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Protests erupted across Iran after the rial hit a record low of 1.42 million to the dollar on December 28, driving up food prices by 72% and medicine by 50% over the past year. Demonstrators in Tehran and cities like Hamedan and Kerman demand economic relief while rejecting clerical rule and invoking the pre-1979 monarchy, with Reza Pahlavi urging security forces to join the people. Authorities deployed tear gas but President Pezeshkian called for dialogue on legitimate demands, as no deaths are confirmed yet.

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Shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar shut their stalls and blocked streets, drawing thousands who chanted for the return of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi amid soaring prices.

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The New York City mayor-elect made the visit on Monday evening, days after a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah event on Sydney's Bondi Beach that killed at least 15 people, including a Chabad rabbi, a 10-year-old girl, and Holocaust survivors. Australian police identified the attackers as Sajid Akram and his son Naveed, linked to ISIS ideology. Mamdani, who condemned the attack as antisemitic terror, drew praise from some in Jewish communities for the outreach gesture at the open-to-all gravesite, while critics questioned its sincerity given his past activism on Gaza and associations with controversial chants.

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In a quiet moment of reflection, Zohran Mamdani stood prayerfully at the Ohel in Queens, wearing a kippah and leaving a note at the site revered by Chabad-Lubavitch.

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Michail Chkhikvishvili, leader of the Telegram-based Maniac Murder Cult from Tbilisi, Georgia, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to soliciting hate crimes and distributing instructions for making bombs and ricin. His plots targeted racial minorities and Jewish children, including a New Year's Eve attack with poisoned candy, and his 'Hater’s Handbook' manifesto has been linked to real-world shootings like the Antioch High School incident in Nashville. Arrested in Moldova in 2024 and extradited in May 2025, he faces up to 40 years in prison, with sentencing pending. Officials highlight the case as evidence of how online extremist propaganda drives offline terror.

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A 22-year-old Georgian extremist plotted to dress as Santa Claus and poison Jewish and minority children in New York with ricin-laced candy. Known as 'Commander Butcher,' he led the Maniac Murder Cult from Telegram, promoting violence to ignite racial war.

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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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Posters described distant objects along the Line of Actual Control as humanoid robots or lethal guards, fueling talk of a shift to machine warfare. Skeptics quickly identified the site in Spiti Valley near the Tibet border, matching known tripod cameras used for surveillance. The original poster clarified it as a fixed device, not a robot, amid unconfirmed reports and both nations' longstanding use of drones and AI tools since the 2020 Galwan clash. The episode highlights how militaries adapt tech for tough border conditions, though the claims proved unfounded.

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Grainy footage from high-altitude rocks showed upright figures circled in red, stirring claims of robot soldiers standing guard in harsh weather.

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The Bible describes a seven-branched gold menorah for the Temple, with branches extending from a central shaft using the term 'mesukamot,' interpreted differently as curved or straight. Ancient depictions—from the Arch of Titus in 81 C.E. to Hasmonean coins and synagogue mosaics—show rounded branches, while Chabad follows Maimonides' straight, diagonal design from medieval texts. This tension between scripture, rabbinic views, and archaeology highlights Jewish interpretive diversity, though it leaves Chanukah's nine-branched chanukiyot unaffected in any shape.

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A Chabad image of a straight-branched Temple menorah recalls the classic question: did those ancient branches curve like tree limbs or rise at sharp angles? As Chanukah nears, the exchange draws on deep traditions and artifacts.

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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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