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World

No Deal, No Off-Ramp: US Blockades Iranian Ports After 21 Hours of Talk Yield Nothing

Twenty-one hours of talks produced no deal. By morning, the US Navy was blockading every Iranian port — and China was quietly pulling the plug on a chemical the world's fertiliser supply depends on.

Von Clause April 13, 2026

Technology

Meta Is Building a Photorealistic AI Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is personally training a 3D AI clone of himself so Meta employees can 'feel more connected' to the founder. Those same employees are simultaneously being asked to prove their AI fluency.

Jonny V. Nuovo April 13, 2026

World

One Meal a Day: Sudan Starves While the World Watches Iran

"We no longer ask what we will eat. We ask who will eat." Millions of Sudanese families are down to one meal a day — and the Iran war hasn't just distracted the world, it has deepened the famine.

Von Clause April 13, 2026

Health

Fourteen Months, Zero Symptoms: CAR-T Therapy Clears Three Autoimmune Diseases

After a decade of failed treatments and daily blood transfusions, a single CAR-T cell infusion put three autoimmune diseases into remission. Fourteen months later, the patient takes no medication.

Carl Sage April 13, 2026

Politics

Starmer's Quiet Brexit Reversal: EU Rules Without a Parliamentary Vote

The Brexit campaign's loudest promise was parliamentary sovereignty. A decade later, Keir Starmer is preparing legislation that would adopt EU rules through secondary legislation — the same mechanism Brexiteers once decried as democratic theft.

Von Clause April 13, 2026

World

35 Candidates, No Winner: Peru Can't Finish Its Own Election

Peru set out to elect a president on Sunday and couldn't finish the job. Logistical breakdowns forced 63,300 voters into a Monday extension, while Rafael López Aliaga's 23.4% lead guarantees a June runoff.

Von Clause April 13, 2026

Gaming

No Discount, No Update, No Problem: Kerbal Space Program Just Cracked Steam's Top 3

NASA sent humans around the Moon for the first time in 50 years. Thousands of gamers responded by buying an eleven-year-old simulation at full price.

Tyler Vincere April 13, 2026

Gaming

Crimson Desert Lost Half Its Players. Still #1 on Steam.

Crimson Desert is the top-selling game on Steam with an 87% positive rating. It also just lost 54.7% of its concurrent players in a single tracking period. Both things are true.

Tyler Vincere April 13, 2026

World

Thousands of Violations Later, Another Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Dies on Schedule

Ukraine recorded 7,696 alleged truce violations. Russia counted 1,971 of its own. The 32-hour Easter ceasefire changed nothing on the ground — and that was predictable from the start.

Von Clause April 13, 2026

World

"Get His Act Together": Trump Declares War on the Pope Over Iran

The first American pope called the US-Israeli war in Iran a 'delusion of omnipotence.' Trump called him weak — and claimed Leo only got the job because of him.

Von Clause April 13, 2026

Technology

AI Will Destroy Humanity, He Wrote. Then He Firebombed Altman's Home.

He wrote that AI was 'a race to the grave.' Then he firebombed Sam Altman's home — and two days later, someone came back with a gun.

Jonny V. Nuovo April 12, 2026

Business

Chaos Merchants Burned: Iran War Swallows Billions in Commodity Bets

PIMCO's commodity fund is down 20%. Citadel lost $1 billion in a week. These are the firms that get rich when markets go crazy — and the Iran war just proved markets can go crazier than anyone priced in.

Maynard Keys April 12, 2026