Archive for April, 2026
Is Cuba Next?
April 15th, 2026Via: USA Today: Military planning for a possible Pentagon-led operation in Cuba is quietly ramping up, in case President Donald Trump gives an order to intervene there, USA TODAY has learned. Two sources familiar with the order spoke to USA TODAY on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak to media. The directives […]
California Lawmakers Introduce The “Stop Nick Shirley Act”
April 14th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: It would appear that independent journalist Nick Shirley’s expose on medical subsidies fraud in California, largely perpetrated by immigrants, was more devastating to Democrats than anyone could have guessed. After making waves in Minneapolis by revealing rampant daycare fraud run by Somali migrants feeding on millions in government subsidies (and likely funneling some […]
Sanctioned China-Linked Tanker Sails Straight Through Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Blockade
April 14th, 2026Via: Independent: A Chinese-owned oil and chemicals tanker sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday in an apparent defiance of Donald Trump’s US blockade. Shipping data showed the Rich Starry passed through the waterway and exited the Gulf on Tuesday, becoming the first vessel to make it through the chokepoint since the blockade began […]
Trump Posts AI Slop of Himself As Christ The Healer [???]
April 12th, 2026[???] Actual Trump post. pic.twitter.com/oQjWYzM6hG — cryptogon (@cryptogon) April 13, 2026
UPDATE: U.S. TO BLOCKADE SHIPS ENTERING OR EXITING IRANIAN PORTS TRUMP: U.S. NAVY CLOSING STRAIT OF HORMUZ, NO SHIPS IN OR OUT
April 12th, 2026
Update: CENTCOM To Blockade Iranian Ports Via: What’s Going on With Shipping?: — Update: U.S. to Blockade Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports According to a U.S. Central Command press release, the blockade affects ships entering or exiting Iranian ports, not all ships entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz, as Trump indicated earlier today. […]
Two U.S. Warships Sail Through Strait of Hormuz to Establish New Route for Merchant Ships, Clear Mines [???]
April 11th, 2026Via: USNI News: Two Navy guided-missile destroyers entered the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the first American warships to transit the strait since the U.S.-Israel offensive in Iran began on Feb. 28. USS Frank E. Petersen (DDG-121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) operated in the Persian Gulf after transiting the strait as part of the […]
Vance on Iran Negotiations: No Deal
April 11th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Talks between the United States and Iran ended early Sunday without a peace agreement after Tehran refused to accept key US demands, including commitments on its nuclear program, US officials said. US Vice President JD Vance said the 21-hour negotiations concluded without a breakthrough, despite good-faith efforts by Washington. “We have not reached […]
Hezbollah Ramping Up FPV Drone Attacks On IDF In Lebanon
April 11th, 2026Via: The War Zone: As Israel continues its ground offensive into Lebanon, it appears that Hezbollah is increasing its first-person view (FPV) drone strikes on IDF armor and personnel. The uptick in these attacks is the latest example of how the use of the small, fast and easy to maneuver weapons has proliferated from the […]
OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters
April 10th, 2026Via: Wired: OpenAI is throwing its support behind an Illinois state bill that would shield AI labs from liability in cases where AI models are used to cause serious societal harms, such as death or serious injury of 100 or more people or at least $1 billion in property damage.
U.S. Government Spending $88 Billion a Month in Interest on National Debt – Equal to Spending on Defense and Education Combined
April 10th, 2026Via: Fortune: The problem with an increasing debt burden is that it costs more to maintain it: This is precisely the issue with which the U.S. Treasury is wrangling at present. As total U.S. national debt ticks over $39 trillion, the interest payments on that value are eye-watering: $529 billion for the first six months […]
