Iran will soon have freshly painted schools

By Lindsey Graham and the Ghost of John McCain

Henry VIII wants you to forget all about Defender of the Faith

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The Athletic (UK edition): Arsenal are choking the right way

by Nick Hornby and Ezra Klein

Dust, Wind, Dude

By Kash Patel

The FIFA World Cup New York New Jersey transportation fiasco will provide an excellent case study for books on government, of what happens when multiple layers of public agencies reach agreements that satisfy their collective constraints, delivering a disastrous collective outcome.

The Candyman

Trump Pivots Back to Affordability With Eye on Midterms Here’s what you need to know to start your day

"pivots"

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#trump #PopeLeo.

Pope Clement VII seen as lacking bipartisanship in feud with Henry VIII over annulment

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Is Anne Boleyn already cheugy?

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Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is reelected for a sixth term Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has been reelected for a sixth term, winning 97.81% of the vote in Friday's election.

#Benin.

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#Djibouti.
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This weekend a good illustration of how when elections get politically coded, nothing else matters. Yes Hungary significant but there were also elections in Djibouti and Benin that besides intrinsic interest, have significant geopolitical dimensions.
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Vik Orban wants you to forget all about Victor

Donald Trump using Rory McIlroy's Masters victory to market his Doral golf course raises new questions about Hunter Biden's business dealings

Put the Hungarian election count system on the blockchain

By Andrew Yang

We're going to need justice and accountability for the Wednesday 8 April Israel attack on Beirut. Of course we're going to need justice for other stuff too, but that was especially egregious.

Some day we'll find the photo of Osama in an Arsenal shirt and the Michelle Obama "whitey tape."

The Athletic | Is it too soon to blame New York City's Number One Arsenal fan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, for the club's late season collapse in the Premier League title race?

There is absolutely no way that the Arab Gulf countries are going to be reconciled to paying Iran for use of their own territorial waters.

"usually a measured voice"

Oil traders rn

I know that CNN in general and Anderson Cooper in particular are not the problem, but to hear him refer to Iranian citizens gathered around bridges as "human shields" when it would be a war crime to strike these civilian targets is just ridiculous.

#Iran #Trump

A simple statement via a photograph. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Jude Iscariot wants you to forget all about Judas

Did Caesar just pivot?

Is the Waffle House teleport the new Hunter Biden's laptop?

Decision to free Barabbas raises new questions about Pontius Pilate's acuity

North America wants you to forget all about North Atlantic