Iran rebuffs Trump's plan for new round of peace talks, state media reports Iran's top negotiator says his government has "no trust" in its enemies, after Trump says the U.S. won't be blackmailed.

Iran is not going to Pakistan for a round 2 of talks, scheduled for this week.

www.cnbc.com/2026/04/19/i...

The Pope should excommunicate JD if he keeps this up.

Growing up we all learned the "In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue" song - and were taught that Columbus "discovered" America.

Well, maybe for the Spaniards.

Leif Erikson was here 492 years earlier - this marker is where his home was.

Kinda makes you wonder, doesn't it?

Someone made huge trades minutes before Trump made the announcement that caused oil to drop 10%.

I want to know who.

I want someone held accountable.

It gets closer every day.

Don't buy @realDonaldTrump saying it's almost over - this is the train of C-17 cargo planes carrying munitions to the Middle East.

13 by my count.

White House budget chief Russell Vought won't estimate Iran war cost in testimony Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testified before the House Budget Committee on Wednesday.

They won't even give us an estimate of how much this "excursion" is going to cost us.

www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/i...

Europe will run out of jet fuel in 6 weeks.

This is on Donald Trump

Can the U.S. Load All the Empty Super Tankers | Why Is an American Carrier Beating Around the BUSH? YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping?

When you want to understand shipping issues like the current situation with oil tankers, Sal is your guy.

I have listened to Trump say "10 ships went through" and he shows you that it was 3. Same thing when he said "20 ships went through as a present". No, they didn't.

youtu.be/cGQVhnP0POE?...

Again?

This was fun. Sure I rambled - but I can do he weave, too!

No Kings 3 Boston – ICE Took Him He’s Still Just a Kid YouTube video by The Wise Old Bat

This young man was kidnapped by ICE and sent to a Trump Gulag. He was a junior in high school on his way to volleyball practice. His friends and family were traumatized. On No Kings Day 3.0, he came out and spoke to 180,000.
He shouldn't have had to go through this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRvj...

House Democrats file articles of impeachment against Hegseth House Democrats introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, claiming he has "demonstrated a willful disregard for the Constitution."

They won't pass, but I wish they would. Of course, who knows who would be next - Jared?

www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-he...

Marcello Gomes Da Silva said this at the No Kings 3 in Boston and they are words to digest by every American, including MAGAts. He was kidnapped by ICE.

"What kind of future are we building, if fear is stronger than education."

Sometimes the wisest words come from the mouths of children.

May 1st we don't work, go to school, or shop.

Make the regime hear our voices through their wallets.

This link is to a map of locations with an event scheduled.

If you don't have one near you, there are also tools to organize one.

www.mobilize.us/mayday/map/

British RC-135 signals intelligence collection aircraft (I flew on these in the USAF) is heading into Eastern Europe to keep an eye (ears, actually) on Putin's Russia during their war with Ukraine.

I may have missed it, but I haven't seen a US RC here in quite a while.

VICTOR ORBAN HAS CONCEDED IN THE RACE TO REMAIN PRIME MINISTER IN HUNGARY!!!

#ViktorOrban is losing so bad the opposition right now would have a supermajority - and their lead just keeps growing!

@realDonaldTrump couldn't save him.

Orban is losing in a landslide with 53.45% in!

WOW!!

45.71% of the Hungarian vote is in - and right now the opposition party would have a SUPERMAJORITY if this ended now.

Democracy will always defeat authoritarianism.

It will happen here and MAGA will be consigned to history as the worst party to every have the presidency.

37% in. Orban still losing very badly.

Dementia Don and the couch-f*cker are not happy right now.

Good! Democracy is making a comeback.

New update!

It's looking very very good for democracy!

Polymarket is saying 91% probability the opposition to Orban gets 130 seats. It's gotten good at doing predictions.

The next set of data shows the opposition party up to 128 seats, Orban's party down to 62 seats with 21.54% of the vote in.

Hungary election live: Polls in Hungary close in tightly fought election after 16 years under Viktor Orbán Prime minister has been trailing in the polls to Péter Magyar in race that could have repercussions for Europe, the US and Russia

Just under 15% of the vote is in, and so far Orban is losing. His challenger would have 125 seats, Orban 65, and others - 9.

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Live updates: Record numbers vote in Hungary’s crunch election after 16 years ruled by Viktor Orbán | CNN Counting is underway in Hungary’s crunch election with longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, an ally of US President Donald Trump, facing his stiffest electoral challenge yet. Follow for live updates

If this election is free and fair - this will begin the process of kicking right wing extreme populism to the curb around the world - and we're next in November.

www.cnn.com/2026/04/12/w...