April 1, 2026
The British are hosting talks on opening the Straits of Hormuz.
The intellectual toddler King Donny is threatening to take the US out of NATO, which he cannot legally do.
Things are going to get very bad.
The illegitimate demented octogenarian would be king will address the nation tonight.
April 2, 2026
King Donald, his popularity sinking like a rock and facing the inevitability that Congress is not going to vote to fund an additional $200B for his losing vanity project war against Iran, came on to television last night to try to explain and get support for it.
I didn't watch it. I've been to nursing homes and, while I'm ashamed to say it, they make me uncomfortable.
It was the usual pile of shit. The war will be over soon, we're going to bomb Iran into submission, they've been at war with us for 47 years, other people should do the hard job of fixing the Straits of Hormuz that we broke.
This is insane.
April 4, 2026
One crewman was recovered, another is alive but on the ground in Iran. An A-10 was shot down.
And, like the claims made by Herman Goering at the time of the Battle of Britain, Trump's claim of air invulnerability prove to be stupid.
No surprise there, however.
More leaked information reveals that J. D. Vance, to his credit, was adamantly opposed to the war.
The new budget being sought by the Administration seeks $1.5T for the Defense. This has reached the absolutely insane level. It's probably dead in the water, and should be, but frankly it's time to take the military way down in size and vest most of its resources of all types in the reserves.
April 6, 2026
Eine Tirade aus dem Bunker.
Oh don't worry, nothing to see here. Donny is completely well and in command of his faculties.
That went out on Easter, by the way.
On the same day Americans woke up to the news that a pilot on the run was rescued, which is or should be a relief to everyone.
Because it is, or should be, a relief to everyone, nobody is supposed to look at the overall story here. A F-15E was shot down by a country we told can't shoot anything down. An immediate rescue mission resulted in an Army Blackhawk being shot down and an A-10 being shot down, the latter being piloted to Kuwait airspace before the pilot ejected. The Special Forces unit that rescued the pilot used two C-130s of a special type and actually had them land, and had to destroy them. We're told the ground they landed on was too soft to allow for them to be taken off, but frankly I have my doubts about that.
Overall, it's amazing that this didn't result in an additional casualties. It's a tribute to the post Jimmy Carter era military we're busy destroying right now that they could pull this off, but it was a close run thing. We can't guarantee that will keep occuring.
And we have no way out, as we never had any concept of what we were doing in the first place.
While Donald, who is insane, was ranting about killing people, committing war crimes, riding around Washington D.C. and visiting a Golf Course, the Pope delivered his Easter address.
Brothers and sisters,
Christ is risen! Happy Easter!
For centuries, the Church has joyfully sung of the event that is the origin and foundation of her faith: “Yes, Christ my hope is arisen / Christ indeed from death is risen / Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning” (Easter Sequence).
Easter is the victory of life over death, of light over darkness, of love over hatred. It is a victory that came at a very high price: Christ, the Son of the living God (cf. Mt 16:16), had to die — and die on a cross — after suffering an unjust condemnation, being mocked and tortured, and shedding all his blood. As the true immolated Lamb, he took upon himself the sin of the world (cf. Jn 1:29; 1 Pet 1:18–19) and thus freed us all — and with us, all creation — from the dominion of evil.
But how was Jesus able to be victorious? What is the strength with which he defeated once and for all the ancient adversary, the prince of this world (cf. Jn 12:31)? What is the power with which he rose from the dead, not returning to his former life, but entering into eternal life and thus opening in his own flesh the passage from this world to the Father?
This strength, this power, is God himself for he is Love who creates and generates, Love who is faithful to the end and Love who forgives and redeems.
Christ, our “victorious King,” fought and won his battle through trusting abandonment to the Father’s will, to his plan of salvation (cf. Mt 26:42). Thus he walked the path of dialogue to the very end, not in words but in deeds: to find us who were lost, he became flesh; to free us who were slaves, he became a slave; to give life to us mortals, he allowed himself to be killed on the cross.
The power with which Christ rose is entirely nonviolent. It is like that of a grain of wheat which, having rotted in the earth, grows, breaks through the clods, sprouts, and becomes a golden ear of wheat. It is even more like that of a human heart which, wounded by an offense, rejects the instinct for revenge and, filled with compassion, prays for the one who has committed the offense.
Brothers and sisters, this is the true strength that brings peace to humanity, because it fosters respectful relationships at every level: among individuals, families, social groups, and nations. It does not seek private interests, but the common good; it does not seek to impose its own plan, but to help design and carry out a plan together with others.
Yes, Christ’s resurrection is the beginning of a new humanity; it is the entrance into the true promised land, where justice, freedom, and peace reign, where all recognize one another as brothers and sisters, children of the same Father who is Love, Life, and Light.
Brothers and sisters, through his resurrection, the Lord confronts us even more powerfully with the dramatic reality of our freedom. Before the empty tomb, we can be filled with hope and wonder, like the disciples, or with fear like the guards and the Pharisees, forced to resort to lies and subterfuge rather than acknowledge that the one who had been condemned is truly risen (cf. Mt 28:11–15)!
In the light of Easter, let us allow ourselves to be amazed by Christ! Let us allow our hearts to be transformed by his immense love for us! Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them!
We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent. Indifferent to the deaths of thousands of people. Indifferent to the repercussions of hatred and division that conflicts sow. Indifferent to the economic and social consequences they produce, which we all feel. There is an ever-increasing “globalization of indifference,” to borrow an expression dear to Pope Francis, who one year ago from this loggia addressed his final words to the world, reminding us: “What a great thirst for death, for killing, we witness each day in the many conflicts raging in different parts of the world!”
The cross of Christ always reminds us of the suffering and pain that surround death and the agony it entails. We are all afraid of death, and out of fear we turn away, preferring not to look. We cannot continue to be indifferent! And we cannot resign ourselves to evil! Saint Augustine teaches: “If you fear death, love the resurrection!”. Let us too love the resurrection, which reminds us that evil is not the last word, because it has been defeated by the Risen One.
He passed through death to give us life and peace: “I leave you peace; I give you my peace. Not as the world gives it, I give it to you” (Jn 14:27). The peace that Jesus gives us is not merely the silence of weapons, but the peace that touches and transforms the heart of each one of us! Let us allow ourselves to be transformed by the peace of Christ! Let us make heard the cry for peace that springs from our hearts! For this reason, I invite everyone to join me in a prayer vigil for peace that we will celebrate here in Saint Peter’s Basilica next Saturday, April 11.
On this day of celebration, let us abandon every desire for conflict, domination, and power, and implore the Lord to grant his peace to a world ravaged by wars and marked by a hatred and indifference that make us feel powerless in the face of evil. To the Lord we entrust all hearts that suffer and await the true peace that only he can give. Let us entrust ourselves to him and open our hearts to him! He is the only one who makes all things new
Happy Easter!
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And more war news since we first posted.
Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey proposed a 45 day ceasefire which was hopefully reported on by the news. Fighting would stop for 45 days and the Straits of Hormuz reopen. Basically, what they cleverly were proposing was a 45 day break in the fighting as once it stops, it's not going to restart. That would give the US enough time to declare victory and get out, like in Vietnam.
Iran said no. It doesn't, it says, want to give time for the US to rearm.
That's amazing as they likely know that if the fighting stops the US will leave. Their thinking isn't clear, but they clearly don't believe they're losing.
Something that's been missed in reporting is that Iran is selling and shipping more oil now than before the war. About 1/3d more. And of course, they're getting more cash for the oil they are selling.
They are reportedly also repairing missile bunkers rapidly.
The only way the U.S. can actually win this war is through a massive ground invasion. Congress is not going to approve that.
Trump's war crime deadline expires tomorrow.
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