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Explosions were reportedly just heard in Bandar Abbas, Iran, with additional blasts reported near Sirik and Jask in the Persian Gulf region, according to Iranian state-aligned outlet Fars.

ICYMI — Israeli settlers installed screens in a square as if it were a soccer match, cheering every bomb that explodes the homes of families in Lebanon… dystopian… (From Trita Parsi) @tparsi.bsky.social

Time to cancel your Paramount+.

Looks like Israel is having a good night!

Lord have mercy! White ppl calling for boycott Tennessee. I tell them the black Memphis community asked them not to do that. Now they want links! Wtf? Why can't you just not try to kill their jobs? It isn't hard!

@senatedemocrats.bsky.social @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @azsenatedems.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social Please 🙏please 🙏 Check this case. No one should die because of lazy prosecutors! They should have searched for evidence.No innocent people should die!

Everything about this regime is straight up diabolically evil. Literally.

Just now — @TNRepParkinson: “LET MEMPHIS SECEDE FROM TENNESSEE. Let my people go.” #JimCrow @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn

⚡️ WATCH — JUST NOW — 99% white Tennessee House Republicans pass a racist 9-0 map stripping majority Black Memphis of congressional representation

I'll never believe corporations are people too until Texas executes one.

Rumor has it! Tonight's sundown on tooth social is going to be lit!

Why are people sleeping on this Florida Senate race? Alex Vindman will win this if we support him!

UN’s top human rights official warned on Wednesday that Iranians’ rights are being eroded in “harsh and brutal ways,” citing a surge in executions, mass arrests and alleged abuses amid a widening crackdown on dissent during the ongoing conflict.

The latest on US-Iran negotiations

HAARETZ: “Thousands protest Netanyahu in Tel Aviv” www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Seems they got their marching orders 🫡 👇🏽

Evening with the neighbors! This young bull wouldn't let me pet the others! He was a big ham!

Via Reuters: Russia is set to stop oil exports from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline starting from May 1, three industry sources said on Tuesday.

🔥 “I’m so glad people are finally waking up to your cruelty — and to the idiocy of your star disciple Pete Hegseth.” @wajahatali.bsky.social eviscerates Hegseth’s pastor Doug Wilson (with @timmiller.bsky.social & piers in the front row)

Four individuals, including two ​foreign nationals, were arrested ‌in Iran's northwest, semi-official Tasnim news ​agency reported on ​Sunday, for being part ⁠of a "U.S.-Israel-linked espionage ​network."

Wtf is "nuclear dust" and why would we want it?

Happy Caturday!

given graham platner’s history of making, shall we say, questionable decisions, how certain are the folks backing him that swalwell-esque stuff isn’t going to drop the second we hit the general election?

🧵Trump announced via Truth Social that the 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel would begin at 5:00 PM EST today. In an official statement, Prime Minister Netanyahu confirmed he agreed to the truce as an opportunity for "long-term peace". HOWEVER ⬇️

Why don't Republicans and Christian Nationalists ever advocate conversion therapy for pedophiles?

Jim Jordan is commenting on Eric Swalwell's sexual misconduct allegations. Jordan was assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State while team doctor Richard Strauss sexually abused at least 177 athletes. Multiple wrestlers testified under oath they told Jordan. He did nothing. He was never charged.

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The Middle East is full of religious extremists who blindly revere evil men. Oops! I meant *The United States* not The Middle East.

Paging Susie Wiles! Mam you need to get Steven Miller. He's tweeting on the President's account again! You can forget about your cancer treatments. We need you to rein the boys in before it's too late!

This NPR story is getting a lot of attention bc of the plight the 1,500 sailors evacuated are facing. But how many other facilities in the ME have been evacuated and where are those personnel? www.npr.org/2026/04/03/n...

Good Caturday to you Sammie 💜

This...

Horrible. Then they attacked a vet clinic in Kyiv killing animals.

Just checking to see if the the knoms have window reservations in moscow yet? Has he announced he is not suicidal, does not have a terminal illness etc yet? Happy trans visibility day y'all!

No Kings ;)

Great job guys, $75 BILLION well spent DO THE DEMS EXPECT WATER TO HAND ITSELF OUT??

I love a giant coffee cup

Emily Gregory just won the District 87 Special Election in Palm Beach County yes, that Palm Beach County, home to Mar-a-Lago. Your votes did that. Thank you for voting!

Hmmmm…..hadda’ think HARD on that one. I conceded rather quickly. Yet, here we are. The 2nd Amendment protects gun rights, but the 1st Amendment which is supposed to protect books and writers, fails miserably. #books

MFA Ukraine: Russia struck the heart of Lviv – a historic centre recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On 24 March, Russian drones hit central areas of the city, damaging homes and a protected cultural landmark. At least 13 civilians were injured.

Veterans returning from combat tours and find themselves in conflict with the criminal justice system are often the only ones who understand themselves. How they find themselves on death row or LWOP. #DeathPenalty #Executions #Veterans #PTSD open.substack.com/pub/williamk...

The real story… under any other president this would be jail time…

ONEST Explained: Canada Deepens Arctic, Defense, and Tech Alliances with Norway, UK, and Germany www.onestnetwork.com/onest-explai...

An American kestrel falcon I saw screeching loudly atop a pole in Viera, Fla. #Birds 🪶