"Again, as noted above, after Trump said he had been in contact with China every day, the Chinese side, through a Foreign Ministry spokesperson briefing, said that Trump was effectively lying: "we have never had any consultations or negotiations with the United States, and (the related remarks) are all fake news.” The Chinese Ministry of Commerce also denied this, saying, “Economic and trade negotiations (with the United States) are not underway.”

"However, in its overnight report, JoongAng Ilbo confirmed that at around 7 am ET on the 24th, a high-ranking official from the Chinese Ministry of Finance entered the Treasury building located right next to the White House in Washington D.C. accompanied by about 10 attendants."

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/chinese-delegation-spotted-entering-treasury-department-demands-photos-be-deleted-report

New regulations released this week by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) impose severe restrictions on missionary activity in the country, according to Chinese state media and representatives of the Chinese Communist Party.

The regulations, which take effect May 1, prohibit foreigners from preaching, sharing their faith, or establishing religious organizations without official government approval. https://www.persecution.org/2025/04/04/china-moves-to-formally-ban-missionary-activity/

ENERGY - Major areas in Spain and Portugal are without electricity as the grid fails.

Every single part of digital life from shops, to traffic lights, hospitals, airports, phones, all down.

Europe is a garden. We have built a garden. Everything works. It is the best combination of political freedom, economic prosperity and social cohesion that the humankind has been able to build—the three things together … Most of the rest of the world is a jungle…[i]

"So said EU Foreign Affairs chief Josep Borrell in Bruges in October 2022. Future dictionaries will use it as an example of the definition of hubris."

https://www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/civil-war-comes-to-the-west/

Publisher, Not Author

While it’s hard for some to accept that the Bard of Avon didn’t write the plays that are attributed to him, it’s not as if he had no relation to them. But the evidence has been there all along. I note that the seminal inspiration for the authorship questions was Samuel Astley Dunham’s 1837 biography […]

https://voxday.net/2025/04/28/publisher-not-author/

Trump: If Israel Goes to War with Iran, "You Asked If He'd Drag Me In, Like I'd Go in Unwillingly. No, I May Go Very Willingly if We Can't Get a Deal"
— Excerpt of Full Trannoscript of Donald Trump’s ‘100 Days’ Interview With TIME

You’ve begun direct talks with Iran. Are you open to meeting with Iran’s President or Supreme Leader?

Sure.

You reportedly stopped Israel from attacking Iran's nuclear sites.

That's not right.

It’s not right?

No, it’s not right. I didn’t stop them. But I didn't make it comfortable for them, because I think we can make a deal without the attack. I hope we can. It's possible we'll have to attack because Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. But I didn't make it comfortable for them, but I didn't say no. Ultimately I was going to leave that choice to them, but I said I would much prefer a deal than bombs being dropped.

Are you worried Netanyahu will drag you into a war?

No.

Let’s talk about some of the issues with universities—

By the way, he may go into a war. But we’re not getting dragged in.

The U.S. will stay out of it if Israel goes into it?

No, I didn’t say that. You asked if he’d drag me in, like I’d go in unwillingly. No, I may go in very willingly if we can't get a deal. If we don't make a deal, I'll be leading the pack.

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Related: 4/17 — The NYT Reports Pete Hegseth Was Among Trump Officials Opposing The US Launching A Massive War On Iran On Behalf Of Israel

4/16 — ⭕️ US President Donald Trump said on Monday he believes Iran is deliberately stalling progress on the nuclear agreement, warning that, "Iran has to get rid of the concept of a nuclear weapon."—Or risk a potential attack on its nuclear sites.

3/14 — Colonel Douglas Macgregor Tells Tucker Carlson Trump Must Treat Netanyahu Like Zelensky Because The Israeli PM Is Attempting To Drag America Into War With Iran.

2/10 — 'I Much Prefer A Nuclear Deal': Trump Dismisses Talk Of US–Israeli Attacks On Iran

1/26 — John Bolton urges Israel to strike Iran immediately, warning that action must be taken before Russian and Chinese assistance arrives.

1/13 — CIA Director Reiterates There’s No Evidence Iran Has Decided To Build A Nuclear Bomb

12/15- Netanyahu Tells Iranian People That Regime Change Will Come ‘A Lot Sooner Than People Think’

12/13 — Trump Transition Team Considering Strikes On Iran

11/21 — Incoming US Government Readies Strategy To 'Topple Iran Regime': Report

10/8 — Haaretz — Why Israel cannot hit Iran's nuclear sites without sparking all-out war in the Middle Eastz

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🇪🇸🇵🇹 Power has been restored in cities across Spain and Portugal after a nearly ten-hour blackout.

🇺🇸🇾🇪 This incident is actually the second publicly confirmed instance of Houthi missiles coming within close range of an American aircraft carrier. First reported in the October 2024 issue of CTC Sentinel, a monthly publication of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, article author Michael Knights wrote about how the Houthis achieved some "impressive feats of marksmanship" against ships with weapons.

"By some accounts, an ASBM [anti-ship ballistic missile] or other missile arrived at a very shallow trajectory, with minimal warning, without a chance for interception, and splashing down around 200 meters [656 feet] from" the Eisenhower.

📝 Fennec Radar: US carrier had to make evasive maneuvers to avoid fire from Houthi rebels. We are seriously underestimating how difficult it will be to fight a naval war.

Mass Blackouts Hit Spain — Just Days After Nation Hits 100% Renewable Energy Milestone https://www.infowars.com/posts/mass-blackouts-hit-spain-just-days-after-nation-hits-100-renewable-energy-milestone

US Navy loses $60 million jet at sea after it fell overboard from aircraft carrier

A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been “lost” at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement on Monday.

A US official said that initial reports from the scene indicated that the Truman made a hard turn to evade Houthi fire, which contributed to the fighter jet falling overboard. The Houthi rebel group claimed on Monday to have launched a drone and missile attack on the aircraft carrier, which is in the Red Sea as part of the US military’s major anti-Houthi operation.

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