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The only conversation we should be having is why were now taking about £500 when they've been retailing for £349 until all this hype
https://theconversation.com/these-500-plug-in-solar-panels-are-about-to-go-on-sale-heres-what-an-expert-says-you-need-to-know-280946?utm_medium=article_native_share&utm_source=theconversation.com
Trump says ""IRAN HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE STRAIT OF IRAN IS FULLY OPEN AND READY FOR FULL PASSAGE. THANK YOU!"" - umm, but it was the US blockading the Strait - so any ships passing through are now just going to be let past the US blockade?
Bad move World Aquatics - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/articles/c8dl5ld3669o - sure, its a 'nice idea' to separate sports from conflict - but the reality is that the aggressor will use this as propaganda, nation boosting and to demonstrate that the world doesn't have an issue with their conflict
My prediction: Orbán to win with a 'reasonable' 67% of the vote and Magyar to be dealt with next week.
I hope it will be very different but I think we'll just see how in control Orbán really is and what levels of pure corruption now exist in his carefully orchestrated system.
The Strait of Hormuz was not entirely shut down... ships were able to enter/ leave so long as they were not aligned to the US side in any way. Now Trump will blockade the Strait and not allow ANY ships to pass??? This is actually a worse situation and against all international shipping laws.
This is the same guy who wanted the strait opened up ASAP or would wipe out a civilisation?
Not a good look Meta... "Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation" https://www.axios.com/2026/04/09/meta-social-media-addiction-ads
so we just watched them as they hovered over undersea pipes and cables? 'no damage has been done' - are we sure? a pretty good undersea/belldive operation to splice might have been noted by cable operator rather than an overhead plane... or what if they've placed explosives etc ready to trigger one future day? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg54mdlqppjt
I think an exploration/check on the pipes/cables is required.
Google news feed filled with AI slop these days...
This is the same US that has just been blowing fishing boats up - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/czr24nr681gt - and just another pretext for their next actions (some BlackOps snatch operation like in Venezuela ?)
