Letters From an American, real-time history by Heather Cox Richardson

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-18-2026

> And, just like that, President Donald J. Trump’s triumphant boasting that the Strait of Hormuz had been permanently reopened has unraveled in less than 24 hours. Citing the continuing U.S. blockade, Iranian officials announced they were closing the strait again. Reports say Iranian forces fired on two ships trying to cross the strait. Iranian media said: “Until the United States ends its interference with the full freedom of movement for vessels traveling to and from Iran, the status of the Strait of Hormuz will remain under intense control and in its previous state.” ...Susannah George of the Washington Post noted that the fragile temporary ceasefire between Israel and the government of Lebanon also appears to be cracking. Israel has been bombing southern Lebanon where Iran-backed [armed members of leading regional political party Hezbollah] operate, and Israel Defense Forces said Saturday that it believed Hezbollah had violated that ceasefire. It said: “IDF is authorized to take the necessary measures in self-defense against threats, while ensuring the security of Israeli civilians and the soldiers deployed in the area.” ...This morning, Trump said Iran wanted “to close up the strait again, you know, as they’ve been doing for years, and they can’t blackmail us.” In fact, the strait was open until Trump began to bomb Iran on February 28. Trump’s choice of the word “blackmail” is interesting in this context, for there have been no public threats of exposing someone’s secrets or threatening harm to them in association with the crisis in Iran...

#rebellion #uprising #resistance #sovereignty #legitimacy #colonialism #extortion #imperialism

“Progress”

#bigboobs #bigbreasts #boobs #breasts #caption #chastity #cleavage #chastitycage #chastitydevice #chastitycaption #chastityslave #photographer #glasses #glassesgirl #latexskirt #skirt #pleastedskirt #leatherskirt #highheels #overkneeboots #latexstockings #bullyingfetish #bullying #bullyfetish #extortion #blackmail #blackmailcaption #dickgirl #feminization #forcedfeminization

What if all the open source volunteers decided to stop fixing their project's bugs for six months?

Take it further and refuse work until X level of funding was acquired.

#GeneralStrike #Extortion #Boycott #NotAVeryCleverPlan

"US🚨considers $20B cash-for-uranium deal with #Iran.🚨A deal on these terms would bring the war to a close, while potentially generating backlash from Iran hawks."

Trump will likely use some taxpayer💰 to clean up his colossal mistake.

As a crooked real estate "tycoon" & a failed president, he's bullied & threatened his advesaries, makilng "deals" predicated on unscruplous bus practices: #bribery, #extortion... #Trump believes he💰can buy off anyone.

#IranWar #US #USPol
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/17/iran-us-deal-20-billion-frozen-funds-uranium

McGraw Hill Breach Exposes 13.5 Million User Accounts

A massive data breach at McGraw Hill has exposed the personal and academic records of 13.5 million students and educators, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation by the ShinyHunters extortion group. The breach, which targeted McGraw Hill's Salesforce environment, has raised urgent concerns about digital security and data protection in the…

https://osintsights.com/mcgraw-hill-breach-exposes-135-million-user-accounts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#McgrawHillBreach #Shinyhunters #Salesforce #DataBreach #Extortion

Kraken Faces Extortion Threat After Insider Breach

Kraken is facing a sinister threat: a cybercrime group is trying to extort the cryptocurrency exchange by leaking videos of its internal systems that host client data, allegedly obtained from an insider breach. The attackers are holding Kraken hostage, demanding a payoff to keep sensitive customer information under wraps.

https://osintsights.com/kraken-faces-extortion-threat-after-insider-breach?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#InsiderBreach #Extortion #Cryptocurrency #EmergingThreats #Kraken