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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/iran-plans-tolls-on-ships-passing-through-strait-of-hormuz.html
Iran is preparing legislation that would impose tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian state-aligned media.

Traffic in the waterway, a critical shipping route, has effectively come to a standstill since the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran began almost four weeks ago. Subsequent supply constraints, along with attacks on energy facilities and regional production shutdowns, have pushed oil prices into triple digits.

Revolutionary Guard-aligned news agency Fars said overnight that a lawmaker had told its reporter the plans to impose tolls were also a bid to officialize Iranian supervision over the Strait of Hormuz.

A draft had been prepared, but was not yet complete, Fars reported. It said lawmakers were planning to complete a draft bill by next week, so it would be ready to put to parliament.

The lawmaker said Iran would collect tolls in exchange for secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Google translation.

Multiple media reports have emerged in recent weeks that Iran has been charging ships vast sums to bypass traffic in the waterway. CNBC has not been able to independently verify those claims.

As the conflict moves closer to its fifth week, Washington and Tehran are delivering mixed messages on whether they are in negotiations to bring the war to an end. Iran is reported to have received a 15-point peace plan from U.S. President Donald Trump, but Iranian media said Wednesday night that officials in Tehran have dismissed the proposal.


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https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/26/sport/olympics-transgender-women-athletes-banned
AP —

Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with US President Donald Trump’s executive order on women’s sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

“Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females,” the International Olympic Committee said, “determined on the basis of a one‑time SRY gene screening.”

It is unclear how many, if any, transgender women are competing at an Olympic level. No woman who transitioned from being born male competed at the 2024 Paris Summer Games.

The eligibility policy that will apply from the LA Olympics in July 2028 “protects fairness, safety and integrity in the female category,” the IOC said.

“It is not retroactive and does not apply to any grassroots or recreational sports programs,” said the IOC, whose Olympic Charter states that access to play sport is a human right.

After an executive board meeting, the International Olympic Committee published a 10-page policy document which also restricts female athletes such as two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya with medical conditions known as differences in sex development, or DSD.


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>Revelation was included in lawsuit challenging practice of targeting people seeking to gain legal status as they leave immigration courts

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/ice-lawyers-justify-detaining-on-false-information

>Lawyers for ICE provided false information to justify arresting and detaining thousands of people who had attended immigration courts, according to newly filed court documents.

>Federal prosecutors said that lawyers for ICE acknowledged that an agency memo from May of last year gave no authorization for the arrests, court documents show, despite previously citing it to justify the arrests.

>The revelation was included in filings by the office of Jay Clayton, a US federal attorney, in a lawsuit brought by the New York Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups, first reported on by the New York Daily News.

>The lawsuit is challenging ICE’s practice of targeting people seeking to gain legal status in the US as they leave immigration courts. Agents have arrested thousands of people after they attended hearings, preventing them from further pursuing their cases.

>The NYCLU said that ICE had not provided any legal justification for the arrests, which have been part of Donald Trump’s wide-ranging, and sometimes deadly, effort to ramp up detentions and deportations.

>“The implications of this development are far-reaching,” wrote Amy Belsher, an attorney for the NYCLU, wrote to Kevin Castel, a federal judge based in New York City who is overseeing the lawsuit against ICE.

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The IOC’s shift in position on trans women in elite sports is seismic, but new president Kirsty Coventry is reflecting a changed political climate
By any measure, it amounts to one of the most astonishing U-turns from a governing body in modern times. Four and a half years ago, the International Olympic Committee was lauding the appearance of the first transgender weightlifter, Laurel Hubbard, at an Olympics, and issuing a framework to sports saying that transgender women “should not be deemed to have an unfair or disproportionate competitive advantage” over biological women.

Now it has not only ripped up every last morsel of that guidance but also performed a spectacular 180-degree turn.

Over 10 tightly worded pages, the IOC now states that the female category must be protected for fairness and safety reasons, and makes it clear that SRY screening – a sex test using saliva or a cheek-swab – will be used to determine biological sex.

It is a monumental shift that means transgender women and athletes with differences in sex development (DSD), who were reported as female at birth but have internal testes and have undergone male puberty, are now banned from the female category at all future Olympics.
In conversations with multiple sources in IOC and sporting circles, the same names come up: Kirsty Coventry, Imane Khelif and even Donald Trump. But, perhaps surprisingly, there is also broad agreement that the IOC was pushing at an open door – in private, most sports had been urging it to introduce such a policy for some time.

Was there one moment where the mood began to shift? For most sources it came amid the furore surrounding the Olympic women’s boxing tournament in Paris, and the questions over whether Khelif had a DSD, and thus an unfair advantage.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/26/why-olympics-u-turned-gender-rules-sex-testing

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In other news, Trump supporters are still dumb enough to believe Voter Fraud happens all the time with no evidence except retards getting caught unsuccessfully committing voter fraud

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/activist-pushed-2020-election-fraud-claims-convicted-election-fraud-rcna265134

A jury convicted a Wisconsin man of election fraud and identity theft for requesting the ballots of Republican state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic Racine Mayor Cory Mason without their consent.

Jurors in Racine County on Tuesday found Harry Wait guilty of two misdemeanor election fraud charges and one felony identity theft charge following a two-day trial. He was acquitted of a second count of identity theft.

Wait leads a group that makes false election claims, including that Wisconsin’s elections are riddled with fraud and that President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Trump lost Wisconsin in 2020 by about 21,000 votes.

Wait admitted in 2022 that he requested Vos’ and Mason’s ballots to try to prove that the state’s voter registration system is vulnerable to fraud. Wait told The Associated Press at the time that he wasn’t surprised he was charged.

“You got to expect to pay some costs sometimes when you are trying to work for the public good,” he said.

“I tested the system and the system failed,” he said.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/finnish-mp-paivi-rasanen-convicted-homosexuality-developmental-disorder

A Finnish member of parliament has been found guilty by the country’s supreme court of inciting hatred after claiming that homosexuality was a “developmental disorder”, in a conviction that prompted criticism from far-right government ministers.

Päivi Räsänen, of the Christian Democrats, made the claims in a pamphlet first published in 2004 and reproduced on the website of the Luther Foundation Finland and the Finnish Evangelical Mission Diocese in 2007.

In a 3-2 vote, the supreme court on Thursday found Räsänen guilty of a crime when she republished the pamphlet on Facebook in 2019 and on her website the following year. She was fined €1,800. The court ruled her claim that homosexuality was a disorder of psychosexual development was incorrect.

Räsänen was supported in her case by the US-based conservative legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom, which has tried to use her case as an example of censorship in Europe. The group has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns after successfully overturning Roe v Wade, which protected the right to abortion, in the US.

Räsänen said the outcome was “a shock” and that she would consider appealing against the ruling at the European court of human rights. Lower courts had acquitted her of all charges.

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> 3/24/2026
Trump continues the Iran War for Saudi Crown Prince?!
> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/saudi-prince-iran-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VlA.tGWI.AzAFt1X9Mtfi&smid=url-share
Thousands of Marines arrive…
> https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/24/donald-trump-five-day-pause-marines-us-iran-hormuz-kharg/
Gulf War 2?: Gulf States to help?
> https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-allies-saudi-uae-edge-towards-joining-iran-war-11257606
Peace Plan in mail!
> https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/24/world/iran-war-trump-oil?unlocked_article_code=1.VlA.YxD2.hhMFWsLkKj5H&smid=url-share
Russian oil tanker playing chicken with Trump over Cuba… (Red Text)
> https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/24/trump-russia-oil-cuba-00841403
China mapping ocean floor in anticipation for war with USA?!
> https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/24/china-maps-ocean-floor-as-it-prepares-for-submarine-warfare-with-us/
Beijing claims DC just has 2 months of Rare Earths left!
> https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Chinese-Publication-Claims-US-Has-Two-Months-of-Rare-Earths-Left.html

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/russia-arming-iran-drones-034639875.html
Russia has begun arming Iran with drones in what is the first known transfer of lethal munitions from Moscow to Tehran since the war commenced.

Senior Iranian and Russian officials began discussing drone deliveries just days into the conflict, two officials briefed on Western intelligence reports told the Financial Times.

The shipment is expected to be processed by the end of March.

Russia is one of Iran’s closest allies and has provided crucial satellite, targeting and intelligence data, along with humanitarian aid.

Iran has fired more than 3,000 drones in its retaliatory attacks against Israel and Gulf states in the past four weeks.

According to analysts, Tehran is seeking more advanced Russian models to enhance its own capabilities and improve the effectiveness of its strikes.

It is understood that Russia is providing its Geran-2 drone, which is based on the Shahed drones that Iran has been supplying to Moscow to bolster its offensive in Ukraine.


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I bet Trumps happy that Republicunt dipshits are no longer mismanaging his home district!

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5798055-democrat-gregory-flips-florida-house-seat/

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https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-ready-join-iran-war-if-needed-raising-new-shipping-risk-2026-03-26/
ADEN/GENEVA, March 26 - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement, whose attacks on the Red Sea caused international shipping and trade chaos during the Gaza war, stands ready to strike the key waterway again in solidarity with Tehran, one Houthi leader told Reuters, a move that would deepen a global oil and economic crisis brought on by the Middle East war.
If the Houthis open a new front in the conflict, one obvious target would be the Bab al-Mandab Strait off the coast of Yemen, a key shipping chokepoint and narrow passageway that controls sea traffic towards the Suez Canal after Iran effectively shut the critical Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's Shi'ite allies in Lebanon and Iraq have joined the war in the region unleashed by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran. But Yemen's Houthi rebels, heavily armed and capable of striking Gulf neighbours and causing major disruption to maritime navigation around the Arabian Peninsula, have not yet entered the fray.
"We stand fully militarily ready with all options. As for other details having to do with determining zero hour they are left to leadership and we are monitoring and following up with the developments and will know when is the suitable time to move," said the Houthi leader, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the topic.
"Until now Iran is doing well and is defeating the enemy every day and the battle is going in its direction. If anything contrary to this happens then we can assess."
Some diplomats and analysts say the Houthis are awaiting an opportune moment to enter the conflict, in coordination with Iran, in order to exert maximum pressure.
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz to Gulf Arab hydrocarbon exports and a shift to heavy reliance on the Red Sea might provide such an opportunity.

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François Pauly will become the new chairman of the Vatican bank IOR. He is currently president of the Compagnie financier La Luxembourgeoise and former managing director of the Edmond de Rothschild group. His appointment will be effective at the supervisory board meeting on April 28. Jean-Baptiste Douville de Franssu, the current chairman, will remain in office until then.

Since 2014, the IOR has seen significant improvements and is now recognized for its solid financial results, serving 12,000 clients globally, including the Pope and the Catholic Church. Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi praised Douville de Franssu for his contributions to the bank's renewal and expressed confidence in Pauly's leadership.

https://www.virgule.lu/luxembourg/francois-pauly-devient-le-patron-de-la-banque-du-vatican/144486594.html (Untranslated Article)

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How’s the economy? Not bad if you’re rich. Demand for luxury yachts and private jets is surging thanks to last year’s tax law. Sales of $10 million-plus mansions are booming as stocks hit new highs.

What if you aren’t rich? The typical American can’t afford the median-priced home. Food banks are seeing a growing number of people skipping meals because they can’t afford groceries, and more middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet.

The amount of wealth held by the top 1% increased at more than double the rate of the bottom 90% in the first nine months of last year, according to Federal Reserve figures.

President Donald Trump’s policies are amplifying these trends. One year into his second term, his administration has cut programs helping lower-income households while advancing policies benefiting the wealthy and corporations. He’s signed legislation to cut food stamps and Medicaid benefits and put new restrictions on low-income housing assistance and student loans. To cope with higher costs from tariffs, he has suggested Americans buy fewer dolls for their children.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration has given billions of dollars in tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy and loosened regulations on banks while easing rules around cryptocurrency, which he’s benefited from personally.

“Donald Trump talks a lot about the working class, his MAGA base is primarily working class, but if you look at the data, the working class is doing very badly in the second Trump administration. The real growth in the second Trump administration has been in corporate profits and in the wealth of the people at the top.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/trump-economy-wealth-gap-americans-affordability-inflation-prices-rcna264112

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtaJ0QTOLz8

More reasons Canada is jover...
I mean, I don't know much bout the case, idc rlly, but I thought it might be a good news article.

Don't forget to hydrate!

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https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/world-news/pope-leo-hosts-exorcist-summit-at-the-vatican-over-fears-of-worldwide-surge-in-satanism/
Pope Leo XIV hosted the world’s most senior exorcists at the Vatican, who reportedly warned him of a terrifying global rise in “occultism, esotericism, and Satanism.”
The Chicago-born head of the Catholic church held a private meeting with a delegation of Catholic priests from the International Association of Exorcists (AIE) this month, according to EWTN Vatican.
“They presented a report on the growing prevalence of cases related to occultism, esotericism, and Satanism, and the spiritual consequences they believe this has for many people,” the outlet reported.
“During the meeting, the Association asked the Pontiff to ensure that every diocese in the world has one or more adequately trained exorcist priests.”
Father Francesco Bamonte, AIE vice president, said ignoring these concerns “leaves many faithful without an adequate response to grave spiritual suffering, sometimes pushing them toward inappropriate solutions.”
“During the audience, the Pope was also presented with the book Guidelines for the Ministry of Exorcism, along with an image of Saint Michael the Archangel from the sanctuary of Monte Sant’Angelo,” EWTN Vatican reported.
The AIE, headquartered in Rome, is the subject of the 2023 movie “The Pope’s Exorcist,” starring Russell Crowe.
The powwow with the pope was held on March 13, but was first reported on Monday.
Leo, 70, has previously acknowledged the work of trained Catholic exorcists as “delicate” yet “most necessary,” by encouraging priests “to live it both as a ministry of liberation and of consolation, accompanying the faithful truly possessed by the evil one with prayer and the invocation of Christ’s effective presence,” LA Mag reported.

The FBI arrested state Sen. George Rauscher‘s chief of staff in Juneau on Friday after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Craig Scott Valdez, 36, with sex trafficking children — and investigators believe he may have targeted at least 11 other juveniles across Alaska.

According to court documents, Valdez, whose LinkedIn profile lists him as a chief of staff in the Alaska legislature for the past year, used the popular social media app Snapchat to identify, groom and entice juvenile females in Alaska for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/02/20/mat-su-senators-chief-staff-arrested-federal-child-sex-trafficking-charges/