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CAIRO (AP) - Iran says no port in Persian Gulf or Gulf of Oman will be safe if its own ports are threatened as U.S. declares blockade.
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2026-04-13T10:43:34.161Z
@apnews.com
“Security in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman is either for everyone or for NO ONE,” the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reported Monday. “NO PORT in the region will be safe,” according to a statement from the Iranian military and the Revolutionary Guards.
U.S. Central Command announced the blockade would begin on Monday at 10 a.m. EDT, or 5:30 p.m. in Iran, and would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf (Persian Gulf) and Gulf of Oman.” CENTCOM said it would still allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the strait, a step down from the president’s earlier threat to blockade the entire strait.
The announcement of the blockade halted the limited ship traffic that resumed in the strait since the ceasefire, said an early report from Lloyd’s List intelligence. Marine trackers say over 40 commercial ships have crossed since the start of the ceasefire, down from roughly 100 to 135 vessel passages per day before the war.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-blockade-hormuz-april-13-2026-ed7a6cd4bc61dc47f317a2c82afcc1c9[/ excerpt]
Could we do a Truman Show situation where we build a fake Oval Office where he watches AI created fake news...
Could we do a Truman Show situation where we build a fake Oval Office where he watches AI created fake news about himself and let him believe he's still president and tweet the hours away and meanwhile we can impeach him and move on...I'm not sure he'd know the difference
— Asha Rangappa (@asharangappa.bsky.social) 2026-04-13T07:27:17.172Z
Yes, please. 🙏
Incredible scenes from the Hungarian metro:
Euphoria in Budapest after the opposition’s victory against the ruZZian Orban.
— Kungahuset (@kungahuset.bsky.social) 2026-04-12T21:35:18.089Z
Tens of thousands of people poured into the streets to celebrate 🥳
Incredible scenes from the Hungarian metro.
#Budapest #Hungary #Elections #OppositionVictory #Orban #Breaking #Europe #Politics #Putin #OrbanOut #EU
POV: The Artemis ll mission renewed your faith in humanity
I’ve been trying to figure out why I’ve been obsessed with the Artemis II mission — more obsessed than I usually am with NASA stuff.
— Yashar Ali 😠(@yasharali.bsky.social) 2026-04-12T21:42:44.147Z
This explains it!
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US Navy will begin the blocking all ships from the Strait of Hormuz, announces President Trump.
US Navy will begin the blocking all ships from the Strait of Hormuz, announces President Trump.
— Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) 2026-04-12T13:06:04.949Z
“I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits,†adds Trump.
— Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) 2026-04-12T13:07:55.143Z
Trump concludes a lengthy Truth Social post by warning that “at an appropriate moment, we are fully ‘LOCKED AND LOADED,’ and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran!â€
— Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) 2026-04-12T13:13:51.646Z
Manhattan DA launches investigation into sexual assault allegation against Eric Swalwell
“We urge survivors and anyone with knowledge of these allegations to contact our Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373,” the DA’s office said in a statement to CNN. “Our specially trained prosecutors, investigators and counselors are well-equipped to help you in a trauma-informed, survivor-centered manner.”
The former staffer told CNN that she was heavily intoxicated after a night of drinking with Swalwell in New York City in April 2024 when she woke up to him having sex with her in his hotel bed.
“I was pushing him off of me, saying no,” the woman told CNN of the incident, which she said happened after she had stopped working in Swalwell’s office. “He didn’t stop.”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/11/politics/manhattan-da-investigation-eric-swalwell?cid=ios_app
Your own personal Jesus...
This may be a fundamentally new kind of sin blending blasphemy, idolatry, divination, and simony, among others. Those who are not horrified at this may be entirely lacking in authentic religious awareness and feeling.
— Steven D. Greydanus (@decentfilms.bsky.social) 2026-04-11T16:21:21.608Z
Adam Parkhomenko: I'm very proud of my wife for sharing the details she did [re: Swalwell]. I'm disgusted by all of it.
I’m very proud of my wife for sharing the details she did. I’m disgusted by all of it. She found herself in one of those moments where she didn’t care what she lost if it helped one other person. The reality is the truth don’t care who tells it, but she told it. Love you @allysammarco.bsky.social
— Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) 2026-04-11T00:27:17.258Z
BREAKING: three *more* women have come forward to @cnn.com and accuse Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct...
BREAKING: three *more* women have come forward to @cnn.com and accuse Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct, including Swalwell sending them unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos:
— Alex Ip 葉清霖 (@alexip718.com) 2026-04-10T22:44:29.299Z
www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/u...
“I was pushing him off of me, saying no,” the woman told CNN of the incident, which she said happened in 2024 after she had stopped working in Swalwell’s office. “He didn’t stop.”
She said it was the second time Swalwell had nonconsensual sexual contact with her while she was drunk. In 2019, when she was still working for him, she said she woke up naked with him in a hotel room after a night of heavy drinking. She said she had no memory of what happened but could feel physically that they’d had sexual contact.
Three other women who spoke with CNN also alleged various kinds of sexual misconduct by the Democratic congressman – including Swalwell sending them unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/us/eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-allegations-invs
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