## Iran is on the edge of revolution

Authored by newstatesman.com

Burning debris lies in the middle of a street during unrest in Hamedan, Iran on January 1, 2026.

The Islamic Republic of Iran today is less a “revolutionary” state than a hollow shell.

The ruling class remains entrenched but increasingly disconnected from society, and is uncertain of its own future.

The question is no longer whether the system is under strain, but whether it retains the internal coherence necessary to survive.

Western governments, eager to avoid chaos and Soviet influence, regarded Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as a stabilising alternative.

The very social groups that helped bring the clerical regime to power have become its most implacable opponents.

As history closes its circle, Iran confronts the truth embedded in its own revolution: in its beginning was its end. »

### Gallego sponsors bill to target 'exploitative' consumer pricing

Authored by kjzz.org

Sen. Ruben Gallego introduced legislation that would bar businesses from using personal information they collect about customers to charge people different prices for the same products.

Gallego’s One Fair Price Act would target so-called surveillance pricing, or the practice of using detailed personal information gathered from consumers to create an individualized price.

The White House did not respond to a request to comment on Gallego’s legislation. »

### The Xbox Developer Direct will feature a secret fourth game

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

The upcoming Xbox Developer Direct will feature a currently unannounced fourth game.

VGC can corroborate this and understands that the fourth game is a smaller-scale original game from one of Xbox Game Studios’ first-party developers.

The Xbox Developer Direct will also include “the first in-depth look” at Beast of Reincarnation, the new game from Game Freak. »

### Vance said ICE will go 'door-to-door' to check immigration status

Authored by snopes.com

On Jan. 7, 2026, U.S. Vice President JD Vance appeared on Fox News to discuss Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents' deportation actions, among other issues.

Numerous listeners claimed Vance proposed that ICE would go "door-to-door" to determine the immigration status of people across the country.

According to the rumor, Vance said ICE agents would decide whom to deport after going "door-to-door" to check documentation. »

### Uprising against ICE raids grows across the country

Authored by peoplesworld.org

One group sponsoring the protests, United We Dream, put the death toll from ICE agents and their raids at 32 nationally since the Trump administration unleashed ICE agents nationwide.

The government has added as many as 1,000 agents since last week and has stepped up the raids since the killing of Good.

Fear of ICE agents has been particularly high in those communities with the barrage of Trump attacks on them recently. »

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