Fail whaling again, aren't we?

There is one universal rule. Whenever Moscow is thrown out of a country, mass celebrations happen.

The ...tragedy?... of leisure?

One can trace the eyewall of Super Typhoon Sinlaku quite well in lightning data as plenty of eyewall lightning has been occurring. Sinlaku is headed towards the Mariana Islands with direct impact possible in Saipan and Tinian. meteologix.com/jp/lightning... TT

I've a voicemail which is just 5 minutes of Orban crying about how sorry he is.

I consider Orban losing the election to be an interference in the internal affairs of my Hungarian Oblast.

This whole thread is really worth reading, RE: the election in Hungary.

To the doomers who keep saying Trump will rig the 2026 and 2028 elections: Do not concede in advance

Budapest turned into a party zone well into the early hours on Monday with people dancing outside pubs and cars honking as supporters of the opposition Tisza party celebrated their sweeping victory in a pivotal election on Sunday.

It's Monday. You might hate your job. But at least you're not in charge of an empty sovereign wealth fund & about to go tell Prez you wasted millions and millions trying to win an election you lost to the libs.

This really is rather inspiring. Thank you Hungary.

Hungary, List vote, 62.4% counted: Seat projection national parliament TISZA-EPP: 138 (+1) Fidesz/KDNP-PfE: 54 (-1) MH-ESN: 7 +/- vs. 55.1% counted ➤ europeelects.eu/hungary

Even at its worst, Hungary has a former Orban supporter against corruption winning, in the face of Trump and others. Magyar may not be any liberal ideal, but breaking Orban’s illiberal machine and methodology is a welcome break. And the international significance of Orban losing is immeasurable.

(AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat on Sunday after what he called a ″painful″ election result, ending 16 years in power for a powerful figure in the far-right movement allied with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. apnews.com/article/hung...

National Parliament Election in Hungary today 🇭🇺 🇪🇺 A significant amount of votes still need to be counted. As 66.9%/39.3% counted, the centre-right opposition party Tisza (EPP) is ahead in seat count, and even a constitutional supermarjority is in play. Latest: europeelects.eu/2026/04/04/n...

Ruszkik haza!

Fidesz and its candidates in single mandate districts are faring worse than even the initial forecasts. Very likely 2/3 supermajority for the opposition Tisza. Orbán is finished. #Hungary

🇭🇺 Hungarian elections: ‼️Viktor Orbán congratulated Péter Magyar

Hungary, 31.0% list vote counted: Seat projection national parliament TISZA-EPP: 135 (+135) Fidesz/KDNP-PfE: 57 (-78) MH-ESN: 7 (+1) +/- vs. Last election result ➤ europeelects.eu/hungary

Hungary, 29.21% counted: Seat projection national parliament TISZA-EPP: 132 (+132) Fidesz/KDNP-PfE: 59 (-76) MH-ESN: 8 (+2) +/- vs. Last election result ➤ europeelects.eu/hungary

National Parliament Election in Hungary today 🇭🇺 🇪🇺 Nationwide turnout by 5 p.m. had already surpassed the final turnout of any previous national parliamentary election. #Hungary Full data: https://europeelects.eu/2026/04/04/national-parliament-election-in-hungary-2026/

National Parliament Election in Hungary today 🇭🇺 🇪🇺 Turnout as of 1 p.m. is significantly higher than in previous elections. Plotting the 2026–2022 turnout change against Fidesz–KDNP's 2022 vote share reveals no clear pattern. #Hungary Explore: europeelects.eu/2026/04/04/n...

National Parliament Election in Hungary today 🇭🇺 🇪🇺 Nationwide turnout at 1 p.m. was already comparable to levels typically seen around 3–5 p.m. in previous elections. #Hungary Explore all turnout data live: https://europeelects.eu/2026/04/04/national-parliament-election-in-hungary-2026/

Hungary: National parliament election Turnout at 1:00 PM CEST 2010: 35.88% 2014: 34.33% 2018: 42.32% 2022: 40.01% 2026: 54.14% Source: Nemzeti Választási Iroda ➤ europeelects.eu/hungary #Hungary

Hungary: National parliament election Turnout at 11:00 AM CEST 2010: 24.78% 2014: 23.23% 2018: 29.93% 2022: 25.77% 2026: 37.98% Source: Nemzeti Választási Iroda ➤ europeelects.eu/hungary #Hungary

Hungary: National parliament election Turnout at 7:00 AM EEST 2010: 1.61% 2014: 1.64% 2018: 2.24% 2022: 1.82% 2026: 3.46% Nemzeti Választási Iroda ➤ europeelects.eu/hungary #Hungary

Amazon would rather shareholders did not look too closely at carbon footprint

またカリス大統領。

"Post a picture of your eyes"

Irasutoya, Japan's popular free clip art library, has released its latest creation in honor of the United States President, Donald Trump. It's a clever play on TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) and the Japanese word タコ for octopus, which also means "idiot."

Iran ceasefire at risk of collapse as Israel continues to pound Lebanon. Iran says it has once more closed the Strait of Hormuz. My updated report

The War You’re Not Allowed to See: How the UAE Rewrites the Story of Iranian Strikes www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04...

Two years ago today, my first total solar eclipse. Captured near Ola, Arkansas. That naked eye prominence was just wow.

Them: Tell me Europe is mission-critical to bringing humanity back to the Moon without telling me Europe is mission-critical to bringing humanity back to the Moon. Me:

I've just about had enough of this never ending windy weather.

The US has banned newly-made Chinese-made drones, and American drone makers so far are exhibiting no interest whatsoever in making affordable replacements for the vast number of people who use drones for civilian purposes like "disaster response." Seems bad! www.theverge.com/news/906306/...

Why does Vance care whether Orban wins? Because if he loses, it will challenge the MAGA belief that history flows in only one direction from @theunpopulist.net open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...

Baby was delivered during Caribbean Airlines flight from Kingston to the US; nationality of child to be determined

Hotbird satellite viewers: Anyone else having no reception of 12399 MHz Horisontal, 29700 Ksym/s? I remember it going offline during severe thunderstorms in Dubai in the past so wonder if the Iranians have knocked the uplink etc out?

Trump leaning into his madman reputation here. Clearly hinting that he could use nuclear weapons if he doesn't get his way...

#Artemis II - We have the first image from yesterdays Lunar flyby captured by the crew on Orion EARTHSET. April 6, 2026. Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon. 🚀🌕🌍

White House seeks deep NASA cuts as Artemis II breaks spaceflight record

So much is going to happen in the next 12 hours. We need to focus on original sources. Can see that man’s words on trumpstruth dot org site. It lags a little. Al Jazeera and france24 are okay. BBC News is less okay. Take a walk if you can. Listen to the birds & check out the flowers. Breathe.

Sentinel-2 imagery shows a significant part of Ash Shumara village was obliterated, which is close to Al Naquora by the southern Lebanese-Israeli border, when comparing Mar 5 to Apr 4. Sentinel-2 has always been a valuable asset & is more so now that Planet is withholding visibility in the region.

"Oh that's an EM dash it's AI." It's an EN dash and I've been dealing with unicode before you were born in ways you've never even been instructed to conceive.

Q for any historians out there: Has any previous election (anywhere) seen the White House and Kremlin both meddling on behalf of the same side?

Much to say about this, but given where we are the most important comment is a reminder that committing war crimes cannot be justified by war crimes committed by the other side

The amount of people who are fine with a non-democratic government is alarming. Stockholm Syndrome from hell.

"From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.” -Edgar Mitchell

The science communication from NASA for Artemis has been stellar (pun intended). It's been such a joy to listen in, to follow along, to share the enthusiasm and excitement and humanity of these brilliant and hardworking folks somehow navigating jargon live while making history.