Look out, kitty!

US intelligence indicates China is preparing to deliver new air defence systems to Iran within the next few weeks. There are indications that Beijing is working to route  the shipments  through third countries to  mask their origin.-CNN

Art of the Deal: "Make a deal. Don't make a deal. I don't care."

I'm foolish!

Trump tells reporters outside the White House that China “will have big problems” if it ships arms to Iran.

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Fars: A source close to Iran’s negotiating team says the US is making excessive demands, especially about the Strait of Hormuz, and is trying to gain in talks what it failed to achieve through weeks of war and pressure. Iran says it will firmly protect its gains.

Who pays tax on boat loan interest? The bank? Does she mean you can deduct it?

Haaretz reports Iranian del is 60 member and US is five.

🤔

IRELAND: A man climbed onto the wing of a U.S. military Lockheed C-130 Hercules at Shannon Airport and struck it with an axe, causing “extensive” damage before being arrested, authorities said.

Trump 2.0's DOJ has dropped thousands of cases across a wide range of crimes.

The department has closed a record number of 23,000 cases, with the highest declines in terrorism, national security, white-collar fraud & drug-related crimes.

Via ProPublica:

investigativepost.org/2026/04/08/d...

❗️U.S. Navy begins clearing the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian sea mines, CENTCOM reports.

In an official statement, the command said that the destroyers USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday

BIG - Syrian Ministry of Interior:

Authorities thwarted an assassination attempt targeting Jewish rabbi Mikhail Khouri, involving an explosive device planted outside his residence in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The operation led to the dismantling of a five-member cell.

Two days before Hungary’s election, Trump pledges to buy votes for Viktor Orban with US taxpayer dollars.

TRUMP VOWS TO ISSUE MANY PARDONS TO STAFF PRIOR TO EXITING OFFICE.

tbh i want joe rogan to be politically homeless; he’s obscenely wealthy with totally incoherent low information politics, i don’t *want* there to be a party for him

Holy smokes! An incredible start to the 'Wildfire Season' in the US this year - owing to an abnormally hot and snowless winter in some parts of the country.

Did the statue of Liberty always have wings?

It's a twister, aunty Em!

We're famous for our lions.

Is he going to pay the $2mil to get them through the strait?

The secret to stopping a Narita Express train in #Tokyo.

Nations tried to impose a digital fog of war in Iran. The results are mixed Governments are blocking the internet, banning social media posts and cutting access to commercial satellite images. But experts say that efforts to censor information have had mixed results.

NEW: Governments on all sides of the Iran conflict have sought to censor information coming out of the war. Here's an in depth look at those efforts (and whether they're working).

www.npr.org/2026/04/10/n...

⚠️ An account on X purporting to be Amanda Ungaro has been posting threats to Melania, which was the possible impetus behind Melania’s public remarks yesterday:

Europe can't match Russia without Ukraine and Turkey, Zelensky says. If the US leaves NATO, the EU will have to handle its own security – and it's not ready. Russia plans to expand its army to 2.5 million by 2030.

EFF is Leaving X After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue.

After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X.

This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. 🧵 (1/5)
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

SoH transits from Lloyd’s List:

..or they start their own SuperPAC