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Wednesday, April 08, 2026

Israel's military admitted on Tuesday to "collateral damage" taken by a synagogue in Tehran after Iran accused the country of destroying the place of worship. Iranian media reported on Tuesday that heavy damage was inflicted on a Tehran synagogue in an overnight airstrike targeting an Iranian military leader. "Reports were received that a nearby synagogue was also damaged in the strike. The IDF regrets the collateral damage to the synagogue and emphasizes that the strike was directed at a senior military target within the regime's armed forces," the IDF said in a statement about the strike. The strike is still reportedly under review and the IDF said it took measures to avoid civilian casualties. Video verified by the News Corp-owned Storyful showed a Jewish leader walking amongst the rubble of the synagogue.


Typhus is a bacterial disease spread by infected fleas. Symptoms range from mild to potentially deadly. Health officials say it's so widespread, you can be at risk whether you have a pet or not. "These cases have been rising year after year. They're occurring in all areas of our county," said Medical Epidemiologist Dr. Aiman Halai with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. In 2025, 220 typhus infections were recorded in L.A. County, which is up from 187 cases in 2024. Halai said 90% of residents bitten by contaminated fleas ended up in the hospital. Read more


"Pete is not speaking truth to the president," one administration official said. "As a result, the president is out there repeating misleading information."


68-year-old Palestinian Sabriya Shamasneh was beaten to death by Israeli soldiers during a raid on her home in the town of Jayyous, in the northern occupied West Bank.

Israeli Atrocities Against Palestinians is Nothing New


In the midst of Vietnam, Lyndon B Johnson angrily and famously declared: I'm not going down in history as the first American President to lose a war'. But he did. And yesterday Donald Trump became the second to also lose one.


Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Chilean President Jos Antonio Kast has thrown his weight behind Argentina's territorial claim to the Falkland Islands during his inaugural state visit to Buenos Aires. Meeting Argentine President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada, Mr Kast endorsed Buenos Aires's position on the disputed South Atlantic archipelago, along with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Read more


The entire world is on edge waiting for Piggy to drop a nuclear bomb or commit some other atrocity. It is fucking madness


Apr 7, 2026

A scene from Michael Moore's 2018 film, "Fahrenheit 11/9." This sequence maps the rise of fascism in Nazi Germany onto the rise of fascism in the United States.


I can say, I have heard MANY a black people say the same thing. Even heard a black preacher, whom I call the Chris Rock of preachers, preach this stuff. Most white people don't know this stuff. ANY black person you are close to, if they trust you, will tell you that it ain't white people they have the most problems with....it's.......


Monday, April 06, 2026

A popular conservative social media figure claims that liberals have been exaggerating their political influence, insisting that conservative voices are a silent majority suppressed by fear of losing jobs. A self-described entrepreneur and CEO, Sabina Gilman, posted her thoughts


"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday likened the rescue on Easter Sunday of a missing American airman shot down over Iran to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ," the New York Times reports. "Minutes later, speaking at the same news conference describing the military operation, President Trump asserted that God supports the Israeli-U.S. war against Iran, which has killed thousands, including many civilians." Said Trump: "Because God is good, and God wants to see people taken care of."


This whole narrative sounds way to good to be true. Read more


Trump was speaking about the Iran war during a high-stakes press conference at the White House when he made the claim that he was behind the death of Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda.


Saturday Night Live star Michael Che got raving applause from the studio audience after he cracked a joke about the President going to the theatre. He said, "What's the worst that could happen"?


Today's lunar flyby begins at 1 pm EDT. Watch live if you'd like to. Youtube video above is carrying it. Read more


Prominent MAGA figures have accused Donald Trump of going 'insane' as his unhinged Easter message enrages Christians who once supported the president but are now calling for his removal


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