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Well, well, well. Would you look at who's turning control of the strait into a "forever" thing.
Trump burns every bridge he crosses.
Trump Humiliated as Iran Blows Off His Peace Talks
https://www.thedailybeast.com/president-donald-trump-humiliated-as-iran-blows-off-peace-talks/
#TrumpMustGo #TrumpKillsAmerica #Iran #RepublicansDidThis #NoMoreRepublicans #USPol
Y’all, I want to talk about beans. And capitalism. And stupidity and greed. You know, the American Way.
Now Bean Clubs, ie people who trade beans, have been around forever. US clubs as far back as the 1800s, and the 4H Club has had an active Bean Club since the 1930s.
But #RanchoGordo has expensive beans for rich white people, and copyrighted the term #BeanClub, and is threatening to sue anyone who uses the term. This has got to be one of the stupidest copyright claims I have ever seen.
They have literally sent cease and desist letters to heirloom bean growers and distributors.
Y’all, beans. We’re talking about beans. Late stage capitalism is so goddamn stupid. I’m tempted to go start a porn site called BeanClub, just for the giggles of it.
https://www.today.com/food/news/rancho-gordo-bean-club-trademark-cease-and-desist-rcna267350
Canadian PM says close economic ties with US have become a ‘weakness’
Mark Carney says Canada must build economic ties with other countries amid shifting relationship with the United States.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/19/canadian-pm-says-close-economic-ties-with-us-have-become-a
#Via Leah McElrath
@leahmcelrath
8:38 AM · Apr 19, 2026
"Palantir released what it describes as a vision for 'The Technological Republic' in which it argues AGAINST democratic and cultural pluralism and FOR militaristic supremacy enforced by a technocratic elite who produce AI weaponry.
These points stand out:"
Threatening to bomb every bridge and energy generating station in Iran is threatening to commit a war crime, full stop. There is simply no way they could all be military targets. Yet the media comments that it "might" be a war crime if it were done.
No.
It *would* be a war crime, absolutely, if it were done.
This thread was mostly for me and my curiosity. It's not complete or comprehensive. Just wanted to work through some notes. Hopefully it is a good starting point though. Links at the end.
It will hopefully highlight how many war crimes are being committed right now by far-right criminals of developed nations, with no comment in the media. It's quite outrageous.
The list of prosecutions by the ICC is an absolute racist embarrassment by the way.
I say this as someone who supports the ICC.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression.//La Cour pénale internationale (CPI) mène des enquêtes et, le cas échéant, juge les personnes accusées des crimes les plus graves qui touchent l’ensemble de la communauté internationale : génocide, crimes de guerre, crimes contre l’humanité et crime d’agression.
You can get to the Conventions and the Protocols from here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_Geneva_Conventions
https://www.britannica.com/event/Geneva-Conventions
I don't have a reference for it, but so far, those prosecuted by the International Criminal Court have for the most part been third world dictators.
We as a global society either expand this to prosecute leaders of more developed nations, and apply consequences, or the right-wing, supported by the rich, will forever kill regular people with impunity.
Democracy Matters 
MissConstrue
Al Jazeera News
Mother Bones