CURRENT EVENTS - April

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Trump just uttered a sentence that could open the doors of hell

Saturday’s back-to-back headlines in The Washington Post were: “‘They Have Chosen Not To Accept Our Terms,’ Vance Says” and “U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking A More Active Role In Iran War.” They echo headlines from a century ago that reported on the early days of what quickly became World...
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On Sunday, Trump posted to his failing social media site a declaration that may end up being seen, in retrospect, much like the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. He proclaimed that the Navy will begin “BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz” and will “seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran.”

That last sentence is the one that could rock the planet, because, as the independent National Security Desk analysis makes clear, Trump’s phrase “every vessel in International Waters” is a global directive. It means the U.S. Navy now officially claims the legal right to board, search, and seize foreign ships anywhere on the world’s oceans as well as the ships of any nation trying to pass through the Strait.
 
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“… GOP officials have continued to talk up the boost this year in refunds, which for weeks now have been around $350 higher than in 2025 — an increase of around 11 percent in all.

But Trump and other senior Republicans had laid the groundwork for taxpayers to expect a much bigger check, vowing that refunds would grow by $1,000 — with an average all the way past $4,000. Instead, average refunds fell below $3,500 by the start of April, according to the IRS’s most recent filing season statistics.

Republicans do have positives to sell, after using the megabill to put in more than a half-dozen new or expanded tax benefits.…”
 
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