The Uncontainable Embers of Iran’s Uprising
Posted By: FlyRight, 1/9/2026 6:58:42 AM
The day of reckoning for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the cabal that has governed a proud nation through a deluge of blood may finally be at hand. What ignited on January 6 as a strike by Tehran’s Grand Bazaar merchants—born of a plummeting currency and a crushing economic malaise—has metastasized into a nationwide rebellion. What began as a desperate cry for livelihoods has evolved with startling speed into a fundamental challenge to the regime’s very existence. In the western reaches of Ilam Province, the "rebellious youth" of Abdanan and Malekshahi recently forced the regime’s Praetorian Guard —
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Renee Nicole Good was Minneapolis ‘ICE
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The Minnesota incident
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As William Buckley used to say, herewith a few thoughts…mine on the death of Renee Nicole Good and related events.
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As an assistant professor at Columbia University, Abdul El-Sayed said he held dual U.S.-Egyptian citizenship. El-Sayed is now running for a Michigan Senate seat, and his campaign says that was a mistake—he's not an Egyptian citizen and never has been.
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