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Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup after the United States killed their leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the sports minister, Ahmad Donyamali, said on Wednesday. The United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran nearly two weeks ago, killing the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, leading to a region-wide conflict in the Gulf. “Considering that this corrupt regime [the US] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,” the minister told state television. “Our children are not safe and, fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not exist. “Given the malicious actions they have carried out against Iran, they have forced two wars on us over eight or nine months and have killed and martyred thousands of our people. Therefore, we certainly cannot have such a presence.”

Iran will not participate in the men’s World Cup.

“Considering that this corrupt regime [the US] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup. Our children are not safe and, fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not exist.”

Amen.

There is No MAGA Split on Iran And other ways the media misleads you.

"There is no meaningful MAGA split on Iran...The war in Iran is unpopular, but that is the case because of opposition from a supermajority of Democrats, a majority of Independents, and a sliver of Republicans...A group that is 'split' approximately 85%-5% isn’t really split at all."

The world’s most malevolent Oompah Loompah.

Oh.

The continued lionization of Kobe is so weird to me. What an insane article.

A foreign hacker likely has the Epstein Files.

The best way to prevent blackmail of government officials, such as trump and Howard Lutnick, would be for AG Pam Bondi to stop the cover up and release all the Epstein Files as required by law.

The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump The reasons other U.S. presidents avoided war with Iran are becoming all too evident.

"By trumpeting unachievable objectives—unconditional surrender, regime change—as his war aims, Trump has given his enemies the opportunity to claim survival as victory. He’s left with no end point to a “short-term excursion.” - Frank Foer

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this Trump shoes thing is the funniest Trump thing in years, just straight children’s picture book shenanigans

Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

The best pop spy film of this decade.

"In January, The New York Times reported that Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had each received four pairs of shoes from the president. During an interview with the Times, Trump repeatedly referred to the two men as his 'kids.'"

Canada will 'never participate' in Iran offensive, Carney says National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

Glad to see the PM has told parliament in no uncertain terms what Canadians have wanted to hear.

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Sun Tzu (D-NY) - “When your enemy is making a mistake, fix it for him at great cost to yourself.”

In early 2026, 57.9% of Canadians believed that an American invasion of Canada was likely.

Many said they are getting their gun license. They are willing to do whatever they have to stop the takeover. It’s not boastfulness. It is people expressing their fear and determination to protect their home.

YouTube Adds Tool to Help Public Figures Report Fake Videos Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.

YouTube is adding a detection tool for government officials, political candidates and journalists to catch and report videos that use A.I. to display their likeness without permission, as social media companies and new laws start to address so-called deepfake videos.

Back to this again.

The Canadian politicians and right wing media types who flirt with this bullshit have to be the biggest fucking marks in the history of fucking marks.

Stealth Tanking. Canucks fans know it well.

Russia is the one thing that can attack the US in countless ways and Trump never ever ever responds

NBC News poll Voters hold negative views of Al. In fact, the only topics less popular in the survey were the Democratic Party and Iran.

Truly a perfect news alert

The risk for babies who get measles under the age of 6 months to develop this within 10 years is 1 in 600.

Long-time buddies Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were out for a pleasant van drive in Oklahoma when, all of a sudden, their lives would change.

the new york times post captioned “here are the suggested serving sizes of common household supplies that surprised us the most” with a photo of a glob of white goo in the palm of a hand

gotta be another way to do this

Wait how long is a nick of time? I’ve always been under the impression it was a shorter amount of time than “one year”

Never fall in love with any specific social media platform. They will all betray you or fizzle out (and most likely both).

Have some fun. Make some friends. Share some ideas. Do some good.

But never forget that they're all impermanent.

you have to listen to everything he says but also ignore everything he says which is very difficult

sue them to oblivion

"Jews don't belong in American society."

Imagine a sitting member of Congress tweeting that. You can't. Thankfully, it'd never happen. And *if* it did, it'd be the end of their career and the biggest story in America.

But Ogles can say this about Muslims without any censure.

Timothée Chalamet Under Fire For Dismissive Comments About Traditional Japanese Puppet Theater Form ‘Bunraku’ LOS ANGELES—Facing fierce backlash for remarks deemed deeply ignorant by devoted fans, actor Timothée Chalamet came under fire Monday for dismissive comments about traditional Japanese bunraku puppetr...

“I never want to end up in a position where I’m one of the Ningyōzukai manipulating the arms and legs of this puppet that frankly hasn’t been relevant since the early 17th century,” said the Marty Supreme star