Mean Age Daydream, 04/26/26
Source: Lions of Liberty
“SPLC Indicted!! And Ford / GM Asked to Make Military Gear.” (04/26/26)
https://www.lionsofliberty.com/episodes/madd-splc-indicted-and-ford-gm-asked-to-make-military-gear
Neon Liberalism, episode 71
Source: Liberal Currents
“Samantha interviews Bethany Andres-Beck, running in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District. They talk about the spiritual crisis in the Democratic Party, the need to fix what’s broken in America, and how they intend to fight for working people across a range of issues.” (04/26/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/what-next-democrats-neon-liberalism-71-with-bethany-andres-beck/
Is the Lebanon File the Key to Ending the Iran War?
Source: The American Conservative
by Ali Rizk
“One of the important conclusions to draw from the Iran War is how much importance Tehran attaches to Hezbollah, its long-time Lebanese Shiite ally. This is not to be dismissed as business as usual, but rather reflects a major shift whereby supporting Hezbollah has become even more necessary for Iran’s national security.” (04/27/26)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/is-the-lebanon-file-the-key-to-ending-the-iran-war/
Is the Taxpayer Bailing out Donald Trump’s Personal Fortune?
Source: Washington Monthly
by Mike Lofgren
“The Treasury’s currency swap line with the UAE looks suspiciously like corruption.” (04/26/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/26/is-the-taxpayer-bailing-out-donald-trumps-personal-fortune/
India: Modi’s BJP Gains Ground in Upper House After AAP Lawmakers Defect
Source: US News & World Report
“Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party strengthened its position in parliament’s upper house after seven opposition lawmakers joined it, a parliamentary list showed on Monday, a shift that could ease the government’s passage of legislation. All seven defectors are from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by one of Modi’s most high‑profile critics, Arvind Kejriwal. The party governs the northern state of Punjab and previously ran the national capital territory of Delhi. The defections leave the AAP with just three seats in the Rajya Sabha house, while Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party now has 113 members, 10 short of a simple majority in the 245‑member chamber.” (04/27/26)
Politics Politics Politics, 04/26/26
Source: Politics Politics Politics
“Another Assassination Attempt Ends the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Early.” (04/26/26)
https://www.politicspoliticspolitics.com/p/another-assassination-attempt-ends
Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 04/26/26
Source: Antiwar.com
“State Department: US in Conflict With Iran At the Request of Israel, IDF Kills 19 in Gaza, and More.” (04/26/26)
Re-Radicalization in an Age of MAGA Remorse
Source: exile in happy valley
by Nicky Reid
“Something very strange is shifting in the darker corners of the internet. Something serpentine slick and black as ink. While Donald Trump moves farther and farther to the right and much of his cultish base mindlessly follows him into the abyss, the farthest of the far-right appear to be turning against Orange-Man-Fash with a vengeance. The brazenly Zionist massacre in Iran was certainly the last straw, but this subterranean sea change was a longtime coming.” (04/26/26)
https://exileinhappyvalley.blogspot.com/2026/04/re-radicalization-in-age-of-maga-remorse.html
How delusional Dems are creating an alternate left-wing [sic] universe
Source: New York Post
by Victor Davis Hanson
“It is difficult to determine whether the bizarro worldview of the current Democrat-media nexus can simply be attributed to its generic Trump Derangement Syndrome — but the crazy world of the left [sic] increasingly bears scant resemblance to reality. In this alternate universe, Eric Swalwell was a liberal [sic] icon and invaluable asset for years, though admittedly a bit randy and occasionally a serial sexual predator. Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner was, at last, the left’s [sic] ‘real thing’, the white working-class liberal stiff who could win back the hoi polloi — although he can’t get his story straight on whether his Nazi tattoo was an accident or proof that he was brainwashed by the toxic US military.”[editor’s note: I admit I can’t contest Hanson’s credentials when it comes to expertise in inhabiting strange alternate realities – TLK] (04/27/26)
https://nypost.com/2026/04/27/opinion/how-delusional-democrats-create-a-lefty-alternate-universe/
Gunmen raid Nigerian orphanage and kidnap children
Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Eight children are still missing after gunmen raided an unregistered orphanage in Nigeria’s north-central Kogi State and kidnapped 23, authorities have said. Kogi’s information commissioner Kingsley Fanwo said 15 children were rescued due to the ‘prompt and coordinated response’ of security agencies. Sunday’s attack also saw the owner of the facility taken, he added. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but security sources say the state has a functional Boko Haram cell, and that there have been several violent attacks in the area. Nigeria is also grappling with a kidnap crisis in many parts of the country, with criminal gangs abducting people for ransoms. The government has made paying ransoms illegal but this has not prevented the kidnappings.” (04/27/26)