Apr 10
I just…Don’t understand the mentality that can do this…
https://oldnfo.substack.com/p/i-just?The FBI arrested Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina, yesterday, and a federal grand jury indicted her today in connection with her alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals not authorized to receive it, including a journalist (the Journalist). Williams allegedly violated 18 U.S.C. § 793(d).
“Clearance holders accept a solemn obligation to protect the classified information entrusted to them,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “That they do so is critical to the security of our Nation. When clearance holders violate that trust, the National Security Division will act swiftly to hold them accountable.”
“We trust our war-fighting individuals to cooperate as a team to protect our military and country,” said U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina Ellis Boyle. “We will pursue criminal charges to keep these warriors safe whenever we find leakers exalting their own feelings over the safety of the United States.”
I guess the real irony is the ‘journalist’ is the one who outed her in the article, by name…
She had TS/SCI clearance, and had signed Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs), which include wording that distribution of ANY of those documents or other things is prosecutable…
So why did she do this for four years??? Was it money? Pissed off at the Army???
WHY???
I cannot fathom anyone doing this, much less to the actual people she worked with every day. I only hope she is convicted and sent to jail for MANY years.
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Full article, HERE from DOJ OPA website.
Former Army Employee and Top Secret Clearance Holder Arrested and Charged with Leaking Classified National Defense Information
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-army-employee-and-top-secret-clearance-holder-arrested-and-charged-leaking-classified
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Disgruntled Army Employee Arrested For Leaking Classified Info To Media Putting Troops in Harm’s Way
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/disgruntled-army-employee-arrested-for-leaking-classified-info-to-media-putting-troops-in-harms-way.html
Army veteran Courtney Williams faces Espionage Act charges for allegedly leaking classified information to journalist Seth Harp.
Mamdani’s New York: Muslim Bomber Declared, ‘All I Know Is I Want to Start Terror, Bro’
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/mamdanis-new-york-muslim-bomber-declared-all-i-know-is-i-want-to-start-terror-bro.html
Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, were indicted on Tuesday for allegedly hurling two homemade incendiary devices in an ISIS-inspired March 7 attack during the dueling protests outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence. The two homegrown terrorists were caught on footage — from a built-in dashboard camera on their car ride from Pennsylvania to Manhattan — casually chatting about how they planned to target Lang, who organized the hateful rally, and hoped he would be “split in half” in the bombing attack. The pair also discussed how they wished for maximum casualties — and their chilling backup plan to toss the explosives in a café if all else failed, according to court documents.
Elite media outlets were altogether uninterested in the gravity of the attack.
Iran Conflict Reveals the Left Opposes War, Rejects Peace, and Lives Only to Oppose Trump
https://www.westernjournal.com/iran-conflict-reveals-left-opposes-war-rejects-peace-lives-oppose-trump/
The loudest voices on the left clutched their pearls when the first strikes in Iran began in February, warning of catastrophe and insisting that escalation would be reckless, immoral, and entirely unnecessary…When Iran signaled Tuesday that it was willing to begin talks toward a two-week ceasefire, President Donald Trump stepped back from further escalation, choosing restraint…Instead, the reaction from many of the same critics was immediate and revealing, as the “TACO” label, short for “Trump Always Chickens Out,”
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Michael Moore Defends Iran, Slams US for Bombing Japan in WWII in Deranged Rant: ‘We’re the Bad Guys!’
https://www.westernjournal.com/michael-moore-defends-iran-slams-us-bombing-japan-wwii-deranged-rant-bad-guys/
“We’re the bad guys! If you didn’t realize that under previous presidents, at least Donald Trump has ripped off the mask and shown you who we really are!” Moore asserted.
Colorado State University releases its 2026 hurricane forecast: Here’s what it means for Houston – We can expect a slightly below average tropical season
https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2026/04/09/csu-releases-its-2026-hurricane-forecast-heres-what-it-means-for-houston/
Colorado State University (CSU) released its annual Atlantic hurricane forecast yesterday, predicting slightly below-average activity with 13 named storms, six hurricanes, and two major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher). The historical average is 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes.
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Meteorologists Warn About Super El Nino Event
https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/meteorologists-warn-about-super-el-nino-event
Across the U.S., an El Niño influences seasonal rainfall, especially during winter. The stronger, more active jet stream typically shifts south, bringing wetter-than-average conditions to the southern U.S., including California, the Gulf Coast, and the Mid-South.
The good news is that El Niño reduces Atlantic hurricane activity.
U.S. crude oil production rose in 2025, setting new record
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67404
Texas accounted for nearly half of the country’s oil production last year, with 6.6 million barrels per day coming from the Permian Basin, according to a recent report from the Energy Information Administration.
LGBTQ+ mob lose their minds after coffee chain decides to stop lecturing with flags and just serve coffee
https://www.theblaze.com/news/lgbtq-mob-lose-their-minds-after-coffee-chain-decides-to-stop-lecturing-with-flags-and-just-serve-coffee
…Philz Coffee began with a single store in the Bay Area in 2003 and has since expanded to 60 stores across California and Chicago. For some time, Philz cafes have notably displayed the Pride flag, implicitly lecturing about sexuality and gender to patrons who may simply want a cup of coffee or a pastry…the company confirmed that all Philz stores will soon remove Pride and other flags and decor, claiming that doing so will create “a more consistent, inclusive experience.”…”Our long-standing support of the LGBTQIA+ community is unchanged. We are working toward creating a more consistent, inclusive experience across all our stores, including removing a variety of flags and other decor. This is a change in how our stores look, not in who we are,”
Florida police pull dozens of immigrant truck drivers off roads: ‘People with no names’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/truck-drivers-florida-driver-violations
…they inspected approximately 3,300 drivers. From those drivers, authorities removed 176 from service, with 42 of them cited for federal immigration violations, while another 35 drivers were arrested for criminal charges… another 54 drivers were relieved of service over language deficiencies…Some of the driver’s license that we would find wouldn’t even have a name on the CDL,”…”Literally no name. … But you got a CDL, no first name, and it even says no name given; from other states, that is not from the state of Florida.”
In Which I Discuss What Mustard, Ramen, Historical Timekeeping, Fasting, And Booze Have In Common
https://wilderwealthywise.com/in-which-i-discuss-what-mustard-ramen-historical-timekeeping-fasting-and-booze-have-in-common/
Why we don’t break perimeter.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/why-we-dont-break-perimeter
An absolutely unhinged individual believes himself a famous literary wizard. Now, we know he is not really Harry Dresden because the doorbell camera kept working. Joking aside, nothing good would have come by opening the door and facing this idiot. This is when the call to 911 comes to play and you staying inside the house with a clear view of the point of entry from a position of cover and preferably sporting a long gun to repel a possible break-in.
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We should start thinking about the Northern Border
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/we-should-start-thinking-about-the
I bumped into a strange mix of letters purportedly to be an acronym and to my surprise, it is a real official governmental one: MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA
OK, I get it. We need Canada to do all these weird political things in order to show people here how stupid and dangerous they are, but we should really start considering applying some serious filters to the border least they start seeping in and adding their kind of crazy to the local fauna. Invasive species are a thing, you know?
Today’s bit of insanity:
Video: Hunter Biden Hits New Rock Bottom, Agrees to Insane Cage Match Against Don Jr., Eric Trump
https://www.westernjournal.com/video-hunter-biden-hits-new-rock-bottom-agrees-insane-cage-match-don-jr-eric-trump/
video – 00:00:46 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2042361397242163265
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Active Response Training – Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 10, 2026
https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowledge-dump-april-10-2026
Armed Lifestyle Magazine Issue 24 ★ Detecting a Tail and What to Do Next ★ You Should Be Stocking Up Right Now ★ Adversarial Attraction: the Predator’s Optic ★ A Crash Course in Real World Self-Defense ★ He Thought He Was Stopping a Mass Shooter. Now He’s Facing Prison ★ Near Miss: Former student attempted “shooting like Columbine” in rural Oklahoma
What Your Neighbors Will Do First When SHTF
https://www.askaprepper.com/what-your-neighbors-will-do-first-when-shtf/
You Were Never as Invisible as You Thought ⋆ The First Knock at Your Door ⋆ Set Limits Without Burning Bridges ⋆ How to Choose Who Deserves Your Trust ⋆ Preparing Your Home for the Worst ⋆ That knock at your door is coming eventually. Be the house that already figured it out!
Apr 11
Man Tries to Assasinate Pastor at Easter Service, Woman Runs People Down in Church Parking Lot on Easter
https://www.christianwarriortraining.com/p/man-tries-to-assasinate-pastor-at
Also in the news, another funeral murder occurred this week plus a shocking number of sexual assaults this week.
Iran Shifts to “Gig Economy” Terrorism Model Targeting Western Soft Targets
https://www.christianwarriortraining.com/i/193720820/iran-shifts-to-gig-economy-terrorism-model-targeting-western-soft-targets
ISIS-Inspired Attack Plot Targeted Public Parade with Explosive Drones
https://www.christianwarriortraining.com/i/193720820/isis-inspired-attack-plot-targeted-public-parade-with-explosive-drones
On April 3, 2026, Marvin Jalo, who was 17 years old at the time of the offense, pleaded guilty in Phoenix, Arizona to planning an ISIS-inspired attack on the 2024 Phoenix Pride parade.
JCAT: Arson as a Terrorist Tactic — What Church Security Teams Should Know
https://www.christianwarriortraining.com/i/193720820/jcat-arson-as-a-terrorist-tactic-what-church-security-teams-should-know
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) issued an advisory this week noting that foreign terrorist organizations, lone offenders, and other like-minded actors have increasingly leveraged arson as a low-cost, easily executed attack method.
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Terror Inciter and Rabid Jew Hater Mahmoud Khalil Finally DEPORTED
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/bravo-terror-inciter-and-rabid-jew-hater-mahmoud-khalil-finally-deported.htmlKhalil, a 31-year-old lawful permanent resident, has been at the center of a broader federal crackdown on noncitizens involved in anti-Israel campus protests tied to the war in Gaza. He was the first person whose arrest became publicly known as part of the crackdown…A final order of removal has just been issued for Mahmoud Khalil after he LOST his appeal in court. Khalil was one of the architects of the riots at Columbia University last year. He’ll be scheduled for deportation imminently
Congressional Bill Designates Hamas-Tied CAIR as Terrorist Entity
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/congressional-bill-designates-hamas-tied-cair-as-terrorist-entity.html
Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) has introduced a bill (click here) finally designating CAIR a terrorist organization. The bill documents CAIR’s establishment as a public relations front for Hamas and its status as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation trial (2007–2008), in which founding board member of CAIR’s Texas chapter, Ghassan Elashi, was sentenced to 65 years in prison for funneling over $12 million to Hamas.
Pakistan ‘Peace’ Mediator IMPLODES: Defense Minister Calls for Israel’s Annihilation, “Evil and A Curse For Humanity,” “A Cancer,” “Get Rid of European Jews,” “Burn In Hell”
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/pakistan-implodes-defense-minister-calls-for-israels-annihilation.html
How is a failed seventh century jihad-terror state playing any kind of role at all in a peace negotiation? They can’t grasp the word – let alone achieve it.
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There Must Be More
https://townhall.com/columnists/erickerickson/2026/04/10/there-must-be-more-n2674209
In Western Civilization, Christian ethics still, in some ways, dominate society. Murder is wrong. Stealing is wrong. Lying is wrong. Iran is dominated by Shiite Muslims who, at heart, embrace Taqiyya, or religious dissimulation…Taqiyya, in practice, means lying to the infidel. The Hadith, or traditions of the prophet, says “war is deceit,” and commanders may use lies to advance their cause. The Iranian regime outmaneuvered the Obama administration with peace talks. To this day, Democrats insist Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, but Iran was clearly building a nuclear weapon. The regime lies to the West.
PURGING THE “NUT JOBS”: Trump Blasts Tucker, Megyn, Candace, Alex Jones “Low IQ” Losers
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/purging-thenut-jobstucker-megyn-candace-alex-jones.html
President Trump stepped up his long-overdue purge, crushing the faction tearing the party apart. And the president—no surprise—did not mince words. I know why Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones have all been fighting me for years, especially by the fact that they think it is wonderful for Iran, the Number One State Sponsor of Terror, to have a Nuclear Weapon — Because they have one thing in common, Low IQs…. These so-called “pundits” are LOSERS, and they always will be! Now Fake News CNN, The Failing New York Times, and all of the other Radical Left “News” Organizations, are “hailing” them, and giving them “positive” press for the first time in their lives. They’re not “MAGA,” they’re losers, just trying to latch on to MAGA. As President, I could get them on my side anytime I want to, but when they call, I don’t return their calls because I’m too busy on World and Country Affairs and, after a few times, they go “nasty,” just like Marjorie “Traitor” Brown, but I no longer care about that stuff, I only care about doing right for our Country. MAGA is about WINNING and STRENGTH in not allowing Iran to have Nuclear Weapons. MAGA is about MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and these people have no idea how to do that, BUT I DO, because THE UNITED STATES IS NOW THE “HOTTEST” COUNTRY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!” President DONALD J. TRUMP
Go-Bag, Gen Z style
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/go-bag-gen-z-style
Call them anxiety bags, panic pouches, calm-down kits — whatever the name, these DIY creations are rapidly gaining popularity online, especially among Gen Z women…In a survey of nearly 1,000 Americans aged 18 to 26, 61% reported having a diagnosed anxiety condition, and 43% said they experience a panic attack at least once a month…Rapid sensory interventions like holding an ice pack, sucking on a Warhead or even sniffing an alcohol wipe can interrupt escalating arousal in the nervous system…“In general, anxiety bag items work by shifting attention away from anticipatory thought loops back into the present — back into the body,”…“None of these tools resolve underlying anxiety, but they can be surprisingly effective in acute moments, especially when paired with broader skills like cognitive reframing or exposure work.”
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Is it insulting to your Generation?
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/is-it-insulting-to-your-generation
One Gen Z in need of those stress go-bags…I guess there is only one thing for us Old Farts to do…Fuck you and your easily-bruised feelings. We do not respect whinny assholes that can be brought to their knees by a light application of a magnetic nail sweeper.
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“Trust me honey. Nobody is going to know we are from California.”
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/trust-me-honey-nobody-is-going-to
I live way outside Nashville so this stands out a lot. And if you had any doubts, the kayaks’ rack on the roof seals the deal. Dude, just get a Ford Maverick or a Hyundai Santa Cruz. And this is not the most glaring example. I have seen at least one Porsche Cayenne and a couple of Audi SUVs configured similarly in the rich parts of the Nashville area. They probably get their salsa from New York City
Robbed Blind: Medicaid Fraudster Uses Taxpayer Millions to Post Bond in Walz’s Courts, Flees to Somalia
https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2026/04/10/medicaid-fraudster-flees-country-abdirashid-said-somalia-n2427013
It’s almost like everyone tried to warn the government this might happen. This guy stole a whole bunch of money from American taxpayers, then used some of that money to get out on bond and then took off with the rest of his money and fled to Somalia. Could he not have been monitored with an ankle monitor? Could they have taken his passport? It’s almost like they wanted to let him get away. Thanks Tim Walz.
Really, What’s Wrong with Islam? Nothing but a Few ‘Extremists,’ Right?
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/04/11/really-whats-wrong-with-islam-nothing-but-a-few-extremists-right-n4951679
Islam can and does make terrorists out of individuals and parasites out of societies. It is virtually inconceivable in the current environment that these facts could become part of our national discussion, but that doesn’t make them any less true, and we ignore them to our detriment…The way in which Islam is bad for individuals is clear enough. Contrary to the still-prevalent popular assumption, the Qur’an really does contain numerous exhortations to violence against unbelievers, and all too many Muslims today regard those passages with extreme seriousness. A steady stream of converts to Islam end up being violent jihadis, not because they misunderstand their newfound faith, but because they read their new holy book and take its commands to heart. The worst aspect of this, aside from the ever-growing body count, is the fact that when these jihadis commit murder in the name of Islam, they think they’re performing a righteous act.
The Kremlin’s Shadow War on Undersea Cables
https://www.threatjournal.com/archive/tj04112026.html
UK Defense Secretary John Healey disclosed a significant Russian underwater reconnaissance and possible sabotage operation in the North Atlantic, north of the United Kingdom, which prompted a sustained allied response…Defense and intelligence professionals have long warned of GUGI’s unique mandate and equipment for enabling the particularly insidious hybrid tactic of the peacetime placement of dormant sabotage devices for wartime activation. The two specialist vessels in this situation are reportedly capable of deploying miniature unmanned underwater vehicles or remotely operated systems that can affix acoustic sensors, fibre-optic tapping pods, small shaped charges, or cutting devices directly onto or adjacent to pipelines and data cables. Once positioned, such “sleeping” assets could remain undetected on the seabed for months or years, activated remotely or by preset timers when Moscow chooses to degrade NATO’s transatlantic lifelines.
Academic Study: Why Won’t German Women Mate With Migrants?
https://armageddonprose.substack.com/p/academic-study-why-wont-german-women
The ongoing Western social engineers’ jihad to deracinate the white race by herding European women into the warm embrace of Third World migrants has not, so far, gone as swimmingly as the architects of globo-homo race communism had hoped. Indeed, the majority of the migrant-native sexual relations in Europe appear to be the non-consensual type. Enter the crack social scientists of EU-funded academia to figure out what went wrong so as to expedite the mongrelization
On IFAKs and Paramedic Cosplay
https://kellygraysonauthor.substack.com/p/on-ifaks-and-paramedic-cosplay
You Are Not a Medic, Even If You Play One at TCCC Classes
if there’s ANY question at all about what you can do as a layperson rescuer performing wound care, just remember this:
Putting stuff ON people (chest seals, tourniquets, pressure bandages) is just fine.
Putting stuff IN people (needle decompression, IVs,advanced airways) is the business of professional rescuers only.
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The Dignidad Act is a complete betrayal of Republican voters
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-dignidad-act-is-a-complete-betrayal-of-republican-voters
The proposed legislation is nothing more than thinly veiled amnesty for tens of millions of illegal aliens…It’s shaping up to be a classic standoff between monied special interests and the liberal Republicans they sponsor versus everyday Americans…Representatives Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) have started what hopefully will be a short but politically violent war by once again raising the specter of mass amnesty for illegal aliens via their Spanish-language-titled Dignidad Act…so much like every other failed Republican-led amnesty push, their chief sales pitch has been that the Dignidad Act is not amnesty, despite the plain language offering amnesty to more than ten million illegal aliens, by conservative estimates.
Congress Declares the Border Was Invaded, Then Moves to Legalize the Invaders
https://texianpartisan.com/news/texasnews/congress-declares-the-border-was-invaded-then-moves-to-legalize-the-invaders/
What this means: This isn’t incompetence. It’s betrayal. The same people who declared an invasion now want to legalize it. As long as Texas remains in this union, our border security depends on politicians who say one thing in January and sign the opposite in April…San Jacinto proved Texas could win its independence. The federal government is proving every day why we need to win it again.
San Jacinto Day is eleven days out. In 1836, Sam Houston’s army won Texas independence in less than 18 minutes. Today, we’re fighting a different battle—against a federal government that acknowledges the invasion at our border and then rewards the invaders.
Congress Admits the Invasion, Then Offers Amnesty
In January 2025, every Republican member of the Texas congressional delegation signed a resolution formally declaring the southern border had been invaded. Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution. An invasion. Their word.
Three months later, one of those same signers—Rep. Monica De La Cruz—put her name on the DIGNIDAD Act, a bill that would shield millions of the people who crossed that border from deportation. The bill now has 39 cosponsors: 20 Republicans, 19 Democrats.
Rep. Brandon Gill called it what it is: “mass amnesty.” Senator Mike Lee was more blunt: “When you have to say ‘it’s not amnesty,’ it’s usually amnesty.” The bill’s author, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, already admitted she hopes future Congresses will create a citizenship pathway for those who get legal status under it. That’s the game. Always has been.
What this means: This isn’t incompetence. It’s betrayal. The same people who declared an invasion now want to legalize it. As long as Texas remains in this union, our border security depends on politicians who say one thing in January and sign the opposite in April.
Read the full story: Congress Declares the Border Was Invaded, Then Moves to Legalize the Invaders
https://texianpartisan.com/news/texasnews/congress-declares-the-border-was-invaded-then-moves-to-legalize-the-invaders/
Eleven Days to San Jacinto
On April 21, 1836, Sam Houston’s army caught Santa Anna at San Jacinto. The battle lasted less than 18 minutes. Complete victory. Texas independence secured.
Houston didn’t rush. He waited until his enemy was exactly where he needed them to be. Then he struck—swift and decisive. That’s the lesson. Patience isn’t weakness. It’s strategy.
We’ve been at this for over 25 years. Building. Organizing. Waiting for the moment when Texans are ready to act. That moment is closer than it’s ever been. When you see federal politicians declare an invasion and then move to reward it, you’re watching the system prove our case for us.
What this means: The men at San Jacinto delivered independence and set the example we follow today. They didn’t ask permission. They acted.
One Year Ago: The Legislature Memo That Changed Everything. This time last year, a memo surfaced on the floor of the Texas House that shattered years of excuses. It confirmed what we’d always known: the Texas Legislature absolutely has the power to authorize a referendum on TEXIT. For over a decade, elected officials told us their hands were tied—that they couldn’t put independence to a vote unless it was a constitutional amendment. The memo proved they were either lying or didn’t understand their own authority. It stated plainly that “the legislature may pass legislation mandating a referendum on a particular topic.”
That memo matters because it took the excuse away. Now when a legislator says they can’t give Texans a vote on independence, you know exactly what you’re dealing with. What this means: The legal pathway exists. The only thing standing between Texans and a vote on independence is political will—and we’re building that every day.
Read the full story: Uncovered Memo Reveals Referendum Powers Legislature Has Denied TEXIT Supporters
https://texianpartisan.com/news/texit-updates/uncovered-memo-reveals-referendum-powers-legislature-has-denied-texit-supporters/
Houston waited for the right moment and then moved with decisive force. We’re building that force right now—one Texan at a time. Add your name to the fight.
San Jacinto proved Texas could win its independence. The federal government is proving every day why we need to win it again.
April 21st. Remember what’s possible when Texans decide they’ve had enough.
Apr 12
‘No Deal’: Vance Leaves Islamabad As Iran Talks Stall Over Nukes; US Starts Mine-Clearing Hormuz
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/several-us-warships-reportedly-transit-strait-hormuz-pakistan-talks-led-vance-star
US-Iran peace talks have broken down over Iran’s commitment to no nuclear weapons, Vance said “it’s bad news for Iran, much more than for the US.”
CENTCOM confirms two mine-sweepers are clearing the Strait, Iran claims it turned the warships back.
President Trump announces start of “clearing out the Strait” as a favor to the rest of the world.
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With the Collapse of the Iran Talks, Trump Hints at One Card He Could Play in Response
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/04/12/with-the-collapse-of-the-iran-talks-trump-hints-at-one-card-he-could-play-in-response-n2674310
Vice President JD Vance attempted to negotiate with the Iranians in Islamabad, Pakistan. They negotiated for 21 hours, but no agreement was reached on Iran’s uranium enrichment and nuclear weapons ambitions. This suggests that the next phase of Operation Epic Fury could happen soon, which would involve a devastating wave of airstrikes more intense than any previously carried out. There is another card President Trump could play. The US Navy has entered the Strait of Hormuz, where it has begun mine-sweeping operations. The Iranians warned they couldn’t fully open the waterway because they forgot where they placed the mines, or so they say. Not what you want to hear from a nation that desires nuclear weapons.
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Iran threatens to attack US Navy ships entering Strait of Hormuz after first American vessels moved through channel
https://nypost.com/2026/04/11/world-news/iran-threatens-to-attack-any-us-navy-ships-that-enter-the-strait-of-hormuz/
Iran responded to the voyage by issuing a violent threat, claiming the US was moving the ships toward Iran in a “possible cease-fire violation,”
Terror Regime Iran Nominated to U.N. Human Rights Panel
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/terror-regime-iran-nominated-to-u-n-human-rights-panel.html
The United Nations just nominated the Islamic Republic of Iran to help shape policy on women’s rights, human rights, disarmament, and terrorism.
UN credibility implodes – the scraps that were left of it. Why do we keep legitimizing this organization—with our presence, membership, and funding?
Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Who Signed Pledge of Allegiance to Muslim Brotherhood, “You May Not Hate Muslims, But Muslims Definitely Hate You”
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/michigan-senate-candidate-abdul-el-sayed-who-signed-pledge-of-allegiance-to-muslim-brotherhood-you-may-not-hate-muslims-but-muslims-definitely-hate-you.html
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, signed a past pledge supporting Mohamed Morsi, the former Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood president…claims of Sharia support and Muslim Brotherhood ties. He signed a statement backing Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi…Abdul El Sayed, the jihadi candidate, continues to run for office, lose and run and run again. Who is funding this election jihad? Who in the Democrat party continues to puts forth these enemies of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
California’s Nutria Nightmare: Someone Really Likes These 20-Pound Rats
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/12/californias-nutria-nightmare-someone-really-likes-these-20-pound-rats-n2201217
California sure seems to have a plethora of problems these days. The once-Golden state is broke. The state is overseen by one of the least capable governors in the 50 states. They have among the highest fuel prices, the highest taxes, and the highest cost of living in the country. Their population is fleeing; all the productive members, anyway. You can’t even rent a U-Haul to go from Los Angeles to Dallas right now; they’re all already in Dallas, taken there by families fleeing for greener pastures. And then, there’s the huge influx of illegal immigrants that the state has suffered over the last few years. Now there’s a new wave of immigrants, and they are something different: An invasion of 20-pound aquatic rodents…“Someone may have thought they could be an effective natural way to manage aquatic vegetation on their private property,” Buchalski added. “Also, some people just really like nutria… Or it could have been malicious in hopes that they would cause environmental damage.
Notes from the edge of civilization: April 12, 2026
https://www.collapselife.com/p/notes-from-the-edge-of-civilization-b82
Everyone loves the bad guy; virtue signaling becomes virtue spending; the dominoes are starting to fall. Americans are showing a growing willingness to identify with villains…examples like Oscar winner One Battle After Another and stage experiments like Luigi: The Musical, both tapping into an appetite to treat wrongdoing as something to understand — even excuse — rather than condemn. The crime hasn’t changed, but the framing has.
TEXAS: Zul Mohamed, Convicted of 106 Counts of Voter Fraud, Running for Mayor
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/texas-zul-mohamed-convicted-of-106-counts-of-voter-fraud-running-for-mayor.html
Zul Mohamed pleaded guilty to 106 felony counts of voter fraud involving forged mail-in ballot applications. He is now a candidate for mayor in Carrollton, Texas. How is a convicted felon (for mail-in ballot fraud, no less) allowed to run for office?
Apr 13
The Wack-a-doodle at the door – more info
Lessons should be learned – Some may not be obvious
https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/lessons-should-be-learned
Thanks to modern surveillance technology, we have 4k video of how quickly a critter at the front door can turn into a critter in the hall.
So, apparently Critter du Jour got hisself a fixation on the daughter of a neighbor, and decided to pay a visit:
video – 00:02:48 – https://x.com/i/status/2042648222036881853
video – 00:02:59 – https://x.com/i/status/2043019915310092469
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A little humor…Since taxes are due this week…
https://oldnfo.substack.com/p/a-little-humor-7ce
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Taxes Sucked My Time, Enjoy These Memes Instead
https://wilderwealthywise.com/taxes-sucked-my-time-enjoy-these-memes-instead/
And I’m still doing taxes. I’m missing a form from a broker, so unless I can get it electronically, it’s extension city. – Ugh. – – – – –
*update, got the form online, taxes done. Taxes still suck.
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Machete attack in NYC
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/machete-attack-in-nyc
Machetes prove that an armed society is a polite society… the biggest concentration of people armed with machetes has to be South Florida where I believe it is required by county ordinances to have at least three: One by the front door, one by the back door and one in the bedroom. But you will be hard pressed to find stories of crazy assholes attacking unsuspected civilians with that thing unless you want to end up facing a bunch of Cubans about to make “picadillo” out of your sorry ass…a “progressive” type of individual who will just shoot you because he understand the grievous danger you can be.
(https://machetespecialists.com/products/machetes/ – just saying – I also own a few – jlr)
JUSTICE TWISTED: Bronx Judge Crushes Cop For Doing His Job, Coddles Criminals
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/justice-twisted-bronx-judge-crushes-cop-for-doing-his-job-coddles-criminals.html
Duran threw a bystander’s picnic cooler at fleeing crack cocaine suspect Eric Duprey, 30, knocking him off his motorized scooter into a parked car where he died from head trauma. Justice Guy Mitchell sentenced the 13-year NYPD veteran to three to nine years for second-degree manslaughter—the first on-duty death imprisonment for an officer in over 20 years—rejecting claims of protecting fellow detective. Law enforcement leaders like Sergeants Benevolent Association President Vincent Vallelong called it ‘the darkest day’ for policing…
This same judge has given light or no sentences or violent criminals and murderers.
It went as well as you imagine – “Hope is not a strategy”
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/it-went-as-well-as-you-imagine
San Francisco city leaders joined community members on the front steps of City Hall on Thursday to announce a 24-hour violence ceasefire beginning Friday. The event was promoted as a citywide, anti-gun and anti-violence effort under the theme “Silence Is Violence” and 24 hours of nonviolence. The focus is not only on reducing shootings and other violent incidents but also on raising awareness about possible solutions.
(ta dump – tish)
And here were the results: And just to keep it short, I selected gun calls since that was the original idea/wishful thinking of the community leaders…Yeah, it did not go as planned. Maybe they need more defunding the police and more “restorative justice’ and cashless bail to reduce crime of violence. But they have to wish it harder so it works this time. </end sarcasm>
They keep using that word. – Caught this from a Divemedic’s post.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/they-keep-using-that-word
They truly never experienced violence, only a politically watered down version of having their feelings hurt. Physical pain is mostly confined at the momentary sensation when they get a piercing or getting an “anarchy” tattoo. But that searing pain that comes from blunt objects impacting on any part of the fleshy parts of the body, or the violent slicing/perforation of skin and muscle by a sharp blade (or no to sharp) is alien to people who at most have gone to see the nurse because they got a paper cut. They do not understand the shock, numbness and then excruciating pain of being shot and your internal organs re-arranged by a projectile nor the amount of blood seeping out and taking what is left of their life with it. And certainly do not even have an inkling on the amount of pain that a fellow human can inflict on them, piecemeal, methodically and with gusto at their faces suddenly realizing how fucking wrong they were. And it is getting to the point one (or a lot) of them are going to make this mistake if issuing their version of violence and I am to the point of saying “Yes, please. Go right ahead. The first one is free.”
“I would like very much to ensure — and in some cases I have — that any man who offers violence to his fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy.” – Col. Jeff Cooper
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Violence
https://areaocho.com/violence-5/
The left is turning up the heat because it’s an election year, because of course they are…This is what they are using to justify committing violent acts. They want you to submit or die.
ESTABLISHMENT PANIC: Vindicated Bat Ye’or Targeted by New York Times Judith Miller Hit Piece
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/establishment-panic-vindicated-bat-yeor-targeted-by-new-york-times-judith-miller-hit-piece.html
Bat Ye’or is the OG, the original – posers and intellectual thieves like Daniel Pipes have long cribbed her work and sought to marginalize her in order to steal the mantle and pass off trimmed, second-hand ideas as their own. Judith Miller’s lengthy Tablet piece, attempts to discredit Bat Ye’or just as her warnings about Islamic influence and mass migration in Europe proved horribly right. While Miller pretends to offer faint praise, she ultimately portrays Bat Ye’or as fringe by amplifying critics and dismissing her “Eurabia” thesis as conspiracy. The piece frames this as a broader tactic: when a dissident thinker threatens dominant narratives, legacy media moves in for the kill – to smear, defame and undermine them rather than engage/debate on the merits and the facts.
video – 00:03:20 – https://twitter.com/i/status/1956787069470257364
book – Eurabia – https://www.amazon.com/Eurabia-Euro-Arab-Axis-Bat-Yeor-ebook/dp/B004FN2C40/ref=sr_1_1
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Hamburg prosecutors open criminal investigation into Christian YouTubers for criticising Islam
https://www.eugyppius.com/p/hamburg-prosecutors-open-criminal
In February 2025, the public prosecutor’s office launched an ex officio investigation into Niko over statements in a video from 2024 … The Protestant newspaper Idea was the first to report on the investigation against Niko. Apollo News has now learned that the second YouTuber, Tino, is also under investigation for the same video …
From “The Democrat Peoples Democratic State of” Massachusetts – Dems Advance Bill To Limit How Far You Can Drive In Your Own Car
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/massachusetts-dems-advance-bill-limit-how-far-you-can-drive-your-own-car
Massachusetts lawmakers are barreling ahead with a bill that would force the state to slash the total miles residents drive, all under the banner of cutting greenhouse gas emissions…The proposal, Senate Bill S.2246, doesn’t slap a hard cap on your daily commute… yet – but it orders the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to set binding goals for reducing statewide vehicle miles traveled (VMT). It also creates a new government council tasked with pushing people onto public transit whether they like it or not…Need to visit family across town or haul supplies for a business? Too bad. The goal is fewer cars, fewer miles, and more dependence on government-run transit that’s already unreliable and crime-ridden in blue cities.
Europe is already testing the waters with energy rationing talk amid ongoing crises. Officials have floated work-from-home mandates, driving restrictions, and even limits on flying or heating homes to meet net-zero targets.
video – 00:00:32 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2043282994832756996
Massachusetts Democrats just proved again why voters are fleeing blue strongholds for red states that still respect individual liberty. If this passes, expect more families packing up and heading to places where the government doesn’t treat your car like public property.
Masked men open fire after storming into Chick-fil-A; 1 dead, 6 injured; manhunt under way
https://www.theblaze.com/news/masked-men-open-fire-after-storming-into-chick-fil-a-1-dead-6-injured-manhunt-underway
Authorities believe the shooting was targeted and not a random act of violence, the station said, adding that officials have not released the identity of the person who was killed, and it remains unclear whether the victims were employees or customers…suspects remain at large, and a manhunt is under way,
Young Adults’ Real Crisis Isn’t Affordability — It’s Lifestyle Expectation Inflation
https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/13/young-adults-real-crisis-isnt-affordability-its-lifestyle-expectation-inflation/
…our baseline expectations for what constitutes a decent middle-class life are far higher than they’ve ever been. It may be time for a renaissance of the old-fashioned American values of moderate expectations, frugality, and making do.
You Want Unexpected News? I’ll Give You Unexpected
https://redstate.com/andrewmalcolm/2026/04/12/iran-war-donald-trump-news-media-n2201203
rcd via e-mail
USPS suspends contributions to employee pensions after warning of “cash crisis”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usps-pension-payments-fers-cash-crisis/
“The United States Postal Service is heading toward a cash crisis,” USPS spokesman David Walton said in a statement to CBS News. “The step we are now taking to suspend FERS payments helps conserve cash for our operations and other necessary payments.”
The USPS contributes about $400 million a month to its employee pension plan,
Apr 14
WMD: Israel Takes Out Chemical Weapon Factory Making Fentanyl Bombs in Iran
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/wmd-israel-takes-out-chemical-weapon-factory-making-fentanyl-bombs-in-iran.html/
A “fentanyl bomb” refers to the classification of illicit, synthetic fentanyl as a chemical weapon or Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD), rather than just a traditional illegal drug. ★ Extreme Lethality: Just two milligrams of fentanyl—equivalent to 10–15 grains of table salt—can be a lethal dose for a human. ★ “Weaponized” Potential: The designation stems from the belief that organized criminal networks (cartels) are using fentanyl in ways “closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic,” creating risks for large-scale terrorism. ★ Scale of Death: With hundreds of thousands of deaths attributed to fentanyl overdoses, it kills more Americans than traditional weapons.
(Imagine – a bomb with 2000 pounds or MORE of pure ultra-fine powdered fentanyl exploded over any major city in the USA would make that city, and areas downwind, uninhabitable for years until the weather and decontamination efforts removed MOST of the fentanyl, there would always be fentanyl lurking in hidden spaces, because you can’t get it all – EVER … The immediate death toll would be in the 10s of thousands if not millions by immediate fentanyl contamination, and 10s of thousands by later by stupid people doing stupid things in buildings, vehicles, anything that was open to the air when the bomb detonated – jlr)
Illegals Killed 13,000 Americans, That’s 64% of All Murder Cases – 660,000 Illegals with Criminal Records
https://gellerreport.com/2026/04/illegals-killed-13000-americans-thats-64-of-all-murder-cases-660000-illegals-with-criminal-records.html/|
The Department of Homeland Security knows of at least 660,000 illegal immigrants in the U.S. with criminal records, including 13,000 convicted killers, nearly 16,000 sex assault convicts and 56,000 involved with dangerous drugs.★ Illegal immigrants killed 13,000 Americans in 2024. ★ The total number of murder cases in the US in 2024 was 20,162. ★ That’s 64% of all murder cases. ★ And the Democrats want to abolish ICE. ★ And all in the name of the Democrats’ desire to win the election
California Democrats Are So ENTRENCHED With Fraud That Now They’re Trying to OUTLAW Investigating It
https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/04/14/ca-ab2624-van-laar-n2427122
California Democrats just introduced AB 2624, and if it passes, investigative journalists like Nick (and our sister site RedStates Jennifer Van Laar) could face misdemeanors, ten-thousand-dollar fines, jail time, and forced content takedowns simply for doing their jobs.
https://x.com/nickshirleyy/status/2043756610955423782
I’m not entirely sure how anyone would think this is constitutional in ANY WAY, but let’s not pretend Democrats give a single damn about the Constitution.
Uglification As Control: The Assault on Beauty
https://pjmedia.com/jamie-wilson/2026/04/13/uglification-as-control-the-assault-on-beauty-n4951754
…The American founding vision understood this instinctively. The Constitution and the classical liberal order it embodies were designed to safeguard the earned pursuit of wealth, power, and beauty. Not equal outcomes, but equal rules under which individuals can strive, create, and enjoy free of centralized gatherers and sharers warping the panels for control. Property rights protect wealth. Fragmented, checked power protects agency. Free expression and the right to pursue happiness protect the cultivation of beauty in all its manifestations — personal, artistic, architectural — without ideological veto.
Donald Trump Pulls The Wabbit Season Trick On the Iranian Regime
https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2026/04/13/donald-trumps-key-to-defeating-the-iranian-regime-treat-them-like-democrats-n3813827
…after the talks broke off, the ripples of which we’ll cover in the course of this column, President Donald Trump, a proven master at the art of unpredictability, flipped the script 180 degrees on its head. He all but slapped the cuffs on, looked the Iranians in the eyes, and said, “Do you really want to close the Strait? Do you wanna? Okay. Let’s close the Strait. Let’s do it.”
the iranian ink blot – assessing the geopolitics
https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/the-iranian-ink-blot
Iran seems to have become the great global ink blot, a world-spanning Rorschach test at once of surpassing complexity, scope, and divisiveness. The responses thereto come from 100 angles, each likely revealing as much about the speaker as about the events themselves and, to be honest, an awful lot of what is being said is just plain bunk, made-up facts, faulty calculations, emotive slop, and outright rage-baited lunacy crashing into an already toxic political environment governed by rank tribalism. meanwhile, like it or lump it, a new world order rooted not in soft power deference (some would say capitulation) but in the hard power exigencies of what was once called the “great game” among great powers is being forged. There are lots of ways to feel about that, and I suspect that a great deal of what is making this particular bone so irreconcilably contentious is that it’s one of those situations where folks on many sides have a point, and depending upon how one looks at it and which assumptions one embeds, you can get radically different answers.
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the iranian inkblot part 2 – some additional perspectives
https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/the-iranian-inkblot-part-2
I’m honestly not sure I’ve ever seen a disconnect like the Iran War in terms of the way so many people are looking at the same things and coming to such radically different conclusions, and, to be brutally honest, in many cases, flat out abandoning sense, core principles, and even basic discernment in their pursuit of wild, questionable conclusions.
It feels like derangement.
It’s an environment of bias, confirmation, and otherwise, crashing into outright propaganda and egged on by myopia and hyperfixation that is, frankly, missing huge parts of what is going on as everyone says “this is simple and my singular hobby horse explains it all.” But as i said in my last piece on this: now some of what is going on is clearly a one-time world order centered around the soft power of ideas like “international law” and “the UN” being shoved aside for a return to something more akin to the “great game” of the bad old days……………..
The competition for the worst prepping advice out there is pretty sharp. It’s been going on for many years and has a tendency to get even more ridiculous as time goes on.
https://www.theorganicprepper.com/selco-the-worst-prepping-advice/
Here are a few pieces of bad prepping advice I have seen…
About Selco: Selco survived the Balkan war of the 90s in a city under siege, without electricity, running water, or food distribution.
Virginia Gun Sales Surge as Background Checks Nearly Double Ahead of Proposed Assault Weapons Ban
https://americanjournaldaily.com/woke-gov-ban-residents/
…there’s something about the American spirit the ruling class just doesn’t get. They never have…a quiet resolve that values liberty over their empty promises of security, and principle over the comfort of compliance. This spirit doesn’t go looking for a fight, but when the self-appointed elites try to dictate the terms of our freedom, it always answers back. It is the inheritance of a nation born from defiance. The patriots across the Old Dominion deserve a round of applause. They aren’t just buying firearms; they are making a statement. Faced with a deliberate assault on their constitutional rights, they are responding with an overwhelming, and frankly beautiful, act of defiance. The FBI tracked an astonishing 79,846 background checks in Virginia in March. That’s a staggering jump from the 47,069 checks in the same month just a year ago. When the fundamental rights of a people are threatened by overzealous legislators, the response is often predictable…It is a peaceful and potent referendum on government overreach. A referendum conducted not in the marble halls of power, but on the main streets of America. Right now, in Virginia, that message is being sent loud and clear.
Today’s dulusional insanity
Post DROPPING Wokest, Most BATS**T Post Ever About Colonizing the Moon Belongs in Mic Drop Hall of FAME
https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/04/14/colonizing-the-moon-derp-n2427126
One of the most annoying things about our pals on the Left, and why we think so many of us hate the whole idea of wokeness and playing the victim, is that they are so damn tone-deaf about real issues. Not to mention, they must have way too much free time on their hands to worry about such things.
Case in point, this yahoo on Threds (we know, it’s Threads, still) is accusing the crew of Integrity of colonizing the moon………
Ghosts of Former Soviet Union Leaders Grin As Mamdani’s $30M NYC Communist Grocery Store Unveiled
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/14/here-it-comes-mamdanis-first-nyc-30m-communist-grocery-store-which-will-unfairly-compete-with-rivals-n2201259On Sunday, he announced that the city’s first city-run grocery store will open in East Harlem, and it will cost $30 million to build and take over a year to complete…Even assuming New York City’s priciest union-driven construction costs, a standard-sized 25,000-square-foot grocery store should only be about $15 million to build, said Adam Lehodey, an expert at the Manhattan Institute. “Thirty million dollars for one store is exceptionally high, considering land prices are a significant part of the capital costs of new construction, and the city has announced that rents will be waived,”… John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner of one of NY’s staple grocery chains, Gristedes, threatened in June 2025, before Mamdani won the election, that he might head to greener pastures. “If the city of New York is going socialist, I will definitely close, or sell, or move or franchise the Gristedes locations,” he warned.
Well, I just ordered the proof/galley copy of my latest book. It’s been professionally edited, updated, fixed, futzed with. Provided there aren’t any major problems with the galley, it should be available on Amazon within two weeks. This will be my fourth cookbook. Once it hits the screens/shelves, I can start serious work on my 18th century cookbook, which is long overdue.
