Shell explodes in GSDF tank, 3 SDF members killed, 1 injured | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis Three Ground Self-Defense Force tank crew members were killed and another injured when a shell exploded at 8:39 a.m. on April 21 during a live‑fire exercise at the Hijudai Training Area in Oita Prefec...

RIP

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Have to go check the new display out. Last time I saw a chinook was a Singaporean one at the ADFA open day. Got to walk through it with the kids.

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’

A group of Ecuadorian fishermen survived a US drone strike, were detained at gunpoint, phones wiped, ship blown up, disappeared to El Salvador, then released without charge. “They knew we were fishermen. Even the Salvadorian authorities said things had been handled very badly.”

That is wild! Looks like bo Diddley’s gretsch and a lap steel had a baby

300/481 remotely exploitable sheesh

Oracle Patches 450 Vulnerabilities With April 2026 CPU The company released 481 new security patches across 28 product families, including over 300 fixes for remotely exploitable, unauthenticated flaws.

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Iran says it seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Trump announced he would extend the ceasefire indefinitely. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4mLPNGs

2021 Remaster "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Steve Winwood YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Well, because sometimes I can’t help myself. He was an accomplished musician, artist and loved his guitar.

Enjoy. One of my all time favs.

#Prince

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Reports indicate Elon Musk controls a secretive network of over 90 companies and entities so he can hide how he spends his money.

No wonder he wanted the Trump admin to “look into” the Corporate Transparency Act, which would have regulated those companies.

These two ships are reportedly now in IRGC custody and being directed to the Iranian coast.

A third vessel has also in the last hour been reportedly attacked.

🇺🇸 is still under rare earth product sanctions from China so….. the arsenal will be empty for a while

tRump's reckless war on Iran has gutted our defenses: nearly 50% of Patriot missiles, over half of THAAD interceptors, and 45%+ of Precision Strike Missiles expended in weeks. CSIS warns rebuilding can take years—leaving us vulnerable to real threats. Pure incompetence.

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Got a quote to replace my front bumper that has a decent scrape on the bottom from the Mercedes approved panel beater $3745AUD

(2 of 2) There’s a deluge of these things now, pretending not only to be from contemporary authors but dead ones as well: James Joyce, Agatha Christie etc. (And bad actors are also posing as publishing executives, btw.)

Please repost to help spread the word!

(1 of 2) WARNING: SCAM EMAILS PRETENDING TO BE FROM ME. They offer very specific feedback on writing in progress/posted or self-published works, then propose an offline conversation. They are coming from this address:

williamgibsonauthor@gmail.com.

The mirror is reporting that an “ex CIA analyst” says in a YouTube show that 🍊 one tried to use the nuclear codes and General Dan Caine said no. In normal circumstances I would dismiss this as rampant erroneous speculation but now? #natsec

It sucks that in Australia you occasionally have an interaction with a member of the general public and have a slow realisation that their brain is cooked from drug abuse and they are a threat to your safety so you de escalate and make space.

Ahh Anzac Day the annual remembrance of Australians getting slaughtered for colonial powers who left us high and dry 27 years later at the fall of Singapore

EU to force replaceable batteries in phones and tablets from 2027 SMARTPHONES and tablets sold in Europe will have to feature replaceable batteries starting next year, according to EU rules, amid efforts to slash

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In 2025 Australia voted it best Australian song so you have good taste 🙂

Film - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Gary Oldman
Tom Hardy
Colin Firth
Benedict Cumberbatch

BREAKING: John Ternus is succeeding Tim Cook as CEO of Apple, $AAPL, with Cook assuming the role of executive chairman on September 1, per CNBC

Chinese device found in strategic waters near Bali identified A large torpedo-shaped device discovered near an island in a strategically important strait between Bali and Lombok has been identified by defence analysts as a Chinese undersea monitoring system.

Chinese device found in strategic waters near Bali identified

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Russian-Ukrainian War on Instagram: "Yak-52 aircraft crew intercepting and downing Russian drones over the Odesa region." 12K likes, 260 comments - ukraine_defence on April 17, 2026: "Yak-52 aircraft crew intercepting and downing Russian drones over the Odesa region.".

There are dudes flying backseat in WW2 prop planes shooting down one way attack drones with fragmenting 5.56mm www.instagram.com/reel/DXPQAQF...

What is this vibe cyberpunk?

"Captain, the insurance underwriters just called, they will not accept LEEEEROY JENKINSSS as a risk management strategy."

On this day in 1989, Pixies released their second studio album “Doolittle” featuring singles “Monkey Gone to Heaven" “Here Comes Your Man" and “Debaser"

Starting to see why kleptocrats in Africa had those Mercedes pullmans and mega drip