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At Saturday 04/25/2026 09:03:39 PDT

OSINTdefender -- @sentdefender

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According to Fox News, U.S. President Donald J. Trump unilaterally cancelled White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s trip to Islamabad, Pakistan, saying:

"We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want, but you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing.”

Well, to be fair, it is the weekend and #President #Trump has to get in a few rounds of #Golf

#Iran #IranWar #WorldWarIII #DonaldTrump #Trump #PeteHegseth #MarcoRubio #StephenMiller #BenjaminNetanyahu #MAGA #RepublicanParty #Republicans #GOP

The Nerd Reich | Peter Thiel Flees to Argentina by Gil Duran

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Peter Thiel, co‑founder of PayPal and Palantir, has bought a $12 million mansion in Buenos Aires’ upscale Barrio Parque and plans to stay in Argentina for several months, meeting president Javier Milei and the foreign minister. The move follows warnings from tech‑fascist thinker Curtis Yarvin that Silicon Valley allies should be ready to leave the United States if Democrats regain power, and it aligns with Thiel’s “Dark Enlightenment” belief in an alliance of autocrats and AI‑accelerationists that predicts a 21st‑century collapse of nation‑states. His relocation adds to a string of doomsday‑focused actions, including acquiring New Zealand citizenship and a Maltese passport, and comes as Palantir faces backlash for a fascist‑leaning manifesto while other tech leaders prepare for societal upheaval. The article frames Thiel’s Argentine venture as part of a broader strategy to hedge against anticipated economic and political chaos driven by advanced technologies.

Read more: https://www.thenerdreich.com/peter-thiel-flees-to-argentina/

#PeterThiel #Palantir #JavierMilei #republicanparty #SiliconValley #CurtisYarvin #SamAltman

Constituents showed up to testify against an anti-drag bill. Ohio Republicans mocked them

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/republicans-mock-constituents-ohio

Why Senator Rand Paul Voted to Limit Donald Trump’s War Powers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/why-senator-rand-paul-voted-to-limit-donald-trumps-war-powers

The Daily Beast Latest Articles | MAGA Revolt Over GOP Support for Maxwell Pardon by Sarah Ewall-Wice

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A growing number of Republicans and MAGA supporters are publicly rejecting the idea that Donald Trump might pardon Ghislaine Maxwell in exchange for her cooperation in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, after reports that some members of the House Oversight Committee, chaired by James Comer, entertained the notion. Although Comer acknowledged that “a lot of people” on the committee considered the deal, he clarified that he himself is opposed to any pardon. GOP lawmakers such as Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed the proposal, warning it would create a quid‑pro‑quo, empower a “serial liar,” and betray Epstein survivors, positions that echo the immediate condemnation from Democratic legislators. Maxwell, who invoked the Fifth Amendment before the committee, has had her attorneys repeatedly urge Trump for clemency, while Trump has not ruled out the possibility, saying he would need to “take a look at it.”

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-revolt-over-gop-support-for-maxwell-pardon/

#DonaldTrump #GhislaineMaxwell #JeffreyEpstein #OversightCommittee #republicanparty #JamesComer #AnnaPaulinaLuna #MarjorieTaylorGreene

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A New Worry for Republicans: Latino Catholics Offended by Trump

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/us/politics/trump-pope-latino-voters.html

Update, Friday 04/24/2026 07:30:49 PDT

OSINTdefender -- @sentdefender
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"Speaking during today’s Pentagon press conference, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated that President Trump has authorized the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill” any Iranian fast-attack boats that attempt to place mines and/or attack American commercial shipping or forces in the Strait of Hormuz."

So Trump stirs the Iran pot again, hoping for provoke a reaction?

We established last night that these "fast attack boats" could probably carry four of the naval mines Iran currently has in its arsenal in an awkward roof-mounted rack.

Iran's mines seem to weigh between 200kg to 300kg --> each <-- so...

Here: https://maritime-executive.com/article/report-floating-and-bottom-mines-detected-in-strait-of-hormuz

#Iran #IranWar #WorldWarIII #DonaldTrump #Trump #PeteHegseth #MarcoRubio #StephenMiller #BenjaminNetanyahu #MAGA #RepublicanParty #Republicans #GOP

Tennessee Republicans advance flurry of bills to make life unlivable for transgender people

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-republicans-transgender-attacks

Andy Cohen slams 'f—king idiot' Joe Rogan over political endorsement

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/andy-cohen-joe-rogan