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Secretary of Defense of the U.S. is doing everything he can to get into a military conflict that's got the odds of being politically advantageous for the administration.

Breaking news: The United Arab Emirates has said it is leaving Opec, dealing a significant blow to the oil cartel and its de facto leader Saudi Arabia ft.trib.al/08BCZA3

“Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion. Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates.” — Werner Herzog

Trump's '60 Minutes' Interview Heavily Edited, Despite Previously Suing CBS Over Deceptive Editing hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/don…

Be Mark Zuckerberg: > learn Mandarin > give speeches in Mandarin in China > put Xi Jinping’s book on your desk > get employees to read Xi Jinping’s book > ask Xi Jinping to name your baby > get rejected > host Chinese internet officials at Facebook > try to bring Facebook back to China > get rejected > explore China-friendly censorship tools > get rejected > quietly test a China-only app > get rejected > buy an AI company with Chinese roots > get rejected by China again

Pleased to engage with Russia at the highest level as the region is in major flux. Recent events have evidenced the depth and strength of our strategic partnership. As our relationship continues to grow, we are grateful for solidarity and welcome Russia's support for diplomacy.

Putin has a GREAT sense of humour😂🇷🇺 Hilariously calls Xi a 'lone warrior,' after none of his staff showed up This is peak diplomacy, even Xi can't stop smiling 😆

Are we just supposed to forget about this?

TUCKER: “How much does it matter what Americans think?” HUCKABEE: “It matters every bit.” TUCKER: “80% oppose war with Iran.” HUCKABEE: “We don’t live in a world where polls dictate policy.” TUCKER: “Oh, I thought you said it matters what Americans think.”

Putin: Difficulties are temporary, but Russia is eternal.

FBI Director Kash Patel was asked on Fox & Friends what he’s learned about the WHCD shooter that he wants the public to understand. His answer: “First and foremost, I want to remind your audience of President Trump’s leadership, literally courage under fire. He’s assembled the greatest law enforcement team that I’ve ever seen.” Patel is so desperately trying to save his job. Just a few days ago, a top White House official told Politico that “It’s only a matter of time” before Patel gets fired. This is beyond embarrassing. The head of the FBI knows that to keep his job, he has to grovel and kiss Trump’s ass 24/7. This is straight-up banana republic behavior

“Nobody stopped doing their jobs as reporters”: Our very own @weijia, who is president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, was on stage with President Trump Saturday night, when an alleged attacker exchanged gunfire with Secret Service agents. She recalls crawling off the stage, not knowing what the risk might be for the thousands of attendees in the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

🇷🇺🇰🇵 On April 26-27, Chairman of Russia’s @state_duma Vyacheslav #Volodin visited Pyongyang. He was warmly received by the #DPRK leadership & attended events honouring the feats of Korean soldiers in the fight against Ukrainian neo-Nazis. t.me/MFARussia/29518 #RussiaDPRK

German Chancellor Merz says US ‘being humiliated’ by Iran thehill.com/policy/interna…

🤝 On April 27 in St Petersburg, President #Putin met with Iran’s FM @araghchi. Russia will do everything in the interests of Iran – our strategic partner – & other countries of the region to help ensure lasting peace as soon as possible. 🔗 t.me/MFARussia/29541 #RussiaIran

The coordination here is something. Simultaneous meetings it seems

"We will do everything that serves your interests, the interests of all the peoples... to achieve this peace as quickly as possible", says Russia's President Putin in meeting with Iran's FM Araghchi, reports Russian state media. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/rgcp8x

BREAKING: German chancellor says US 'being humiliated by the Iranian leadership' 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/ogpzb9?update=…

JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇷🇺 Video shows Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi arriving in Russia for talks with President Putin.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Moscow on Monday to meet Russia’s Putin.

I don't think China likes that.