⚡️ New from @DropSiteNews : Rare Survivors of Pacific Boat Strikes Allege U.S. Forces Kidnapped and Tortured Them As airstrikes and reports of torture under Ecuador’s U.S.-backed military regime continue to mount, fishermen tell Drop Site News they were blindfolded and held hostage for eight days. By @sovietwithsazon

⚡️New from @dropsitenews.com: Rare Survivors of Pacific Boat Strikes Allege US Forces Kidnapped & Tortured Them

As airstrikes & reports of torture under Ecuador’s US-backed military regime continue to mount, fishermen tell Drop Site...

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That looks amazing, childhood memory trigger, my mum would bake quince with the skin and serve with cinnamon and honey, I can almost smell the spicy caramelised tangy sweetness

The Stable Genius team with corrupt real estate agents, no diplomatic experience or respect for history or other cultures surprisingly is finding it hard to negotiate with a highly educated Iranian ‘opponent’ …. bring back smart and a bloody work ethic

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Bulgaria: Pro-Russia Rumen Radev wins ‌election Rumen Radev's new center-left party, Progressive Bulgaria has won an absolute majority in the country's eighth general election in five years. Both Russia and the EU have already sent their congratulations.

Bulgaria: Pro-Russia Rumen Radev wins ‌election

Earthquake off Japanese coast prompts tsunami warning for country's north-east - follow live The earthquake struck with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4, the Japan Meteorological Agency says.

Tsunami warning for Japan.

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Just started researching electric cars, my last car was a ridiculous sporty petrol guzzling machine of high maintenance driving beauty… been getting by without a car for a while but something small enviro friendly is becoming necessary, txs for helpful experiential thread, it’s a little overwhelming

Opening text of a thread by Palantir from X Because we get asked a lot. The Technological Republic, in brief. 1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation. 2. We must rebel against the tyranny of the apps. Is the iPhone our greatest creative if not crowning achievement as a civilization? The object has changed our lives, but it may also now be limiting and constraining our sense of the possible. 3. Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public. 4. The limits of soft power, of soaring rhetoric alone, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software.

Palantir put out a 22-point summary of their CEO's book The Technological Republic. It's pitched as a defence of the West, but if you read it through the VDA framework, verification, deliberation, accountability, what it's actually doing looks rather different.
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A bunch of Queenslanders in Meeanjin of whom we can all feel mightily proud. 🙌🏻🫶🏻 #auspol #qldpol #FromTheRiverToTheSea #PalestineShallBeFree

Kimberley diphtheria rates more than triple in a month after 50-year eradication An outbreak of the long-dormant, highly contagious bacterial infection diphtheria in Western Australia's north is raising alarm among government officials and experts.

“Diphtheria is one of those diseases that had effectively been eradicated in Australia," he said. “In the last 12 months, cases have appeared in the Northern Territory & this year have now spread into the Kimberley so it's somewhat unprecedented & a concern to us."

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Small white and light brown sleeping dog in a green hoodie on a green couch cushion with a grey spotted blankie, soft ears and sweet personality

I’ve been dog sitting my cousin’s little dog Molly this weekend, she’s so sweet and gentle, enduring me most kindly as a former cat owner with no dog experience, she has more empathy, patience and kindness than some of our fellow humans, I’ll just return to hanging out with her than consuming news

Walking for truth: Travis Lovett’s 500km journey to remind Albanese of his promise to create a First Nations truth-telling commission Former Yoorrook justice commissioner says he wants to start a national discussion on a subject that is often misunderstood by the wider public

A MUST READ, Australia #auspol

Walking for truth: Travis Lovett’s 500km journey to remind Albanese of his promise to create a First Nations truth-telling commission

More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025 – UN Women | UN Women – Headquarters Six months after the ceasefire, and as regional developments shift global attention, UN Women warns that women and girls in Gaza remain at critical risk.

Israel killed an average of at least 47 girls and women per day in Gaza.

A new analysis published by the United Nations shows that more than 38,000 girls and women were killed in between October 2023 and December 2025.

You’re all winning and so hot right now… and the rest of us are like yeah let’s stay far far away from the crack house of Dr Jesus…

Iran opens Strait of Hormuz; Thousands return to southern Lebanon as ceasefire takes hold; House rejects Iran resolution by one vote Drop Site Daily: April 17, 2026

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Iran opens Strait of Hormuz; Thousands return to southern Lebanon as ceasefire takes hold; House rejects Iran resolution by one vote

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Greece's pivot to Israel: Spyware, war corridors, and a risky alliance From Predator spyware to arms deals and military corridors, Athens has tied its future to Tel Aviv at the very moment the US-Israeli order is losing ground across West Asia.

A very depressing read on how Greece and Cyprus have become bosom buddies with Israel on arms production, surveillance, military alliances, natural gas, and shipping:

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THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS AND FULL PASSAGE, BUT THE NAVAL BLOCKADE WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IT PERTAINS TO IRAN, ONLY, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE. THIS PROCESS SHOULD GO VERY QUICKLY IN THAT MOST OF THE POINTS ARE ALREADY NEGOTIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! PRESIDENT DONALD J.TRUMP 2.52k ReTruths 10.4k Likes 4/17/26, 8:27 AM

President Trump referred this morning to "OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN." This is, of course, interesting because the last time the United States struck a deal with Iran involving a transaction, Republicans completely lost their minds.

Let's take a trip down memory lane. 🧵

The people living in Gaza are still enduring a genocide at the hands of the Israeli military. The horrors they face each day should horrify all people of conscience.

Fellow Australians, I’m not quite sure exactly what kind of manosphere tragicomedy this is but this whole thread is chefs kiss although I confess I had to look a couple of words/phrases up and now return safely to my usual reposting of geopolitical despair

Great detailed thread re Hungary’s new leader and his early priorities around accountability, the rule of law and returning to the European fold… c/f Greece’s incredibly corrupt govt attacking the EPPO prosecutor for investigating their complex systemic multi minister corruption

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ANALYSIS | Mark Carney enters his majority era | CBC News There have been a total of 24 prime ministers in Canada's history, but before Monday night only 13 could claim to have led their party to a majority of seats in the House of Commons. Mark Carney is no...

Canadian government obtains majority after by election wins, previous defections from opposition parties
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US military kills two men in new strike on vessel in eastern Pacific Latest attack brings death toll from US strikes on vessels in the Pacific and Caribbean to at least 170 since September.

Latest attack brings death toll from US strikes on vessels in the Pacific and Caribbean to at least 170 since September.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that ongoing and expanding Israeli military attacks and control over the Gaza Strip are causing what it described as a deliberate pattern of destruction and “suffocation of life”.

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‘Stagflationary shock’ from Iran war a ‘nightmare’ as confidence among Australian households crashes Weakened economic activity, soaring fuel prices and rising inflation have created a horror scenario, RBA deputy governor says * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Andrew Hauser, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s deputy governor, says the “stagflationary shock” from the Iran war is a “central banker’s nightmare”, as confidence among Australian households crashed to its lowest level in years. Speaking at an event in New York on Tuesday morning AEST, Hauser said the RBA was “judging the balance” between the damage to the economy from “a big income shock” associated with soaring fuel prices, versus a sharp rise in inflation. Continue reading...

‘Stagflationary shock’ from Iran war a ‘nightmare’ as confidence among Australian households crashes

Look I can armchair analyse this with the rest of the bluesky informed layperson community, also inclined to avoid analysis and just keep muttering why and what now every morning while experiencing the full spectrum of global existential dread imposed on us by the American regime without our consent

Punishment alone won’t fix youth crime Tougher penalties dominate the politics of youth crime, but without addressing how young people – particularly First Nations children – learn, relate and develop, punishment risks deepening the very problems it seeks to solve.

Tougher penalties are the default response to youth crime.
But without understanding how young people – particularly First Nations children – learn and develop, punishment risks deepening the problem, John Frew writes.
#auspol #YouthJustice #FirstNations #SocialPolicy #Crime

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