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As the Iranian uprising continues to escalate, it’s been reported that hundreds of protesters have been killed by the regime’s security forces. The internet, phone signals and lighting have been cut, and it’s feared the killings are intensifying behind the blackout. Yet the Iranian people have increasingly poured onto the streets to confront the regime’s murder and torture squads. There’s never been such a mass display of raw courage in the teeth of such vicious repression. If the regime does fall, this will be a seismic event, reshaping the region and world politics. The insurrection might be the most consequential global event so far this century.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed on Monday the uprising against his brutal regime is “now under total control” after hundreds, or even thousands, of civilians were killed by security forces. Estimates of the death toll vary widely. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said 496 protesters have been killed, plus 48 members of Iran’s security forces, and about 10,600 people have been arrested over the past two weeks. Iran Human Rights (IHR), a group based in Norway, cited “unverified reports” that “suggest the possibility that over 2,000 people may have died” since the regime began shutting down Internet and mobile phone access on Thursday to cover its activities.

In Jaromil Jireš’s 1969 film The Joke, written by Milan Kundera, a young Czech student’s life is quietly destroyed by a sentence meant in jest. A postcard. A slogan. A flash of irony. Under communism, humor is not harmless; it is deviation. The collective takes offense, and ideology responds with merciless efficiency. No mob forms. No villain monologues. A life is simply erased because individual expression collides with collectivist certainty. What makes The Joke unsettling is not brutality but banality. The system doesn’t rage; it processes. It doesn’t argue; it categorizes. The crime is not violence or conspiracy but nonconformity.

The scandal surrounding Somali-linked welfare fraud in Minnesota has been festering for more than a decade. For years, it lingered as an open secret, quietly discussed and carefully avoided. That era has ended. The Trump administration is going to turn a blind eye to it in the way other past administrations have in the past. In an exclusive interview, Christopher Rufo and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out just how vast the problem has become — and why Minnesota is just the tip of the iceberg because what the Treasury Department has uncovered is worse than most people realize.

Something’s happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear. We covered how Democrats politicians in unison and contrary to every message they’re sent since the October 7 Massacre, declared that public support for Hamas was unacceptable and antisemitic. We asked, What’s Behind the Democrats’ Sudden Pivot on Hamas and Antisemitism? The talking points just dropped. Now they’re condemning Hamas. The Democrats are pure phonies. pic.twitter.com/TUzc1ocsAJ — Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) January 10, 2026 I think it’s an election set up, they are going to use the “Woke Right” against Republicans not only in the 2026 midterms, but particularly if JD Vance is the Republican nominee in 2028. His proximity and friendship with Tucker Carlson

The Trump administration is moving to withhold nearly $50 million in federal transportation funding from North Carolina after a federal audit found the state illegally issued a majority of its non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses, putting public safety and federal compliance on a collision course. According to a Department of Transportation briefing released Thursday, federal inspectors determined that 54 percent of North Carolina’s reviewed non-domiciled CDLs were issued in violation of federal law, triggering a formal ultimatum from Washington.

As bullets tore through the crowded Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14th, Ahmed al-Ahmed acted with extraordinary courage. The 43 year-old Syrian born Muslim immigrant and father of two ran towards the gunfire. He tackled an ISIS-inspired shooter and wrestled away his rifle. He was shot twice. His intervention almost certainly saved lives in the massacre that left 15 dead and more than 40 wounded. Within hours, his story went viral, dominating global headlines and social media. Donations quickly mounted to AUD 2.5 million in a GoFundMe dedicated to his heroism. World leaders praised him, from Australian Prime Minister Albanese to President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Trump's "Board of Peace" will reportedly include countries such as Turkey and Qatar. Both countries, like Hamas, are followers of the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood. Its motto is: "Allah is our objective; the Prophet is our leader; the Quran is our law; Jihad is our way; dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope." "Qatar is at the top of funding terrorism worldwide, even more than Iran." — Udi Levy, former head of a Mossad unit dealing with economic warfare against terrorist organizations and countries that sponsor terrorism, Ynet, April 18, 2024.

At one of the anti-Trump/No Kings/50501/Indivisible rallies I covered last year, I overheard one white woman complain about the lack of young people and people of color coming out to protest the evil President (King) Donald Trump and his ICE enforcement to rein in illegal immigration. While I cannot speak for young people, as a person of color, I know for a fact that Blacks and Hispanics are pretty much over Affluent White Liberal Females (AWFL) and their self-centered campaigns against not only the duly elected president that many of us voted for, but against the rule of law.

While the Islamic Guard (IRGC) and foreign fighters massacre peaceful protesters in Iran, the Khamenei regime has threatened to attack Israel and the U.S. military and commercial shipping in the region if President Donald Trump orders a strike on Iranian targets. On Sunday, Iran’s parliamentary speaker declared that the U.S. and Israel would be “legitimate targets” in case of an American strike. Earlier this week, President Donald Trump cautioned that if the regime forces “start killing people,” the U.S. will “hit them really hard.” Iran has so far decided to ignore President Trump’s warnings and has toughened its stance.

President Trump holds an impromptu press briefing flying back to Washington DC. TOPICS: Iran protests, Response to Iran actions, You go to Venezuela? Meet with Delcy Rodriguez? When meet with Machado? Oil company commitments, Guarantees for oil companies, Deal with Cuba, Oil tankers and Cuba, Send Starlink to Iran? (DT: Going to call Elon Musk) Iran retaliate? Machado meeting Q2, Gaza Board of Peace. Greenland, Greenland and NATO, Pull USA out of NATO? Offer to Greenland? UK, Germany & Greenland, Put more bases in Greenland?

A U-Haul truck mowed through a crowd of protesters in Los Angeles on Sunday during a demonstration in support of the Iranian people. The number of injured individuals is currently unclear. Video from the scene shows protesters surrounding the truck and smashing a window before the truck drives through the crowd. Protesters can be heard screaming as the truck makes its way through the crowd.Aerial footage shows police later surrounding the abandoned U-Haul truck. Authorities have reportedly not identified the driver.