Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warns that US President Donald Trump will be "overthrown," as Tehran accuses foreign-backed forces of fueling protests. www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/...

Locals in Tehran report that late last night, in the Karim Khan Zand Street area, protesters set fire to the regime’s fast-response motorbikes as security forces tried to disperse crowds. An attempted crackdown failed, while resistance in the capital is intensifying.

ALBERT EDWARDS: “.. No-one is predicting a US recession in 2026 despite this simple indicator having a 100% track record of success. This time may well be different, but you've got to have a bloody good reason to ignore this. Are you feeling confident?”

Storm Goretti continues to batter the UK with tens of thousands of Britons across the country facing widespread power cuts, travel disruption and school closures

One of the most massive Russian attacks on Kyiv. Russia carried out continuous strikes overnight using ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones, deliberately targeting civilian and critical infrastructure. 40 sites were damaged in Kyiv, including 20 residential buildings.

Protests in Iran raged through the night, but the national communications blackout has severely limited new footage. In Darab, protesters torched an Ofogh Kourosh store, linked to the IRGC. Reports also indicate the local IRGC Hosseiniyeh, used by suppression units, was targeted.

Corporate margins up. Employee share of corporate income down. Tells you everything you need to know about the fight between capital and labor. (via EPB)

Iran saw its most explosive night of protests. Basij bases were overrun in Rasht and Kashan, regime buildings torched in Yazd and Esfahan. In Tehran, protesters filled the streets unopposed. Despite the blackout, footage still escapes. Reza Pahlavi calls for more. The regime is losing its grip.

Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children - Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

💔 Four people were killed and 25 others injured in a nighttime attack in Kyiv. 🇶🇦 The Qatari embassy building was damaged by a drone as a result of a night attack, Zelenskyy reported.

It’s legit hilarious how Trump is tripping over himself to secure Western hemisphere oil production and China one day is just gonna say haha you can keep it. 🤡

GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER: “.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish .. “.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”

Trump says the US will begin military action against cartels inside Mexico. Trump said U.S. forces are preparing to “start hitting land” to target cartels, which he claimed are “running Mexico,” and that the military has already curtailed most drug trafficking by sea before shifting focus to land.

❗️ Officially from the Air Force: The Russian Federation struck with medium-range ballistic missiles "Oreshnik" without a warhead in the Lviv region.

Nature research paper: Prefrontal neural geometry of learned cues guides motivated behaviours go.nature.com/49HCsKd

Russia says it fired its Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Ukraine reut.rs/3LiQQzt

DHS claims the Portland shooting victims "weaponized" their car against agents, like in Minneapolis. Also claimed one is a "Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the Tren de Aragua prostitution ring," but didn't ID the person or provide further details. Story ongoing www.ms.now/news/shootin...

I’m at a rally for Renee Good in San Diego right now.

"What makes the situation this week with Grok different is that it’s all happening directly on X... X has become the Everything App that Elon always wanted, if “everything” means all the tools you need to fuck up someone’s life, in one place. "

Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning, despite Iran's theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls. n.pr/4jxqne9

BREAKING: Iran Supreme Leader says protesters are “ruining their own streets to make the president of another country happy,” referring to Trump.

Regime Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei responded to the uprising by calling protesters “rebels” trying to please the U.S. and warned: “Iran will not take a step back in the face of vandalism.” He also took aim at Trump, saying he should “focus on problems in his own country.”

Remember when Trump/MAGA criticized the “uni-party” predecessors for being the world’s “policeman”.... .....and “promised” that Trump would put an end to “regime change”....“nation building”....and “forever wars”? “Promises made, promises kept...”? Let’s unpack.... 1/ www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...

Yup. Bovino's formal role is unclear (itself a red flag) but he reports directly to Noem, so he's essentially the CBP chief and/or an undersecretary. And yet he's always on-scene in tactical gear. 100% playing a part for TV, but with real consequences for everyone else.

Today New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a plan for universal child care across the state. Governor Hochul also announced that she’s “committing to fully fund the first two years” of Zohran's plan for free preschool for all 2-year-olds.

JUST IN: U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow bars evidence from the trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez that his home is in "Latin King territory," but reserves ruling on evidence of his membership. Espinoza Martinez is accused of offering a $10K bounty for the murder of Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino.

Again, it makes zero sense how Noem is drawing very specific & harsh conclusions on the shooting, yet also saying let’s have an investigation and wait for the facts.

More pics of Renée Nicole Good, the poet and mother murdered by Trump’s ICE agent.

In Kryvyi Rih, 12 people have already been reported injured in the Russian attack, including a child. A 57-year-old man is in serious condition. 📹: Residential building in Kryvyi Rih damaged by the Russian attack

“Has the officer been suspended?” “He’s spending time with his family.” So: paid vacation, while they cover it up.

In an ongoing lawsuit by Minnesota protesters claiming first amendment violations by ICE, the Trump administration has filed a response describing threats and violence against federal agents -- including frequent confrontations with vehicles either trailing or blocking them.

is this dude OK???

'Small Bird' by Kate Boxer, contemporary UK painter and printmaker #WomensArt

Q: How do you respond to people who say what you're saying is in direct contradiction to the video? NOEM: This vehicle was used to hit this officer. It was used as a weapon. And the officer feels as though his life was in jeopardy

Q: Minnesota officials say they've been cut out of the investigation NOEM: I'd like to know where they've been and why they're not on the streets investigating all of these people that are harassing and inciting violence against law enforcement officers right now. Minnesota is a trainwreck.

Noem on Minnesota officials: "They have not been cut out. They don't have any jurisdiction in this investigation."

Noem: "What happened was our officers were out trying to get a car stuck out of the snow when they were surrounded and assaulted and blocked in by protesters ... this was an act of domestic terrorism" (It was 40 degrees in Minneapolis yesterday and snow was melting ... )

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Noem refuses to provide any details about the the background of the ICE officer who killed Renee Good, but says "we expect that all the policies and procedures of review will be exactly that he acted appropriately"

Sen. Tillis says he’s put a hold on DHS nominees “I’d simply like the Homeland Security Secretary to respond to what are now two requests by the chairman to come before the committee, and that's the reason why I placed the blanket hold before the shooting yesterday on anything related” to DHS

So this isn't great, but as the FBI itself acknowledges, it cannot "take over" investigations from local actors. Which means the MPD retains the full authority to investigate a murder that happened on non-federal MN land, even if it pisses off the FBI.

Procter & Gamble is rolling out new packaging and marketing for Crest children's toothpaste under an agreement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, after he expressed concern that its marketing of could harm children.

I can't guess the size of the crowdn. But you can hear that it's a very large crush of people just from the echoes off the buildings on these old narrow streets. (I'm miles away from this spot. But I've been listening to the helicopters overhead for hours.)

EU Commission has ordered X to retain all Grok documents until end 2026, spokesperson says reut.rs/4jw0qeI

52-47, Kaine Venezuela resolution advances Rs supporting Hawley Collins Paul Murkowski Young

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was forced to withdraw from investigating the fatal ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis after the FBI took control of the case, superintendent Drew Evans said in a statement.-CNN www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

Lakeville, Minnesota: The Hampton Inn’s Hilton sign is being removed in Minnesota, where the hotel refused to accommodate ICE goons.