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Iranian activists are urgently sharing claims that Shirvan cafe owner Masoud Babaei, arrested January 8 amid protests, was tortured into confessing and now risks execution early Friday. Human rights group Hengaw confirmed his detention in a sweep targeting Kurds, while posts circulate his photo stamped 'SENTENCED TO DEATH' and call for amplification with hashtags like #مسعود_بابایی. This push highlights Iran's crackdown, with over 100 executions since early January on protest-related charges, as online voices battle state silence and past campaigns have occasionally stopped such fates.

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A desperate message from inside an Iranian prison warns that Masoud Babaei could face hanging at dawn on January 31. Activists are flooding posts with his name, hoping global attention might halt the gallows.

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Holosoma unifies simulators like IsaacGym and MuJoCo for reinforcement learning on humanoid robots such as Unitree G1 and Booster T1. It supports tasks like walking, full-body motion tracking, and even dancing, with tools to retarget human motion data to robots. Researchers praised its efficiency and modular design, which lets them focus on algorithms. Demos show smooth real-world performance, and the team welcomes contributions on GitHub and Discord.

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Amazon's robotics team just dropped an open-source tool that turns simulation training into real-world robot walks in minutes. With a single high-end GPU, they train and deploy policies on hardware in about 20 minutes.

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Nineteen political parties and movements representing Kurds, Baluchis, Ahwazis, Azerbaijanis, Turkmen, and Qashqai issued a joint declaration demanding the overthrow of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The statement was shared via a Mossad Commentary post.

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The video, posted on January 2, shows the women defying Iran's mandatory hijab rules during widespread protests that began December 28, 2025, over a crashing currency and soaring inflation affecting daily life. Demonstrations have spread to over 100 sites across 22 provinces, with at least 10 deaths in clashes and dozens arrested, marking the largest unrest since the 2022 movement. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to confront 'rioters,' while figures like Bill Ackman and Lara Logan praised the women's bold stand online.

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In a bustling nighttime street market, a group of women tossed their headscarves aside as cheers erupted from the crowd under flashing lights.

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South Africa is set to host the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg on November 22-23, focusing on global inequalities, debt relief, and climate goals, despite boycotts by the United States under President Donald Trump and Argentina under President Javier Milei, who cited discredited claims of white farmer persecution and governance critiques. A viral X post by radio host Gareth Cliff mocking the reduced attendance as 'G16' has ignited an online debate, with critics like GOOD Party leader Brett Herron accusing some of racial bias and sabotage, while defenders argue it reflects frustration with government failures. The feud highlights persistent racial and political divisions in the nation as the event approaches.

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In the shadow of international boycotts, a single mocking tweet about South Africa's G20 summit has unleashed a torrent of accusations, exposing raw divides over national pride and governance woes.

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The official account posted a clip from the new behind-the-scenes documentary, capturing Finn Wolfhard announcing the series wrap for Brown after production ended in December 2024. Season 5 arrived in late December 2025, wrapping the Upside Down saga with Vecna's defeat, but split fans over the Mike-Eleven-Will romance. Byler supporters highlight Will's unrequited feelings and Mike's signals in edits, while Mileven fans argue the couple deserved better after years of struggles, fueling calls for spin-offs and defenses of each character.

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Netflix shared a touching wrap video for Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, with castmates hugging amid reflections on her journey from awkward kid to series powerhouse.

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Apple has integrated its translucent Liquid Glass aesthetic into the Apple Store app with version 6.6, featuring fluid animations and a revamped icon to align with iOS 26's unified look. While supporters highlight the modern polish and responsive interactions in betas like iOS 26.2, critics including designer Dustin Curtis argue it reduces readability and accessibility due to distortions and shadows. The iWork suite remains without updates, exposing integration gaps, though Apple has introduced customization toggles in recent releases.

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Apple's shimmering Liquid Glass design, meant to breathe life into iOS interfaces, is fracturing user opinions as it seeps into core apps like the Apple Store.

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In his first interview in over a decade, Burry compared Bitcoin to the 17th-century tulip mania, deeming it worthless and prone to crime, while praising gold as a reliable store of value since 2005. He forecasted a severe crash worse than the dot-com bust, driven by high valuations, weak earnings, and consumer debt, and predicted AI stocks like Palantir would collapse amid overhyped costs. Burry holds short positions in Nvidia, Palantir, and Tesla, prompting defenses of the companies' strong margins and profitability. He recently deregistered his hedge fund after years of clashing with market trends.

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Michael Burry, the investor who foresaw the 2008 housing crash, spoke out after years of silence with stark predictions. He called Bitcoin a modern tulip bulb and braced for a brutal market downturn.

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The October 2025 poll of nearly 3,000 people found 37 percent of 'Current GOP' members—Trump voters and Republicans—viewing the Holocaust as greatly exaggerated or not as historians describe, 36 percent doubting the Apollo 11 moon landing, and 41 percent suspecting U.S. government involvement in 9/11. These views concentrate among younger 'New Entrant Republicans,' often former Democrats or first-time GOP supporters since 2020, with higher rates among Black and Hispanic respondents compared to whites. Regular church attendance strongly predicts rejection of antisemitic attitudes, while 17 percent of Republicans hold such views, similar to Democrats; most say openly antisemitic people should not be welcome in party ranks.

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A recent survey uncovers surprising beliefs held by a notable share of Trump 2024 voters and registered Republicans. Majorities reject the ideas, but minorities embrace them in striking numbers.

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On this Jumu'ah Friday, images show tawaf rituals, rain on the Kaaba with pilgrims under umbrellas, and a lone figure in prayer. NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared his December 1 space view of Mecca's lights centered on the holy site. Turkish soccer players Mert Hakan Yandaş and Gökhan Gönül joined Umrah amid the crowds. These scenes from dawn to night evoke awe, faith, and unity at Islam's holiest place.

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Pilgrims in white ihram garments circle the black cube at Masjid al-Haram, their prayers rising under starry skies and glowing lights. A NASA astronaut's photo from the International Space Station captures the site's radiant glow even from 400 kilometers above.

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In his Foreign Affairs essay, Stubb divides the world into the West's democracies, the East's authoritarians led by China, and the pivotal Global South swing states like India and Brazil. He proposes adding permanent UN Security Council seats for underrepresented regions, ending veto power, and rebalancing IMF and World Bank voting to match today's economic realities. Drawing from Finland's NATO entry amid Russia's Ukraine invasion, Stubb urges a 'values-based realism' to rebuild shared norms and prevent wider conflicts.

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Alexander Stubb sees the post-World War II system cracking under multipolar strains. He warns the West has just five to ten years to adapt and avoid chaos.

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Protests swept major Iranian cities like Tehran, Isfahan, and Mashhad after the currency plunged to 1.42 million rials per dollar, with inflation over 42% and food prices up 70%. Bazaars shut down, crowds chanted against the dictator and for the exiled Reza Pahlavi, facing tear gas and gunfire in places like Hamadan. Israel's Mossad posted support from its Farsi X account, sparking talk of agents on the ground, while critics worry it might undermine the movement; the unrest is Iran's largest in three years amid sanctions and mismanagement.

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As the Iranian rial hit a record low, Mossad made a rare public plea in Farsi: 'Let's come out to the streets together. We are with you in the field.'

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During the Kinus Hashluchim conference from November 12 to 17, over 6,500 Chabad emissaries from more than 100 countries gathered at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights for their yearly group photo, a custom since 1987 held with an annual permit on private property. Journalist Glenn Greenwald shared the video in response to a congressman's criticism of Muslims praying on a Brooklyn street, prompting points about consistent views on religious displays in public areas. Some highlighted differences in context and threats, while others appreciated Brooklyn's diverse religious scenes near synagogues and mosques, with no disruptions reported from the Chabad event.

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Thousands of black-hatted rabbis lined up neatly outside their Brooklyn headquarters last month, chanting softly as a photographer captured the moment. The familiar tradition took on new layers when set against footage of street prayers nearby.

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A viral X post on November 13 declared nationalism 'fucking cancerous' and criticized the United States, drawing over 10,000 engagements in a thread that revealed divisions on patriotism and Marxism. Users, including @HowlingMutant with 173,000 followers, challenged the unverified poster's views by pointing to China's aggressive nationalism and ethno-centric policies in regions like Xinjiang. The discussion expanded to critiques of Beijing's authoritarian system, with comparisons to fascism and defenses of moderate national pride.

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In a fiery X thread exploding with over 10,000 engagements, an unverified user slammed nationalism as 'fucking cancerous'—but critics fired back, exposing China's own nationalist fervor amid human rights outcries.

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At its Money Rails event in Buenos Aires on November 18 during Ethereum Devcon, Polygon announced partnerships with Mastercard and Revolut to enable mainstream cross-border payments. Revolut integrated Polygon for USDC, USDT, and POL transactions with zero fees for UK and EEA users, processing over $690 million in volume since December 2024. Mastercard selected Polygon as the default chain for its Crypto Credential system, allowing username-based transfers to self-custody wallets.

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Polygon just unlocked zero-fee stablecoin remittances for Revolut's 65 million users—gas covered, instant transfers worldwide.

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On November 18, Phantom introduced Phantom Terminal, a beta web platform offering advanced charts, real-time data, and fast execution speeds accessible via desktop browser at trade.phantom.com. The tool syncs positions with the Phantom mobile app and integrates MoonPay for fiat deposits, building on the recent SolSniper acquisition to target professional Solana traders. Early user feedback highlights intuitive design and performance, though some report minor bugs, as Phantom plans further enhancements to streamline trading within its ecosystem.

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Phantom just unveiled Terminal, a sleek browser-based powerhouse for Solana traders seeking pro-level speed and charts.

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Lee Gunner, the Arsenal YouTuber with 134,000 subscribers known for critiquing Mikel Arteta, clashed with troll @supremeAbu over personal failings tied to Islam's teachings. He correctly distinguished the Five Pillars of Islam—acts like prayer and charity—from the Six Pillars of Iman, beliefs in God, angels, books, prophets, Judgment Day, and decree, plus paradise's eight gates linked to virtues. Though not Muslim himself, Lee drew from his chat's insights, earning playful titles like Sheikh Lee while prompting calls for self-reflection among fans. The back-and-forth captured football Twitter's mix of tactics and deeper topics last Thursday.

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Lee Gunner fired back at an Arsenal troll questioning his faith knowledge with sharp precision on Islam's pillars and gates. The exchange turned heads for its unexpected dive into theology amid football banter.

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Kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, Gilboa-Dalal described in a Channel 12 News interview how a captor dragged him from a shower, assaulted him despite protests invoking Islamic prohibitions, and silenced him with weapons. He emerged emaciated with potential permanent hearing loss from tunnels and homes, as one of the last living hostages freed in an October 13 exchange. His account is the second public testimony from a male survivor of sexual abuse, amid prior reports of systematic violence against hostages.

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Guy Gilboa-Dalal froze as his naked body was groped by a Hamas guard, who then pressed a knife to his neck and rifle to his head, threatening death if he spoke. The 25-year-old endured this assault after 738 days in Gaza captivity.

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In the 2025-26 Premier League after 19 games, Liverpool hold fourth place on 33 points with 10 wins, three draws, and six losses, while Manchester United sit sixth on 30 points, three behind, with a potent attack but leaky defense. United fans debated a bold post claiming they could overtake the defending champions, but many pointed to their own dropped points against lower teams under manager Ruben Amorim. With head-to-head matches ahead and the top-four race open, optimists see potential in United's firepower, though critics warn against overconfidence.

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A Manchester United fan account declared Liverpool 'bang average' with no reason not to finish above them this season. The post sparked heated replies, mostly from fellow United supporters calling for realism.

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The event last Thursday drew Muslim, Jewish, and Christian students to discuss religious commonalities, but Mady—after praising sharia law's punishments and societal reforms—abruptly condemned Bratman, director of CUNY Hillel, prompting nearly 100 Muslim participants to walk out, leaving about 20 attendees. Moderator Joshua Medina expressed shock and apologized, while Bratman called the incident '100 percent antisemitic.' New York Governor Kathy Hochul condemned it as antisemitism and demanded accountability from CUNY, which launched an investigation amid online backlash and concerns over campus safety and Israel-Gaza tensions.

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At a City College of New York interfaith workshop meant to bridge religious divides, self-proclaimed imam Abdullah Mady suddenly spotted Jewish representative Ilya Bratman and branded him a Zionist responsible for Gaza deaths, urging Muslim students to leave in protest.

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Two 18-year-old Palestinians from Hebron and Beit Omar rammed their vehicle into Israelis at the Gush Etzion junction south of Jerusalem on Tuesday, then stabbed victims, killing 71-year-old Aharon Cohen and wounding a man, a boy, and a woman. Israeli security forces killed both attackers on site. Cohen, a Kiryat Arba resident and father of six, was remembered by neighbors as a kind community pillar during his funeral that evening.

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A vehicle slammed into a crowd at Gush Etzion junction, followed by knives flashing in a deadly ambush that claimed an innocent life.

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The clash happened around 12:30 a.m. near border marker 151/2 in Tajikistan's southern Khatlon region, where troops spotted the men from Afghanistan's Badakhshan province during searches. The group ignored surrender orders, opened fire, and were neutralized in the response, with authorities recovering rifles, a pistol, ammo, phones, a radio, and a boat. No Tajik casualties occurred, and this fits a pattern of at least five deadly incidents since November 2025 along the 1,350-kilometer frontier, amid rising concerns over cross-border threats despite calls for Taliban action.

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In the dead of night, Tajik border guards faced down four armed intruders who crossed from Afghanistan and refused to back down.

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