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Photograph Source: Fassifarooq – CC BY-SA 4.0 The recent announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been met with a predictable mix of relief and skepticism. President Trump has framed the pause as a definitive military victory, stating earlier today that “we are witnessing the triumph of American strength over chaos, and the world is finally coming to its senses.” Tehran, meanwhile, has presented its 10-point peace plan as a set of non-negotiable conditions for a sovereign power. Yet the most striking development of the last 12 hours is not found in the rhetoric from…

Vice President JD Vance’s humiliations in Budapest and Islamabad raise the question: Why did Trump set him up to fail? Source link

Microplastics can be so small that they’re invisible to the naked eye, but these tiny fragments loom large in today’s public health landscape.  They are virtually everywhere: Microplastics can be inhaled in the air or consumed as you eat or drink. Early research has reported alarming health trends associated with microplastics, but the health effects are still largely unknown. Federal environment and health officials say they want to know more, including which kinds of particles are most toxic and how to measure their effects in people. “We do not yet understand how these particles interact with the immune system, the…

Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Get creative this week, and name something new after something you love. I’m a little bit sorry for going on a rant about sports, antitrust law, and federal enforcement—but not that sorry. Enjoy the ride. There are some thoughts about golf when you get to the end. But first, a quick congratulations to Sage Timoteo, the winner of our men’s bracket challenge. He beat out eight other participants who had Michigan winning, and finished in the 99th percentile of ESPN’s many brackets. Congratulations, Sage! Don’t miss sports coverage from Jason Russell…

Vice President J.D. Vance is interviewed by “Special Report” with host Bret Baier. Vance discussed Iranian peace talks in Pakistan, President Donald Trump’s naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and more.BRET BAIER, FOX NEWS: You also campaigned for Viktor Orban in Hungary and he lost that race, defeated after 16 years in power. Your thoughts about whether it was worth it to go support Viktor Orban in that race considering he lost significantly and he’s one of the only European leaders who supports Vladimir Putin.VICE PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE: Well first of all, Bret, I think that Viktor Orban is…

Peace talks and a leaky blockade: Following the failure of U.S.-Iranian peace talks in Pakistan to produce an agreement to end the war, U.S. negotiators say they are eager to try again. The Associated Press, citing four anonymous sources, including two from the U.S., reports that preliminary talks to restart peace negotiations are underway. President Donald Trump likewise said on Monday that the Iranians have been calling and “want to work a deal.” The Reason Roundup Newsletter by Liz Wolfe Liz and Reason help you make sense of the day’s news every morning. Per The New York Times, the U.S. is…

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has received over two-hundred complaints from American troops that their commanders used the Book of Revelation to frame the Iran War as a “Holy War” in which President Donald Trump was chosen to ignite “The End Times” as part of “God’s divine plan.” When I decided to make this series about the “Four Horsemen of New Zionism,” I meant it purely metaphorically. It seems some of our top brass have a more literal interpretation (welcome to the End Times). The Horseman, or rather Horsewoman, we will be spotlighting in this article is none other than…

Photograph Source: Megaphone – CC BY 4.0 In the Devil’s Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce defines peace as a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.  The Israeli version of a ceasefire might be defined as a moment of war deceptively halted to enable conflict to continue. War as cosplay and camouflage.  Under such fragile conditions, military objectives can still be pursued with a ruthlessness offensive to international law, custom and common sense. Seeing as Israel was a central, if not the central power in pushing the crime of aggression on February 28 against Iran, wooing with seductive voice and lurid promise a deranged egoist…

U.S. producer prices rose in March less than economists expected, despite energy costs surging as a result of the war with Iran. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday that the annual producer price index for final demand increased 4 percent. Despite beating projections, this hike remains the largest annual increase since February 2023. The index is up 0.5 percent last month against an expected hike of 1.1 percent; the increase matches the 0.5 percent increase in producer prices in February. Goods prices jumped 1.6 percent, led by an 8.5 percent increase in energy and a 15.7 percent surge in…

For the mainstream media, a horrific murder in Florida is horrific only because the president called attention to it. Source link