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On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots

Conspiracies surrounding the election, spread and promoted by Trump and many right-wing news outlets, led hundreds of people to surround the US Capitol and destroy federal property.

Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington
REZA PAHLAVI, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Pahlavi thanks Trump for support of Iranian protesters, shares ideas to topple regime

The Israeli Foreign Ministry's Persian-language social media account shares anti-regime cartoons, January 1, 2026.

Israel's Farsi social media encourages Iranian protesters

 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023.

X Corp sues social media startup over bid to claim 'Twitter' brand


'Delicate flowers': Khamenei makes cryptic post about Iranian women on X

"A woman should be treated like a flower in the home. A flower needs to be cared for," Khamenei wrote. 

 (Illustrative) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

'Scum': Anti-Gideon Sa'ar sticker placed on sign at his children's school

Sa'ar criticized the sticker, which was placed on a sign outside of his children's school, on a post to X/Twitter.

 A plenum session on the appointment of Israel Katz as Defense Minister and Gideon Sa'ar as Foreign Minister at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2024.

Shopify faces backlash for hosting store selling antisemitic merchandise

TheOfficial1984 account, has more than 200,000 followers on X, and sells apparel with designs that depict the Holocaust as "make-believe" and antisemitic propaganda.

Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022.

Dana Bash tells Code Pink 'they have no shame, decency' after confrontation over Israel

The activist stated her belief that conflating the two is "antisemitic" and "dangerous to the Jewish community and its values."

 Dana Bash arrives for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner in Washington, US, April 27, 2024.

'The Guardian' leaves X following Musk's new government nomination

“We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives and that resources could be better used promoting our journalism elsewhere," The Guardian explained.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump during a campaign rally at site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on October 5, 2024.

Netanyahu's son Yair met with Musk, praises him for defending free speech

A photo with Yair was released from Musk’s meeting with PM Netanyahu in Washington, where his son's participation was initially hidden from the public.

 Yair Netanyahu

Khamenei threatens Israel on recently reactivated Hebrew X account

In his new post, Khamenei wrote "The USA and the Zionist regime will receive a crushing response to what they are doing against #Iran and against the #Resistance."

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei behind an X/Twitter background with Hebrew text of 'Shalom' (illustrative)

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe sparks backlash at Trump rally over Puerto Rico remark

During the rest of his remarks, Hinchcliffe drew on other racist tropes about black people, Palestinians, Jews, and Latinos.

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe speaks at Madison Square Garden Trump rally

Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei launches Hebrew account on X/Twitter

The Khameini.ir Hebrew account's only post so far says "In the name of Allah, the most merciful."

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei behind an X/Twitter background with Hebrew text of 'Shalom' (illustrative)

'Hamas is alive and will remain alive,' Iran's supreme leader tweets in Hebrew

This is not the first time that Khamenei tweeted in Hebrew, which he does from time to time.

 IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with President Masoud Pezeshkian and his cabinet in Tehran, last month.