It's always the ones you suspect the most... "He was fined €6,250 in connection with a number of offences including leaving an animal with its head trapped, not providing water, not burying carcasses and not feeding animals a wholesome diet." www.independent.ie/irish-news/f... #Spéirghorm

This is so well done. 👌

Reports of a meeting between a Vatican representative and the Pentagon went viral, with allegations that the church had been warned to cease its criticism.

I agree 100%!!

Spanish PM Pedro calls for the IMMEDIATE ARREST of Netanyahu He said: "Netanyahu launched the worst possible unjustified attack against Lebanon. His contempt for life and international law is intolerable. He is a criminal that must be arrested immediately.” #cdnpoli

Well, at least Trump can keep his fans entertained with endless wars.

Eligible men will automatically be registered into the military draft pool by December as part of an effort to streamline the previous process of self-registration and save money.

Let’s make sure this gets a lot of airtime. The Department of WAR and the automatic DRAFT while they casually constantly threaten BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

UPDATE: Letters from Leo can now independently confirm that the meeting took place — and that the Vatican was so alarmed by the Pentagon’s tactics that Leo shelved plans to visit America. Some officials saw their reference to an Avignon papacy as a threat to use military force against the Holy See.

Early 2026 transit data is in today, & SF is seeing a mini rail boom with Muni ridership up 15% & BART ridership up 12% compared to last year SEPTA (Philly, 9.2%) and WMATA (DC, +6.8%) are also seeing strong growth, while the MBTA (Boston) & MTS (San Diego) are losing riders🧵

Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Iranian state media reports

for those of you keeping score at home, the opening of the Strait of Hormuz lasted 0.045 scaramuccis

The #SummerOfSurcharges 💰 @wsj.com @bloomberg.com

“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.” www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/s...

Iranian state TV is straight up playing Giorgio Mordor-style disco tunes. The chryon reads: "By accepting Iran's terms, the US committed to non-aggression, continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, enrichment, and lifting of all sanctions."

So Trump accepted the 10-point peace plan that Iran proposed previously that Trump said was “not good enough.” But now it is apparently good enough. Art of the Deal.

A TODDLER

So utterly useless

"Eighty-five countries have sought a roadmap to phasing out fossil fuels. A conference this month offers hope they could unite," write Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope of @coveringclimatenow.org

While Trump's assertion that "a whole civilization will die tonight" represents a discrete threat of genocide against Iran, the fact that it comes from a U.S. president, while Congress does nothing, actually represents a broader civilizational collapse — whether he follows through or not.

Our president is promising to wipe out a civilization tonight. And what is our response? We all drive to work, go to the grocery store, eat out at a restaurant, meet with friends, go to the bar, pretend like this is all normal. It's not. It's madness.

Iran closes all diplomatic and indirect channels of communication with the U.S., suspending the exchange of messages, following Trump’s threat to kill Iran's "whole civilization." -Reuters

Sen. Ron Johnson: "I am hoping and praying that President Trump is, that this really is bluster. I do not want to see us start blowing up civilian infrastructure. I do not want to see that. We are not at war with the Iranian people. We are trying to liberate them."

"A simultaneous shutdown of Iran’s petrochemicals and Saudi’s SABIC would trigger a global industrial "cardiac arrest." Removing ~20% of the world’s trade in methanol, urea, and polymers would spike global inflation by 1.5–2% via the petchem channel alone. A dire threat to food" - @rrghadi01

“How lucky is the United States that everytime they look for democracy in other countries they find oil instead”- Spain Deputy Gabriel Rufián

JPM: “The notion that the US is insulated from market consequences of the Strait of Hormuz being closed is mostly false. .. In some instances, US price increases are even higher than increases elsewhere .. “.. fossil fuel independence is not as much of an economic firewall as you might think.”

They DO. The Christofascists are complicit and LOVE this government.

NEW: The NYT said that the AI-powered GLP-1 middleman startup Medvi — which is reportedly on track to do $1.8b in sales — cleaned up its act after taking deceptive marketing "shortcuts." But it didn't. More on: fake Medvi clients, fake doctors, and an FDA warning... futurism.com/artificial-i...

This is how the NY Times headlined a story about Trump's deranged post in which he wrote "Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards" and made a reference to Allah that Muslims surely find insulting. To NYT, Trump isn't unhinged – he's "emboldened."

The media protecting the president by deleting his statements is the definition of state media bsky.app/profile/atru...

Sick paper

If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment. This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more.

US pilot rescued in Iran, the US managed to lose several planes in the process and reportedly bombed surrounding areas continuously throughout the night targeting reportedly armed tribesmen and unarmed random civilians.

It’s 2026 & WASPS are still out here hating on Jews, Muslims, & Catholics—all while claiming Christianity is under attack in the United States. If JD Vance had a spine he’d condemn this.

🚨 🚨 ABC News confirms that Iran used advanced, passive infrared detection to shoot down the American F-15E fighter jet. Passive infrared detection does not emit radar signals. As a result, it cannot be detected or jammed by American electronic warfare systems. That leaves our aircraft vulnerable.

A French general just looked at Trump’s plan to build a runway inside Iran to fly out uranium under active bombing. His response: “American officials should stop snorting cocaine between meetings.”

Heartbreaking

No Catholics allowed

ROSENBERG, on jobs data: “.. If there was a blemish, it was that the workweek sagged -0.3% to 34.2 hours. .. in a holistic sense, .. payrolls actually declined by -284k: Tack on the revisions, and it is really -353k. .. Sorry, but we are not gullible enough to be a buyer of this report ..”

Imagine voluntarily joining the military right now.

Greg Jaffe Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt on the byline with a source on background saying the dismissal was tied to refusal to comply with Hegseth’s directive to remove the 2 black and 2 female officers from the promotion list to one star general www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

This is what “taking the Lord’s name in vain” sounds like.

hmm

This is just one of the ways that we're not *seeing* this war.

Marco Rubio declared that under the Constitution being born in the USA does not make you a citizen unless your parents are citizens. Marco Rubio's parents were Cuban immigrants who were NOT citizens at the time of his birth. Do you think Marco will now self-deport?