social media platforms, and are being covered by media outlets, purely for headline purposes. And although some of these rumours carry an element of truth, they should, at large,...
  • Trump answers on whether he'd order a mission to capture Putin

    01/10/2026 1:33:22 PM PST · by McGruff · 19 replies
    Fox News ^ | Jan 10, 2026 | Michael Dorgan
    President Donald Trump pushed back on suggestions from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States could capture Russian President Vladimir Putin after Zelensky pointed to Washington’s recent action against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Trump waved off the idea of such an operation, while venting frustration over the grinding war and his failure so far to bring it to an end. Trump has repeatedly said on the campaign trail that he could end the war on his first day back in office, but despite meetings with both Zelenskyy and Putin, a resolution remains elusive. "Well, I don't think it's going...