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[?]Tjeerd Royaards » 🌐
@royaards@newsie.social

Winners. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

Cartoon showing a winners podium with a banner behind it that reads: 'War in Iran - Award ceremony'. The Grim Reaper stands on top in 1st place, while Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei stand on either side him, lower, as runners-up. Trump is making a loser sign with his hand towards Khamenei, while Khamenei has both his hands raised making the 'v' of victory. Both Trump and Khamenei have painted a '1' on their place on the winners podium, using red paint (or blood), which has also stained their hands. In the background we see the devastation of war.

Alt...Cartoon showing a winners podium with a banner behind it that reads: 'War in Iran - Award ceremony'. The Grim Reaper stands on top in 1st place, while Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei stand on either side him, lower, as runners-up. Trump is making a loser sign with his hand towards Khamenei, while Khamenei has both his hands raised making the 'v' of victory. Both Trump and Khamenei have painted a '1' on their place on the winners podium, using red paint (or blood), which has also stained their hands. In the background we see the devastation of war.

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    [?]Jason Goroncy » 🌐
    @jasongoroncy@zirk.us

    [?]Emeritus Prof Christopher May » 🌐
    @ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us

    Will the US AirForce fulfil the Tangerine Tyrant's threat to 'decimate' Iran's civilian infrastructure?.... widely regarded as being a potential war crime.

    The US is explicitly not under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, but the US has so annoyed some allies that any USAF personal involved might need to be careful where they holiday, as any country claiming 'universal jurisdiction' for war crimes might see them as legitimate subjects for arrest?

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      [?]TJ1001 » 🌐
      @TJ1001@mastodonapp.uk

      A roughly 1.5 billion purchase of S&P futures, alongside a 192 million sale of oil futures occurred shortly before Trump announced a pause in planned U.S. strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure

      I hope someone is keeping the receipts, because these fuckers need to be in jail. Before Trump pardons them all….

        [?]Farhad A. » 🌐
        @faab64@todon.eu

        Whoa, just whoa.
        Who made the decision for the to attack —the American president, or a foreign country off in the shadows pulling the strings?

        It’s understandable why many people think the US/ war against Iran is a bad idea. Some say it violates the Charter. Others think it is unnecessary for the United States to do this since Iran wasn’t directly threatening the United States, or that even if Iran’s nuclear program was potentially a threat, negotiations could have achieved an equal or better outcome. Those are certainly reasonable views.

        But before jumping to conspiracy, remember who actually made the decision to send the US into this war: Donald . And there’s no question that in his mind, he is one hundred percent certain that this war is necessary to defend the United States.
        Claims that or Israel are somehow pulling the strings and manipulating the US into the Iran war don’t arise in a vacuum. They mirror longstanding patterns of antisemitism, in which Jews are portrayed as wielding hidden power, manipulating governments, and acting with dual loyalties.

        blogs.timesofisrael.com/saying

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          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
          @wdlindsy@toad.social

          "The many politicians who make up the Republican Party are the villains here. They are the one leaving a madman in charge — the ones who are giving him continued access to the nuclear codes. And they deserve to be on the receiving end of every American’s rage over this pointless, expensive, world-disrupting self-own of a war."

          ~ Jill Filipovic


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            [?]Tía Tula » 🌐
            @IreneMoews@vmst.io

            @BeaBi 👍 Da soll sich Trump noch mal beschweren, weil andere den USA nicht helfen: Ramstein ist immer noch da (müsste aber verschwinden: für D und Europa viel zu gefährlich.)




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              [?]Beate Biundo » 🌐
              @BeaBi@troet.cafe

              >>Diplomatische Verhandlungen USA vs Iran<<

              Offenbar bereiten unsere "transatlantischen Freunde" die nächsten "Verhandlungen" vor🙃

              Den ganzen Tag herrscht reger Luftverkehr aus Ramstein mit Stratotankern, mehreren C17 Militärlastfliegern und tief fliegenden Kampfjets.

              Diplomatisches Vertrauen – so wichtig🤪

              Im blauen Himmel mit wenigen Schleierwolken sind zwei tief fliegende US-Kampfjets zu sehen, die den Nachmittag über immer wieder über die Köpfe donnern.
Rechts unten ist der Wipfel eines weiß blühenden Kirschbaumes zu sehen

              Alt...Im blauen Himmel mit wenigen Schleierwolken sind zwei tief fliegende US-Kampfjets zu sehen, die den Nachmittag über immer wieder über die Köpfe donnern. Rechts unten ist der Wipfel eines weiß blühenden Kirschbaumes zu sehen

              Wie der Schatten des Todes wirkt der unscharfe Umriss einer, vor kurzem gestarteten C17A - einer Militärmaschine mit 77,5 Tonnen Zuladung an Mordmaterial

              Alt...Wie der Schatten des Todes wirkt der unscharfe Umriss einer, vor kurzem gestarteten C17A - einer Militärmaschine mit 77,5 Tonnen Zuladung an Mordmaterial

              Ein sehr großer Stratotanker der US Air Force zieht unzählige Kreise über Ramstein und der Westpfalz

              Alt...Ein sehr großer Stratotanker der US Air Force zieht unzählige Kreise über Ramstein und der Westpfalz

              Die nächste C17A, dieses mal von hinten/unten, im Vordergrund zeigt der Bluthasel erste Blättchen.

              Alt...Die nächste C17A, dieses mal von hinten/unten, im Vordergrund zeigt der Bluthasel erste Blättchen.

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                [?]Kim Perales » 🌐
                @KimPerales@toad.social

                CEOs' 🚨to are paying off. But the biggest benefactor, is his BFF & fellow war criminal, . And has reaped $Billions more from oil profits.

                Trump’s bombing campaign against 🚨is yielding a windfall for some of America’s top oil execs. Chevron CEO Wirth sold $104M worth of shares: Jan-Mar. ConocoPhillips’s Lance netted ~$54.3M in share sales in Mar. Baker-Hughes CEO Simonelli sold ~$33M...


                wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oi

                Pic of Chevron CEO Wirth:

                Alt...Pic of Chevron CEO Wirth:

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                  [?]The Digital Coolie 🇵🇸🇮🇷🇱🇧🇾🇪🇮🇶 » 🌐
                  @Digital_Coolie@mastodon.social

                  killed three journalists yesterday, including an Al Jazeera journalist who was driving on a main road west of City, within 24 hours of a deal brokered by the and coming into effect.

                  Al-Manar TV reporter Suzanne Khalil and Radio Sawt al-Farah’s Ghada Al-Dayekh were killed by Israeli strikes in , on the same day that Israel killed Palestinian Muhammad Wishahd in Gaza.

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                    [?]Jorro » 🌐
                    @Jorro@universeodon.com

                    This is because some influencers supposedly received money from Russia to spread information about the Iran war.

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                      [?]🇩🇪 🇺🇦 🇨🇦:nonazis: » 🌐
                      @ManyRoads@mstdn.social

                      must WANT to lose both House & Senate.

                      "Republicans block effort to halt Trump's war with Iran after 'civilization' threat
                      House Democrats tried to force a vote on a war powers resolution during recess. Senate Democrats will launch a more serious attempt to rein in Trump next week."

                      nbcnews.com/politics/congress/

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                        [?]AK » 🌐
                        @adachika192@hcommons.social

                        [Video] Rare nationwide protests in Japan against Iran war | CNN (2026-04-09)

                        cnn.com/2026/04/09/world/video
                        ———

                        >> On Wednesday, protests were held across more than 100 locations in Japan, drawing nearly 50,000 people, according to organizers. Initially sparked by opposition to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s plan to revise Article 9, the pacifist clause of Japan’s constitution, the demonstrations have since grown in size and frequency since the war. Critics warn that constitutional change could open the door to involvement in wars abroad…

                          [?]Ham on Wry » 🌐
                          @HamonWry@mastodon.world

                          They’re all Trump ass kissers and yes men.

                          After the Tangerine tyrant is finally removed, every tainted government department will need an enema and fumigation … SCOTUS as well.

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                            [?]Merle Meyerdierks » 🌐
                            @merledieperle.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

                            Kriegssatire 2026 oder muss man sagen KI-gssatire?

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                              [?]Scary Austin » 🌐
                              @MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social

                              Okay, jokes are allowed but they have to be this good.

                              Repost of a social media exchange on some platform
@JonSavoy says "Iran is holding a Strait and Trump doesn't even have a pair" and HonkeyKong814 says "This is so fucking clever it makes me angry."

For non-native English speakers, it's a reference to the game of poker. A "straight" in poker is five cards of different suits all in consecutive numerical order. It's a tough hand to beat, as is holding the Strait of Hormuz. A pair of cards is the lowest hand; here, Trump doesn't even have a pair, reflecting his weak position. It's also a crude pun meaning he doesn't have testicles.

                              Alt...Repost of a social media exchange on some platform @JonSavoy says "Iran is holding a Strait and Trump doesn't even have a pair" and HonkeyKong814 says "This is so fucking clever it makes me angry." For non-native English speakers, it's a reference to the game of poker. A "straight" in poker is five cards of different suits all in consecutive numerical order. It's a tough hand to beat, as is holding the Strait of Hormuz. A pair of cards is the lowest hand; here, Trump doesn't even have a pair, reflecting his weak position. It's also a crude pun meaning he doesn't have testicles.

                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                "And one of the primary reasons he is back in power is that he was covered, as both a candidate and a president, with enough credulity, sanewashing, and false equivalence to be portrayed as fit to serve when he has been anything but."


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                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                  "Despite the media-bashing president ramping up his already white-hot incitement towards the fourth estate to new levels, the White House press corps tasked to cover him has delivered a collective shrug.

                                  And all the while, the elite political media class is prepping to spend a night publicly feting this man during a lavish party."

                                  ~ Justin Baragona

                                  Bless its heart: a lapdog must be a lapdog, after all.


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                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                    "Most of the media spent Wednesday describing the alleged two-week ceasefire in Trump’s war on Iran as 'fragile.' Better descriptions would be 'non-existent,' 'failed,' or 'notional.' Bottom line: Trump needed a ceasefire—any ceasefire—to give himself an offramp from his threat to destroy the 'whole civilization' of Iran, so he claimed he had an agreement for a ceasefire."

                                    ~ Robert B. Hubbell


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                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                      "In truth, no one agreed to anything but instead reiterated their competing maximalist demands. ...

                                      He suggested that the US would try to join Iran in a 'joint venture' to charge tolls on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Talk about chutzpah!""


                                      /26

                                      Hubbell links to the Washington Times article below.

                                      washingtontimes.com/news/2026/

                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                        "There is nothing Trump cannot convert into a profit-making venture—including a humiliating defeat in an illegal war of choice that will define his second-term legacy."


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                                          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                          @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                          Robert S. McElvaine reminds us of Herodotus' story of the super-rich king of Lydia, who decided to attack Persia (i.e., now Iran) after consulting the Oracle of Delph, who told him,

                                          “If you make war on the Persians, you will destroy a great empire.”

                                          "The arrogant Croesus was elated. But he had neglected to ask the Oracle which great empire would be destroyed. It turned out to be his."


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                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                            @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                            "This story came to mind on Monday, after Donald Trump, who fancies himself to be 'rich as Croesus'—or would, if he had ever heard of Croesus—and is getting there through his massive corruption, 'truthed' that 'a whole civilization will be destroyed tonight, never to be brought back again.' He meant the Persian civilization of Iran."


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                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                              "It was already clear that, whether he actually went ahead and caused 'all Hell to reign [sic] down on' Iran and 'There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell,' he was destroying a whole civilization: the American civilization."


                                              /30

                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                "And the big winner is Vladimir Putin. Unless helping Putin was Trump’s objective all along, Operations Epic Insanity was a total disaster for our nation."


                                                /31

                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                  As David Gushee reminds us, if American "civilization" is now in ruins and shambles, Americans have done this to ourselves, by our own choice:

                                                  "This ride is going to last for another two years, nine months, and eleven days, and how can it possibly last that long, and how can we possibly endure this, psychologically, politically, geopolitically, every other way," (continued in /33)


                                                  /32

                                                  davidpgushee.substack.com/p/5-

                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                    (continued from /32)

                                                    "and how many more people will quite literally die and how many more will certainly suffer because this is what we did, this is who 49.8% of us voted for?! Again?!

                                                    And how do we say to the world, well, sorry?"


                                                    /33

                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                      "Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and their MAGA cult can tell themselves whatever lies they want about 'victory' against Iran, but make no mistake: The United States suffered a decisive and devastating defeat in an illegal war that was doomed from the get-go."

                                                      ~ Jennifer Rubin


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                                                      contrariannews.org/p/a-strateg

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                                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                        "This is also a massive failure of the entire Republican Party, which must be held accountable at the polls for abdicating its duties."


                                                        /35

                                                          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                          @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                          Laura Silver reports on some of Pew's latest findings:

                                                          "60% of U.S. adults have an unfavorable view of Israel, up from 53% last year.

                                                          59% have little or no confidence in Netanyahu to do the right thing regarding world affairs – up from 52% last year.

                                                          In both political parties, majorities of adults under the age of 50 now rate Israel and Netanyahu negatively."


                                                          /20

                                                          pewresearch.org/short-reads/20

                                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                            @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                            "I don't know if you've looked at corporate media today. Oh, my God. They're honestly treating this like it's an actual ceasefire."

                                                            ~ Jared Yates Sexton


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                                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                              "If Joe Biden had done anything close to this, can you imagine how it would be covered?

                                                              Polling suggests that a majority of the American people have already reached the conclusion that Trump is unfit. Even though he cannot run for another term, he still has almost three more years to wreak havoc."

                                                              ~ Elliot Kirschner


                                                              /22

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                                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                "The ceasefire nearly died before dinner. ...

                                                                International press tonight is covering Day 1 of the ceasefire as a deal that announced itself and then immediately began to come apart, confirmed via Reuters, Al Jazeera, CBC, and Argus this session."

                                                                ~ Rudy Martinez


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                                                                chicanoinparis.com/p/the-rest-

                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                  "The relief that swept markets in the morning lasted approximately four hours before the Beirut strikes, the suspended strait, and the competing violation lists reframed it."


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                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                    "Israel’s attacks on Beirut have caused widespread devastation, killing at least 200 people on one of the deadliest days of the conflict."

                                                                    ~ Aaron Parnas


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                                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                      "Iran is now charging a $2 billion toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, effectively boosting its own economy by 15% while American consumers foot the bill. That is, as Cliff said on the show, 'just a wholly absurd outcome from a wholly absurd President and a wholly unnecessary attack.'”

                                                                      ~ Cliff Schechter


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                                                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                        "This will become the 'ninth war' that President Art O’Deal has 'stopped.' Iran walks away with more than it had in the previous agreement it struck with the Obama administration. Israel is still firing missiles into Iran, to say nothing of laying waste to half of Lebanon. Iran maintains control of the Strait of Hormuz."

                                                                        ~ Charles Pierce


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                                                                          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                          @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                          "Indeed, the deal turns the strait into an Iranian tollbooth. I think we’re lucky that Iran doesn’t now own half of Montana. On the other hand, Pete Hegseth thinks the whole thing is/was a masterstroke."


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                                                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                            @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                            "One of Trump’s Truthed conditions for a ceasefire was the 'SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.' The White House appeared ready to declare that condition met. But even this morning, before reports emerged that Iran was once again closing the strait, there was some fine print."

                                                                            ~ John Light


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                                                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                              "As David [Kurtz] noted in Morning Memo, Iran, through the ceasefire, now has quite a bit more control over the strait than it had before the war started, saying that it will control it jointly with Oman. The Financial Times reported this morning that Iran will charge boats crypto to get through, and, seemingly, leisurely inspect them as they make the passage."


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                                                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                "This all flew in the face of the alternate reality being advanced by the White House, with Trump claiming the U.S. is going to get a cut of these ships’ fees."


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                                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                  David Kurtz offers a sampling of headlines today about Trump's "ceasefire" deal." See below.


                                                                                  /10

                                                                                  morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.

                                                                                  Headlines in newspapers today about Trump's "ceasefire" deal with Iran, compiled by David Kurtz

                                                                                  Alt...Headlines in newspapers today about Trump's "ceasefire" deal with Iran, compiled by David Kurtz

                                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                    "The last thirty-six hours have shown us the truth. Trump’s threats aren’t only a blot on America’s conscience and stain on our standing in the world, which now sees America as a country that might threaten the worst possible crimes to get what it wants. They’re also a total failure on their own terms."

                                                                                    ~ Andrew Egger


                                                                                    /11

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                                                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                      "For all intents and purposes, the ceasefire we announced with so much fanfare on Tuesday has already ceased to exist—indeed, never existed at all."


                                                                                      /12

                                                                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                        "What Donald Trump has accomplished, if you want to call it an accomplishment, in doing this absolutely ridiculous, needless war is to effectively end even the perception of American power, and particularly American power in the region."

                                                                                        Joy-Ann Reid


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                                                                                          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                          @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                          "And he's elevated other countries, other powers, to a position where they are allowed and have the ability to negotiate with the United States on roughly an even footing in many ways."


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                                                                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                            @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                            "When Trump announced the ceasefire last night, I called it fake. Nothing that has transpired today has changed my mind. ...

                                                                                            Trump wanted the world to know that he had his finger on the button, and he was willing to use it. Then he backed down, announcing that Iran had agreed to a ceasefire that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz."

                                                                                            ~ Lucian K. Truscott


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                                                                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                              "His announcement immediately sent stocks soaring and the price of oil down. That’s what he wanted. Money. ...

                                                                                              I guess we have reached the sad nadir as a nation that we should be thankful Trump is an outrageous crook."


                                                                                              /16

                                                                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                "The only thing that’s saving us, and the world, from Trump using a nuclear weapon is his greed, even though it’s clear after this week that if he could figure out a way to make a buck from blowing up a civilization and killing millions of people, he would."


                                                                                                /17

                                                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                  "The latest 'ceasefire' lasted less than twenty-four hours. Why? Because the aggression is no longer about security; it is about Benjamin Netanyahu’s expansionist project for a 'Greater Israel.'"

                                                                                                  ~ Danielle Moodie


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                                                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                    "While the White House mumbles about 'linguistic challenges' and 'interpretation issues'—the inevitable result of firing the State Department’s seasoned negotiators to 'clean out the deep state'—the reality is simple: Israel blew up the deal."


                                                                                                    /19

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                                                                                                      [?]Hanse Mina » 🌐
                                                                                                      @hanse_mina@mastodon.social

                                                                                                      NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has briefed some capitals that U.S. President Donald Trump wants concrete commitments within the next few days for help securing the Strait of ​Hormuz, two European diplomats told Reuters on Thursday.

                                                                                                      reuters.com/world/natos-rutte-

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                                                                                                        [?]Hanse Mina » 🌐
                                                                                                        @hanse_mina@mastodon.social

                                                                                                        The Trump administration will likely extend its waiver of sanctions on Russian oil this week, former Treasury and State Department officials said.

                                                                                                        semafor.com/article/04/08/2026

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                                                                                                          [?]Hanse Mina » 🌐
                                                                                                          @hanse_mina@mastodon.social

                                                                                                          Russia will see revenue from its biggest ‌single oil tax double to $9 billion in April due to the oil and gas crisis triggered by the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran.

                                                                                                          reuters.com/business/energy/ir

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                                                                                                            [?]Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧 » 🌐
                                                                                                            @Peter_Link@expressional.social

                                                                                                            RE: mastox.eu/@AssalRad/1163741392

                                                                                                            Even the "esteemed" has not yet printed the very clear posting from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, which would erase any "confusion" that the has persistently referred to.



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                                                                                                              [?]AK » 🌐
                                                                                                              @adachika192@hcommons.social

                                                                                                              Inside the Israeli army’s propaganda wing (+972 Magazine, 2026-04-08)

                                                                                                              972mag.com/inside-israeli-army
                                                                                                              ------

                                                                                                              >> In October 2023, Gili was called up for reserve duty in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit and assigned to the Northern Command...

                                                                                                              >> ... “We downplayed the northern front to avoid causing public panic, even though there were constant launches [by Hezbolla]... I remember feeling we were creating an inaccurate picture: We showed far more strength than vulnerability.”

                                                                                                              >> The experience left Gili, who requested to use a pseudonym, questioning the very system she had served for years. “It was always easy to repeat that ‘The is prepared for any scenario,’” she continued. “Who were we to question it? But in reality, it was bullshit...


                                                                                                              @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

                                                                                                                [?]Martin Seeger » 🌐
                                                                                                                @masek@infosec.exchange

                                                                                                                The ceasefire deal between the USA and Iran has two obvious fault lines that will most likely cause it to fail:

                                                                                                                • Who gets how much protection money from the ships passing through the Street of Hormuz? Trumps greed will kick in once someone else gets money.
                                                                                                                • Israel is refusing the ceasefire for the Lebanon. Furthermore Israel is no official party of the agreement which historically means that they will drop the occasional bomb here and there. But most important: They (and especially Netanyahu) have no interest in the ceasefire holding up.

                                                                                                                I see other possible breaking points, but that are the big ones.

                                                                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                  "No nation has the moral right to erase an entire people from the map.”


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                                                                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                    "I don’t know how better to put this than to say Trump’s threat this morning to 'wipe out a whole civilization' of Iran puts America into a new immoral universe.

                                                                                                                    He is directly threatening a war crime."

                                                                                                                    ~ Robert Reich


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                                                                                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                      "And every one of us is complicit in it, in the sense that this threat comes from the President of the United States, threatening to utilize our nation’s military power to exterminate an entire people. ...

                                                                                                                      It is our responsibility as citizens of this nation to say unambiguously that what Trump is now threatening is truly evil. It’s our responsibility as human beings to demand that Trump repudiate this threat to other human beings."


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                                                                                                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                        "These are the words of a madman: 'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”' ...

                                                                                                                        The stakes could not be higher."

                                                                                                                        ~ Jennifer Rubin


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                                                                                                                          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                          @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                          "The president’s actions are so beyond the norm that rational observers are worried he might resort to using a nuclear weapon to subdue an enemy he falsely claimed was 'defeated' weeks ago.

                                                                                                                          Trump defends his decision to attack Iran because 'you can’t put nuclear weapons in the hands of a lunatic.' But the bitter irony is that Trump’s election is what put nuclear weapons in the hands of a lunatic."

                                                                                                                          ~ Mark Jacob


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                                                                                                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                            @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                            “It’s an unthinkable thought that only a megalomaniac madman would utter out loud. If Congress had any balls, they would throw him out today. Impeach him before 8 o’clock tonight because this is not a risk the country should take."

                                                                                                                            ~ Edwin Eisendrath


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                                                                                                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                              "His Tuesday morning threat that '[a] whole civilization will die tonight,' is not the first unacceptable statement from this man — but it must be his last as president."

                                                                                                                              ~ Chris Geidner


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                                                                                                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                "Vice President J.D. Vance has a moral, ethical, and constitutional obligation to invoke Section 4 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment by securing the support from a majority of the cabinet to 'immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.'”


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                                                                                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                  "The Iran war is deeply unpopular with Americans, basically every poll finding a majority opposed since the war began on February 28 — an extraordinary fact that media have largely glossed over. It is virtually unprecedented not to see a spike in popular support when Washington launches a military operation, so much so that political science has a term for it: the 'rally around the flag' effect."

                                                                                                                                  ~ Ken Klippenstein


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                                                                                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                    "One month into the Iran War, he is down four points — making him the only president in the modern era to lose ground after launching a war."


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                                                                                                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                      "Today is the 443rd day of the American hostage crisis, in which this nation and the entire world have been taken hostage by a crazed cult of nihilists, white nationalist fascists, extreme religious fundamentalists, and assorted criminals and gangsters who have occupied the White House" (continued in /13)

                                                                                                                                      ~ Timothy Burke


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                                                                                                                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                        (continued from /12)

                                                                                                                                        "and have issued an ever-escalating series of demands. The leader of this cult is the almost 80-year old Donald Trump, whose every utterance is treated with reverence by his followers."


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                                                                                                                                          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                          @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                          "How powerful he must be feeling right now, with the whole world hanging on his every word! What a long way he has come from threatening to stand on Fifth Avenue and 'shoot someone' —one person— to having the means to annihilate 'a whole civilization!"

                                                                                                                                          ~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat


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                                                                                                                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                            @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                            "No more slouching and appearing small around his idol Putin, as he felt compelled to do in 2018 in Helsinki. Now he has his finger on the pulse, deciding who gets to live and who should die on a world-historical scale.

                                                                                                                                            Who now would dare to deny him a Nobel Peace Prize?"


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                                                                                                                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                              "These are propitious circumstances for declaring a national emergency when the time is right. The possibilities for a panicked would-be dictator who knows he would likely lose big in a free and fair election are endless. In that case, we would have an American version of the old autocratic trick of exploiting disaster to consolidate power. Disaster Fascism."


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                                                                                                                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                                "JD Vance was apparently caught off guard Tuesday when a journalist informed him that Donald Trump had threatened to obliterate the entire Iranian civilization by 8 p.m. Vance was onstage in Budapest at the time, feet away from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán."

                                                                                                                                                ~ Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling


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                                                                                                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                                  "As I recently wrote, this is not really about Iran for Trump and his regime; this is a war on civilization itself.

                                                                                                                                                  Trump is exhibiting the deepest, most destructive phase of narcissistic collapse—rupture—where the subject desperately tries to repair his self-image by destroying the world around him."

                                                                                                                                                  ~ Jim Stewartson


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                                                                                                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                                    "Trump’s cognitive decline, and his addiction to increasingly violent displays of dominance to cover up for his own failures, is no longer in question. The only question left is whether anyone will stop him before he increases his kill count exponentially."


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                                                                                                                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                                      "That a sundowning clown who is also the most powerful man in the world threatened the people of Iran with war crimes while standing next to a fretful life-size Easter Bunny would once have been unbelievable, but here we are."

                                                                                                                                                      ~ Rebecca Solnit


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                                                                                                                                                        [?]Ruprecht Polenz » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                        @rpolenz@mastodon.social

                                                                                                                                                        Niemand bei Verstand kann an der Seite der in den Krieg gegen eintreten. führt diesen Krieg ohne klares Ziel, ohne Exit-Strategie und ohne Konsultationen. So funktioniert nicht. Europa wird von bedroht - und Trump kungelt mit .

                                                                                                                                                        Das Bild zeigt ein Foto von Trump vor amerikanischer und NATO-Flagge. Eilmeldung: Trump setzt Europa neues Ultimatum für Unterstützung in der Straße von Hormuz

                                                                                                                                                        Alt...Das Bild zeigt ein Foto von Trump vor amerikanischer und NATO-Flagge. Eilmeldung: Trump setzt Europa neues Ultimatum für Unterstützung in der Straße von Hormuz

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                                                                                                                                                          [?]Tim Mak » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                          OF THE DAY:

                                                                                                                                                          ZELENSKYY SAYS US IGNORING EVIDENCE OF RUSSIAN HELP TO : says the is ignoring proof that Russia is aiding Iran in the war against the US and Israel, partly because some Trump officials trust Putin, according to Suspilne. suspilne.media/1285227-zelensk

                                                                                                                                                            [?]tagesschau » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                            @tagesschau@ard.social

                                                                                                                                                            Leichte Entspannung an der Zapfsäule

                                                                                                                                                            Benzin und Diesel sind um einige Cent billiger geworden - nicht viel, aber zuvor hatte es ja quasi nur Anstiege gegeben. Das Kartellamt will rasch sinkende Preise, und die Politik diskutiert über langfristige Lösungen.

                                                                                                                                                            ➡️ tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/sprit

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                                                                                                                                                              “The World Can Have Peace Or Israel, But Not Both … And Other Notes”

                                                                                                                                                              by Caitlin Johnstone in Caitlin’s Newsletter on Substack

                                                                                                                                                              @palestine@fedibird.com
                                                                                                                                                              @Palestine@masto.ai
                                                                                                                                                              @palestine@lemmy.ml
                                                                                                                                                              @iran

                                                                                                                                                              “Israel is a genocidal apartheid state whose entire existence is premised upon a strategy of unceasing violence and abuse in the middle east. As long as that state continues to exist in its present iteration, peace will never be attainable”

                                                                                                                                                              open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj

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                                                                                                                                                                [?]GrumpyOldFart » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                ***Satire alert!!

                                                                                                                                                                “Israel hugely concerned that ceasefire could lead to outbreak of peace in the Middle East”

                                                                                                                                                                by Laura And Normal Island News on Substack

                                                                                                                                                                @palestine@fedibird.com
                                                                                                                                                                @Palestine@masto.ai
                                                                                                                                                                @palestine@lemmy.ml
                                                                                                                                                                @iran

                                                                                                                                                                “When the double-sided ceasefire was announced, screams could be heard coming from luxury bunkers beneath Tel Aviv. The fury stemmed from the fact Israel was excluded from peace talks that were mediated by Pakistan—a national humiliation. A White House official explained that leaving Israel out of talks was ‘the only way to stop them from killing the Iranian negotiators’”

                                                                                                                                                                open.substack.com/pub/normalis

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                                                                                                                                                                  [?]Jorro » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                  This is the latest Lego video from Iran and they say that they have the dms that show that this administration reached out to them to end this war and they also claim they had access to the Epstein files , did I hear correctly? Please somebody listen to it and tell me .

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                                                                                                                                                                    [?]Trump & Epstein: Biz partners. » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                    @MugsysRapSheet@mastodon.social

                                                                                                                                                                    "Fox & Friends" yesterday morning put up a graphic that probably had their #1 fan tossing his Frosted Flakes at the TV screen:

                                                                                                                                                                    Left: His demands.
                                                                                                                                                                    Right: What got in return.

                                                                                                                                                                    (see Alt text.)

                                                                                                                                                                    Fox put up a graphic Trump almost certainly saw, listing every demand has had before he'd agree to a ceasefire... achieving NONE of them... and every demand made by Iran... including *reparations* for his attack upon them, permission to enrich uranium, and removal of all U.S. forces from the region... which Trump apparently agreed to (otherwise there's be no deal, and he already declared there was.)

Plus, The Straight which was previously open and under no one nation's control, is now controlled by Iran and charging two-million dollar tolls.

Oh. And the soaring price of oil will make Iran & Russia rich.

                                                                                                                                                                    Alt...Fox put up a graphic Trump almost certainly saw, listing every demand has had before he'd agree to a ceasefire... achieving NONE of them... and every demand made by Iran... including *reparations* for his attack upon them, permission to enrich uranium, and removal of all U.S. forces from the region... which Trump apparently agreed to (otherwise there's be no deal, and he already declared there was.) Plus, The Straight which was previously open and under no one nation's control, is now controlled by Iran and charging two-million dollar tolls. Oh. And the soaring price of oil will make Iran & Russia rich.

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                                                                                                                                                                      [?]DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                      @drrjv@vmst.io

                                                                                                                                                                      The Trap Trump Cannot Easily Escape

                                                                                                                                                                      Many people believe Donald will avoid further escalation.

                                                                                                                                                                      That misunderstands the situation.

                                                                                                                                                                      The real danger is not what he wants to do.

                                                                                                                                                                      It is the structure of the choices now in front of him

                                                                                                                                                                      bit.ly/4mpiCbI

                                                                                                                                                                      Text Shot: 1. He is already inside the trap

Trump is not deciding whether to escalate.

He has already climbed the ladder.

—Initial strikes failed to coerce.

—Iran absorbed the pressure and adapted.

Now the choice is no longer escalation versus restraint.

It is escalation versus visible defeat.

And each prior step makes that second option more costly.

2. The trap narrows over time

Escalation traps are not about intent.

They are about constraint.

Each failed move raises the stakes:

politically
strategically
psychologically
So even if Trump prefers to stop, the cost of stopping keeps rising.

Not because he wants to escalate—

but because the alternative becomes harder to accept.

                                                                                                                                                                      Alt...Text Shot: 1. He is already inside the trap Trump is not deciding whether to escalate. He has already climbed the ladder. —Initial strikes failed to coerce. —Iran absorbed the pressure and adapted. Now the choice is no longer escalation versus restraint. It is escalation versus visible defeat. And each prior step makes that second option more costly. 2. The trap narrows over time Escalation traps are not about intent. They are about constraint. Each failed move raises the stakes: politically strategically psychologically So even if Trump prefers to stop, the cost of stopping keeps rising. Not because he wants to escalate— but because the alternative becomes harder to accept.

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                                                                                                                                                                        [?]Jorro » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                        @Jorro@universeodon.com

                                                                                                                                                                        I missed this Lego video from yesterday, I think this is the best so far, they make them better and better.

                                                                                                                                                                        substack.com/@democraticwarrio

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                                                                                                                                                                          [?]Cartoon Movement » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                          @cartoonmovement@newsie.social

                                                                                                                                                                          Trump says the darndest things. Today's cartoon by Emanuele Del Rosso. More cartoons: cartoonmovement.com/

                                                                                                                                                                          Cartoon showing the game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' A contestant is looking at a multiple choice question on the screen: "A whole civilization will die tonight". The possible answers are: Hitler, Pol Pot, Sauron or Trump.

                                                                                                                                                                          Alt...Cartoon showing the game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' A contestant is looking at a multiple choice question on the screen: "A whole civilization will die tonight". The possible answers are: Hitler, Pol Pot, Sauron or Trump.

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                                                                                                                                                                            [?]Slyence » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                            @Slyence@mastodo.neoliber.al

                                                                                                                                                                            I am begging you all to read this article

                                                                                                                                                                            This is the craziest shit I have ever read in my life

                                                                                                                                                                            The Pentagon invoked the Avignon Papacy to pressure the Catholic church over their anti-war stance

                                                                                                                                                                            Folks, we are so far out of our depths, the fish have glowing lights on their foreheads.

                                                                                                                                                                            Btw, 3 more years of this.

                                                                                                                                                                            thelettersfromleo.com/p/the-pe

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                                                                                                                                                                              [?]Mark » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                              @paka@mastodon.scot

                                                                                                                                                                              Hold an immediate parliamentary vote on use of bases

                                                                                                                                                                              We call on Govt to hold parliamentary vote on decision to grant US permission to use British bases for strikes on Iranian missile sites

                                                                                                                                                                              PM announced via video statement the Govt agreed to US request to use British military bases for strikes on missile sites, as part of ongoing conflict involving US, &


                                                                                                                                                                              petition.parliament.uk/petitio

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                                                                                                                                                                                [?]WhatWeGon' DoLuv? » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                @JazzyKindaFella@zirk.us

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                                                                                                                                                                                🚨🇪🇸 BREAKING: Spain just drew a line.

                                                                                                                                                                                Pedro Sánchez is calling on the EU to suspend its Association Agreement with Israel following the strikes on Lebanon.

                                                                                                                                                                                🤥

                                                                                                                                                                                @politics @socialmedia

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                                                                                                                                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                                                                  "According to Letters from Leo, the relationship between the White House and the Vatican has sharply deteriorated after Pope Leo XIV condemned the Iran war & called for global peace. Behind the scenes, U.S. officials reportedly threatened and pressured the Vatican, warning that America’s military power gives it the ability to act without restraint & pushing the Church to fall in line."

                                                                                                                                                                                  ~ Aaron Parnas

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                                                                                                                                                                                    @jd@todon.eu

                                                                                                                                                                                    C-SPAN callers never disappoint.😍

                                                                                                                                                                                    Dave in Las Vegas:
                                                                                                                                                                                    – 'This war in Iran, he only went in there because he's probably a pedophile and people don't want to admit it, but he is... He is not a president, he is a dictator...'

                                                                                                                                                                                    . . .


                                                                                                                                                                                    all for .

                                                                                                                                                                                    video and text source: x.com/BlueGeorgia/status/20419

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                                                                                                                                                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                                                                      "This morning, the ceasefire was technically in effect.

                                                                                                                                                                                      Also this morning: attacks took place on oil facilities in Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait in the first 12 hours following the announcement.

                                                                                                                                                                                      Trump’s core condition for the deal was the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Ship traffic has not picked up above the handful of daily vessels that have made the trip throughout the war."

                                                                                                                                                                                      ~ Ryan Rose


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                                                                                                                                                                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                                                                        "Donald Trump’s demented threats against Iran, amidst his utter debacle in the Middle East, have suddenly accelerated the resistance view that the most important and urgent question in the world is how to remove him from power.

                                                                                                                                                                                        Calls for his impeachment and removal — or the application of the 25th Amendment — are growing louder in the political discourse."

                                                                                                                                                                                        ~ Dan Froomkin


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                                                                                                                                                                                          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                          @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                                                                          "The whole thing is blowing up.

                                                                                                                                                                                          Israel launched over 100 airstrikes on Lebanon in the span of ten minutes. Beirut, South Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley… all hit simultaneously. The footage coming out of Lebanon right now is apocalyptic. … The entire ceasefire framework that Trump agreed to, that Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif mediated and announced, explicitly included Lebanon."

                                                                                                                                                                                          ~ Ben Meiselas


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                                                                                                                                                                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                            @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                                                                            "The ceasefire is falling apart, the Strait of Hormuz is closed, people are dying in Lebanon, and Trump is out here talking about toll roads with Iran and claiming credit for a regime change that didn’t happen."


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                                                                                                                                                                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                                                                              "Today is not just chaotic, it is unraveling in real time. The so-called ceasefire between Iran, the United States, Israel, and Lebanon is already collapsing. There was never a formal agreement to begin with, and now we are watching Israel bomb Lebanon live, crossing a clear red line for Iran."

                                                                                                                                                                                              ~ Aaron Parnas


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                                                                                                                                                                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                                                                                                                "The Strait of Hormuz is shut down again, global shipping is disrupted, and the deal is breaking apart less than 24 hours after it was announced."


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                                                                                                                                                                                                  [?]Kraken » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                  🟡 air_activity | 8/10
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                                                                                                                                                                                                  Increased air activity in Kurdistan region
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Intense military aircraft activity detected in the Kurdistan region. Israel has historically used this airspace for strikes against Iran.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  💬 SENTINEL: Можлива підготовка до операцій проти Ірану, вимагає моніторингу.

                                                                                                                                                                                                    [?]Andi Popp 🇺🇦🎗️:antifa: » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                    Iran War [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                                                                                                                                                                    So let me get this straight. agrees to a , then sends out a list of ten demands and breaks said cease fire immediately after those demands are not met? I mean, I understand the Mullahs feel on top right now, but what was the point of the whole thing?

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      [?]Ham on Wry » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      When Hegseth and Trump declared victory in Iran did they mean the war Trump started or the disappearance of Trump’s involvement in Epstein’s Pedo ring from the public discourse?

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Because both are still raging on.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                        [?]Majd al-Shihabi 🏴 مجد الشهابي » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                                        @majdal@social.coop

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Beirut was my home for almost 4 years when I was studying urban planning at the American University of Beirut, and I have a lot of loved ones in the city.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Following today's Israeli terror strikes, I spent the morning checking on people... Of course, everyone is shaken, but they feel compelled to reassure us that they're ok.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Everyone I checked with was grateful for my messages, to know that they are not forgotten.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        A friend sent me a video of a building that was struck by an Israeli missile. It was less than 100m away from my apartment on the waterfront, and maybe 200m from the AUB campus. Two friends lived in the building adjacent to that building that now is mostly rubble. I couldn't get to them, but I heard through other friends that they're ok.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        The rubble from the terror strike is piled on the street, burying cars under it, blocking the street that I walked every day to get to campus.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Israel is a terrorist state.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                          [?]Ham on Wry » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          Just a quick reminder of why Trump is threatening Iran with genocide.

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Are Trump’s deviant crimes worth a potential nuclear war to you?

                                                                                                                                                                                                          A two part cartoon. The upper part shows a U.S soldier holding a rifle and looking into a locket. The caption says: Remember What You

The lower part of the cartoon shows the open locket with a photo of Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell. The caption continues: Are Fighting For

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Alt...A two part cartoon. The upper part shows a U.S soldier holding a rifle and looking into a locket. The caption says: Remember What You The lower part of the cartoon shows the open locket with a photo of Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell. The caption continues: Are Fighting For

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                                                                                                                                                                                                            [?]Regendans » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ask Me Anything, USA style. 😲

                                                                                                                                                                                                            I’ve followed Trump for years as a White House correspondent – ask me anything on the Iran fallout

                                                                                                                                                                                                            With war between Iran and the US raising fresh questions about global stability and Donald Trump’s next move, White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg is here to answer your questions – and offer insight from years spent covering the president up close

                                                                                                                                                                                                            independent.co.uk/news/world/a

                                                                                                                                                                                                              [?]jd 🌍🇪🇺🇭🇺🚀 & 👍🇺🇦🇵🇸+🇮🇷🇨🇺 » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                              I am not sure who this TikToker is, but the analysis of yesterday's Trump is good. imo.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              /jd



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                                                                                                                                                                                                                youtu.be/yeyFMYuPDk8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss with Professor Robert Pape the next predicted escalation against Iran.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Expect Trump to test Nuclear Weapons.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                and

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                  [?]karibu » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The War Is Ending: What the Deal With Iran Really Means - VisualPolitik EN

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    [?]MissConstrue » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Y’all, I hate to admit it, but I think we’ve been conned. Again. There was never a ceasefire planned. This was pure market manipulation again.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    From the AP wire just now:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    “Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, casting doubt over whether an already precarious ceasefire will hold as Israeli missiles hit Beruit and .

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Israel intensified its attacks in Lebanon, hitting several commercial and residential areas in Beirut without warning. At least 112 people were killed and hundreds were wounded in one of the deadliest days in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Correction AP, there is no I-H War. Israeli forces invaded Lebanon killing thousands and displacing millions. And they are bound and determined to make America fight the wars Israelis started.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Defund . Defund the . Defund the . Fuck and right into prison where they belong. Free . Free .

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                      [?]Dirk Schnelle-Walka » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Gen X spent the 80s low-key expecting nuclear Armageddon, so the whole Iran situation just hits like a throwback.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Screen with text: 
Greetings  professor Falken

Hello

A strange game.
The only winning move is not to play. 

How about a nice game of chess?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Alt... Screen with text: Greetings professor Falken Hello A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                        [?]Emeritus Prof Christopher May » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                        While we are told that what hedge funds profit from is volatility it now seems that the Tangerine Tyrant has been to prompt such high speed volatility that hedge funds have not been able to keep up... many have made money on their positions on oil, but have lost even more in other trades (not least of all on the bond market).

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        That sound you can now hear in your head is the sound of a very small violin....


                                                                                                                                                                                                                        h/t FT

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                          [?]Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧 » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                          At least 254 killed after Israel hits Lebanon with massive wave of airstrikes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ‘Largest coordinated strike’ against Hezbollah since war began prompts warnings could pull out of ceasefire
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          theguardian.com/world/2026/apr

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                          April 8, 2026

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Israel has carried out its largest attack on Lebanon since its war with began, [...] an assault that prompted Iranian officials to warn Tehran could withdraw from the ceasefire agreed with the overnight.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Warplanes levelled several buildings in the centre of , filling the skies with smoke in what Israel’s defence minister said was “a surprise strike” on Hezbollah.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The capital was filled with cars crumpled by the blasts and the flaming wreckage of buildings that first responders struggled to extinguish, as Israel bombed more than 100 military sites around the country.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The office of ’s prime minister said the two-week ceasefire did not include ...

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                            [?]Jack William Bell » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Wednesday 4-08

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The market went completely nuts today, with huge gains; all predicated on the announcement of a ceasefire in the war.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            > Wall Street ends sharply higher on US-Iran ceasefire. reuters.com/business/wall-st-f

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Given the ceasefire is already being violated it seems possible we might see an equivalent crash tomorrow. Especially if there is another deranged Truth Social rant overnight.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            All this is making it hard to separate out action from general market crazy.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              [?]meduza.io.bot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Chechen leader says his forces will not fight for Iran because it is also striking Arab allies

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/08/c

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                [?]65dBnoise » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                I've heard all kinds of arguments by establishment about the war on , how bad the strategy was, how its end-goal shifted from regime change to reopening of the Strait, the lack of an exit strategy, that it is "Trump's war", and myriad others, but what I haven't heard is the simple demand:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                STOP THE WAR!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Why is that? Why is it that mainstream Democrats can only allude to but never actually utter this simple demand?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (Adam Smith = progressive Dem) ∉ establishment

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  [?]Farhad A. » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  tRump's son made a short sale on oil, worth $520M, just a few minutes before the fake ceasefire deal was announced.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  He made over $170M in just a few minutes by insider trading.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    That didn’t take long

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    halts tanker traffic after Israel's attacks, Iranian media says

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Iran has halted oil tanker traffic through the after attacked Lebanon, semi-official news agency Fars reported.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif said earlier that Lebanon was included in the ceasefire between Israel, the & Iran, but the Israeli military said attacks on in Lebanon would continue.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    cnn.com/2026/04/08/world/live-

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      [?]Dark*:*Star :antifa: » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Nein! Doch! Ohhhh ...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      "Am Montag sorgte eine Aussage von US-Präsident Taco für einen Preisrutsch am Ölmarkt."

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Lassen wir das mal so stehen und sind einfach erleichtert, dass es nur um Termingeschäfte für ihn geht und nicht dass er tatsächlich eine Auslöschung herbeigeführt hat!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Zumindest wissen die Länder um den Iran, dass es dem Fersensporn null interessiert, wie sie in Zukunft mit einem Nachbarn leben sollen, der echt rachsüchtig sein wird.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      tagesspiegel.de/internationale

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        [?]Eric Bono » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Netanyahu broke the news yesterday, well before Hegseth did, and that's beyond fucked up as it obviously means Netanyahu is dictating the propaganda Hegseth is regurgitating AND Hegseth is taking orders from fucking Netanyahu.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/ne

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          After Iran: Is This the Unraveling of the US-Israeli Order?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By Ramzy Baroud

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          @iran

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          “The coming days and weeks are decisive, for an outcome of this magnitude cannot pass without major geopolitical consequences—regionally and globally”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          open.substack.com/pub/ramzybar

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            [?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            will be accepting payments to cross the in and bros are fucking STOKED that the will be pumping their bags when it buys weapons to kill its own citizens as well as those of many other countries.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            the best part is that 's American Bitcoin company could be the one earning the transaction fees on the payments.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            lol.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Hosseini said that each tanker must email authorities about its cargo, after
which Iran will inform them of the toll to be paid in digital currencies.

He said that the tariff is $1 per barrel of oil, adding that empty tankers can pass
freely.

“Once the email arrives and Iran completes its assessment, vessels are given a
few seconds to pay in bitcoin, ensuring they can’t be traced or confiscated due
to sanctions,” Hosseini added.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Alt...Hosseini said that each tanker must email authorities about its cargo, after which Iran will inform them of the toll to be paid in digital currencies. He said that the tariff is $1 per barrel of oil, adding that empty tankers can pass freely. “Once the email arrives and Iran completes its assessment, vessels are given a few seconds to pay in bitcoin, ensuring they can’t be traced or confiscated due to sanctions,” Hosseini added.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              “STARMER’S ‘DEFENSIVE STRIKES’ ON IRAN ARE A ‘FICTION’, AIR FORCE VETERAN WARNS”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              by Phil Miller in Declassified UK

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              “Keir Starmer’s claim that he is only letting Donald Trump use British bases for ‘defensive’ airstrikes on Iran is a ‘fiction’, a former Royal Air Force officer has told Declassified.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Speaking on condition of anonymity, the retired squadron leader said it was ‘glaringly obvious’ that American bomber missions from in Gloucestershire were conducting offensive strikes on Iran”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              declassifieduk.org/starmers-de

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                [?]GrumpyOldFart » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                “Statement of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran: ‘Iran has achieved a great victory and forced the US to accept its 10-point plan’"

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                in Conflicts Forum on Substack

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                @iran

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                “It has been decided at the highest level that Iran will conduct two weeks of negotiations in Islamabad based solely on these principles. This does not mean the war is over; Iran will only accept the end of the war once these principles are confirmed in detail. These negotiations, beginning Friday, 21 Farvardin [10 or 11 April 2026], will proceed with complete distrust of the U.S., and Iran will allocate two weeks, extendable by mutual agreement”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                open.substack.com/pub/conflict

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  “I Can Clench My Fist’: The Old Woman of Tehran Who Will Defeat Donald Trump”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  by Ramzy Baroud on Substack

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  @iran

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  “Power is a condition of being. And that old woman of Tehran—who refuses to leave the ‘battlefield empty’—is its most authentic manifestation”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  open.substack.com/pub/ramzybar

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