Former Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev: “Europeans should not expect active intervention from the United States in a hypothetical conflict between certain EU countries and Russia.”

Liz Truss • @trussliz Follow Is there a connection between Bitcoin, economic freedom, and free speech. Are these movements actually one and the same?

No.

That was an easy one.

Next!

Used up:
* 45% of Precision Strike Missiles
* 50% of THAAD interceptors
* 50% of Patriot air defence missiles
* Tomahawks and long-range missiles down by 20–30%

This creates a “near-term risk” for any conflict with a major power like China.

2/3

Trump has created a defence crisis for the US. The military has heavily depleted key missile stockpiles during the Iran War, raising concerns about readiness for another major conflict, CNN reports.

One expert warned it has opened “a window of increased vulnerability”.

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The IRGC says ballistic missiles are ready for launch.

Middle East crisis live: Trump says he will extend US ceasefire with Iran to allow its leadership to submit ‘a unified proposal’ US president says military blockade on Iranian ports will continue

TACO Tuesday.

Iran's IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency is reporting that the Iranian negotiating team has informed the US through Pakistani mediators that it will not be present on Wednesday for talks and that for now there is no outlook for Iranian participation in the negotiations.

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

Loll. But how do you really know?

April 20, 2026 Late Saturday evening, Josh Dawsey and Annie Linskey of the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was so unstable and angry after learning on April 3 that Iranians had shot down an American jet that...

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Tucker Carlson, who helped give US Trump and promoted the Great Replacement Theory, claims he’s lost friends defending Trump, that Trump has betrayed him along with Americans and offers a public apology for misleading the American people.

Yummm

A beautiful 3 layer vanilla cake with chocolate frosting

A slice of classic yellow layer cake with mocha frosting

An old photo of me

The road less traveled… a personal essay in which I ponder the changes, disruptions, and unplanned adventures life throws at us.

And a recipe for cake.

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I spent 21 hours traveling by train to avoid flights. Was it worth it? We traded a low price for a longer trip with national park views, spotty WiFi and moments of relaxation and restlessness.

The Post's travel reporter Andrea Sachs embarked on a 10-hour Amtrak journey from D.C. to Charleston, West Virginia, trading a low price for a longer trip with national park views, spotty WiFi and moments of relaxation.

Here's how it went:

My “man disguise” is great! Good morning ☀️

Comic panel: Superman watches two soldiers talking. THE STRANGE OBJECT THAT LANDED HERE SEEMS TO HAVE COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED! DID YOU SEE ANYTHING, PRIVATE MULLINS? ER, NO... CAPTAIN MY MAN-DISGUISE IS WORKING PERFECTLY!

Morning Bluesky.

US and Iranian preparatory delegations have arrived in Islamabad ahead of talks according to a Pakistani diplomatic source, Al Jazeera reports.

A road bridge between Russia and North Korea has been completed. Official opening in a couple of months.

Anton Poliukhovych, a 25-year-old Ukrainian Defender known by the callsign 'Umnik' (The Scholar), died defending Ukraine.

Anton served in the 'Jesus Christ Company' of the 'Bratstvo' (Brotherhood) Christian Volunteer Battalion, under the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence.

Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek) * ... @magyarpeterMP Until 31 May, the Orbán puppets may voluntarily step down from their positions. This applies to the President of Hungary, the President of the Curia, the President of the National Office for the Judiciary, the President of the Constitutional Court, and the Prosecutor General. On 12 April, the Hungarian people voted for a complete political transformation. If these officials do not step down voluntarily by 31 May, then - on the basis of the mandate received from millions of Hungarians — we will remove them from office.

Hungary’s Péter Magyar issues an ultimatum.

Wasserman Schultz: MAGA just doesn’t know what to do with so much winning. I mean, they have skyrocketing gas prices, grocery prices, housing prices, utility prices, and health care prices, and they refuse to do anything about it.

Opinion | New Hungarian PM says government was funding CPAC but won’t anymore “I believe the state should never have financed them in the first place,” Péter Magyar said this week. “It was a crime.”

Not enough people are talking about this.

Hungary’s incoming PM has said that Viktor Orbán used Hungarian government funds to help finance CPAC, the flagship networking event for GOP candidates, members of Congress, and conservative media in this country.

Jeffries: "Republicans have spent tens of million trying to convince the people of Virginia that President Obama and Gov. Spanberger are urging a 'no' vote. That's a stone cold lie. The 'no' vote position is Donald Trump's position, as is being evidenced tonight. He's been trying to hide it."

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Some progressives & Democrats need to stop justifying refusing to vote or 3rd party voting by saying Biden "didn't do anything."

He did a whole damn lot. Facts matter. And so does a young liberal SCOTUS justice who will protect civil rights for decades.

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This is a war based on lies