‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’

According to this story, US military forces stole beer and food from a fishing boat in the eastern Pacific. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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Well Philly faithful, you wanted the Celtics … how do you like them? - The Boston Globe After the Celtics dismantled the Sixers in Sunday’s Game 1, the conclusions we are drawing are not grand — they are obvious.

“That was Celtics basketball,” Mr. Brown said after the lopsided playoff opener. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/20/s...

Pro women are off for the 130th Boston Marathon! Jess McClain, pictured here, is a top pick for the fastest American.

We've got a tailwind, temps in the 40s, and a super competitive field. Gonna be a good day.🦄

Phil Stewart @phildstewart X.com IRAN'S IRNA: IRAN REJECTED TAKING PART IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE TALKS WITH THE U.S. 1:08 PM • 4/19/26 • 507K Views

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Trump announces Lebanon ceasefire, and Israelis vent anger at government The ceasefire in Lebanon left northern Israeli residents saying they felt betrayed, and that Hezbollah was still a threat. Opposition leaders blamed the Netanyahu government for the lack of a clear st...

Trump announces Lebanon ceasefire, and Israelis vent anger at government

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The Nuremberg movie is quite good and a timely reminder that international law is a thing.

purple billboard These Machines Fight Traffic in white with two bikes.

These Machines Fight Traffic.

Walked by this beauty last night - pretty awesome to see these messages out in the world.

APNewsAlert: CAIRO (AP) — Iranian gunboats have fired on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, British military says.

Re: the current status of the Strait

Can the US and Iran close off the Strait of Hormuz? What international law says. Washington and Tehran are testing the boundaries of international laws that have managed the seas remarkably well, protecting freedom of navigation and facilitating a global economy.

There is a great deal at stake in all this, because what happens in the Strait of Hormuz could have an impact on decades of international law around freedom of navigation for global shipping. www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle...

President Trump and Iran's foreign minister declared earlier today that the Strait of Hormuz is open. But the US Navy is still maintaining a blockade, and the Iranian military says commercial ships need permission to pass from Iran's Revolutionary Guard. This means the Strait is not open.

Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in Iran The Archbishop of Canterbury on Thursday expressed solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in the Middle East.

Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in Iran apnews.com/article/arch...

Strait of Hormuz open to commercial ships for remainder of ceasefire, Iran says - follow live Meanwhile, the US president says Iran has agreed to turn over its enriched uranium, but Tehran has not commented on the claim.

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is open. www.bbc.com/news/live/cq...

Hormuz workarounds and arms deals: Gulf states seek to ‘Iran-proof’ their future Iran’s missile attacks and its closing of the Strait of Hormuz have cost the oil-producing Gulf Arab states untold billions. In response, they are moving to arm themselves against a military threat th...

Hormuz workarounds and arms deals: Gulf states seek to ‘Iran-proof’ their future -- www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle...

Can the US and Iran close off the Strait of Hormuz? What international law says. Washington and Tehran are testing the boundaries of international laws that have managed the seas remarkably well, protecting freedom of navigation and facilitating a global economy.

"If anyone is allowed to make the Strait of Hormuz a tollbooth, decades of carefully crafted international law will be shredded, nudging the maritime world back toward the days of mercurial sultans and Barbary pirates." www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle...

Cameroon’s separatist conflict drove its pro soccer teams out. Why they’re back. The return of professional soccer to one of Cameroon’s Anglophone regions reflects a cautious optimism about the future in a place upended by war.

The return of professional soccer to one part of Cameroon reflects cautious optimism about the future in a place upended by a decade of violent conflict between separatists and the government. www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...

Pope blasts 'tyrants' ravaging the planet during his visit to Cameroon Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “handful of tyrants” exploiting Earth through war and greed. He delivered a peace message in Bamenda, Cameroon, amid a long-standing separatist conflict.

On his visit to Cameroon today, Pope Leo said a "handful of tyrants" is ravaging the planet with war and exploitation -- apnews.com/article/pope...

Hormuz workarounds and arms deals: Gulf states seek to ‘Iran-proof’ their future Iran’s missile attacks and its closing of the Strait of Hormuz have cost the oil-producing Gulf Arab states untold billions. In response, they are moving to arm themselves against a military threat th...

Iran’s missile attacks and closing of the Strait of Hormuz have cost the Gulf Arab states billions. In response, they are moving to arm themselves against a military threat that hasn’t been erased, and construct workarounds to the Hormuz choke point. #iran #oil
www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle...

Exclusive | Pentagon Approaches Automakers, Manufacturers to Boost Weapons Production Senior defense officials have talked with General Motors, Ford and others about shifting some capacity to make arms and military supplies.

Pentagon Approaches Automakers, Manufacturers to Boost Weapons Production www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Today, the last tanker of crude oil that transited the Strait of Hormuz before Trump launched his war on Iran reached its destination in Europe.

As I have posted several times before, the oil price spikes we have been seeing have been largely speculative. The real impact is only just now starting.

For many Taiwanese, an opposition leader’s rare trip to China hit the wrong notes Taiwan’s opposition leader has returned from a trip to the Chinese mainland, where she pushed for cross-strait dialogue. But her diplomatic efforts could backfire on the democratic island, where a sen...

For many Taiwanese, an opposition leader’s rare trip to China hit the wrong notes

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Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology

Impressive headline. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/u...

Three Changes Wrought by the Iran War The conflict will affect the economy in ways that most Americans still do not understand.

“… everyone will feel the pain for years to come.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

For the average person if you want to experience car culture:
walk into a coffee shop or fast food restaurant with a drive thru and see how many drivers get served before you do.

The U.S. Sank One of Iran’s Navies. The Other Still Controls Hormuz. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s small, fast-attack boats hold sway in the strategic waterway.

Iran still has a navy actually. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

I know. That’s why I *want* to say it, but I realize I really shouldn’t say it because, well, what you said.

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

"At some point if the ship doesn’t turn around, maybe it will start taking on water or listing badly or hit an iceberg, or perhaps the iceberg has been there all along and is named Donald Trump."

US President Donald Trump says the US Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of ⁠Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had ⁠paid a toll to Iran. https://aje.news/x545rk

We have entered the “you can’t kill me if I commit suicide” phase of American Decline

I want to say this can’t get any dumber.