The Brian Nichols Show, 04/10/26
Source: Lions of Liberty
“I Asked a Millionaire Why He Sold ALL His Gold.” (04/10/26)
https://www.lionsofliberty.com/episodes/tbns-i-asked-a-millionaire-why-he-sold-all-his-gold
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
Trump, Hegseth and the Language of War Crimes
Source: CounterPunch
by Binoy Kampmark
“He’s out of ideas, a mind running on empty. Increasingly, he is also short of reason, zapped by geopolitical addling and meddling. Now that US President Donald J. Trump has reached an uneasy understanding with Teheran that a two-week ceasefire should apply to the warring parties (Israel, as usual, has its own elastic interpretation as it continues attacking Lebanon), it is worth considering the warring language he has been using since February 28. Of note is the shrill wording of various ultimata he has directed at Iran.” (04/10/26)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/10/trump-hegseth-and-the-language-of-war-crimes/
Can Trump’s Maritime Plan Save America’s Struggling Shipyards?
Source: The Daily Economy
by Mohamed Moutii
“For a nation that dominates the seas, the United States now faces a critical crossroads. Its commercial shipyards — once the envy of the world — have fallen into near collapse. The Trump administration’s 2026 Maritime Action Plan aims to reverse this decline with sweeping fees on foreign-built ships and subsidies to revive domestic production and rebuild the maritime industrial base. Yet rather than confronting the structural causes of decline, Washington has turned to familiar tools: protectionism, subsidies, and penalties on foreign competition. America’s shipbuilding troubles did not begin with foreign rivals — and they will not be solved by taxing them.” (04/10/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/can-trumps-maritime-plan-save-americas-struggling-shipyards/
US, Iranian regimes prepare for ceasefire talks as Netanyahu authorizes negotiations with Lebanon
Source: Associated Press
“Negotiators from Iran and the United States prepared Friday for high-level talks planned to start a day later in Islamabad, seeking to steady a ceasefire teetering over Israel and Hezbollah exchanging fire and Tehran’s chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Vice President JD Vance was set to take off from Washington, with Iran still remaining mum over its team as it tried to pressure Washington to halt Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The semiofficial Tasnim news agency, close to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, claimed that talks would ‘remain suspended”’ otherwise. Meanwhile, Kuwait said it faced a drone attack Thursday night that it blamed on Iran and its militia allies in the region.” (04/10/26)
Iran War: And The Winner Is …
Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp
“US president Donald Trump says that his war in Iran — currently in a supposed ceasefire — resulted in ‘total and complete victory. 100%. No question about it.’ The Iranian regime, via a statement from its Supreme National Security Council, also claims ‘great victory.’ If the war is really over (I’m skeptical), who actually won? Well, not you.” (04/09/26)
The Daily, 04/09/26
Source: New York Times
“Unmasking the Creator of Bitcoin.” (04/09/26)
Ukraine war: Putin, Zelenskyy agree to Orthodox Easter ceasefire
Source: Reuters
“Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a 32-hour ceasefire over a two-day period for Orthodox Easter and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv would abide by the measure. The ceasefire for Orthodox Easter celebrations on Sunday coincides with a pause in U.S.-led efforts to clinch a settlement to the four-year-old conflict amid hostilities in Iran and the broader Middle East. Putin’s announcement was similar to a 30-hour ceasefire he ordered last year. Each side accused the other of violating it.” (04/09/26)
War Abroad, Tyranny at Home — and the Theft of a Nation
Source: CounterPunch
by John W Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead
“Every bomb dropped abroad is a bill sent home. Every war waged in the name of ‘security’ is paid for by Americans who go without — without affordable healthcare, without stable housing, without a government that prioritizes their well-being. As the U.S. pours trillions into endless wars and military expansion, Americans are left paying the price — not just in dollars, but in lost freedoms and eroded constitutional protections. This is not national defense. This is organized theft.” (04/09/26)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/09/war-abroad-tyranny-at-home-and-the-theft-of-a-nation/
US filings for jobless aid jump to 219,000 last week but remain within stable range of past few years
Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
“U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire deal that injected a degree of optimism into a still-clouded global economic picture. The number of Americans applying for jobless aid for the week ending April 4 jumped by 16,000 to 219,000 from the previous week’s 203,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s more than the 210,000 new filings analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet were expecting but within the range of the past several years. Filings for unemployment benefits are considered representative of U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market.” 904/09/26)
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/09/us-filings-jobless-aid/
Trump’s New Budget — Which Proposes $1.5 Trillion for Defense — Is Unserious. You Should Still Take It Seriously.
Source: Reason
by Veronique de Rugy
“The president’s fiscal 2027 budget is out, and I have two reactions. The first will sound familiar: Like so many budgets before it, this is not a serious effort to put America’s government on a sustainable path. The second is more important: It would be a mistake to dismiss it as just another unserious document. That is exactly how we got here.” (04/09/26)