An Israeli army bulldozer destroys Palestinian-owned olive trees near the town of Deir Istiya in the central occupied West Bank.

Felt this one, like a wave past through the earth

The rational response to Trump

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only— No special order: The Wire Can see I will be revising this endlessly

Sean Young as Rachael in, Blade Runner (1982).

Putin ≠ Russia. Trump ≠ USA. Zelensky ≠ Ukraine. Modi ≠ India . Netenyahu = Israel.

In a 3-0 ruling, court says Trump administration misread a decades-old immigration law to justify mandatory detention.

This means EU needs to negotiate directly with China over the Ukraine War. Firmly pushing that no territory be ceded by Ukraine.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but this vvv is the exact moment the balance of global power tipped

Ein großartiges Stück von David French in der NYT über die epochalen Veränderungen durch den Rückzug Amerikas aus der Rolle als Ordnungsmacht des Westens (freebie). www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/o...

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya shattered a world record at the London Marathon, becoming the first person to finish a competitive marathon in less than two hours. He crossed the line with 30 seconds to spare.

Growing list of those born or died on April 24 in any year Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor. ...He then earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad (1997) #blackwomen #blackhistory #blacksky #addtoblacksky

About 1,100 Afghans who supported US forces, including interpreters and their families, are being held at a US-run facility in Doha. They may be offered relocation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo or return to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan after US resettlement was halted.-ABC News

USians is a word

Another breach of copyright by the Iranians. I will say this for Thrump, his memes are unique.

silotheatre.co.nz/show/arthur-... Looking forward to seeing this tomorrow. #theatre #silotheatre

But humans think, oh people aren't driving so much, so there's less traffic so I'll go for a drive

Israel’s “Black Wednesday” Massacre Leaves Lebanese Families Giving DNA to ID Loved Ones’ Remains theintercept.com/2026/04/17/l...

www.theguardian.com/environment/... Sales of electric cars soared 51% in continental Europe last month, amid a rise in petrol and diesel costs driven by the Iran war.

📸 Israeli soldier smashing a Jesus statue’s head in southern Lebanon.

Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon.

Quentin the Apostle

Our team received a report of intermittent app outages at about 11:40pm PDT on April 15, 2026. They worked through the night to mitigate a sophisticated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack, which intensified throughout the day.

It may not be scientific and yet it’s an empirical fact that the Scottish genetic material will overpower any and all admixtures. Intermarriage between Māori and the Scots is proof of this

Two things I'm not going to forget: The circular pane of glass ready for me to pick up The fresh loaf of sourdough wrapped in a tea towel on my table

Gee, what will happen when rich people run out of jet fuel?

Bluesky outage is a good sign. Growing pains. It has become critical infrastructure

The work of the free press cannot be understated here. That includes less formal media like social media. But primarily it was these 129 people who died in 2025, and others since and before, to make USA see the light! cpj.org/special-repo...

Um. What is happening

Strangely, the woke political stance echoes the humanist existentual empathy-angst crisis and we can extend it to our most despicable members. That being said #releaseEpsteinFiles #fuckICE

Solar and wind energy are shielding world from worst impacts of Iran war, data shows | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/solar-wind-energy-iran-war-hormuz-oil-gas-prices-b2957803.html

Lotr Laugh out the rectum

Every Israeli I've met in NZ/Aotearoa thinks Netenyahu is a fascist

It strikes me that the mad obsession with oil-based industry and absolute power has led to this implosion, which in effect solves both problems. The power dynamic is demonstrably notional and the reality is more widely distributed. The oil addiction is broken and economies don't break.

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If only we had some kind of Peace board

Anyone would think these people blockading oil routes are ecologists

Hungary, especially Péter Magyar and Tisza, thanks J.D Vance for his support in the election!

The only silver lining of Trump and Vance is that they've saved democracies in Canada, Australia, and Hungary.

Um

Daily reminder: cities were a mistake

Profits > ethics

When they said technology will solve climate change , they meant drones will kill all the poor people

Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after Israeli attacks killed at least 254 people in a single day.

American Journalist Abby Martin on her visit to Israel: I was so horrified and alarmed… I felt like I was walking into Berlin in 1932. I just couldn’t believe what I was hearing. There’s no hope from within Israeli society. It’s an ethnostate… built on supremacy. That’s what Zionism is.

When they said technology will solve climate change , they meant driving nes will kill all the poor people

Macron is not happy about the Israeli attacks on Lebanon

📢 All Whites captain Chris Wood has returned to the Nottingham Forest squad after being sidelined for six months.

Liverpool management's laissez-faire approach shows a depressing amount of having no idea what to do

I'm a random in Aotearoa. I knew that Lebanon was part of ceasefire deal...