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9. Boat people

8. Downunder

7. Steve at 1034

• Tariff War: How China, the EU, Mexico, and Canada Rely on the US
• California Democrats Block Legislation to Make Sex Trafficking of Minors a Felony
• [JH: Pammy still tackling lowhanging fruit]
• Revenge Porn Bill Backed by First Lady Melania Trump Passes House 409-2
• Executive Order Holds Sanctuary Cities Accountable for Violating Federal Immigration Law
• Bezos Backtracks – Denies Reports that Amazon will Display China Tariff Costs
• Scott Bessent Says Tariff Income Could be Used for Income Tax Relief “Immediately”
• Military Situation In [The] Ukraine On April 29, 2025
• Cancer mRNA “vaccines” will be distributed to vital organs, cause severe heart damage
• Moderators facing abuse at Meta’s new ‘secret site’
• [Sleazy Indian Rep] behind the newest Articles of Impeachment against Trump
• Much more.

6. DAD at 1034

a) Macron has let an epidemic of violence grip France.

b) On April 21, a truck driver returning from Spain was robbed in Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rhône) by several individuals. But in a unique development, the theft was then reported to the police… by the traffickers themselves.

c) Trump-allied prosecutor accused the Wikimedia Foundation of engaging in activities that are “implicating the national security and the interests of the United States.”

d) [JH: Clip on X was JH Brewer arguing with “trans” who was word-salad making.]

DAD: How does one argue with him/her/it/them/bi ?

5. Steve from his comment yesterday

Just read about the F/A-18 Super Hornet that went for a swim in the Red Sea. Apparently a deck tractor went with it too so the USS Harry S. Truman is missing one of those as well. Swerving to avoid an incoming Houthi missile put the flight deck over a tad steep to hold the jet and over she went. They’re about $72 million a pop. Doesn’t mention how much the tractors are …

4. Toodles

A commenter, Robin Sheri, from one of Steve’s links regarding power outages in Spain: