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Monday, 20 April 2026 · Night Edition · Vol. 1 No. 131
MJD 61151.12

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Trump’s Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer latest to leave administration
-- Al Jazeera

Chavez-DeRemer leaves the Trump administration after the recent departures of Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi.

WORLD

▸ Cuba confirms talks with US officials, wants end to Trump’s energy blockade
-- Al Jazeera
A Cuban Foreign Ministry official said exchange with Washington was 'respectful and professional' and devoid of threats.

▸ Global Sumud Flotilla disrupts cargo ship bound for Israel
-- Al Jazeera

▸ US is ‘pretty far behind where they started’ the war on Iran
-- Al Jazeera

IN BRIEF

• Cloudflare Introduces Project Think: A Durable Runtime for AI Agents -- InfoQ
• KelpDAO suffers $290 million heist tied to Lazarus hackers -- BleepingComputer
• China's Apple App Store infiltrated by crypto-stealing wallet apps -- BleepingComputer
• The Gentlemen ransomware now uses SystemBC for bot-powered attacks -- BleepingComputer
• Seiko USA website defaced as hacker claims customer data theft -- BleepingComputer

SECTIONS

Gaming Greatness: Sanrio Party Land announced for Switch 2, Switch #gaming
Tech Talk: KV Cache Compression 900000x Beyond TurboQuant and Per-Vector... #tech
Account Avoidance: Little dachshunds at the Apple Market 🍎☀️ #opensource
Politics Fightbox: FBI Director Kash Patel Sues Atlantic Over Friday's Article #politics
Science Showcase: Anker’s Prime 3-in-1 MagSafe charger deserves a spot on your... #science
Delicious Dining: Chicken and Dumplings with Leeks, Mushrooms and Peas #food
Fascination Station: Devil’s Den State Park in West Fork, Arkansas #culture
Guns Galore: Late-War Commercial K98k – Production in 1944 But Not for the... #firearms
Podcast Pack: Lore 304: Cult Hero #podcast
USA News Firehose: Family throws surprise birthday party at Eagles tailgate for... #USnews

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Trump’s Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer latest to leave administration. Cuba confirms talks with US officials, wants end to Trump’s energy blockade. Global Sumud Flotilla disrupts cargo ship bound

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THE POSTHOLE
Monday, 20 April 2026 · Night Edition · Vol. 1 No. 131
MJD 61151.00

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‘Predators’: Amnesty slams Netanyahu, Putin, Trump as human rights decline
-- Al Jazeera

Global rights group says leaders of three countries behind devastating wars inspire other states to carry out abuses.

WORLD

▸ Hungary’s incoming PM says Netanyahu would be arrested if he visits
-- Al Jazeera
Hungary’s election winner says he would enact an ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and detain him.

▸ D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
-- Al Jazeera

▸ Outcry grows over Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon
-- Al Jazeera

IN BRIEF

• KelpDAO suffers $290 million heist tied to Lazarus hackers -- BleepingComputer
• China's Apple App Store infiltrated by crypto-stealing wallet apps -- BleepingComputer
• The Gentlemen ransomware now uses SystemBC for bot-powered attacks -- BleepingComputer
• Seiko USA website defaced as hacker claims customer data theft -- BleepingComputer
• Microsoft: Teams increasingly abused in helpdesk impersonation attacks -- BleepingComputer

SECTIONS

Tech Talk: Microsoft's GitHub grounds Copilot account sign-ups amid... #tech
Politics Fightbox: FBI Director Kash Patel Sues Atlantic Over Friday's Article #politics
Account Avoidance: Casper, a new friend at our shelter. He got his name because he... #opensource
Gaming Greatness: Holy Moly, Crusader Kings 3 Will Let You Play as a Pope #gaming
Science Showcase: Anker’s Prime 3-in-1 MagSafe charger deserves a spot on your... #science
Delicious Dining: Chicken and Dumplings with Leeks, Mushrooms and Peas #food
Travel Trail: You can stay in a stunning palace in India using Marriott... #travel
Guns Galore: Late-War Commercial K98k – Production in 1944 But Not for the... #firearms
Podcast Pack: The Acoustic Worlds of Radiolab Creator Jad Abumrad #podcast
USA News Firehose: Family throws surprise birthday party at Eagles tailgate for... #USnews

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THE POSTHOLE
Monday, 20 April 2026 · Evening Edition · Vol. 1 No. 131
MJD 61150.87

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Europol and partners trace 45 ‘forcibly transferred’ Ukrainian children
-- Al Jazeera

Agency says it shared information about children moved to Russia, Belarus or occupied Ukrainian territory with Ukraine.

WORLD

▸ Funerals held across Lebanon during 10-day ceasefire
-- Al Jazeera
Mourners across Lebanon are burying victims of the war with Israel during a 10-day ceasefire.

▸ Rapper D4vd’ charged with murder of 14-year-old girl
-- Al Jazeera

▸ Gunman kills Canadian woman, injures six at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramids
-- Al Jazeera

IN BRIEF

• The Gentlemen ransomware now uses SystemBC for bot-powered attacks -- BleepingComputer
• Seiko USA website defaced as hacker claims customer data theft -- BleepingComputer
• Microsoft: Teams increasingly abused in helpdesk impersonation attacks -- BleepingComputer
• The backup myth that is putting businesses at risk -- BleepingComputer
• Designing Memory for AI Agents: Inside Linkedin’s Cognitive Memory Agent -- InfoQ

SECTIONS

Science Showcase: Can you best a math Olympiad? Test your skills with the world’s... #science
Tech Talk: Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, John Ternus taking over #tech
Fascination Station: Devil’s Den State Park in West Fork, Arkansas #culture
Account Avoidance: Humbled me with his perfect posture #opensource
Travel Trail: Deal alert: Roame.travel is a great way to find award flights... #travel
Politics Fightbox: Why it feels like there’s never enough time for your... #politics
Guns Galore: Kentucky Overrides Governor's Veto, Lowers Concealed Carry Age... #firearms
Music Hotline: Blu is The Warmest Color #music
Podcast Pack: The Acoustic Worlds of Radiolab Creator Jad Abumrad #podcast
USA News Firehose: Family throws surprise birthday party at Eagles tailgate for... #USnews

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Monday, 20 April 2026 · Afternoon Edition · Vol. 1 No. 131
MJD 61150.75

LEAD — WORLD

The American Library Association has released its list of the most challenged books of 2025
-- NPR News

The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at libraries across the country – the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color.

WORLD

▸ Peace talks are in doubt as the U.S. seizes an Iranian ship
-- NPR News
President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed...

▸ A mine despoiled the beauty of the rainforest. This Goldman Prize winner took action
-- NPR News

▸ U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship. And, tariff refund portal launches
-- NPR News

SECURITY

▸ Is “Satoshi Nakamoto” Really Adam Back?
-- Schneier on Security
The New York Times has a long article where the author lays out an impressive array of circumstantial evidence that the inventor...

▸ Friday Squid Blogging: New Giant Squid Video
-- Schneier on Security

#infosec #cybersecurity #posthole

IN BRIEF

• Designing Memory for AI Agents: Inside Linkedin’s Cognitive Memory Agent -- InfoQ
• Pretext.js Bypasses DOM Layout Reflow, Enabling Advanced UX Patterns at 120 FPS -- InfoQ
• Subagents in Gemini CLI Enable Task Delegation and Parallel Agent Workflows -- InfoQ
• Presentation: Event-Driven Patterns for Cloud-Native Banking - What Works, What Hurts? -- InfoQ
• Article: Building Production-Ready tRPC APIs: The TypeScript Alternative to Apollo... -- InfoQ

SECTIONS

Gaming Greatness: Check Out the Opening Title Sequence to 007 First Light,... #gaming
Tech Talk: At Long Last, InfoWars Is Ours #tech
Politics Fightbox: This Looming Tennessee Execution Would Be One of the Most... #politics
Science Showcase: Risk of ‘megaquake’ in Japan higher after powerful earthquake... #science
Tinseltown Tour: Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Episode 6 Introduces A Big... #film
Guns Galore: Late-War Commercial K98k – Production in 1944 But Not for the... #firearms
USA News Firehose: Family throws surprise birthday party at Eagles tailgate for... #USnews
Comic Collection: Hark, A Vagrant: Away From Desk #comics
Podcast Pack: Does Willy Wonka Know How to Run a Damn Competition? #podcast
Delicious Dining: braised leeks and lentils with arugula and yogurt #food

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Monday, 20 April 2026 · Midday Edition · Vol. 1 No. 131
MJD 61150.62

LEAD — WORLD

Cloud over US-Iran talks: What are the key sticking points?
-- Al Jazeera

Trump announces new talks with Iran as fragile Pakistan-brokered ceasefire raises stakes for future negotiations.

WORLD

▸ Powerful states are trying to sabotage decarbonisation of shipping
-- Al Jazeera
Pacific Island states cannot and will not allow key climate shipping agreement to be watered down.

▸ Tight security in Islamabad as US-Iran talks set to go ahead
-- Al Jazeera

▸ India in ‘extremely high’ doping risk bracket: Athletics Integrity Unit
-- Al Jazeera

IN BRIEF

• The backup myth that is putting businesses at risk -- BleepingComputer
• Designing Memory for AI Agents: Inside Linkedin’s Cognitive Memory Agent -- InfoQ
• British Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to crypto theft charges -- BleepingComputer
• Microsoft tests Windows Explorer speed, performance improvements -- BleepingComputer
• Pretext.js Bypasses DOM Layout Reflow, Enabling Advanced UX Patterns at 120 FPS -- InfoQ

SECTIONS

Gaming Greatness: A Truly Cheeky Giveaway: The Butt-iful Collection, By Kiln #gaming
Science Showcase: Bruce is missing his upper beak, but it has not stopped him... #science
Tech Talk: Deezer says 44% of songs uploaded to its platform daily are... #tech
Politics Fightbox: An Unusual GVR With Three Dissenting Votes #politics
Fascination Station: The Pyramids of the Green Prince in Cottbus, Germany #culture
Account Avoidance: Happy 10th birthday to my beautiful boy 🥰 #opensource
Guns Galore: Late-War Commercial K98k – Production in 1944 But Not for the... #firearms
Podcast Pack: The Acoustic Worlds of Radiolab Creator Jad Abumrad #podcast
USA News Firehose: Family throws surprise birthday party at Eagles tailgate for... #USnews
Comic Collection: Hark, A Vagrant: Away From Desk #comics

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THE POSTHOLE
Monday, 20 April 2026 · Morning Edition · Vol. 1 No. 131
MJD 61150.50

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Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting
-- BBC News

Three boys and five girls, aged between three to 11, were killed in the shooting on Sunday, officials say.

WORLD

▸ Amy Winehouse's dad loses court case over auction
-- BBC News
Mitch Winehouse accused two friends of profiting from items sold at auctions in the United States.

▸ Oil prices rise after Trump says Iranian ship seized
-- BBC News

▸ Konate says he is close to signing new Liverpool deal
-- BBC News

IN BRIEF

• Presentation: Event-Driven Patterns for Cloud-Native Banking - What Works, What Hurts? -- InfoQ
• Article: Building Production-Ready tRPC APIs: The TypeScript Alternative to Apollo... -- InfoQ
• Podcast: Engineering Stable, Secure and Scalable Platforms: A Conversation with Matthew... -- InfoQ
• Google ADK for Java 1.0 Introduces New App and Plugin Architecture, External Tools... -- InfoQ
• Java News Roundup: OpenJDK JEPs, Jakarta EE 12, Spring Framework, Micrometer, Camel, JBang -- InfoQ

SECTIONS

Politics Fightbox: How to make unemployment suck a little less #politics
Gaming Greatness: Soulframe's latest major update is a broadside of pirate... #gaming
Tech Talk: HP's remote desktop push retreats as Anyware heads for end of... #tech
Science Showcase: ‘Cocaine hippos’ raise tough questions, and scientists uncover... #science
Podcast Pack: Lore 304: Cult Hero #podcast
USA News Firehose: Family throws surprise birthday party at Eagles tailgate for... #USnews
Comic Collection: Hark, A Vagrant: Away From Desk #comics
Guns Galore: Aimpoint ICE: A More Aesthetic 1990s Prototype Red Dot #firearms
Fascination Station: Freedmen’s Town Bricks in Houston, Texas #culture
Delicious Dining: 7 Day High Protein Diet Meal Plan #food

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THE POSTHOLE
Monday, 20 April 2026 · Overnight Edition · Vol. 1 No. 131
MJD 61150.37

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Oil prices rise after Trump says Iranian ship seized
-- BBC News

Energy markets have seen wild swings since the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February.

WORLD

▸ Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting
-- BBC News
The children, aged from one to 14 years old, were killed in a shooting that police are describing as a "domestic disturbance".

▸ Two arrested over Kenton synagogue attack
-- BBC News

▸ Reform pledges to review all asylum claims for past five years if it wins power
-- BBC News

IN BRIEF

• Microsoft releases emergency updates to fix Windows Server issues -- BleepingComputer
• Java News Roundup: OpenJDK JEPs, Jakarta EE 12, Spring Framework, Micrometer, Camel, JBang -- InfoQ
• Vercel confirms breach as hackers claim to be selling stolen data -- BleepingComputer
• Apple account change alerts abused to send phishing emails -- BleepingComputer
• NIST to stop rating non-priority flaws due to volume increase -- BleepingComputer

SECTIONS

Tech Talk: Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers took 2 minutes... #tech
Guns Galore: Ruger Celebrates America's 250th Anniversary: With Guns! #firearms
Politics Fightbox: Open Thread #politics
Account Avoidance: He’s grown a lot #opensource
Podcast Pack: Lore 304: Cult Hero #podcast
Science Showcase: Hospital-acquired pneumonia reduced by daily toothbrushing #science
Travel Trail: How rare are standard reward nights at the Waldorf Astoria... #travel
Books Bundle: A Clearing of the Ground #books
USA News Firehose: Family throws surprise birthday party at Eagles tailgate for... #USnews
Comic Collection: Hark, A Vagrant: Away From Desk #comics

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THE POSTHOLE
Monday, 20 April 2026 · Late Edition · Vol. 1 No. 131
MJD 61150.25

LEAD — WORLD

U.K police investigating if attacks in London are the work of Iranian proxies
-- NPR News

U.K. police said Sunday they are investigating whether a string of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies, the latest of which caused minor damage on Saturday night.

WORLD

▸ Communities launch cleanup after severe weather and tornadoes churn across Midwest
-- NPR News
At least 66 tornado reports were submitted across multiple states on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

▸ Will the DHS shutdown affect security for the World Cup?
-- NPR News

▸ 8 children killed in a shooting in Louisiana, police say
-- NPR News

TECHNOLOGY

▸ The Missing Bundler Features
-- Lobsters
Comments

▸ Claude Desktop installs undocumented browser extensions for Chrome and other browsers
-- Lobsters

▸ Theseus, a static Windows emulator
-- Lobsters

#tech #technology #posthole

SECURITY

▸ Vercel Breach Tied to Context AI Hack Exposes Limited Customer Credentials
-- The Hacker News
Web infrastructure provider Vercel has disclosed a security breach that allows bad actors to gain unauthorized access to...

#infosec #cybersecurity #posthole

IN BRIEF

• Java News Roundup: OpenJDK JEPs, Jakarta EE 12, Spring Framework, Micrometer, Camel, JBang -- InfoQ
• Vercel confirms breach as hackers claim to be selling stolen data -- BleepingComputer
• Apple account change alerts abused to send phishing emails -- BleepingComputer
• NIST to stop rating non-priority flaws due to volume increase -- BleepingComputer
• Google’s Aletheia Advances the State of the Art of Fully Autonomous Agentic Math Research -- InfoQ

SECTIONS

Tech Talk: NASA working on ‘Big Bang’ upgrade to keep the Voyagers alive... #tech
Gaming Greatness: Nioh 3 update launches April 27, adds multiple high-difficulty... #gaming
Account Avoidance: Spent 5 days painting this fluffy pup's portrait as a birthday... #opensource
Podcast Pack: Lore 304: Cult Hero #podcast
Politics Fightbox: What’s Happening to Sydney Sweeney’s Character on Euphoria... #politics
Tinseltown Tour: How Daredevil: Born Again Cleverly Uses Color To Give Clues... #film
Music Hotline: What does Temporal Health in ‘Windrose’ mean? #music
Travel Trail: How rare are standard reward nights at the Waldorf Astoria... #travel
Science Showcase: [Why game theory could be critical i...

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Sunday, 19 April 2026 · Night Edition · Vol. 1 No. 130
MJD 61150.12

LEAD — WORLD

Oil prices surge amid mixed signals on US-Iran peace talks
-- Al Jazeera

Brent crude rises more than 7 percent as Washington and Tehran offer conflicting accounts on ceasefire negotiations.

WORLD

▸ US intercepts and seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Trump says
-- BBC News
Tehran vows retaliation soon for what it calls an "act of armed piracy", which comes as the US prepares for a second round of...

▸ What’s behind the US army’s decision to raise enlistment age to 42?
-- Al Jazeera

▸ Newspaper review: 'Commons showdown' and 'Starmer fights for future'
-- BBC News

IN BRIEF

SECTIONS

Account Avoidance: My Baby, Atticus 🥹🩵 #opensource
Politics Fightbox: What’s Happening to Sydney Sweeney’s Character on Euphoria... #politics
Tech Talk: The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency #tech
Gaming Greatness: Battlefield 6 Fans Believe BF Studios Is Teasing a Las Vegas Map #gaming
Tinseltown Tour: How Daredevil: Born Again Cleverly Uses Color To Give Clues... #film
Music Hotline: What does Temporal Health in ‘Windrose’ mean? #music
Travel Trail: How rare are standard reward nights at the Waldorf Astoria... #travel
Podcast Pack: Does Willy Wonka Know How to Run a Damn Competition? #podcast
Science Showcase: Why game theory could be critical in a nuclear war #science
Books Bundle: A Clearing of the Ground #books

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THE POSTHOLE
Sunday, 19 April 2026 · Night Edition · Vol. 1 No. 130
MJD 61150.00

LEAD — WORLD

Outrage after photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon
-- Al Jazeera

Social media users condemn Western silence on attacks on religious symbols and sites by Israeli soldiers and settlers.

WORLD

▸ US forces attack and seize Iranian ship Touska near Strait of Hormuz
-- Al Jazeera
US Central Command has published a video said to show a guided-missile destroyer firing at an Iranian-flagged ship.

▸ Argentina’s Milei backs US-Israel war on Iran in Jerusalem visit
-- Al Jazeera

▸ Schools, shops shut in northern Israel to protest the Lebanon ceasefire
-- Al Jazeera

IN BRIEF

• Google’s Aletheia Advances the State of the Art of Fully Autonomous Agentic Math Research -- InfoQ
• AWS Announces General Availability of DevOps Agent for Automated Incident Investigation -- InfoQ
• Pulumi Adds Full Bun Runtime Support -- InfoQ
• Effect v4 Beta: Rewritten Runtime, Smaller Bundles and Unified Package System -- InfoQ
• C++26: Reflection, Memory Safety, Contracts, and a New Async Model -- InfoQ