Spoiler alert: nothing trickled down.

Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers hold first call since start of war - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-iranian-fms-hold-first-call-start-war

⚡️At least 2 killed, 23 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day. Russian forces launched 119 drones against Ukraine overnight, of which almost 70 were Shahed-type drones, the Air Force said.

Pete Hegseth is roleplaying as an actor playing the role of Tough Military Guy From A Low Budget Action Movie From The 1980's.

This president is the only president to negotiate with himself, in public, and lose collossally. This would be comical if his antics were not lethal and harmful

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BREAKING: JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE LEADERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY, CANADA, DENMARK, NETHERLANDS, SPAIN, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND JAPAN.

NEW: Lebanon is Gaza 2.0. That’s what Israeli ministers are saying in their own words. Believe them. 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/lebanon-wa...

The US has ignored compelling evidence that Russia has been helping Iran to target US bases in the Middle East because it “trusts” Vladimir Putin, according to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Renewables are a no brainer and free us from the carbon cartels, that’s why Trump hates them.

Don’t you know this pissed the taco off!

Love to see this: A new poll conducted in Hungary has shown that JD Vance's visit to Budapest caused Putin puppet Viktor Orbán's party to LOSE 3% of its support. ⬇️

💔 Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent Mohammed Samir Washah has been killed in Gaza following an Israeli drone strike on his car. Over 262 journalists have been murdered (assasinated) by ‘Israel’ since the start of the genocide in Gaza. You murder journalists when your enemy is the truth.

Dear international friends, Do not travel to the United States this summer for the World Cup. It isn't safe for us, and it's absolutely not safe for you. Sincerely, An American citizen

Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy a bridge, disrupting Russian logistics in Kherson. Source: Astra. In an unprecedented attack, Ukrainian forces used heavy drones to effectively dismantle a key bridge after two months of strategic planning, shifting Russian supply routes to boats. (1/7)

A reminder that after all that in Iran, Ukrainians still continue to fight and die daily for freedom. And nothing Trump did weakened Putin’s position in any way.

To cap off his first 100 days in office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani walked the full 6 miles home from New York City Hall last night — greeting New Yorkers along the way. 🍎

There is absolutely NO DOUBT in my mind that the people who make weapons and make billions off the deaths they cause find a reason every few years to "need to go to war and kill people" so they have to make more weapons. We are a very, very sick society.

Reform UK's Peter Harris is their candidate for Greater Essex Mayor in the May elections. When you vote for Peter Harris, you vote for a supporter and promoter of the far-right.

Look at all that DEI sending astronauts around the moon.

Just a reminder to Congress: Any time you send soldiers to another country to start bombing shit and shooting at shit and killing the people of that country, THAT IS A WAR. If your President is DOING WAR without Congressional Approval, THAT IS A CRIME AND HE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE.

God give me the unearned confidence of RFK Jr. announcing that he's launching a podcast with that voice.

Spot on. Eventually America will wake up and smell the coffee

How times have changed, Apollo was formal and business like, Artimis is like I’m a celebrity.

With ‘friends’ like that…

It took these MAGA talking heads an entire decade to realize that Trump is evil...

Wow, that’s one hell of a crater!

www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/e... Although I don’t support it the right does have a respectable intelectual base. Why then does it invariably descend into paranoia and aggression towards opposition when put into practice? Hopefully aided by Trumps’s madness we are slowly emerging from the neoliberal era.

It’s hard to relate to ‘our’ galaxy. Our is usually a term of intimacy and closeness. The Milky Way despite its cosy name is too ffing big.

Iranian State-affiliated Mehr News Agency is reporting attacks around Tehran with air defence active. Appears they are attempting to shoot down drones.

Ukr is smart

Reminder: If FIFA weren't an organized crime ring, they would have removed the US's status as World Cup host already.

Call me crazy, but an American-funded extermination of an entire civilization strikes me as worse than the existence of gender-neutral bathrooms.

Uruguay generates nearly 43% of its electricity from wind and solar. In 2010, the share was less than 1%. Most of the rest if hydro. Today, Uruguay produces nearly 99% of its electricity from renewable sources. More here www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...

What’s the difference between a golf ball and a Mercedes? Tiger Woods can drive a golf ball more than 300 yards without hitting a tree. 😬🫣🤭

RUSSIA IS IN A WEIRD STATE OF DENIAL The Ukrainians are making small advances and Russia is losing as many as 300 men for every square kilometre they try to take. Russians are moaning about the loss of internet access and what it means for their already apparently miserable lives. Air defence

Hey, FIFA! You need to cancel all World Cup games scheduled to be played in the United States and redistribute those games to be played either in Canada or in Mexico. The US must be sanctioned! #StopTrump

1: Hello Congress? Article 2 Section 4 of the Constitution “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” 👇

... and their tax-cutting election slogans sounded so good! "Reform UK has taken two councils to the brink of Bankruptcy" dorseteye.com/reform-uk-ha...

It looks like Reform-run Nottinghamshire Council are putting up council tax they said they'd cut to pay for flags they said wouldn't cost a penny ... meme via Terry Haines

I completely agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene is a sentence I never thought I would ever write.

Yesterday, the crew of the ISS called the crew of #Artemis2 and had a short conversation in between their busy schedules of research and documentation (I promise, to a scientist, that's more fun than it sounds!) This was the first ship-to-ship communications ever to take place in space. #NASA

This is the board picture across lots of energy markets. Plus, of course, the time to rebuild and repair damaged facilities and a lasting risk premium means somewhat dearer energy for the medium term. But the months of unpleasant economic turbulence is a hell of a lot better than an actual crash.

substack.com/@parislychee... World cup will get interesing as she’s defying Trump and Mexico is hosting lots of matches.

Indeed

How about a rule that MPs have to spend ??? days in the chamber?

substack.com/@tritaparsi/... Persia has thousands of years of culture and learning. America only a few hundred and those at the expense of the indigenous population that they slaughtered. The psychopathy of Trump is well documented but he’s surrounded by even more culpable enablers who support him

What turns an intelligent, qualified doctor into a conspiracy theorist? Is it that he seeks fame and notoriety regardless of truth? Aligning with the odious RFK jnr makes me think so .

Before posting, don't forget to let Reform Ltd & Nigel Farage know your heart-felt feelings about them all over the leaflet ... meme via Paul Hodgson

Trump is threatening war crimes to annihilate "a whole civilization". Republicans in Congress repeatedly voted for Trump’s war and still won't do their job to end this madness. Enough. Bring Congress back into session. Republicans must grow a spine and stop this catastrophe.