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  • 'King of bullfighters' left 'seriously injured' after bull's 10cm gore perforates rectum

    04/20/2026 5:29:45 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 59 replies
    Daily Star ^ | 20 April 2026 | Simon Hamalienko
    Jose Antonio Morante Camacho, dubbed 'king of the bullfighters' by some publications, has reportedly suffered a "very serious" injury after a bull gored him as a medical reports reveal an injury to his rectum.
  • Trump says 'bombs start going off' once ceasefire expires on Tuesday

    04/20/2026 12:52:02 PM PDT · by V_TWIN · 58 replies
    foxnews.com ^ | Anders Hagstrom and Emma Bussey
    President Donald Trump confirmed that the U.S. has no plans to extend its ceasefire with Iran on Monday. Trump made the statement during an interview with PBS News after he was asked what will happen if the deadline is reached Tuesday evening without a peace deal. "Then lots of bombs start going off," Trump said. On the status of peace talks in Pakistan, Trump said simply, "I don't know." "I mean, they're supposed to be there. We agreed to be there, although they say we didn't. But no, it was set up. And we'll see whether or not it's there....
  • Trump Orders Man Jailed For Failing To Give Attention To This Matter

    04/20/2026 9:11:57 AM PDT · by dayglored · 9 replies
    The Bee ^ | Apr 18, 2026 | The Bee
    U.S. — Local man Richard Manfred was arrested today after failing to give attention to a matter despite President Trump thanking him for his attention to the matter. President Trump had very generously expressed appreciation for Manfred's attention to this matter, but Manfred made no effort whatsoever to give the matter his attention. "Lock him up," said Trump, after learning of Manfred's negligence. "How can I say 'Thank you for your attention to this matter' if the matter was not given attention? That would make me a liar. Making me out to be a liar is illegal and anyone...
  • A man is seen stealing an electric bike in Rancho Cucamonga, California

    04/20/2026 9:08:18 AM PDT · by lowbridge · 33 replies
    Twitter/X ^ | April 19, 2026
    A man is seen stealing an electric bike in Rancho Cucamonga, California The man that he stole is from is running as fast as he can to get it back. Eventually the man who stole the bike crashes and goes face first into a rock median strip. A fall like this could kill someone. We can only hope the bike is okay….
  • DOJ Launches Investigation Into Meatpacking Companies for Driving Up Price of Beef Through “Illicit Collusion”

    04/20/2026 9:07:30 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 31 replies
    thegatewaypundit.com ^ | Apr. 20, 2026 | Cristina Laila
    The DOJ has launched an investigation into foreign meatpacking companies that supply the US over possible price-fixing. President Trump in November ordered the Justice Department to launch an investigation into foreign meatpacking companies for driving up the price of beef through “illicit collusion.” Beef prices are soaring in the US. According to some reports, ground beef and steak prices are up nearly 50% since July 2020. Last year, Trump asked the DOJ to launch an investigation into meatpacking companies for possible price fixing and manipulation. “I have asked the DOJ to immediately begin an investigation into the Meat Packing Companies...
  • Will Belle Island, Michigan, Be Galt's Gulch Come to Life?

    04/20/2026 7:22:41 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 32 replies
    What is considered the Vatican City of free marketers and entrepreneurs may be coming to life. It will cost any prospective resident $350k up front for the right to live on Belle Island, Michigan. The island is meant for entrepreneurs and the self-employed. Residents would be exempt from state and federal taxes but would pay property taxes along with a 6% sales tax. It would require acts of Congress to create a "special economic zone" to permit this. It also would require the city of Detroit to sell the property to an investor group. "Elitist," "far-fetched," "a work of the...
  • Lena Dunham Expresses Regret for Backing Hillary Clinton in 2016 Presidential Election

    04/20/2026 6:26:17 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 60 replies
    Globe Magazine ^ | 4/15/2026 | Melissa Roberto
    Lena Dunham is walking back her support for former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Dunham’s new memoir, Famesick, hit stands on April 14, and in her own words, she reflects on campaigning for Clinton. “I hit the ground running just a day or so after Girls wrapped, campaigning for Hillary Clinton in more American states than I’d ever been to in my life,” she writes in the book, according to the Daily Mail. “And now I know, I wish I’d just posted a ‘BERNIE’ sign in my window instead,” she explained, referring to former Vermont...
  • Navy fires on Iranian-flagged vessel amid blockade violation in six-hour Straits standoff

    04/20/2026 5:39:52 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 12 replies
    foxnews.com ^ | April 20, 2026 | Emma Bussey
    CENTCOM confirmed Sunday that the U.S. Navy fired into the engine room of an Iranian-flagged vessel after it allegedly violated a maritime blockade. The command also highlighted a six-hour standoff with the tanker in the Arabian Sea. In a post shared on X, the command said the action followed repeated warnings. “U.S. forces operating in the Arabian Sea enforced naval blockade measures against an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel attempting to sail toward an Iranian port, April 19,” CENTCOM said. The command described how a guided-missile destroyer, USS Spruance (DDG-111), intercepted the vessel, M/V Touska, as it transited the North Arabian Sea...
  • Today’s Cryptogram

    04/20/2026 1:04:21 AM PDT · by Apple Pan Dowdy · 31 replies
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  • Vanity: Moving a picture in Microsoft Word

    04/19/2026 9:02:29 AM PDT · by Attention Surplus Disorder · 5 replies
    YouTube ^ | 04/16/2026 | unknown
    This is perfect!
  • April 19, 1775: The Shot Heard Around The World

    04/19/2026 8:09:26 AM PDT · by PROCON · 38 replies
    thisdayinhistory.com ^ | April 19, 2026
    On April 19, 1775, the opening shots of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord—later immortalized as “the shot heard around the world”—gave way, almost immediately, to something more consequential than a single day’s fighting. As British regulars retreated into Boston under constant fire from colonial militia, the countryside did not simply quiet. Instead, it closed in. What began as a running battle hardened into a siege—an improvised but determined effort by New England militias to isolate British forces inside the city and challenge imperial authority in a sustained way.Boston, already a focal point of imperial tension, now became...
  • The AI Arsenal That Could Stop World War III | Palmer Luckey | TED

    04/19/2026 5:16:02 AM PDT · by Robert DeLong · 12 replies
    Youtube Via TED ^ | Apr 25, 2025 | Palmer Luckey
    Palmer Luckey developed Occulus: The Oculus brand, now part of Meta's Reality Labs, offers a diverse lineup of virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets, including the standalone Oculus Quest series and the PC-tethered Oculus Rift. The Oculus Quest line, launched in 2019, introduced all-in-one VR by eliminating the need for a PC, featuring inside-out 6DOF tracking, Oculus Touch controllers, and an Android-based operating system that runs games wirelessly. Palmer Luckey was 16 years old when he built his first prototype headset (the PR1) and 19 years old when he officially founded Oculus VR in 2012. He began experimenting...
  • Today's Cryptogram

    04/19/2026 2:19:37 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 11 replies
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  • When Led Zeppelin bombed in front of 1.9 billion people

    04/18/2026 6:58:52 PM PDT · by Bullish · 65 replies
    YouTube ^ | 4/9/26 | James Hargreaves guitar
    When Led Zeppelin bombed in front of 1.9 billion people
  • Centrepoint to cut ties with Sharon Osbourne after she backs Tommy Robinson rally

    04/18/2026 11:04:14 AM PDT · by lowbridge · 16 replies
    theguardian.com ^ | April 17, 2026 | Ben Quinn
    The homelessness charity Centrepoint has said it will cut ties with its celebrity ambassador Sharon Osbourne after she expressed support for a far-right rally being organised by Tommy Robinson. The charity, of which the Prince of Wales is patron, has been moved to distance itself from comments made by Osbourne. The TV personality indicated this week that she would be attending an event organised in London by Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. On an Instagram post about the “unite the kingdom” rally, Osbourne’s official account left a comment saying: “See you at the march.” In response, Centrepoint, which...
  • Prosecutors Reveal Camera Footage that Shows Captured Tyler Robinson Going to Sniper’s Perch, Taking Shot that KIlled Charlie and then Running Off to Wooded Area

    04/18/2026 9:25:16 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 70 replies
    thegatewaypundit.com ^ | Apr. 18, 2026 | Jim Hoft
    The trial of alleged Charlie Kirk killer Tyler Robinson continued this week in Utah. The defense team for Tyler Robinson filed a motion this week asking the court to hold the Utah County Attorney and his team in contempt. Tyler Robinson is charged with one count of aggravated murder with the victim targeting enhancement, one count of felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, and two counts of obstruction of justice with capital or first-degree felony conduct. Prosecutors revealed the campus cameras captured Tyler Robinson going to the snipers perch, taking the shot at Charlie Kirk, and then...
  • Today's Cryptogram

    04/18/2026 8:05:53 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 10 replies
    REF YIV PHY PHXD MIR REF PBVS PHY ZEBQQ. WNI JVNP ENP BR BY PBRE HV HGXBQ SHW. —XNMFXR UXNYR
  • Dick Morris Confirms a Huge Rumor About Bill and Hillary Clinton

    04/18/2026 6:38:17 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 68 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 4/17/2026 | Matt Margolis
    Dick Morris has finally confirmed what many people have long suspected: Bill Clinton, while sitting in the Oval Office, seriously entertained the idea of divorcing Hillary — and he had his longtime political advisor run the polls to find out if he could survive it politically. Morris, who advised Clinton for years, as far back as his 1970s gubernatorial campaigns in Arkansas, appeared on Newsmax and dropped a bombshell that has somehow received far too little attention. When host Rob Finnerty asked Morris to confirm the rumor, the answer was blunt. "Yes, actually several times," Morris said. "It was a...
  • High School Senior Takes to the Sky for Elaborate 'Promposal'

    04/17/2026 8:32:17 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 15 replies
    KSBW ^ | Apr 17, 2026 | Fletcher Keel, Sabrina Bates
    Look in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's an invitation to this year's prom? Prom season is here, which means students are coming up with creative ways to ask their dates to accompany them. The tradition has become known as a "promposal." One such promposal was shared on social media by Mason City Schools in Mason, Ohio, after a senior made a grand gesture and reached sky-high with his request. "Mia Fischette fly to prom with me!" the banner on a plane said as it flew above the MHS campus. "I honestly I get really excited because...
  • Dump truck returns debris to customer's California yard after dispute over unpaid bill, video shows

    04/17/2026 7:21:06 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 14 replies
    abc7chicago.com ^ | April 16, 2026 | Frances Wang
    A payment dispute between a San Pablo, California resident and a local dumpster rental company ended with a load of debris being dumped back onto the customer's property, an incident caught on a neighbor's surveillance camera and now circulating widely online. Martin Perez, owner of Express Rental Dumpster, said he felt he had "no other option" after a customer repeatedly promised to settle the bill but moved out of the home without paying a $700 balance. "We don't want to do it, but I'm tired," Perez said. Perez told ABC San Francisco affiliate KGO that attempts to collect payment failed....