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Rumours says that mr @georgetakei is having his 89th birthday today. Happy birthday
Trump lashes out at Pope Leo XIV, a fragile Lebanon–Israel ceasefire takes hold, and Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resign amid scandal. It's been quite a week. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/april-17-weekly-news-roundup
Round-up Of News Stories April 17, 2026

Trump Attacks the Pope. A New Ceasefire. Two Congressmen Resign.

The Big Picture
Apparently some are not familiar with the story: Croesus of Lydia asked the Oracle what would happen once he attacked Iran. Oracle predicted: "a great civilization will die". Of course it turned out that the one that died was Lydia, not Iran. Seems relevant...

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Ivory v2.5 is now available in the App Store!

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@tryberg Claus Meyer forklarer det rigtig godt i Almanak. Jeg laver dem nu efter opskriften i den nye Frøken Jensen, men jeg lærte at afpudse svinekæber ved at følge Meyers vejledning.
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Leavitt Dragged Over MAGA's 100% Approval Of Trump: VIDEO

More ego stroking for her Dear Leader. 🙄

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