Iran's new Lego viral video hits Trump where it hurts most: His terrible approval ratings. 😂 Iran knows exactly how to get under the orange narcissist's thin skin.

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Lebanese former minister: Israel has destroyed villages since ceasefire - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-upda...

Israel flattening civilian buildings in southern Lebanon during truce, say commanders Israeli operatives tell Haaretz that homes and schools being demolished near Litani River as part of a strategy modelled on destruction of Gaza

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Israel flattening civilian buildings in southern Lebanon during truce, say commanders - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-upda...

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Until my dying day I will call for the Sick state of Israel to be razed to the ground and erased from history. I couldn’t give a flying fuck what anyone wishes to label me as. They are the cancer of the world.

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The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

BBC News - The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency
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Coz a laydee hooz nown me since I wuz teenee tinee, wushed up to say herro to hur dem wealized itz noe mees! Embawassin 😳

Iran executes two men accused of involvement in 'spy network linked to Israel', report says <article data-history-node-id="438603" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-executes-two-men-accused-involvement-spy-network-linked-israel" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-executes-two-men-accused-involvement-spy-network-linked-israel" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iran executes two men accused of involvement in 'spy network linked to Israel', report says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Iran&nbsp;executed two men convicted of cooperating with Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and planning attacks inside the country, the judiciary's news outlet Mizan reported on Sunday.</p> <p>Mizan said the two, identified as Mohammad Masoum Shahi and Hamed Validi, were accused of belonging to a spy network linked to Mossad and had received training abroad, including in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.</p> <p>They had been convicted on charges including “enmity against God” and cooperation with hostile groups, and their death sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court before being carried out, Mizan reported.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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LED ZEPPELIN - Good times, Bad Times (1969) YouTube video by Rodrigo Cantillano

April 19, 1969

“Good Times, Bad Times," the first Led Zeppelin single, reaches its chart peak of #80 in America.

#ClassicRock
#RockNRoll
#ClassicVinyl
#MusicSky

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I haz a look-alike sumwear in Bornmuff!!

Raise the personal tax allowance! The government froze tax thresholds, so working people are being quietly squeezed. I signed this to call for higher tax-free pay. Will you add your name?

The government froze tax thresholds, so working people are being quietly squeezed. I signed this to call for higher tax-free pay. Will you add your name? the.organise.network/campaigns/pe...

A surprise find of Crimson Clover on the verge of the A38 near Notter Bridge today. No other alien plants there and the road has been here a long time, so it didn't come from amenity planting.
#wildflowerhour

Trifolium incarnatum subsp incarnatum

Bog Stitchwort flowering on a smelly damp path to a sewage works in Cornwall today ( I do like differing habitats).
#wildflowerhour

Stellaria alsine

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Sad, but true
They are hung up on the “good old days” that never really existed anyway
Just like Brexit

Israeli strike kills man in central Gaza as genocide death toll reaches 72,551 <article data-history-node-id="438565" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strike-kills-man-central-gaza-genocide-death-toll-reaches-72551" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strike-kills-man-central-gaza-genocide-death-toll-reaches-72551" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli strike kills man in central Gaza as genocide death toll reaches 72,551</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="89" data-start="0">An Israeli drone strike has killed a Palestinian man and wounded several others in central Gaza, as the overall death toll from Israel’s genocide continues to rise.</p> <p data-end="530" data-start="256">Wafa reported that the attack targeted a motorcycle on Salah al-Din Street, northeast of Nuseirat camp. Medics at Al-Awda Hospital confirmed the death of Ayman Khaled Abu Hasna, 38, and reported that several injured passersby were taken for treatment.</p> <p data-end="664" data-start="532">Health officials in Gaza say the total number of Palestinians killed by Israel has reached 72,551, with 172,274 wounded since 7 October 2023.</p> <p data-end="771" data-start="666">Hospitals recorded two deaths over the past 24 hours, including one body recovered from under the rubble.</p> <p data-end="936" data-start="773">Since the 11 October "ceasefire", officials say 775 people have been killed and 2,171 wounded, while rescue teams have retrieved 761 bodies from destroyed buildings.</p> <p data-end="1065" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="938">Many victims remain trapped beneath debris or lie in the streets.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israeli strike kills man in central Gaza as genocide death toll reaches 72,551 - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-upda...

Israeli attacks kill child, man in central Gaza <article data-history-node-id="438574" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-kill-child-man-central-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-kill-child-man-central-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli attacks kill child, man in central Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="67" data-start="0">Israeli forces have killed a child and a man in central Gaza the Wafa news agency reported.</p> <p data-end="295" data-start="194">Medical sources said Hala Salem Darwish was killed east of al-Maghazi refugee camp on Sunday evening.</p> <p data-end="520" data-start="297">Earlier, an Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcycle on Salah al-Din Street, northeast of Nuseirat camp, killing Ayman Khaled Abu Hasna, 38, and wounding several others, according to Al-Awda Hospital.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Trump accuses Iran of unproven Hormuz shots breaching truce, vows to obliterate every power grid and crossing if no deal snaps up. Statesman facade cracks to reveal civilian-strangling blackout tyrant. #IranWarCrimes

War on Iran: Why Israel and the US are the ultimate losers A campaign aimed at weakening or destabilising the government in Tehran seems to have had the opposite effect

War on Iran: Why Israel and the US are the ultimate losers - www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/war-iran-why-isr...

Lebanon reopens key routes as repairs continue in south <article data-history-node-id="438548" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanon-reopens-key-routes-repairs-continue-south" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanon-reopens-key-routes-repairs-continue-south" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Lebanon reopens key routes as repairs continue in south</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Lebanese Armed Forces said specialised units have fully reopened the Khardali-Nabatieh road and partially reopened the Burj Rahal-Tyre bridge in southern Lebanon.</p> <p>In a statement, the army said efforts are ongoing to restore key transport links damaged in recent weeks.</p> <p>“Work is also underway to rehabilitate the Tayr Falsay-Tyre bridge in cooperation with the National Authority for the Litani River, following the damage caused by the Israeli aggression,” the army said.</p> <p>Officials say several roads and bridges in the south have been hit during the past six weeks, disrupting civilian movement.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Displaced people drive back to their homes across the Litani river through a makeshift bridge installed by the municipality of the southern Lebanese village of Bedias, on April 18, 2026." data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="419bd056-c759-43f8-bb7e-cdaaeb379591" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/Displaced%20people%20drive%20back%20to%20their%20homes%20across%20the%20Litani%20river%20through%20a%20makeshift%20bridge%20installed%20by%20the%20municipality%20of%20the%20southern%20Lebanese%20village%20of%20Bedias%2C%20on%20April%2018%2C%202026..jpg" width="1341" height="754" alt="Displaced people drive back to their homes across the Litani river through a makeshift bridge installed by the municipality of the southern Lebanese village of Bedias, on April 18, 2026." typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Displaced Lebanese civilians drive back to their homes across the Litani river through a makeshift bridge installed by the municipality of the southern Lebanese village of Bedias, on 18 April 2026.&nbsp; &nbsp;Kawnat HAJU / AFP</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

Lebanon reopens key routes as repairs continue in south - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-upda...

Thousands rally against Israeli government in Tel Aviv <article data-history-node-id="438546" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/thousands-rally-against-israeli-government-tel-aviv" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/thousands-rally-against-israeli-government-tel-aviv" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Thousands rally against Israeli government in Tel Aviv</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, AFP news agency reported.</p> <p>Raphaelle Pneina said she had been attending weekly rallies because Netanyahu was “destroying our society from inside” and damaging Israel’s relations with Europe and the US.</p> <p>“People here are asking for this government and the next government to investigate what happened on October 7th and after because…all of us; we deserve answers,” she said.</p> <p>Lee Hoffman-Agiv, a social activist, said, “I’m here tonight, first of all, to support the families that lost their loved ones on October 7th and since October 7th in the endless war held by our Prime Minister”.</p> <p>Another protester, Chaim Trivax, said Israel had made mistakes in launching wars on Lebanon and Iran, adding that Netanyahu was “running from jail, not for the country”.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Israeli left-wing activists hold up placards during a demonstration against the ongoing war with Iran and Lebanon and against the Israeli government, at HaBima Square in Tel Aviv on April 18, 2026. " data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="67e39389-2b41-4d64-812a-bb2ed69007ea" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/Israeli%20left-wing%20activists%20hold%20up%20placards%20during%20a%20demonstration%20against%20the%20ongoing%20war%20with%20Iran%20and%20Lebanon%20and%20against%20the%20Israeli%20government%2C%20at%20HaBima%20Square%20in%20Tel%20Aviv%20on%20April%2018%2C%202026..jpg" width="1341" height="754" alt="Israeli left-wing activists hold up placards during a demonstration against the ongoing war with Iran and Lebanon and against the Israeli government, at HaBima Square in Tel Aviv on April 18, 2026. " typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israeli demonstration against the war with Iran and Lebanon and against the Israeli government, at HaBima Square in Tel Aviv on 18 April 2026.&nbsp; AFP</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

Thousands rally against Israeli government in Tel Aviv - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-upda...

IRGC says Hormuz 'fully closed' until US lifts blockade on Iranian ports <article data-history-node-id="438545" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irgc-says-hormuz-fully-closed-until-us-lifts-blockade-iranian-ports" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irgc-says-hormuz-fully-closed-until-us-lifts-blockade-iranian-ports" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">IRGC says Hormuz 'fully closed' until US lifts blockade on Iranian ports</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)&nbsp;said it has extended the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, including a corridor previously designated for safe vessel passage, and declared the waterway fully closed until the United States lifts its blockade on Iranian ports and ships.</p> <p>The statement, carried by Iranian state media, reverses earlier guidance allowing vessels to transit the strait in coordination with Iranian authorities and on payment of fees.</p> <p>The IRGC Navy warned that any vessel violating the closure would be targeted and said Tehran considers the US blockade a breach of the ceasefire between the two countries.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="This handout photo released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)'s official website Sepanews on February 17, 2026, shows boats manoeuvering around a tanker vessel during a military exercise by members of the IRGC and navy in the Strait of Hormuz. SEPAH NEWS / AFP" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d809955c-5642-4f59-bf79-dfd2171dbf0e" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/tanker%20vessel%20during%20a%20military%20exercise%20by%20members%20of%20the%20IRGC%20and%20navy%20in%20the%20Strait%20of%20Hormuz.jpg" width="1341" height="754" alt="This handout photo released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)'s official website Sepanews on February 17, 2026, shows boats manoeuvering around a tanker vessel during a military exercise by members of the IRGC and navy in the Strait of Hormuz. SEPAH NEWS / AFP" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Photo released by IRGC on 17 February 2026, shows boats around a tanker vessel during a military exercise in the Strait of Hormuz.&nbsp;&nbsp;SEPAH NEWS / AFP</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

IRGC says Hormuz 'fully closed' until US lifts blockade on Iranian ports - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-upda...

WSJ: Aides kept Trump out of Iran war room fearing 'impatience wouldn’t help' <article data-history-node-id="438547" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/wsj-aides-kept-trump-out-iran-war-room-fearing-impatience-wouldnt-help" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/wsj-aides-kept-trump-out-iran-war-room-fearing-impatience-wouldnt-help" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">WSJ: Aides kept Trump out of Iran war room fearing 'impatience wouldn’t help'</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Aides kept US President Donald Trump out of the room during minute-by-minute updates on operations involving Iran, instead briefing him at key moments because they believed his impatience would not be helpful, a senior administration official told The Wall Street Journal.</p> <p>After being informed that an American jet had been shot down with two airmen missing, Trump “screamed at aides for hours” and repeatedly said, “The Europeans aren’t helping,” according to the report.</p> <p>It said he also referred to the Iran hostage crisis, warning, “If you look at what happened with Jimmy Carter… it cost them the election.”</p> <p>The report said Trump demanded immediate action but faced logistical challenges as US forces have not operated on the ground in Iran since 1979.</p> <p>It added that he resisted sending troops to seize Kharg Island, which handles most of Iran’s oil exports, despite being told the mission could succeed. “They’ll be sitting ducks,” Trump said, citing concerns over potential casualties.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="US President Donald Trump signs an executive order about easing restrictions on mental health treatments in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on 18 April 2026. REUTERS" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="428264e2-0703-4ac8-9018-c4aa2be78e4b" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/2026-04-18T151555Z_667646079_RC2QRKAHQ68Z_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP.JPG" width="1341" height="754" alt="US President Donald Trump signs an executive order about easing restrictions on mental health treatments in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on 18 April 2026. REUTERS" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>US President Trump signs an order about easing restrictions on mental health treatments at the White House in Washington on 18 April 2026. REUTERS</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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Golden Earring - Are You Reciving Me YouTube video by Red Bullet

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My latest GE earworm...

OMG Mamdani and Obama sing “Wheels on the Bus” with kids in NYC. 💕💕

Credit: @emmagf

We live in a country where the two most dynamic, charismatic, eloquent politicians of this century have the first names Barack and Zohran. This is what bothers the white supremacists so much.