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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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On Thursday, Jackson Hinkle's X post labeling Taiwan a 'fake country' under China drew sharp rebuttals and support, spotlighting Taiwan's limited diplomatic recognition by only 12 UN members and the Holy See amid the unresolved Chinese Civil War. Taiwan governs 23 million people democratically, holds multiparty elections, maintains a 215,000-strong military, and receives U.S. arms support, including a recent $330 million package. Public opinion strongly favors the status quo or independence, with over 80% rejecting China's 'one country, two systems' model, reflecting broader geopolitical divides.

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Influencer Jackson Hinkle declared Taiwan a 'fake country' that belongs to China, igniting a heated online clash viewed over 65,000 times. The post amplified longstanding tensions between China's unification claims and Taiwan's 76 years of independent self-governance.

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Euro Pacific Asset Management chief Peter Schiff this week dismissed Bitcoin as a flawed medium of exchange and inferior store of value compared to tokenized gold. He referenced Cathie Wood's revised $1.2 million Bitcoin target for 2030, blaming stablecoins' rise in emerging markets. Amid Bitcoin's 5% year-to-date drop to $90,400, gold has surged 54% while drawing online mockery of Schiff's repeated past predictions.

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Peter Schiff strikes again: Bitcoin is doomed, he says, as stablecoins steal its transaction role and gold crushes it in value storage.

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Unveiled in Ottawa on December 12, 2024, the $7.5 million Memorial to the Victims of Communism honors those who suffered under communist rule and celebrates Canada as a refuge. Historians in 2023 flagged over 330 of the proposed names for potential Nazi collaborations, unverifiable details, or lack of Canadian ties, including figures like Roman Shukhevych and Janis Niedra. The wall will now display thematic content, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, to focus on broader history without individual listings. The change highlights the tangled histories of Eastern European anti-communist fighters.

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The memorial's planned Wall of Remembrance aimed to honor 553 individuals who fled communist regimes. But concerns over Nazi and fascist links among many names led officials to scrap the idea entirely.

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Ahmed Sharif Al Amri, focused on youth and cultural affairs in the UAE, raised the question on Tuesday evening, drawing over a million views and 32,000 likes. Musk's response, noting self-weakening propaganda, earned nearly 40,000 likes, while Al Amri later affirmed his deep Arab and Muslim roots amid ignored warnings to Western leaders. Supporters pointed to cultural conditioning, educational lapses, and institutional influences as causes, while critics urged focus on Palestinian issues and accused ties to UAE or Israeli interests. The exchange highlighted divides over immigration, identity politics, and the UAE's moderate stance against political Islam.

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An Arab analyst from the UAE wondered aloud why he feels more concerned about the West's path than many Westerners do. Elon Musk replied that anti-Western messaging has ironically undermined the region from within.

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After grinding out a vital 0-0 draw against Santa Clara in the remote Azores, Arouca's players and staff climbed into the stands at Estádio de São Miguel for hugs, claps, and handshakes with their sole supporter. The fan, who traveled the long haul solo, later joined the team in the dressing room for a group photo with his flag. Portuguese commentary called it a great image of football, highlighting the passion that brings fans to every match.

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A single bearded fan in a yellow scarf stood alone in the empty away end, 1,450km from home. The entire FC Arouca team crossed the pitch to embrace him.

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Tesla released mobile app version 4.51.0 this week, featuring dynamic live weather visualizations on the home screen for Powerwall, solar, and Wall Connector users. The display shows personalized conditions like rain, wind, snow, and time-of-day sun positions to provide context for energy usage and generation. Additional updates include in-app gifting, Hebrew localization, and Apollo GraphQL for faster performance; the iOS version launched November 18 with Android expected soon.

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Imagine your Tesla app's home screen mirroring real-time skies, from swirling clouds to starry nights, perfectly tracking your local sun.

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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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Islamist group Köklü Değişim organized the event from Hacıbayram Veli Mosque to Ulus Square, advocating the black-script-on-white flag—bearing the Islamic declaration of faith—as Prophet Muhammad's banner for Muslims worldwide. Supporters shared videos of past rallies, poetic caliphate calls, and pledges to carry it with honor, while critics link it to jihadist groups like ISIS. Turkish authorities restricted the symbols to prevent unrest, fueling online defenses amid Gaza solidarity and highlighting divides over Islamist expression in secular Turkey.

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At yesterday's pro-Gaza march in Ankara, police stopped participants from waving the Shahada flag, calling it a risk for trouble. Chants rang out: 'Islam's flag is the Tevhid flag.'

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