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Russian strike hit a prayer home in Zaporizhzhia. One killed, three injured. Russia keeps saying it wages the war to protect the Orthodoxy. That's its "protection."

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro accused Republicans in his state of blocking widely used reforms that would allow voters to fix mistakes on their mail-in ballots and have their votes counted — a fight that has defined voting in the battleground state. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/pe…

2/ The Chilling Role of ChatGPT in Mass Shootings and Other Violence Several attacks involving OpenAI’s chatbot—including Tumbler Ridge and FSU—raise urgent questions about the technology. motherjones.com/media/2026/04/…

"Vadym Skibitskyi, the deputy head of Ukraine’s defence intelligence directorate, known by its acronym GUR, told the FT in an interview in Kyiv on Friday that Russian forces were stepping up ballistic missile strikes on Ukrainian cities. Moscow is producing about 60 Iskander missiles a month and has expanded its launcher capacity, while Ukraine lacks sufficient advanced air-defence systems such as the US-made Patriot system to cover the entire country, Skibitskyi said. He warned that critical infrastructure, especially energy facilities badly damaged by Russia’s winter air-strike campaign that brought the country close to catastrophe, remains highly vulnerable as a result while Moscow refines its strike tactics... Russia is readying a fresh ground assault in south-eastern Ukraine, dipping into its strategic reserve to add 20,000 fresh troops to its force inside the country, he said. With some 680,000 soldiers now on the ground, Russia is aiming to capture the entire Donbas region by September, he said, citing a GUR assessment shared with the FT." @ChristopherJM ft.com/content/d47aba…

🚨 الانفجارات مازالت مستمرة بسبب الذخيرة في موقع الانفجار والأمن الداخلي والجيش يحذران الأهالي من الاقتراب من المنطقة

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One of the most dangerous arguments I’m hearing right now from Washington Republicans is that Congress didn’t need to be consulted in the first 60 days of this war. That’s not what the Constitution says, it’s certainly not what the War Powers Act says, and it’s not backed by any serious reading of the law. The War Powers Act does NOT give the President 60 days to start a war on his own. It allows limited action without Congress only if the United States is under attack. Any of my Republican colleagues using this argument as cover are wrong on the law and are using it to avoid doing their job and avoid calling out this Administration's illegal war. The Founders were explicit: the power to take this country to war belongs to Congress. Any attempt to say otherwise ignores both the law and the responsibility we have to the American people.

Your smart TV is taking screenshots of your screen every 15 seconds. Not a guess. Not a theory. A peer-reviewed study by researchers at UC Davis, UCL, and UC3M tested it. Samsung TVs: every minute. LG TVs: every 15 seconds. Even when you're just using it as a monitor. Here's how to turn it off for every brand:

U.S. military officials are considering changes to the mandatory newcomers briefing for personnel arriving on Okinawa as part of a broader response to sexual assault cases involving service members on the island. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…

The United States can extradite a former Marine Corps fighter pilot accused of providing China with military training, an Australian court has ruled. stripes.com/branches/marin…

Yesterday, the Iran-crafted front group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyyah claimed the firebombing in London. Two videos (one more "official" looking and the other filmed by the attacker) were released on a variety of IRGC-controlled Iraqi Shia militia pages.

I know only I care, but Putin used Hungary as a back door to fund EU and US influence operations. Also covert operations including assassinations. I am sure the media will get to it at some point. But didn't anyone else find CPAC Hungary.....odd? hungarianconservative.com/articles/curre…

MAGA is demonitizing. But why were their paid statements pro Russia? Did somebody shut down a funding pipeline from Russia through Hungary and to America? CPAC Hungary about to go down. politico.com/newsletters/po…

IPTCWC TC Update Typhoon #Sinlaku Intermediate Advisory #22A …SINLAKU STILL AFFECTING MARIANAS ISLANDS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED FLOODING RAINS… Thu, Apr 16, 2026 1500 UTC Location: 18.6N 144.8E Max Sustained Winds: 95knots (110mph) Minimum Central Pressure: 937mb Dvorak Analysis: FT 4.5 CI 5.0 Next IPTCWC advisory: 04/16 1800z

🚨 عاجل | درعا : انفجار مستودع أسلحة قرب كازية الغزالي في ريف درعا

🚨🚨🚨 استنفار كافة مشافي درعا والنقاط الطبية لاستقبال المصابين مشهد آخر من لحظة وقوع الانفجار

In the past 24 hours, the Saudi Public Investment Fund has sold its star-studded Al-Hilal soccer team and left LIV Golf's funding in question, while another Saudi group pulled out of Tom Brady's flag football league. A clear shift in global strategy. nytimes.com/athletic/72016…

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A friendly REMINDER. The Clark Memorial… better known as the Second Street Bridge in #Louisville is now CLOSED as crews begin the preparations for the @KyDerbyFestival Thunder Over Louisville show begin. Follow @TRIMARCTraffic @KYTCDistrict5 @LouMetroES for updates: #LMPD

“Just ordinary people. Children. Civilians. Killed by russian madness.” President @ZelenskyyUa addressed today’s russian attack that killed 18 people. Help protect people from russian madness: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?ut…