Mastodawn

William Lindsey

"The ceasefire nearly died before dinner. ...

International press tonight is covering Day 1 of the ceasefire as a deal that announced itself and then immediately began to come apart, confirmed via Reuters, Al Jazeera, CBC, and Argus this session."

~ Rudy Martinez

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
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https://www.chicanoinparis.com/p/the-rest-of-the-world-report-april-ce4

The Rest of the World Report | April 8, 2026 — Evening Edition

It started well enough. At dawn, crowds were still in Tehran's streets. Markets surged. World leaders issued welcoming statements. Two ships — bulk carriers hauling dry cargo, not oil — moved through the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours, the first vessels to transit since the ceasefire took effect, confirmed via CNBC/MarineTraffic this session. Then Israel launched Operation Eternal Darkness.

A Chicano In Paris

William Lindsey

"The relief that swept markets in the morning lasted approximately four hours before the Beirut strikes, the suspended strait, and the competing violation lists reframed it."

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
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William Lindsey

"Israel’s attacks on Beirut have caused widespread devastation, killing at least 200 people on one of the deadliest days of the conflict."

~ Aaron Parnas

#Trump #Iran #Israel #Lebanon #Beirut #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
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https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-trump-says-military-read-for

NEWS: Trump Says Military Ready for Its Next 'Conquest,' US to Make Military Draft Registration Automatic, Trump Gives NATO Ultimatum

Good morning everyone.

The Parnas Perspective

William Lindsey

"Iran is now charging a $2 billion toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, effectively boosting its own economy by 15% while American consumers foot the bill. That is, as Cliff said on the show, 'just a wholly absurd outcome from a wholly absurd President and a wholly unnecessary attack.'”

~ Cliff Schechter

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
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https://www.blueamp.co/p/trump-humiliated-in-iran-standoff

Iran Is Charging Us a Toll and MAGA Is Losing Its Own People

Iran is charging US ships a toll and MAGA is bleeding supporters. Nuclear threats, bad deals, and defections — all on today's AMPED UP.

Blue Amp Media

William Lindsey

"This will become the 'ninth war' that President Art O’Deal has 'stopped.' Iran walks away with more than it had in the previous agreement it struck with the Obama administration. Israel is still firing missiles into Iran, to say nothing of laying waste to half of Lebanon. Iran maintains control of the Strait of Hormuz."

~ Charles Pierce

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
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https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a70965582/trump-hegseth-vance-iran-war-ceasefire/

Contrary to What Pete Hegseth Says, This Two-Week Ceasefire with Iran Isn’t a “Historic and Overwhelming Victory”

And it’s definitely not the “ninth war” that President Art O’Deal has “stopped.”

Esquire

William Lindsey

"Indeed, the deal turns the strait into an Iranian tollbooth. I think we’re lucky that Iran doesn’t now own half of Montana. On the other hand, Pete Hegseth thinks the whole thing is/was a masterstroke."

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
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William Lindsey

"One of Trump’s Truthed conditions for a ceasefire was the 'SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.' The White House appeared ready to declare that condition met. But even this morning, before reports emerged that Iran was once again closing the strait, there was some fine print."

~ John Light

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/open-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder

‘Open’ Is in the Eye of the Beholder

One of Trump’s Truthed conditions for a ceasefire was the “SAFE OPENING...

TPM - Talking Points Memo

William Lindsey

"As David [Kurtz] noted in Morning Memo, Iran, through the ceasefire, now has quite a bit more control over the strait than it had before the war started, saying that it will control it jointly with Oman. The Financial Times reported this morning that Iran will charge boats crypto to get through, and, seemingly, leisurely inspect them as they make the passage."

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
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William Lindsey

"This all flew in the face of the alternate reality being advanced by the White House, with Trump claiming the U.S. is going to get a cut of these ships’ fees."

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
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William Lindsey

David Kurtz offers a sampling of headlines today about Trump's "ceasefire" deal." See below.

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
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https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/pentagon-threatened-pope-after-he

William Lindsey

"The last thirty-six hours have shown us the truth. Trump’s threats aren’t only a blot on America’s conscience and stain on our standing in the world, which now sees America as a country that might threaten the worst possible crimes to get what it wants. They’re also a total failure on their own terms."

~ Andrew Egger

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
/11

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/iran-schools-trump-in-the-art-of-the-deal-hormuz-war-oil-strait-ceasefire-lebanon-israel

Iran Schools Trump in the Art of the Deal

Can you call it a ceasefire when we’re the only ones who have ceased firing?

The Bulwark

William Lindsey

"For all intents and purposes, the ceasefire we announced with so much fanfare on Tuesday has already ceased to exist—indeed, never existed at all."

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
/12

William Lindsey

"What Donald Trump has accomplished, if you want to call it an accomplishment, in doing this absolutely ridiculous, needless war is to effectively end even the perception of American power, and particularly American power in the region."

Joy-Ann Reid

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
/13

https://www.joyannreid.com/p/trump-humiliated-on-iran-and-cenk

Trump Humiliated on Iran & Cenk Joins the Show! | The Joy Reid Show LIVE!

A recording from Joy-Ann Reid's live video

Welcome to Joy's House!

William Lindsey

"And he's elevated other countries, other powers, to a position where they are allowed and have the ability to negotiate with the United States on roughly an even footing in many ways."

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
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William Lindsey

"When Trump announced the ceasefire last night, I called it fake. Nothing that has transpired today has changed my mind. ...

Trump wanted the world to know that he had his finger on the button, and he was willing to use it. Then he backed down, announcing that Iran had agreed to a ceasefire that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz."

~ Lucian K. Truscott

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
/15

https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/forty-days-of-war-crimes

Forty days of war crimes

How do you lose a war against a country with one-tenth the wealth of the U.S.?

Lucian Truscott Newsletter

William Lindsey

"His announcement immediately sent stocks soaring and the price of oil down. That’s what he wanted. Money. ...

I guess we have reached the sad nadir as a nation that we should be thankful Trump is an outrageous crook."

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
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William Lindsey

"The only thing that’s saving us, and the world, from Trump using a nuclear weapon is his greed, even though it’s clear after this week that if he could figure out a way to make a buck from blowing up a civilization and killing millions of people, he would."

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
/17

William Lindsey

"The latest 'ceasefire' lasted less than twenty-four hours. Why? Because the aggression is no longer about security; it is about Benjamin Netanyahu’s expansionist project for a 'Greater Israel.'"

~ Danielle Moodie

#Trump #Netanyahu #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
/18

https://daniellemoodie.substack.com/p/the-scalp-hunters-how-the-politics

The Scalp Hunters: How the Politics of Genocide Broke the American Center

The dangerous alliance between Trump’s hubris, Netanyahu’s expansionism, and a Democratic establishment that refuses to look away from the abyss.

The DAM Digest

William Lindsey

"While the White House mumbles about 'linguistic challenges' and 'interpretation issues'—the inevitable result of firing the State Department’s seasoned negotiators to 'clean out the deep state'—the reality is simple: Israel blew up the deal."

#Trump #Netanyahu #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
/19

William Lindsey

Laura Silver reports on some of Pew's latest findings:

"60% of U.S. adults have an unfavorable view of Israel, up from 53% last year.

59% have little or no confidence in Netanyahu to do the right thing regarding world affairs – up from 52% last year.

In both political parties, majorities of adults under the age of 50 now rate Israel and Netanyahu negatively."

#Trump #Netanyahu #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
/20

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/07/negative-views-of-israel-netanyahu-continue-to-rise-among-americans-especially-young-people/

US views of Israel, Netanyahu more negative in 2026, especially among young adults | Pew Research Center

Views of Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu have grown more negative among U.S. adults, with majorities under 50 in both parties rating them poorly.

Pew Research Center

William Lindsey

"I don't know if you've looked at corporate media today. Oh, my God. They're honestly treating this like it's an actual ceasefire."

~ Jared Yates Sexton

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire #media
/21

https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-empire-is-bleeding-out-the-check

The Empire is Bleeding Out: The Check-In with Jared Yates Sexton and Danielle Moodie

A recording from Jared Yates Sexton's live video

Dispatches From A Collapsing State | Jared Yates Sexton

William Lindsey

"If Joe Biden had done anything close to this, can you imagine how it would be covered?

Polling suggests that a majority of the American people have already reached the conclusion that Trump is unfit. Even though he cannot run for another term, he still has almost three more years to wreak havoc."

~ Elliot Kirschner

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire #media
/22

https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/if-joe-biden-had

If Joe Biden Had...

Can you imagine how this would be covered?

Through the Fog, by Elliot Kirschner

William Lindsey

"And one of the primary reasons he is back in power is that he was covered, as both a candidate and a president, with enough credulity, sanewashing, and false equivalence to be portrayed as fit to serve when he has been anything but."

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire #media
/23

William Lindsey

"Despite the media-bashing president ramping up his already white-hot incitement towards the fourth estate to new levels, the White House press corps tasked to cover him has delivered a collective shrug.

And all the while, the elite political media class is prepping to spend a night publicly feting this man during a lavish party."

~ Justin Baragona

Bless its heart: a lapdog must be a lapdog, after all.

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire #media
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https://zeteo.com/p/trump-threatens-to-jail-press-ragebait

Unhinged Trump Threatens to Jail Reporters, Media Elite Can’t Wait to Party With Him

Plus, guess who Bari Weiss invited to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and Trump’s ‘Fox News Cabinet’ needs a history lesson.

Zeteo

DB 🌱💦1d ago

@wdlindsy By fully funding and supporting Israel's genocide, Biden and the Democratic Party paved the way to the present reality.

Old Grumpy Game Guy 1d ago

@wdlindsy It's almost like Israel became the very thing they hate ie Nazis

Kierkethumbs up convincingly 1d ago

@wdlindsy DONBY TAKES HALF AND THE MARINES GET A VACATION AT HOME

Radieschen 1d ago

@wdlindsy 2 million sounds more reasonable