"The #US crackdown on #migration from #Mexico has destroyed a sacred site shared by both countries. According to reports from residents in #BajaCalifornia... explosions were heard last weekend on #CuchumáHill as part of construction work on the #borderWall. The explosives were used by US personnel. According to the reports, a 35-meter-tall monolith, carved and considered sacred by #Indigenous people in the region, has been damaged"
us
#US says #ceasefire will only start when #StraitOfHormuz opens
#Iran says talks to start April 10 in Islamabad
#JDVance says #Trump instructed his negotiating team to engage in “good faith”
Trump announces 50% #tariffs on nations supplying Iran with weapons
Though the United States & Iran both declared victory, their main disputes remain unresolved, each sticking to competing demands for a potential peace deal.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #RulesOfWar #law #NationalSecurity
https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-war-live-trump-announces-two-week-ceasefire-iran-says-talks-begin-soon-2026-04-08/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
That didn’t take long
#Iran halts #Hormuz #oil tanker traffic after Israel's #Lebanon attacks, Iranian media says
Iran has halted oil tanker traffic through the #StraitOfHormuz after #Israel attacked Lebanon, semi-official news agency Fars reported.
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif said earlier that Lebanon was included in the ceasefire between Israel, the #US & Iran, but the Israeli military said attacks on #Hezbollah in Lebanon would continue.
#IranWar #Trump #Netanyahu
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/08/world/live-news/iran-war-trump-us-ceasefire?post-id=cmnq5k2tv00003b6x03idm200
#Iran accuses #US of violating parts of deal framework, says #ceasefire 'unreasonable'
Iran accused the US of violating 3 clauses of its framework for a deal.
Araghchi insisted an end to the #war in #Lebanon was part of the ceasefire agreement with #Netanyahu & #Trump said the truce did not cover Lebanon.
“The world sees the massacres in Lebanon,” he said in a post on X. “The ball is in the US court, & the world is watching whether it will act on its commitments.”
Does #voting matter?
You tell me:
" #Talarico leads both #Cornyn, #Paxton in new poll of #Texas’ #US #Senate race
#Democrat state Rep. James Talarico is leading both of his prospective #Republican opponents in a new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate race — though the result is within the margin of error in either scenario, suggesting a close contest in November"
"but i want perfect"
"both sides the same"
"the vote is hacked"
"waah waah"
shut the fuck up
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/28/texas-us-senate-poll-talarico-cornyn-paxton-2026-midterms/
How will the magical White House ballroom prevent shootings at other venues, and does it cover schools as well?
US healthcare is so fucked! I just got a bill for $20 for a copay, so I checked the bill, and holy shit...
I have had three doctor visits this year:
- one to meet my new doctor (and get my jabs)
- one to sign paperwork for my chronic condition medication
- and one for lab work for my chronic condition medication
Amount I've paid (this year):
- ~$50 for copays
- ~$600 for visits
- ~$300 for medications
Amount paid by insurance: ~$1070
(which is notably less than the cost of 4 months of insurance premiums)
Amount insurance is still deciding on: ~$3700
Not only have I paid for the insurance, but I've also paid out at almost 50% of the cost of care so far, *and* I could be on the hook for nearly 4x that amount if insurance doesn't feel like paying.
Just saying, I wouldn't have ratted on Luigi.
Never thought I would say this but uh.. I'm with the pope on this one
I'll also won't visit the #US while #Trump is in charge
For his but more important my own safety as a result 
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"I spent several days in Berlin, Germany asking locals one simple question: What do you think about Donald Trump?
The response was consistent—and blunt."
#Inflation Surges as Effects of the #IranWar Show in Prices
The #Consumer Price Index [#CPI] jumped 3.3% in the year through March, a 2-year high, reflecting higher costs for #energy & goods affected by disruptions in the #MiddleEast.
#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/10/business/inflation-cpi-report?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Iran's Guards seize #wartime power, weakening Supreme Leader's role
2 months into a war with the #US & #Israel, #Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of #power — an abrupt break with the past that may be hardening Tehran’s stance as it weighs renewed talks with Washington.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/irans-guards-seize-wartime-power-blunting-supreme-leaders-role-2026-04-28/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
Another complication:🚨"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."
#IranWar #IllegalWar #Trump #US #Netanyahu #Israel #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #USPol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/us/politics/iran-mines-strait.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.ldkQ.eB0dqYUiJ_h3&smid=nytcore-ios-share
#Defense Secy Pete #Hegseth is facing questioning from lawmakers for the first time since the #Trump admin launched the #war against #Iran, which Democrats have contested as a costly conflict of choice waged without congressional approval.
The chief financial official for the #Pentagon told lawmakers that the estimated cost to #US taxpayers of the #IranWar is $25 billion so far.
#TrumpsWar #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-hegseth-congress-trump-updates-04-29-2026
Exclusive: #ICE launches new effort to uncover #US ‘birth tourism schemes’ despite the fact that #SCOTUS has yet to rule on the constitutionality of the #Trump #ExecutiveOrder on #BirthrightCitizenship & that a majority of the justices appeared skeptical of the admin’s arguments.
#law #immigration #Constitution #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #Sturmabteilung
https://www.reuters.com/world/ice-launches-new-effort-uncover-us-birth-tourism-schemes-2026-04-10/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
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Cardinal’s meeting at #Pentagon was ‘unusual,’ #Vatican official says
Through the first year of Trump’s 2nd term, tensions between his admin & the Vatican — with the first #US born #pope — have simmered.
#law #Trump #Hegseth #Republicans #Constitution #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #military #war #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/10/trump-vatican-pentagon-meeting/
" #Trump sweetens pro- #Orban endorsement with promises of economic aid to #Hungary"
Relax
A reminder: Trump's words about #Canada last year
#MapleMAGA Pierre #Poilievre was trending to win
Instead Trump aided in Canadians rallying to Mark #Carney
The #US #USA administration is rat poison
Everything the child rapist touches turns to shit
Be angry at meddling in your #politics, yes
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“A protester breached the airside perimeter at Shannon Airport in #Ireland today, climbed onto the wing of a parked #US Air Force C-130 Hercules and damaged the fuselage with what is believed to be an axe, taking the aircraft out of service.
Shannon Airport briefly closed. The man was arrested by Gardaí and the Armed Support Unit. Shannon has been used as a key US #military transit hub throughout the #Iran war, despite the Irish government's insistence it is not being used for #war.”
Science and engineering just got us back to the moon
Weapons just closed a important water way that was open before
But yeah, keep cutting funding on science and keep spending on weapons
Clowns 🇺🇸
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has a longstanding fascination with the Crusades.
That’s right, the Crusades: the series of late 11th to 13th century medieval wars in which Europeans fought to control the Holy Land. He has tattoos that reference the Crusades, something that actually came up in his confirmation hearing in 2025. And his 2020 book is titled American Crusade.
The final chapter is titled “Make the Crusade Great Again.”
#US & #Iran officials #fail to come to agreement in face-to-face in Islamabad #ceasefire talks
#JDVance said negotiations between the US & the Iranians have ended without a deal after the Iranians refused to accept US terms to not develop a nuclear weapon.
The high-stakes talks ended after 21 hours, Vance said, with the vice president in constant communication with #Trump & others in the administration.
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"Good explanation from the Brookings Inst on🚨the problems with the #US trying to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz against Iran’s will. TL;DR🚨Iran has asymmetric advantages to cheaply strike vessels passing through, & markets won’t be reassured until that threat is gone."
-S Kupar
#IranWar #Incompetence #Kakistocracy #Trump #US #Iran #Economy #Markets #USPol
#US Central Command has announced that it will begin a blockade of #Iran #ports on Monday at 10AM ET.
#CENTCOM said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” entering or departing Iranian ports & coastal areas.
It said it would still allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the #StraitOfHormuz.
#idiocracy #Trump #IranWar #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-12-2026#0000019d-838e-d1f7-a9bf-ebdea92c0000
#Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz
#BrentCrude, the international benchmark, was up 8%, at about $102. #US #crude was up 8% to $104.
Dow futures sank 1.04%, or 502 points. S&P 500 futures were down 1%, & Nasdaq futures declined 1.15%.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/12/business/oil-prices-iran-war
🛑🇺🇸Republicans, Trump, and US media ignore and silence evidence that Russia helps Iran strike American bases, killing soldiers in Middle East (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4110730-zelensky-us-ignores-evidence-that-russia-helps-iran-strike-american-bases-in-middle-east.html #Ukraine #Brussels #Belgium #Press #Media #News #USA #US #America #Trump #London #Republicans #Democrats #CNN #ABC #NBC #CBS #FoxNews #Berlin #Lebanon #Germany #UK #Headlines #UAE #Oman #Jordan #Kuwait #Qatar #Bahrain #Iraq #Syria #Egypt #SaudiArabia #russiaUkraineWar
#12yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiansAreBabyKillers #Israel
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