The Morning Report — 4/8/26

Good morning kids. And so Peace is at hand in Iran. . . Or is it really? After threatening to obliterate Iran from the face of the earth the President Trump announced that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was reached that hinges on a two week ceasefire.

President Trump expressed optimism Wednesday that the Iran war cease-fire agreement will usher in a “Golden Age” in the Middle East. 

“A big day for World Peace!” Trump wrote on Truth Social following the two-week cease-fire announcement. “Iran wants it to happen, they’ve had enough! Likewise, so has everyone else!” 

The commander in chief said the US “will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz” and “loading up with supplies of all kinds, just ‘hangin’ around’ in order to make sure that everything goes well.” 

Trump indicated he felt “confident” the reopening of the key waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil passes daily, would go well. 

“There will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process,” he said. “Just like we are experiencing in the US, this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!!” 
Trump branded Operation Epic Fury a “total and complete victory” — more than a month after the first US strikes in a joint operation alongside Israeli forces on Feb. 28.

“100 percent,” he told Agence France Presse. “No question about it.”

Trump didn’t rule out strikes on power plants if the ceasefire collapsed.
“You’re going to have to see,” he said when probed.The exact terms of the cease-fire framework have not been released, but Trump described the proposal as “workable” and the temporary pause has been welcomed by Washington’s allies.

Iran’s embassy in India has since claimed the US is “fundamentally committed” to lifting all sanctions against the Islamic Republic, accepting enrichment and agreeing to Tehran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz.
“You started the war, but Iran will set the conditions for its end,” the embassy warned. ..

This came after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed the US, Iran and their allies agreed to a cease-fire everywhere, including Lebanon.. .

“In accordance with directives from the political echelon, the IDF has ceased fire in the operation against Iran, and is highly
prepared to respond defensively against any violation,”
IDFofficials said Wednesday. “Overnight, the IDF conducted a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting missile launch sites and
launchers across Iran, in order to significantly degrade its
launching capabilities. “Simultaneously, in Lebanon, the IDF is continuing to conduct targeted
ground operations against Hezbollah... Hezbollah chiefs are set to release a statement outlining their position on the ceasefire...

And so here we are weeks after the first bombs were dropped comment on the heels of the first wave of attacks that were designed to take out Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities.and collaterally hopefully take out the Mullahs and their evil regime and replace it with some minimally benign government that would no longer export global terrorism and persecute its own citizenry.

while Iran's nuclear and missile capacities have surely been degraded, considering that the same Armageddon-seeking Islamic ideologues are still in power and that they are whom we via their Islamic brothers in arms in Pakistan are who have been negotiating with and that Pakistan is a close ally of Red China, Can President Trump truly declare not only"Mission Accomplished" but that a new golden age is about to be ushered into the Middle East?!

Mr. President with all due respect that's not going to happen until Islam itself disappears either via a mass cultural shift among its over one billion adherents or some black swan event that brings about its utter defeat and dismantling and defanging.

At least the ceasefire brings a bit of positive news:

U.S. stock futures jumped higher and oil prices plunged after President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire and a potential longer peace deal with Iran on Tuesday night. Futures indicated a two percent rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. S&P futures were up 2.3 percent and Nasdaq futures were up nearly three percent. Oil prices fell sharply. Brent crude futures fell by around 13.5 percent to $94.50 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate futures dropped 14.7 percent to $96.40 a barrel. U.S. natural gas prices dropped by 3.6 percent. U.S. home heating oil futures dropped by more than 18 percent.

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AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
• Strait of Hormuz to reopen after Trump announces two-week ‘double-sided ceasefire’ hours before Iran deadline
  Trump declares Iran cease-fire deal could lead to ‘Golden Age of the Middle East,’ boasts ‘big money will be made’ 
  
• Trump, writing on Truth Social less than two hours before his 8 p.m. deadline, said he would halt the planned strikes following direct talks with Pakistani leadership. “Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan… and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” Trump wrote, adding, “This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!.”
  Deadline Delayed — Trump Approves 2‑Week Iran Ceasefire After ‘Civilization’ Threat, Conditional on Hormuz Reopening 
  
• 'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,' Trump warned ahead of his 8 p.m. Tuesday ceasefire deadline
  US Strikes Kharg Island Weapons Depots and Air Defense Facilities in 'Message' to Tehran Ahead of Trump's Deadline

• “These attacks have led to diminished PLC functionality, manipulation of display data and, in some cases, operational disruption and financial loss.”
  FBI Warns of Iran-Affiliated Hackers Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure
  
• The veto by Russia and China blocks international military action to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
  Russia, China Block UN Authorization of Military Force to Open Strait of Hormuz.
  
• The UK Times reported on Monday that Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is “incapacitated and receiving medical treatment in the holy city of Qom.”
  Report: Iran’s Missing Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ‘Unconscious’
  
• The operation has strained U.S. military resources, damaged key assets, and raised concerns about broader strategic vulnerabilities.
  DATA: Iran War Costs $500 Million Daily.
  * * * * *

• The “war crime” outcry is simply another collaboration between America’s enemies, the media, and the Democrat Party. 
  Donald Trump, War Criminal?
  
• Responding to Trump’s deadline — and his warning that “a whole civilization will die tonight” — Democrats quickly lined up to claim that the president was either not in full possession of his mental faculties or about to issue illegal orders to the United States military, if not both.
  Trump’s Iran Clock Is Ticking As Democrats Try To Make Moves Behind His Back
  
• Democrats and their media allies have worked overtime to paint President Donald Trump as reckless, unstable, and dangerously unfit to lead. The latest excuse for their hysteria came after Trump put pressure on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed since February, cutting off roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply. They’ve been daring the United States to respond ever since, and Trump did respond. And that’s when the left completely lost it.
  Democrats Called Trump Crazy — Then He Got a Ceasefire with Iran
  
• In response to a question on Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his role in negotiations, Van Hollen said, “Secretary Rubio was part of the classified briefings that were provided early on to members of Congress. We’ve been calling for public hearings, because we want the public to be able to see how bad the answers we’re getting from administration officials are. Bad, meaning, they keep switching their statements regarding the goals of the war, they have no endgame. But, as to Secretary Rubio’s current role, I don’t know exactly what it is.”
  Van Hollen: ‘Hard for the Iranians to Be Able to Trust’ U.S. Negotiators Because We Bombed Them During Talks
  
• At least it’s colorful: The Gray Lady just gave us the green light to wave the white flag.
  Bad News, Guys: The New York Times Says We Lost the War — and Iran Is Now a ‘Major World Power’
  
• The right and wrong way to rescue Americans and deal with an Islamic terrorist state.
  A Tale of Two Rescues

  CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• A series of prosecutions and a landmark trial signal a shift toward treating Antifa as a terrorist threat, testing whether the rule of law can restrain political violence.
  Antifa Are the Real KKK: Proscribing Antifa and Their Supporters
  
• They're willing to sacrifice American civilization in the name of ideology, profit, or both.
  Meet The Billionaires Who Are Secretly Sabotaging The Country
  
• It is about wresting power from secretive left-wing institutions and returning it to the people.
  Fighting the corporate deep state
  
• sqThe far-left group Demand Justice is developing plans to derail future Republican Supreme Court nominees for when a vacancy arises. (Stocking up on guns duct tape rope and transexuals? - jjs)
  Unraveling The Far-Left Group Seeking To Derail Future Republican SCOTUS Nominees
  
• Fonda’s rally reflects Hollywood’s long habit of treating history as destiny and dissent as heresy—an outlook that exalts power while masking itself as progress.
  Jane Fonda, ‘Hail Caesar,’ and the False God of History

  "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• The KTVU headline was “Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot someone in Patterson, Calif., leading to the partial closure of the I-5 freeway in Stanislaus County, the sheriff announced on Tuesday.” Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin quickly clarified that someone with a bullet in him did everything he could to deserve that bullet.
  Illegal Alien Terrorist Weaponizes Vehicle on ICE, Gets Shot
  
• Rolbert Joachim, 40, is charged with second-degree murder and criminal damage to property, according to Lee County Sheriff’s Office jail records.Surveillance footage appeared to show Joachim smashing the woman’s car windshield, approaching her, and repeatedly hitting her in the head with a hammer — killing her in broad daylight, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
  Haitian illegal immigrant bludgeons mother-of-two to death with hammer outside Florida gas station in broad daylight
  
• Freshly confirmed DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has wasted no time making his presence felt. Just days into the job, he sat down with Fox News host Bret Baier Monday night and floated an idea so simple and so devastating that it's a wonder nobody tried it sooner: Pull Customs and Border Protection officers out of international airports in sanctuary cities. 
  Mullin Drops a Bombshell on Sanctuary Cities, and Dems Are Going to Lose Their Minds
  
• A federal judge has denied a motion by former Milwaukee Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan’s legal team to overturn a guilty verdict against her, in which a jury found that she did, in fact, help an illegal alien evade arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
  Federal Judge Denies Motion to Overturn Guilty Verdict Against Judge Who Helped Illegal Alien Evade ICE
  
• He was ordered last month to spend two years in prison for his crimes.
  Illegal Alien Pastor Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl. Now His Lawyer Says He’s Served Enough Time.

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• Creating social problems to spend money to steal money.
  Why California Budgets Rise Even as Populations Drop

  
  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Some cultural practices, such as female genital mutilation, are so incompatible with American values that they cannot be allowed to propagate here.
  The U.S. Must Start Culturally Vetting Prospective Immigrants
  
• Professor Jonathan A. C. Brown, chair of Islamic Civilization at Georgetown, posted the dismissive remark twice on X in response to users discussing a link between Islam and an escalating crisis of rape gangs in the United Kingdom, archived versions of the now-deleted posts show. (RELATED: ‘Catholic’ University’s Heretical Queer Profs Are Teaching Porn Classes And More)
  Professor Of Islamic Civilization Says ‘Get Over It’ To Concerns About Rape Gang Crisis
  
• The proposal could reignite debate on cultural values, public health concerns, and immigration policies in Florida.
  Florida Weighs Ban on ‘Stealth Jihad’ Cousin Marriages.
  
• Blames ghosts.
  India: Muslim Tries Twice to Open the Emergency Door Mid-Flight
  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• “So if you reach the end of your conventional power, where does that leave you? Oh, with nonconventional weapons.
  Tucker Launches Full Frontal Attack on Trump – “Who Do You Think You Are?”
  
• Tucker Carlson hated Trump long before this. And was never MAGA.
  The Tucker Carlson We Thought We Knew Never Existed
  
• Why, exactly, are tax-paying Republicans funding this programming?
  PBS Smears All Republicans as ‘White With Fear’
  
• Apple’s bias raises concerns as it comes preinstalled on millions of devices, influencing a vast audience by default.
  Apple News is Number One for Left-Wing Bias Among Top Four News Apps.
  
• The evidence uncovered during litigation should shake Americans awake to the threat to their liberties.
  Government-Funded Censor Told State Dept. Its Testing Wouldn’t Focus On U.S. Audiences — It Then Targeted The Blaze

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Futures indicated a two percent rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. S&P futures were up 2.3 percent and Nasdaq futures were up nearly three percent. Oil prices fell sharply. Brent crude futures fell by around 13.5 percent to $94.50 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate futures dropped 14.7 percent to $96.40 a barrel. U.S. natural gas prices dropped by 3.6 percent. U.S. home heating oil futures dropped by more than 18 percent.
  Peace Dividend: U.S. Futures Surge, Asia Stocks Jump, Oil Plunges After Trump Announces Cease Fire With Iran
  
• Since 2019, base hourly wages at the Greeley plant have increased by approximately 46%, outpacing Northern Colorado/Front Range inflation of roughly 25% over the same period. This represents a real wage growth of about 16% for team members.
  Trump’s Migration Rules Force Wage Gains in Meatpacking
  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• “My 8-year-old son and I were not physically harmed, but we were awakened by the sound of gunfire. Like any parent, I immediately ran to him and reassured him that he was safe,” Ron Gibson, who is serving his third term in the Indianapolis City Council, said, reporting that someone fired 13 shots at his front door after midnight and left a note inside a zip-locked bag on the doorstep that read, “NO DATA CENTERS.”
  b>Indianapolis Official Says His Home Was Shot 13 Times with ‘No Data Centers’ Note Left Behind<
  
• When speaking of the state of his own car, neighbor Jason Hale said, “Yeah, it’s bad. The hood is messed up, terrible. A thousand worth of damage, dents everywhere, footprints everywhere.”
  WATCH — Chicago: Teen Mob Damages Cars, Terrorizes Neighbors as Parents ‘Let Them Run Rampant’

  THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH

• The Wisconsin GOP filed a complaint Monday against Green Bay elections officials for sending out scores of duplicate absentee ballots.
  ‘Zuckbucks’ Cities’ Ballot Blunders Hit Badger State Election Day

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY

• Far-left Democrat George Conway is eager to impeach and remove both President Trump and Vice President Vance, even if it means rigging the U.S. Senate’s 250-year-old impeachment process.
  George Conway Says Dems Will Use Senate Majority to Rig Impeachment Process, Remove Trump and Vance
  
• The Russia collusion hoaxer congressman and Dem candidate for California governor is accused of inappropriate sexual conduct with interns.
  Russia Hoaxer And CCP Patsy Eric Swalwell Accused Of Sexual Harassment, Misusing Funds
  
• He's 'all the toxic things.'
  Dems Are Scrambling To Campaign With Terrorist Groupie Who Says America ‘Deserved’ 9/11

  POLITICS

• It'a not the Iran War, Americans are more worried about the economy.
  Trump’s Popularity Took A Hit In April — Is Iran War Reason Why, Or Something Else? I&I/TIPP Poll
  
• Already, Spanberger is nearly upside-down on approval, something that did not happen to a single one of her eight predecessors after only 80 days in office.
  Abigail Spanberger Has Worst Virginia Governor Favorability of 21st Century
  
• Echoing the state motto, Dean founded the "Freedom and Unity Party" along with his running mate, fellow Stowe High School student Charles D. Bass. Dean claims it's the fastest-growing party in Vermont.
  He's Got My Vote: 14-Year-Old Running for Governor of Vermont
  
• Unfortunately, it may not mean that a Republican takes over the California governor’s mansion.
  What Does Trump’s Endorsement Mean In California’s Gubernatorial Race?
  
• California’s one-party system is fracturing, and in a wide-open race, an independent outsider is testing whether voters will finally demand something different.
  California’s Future: Elaine Culotti’s Independent Vision

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• Turkey’s interior minister stated that one suspect had “ties to an organization that exploits religion.” The attack comes amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, which has seen several retaliatory terrorist attacks primarily against Jewish targets primarily in Europe and the United States.
  Police Kill Three Gunmen Outside Israeli Consulate.
  
• The driver of the truck was detained, and an aggravated manslaughter investigation was opened, but it is too early to determine the exact cause of the crash, Prosecutor Etienne Thieffry told reporters.
  Conductor Killed, Over Dozen Injured as French High Speed Train Collides with Truck Carrying Military Equipment
  
• The lawmakers’ visit follows a flashy tour of Havana by a contingent of celebrities and international Marxist agitators known as the “Nuestra America” convoy which brought personalities such as British Labor parliament member Jeremy Corbyn, leftist video game streamer Hasan Piker, and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)’s daughter Isra Hirsi to Cuba. The convoy members produced online propaganda defending the Castro regime, blaming the longstanding poverty and suffering on the island on President Donald Trump. In reality, Cuba has endured torturous communist repression for 67 years as a result of the Castro family hoarding the nation’s wealth, leaving millions in the country to struggle.
  Congressional Democrats Follow Hasan Piker to Cuba, Lending Support to the Communist Regime
  
• The Cuban regime is continuing down its path of proving how desperate it has become in the wake of Donald Trump putting a stop to the flow of free and cheap oil into the country. In its latest move, the handpicked face of the regime, "president" Miguel Díaz-Canel, sat down for an exclusive interview with Newsweek on Friday, which the outlet published on Tuesday.
  Cuba Threatens ‘Guerrilla-Style’ Fight — Rubio Can’t Keep a Straight Face
  
• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a key European ally of the Trump administration, faces a tough set of parliamentary elections this weekend but he now has one supporter firmly on his side after U.S. Vice-President JD Vance landed in Budapest on Tuesday to offer his support.
  JD Vance Lands in Hungary to Back Orbán’s re-Election Push
• "Why are bureaucrats in Brussels telling social media companies what information they’re giving to Hungarian voters?"
  JD Vance backs Orban campaign in Hungary as election nears—Trump calls in: 'I love that Viktor'
  
• Europe’s weak leaders made Europe weak.
  Who’s Afraid of Emmanuel Macron?
  
• Aliaga battles in a contested race, a Peruvian version of Milei and Kast.
  Peru and Polling: Will Another Latin American Country Move Toward the U.S.?
  
• Kingpin kill chain in motion.
  War on the Cartel Front Continues

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• America’s warfighting prowess is undisputed, but we have dangerously depleted our materiel stores, which is why President Donald Trump has wisely asked Congress to significantly boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion.
  Congress must pass Trump’s $1.5T defense-spending ask — or risk inviting future wars

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• Oregon was the first state to pass an assisted suicide law in the United States, but is now one of a dozen states, plus Washington, DC, that allow physicians to assist in the suicides of terminally ill patients. In Oregon, patients must be at least 18, be able to make their own medical decision, and have a prognosis of six months or less to live. 
  Report: Assisted Suicide Prescriptions in Oregon Increased in 2025
  
• Sleeping doesn’t count as cardio, but it is good for your heart. And the time you conk out each night could be the difference between a high and a low risk of heart attack or stroke.
  Two bedtime mistakes are increasing your risk of heart attack

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The photos showed a "taste" of what astronauts saw on Monday.
  SEE IT: NASA Releases Stunning Photos From Lunar Flyby
  
• NASA might claim the astronauts are doing science, but most of it is minor and not very significant. When you get down to it, this is simply a very expensive tourist trip for four government employees, paid for at an ungodly cost by the American taxpayer.
  Orion completes short 15-second burn to refine its return-to-Earth
  
• The material that makes up the layers appears very sandy and delicate, so it breaks away it very small pieces, just like sand on a beach. The result is this feathery look.
  Feathery eroding layers on Mars
  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• Six recent rulings uphold the rights of parents and governments to preserve a traditional understanding of gender.
  The Transgender Tide Has Turned at the Supreme Court
  
• A niche identity is returning to its niche, and the California legislature is tacitly acknowledging that even the niche dies without regular infusions of free government money.

  California Is Trying To Save The Pediatric Trans Industry Because It’s Dying

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• “When the unhappy can’t be fixed, they must be purged.”
  Noelia Castillo Ramos and the Dictatorship of Happiness
  
• Christian Toto:Short on Hollywood tackles the craziest neighbor scuffle in ages
  Alan Ritchson CLEARED?! Colbert’s Gollum and More!
  HITHER & YON

• The skull was found in the area of DeForest Park and Wetlands during an event set up for children on Easter Sunday, CBS News reported, citing police. Reports suggested the skull could have been from an infant, according to KTLA5. The skull was reportedly found laying “right out in the open,” Fox11 Los Angeles reported.
  Family Stumbles Upon Human Skull During Local Easter Egg Hunt, Police Say
  
• “I was briefed last week on an issue — or excuse me, two weeks ago — and it would’ve set the earth on — this country would’ve come unglued, I think, if they would’ve heard all that I’d heard.”
  Rep. Burchett Makes Stunning Statements About Existence of Aliens on Earth

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