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<p><a href="/tags/defense/" rel="tag">#Defense</a> Secy Pete <a href="/tags/hegseth/" rel="tag">#Hegseth</a> is facing questioning from lawmakers for the first time since the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin launched the <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> against <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a>, which Democrats have contested as a costly conflict of choice waged without congressional approval.</p><p>The chief financial official for the <a href="/tags/pentagon/" rel="tag">#Pentagon</a> told lawmakers that the estimated cost to <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> taxpayers of the <a href="/tags/iranwar/" rel="tag">#IranWar</a> is $25 billion so far.</p><p><a href="/tags/trumpswar/" rel="tag">#TrumpsWar</a> <a href="/tags/warcrimes/" rel="tag">#WarCrimes</a> <a href="/tags/regimechange/" rel="tag">#RegimeChange</a> <a href="/tags/rulesofwar/" rel="tag">#RulesOfWar</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/warpowers/" rel="tag">#WarPowers</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-hegseth-congress-trump-updates-04-29-2026" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/live/iran-war-hegseth-congress-trump-updates-04-29-2026"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/live/iran-war-hegse</span><span class="invisible">th-congress-trump-updates-04-29-2026</span></a></p>

<p>Another complication:🚨&quot;Iran has been unable to open the Strait of Hormuz to more shipping traffic because it cannot locate all of the mines it laid in the waterway and lacks the capability to remove them, according to US officials.&quot;<br><a href="/tags/iranwar/" rel="tag">#IranWar</a> <a href="/tags/illegalwar/" rel="tag">#IllegalWar</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/netanyahu/" rel="tag">#Netanyahu</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#Israel</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/straitofhormuz/" rel="tag">#StraitOfHormuz</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/us/politics/iran-mines-strait.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.ldkQ.eB0dqYUiJ_h3&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/us/politics/iran-mines-strait.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.ldkQ.eB0dqYUiJ_h3&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/us/</span><span class="invisible">politics/iran-mines-strait.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.ldkQ.eB0dqYUiJ_h3&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share</span></a></p>

<p>Exclusive: <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> launches new effort to uncover <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> ‘birth tourism schemes’ despite the fact that <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> has yet to rule on the constitutionality of the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/executiveorder/" rel="tag">#ExecutiveOrder</a> on <a href="/tags/birthrightcitizenship/" rel="tag">#BirthrightCitizenship</a> &amp; that a majority of the justices appeared skeptical of the admin’s arguments.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <a href="/tags/whitechristiannationalism/" rel="tag">#WhiteChristianNationalism</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/ice-launches-new-effort-uncover-us-birth-tourism-schemes-2026-04-10/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/world/ice-launches-new-effort-uncover-us-birth-tourism-schemes-2026-04-10/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/world/ice-laun</span><span class="invisible">ches-new-effort-uncover-us-birth-tourism-schemes-2026-04-10/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement</span></a></p>

<p>I should think not</p><p>Federal appeals court won’t rehear Trump’s appeal of E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million jury award</p><p>A split federal appeals court said its full bench of judges would not rehear Trump’s appeal of the $83 million jury award for defaming magazine columnist <a href="/tags/ejeancarroll/" rel="tag">#EJeanCarroll</a>.</p><p>The decision paves the way for <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> to ask <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> to hear his BS arguments involving presidential <a href="/tags/immunity/" rel="tag">#immunity</a> following the high court’s landmark 2024 decision.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/rape/" rel="tag">#rape</a> <a href="/tags/rapistinchief/" rel="tag">#RapistInChief</a> <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-appeal" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-appeal"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/e-jean-carroll-trump-appeal</span></a></p>

<p>I already made this point, but I&#x27;ll make it again: the bootlicking tech bros signed up to bribe <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> with Baalroom donations last year when they (stupidly) thought it was a good bet. Now they&#x27;re getting cold feet. It&#x27;s obvious now, even to their dumb asses, that this was *not* in fact a good bet, because the people stood strong while elites folded. </p><p>And here we are.</p>

<p>&quot;American Christians can’t pretend we haven’t seen what our leaders have done this spring. Ours is no longer a government interested in haggling over the finer points of just war theory, a Scripture-shaped standard of ethical conduct in warfare, to defend a military intervention.&quot;</p><p>~ Justin R. Hawkins </p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/hegseth/" rel="tag">#Hegseth</a> <a href="/tags/whitechristiannationalism/" rel="tag">#WhiteChristianNationalism</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/warcrimes/" rel="tag">#WarCrimes</a> <a href="/tags/nuclearweapons/" rel="tag">#NuclearWeapons</a> <a href="/tags/genocide/" rel="tag">#genocide</a> <a href="/tags/morality/" rel="tag">#morality</a> <a href="/tags/justwar/" rel="tag">#JustWar</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/04/threatening-profound-evil-trivializes-iran-just-war-theory-trump-hegseth/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.christianitytoday.com/2026/04/threatening-profound-evil-trivializes-iran-just-war-theory-trump-hegseth/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.christianitytoday.com/2026</span><span class="invisible">/04/threatening-profound-evil-trivializes-iran-just-war-theory-trump-hegseth/</span></a></p>

<p>Cardinal’s meeting at <a href="/tags/pentagon/" rel="tag">#Pentagon</a> was ‘unusual,’ <a href="/tags/vatican/" rel="tag">#Vatican</a> official says</p><p>Through the first year of Trump’s 2nd term, tensions between his admin &amp; the Vatican — with the first <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> born <a href="/tags/pope/" rel="tag">#pope</a> — have simmered.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/hegseth/" rel="tag">#Hegseth</a> <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofreligion/" rel="tag">#FreedomOfReligion</a> <a href="/tags/churchandstate/" rel="tag">#ChurchAndState</a> <a href="/tags/christianity/" rel="tag">#Christianity</a> <a href="/tags/evangelism/" rel="tag">#Evangelism</a> <a href="/tags/newapostolicreformation/" rel="tag">#NewApostolicReformation</a> <a href="/tags/nar/" rel="tag">#NAR</a> <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#military</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/nationalsecurity/" rel="tag">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="/tags/geopolitics/" rel="tag">#geopolitics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/10/trump-vatican-pentagon-meeting/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/10/trump-vatican-pentagon-meeting/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/2026/04/10/trump-vatican-pentagon-meeting/</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;It feels like something shifted in the United States this week after President Donald J. Trump threatened on Tuesday that &#x27;a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.&#x27;”</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/warcrimes/" rel="tag">#WarCrimes</a> <a href="/tags/death/" rel="tag">#death</a> <a href="/tags/destruction/" rel="tag">#destruction</a> <a href="/tags/chaos/" rel="tag">#chaos</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#violence</a> <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> <a href="/tags/madking/" rel="tag">#MadKing</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-10-2026" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-10-2026"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/april-10-2026</span></a></p>

<p>ONCE AGAIN, after an ICE watch episode which was relatively chill (by those standards), I feel like the universe is patting me on the head with-- yes!-- another <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> health boondoggle! </p><p>The White House has a full dental operatory, so it&#x27;s complete bullcrap that he went to see the dentist on a Sunday in Florida. Healthcare workers on social media are speculating that this might be a pre-heart surgery dental evaluation...</p><p><a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/donald-trump-health-update-medical-expert-raises-questions-on-dentist-visit-after-walter-reed-claims-rushed-to-hospital-101777762983535.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/donald-trump-health-update-medical-expert-raises-questions-on-dentist-visit-after-walter-reed-claims-rushed-to-hospital-101777762983535.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.hindustantimes.com/world-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/us-news/donald-trump-health-update-medical-expert-raises-questions-on-dentist-visit-after-walter-reed-claims-rushed-to-hospital-101777762983535.html</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> unveils giant gold-accented victory arch design for Washington DC</p><p>“L’Arc de Tri-ump…”</p><p>“The renderings of the arch depict gold inscription that say &quot;One Nation Under God&quot;, topped with two gold eagles, and guarded by statues of four gold lions.”</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwywre1e3kvo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwywre1e3kvo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyw</span><span class="invisible">re1e3kvo</span></a></p>

<p>&quot; <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> sweetens pro- <a href="/tags/orban/" rel="tag">#Orban</a> endorsement with promises of economic aid to <a href="/tags/hungary/" rel="tag">#Hungary</a>&quot;</p><p>People of <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#EU</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#Europe</a>:</p><p>Relax</p><p>A reminder: Trump&#x27;s words about <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> last year</p><p><a href="/tags/maplemaga/" rel="tag">#MapleMAGA</a> Pierre <a href="/tags/poilievre/" rel="tag">#Poilievre</a> was trending to win</p><p>Instead Trump aided in Canadians rallying to Mark <a href="/tags/carney/" rel="tag">#Carney</a></p><p>The <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> administration is rat poison</p><p>Everything the child rapist touches turns to shit</p><p>Be angry at meddling in your <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a>, yes</p><p>But Trump and <a href="/tags/vance/" rel="tag">#Vance</a> supporting Orban helps Peter <a href="/tags/magyar/" rel="tag">#Magyar</a></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/trump-sweetens-pro-orban-endorsement-with-promises-of-economic-aid-to-hungary/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kyivindependent.com/trump-sweetens-pro-orban-endorsement-with-promises-of-economic-aid-to-hungary/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/trump-swee</span><span class="invisible">tens-pro-orban-endorsement-with-promises-of-economic-aid-to-hungary/</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;Sunday’s vote may well be one of the most important elections in the history of postcommunist Europe. It will test the longevity of a regime that has deviated from principles of democracy and the rule of law that were vindicated by the peaceful revolutions of 1989 and later secured by the European Union, which incorporated Hungary as part of its eastward expansion in 2004.&quot;</p><p>~ Isaac Stanley-Becker</p><p><a href="/tags/hungary/" rel="tag">#Hungary</a> <a href="/tags/orbán/" rel="tag">#Orbán</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/vance/" rel="tag">#Vance</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/viktor-orban-hungary-election-magyar/686732/?gift=ZIT7NMCmIj_IC4HqpIXYJuWv3tNn9DgOL6G3sGcscyo&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/viktor-orban-hungary-election-magyar/686732/?gift=ZIT7NMCmIj_IC4HqpIXYJuWv3tNn9DgOL6G3sGcscyo&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theatlantic.com/politics/2</span><span class="invisible">026/04/viktor-orban-hungary-election-magyar/686732/?gift=ZIT7NMCmIj_IC4HqpIXYJuWv3tNn9DgOL6G3sGcscyo&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;The Islamabad talks between the United States and Iran are in serious trouble. According to the Financial Times, the negotiations have already reached a stalemate, talks have turned heated, and the central breaking point is control of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran walked in demanding full authority over the waterway. The U.S. floated joint control as a compromise. Iran said no.&quot;</p><p>~ Ben Meiselas</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/jdvance/" rel="tag">#JDVance</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/straitofhormuz/" rel="tag">#StraitofHormuz</a> <a href="/tags/islamabad/" rel="tag">#Islamabad</a><br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.meidasplus.com/p/saturday-afternoon-news-updates-the" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.meidasplus.com/p/saturday-afternoon-news-updates-the"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.meidasplus.com/p/saturday-</span><span class="invisible">afternoon-news-updates-the</span></a></p>

<p>Our elderly neighbor called <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> a &quot;dumb motherfucker&quot; yesterday 😆</p><p>It was quite the sight!</p>

<p><a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> officials <a href="/tags/fail/" rel="tag">#fail</a> to come to agreement in face-to-face in Islamabad <a href="/tags/ceasefire/" rel="tag">#ceasefire</a> talks</p><p><a href="/tags/jdvance/" rel="tag">#JDVance</a> said negotiations between the US &amp; the Iranians have ended without a deal after the Iranians refused to accept US terms to not develop a nuclear weapon.</p><p>The high-stakes talks ended after 21 hours, Vance said, with the vice president in constant communication with <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> &amp; others in the administration.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-11-2026" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-11-2026"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/live/iran-war-israe</span><span class="invisible">l-trump-04-11-2026</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> Fired 2 Judges After They Blocked <a href="/tags/deportations/" rel="tag">#Deportations</a> of <a href="/tags/palestinian/" rel="tag">#Palestinian</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> Activist Students</p><p>The <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> judges’ abrupt dismissals marked the latest efforts by the Trump admin to reshape the country’s immigration courts &amp; to interfere with the <a href="/tags/independence/" rel="tag">#independence</a> of the judicial process.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/eoir/" rel="tag">#EOIR</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <a href="/tags/whitechristiannationalism/" rel="tag">#WhiteChristianNationalism</a> <a href="/tags/firstamendment/" rel="tag">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="/tags/dissent/" rel="tag">#dissent</a> <a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/us/politics/immigration-judges-deportations-students.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/us/politics/immigration-judges-deportations-students.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/us/</span><span class="invisible">politics/immigration-judges-deportations-students.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;As the deadly federal immigration crackdown fueled by a racist obsession with Somali people kicked into high gear in Minnesota, a right-wing local news site in Maine had a clear message: Bring the chaos here.</p><p>The Maine Wire launched in 2011, and for the next decade most of its output was standard libertarian fare.&quot;</p><p>~ Noah Hurowitz</p><p><a href="/tags/maine/" rel="tag">#Maine</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/somalis/" rel="tag">#Somalis</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/ethniccleansing/" rel="tag">#EthnicCleansing</a> <a href="/tags/leonardleo/" rel="tag">#LeonardLeo</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://theintercept.com/2026/04/08/maine-wire-conservative-news-leonard-leo-somalis/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theintercept.com/2026/04/08/maine-wire-conservative-news-leonard-leo-somalis/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2026/04/08/ma</span><span class="invisible">ine-wire-conservative-news-leonard-leo-somalis/</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;The US president, Donald Trump, said the US Navy would immediately start blockading the strait of Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran.</p><p>In a lengthy Truth Social post, he said the US is going to start &#x27;BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz.&#x27;&quot;</p><p>~ The Guardian</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/straitofhormuz/" rel="tag">#StraitofHormuz</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/12/middle-east-crisis-live-us-iran-pakistan-peace-talks-jd-vance-delegation-leaves-without-a-deal" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/12/middle-east-crisis-live-us-iran-pakistan-peace-talks-jd-vance-delegation-leaves-without-a-deal"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/world/live</span><span class="invisible">/2026/apr/12/middle-east-crisis-live-us-iran-pakistan-peace-talks-jd-vance-delegation-leaves-without-a-deal</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;Good explanation from the Brookings Inst on🚨the problems with the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> trying to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz against Iran’s will. TL;DR🚨Iran has asymmetric advantages to cheaply strike vessels passing through, &amp; markets won’t be reassured until that threat is gone.&quot;<br>-S Kupar<br><a href="/tags/iranwar/" rel="tag">#IranWar</a> <a href="/tags/incompetence/" rel="tag">#Incompetence</a> <a href="/tags/kakistocracy/" rel="tag">#Kakistocracy</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#Economy</a> <a href="/tags/markets/" rel="tag">#Markets</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a></p>

<p>The old “this is why I need a ballroom” fake assassination attempt ploy. </p><p><a href="/tags/trumpregime/" rel="tag">#TrumpRegime</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="/tags/auspol/" rel="tag">#auspol</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/whitehouseballroom/" rel="tag">#WhiteHouseBallroom</a></p>

<p>Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor <a href="/tags/orbán/" rel="tag">#Orbán</a> concedes defeat after &#x27;painful&#x27; <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#election</a> result ending 16 years in power for a powerful figure in the <a href="/tags/farright/" rel="tag">#FarRight</a> movement allied with US President Donald <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#Russia</a> President Vladimir <a href="/tags/putin/" rel="tag">#Putin</a>.</p><p>“I congratulated the victorious party,″ Orbán told supporters in Budapest. “We are going to serve the Hungarian nation &amp; our homeland from opposition as well.” </p><p><a href="/tags/hungary/" rel="tag">#Hungary</a> <a href="/tags/geopolitics/" rel="tag">#geopolitics</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/hungary-election-orban-magyar-trump-1a4eb0ba6b94e0c80c3cd18bd36254ab" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/hungary-election-orban-magyar-trump-1a4eb0ba6b94e0c80c3cd18bd36254ab"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/hungary-ele</span><span class="invisible">ction-orban-magyar-trump-1a4eb0ba6b94e0c80c3cd18bd36254ab</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;Something that&#x27;s struck me about the Trump Administration throughout its second term is its profound misunderstanding of power. Over and over again, Trump and his minions demonstrate that they think they have a monopoly on power and that history will unfold as their actions without any reactions, a literally inconsequential view as in &#x27;there will no consequences other than the ones we impose.&#x27;&quot;</p><p>~ Rebecca Solnit</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/power/" rel="tag">#power</a> <a href="/tags/stupidity/" rel="tag">#stupidity</a> <a href="/tags/ignorance/" rel="tag">#ignorance</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a><br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/flowers-bloom-on-soldiers-graves-lessons-in-power-and-consequence/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.meditationsinanemergency.com/flowers-bloom-on-soldiers-graves-lessons-in-power-and-consequence/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.meditationsinanemergency.c</span><span class="invisible">om/flowers-bloom-on-soldiers-graves-lessons-in-power-and-consequence/</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> Central Command has announced that it will begin a blockade of <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/ports/" rel="tag">#ports</a> on Monday at 10AM ET.</p><p><a href="/tags/centcom/" rel="tag">#CENTCOM</a> said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” entering or departing Iranian ports &amp; coastal areas.</p><p>It said it would still allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the <a href="/tags/straitofhormuz/" rel="tag">#StraitOfHormuz</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/idiocracy/" rel="tag">#idiocracy</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/iranwar/" rel="tag">#IranWar</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/warpowers/" rel="tag">#WarPowers</a> <a href="/tags/geopolitics/" rel="tag">#geopolitics</a> <a href="/tags/nationalsecurity/" rel="tag">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="/tags/middleeast/" rel="tag">#MiddleEast</a> <a href="/tags/inflation/" rel="tag">#inflation</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#oil</a><br><a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-12-2026#0000019d-838e-d1f7-a9bf-ebdea92c0000" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-12-2026#0000019d-838e-d1f7-a9bf-ebdea92c0000"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/live/iran-war-israe</span><span class="invisible">l-trump-04-12-2026#0000019d-838e-d1f7-a9bf-ebdea92c0000</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;I have said since early 2025 that Trump is in office to solve Putin’s problems. Orban provides a template. Bloomburg published revelations that on a phone call last October, Orban reportedly told Putin &#x27;I am in your service&#x27; - and compared himself to a mouse and Putin to a lion. Hungary’s current afflictions are the outcome of this path and these priorities.&quot;</p><p>~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat</p><p><a href="/tags/putin/" rel="tag">#Putin</a> <a href="/tags/orbán/" rel="tag">#Orbán</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://lucid.substack.com/p/orban-made-in-hungary-america-and" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lucid.substack.com/p/orban-made-in-hungary-america-and"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lucid.substack.com/p/orban-mad</span><span class="invisible">e-in-hungary-america-and</span></a></p>