Trump Says He Can’t End Iran Blockade Without a Deal – ‘Unless We Blow Up The Rest Of Their Country’

Trump Says He Can’t End Iran Blockade Without a Deal – ‘Unless We Blow Up The Rest Of Their Country’

...The president wrote on Truth Social that Iran did not want their crucial oil passway, the Strait of Hormuz, to be closed, claiming the country only shut the Strait to “save face” after the U.S. blockaded it.

Trump TACO’ed on his threat to bomb Iran. Iran know Trump won’t do anything, so Iran is attacking ships and closing the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is not afraid of Trump’s threats because Trump always chickens out!!!! - Jeremy Conklin

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• John Kerry: US Better Off if ‘Neither Iran Nor Kash Patel Are Getting Bombed’
• Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls
• Most Americans back ceasefire in Iran: Poll
• Lindsey Graham: Iran oil blockade ‘could become global soon’
• Law requiring ICE agents to show identification struck down by 9th Circu
• ICE check-in ends in detention for farmworker rights advocate
• Houston passes ICE policy amendments as Greg Abbott threatens $114M in funding
• For the third time, judge orders hearing for ICE detainee in Polk County Jail
• Senate GOP takes steps to fund ICE, Border Patrol in bid to cut Democrats out of DHS funding process
• Greenpeace Sends Ship to Support Global Sumud Flotilla’s Attempt to Break Israel’s Blockade of Gaza
• NYT: Ukraine proposes naming Donbas region 'Donnyland' in Trump's honor

Trump Says Favorite Part of Bible is Book of Revelation Because He Appears In It - Andy Borowitz

Release The UFO Files So We Can Concentrate on the Epstein Files!!

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told Piers Morgan on Tuesday that he’s certain aliens exist because he had seen “too much,” including “videos” and “pictures” shown to him by government officials.

During an interview with Burchett on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Morgan said, “Let me start with a very direct question. Do you believe aliens exist?”

“Yes, sir. I do,” replied Burchett, before arguing that several passages from the Bible were evidence of ancient astronauts. “We’ve seen too much. I’ve seen too much. Not myself personally, but out when I’ve been briefed by government officials. Video, pictures. Some of the best-trained pilots in the world have described having close collisions with some sort of aircraft or apparatus, and so I think it’s time that they come clean.”

Remember when it was wall to wall coverage of missing Nancy Guthrie like the media could not talk about anything else?

There are 11 missing or dead or suicided scientists all linked to space or military programs and the FBI just now opened a “probe.” - Marjorie Taylor Greene

My comment on UFOs.

I've seen many UFO sightings over my 76 years, most eventually explained away as our own experimental aircraft.

From 1989-2005 I lived near Pensacola Naval Station, Hurlburt Field, Special Ops and Eglin Air Force Base which is the largest Air Force base in the world by land area. So yeah, the skies were quite interesting.

In the early 2000s I saw a stealth bomber about 100 feet above me make a hard left impossible turn late at night. We have incredible technology. 

I also watched an hour long light show in the clouds, probably lasers, around 1 am.

Is there other life out there? Of course there is but have they visited earth? Show me the proof.

Republican Shenanigans

• Republicans fear succession of government shutdowns under Trump
• Marjorie Taylor Greene Blames Virginia Election Result on Trump
• House Republicans release pair of bills to preempt state privacy laws 
• Lindsey Graham Takes Cheap Shot at Catholic Church
• 'I'm Sorry for Misleading People': Tucker Carlson Apologizes for Endorsing Trump

Hegseth is blaming Biden for military vaccine mandates.

The flu shot’s been required since 1945.

Joe Biden was 2. = Jamie Bonkiewicz

Methinks Kash Dost Protest Too Much

FBI Director Kash Patel, standing at a lectern beside his boss Tuesday, publicly addressed recent allegations that he has drank to excess, interfering with his duties.

“I’ve never been intoxicated on the job,” Patel told a room full of reporters Tuesday, after highlighting what he considers to be a string of law enforcement successes since the start of his tenure.

“This FBI director has been on the job twice as many days as every director before me,” Patel said.

Trump Undergoes Emergency Surgery to Remove Lindsey Graham - Andy Borowitz

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Rock The Voter News

• Walz: ‘Next Democratic president better figure out a way to get universal health care’
• Fetterman Gets Stunning Rejection from His Fellow Pennsylvania-Based Congressional Democrats When Asked If They Would Back Him for Re-election
• Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back. - Barack Obama

Guess Who's Getting A Pardon.

Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is again asking a federal judge in New York to vacate her sex trafficking conviction and release her from prison. 

Maxwell submitted her new request, which she wrote herself, to federal prosecutors in New York, who said they received "a FedEx envelope -- marked with a 'ship date' of April 16, 2026 -- that contained a USB drive with the defendant's amended motion and exhibits," according to a letter to the district court that was posted online early Monday morning.

We didn't twist ourselves into knots to defend and excuse Swalwell.

We just dumped him, like you're supposed to - The Resistance Report

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Business/Tech News

• Oil tops $100 as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz persist
• Stocks rise after Trump extends US-Iran ceasefire indefinitely
• Billionaire Sun Sues Trump-Linked Project Alleging Extortion
• Trump's shopping spree for equity stakes nears $21 billion
• From Epstein to sock puppets: Key takeaways from Kevin Warsh's Fed confirmation hearing

Biggest news of the day was Kevin Warsh had investments set up by Epstein and he still has them. Apparently nobody cares about this tidbit. - Thomas Crown

One of Israel's largest exports are diamonds. 

There are ZERO diamond mines in Israel.

I Wonder If Getting Rid of Federal Regulation and Safety Inspections Had Anything To Do With This

A chemical leak at a West Virginia plant killed two people and sent 19 others to the hospital, authorities said.

The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant, a silver recovery business in Institute, as workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility, Kanawha County Commission Emergency Management Director C.W. Sigman said.

Donald's DOJ is now going after the Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization dedicated to taking down white supremacist groups like the KKK. That's how bad it is.- Mary L Trump

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Odd News

• Spectacular photos of the 2026 Lyrid meteor shower captured from Earth and space
• NASA unveils Roman telescope to map universe, find 10,000s of exoplanets
• NASA still confident that Artemis astronauts will land on the moon in 2028 despite spacesuit delays
• California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for 3
• Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human player

Time To Deflate Photo

Kandovan is a unique,700-year-old, inhabited troglodyte village in Iran's East Azerbaijan province, featuring homes, shops, and a hotel carved into insulated volcanic, cone-shaped rock formations.

Peace.

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency

The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

The BBC is doing the journalism our networks are too scared (or captured) to touch. Trump insider trading suspicions deserve wall-to-wall coverage—not a blackout.. - Dr. Cole

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Transits through the Strait of Hormuz should be avoided – Maersk
• Vance's trip to Pakistan for talks with Iran on hold, US official says
• Iran’s Judiciary rejects Trump’s claims on planned execution of 8 women
• Trump says US likely to resume bombing Iran as ceasefire nears end
• Oil Traders Warn of Recession Impact as Hormuz Hits Demand
• Trump Blurts Stunning Claim About Vietnam War — Which He Avoided Serving In
• Federal judge sides with Indiana man over ICE tracking app, grants injunction
• Activist, School and Religious Leaders Offer Advice on Fighting Back Against ICE
• Popular opinion favors Democrats’ push for ICE and CBP agent accountability
• CT Judicial Branch launches remote hearings page amid fear of ICE at courthouses
• Detained at the doorstep: ICE snatches Guatemalan delivery worker outside East Harlem home, terrifying neighbors

The russia-backed Trump regime of the United States is suspending arms deliveries to Finland, Estonia and other front line countries to russian aggression.

Trump works for Putin. - Michael MacKay

 

Shut It Down, It Is Useless Anyway

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned on Tuesday that his department will be unable to pay out employee salaries starting in early May amid the ongoing partial government shutdown. 

To combat woke, Plastered Pete Hagueseth has removed the annual flu jab.

So, in addition to spreading freedumb our military will be spreading a little something extra. - The Politburo of Teabilly Mockery

Polls seem to show Israel is dead to democrats. I never thought I’d see that in my lifetime - Benjamin Diktor 

 

Republican Shenanigans

• Senate GOP unveils $70B immigration plan to circumvent Democrats in bid to end DHS shutdown
• ‘So Stupidly!’ Trump Rips Supreme Court — and His Appointees — in Scorching Rant
• ‘Backstabbing’ GOP Senate leader is facing a full-blown MAGA revolt
• Alex Jones Goes on Shirtless Tirade in Response to The Onion’s Planned Takeover
• Judge denies University of Florida College Republicans’ request for preliminary injunction
• Trump Rages at ‘Traitor Democrats’ and ‘Decaying’ WSJ for Demeaning Achievement
• Pope Leo's popularity withstands Trump's papal attacks

Last week trump was telling the Pope to stay out of politics this week he's reading from the Bible in the Oval Office. - Covie

Good. On Your Way Out, Don't Let The Door Hit You In The A**
Former Jeffrey Epstein lawyer Alan Dershowitz announced on Monday that he would be registering as a Republican for the first time in his life after 67 years as a registered Democrat.

Ken Starr led impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton for lying about sex.

He then became Jeffrey Epstein's defense attorney and helped negotiate the 2008 non-prosecution agreement.

The same deal that granted immunity to Epstein's co-conspirators. - Epstein File Search

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Rock The Voter News

• Senate Democrats seize on new allegations against Patel, press DOJ to preserve documents
• Virginia voters deciding on redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ seats in Congress
• Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress in face of expulsion vote

“The problem with socialism is you eventually run out of other peoples money.”

Sweetie we’re $38 trillion in debt under capitalism - DemetriusRO6

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

My Late Husband Was An Alcoholic and Coke Addict. His Eyes Would Bug Out Just Like Patel's After A Bender.

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) defended FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday following a report in The Atlantic alleging Patel has engaged in excessive alcohol use and other behaviors that have alarmed colleagues at the bureau.

“I don’t know anything about his drinking. I’ve not heard any rumors or heard any concerns,” McCormick told reporter Pablo Manríquez, who asked whether Patel’s “drinking” was a national security concern. “I think he’s executing his job brilliantly up to this point, so I don’t see why that would even be a controversial thing.”

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Business/Tech News

• Oil Rises as Traders Await US-Iran Talks With Truce Winding Down
• Warsh grilled on President Trump influence on Fed, personal assets
• Trump Flattered Amazon and Others Fear ‘Offending’ Him With Tariff Refund Ask
• Microsoft cuts Xbox subscription prices, bucking industry trends

Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.

He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).

Apple donated to Trump’s ballroom.

And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores after a demand from the DOJ.

Remember this. - Robert Reich

Pure Extortion and the Media Yawns
President Donald Trump said he’d remember companies that decline to seek refunds on duties paid after the Supreme Court struck down a large swath of his tariffs.

In Europe people are losing their jobs over ties to jeffrey epstein meanwhile in the US someone with ties to epstein is being considered for a promotion to Fed Chair. - Covie

Just in: Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple. I wish Trump would also step down.

Of course, I’m comparing apples to oranges. - Captain Obvious

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Odd News

• ‘Is it life? We can’t tell’: Nasa’s Curiosity rover finds organic molecules on Mars
• Glowing ring of plankton surrounding New Zealand islands linked to deadly underwater plateau 
• Historic Great Lakes flooding shoves ice chunks into Michigan homes
• Texas Ice Cream Shop Serving Crawfish Ice Cream Has 'Sold Out' of the Flavor 'Numerous Times Already'
• Finnish Air Force pilots disciplined for drawing genitalia in the sky

Time To Deflate Photo

Tuscany vineyard waiting for the hungry.

Peace.

Patel sues Atlantic over report on job performance, alcohol use

Patel sues Atlantic over report on job performance, alcohol use

FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic for $250 million Monday after the magazine published explosive reporting detailing the director was fearful of losing his job and struggled to be reached after nights of excessive drinking.

Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic for $250M for reporting on his excessive drinking and erratic behavior. He has zero chance of winning, and I guarantee he’ll drop it before discovery. It’s all about getting the headline. Classic Trump move. - Mike Nellis

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• ‘Lots of Bombs’: Trump Threatens Iran as Deal Deadline Approaches
• Trump says Israel did not talk him into Iran strikes
• ‘Pretty Close’: Trump Economic Adviser Defends Trump’s Timeline on Iran War
• U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship. And, tariff refund portal ...
• Trump threatens Iran again as ceasefire deadline looms, U.S. gears up for peace talks
• Army sergeant says "ICE is out of control" after his wife was detained
• Kennebunk community works to free man detained by ICE agents 8 months ago
• Charles McGonigal, ex-FBI official, sentenced to 50 months for working with Russian oligarch

It seems that Trump is threatening the Iranian negotiators with assassination if they don’t agree to his deal. I can’t help wondering if this is the way he’s always handled his business affairs and if there are some unexplained deaths of associates which should be investigated. - Teresa Parkham

MAGA is literally a Jewish movement now. - RedPillMediaX

I'm 76 years old and for most of my life I have been on the side of Israel because of Hitler and the Holocaust. I can't do it anymore. I can't tolerate genocide and crimes against humanity. F=ck Netanyahu. = Michael Coates

 For someone who claims to have a lifelong aversion to alcohol, Trump sure does like to surround himself with drunks. - Ron Filipkowski

Yeah, Right, Sure He Will.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised that the IDF soldier who can be seen attacking a statue of Jesus Christ in a viral photograph will face “harsh” punishment in a statement issued on Monday morning.

Republican Shenanigans

• Congress publishes list of 28 House members investigated for sexual misconduct — in wake of major scandals
• Fox News Hosts Battle House Republican Who Joined Dems to Extend Protections for Haitian Migrants: ‘That’s Not What I Said’
• Trump’s approval rating sinks to second term low: Poll
• ‘I Respect the Move’: Maher Spills on Trump Trying to Block Kennedy Center Award
• Supreme Court stays out of parental rights case  
• Melania Trump rejects Jeff Bezos' wife's peacemaking with Anna Wintour: 'Not interested

As of today, Florida SNAP recipients can’t buy soda or candy because God forbid we allow a single mom and her kids a few moments of happiness at the end of the day.  - Warren

October Surprise From the GOP? Really? What Could It Be?

Rumors are swirling on Capitol Hill about a potential “October surprise” from the Supreme Court that has some Senate Republicans and their aides hopeful for a last-minute surge in voter enthusiasm on their side of the aisle.

The Hill’s Alexander Bolton dug into the topic in a lengthy article on Monday, quoting several Republicans and some anonymous aides about the possibility that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito may retire just in time for a high-profile confirmation battle – much like the one over Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 that helped flip some Senate seats.

“It seems like it could happen,” one senior Republican aide told Bolton. “We’ll get somebody confirmed. The fight will be interesting.”

Someone needs to explain to the Pope about MAGA Christians...

The reason they prefer the Old Testament to the New Testament is simply that...Christ isn't in it - John Cleese

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Rock The Voter News

• 'This charade…': Democrats walk out after clash with GOP Senators at explosive ICE hearing
• Obama and Mamdani sing with kids during first meeting in New York
• Senate Democrats press Fed chair pick Warsh on plan to divest holdings
• Fetterman: Democrats’ response to Iran war ‘disappointing’

“Zohran’s wife tweeted bad stuff at age 15” Ok have you seen what the president of the United States is currently tweeting at age 79? - chanelly37

This Is Beyond Disturbing...

Physicist and science communicator Michio Kaku is warning that a growing number of scientists who have died or gone missing under unexplained circumstances should be treated as a national security issue rather than isolated incidents.

In comments to Fox News Digital published on Saturday, Kaku said the clustering of cases involving scientists with access to sensitive research is unprecedented and warrants coordinated government scrutiny.

I  keep thinking about the classified documents that donald stole and allegedly sold. You know, the nuclear and advanced technology docs? Yeah, those. I mean… if you were the foreign adversary or criminal syndicate who purchased them, you’d probably need a bunch of scientists who created or worked on that tech to make whatever was in the docs, right? = LincolnsBible

My theory on the missing/killed scientists:

The Chinese and or the Russians have learned that the United States possesses a technology/capability which terrifies them.  They’re attempting to learn about and subvert whatever program(s) exists. - Gordo

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Business/Tech News

• Allegations fly as Trump announcements tied to potential insider trading schemes
• Trump says Energy secretary 'totally wrong' on gas prices not dropping to $3 until next year
• Maryland to become first state to ban ‘dynamic pricing’ in grocery stores
• LIV Golf Put Out a ‘Security Alert’ on a Reporter Who Attended Tournament

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential? - Andrea Junker

At some level you have to credit Trump for being the first man to go to war with the pope and the ayatollah at the same time - Kyle Smith

 

The Onion Takes Over Info-Wars! This Is Not A Joke.
Satire site the Onion says that it has — after 17 months legal wrangling — successfully landed a deal allowing it take over Infowars, the right-wing conspiracy-fueled site run by Alex Jones.

They should change the name to "Strait of Schrödinger". It's both open and closed at the same time. - Brian Willott

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Odd News

• One of the oldest meteor showers peaks this week
• NASA Shuts Down Voyager 1 Instrument as Its Life Force Fades
• \This kea parrot is the first-known disabled alpha male
• Mind if we drop in? Hot air balloon with 13 aboard makes emergency landing in California backyard
• Kansas students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom

Time To Deflate Photo

Antarctica from Space. Oh, look, its melting into a heart shape.

Peace.