Iranian state-linked media, Tasnim News, asserts: "If the US wants to maintain the shadow of war, it should consider the Strait of Hormuz completely closed."

United States of Israel | New LEGO Video from IRAN YouTube video by AI IRAN

Ah, more Legos from the Iranians!
"The people who voted for you still can't afford their rent.
MAGA magic, baby."
"Trump is a PEDOFILE- don't you forget."
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For those of you who arrived at your polling station and are still waiting in live to vote for fair election maps in Virginia. Stay in line. The cutoff time is 7pm, but if you got there before that then you still get to vote.

Do not leave until you’ve had a chance to vote!
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In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces.

249 years later, we have this idiot.

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AEG Owner Phil Anschutz Is Still Donating to Causes Promoting Anti-LGBTQ Beliefs AEG owner Philip Anschutz donated $1,020,000 to two organizations that made public statements against LGBTQ people -- Colorado Christian University and the Sky Ranch Christian camping organization.

The owner of Coachella is a right-wing nationalist and gives lots of money to anti-LGBT organizations.

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JD Vance has changed his travel plans to Pakistan more times than he changed his own name.

Minister MacKinnon announces sovereign space launch capabilities through the Canadian Space Launch Act Canada reached the moon but still lacks its own way to space. Canada is the only country in the G7 that does not have space launch capabilities and must rely on foreign countries, most often the Unite...

www.canada.ca/en/transport...

Oh hell yes! #Canada this is fantastic 👆
🇨🇦 sovereign space launch capabilities drive billions in investments, create good jobs, increase 🇨🇦 sovereignty, reduce 🇨🇦 economy’s reliance on US, support commercial space launch & re-entry industry that could be worth $40B.

Arkansas public television receives three-year, $3M pledge to keep PBS in state | Arkansas Advocate The network must retain its PBS membership and match every dollar with other donations for the pledged grant to be usable.

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Abel Meeropol was the son of Jewish immigrants who fled Russian pogroms. He taught high school English in the Bronx neighborhood where he was born, and wrote "Strange Fruit" as an expression of his strong anti-racist views.

The song was originally a poem written in 1937 by Jewish teacher Abel Meeropol under the pseudonym Lewis Allan. Meeropol, who was a high school teacher from the Bronx, was deeply disturbed by a 1930 photograph showing the lynching of two Black men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, in Marion, Ind. /2

Billie Holiday's recording of "Strange Fruit" on the Commodore Records label.

Holiday’s primary label, Columbia, refused to record the song due to its controversial nature, but allowed her a one-session release on the independent Commodore label. A powerful live version was captured at Philharmonic Hall in Los Angeles during a “Jazz at the Philharmonic” set. /5

In an exclusive interview, Rev. Al Sharpton explains exactly how the country can recover from the damage done by the Trump administration.

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A deal to end the Iran war seemed close. Then Trump started posting on social media | CNN Politics As the weekend approached, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal to end the seven-week war.

Let me sum this up, dum dum Donnie can't keep his mouth shut & is a absolute gossip & liar, So he has become the biggest security risk in 🇺🇸, & tanks any deal before it happens by talking about it with millions of people .... So tell me again M@g@ how a president on social media is a good thing?🙄😒

Shoutout to The Atlantic reporters for publishing these massive scoops instead of waiting years to put them in a book.

Amazon 'strong-armed' Levi's, Hanes to hike prices on rival sites, California DA says Amazon allegedly coerced major vendors into convincing rival retailers like Walmart, Target and Home Depot to raise prices

www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/c...
Amazon pressured major brands like Levi Strauss & Co and Hanes to inflate prices of listings on rival online marketplaces as part of wide-ranging price-fixing scheme, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

Alan Osmond, eldest brother of The Osmonds and renowned performer, dies at 76 Alan Osmond has died at the age of 77, according to a statement sent from a spokesperson for the Osmond family.

Alan Osmond, the eldest of the Osmond Brothers, has died tonight at age 76. Alan played piano and guitar and arranged the choreography for the band. Alan was diagnosed with MS in 1987, but no cause of death has been released.
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'It's a bummer': Economist gobsmacked watching Trump throw soaring economy in the toilet President Donald Trump was handed a world-class economy, and has thrown it all down the drain over his war in Iran, Veda Partners economic analyst Henrietta Treyz told MS NOW's Katy Tur on Monday afte...

'It's a bummer': Economist gobsmacked watching Trump throw soaring economy in the toilet

www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2...

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ALASKA AIR GROUP INC.: THE COMPANY SUSPENDED FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE DUE TO FUEL VOLATILITY, WARNING FUEL REMAINS THE BIGGEST UNCERTAINTY, WITH Q2 OUTLOOK WEAK—COST PRESSURES ADDING ROUGHLY $600 MILLION AND AN EXPECTED ADJUSTED LOSS OF ABOUT $1.00 PER SHARE.

All to distract from the Epstein files!

The End of the Argument ad Orbánum America is more resilient than the pessimists think.

“The U.S. is more resilient than the pessimists think,” @EliotACohen argues—and Viktor Orbán’s defeat is a lesson “for those who saw in Orbán’s Hungary America’s future or even America’s present.”

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TRUMP HAS CAUSED a spending of $$50 Billion so far on his & Satanyahu's war.

$50 Billion.... it could have been used on Healthcare. Education Dept. Veterans Dept.. And Proper food & necessities for Americans

We Forget About ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ at Our Peril The abuses are piling up, and Democrats and activists are desperate to get the word out.

"Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told me she saw 1,500 detainees housed in cages at the site, a cage area that smelled like urine, and one cage configuration where detainees appear to have no option but to go to the bathroom in front of everyone."

Every YES vote tomorrow is a stand for free and fair elections. The redistricting amendment gives Virginians the temporary fix we need to level the playing field before it’s too late. Neighbors, family, friends — get to the polls on April 21!

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Trump’s inflation, the Iran war, plus strong Democratic recruits, are putting red-state Senate seats in play. Polls show Democrats tied or leading in four GOP-held seats: Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Alaska, with Iowa and Texas cracking too. (NYT)
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#Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Andrii Melnyk:

Thirty-five million Russians have no toilet at home.

On the one hand, Russia demands recognition as a "great superpower," claiming the right to redraw state borders by force and impose a new sphere of influence⤵️

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We expect some positive decisions tomorrow on the €90 billion loan to Ukraine.

This would show that our support for Ukraine remains strong and that Russia cannot outlast Ukraine.

My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓