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10:15 PM ET, January 1, 2018

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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Iranians Protest Across Country, Defying a Crackdown  —  TEHRAN — Iranian security forces clamped down on Tehran on Monday after demonstrators across the country ignored calls for calm by President Hassan Rouhani in the most significant venting of pent-up economic and political frustrations in years.
Discussion: RedState and Informed Comment
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Washington Post:
The West should support the protesters in Iran  —  FIVE DAYS of street protests in cities across Iran have underlined the fundamental weakness of a regime sometimes portrayed in Washington as a regional juggernaut.  Despite the lifting of most Western economic sanctions after 2015 …
Daniel B. Shapiro / Politico:
Where We Can Agree on Iran  —  Imagine a free, democratic …
Discussion: Breitbart and Axios
Associated Press:
Iran protests have violent night; at least 12 dead overall
Discussion: The Week and Associated Press
BBC:
Iran unrest: ‘Ten dead’ in further protests overnight
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Anthony Scaramucci Is Telling Pals That Donald Trump Wants Him Back … Losing your job in a fit of self-immolation after a mere ten days may seem like the type of professional stumble that doesn't lend itself to a comeback.  But Anthony Scaramucci, a.k.a. the Mooch, appears to be positioning himself to give politics another go.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House aides already anxious about 2018  —  President Donald Trump returned to Washington from his sunny holiday break in Florida in an upbeat mood, relaxed and rested — but many of his top aides are dreading what's to come in 2018.  —  After ending their first year on a high …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump confronts 2018's harsh political reality
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
As the Dossier Scandal Looms, the New York Times Struggles to Save Its Collusion Tale  —  The totality of the evidence undermines the Times' collusion narrative.  —  rump Adviser's Visit to Moscow Got the F.B.I.'s Attention.  " That was the page-one headline the New York Times ran on April 20 …
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David Wroe / Sydney Morning Herald:
Joe Hockey discussed Alexander Downer's Russia revelations with FBI  —  The ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey personally steered Australia's dealings with the FBI on explosive revelations of Russian hacking during last year's presidential campaign in a sign of how politically sensitive …
Bwittes / Lawfare:
Why Trump's War on the Deep State Is Failing—So Far  —  In May of 2016, when Donald Trump was still a long-shot candidate for president, I warned with some specificity about what he would try to do to the U.S. Department of Justice and the law enforcement apparatus of the United States:
Associated Press:
Records show no black armed Confederates  —  COLUMBIA — Two South Carolina lawmakers want to build a monument at the Statehouse to honor black Confederate veterans, but pension records show the state never recognized armed African-American soldiers during the Civil War.
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:   GOP lawmakers surprised to learn no black soldiers served under Confederacy in South Carolina
A. G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
A Note From Our New Publisher  —  IN 1896 my great-great-grandfather left his hometown, Chattanooga, and traveled north to purchase a small, fading newspaper in New York.  —  The moment was not unlike our own.  Technological, economic and social turmoil were upending the traditions of the country.
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Powerful Hollywood Women Unveil Anti-Harassment Action Plan  —  Driven by outrage and a resolve to correct a power imbalance that seemed intractable just months ago, 300 prominent actresses and female agents, writers, directors, producers and entertainment executives have formed an ambitious …
Kelly Heyboer / New Jersey Online:
Teen killed parents, sister, family friend with semi-automatic rifle, cops say  —  Gallery: Investigators at crime scene, teen accused of killing parents, sister, family friend with semi-automatic  —  A 16-year-old armed with a semi-automatic rifle shot and killed his parents …
Discussion: Breitbart and ABC News
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Colorado shooting suspect was an Iraq War vet who posted alt-right ‘Pepe’ memes on social media  —  Matthew Riehl, the man accused of killing a suburban Denver sheriff's deputy and wounding four others, is a veteran of the Iraq War who is also fond of posting alt-right memes on his Facebook account.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Volunteer Auxiliary Thought Police  —  That's what Steve Sailer calls them, only they aren't volunteers anymore.  They are asking to be paid.  —  Who are they?  Members of Politically Approved Minority Groups who offer to read novels in manuscript to identify any non-conforming elements.
Discussion: The Unz Review
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Democrats in High-Tax States Plot to Blunt Impact of New Tax Law  —  Democrats in high-cost, high-tax states are plotting ways to do what their states' representatives in Congress could not: blunt the impact of the newly passed Republican tax overhaul.  —  Governors and legislative leaders in New York …
Peyton Yager / ARKANSASMATTERS:
Fort Smith Mosque Pays the Debts of Man Who Vandalized Their Building  —  FORT SMITH, Ark. — In October of 2016, the Masjid Al Salam in Fort Smith was vandalized.  But over one year later, the man behind the act, Abraham Davis, receives his ticket to freedom from the people he hurt the most.
Discussion: IJR and Raw Story
Sue Surkes / The Times of Israel:
Kuwaiti report: US gives Israel go-ahead to kill powerful Iranian general  —  Newspaper says Washington and Jerusalem have overcome the differences that saw Americans tipping off Tehran about Israeli attempt to kill Qassem Soleimani 3 years ago  —  Iranian Revolutionary Guards al-Quds Force commander …
Discussion: RedState
 
 
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette / Arkansas Online:
Arkansas woman who declared her gun range a ‘Muslim Free Zone’ enters governor's race
Discussion: Raw Story
Raphael Ahren / The Times of IsraelRaphael Ahren:
Pence visit indefinitely postponed due to ‘scheduling conflicts’
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Former Joint Chiefs chairman: Nuclear war with North Korea closer than ever
Discussion: IJR, Althouse and fox13now.com
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
Sources: Chris Matthews Runs An Abusive Work Environment
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and IJR
The Guardian:
Lorde called a bigot in Washington Post ad over cancelled Israel concert
Discussion: Breitbart
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
How Do You Vote? 50 Million Google Images Give a Clue
Discussion: Axios and Marginal REVOLUTION
Lomi Kriel / Houston Chronicle:
Her husband murdered, her son taken away, a mother seeking asylum tells a judge, ‘I have lost everything’
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
 Earlier Items: 
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
This new year, tell Trump: Enough
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Democrats more fearful about 2018 than Republicans: poll
Discussion: Axios and RedState
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Making China Great Again
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Trump has a golf problem
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
No-name congressmen, mayors and wannabes gun for Trump in 2020
Sean McElwee / Washington Post:
It sure looks as if Kirsten Gillibrand is running for president
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
I Helped Popularize The Term “Fake News” And Now I Cringe Every Time I Hear It