Trump says the US will extend its ceasefire with lran at Pakistan's request April 21, 2026 The president said Tuesday he's making the move at Pakistan's request as he waits for a "unified proposal" from the Islamic Republic, but that the U.S. military will continue it's blockade of Iranian ports.
What’s for dinner this Tuesday evening?
Giorgia Meloni * @GiorgiaMeloni•40m • Translated from Italian Show original By its very nature, a diligent regime propagandist cannot give lessons in either consistency or freedom. But these caricatures certainly won't make us change course. We, unlike others, have no strings, no masters, and take no orders. Our compass remains one and only: the interest of Italy. And we will continue to follow it with pride, much to the chagrin of propagandists far and wide.
IT NEVER ENDS
....https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c248jrvd8d6oOt
You know how the 🇺🇸USA has been bragging to the rest of us for, like, generations about what geniuses their Founding Fathers were in designing their sacred Constitution?
How they’d done away with tyranny thanks to all those fancy checks and balances?
Well …
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The New Work Times April 21, 2026, 1:57 p.m. ET BREAKING NEWS Pool photo by Jacquelyn Martin Vance's Trip for Iran Peace Talks Is on Hold Vice President JD Vance's trip to Pakistan for a second round of negotiations was put on hold after Tehran failed to respond to American negotiating positions, a U.S. official said.
In no way shape or form would I dare to defend Iran, but what negotiating positions are we talking about?
Pope Leo XIV: In a world wounded by arrogance, people hunger and thirst for justice. We must encourage those who believe in peace and dare to engage in “countercurrent” politics, which focus on the common good.
The second session is a 3 hour Q&A period with the current head of IAEA Grossi. I estimate this being the most politically careful discussion giving his current position.
Let’s all subscribe to @theatlantic.com today!
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The most I got on the Iranian talks: unnamed Iranian officials told New York Times that Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf would attend talks in Pakistan if Vice President Vance did too.
Israel-Lebanon talks update
Lebanon’s delegation will be led by the country’s former U.S. ambassador, Simon Karam, President Joseph Aoun said.
Israel will be represented by its ambassador to the United States, an unnamed U.S. official told the Times of Israel.
(Via CFR)
CFR: USA Rare Earths—partially owned bUS Commerce Department—announced plans yesterday to buy Brazilian rare earth mining and processing company in a deal valued at $2.8B. The Brazilian firm, Serra Verde, is expected to account for nearly half of all heavy rare earths outside of China by 2027.
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Hegseth has, uh, not been a defense secretary who has been overly concerned with the “freedoms” of service members in any other context — gender, religion, political expression, even just, like, facial hair
Influenza and malnutrition are impediments to the efficient functioning of a military force and were quite common 200 years ago.
Hegseth bringing back the good ol' days.
Secretary of War Pete Hegs... # © • 39m The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force. We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.
Make this make sense.
Merz on Trump: I try to maintain a reasonable personal relationship. Right now, we cannot defend ourselves on our own. ..only few of us can still speak with him. I have access to him—things improve when the doors are closed. But it’s still not good.
I didn’t choose him—but he is US president
Q: A number of very large companies, incl Apple and Amazon, have not sought reimbursements yet for the tariffs. From what I understand, part of the reason is they're worried about offending you.
TRUMP: I think it's brilliant. They got to know me very well. I'm honored.
I’m at the hearings for the four UNSG candidates. In her opening statement alone, Michelle Bachelet spoke to the challenges facing the world in a way that was both direct and compassionate, presenting a vision of the United Nations as a home for dialogue.
The full write-up will be sent out tonight.
Welcome home, Lord Grey 🩶
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.
Department of War E & @DeptofW.... 1h X Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. As we have made clear, we will pursue global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit networks and interdict sanctioned vessels providing material support to Iran-anywhere they operate. International waters are not a refuge for sanctioned vessels. The Department of War will continue to deny illicit actors and their vessels freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain.
Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump + I have always been a big fan of Tim Cook, and likewise, Steve Jobs, but if Steve was not taken from the Planet Earth so young, and ran the company instead of Tim, the company would have done well, but nowhere near as well as it has under Tim. For me it began with a phone call from Tim at the beginning of my First Term. He had a fairly large problem that only I, as President, could fix. Most people would have paid millions of dollars to a consultant, who I probably would not have known, but who would say that he knew me well. The fees would be paid but the job would not have gotten done. When I got the call I said, wow, it's Tim Apple (Cook!) calling, how big is that? I was very impressed with myself to have the head of Apple calling to "kiss my ass." Anyway, he explained his problem, a tough one it was, I felt he was right and got it taken care of, quickly and effectively. That was the beginning of a long and very nice relationship. During my five years as President, Tim would call me, but never too much, and I would help him where I could. Years latter, after 3 or 4 BIG HELPS, I started to say to people, anyone who would listen, that this guy is an amazing manager and leader. He makes these calls to me, I help him out (but not always, because he will, on occasion, be too aggressive in his ask!), and he gets the job done, QUICKLY, without a dime being given to those very expensive (millions of dollars!) consultants around town who sometimes get it done, and sometimes don't. Anyway, Tim Cook had an AMAZING career, almost incomparable, and will go on and continue to do great work for Apple, and whatever else he chooses to work on. Quite simply, Tim Cook is an incredible guy!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Good morning.
AP: Southern Poverty Law Center says it’s the subject of a criminal investigation by DOJ and faces possible charges over its past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups. They made the announcement, saying Trump admin appears to be preparing legal action against it & its employees.
This is Moose. He has been accused of stealing a carrot. Too bad there's no evidence to back that up. 13/10 (TT: mooooooooooooose13)
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I am heartbroken, outraged, and disgusted that I live in a country including citizens who routinely vote for “leaders” who collude with the NRA, choosing to subject our kids and adults to such unimaginable violence by not even attempting to enact common sense gun legislation.
Hey Bluesky. I just posted my first article on Substack. And this makes my first Bluesky post. Check it out and share it if you like
Let the games begin. 🙃
www.therealmccabe.com/p/kash-patel...
It’s important to remember that the goal of lawsuits like the one brought by Kash Patel against the Atlantic isn’t to win, it’s to cost the Atlantic as much money as possible only to drop the suit before discovery, and as red meat for the MAGA base by simply filing it.
