EU leaders in celebration mode as at least this saga of self-blockade comes to an end, and both the €90bn Ukraine loan and the 20th sanction package on Russia are now formally adopted:

Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe X.com EXCLUSIVE: It could take six months to fully clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines deployed by the Iranian military, and any such operation is unlikely to be carried out until the U.S. war with Iran ends, the Pentagon has informed Congress — an assessment that means the conflict's economic impact could extend late into this year or beyond. 11:52 AM • 4/22/26 • 5.3K Views

Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe X.com A senior Pentagon official shared the estimate, which has not been previously reported, during a classified briefing Tuesday for members of the House Armed Services Committee, officials said. The timeline was met with frustration by Democrats and Republicans alike. 11:55 AM • 4/22/26 • 1.4K Views

⚠️ It could take six months AFTER the Iran War ends to clear mines from Strait of Hormuz, per Pentagon.

This timeline means the war’s economic impact could extend late into this year and beyond.

Reporting by WaPo:

I want to watch this movie. I'm really impressed with Anne Hathaway, as usual.

Not a big deal — it’s not like the U.S. Navy has any large-scale operations going on right now or anything.

Tweet from Margo Martin, White House comms team with a photo: Text reads "Congratulations, Georgia Women's Tennis!" In the photo, six men are front and center, including Trump in the center on a stand to be taller (all wearing Trump red ties), hiding the women barely visible in the back.

Trump and disappearing women.
There's been some attention to this awful White House photo congratulating the Georgia Women's Tennis team but centering men.
Minimizing women is core Trump/MAGA. On Tues, Trump referred to US military deaths from his Iran War "We lost 13 men." Three of them were women.

Clearing Strait of Hormuz of mines could take 6 months, Pentagon tells Congress The Pentagon assessment, shared in a classified briefing for lawmakers, suggests gasoline and oil prices could remain elevated through the midterm elections.

Oh. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

a pretend term for Obama's 1st, then remember Repubs coped w his 2nd by treating him w the conditions of a
" 3/5 of a presidency " 🫏

the conservative reaction to the virginia results remind me quite a bit of their reaction to the 2012 presidential election, where they were offended that democrats ran to win

a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a bottle Alt: 70s frontier film "Jeremiah Vance".

70s frontier film,
"Jeremiah Vance"

Melon Husk ( elon m.) shown as a simpleton a la Oscar Bait film character portraying mentally challenged person. movie Tropic Thunder.

Nolan's film adaptation of homer's the Odyssey features Lupita D'ongo as Helen of Troy, the face that launched 1,000 ships ⚔️.
soothsayer Melon Husk proclaims diverse representation of beauty, attractiveness is a plague on Western civilization. (d'oh!! )

#BOTD Happy 58th Birthday Wishes to Ashley Judd
seen here as Beverly Paige in TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN.
#AshleyJudd #FilmSky #TwinPeaksTheReturn 🎂💙👍

MACHOS ALFA, nueva temporada?
Raúl, hostia?!?!!

Nathalie Baye r.i.p.
also featured in Godard's 80s Sauve qui peut la vie/
eng. ( Everyman for Himself) which #Godard himself categorized as his 2nd "first film", re #Breathless #FilmSky #nouvellevague

Tehran shuts Hormuz again as Iranian gunboats fire on tanker Iran’s military said the U.S. must lift its blockade of Iranian ports before the vital waterway is opened again.

Iran's military reimposed strict control over the Strait of Hormuz, demanding that the U.S. must lift its blockade of Iranian ports before the vital waterway is opened again, a spokesperson for the joint military command said.

French actress winner of 4 Césars,
Nathalie Baye died Friday after a long illness. I recall a few films she made with director Bertrand Tavernier & Truffaut. #FilmSky #Truffaut

The Most 80s Shootout Ever | Miami Vice "Lend Me an Ear" S03E18 (HD) YouTube video by Panzer Runner

Amazing that this show aired on commercial TV – not just because of the R-rated violence, drug use & critiques of US intervention in Latin America but also the extreme style choices. The lighting & color in this sequence are expressionist. No house has ever looked like this. youtu.be/xafbjK_Ib8c

Question: “Now that you’ve met with him -Trump-, you’ve spoken with him multiple times, do you still think he’s a fascist?”

Zohran Mamdani: “Yes”

Question: “And do you tell him that?”

Zohran Mamdani: “Yes”

Why do the Japanese like their buns askew (2026)

Please read this thread. Of course Trump surrendered.

"This #!%*! made in new york city!!
Get a rope! " 🌮🌶️

I try not to say "imagine if a Democratic president..." too often. But remember when the right tried to make Obama's "latte salute" into a scandal?

Hegseth Borrows Violent Prayer from ‘Pulp Fiction’ to Bless Iran War at April Pentagon Worship Service For the second month in a row, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself “secretary of war,” read a violent prayer — that echoes a scene in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction — during a worship ser...

what’s funny about this is that tarantino wrote this “ezekiel 25:17“ for the film. it isn‘t actually in the bible. publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-bo...

igual no le reconocí con
como era en las pelis 90.
aca 1mexicano viviendo en usa.
Descubrí la serie Machos Alfa 1par de años atras. 🐂🇪🇸
Justo ahora le echo play la serie, listo pa la 5ta Temporada.

MSNow, new ownership last fall, w a name change.
It was previously MSNBC, this is a current weekend program.

Dylan Byers: Drama at this year's White House Correspondents Dinner: The Wall Street Journal is being awarded the The Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability for its reporting on the "bawdy" letter that Trump set Epstein. Trump, who sued the Journal over this story, is expected to present the reporters with the award.

🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

Was not expecting this. Gonzales will also resign from Congress.

El Alfa El Jefe x Nfasis - Este #este #elalfa #musica #letrasdecanciones #paratii TikTok video by LYRICS❤️

"Este, este o este? Échale saliva!
..y se fue!" (Reggaeton edition)
🎶💃🏻

transl. "This one or this? Put some spit on it!
it's on!"

Spain has been vocal against Israel’s Gaza Genocide, so Netanyahu threatens Spain by saying “Spain is going to pay an immediate price..”. In response some of Spains famous News Anchors responded to Netanyahu on live TV 👇

watch, Wait for it......
( 9 sec. in) ❤️🫂

even w P's criticism,early lead in career —Surprisingly, read
Martin Scorsese praising this film, perhaps it was a 'Guilty pleasure' list,magazine issue featuring his films,interviews.
singled out the choice in set design, distinct from other sword 'n sandal epics;
viewed it w his appreciation.