Cumulonimbus

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Vance called Trump live into an Orbán rally. Trump told 5,000 supporters Ukraine "allowed" itself to be invaded—while Kyiv was under drone attack.

It wasn't the only lie. Ukrainian intelligence rigs elections. Zelenskyy threatened Orbán's home. The war is a squabble—"it takes two to tango."

None of it is true. All of it is useful. For the White House, Ukraine is now a cheap punchline—to aid the MAGA-European far right-Putin axis. https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/13/trump-and-vance-showed-europes-far-right-how-to-weaponize-ukraine-dont-expect-them-to-stop/

Immediately after the landing of Artemis 2, AI-generated images of the recovery spread online. We have seen this before, with the kidnapping of Maduro or the mass protests against ICE raids – fake images of real events. While these synthetic images fictionalize reality, they are not necessarily meant as disinformation. Rather, they both illustrate and cater to widespread expectations. In our hypervisualized world of ubiquitous networked cameras, we expect to see perfect images of whatever is happening immediately. #AIslop delivers.
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Jorzom, the first member of the Confraternity of Radiance. A concept for my own project. More to come!
Amid widespread condemnation from Christian leaders and others who deemed the action blasphemy, President Trump has removed from social media the image depicting himself as Jesus Christ. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/image-depitching-trump-christ-savior-removed-presidents-social-media-p-rcna331554
NEW| The United States is simultaneously imposing a blockade on Iranian ports while taking steps to open the official transit route through the Strait of Hormuz for shipping not transiting to or from Iran. The US blockade of Iranian ports began at 10:00 AM ET on April 13. (1/5)

For Brussels, the immediate temptation will be to read Peter Magyar’s victory as a strategic realignment: the return of Hungary to the European mainstream after years of institutional conflict. But Peter Magyar is not the political antithesis of Orbán. His emergence reflects, in part, a reconfiguration within Hungary’s conservative political space rather than its outright displacement.

https://euobserver.com/210963/orban-is-out-now-for-the-eu-the-hard-part-begins/

Orbán is out — now, for the EU, the hard part begins

For Brussels, the immediate temptation will be to read Peter Magyar’s victory as a strategic realignment: the return of Hungary to the European mainstream after years of institutional conflict. But Peter Magyar is not the political antithesis of Orbán. His emergence reflects, in part, a reconfiguration within Hungary’s conservative political space rather than its outright displacement.

EUobserver