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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the two-week U.S. ceasefire with Iran, saying the extension was warranted due to Tehran's government being "seriously fractured."

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Ah, Endless War... Thanks, Trumpers!!

Take out Iran's Leadership so that an obviously more radical group gains influence, then act surprised when there's no consensus in their Government.

It's a dead heat as to whether this WH's evil or it's incompetence will win out.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-21 05:25 PM | Reply

"A deal to end the Iran war seemed close. Then Trump started posting on social media"

www.cnn.com

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-21 05:30 PM | Reply

Does a ceasefire mean gasoline prices go down or the cost of the war stops?

Let me check: iran-cost-ticker.com

Nope!

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-21 05:30 PM | Reply

It's a dead heat as to whether this WH's evil or it's incompetence will win out.

#1 | Posted by Corky

Reminder: The WH is an output device.

#4 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-04-21 06:05 PM | Reply

United States of Israel | New LEGO Video from IRAN

www.youtube.com

They are definitely winning the Lego war.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-21 06:24 PM | Reply

Another Taco Tuesday

Sounds like a Jimmy Buffett song

#6 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-04-21 06:44 PM | Reply

Let's dance! www.youtube.com

#7 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-04-21 06:57 PM | Reply

... President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the two-week U.S. ceasefire with Iran, saying the extension was warranted due to Tehran's government being "seriously fractured." ...

Iran is seriously cornered?

Or is Pres Trump projecting?

Let me ask it a different way ...

If Pres Trump thinks, and has said, he already has won his war against Iran, why does he seem to be backing down?

Again.



#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-21 07:18 PM | Reply

@#4 ... The WH is an output device. ...

An output device for what, exactly?

Lies?

Yeah, I'd agree to that.


#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-21 07:21 PM | Reply

A fire hose of lies

#10 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-04-21 07:35 PM | Reply

Both Iran and Pres Trump seem to think they are winning in this war.

Indeed, Pres Trump has stated multiple times that he has already won.

So, that leads me to ask, WTF is going on here?

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-21 08:33 PM | Reply

In Iran, the regime has indeed changed: It's less restrained, more hard-line
www.csmonitor.com

... Every night, thousands of fervent, flag-waving supporters of Iran's Islamic Republic take to the streets to vent vitriolic rage at their American and Israeli attackers.

They celebrate surviving 40 days of war, a fragile ceasefire, and now negotiations in which they believe Iran has the upper hand.

The chants also herald another change: The ascendance of a new hard-line cadre of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has stepped up as the United States and Israel have assassinated scores of senior military and political figures, including the longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

U.S. President Donald Trump, invoking an initial and oft-cited war aim, says he has achieved "regime change" in Iran, and that the new leaders are "less radical and much more reasonable" than before.

But analysts say the decapitation campaign has, instead, enabled the rise of the most hard-line elements of the IRGC, which now feel freshly emboldened and less willing to compromise to end the war. ...


#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-21 08:36 PM | Reply

It ain't Tehran that's fractured over this.

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-21 08:41 PM | Reply

Poi Dog Pondering - Everybody's Trying (1990)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
[Verse 1]
I know you're bitter, but why, why, why?
Don't you know that two wrongs don't make a right?
It's not that simple, no
It's not that simple

[Chorus]
But everybody's trying to figure it out
Everybody's trying to work it on out
Everybody's trying to figure it out
Everybody's trying to work it on out

[Verse 2]
I feel so detached today, I don't know
I feel so detached today, I don't know, know, know
It's not that simple (No)
It's not that simple

[Chorus]
But everybody's trying to figure it out
Everybody's trying to work it on out
Everybody's trying to figure it out
Everybody's trying to work it on out
...


#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-21 09:34 PM | Reply

I prefer "Pomegranate"

#15 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-21 09:39 PM | Reply

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