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Alibaba Qwen Team Releases Qwen3.5 Omni: A Native Multimodal Model for Text, Audio, Video, and Realtime Interaction - MarkTechPost
Added: Mar 31, 2026Alibaba Qwen Team Releases Qwen3.5 Omni: A Native Multimodal Model for Text, Audio, Video, and Realtime Interaction
Site: MarkTechPost
Alibaba Qwen Team Releases Qwen3.5 Omni: A Native Multimodal Model for Text, Audio, Video, and Realtime Interaction

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Wilfred Reilly on X: "The Patriarchy." / X Added: Mar 31, 2026
Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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China and Pakistan present new Iran deal: Ceasefire for opening Hormuz Added: Mar 31, 2026
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Canada Goes OFF THE RAILS with Pronoun Madness and "Equity Cards" Proving Identity Politics Fails - YouTube Added: Mar 31, 2026
Canada Goes OFF THE RAILS with Pronoun Madness and "Equity Cards" Proving Identity Politics Fails
Site: YouTube
Emily Jashinsky breaks down this past weekendâs New Democratic Party convention in Canada that was overwhelmed with identity politics as participants emphasi...

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How Trump Can Set His Endless War Agenda Straight | Victor Davis Hanson - YouTube Added: Mar 31, 2026
US-Iran Messaging War EXPLAINED | Victor Davis Hanson
Site: YouTube
Victor Davis Hanson provides viewers with an update to on forthcoming book, "The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement,"...

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New BCI Decodes Deep-Brain Thoughts - Neuroscience News
Added: Mar 31, 2026New BCI Decodes Deep-Brain Thoughts - Neuroscience News
Site: Neuroscience News
A new deep-brain BCI from Tsinghua University uses the lateral ventricles to record neural signals. This "lantern" electrode avoids immune rejection and achieves 98% accuracy in predicting behavior.

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Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant | WIRED Added: Mar 31, 2026
Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant
Site: WIRED
Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful.
Buckwalter has been a quadriplegic since a diving accident at age 16 left him paralyzed from the chest down. The six chips in his brain, made by Blackrock Neurotech, read activity from his neurons and decode movement intention. They enable him to operate a computer with his thoughts, feel sensation in his fingers that he had lost, and, more recently, make music with his mind. Known as a brain-computer interface, or BCI, the technology is being developed by Paradromics, Synchron, Elon Muskâs Neuralink, and others to restore communication and movement in people with severe motor disabilities. But Buckwalterâs experience shows that the technology can be used in ways that are not purely functionalâfor instance, as an outlet for creative expression. Other BCI recipients are using their implants to make digital art with their thoughts. A 2023 gallery exhibit at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC, displayed works by BCI recipients Nathan Copeland, James Johnson, and Jan Scheuermann. Buckwalter has been working with Caltech graduate student Sean Darcy, who developed an algorithm that allows him to create musical tones on a computer with his thoughts. Buckwalter, a longtime musician with the Los Angeles-based punk rock band Siggy, has used some of the tones he has composed in the lab in a song called âWirehead,â also the name of the bandâs latest album released on March 15. WIRED spoke with Buckwalter about what itâs like to make music with his mind. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. WIRED: You recently started using your implant to produce musical tones. How did that come about? Galen Buckwalter: Even before I was implanted, I saw this clip that was going around YouTube of mushrooms, where if you put electrodes on mushrooms you get this biosonification. It will amplify the electrical activity going on in a mushroom, and you get these really cool sounds. I saw that and thought, if a mushroom can chirp like that, I want to know what my brain sounds like. That was something that was on my agenda that I wanted to do with the Caltech team. From day one, I was talking to all the researchers about it, and this amazing grad student, Sean Darcy, heard about it. He spent his time on weekends and nights coming up with this software that translates what I think into the ability to manipulate tones. So youâre able to create musical tones just by thinking. How does that work? Each neuron has a baseline firing rate. All these neurons are firing to some extent, but what we do is identify neurons that I have volitional control of. My six implants each have 64 independent channels to record from, and we have a big screen with all 384 channels on it. So, if I think about moving my toe up and down, a bunch of channels will light up. There seems to be a directional set of neurons that it picks up from just the extension and flexion of my toe. What Sean does is he assigns a tone to the baseline firing rate. If I activate that neuron, the pitch will go up, and if I suppress it, it will come back down. I think about moving my index finger, and then think about moving my pinky, and I can do that for as many channels as I have volitional control over. Right now I can do two tones at once, but if you go above that it starts to feel like you're rubbing your head and patting your stomach at the same time. Youâre thinking about a particular movement, and each of those movements is assigned a different tone? Yeah. Wow. And right now, youâre able to produce two tones at once by thinking about two different movements simultaneously? Right. Any more than that and it gets a little discordant. But itâs something weâre working on. I think itâs totally possible. Ultimately, I do think the potential is that we'll have a complete DJ booth coming out of my head. We're starting to get loops so that I can get a good rhythm loop going and then put melodies on top of it. Sean has also come up with a kind of keyboard, so the tone will only play if I go above a certain threshold, and then if I bring it back down it'll go off. It starts to be like playing an instrument. Does it require a lot of concentration? Yeah, at least to learn. From one day to another, the channels can actually be detecting different neurons. Sometimes channel 54 might be our go-to neuron and then one day itâs just not happening for us. We have to find the neurons that are happening that day and what I need to do to activate them. Then we go from there. Tell me more about how the virtual keyboard works. I'm thinking about movement primarily, but I just have to get the movement above a threshold to get the tone. I can think about moving my index finger, and then think about my middle finger and activate different neurons and get them to give me the tone, but then to suppress that takes more focused effort. Itâs trippy to think that we can control individual neurons in our brains. I don't know what the long term implications of that are, but I find it really fascinating that we can do that. Has music always been important to you? I have a punk band, Siggy. We've been together for 29 years. Itâs a huge part of my lifeâgetting together, creating, and playing shows on occasion. We actually used one of the tracks I created with my neural signals for a song called âWirehead,â which is kind of a punk reflection on the possibilities of BCIs and all that good stuff. I do have some frustration with the whole academic approach to BCI, which is that itâs not always considering the interests of the participants. The researchers have their experiments and aren't really saying, âHey, how can we work with you to make your life more interesting?â The community has to incorporate that if this technology is really going to advance. It's going to make the technology more enjoyable for the people using it. I think we should absolutely be exploring how to use this to advance creativity. Restoration, yeah, that's first and foremost. But we're a lot more than just moving and sensing. I think that's where getting the subjective experience to not only be considered but to drive the research is really important. And you proposed this research project to Caltech? I had proposed it initially, but Sean took it and he ran with it. What we're doing is much more advanced than what I was thinking of. Itâs like I have an orchestra in my brain, and I just have to learn how to play it. Once you started making these tones, did you immediately want to incorporate them into your band's music? As soon as we started playing around with it and I realized what I could do, we were both like, âOh yeah, we gotta record it.â Now we want to see what we can do just with neural music. Itâs moving toward a DJ setup, where heâs kind of the knob turner to modulate the tones that I produce. It's new music. What did your bandmates think? They were all in. What was it like to hear these tones out loud for the first time? The first time they hooked me up after surgery, they had a huge screen there with all 384 channels. To just look at your brain, at the neurons firing, and then to start doing different things and seeing that you could control the firing, honest to God, I've felt such a sense of awe. This is brave new territory. It was so cool. Then hearing the sounds for the first time was very much similar to that. With the sounds, the fact that I'm controlling it is much more evident. When Iâm thinking about moving my toe and all of a sudden thereâs this pitch, itâs like, whoa. Itâs just mind-blowing. Itâs so fun. I leave those sessions feeling like Iâve been playing with my band for a while. You just get into that creative flow state. Is your next goal to compose a full song that's straight from your brain? We're already playing around with that. Weâre not going to stop until we get to the sphere. I want to circle back to a point you made earlier about how BCI research should prioritize the needs and preferences of patients. Why do you think creativity is such an important component for developers to consider? I'm a quadriplegic for the rest of my days. I know that. But to have this be able to enhance my creative activities and give me another way of feeling, itâs awesome. It is so empowering to be able to do entirely unique things. Thatâs what gets humans out of bed in the morning. Just the fact that I find this so rewarding and so motivating, that should make developers realize that in order for this technology to really succeed, people have to love it. They have to love the experience of it.

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Uncensored WAN 2.2 Remix V3 ComfyUI â Best Image to Video (I2V) Model? - YouTube Added: Mar 31, 2026
Uncensored WAN 2.2 Remix V3 ComfyUI â Best Image to Video (I2V) Model?
Site: YouTube
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Victor Davis Hanson: Is Iran War Legal? Yes - YouTube Added: Mar 31, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: Iran, Part 1: Is Iran War Legal? Yes
Site: YouTube
The Left has spent every waking moment the last month trying to convince the public that the Trump administrationâs so-called âwarâ in Iran isnât legal. But ...

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Trump to address nation on Iran war Wednesday after saying US will leave "soon" Added: Apr 1, 2026
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Was Humor the Engine of Linguistic Evolution? - Neuroscience News
Added: Apr 1, 2026Was Humor the Engine of Linguistic Evolution? - Neuroscience News
Site: Neuroscience News
Is wit a sign of evolutionary fitness? A new study explores how "quick-wittedness" and ancient verb-noun compounds shaped the evolution of human grammar through sexual selection. Learn how "killjoys" helped build the human brain.

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How Slow Waves During Sleep Take Over to Clear Metabolic Trash - Neuroscience News
Added: Apr 1, 2026How Slow Waves During Sleep Take Over to Clear Metabolic Trash - Neuroscience News
Site: Neuroscience News
How does the brain clean itself during sleep? A new ultrafast MRI method tracks cerebrospinal fluid flow without contrast agents, revealing how vasomotor waves drive the brain's "nightly wash."

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Stanford scientists create shape-shifting material that changes color and texture like an octopus | ScienceDaily Added: Apr 1, 2026
Stanford scientists create shape-shifting material that changes color and texture like an octopus
Site: ScienceDaily
A new shape-shifting material can change both its texture and color in seconds, inspired by the camouflage abilities of octopuses. By precisely controlling how a polymer swells with water, researchers can create detailed, reversible patterns at the nanoscale. The material can even mimic realistic surfaces and dynamically adjust how it reflects light. In the future, AI could allow it to automatically blend into its surroundings.

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THEY COULD END IT - YouTube Added: Apr 1, 2026
THEY COULD END IT
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THE MADMAN HAS DONE IT, Trump Moves To Checkmate Democrats | Timcast IRL - YouTube Added: Apr 1, 2026
THE MADMAN HAS DONE IT, Trump Moves To Checkmate Democrats | Timcast IRL
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What does new research say about quantum computers breaking encryption? - Google Search Added: Apr 1, 2026
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Psychology says the reason some people seem to barely age while others decline rapidly after 60 isn't genetic luck â it's that the ones who stay vital never let go of three things most people quietly surrender in their 50s: a reason to be somewhere, a person expecting them, and something they haven't finished yet
Site: VegOut
If you're in your fifties or sixties and you feel yourself slowing down, don't start with a diet or a supplement or a morning routine podcast. Start with three questions. Where am I expected tomorrow? Who would notice if I didn't show up? And what am I still in the middle of?

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Which Is More Painful: Getting Kicked In The Balls, or Childbirth? Science Finally Has An Answer
Added: Apr 1, 2026Which Is More Painful: Getting Kicked In The Balls, or Childbirth? Science Finally Has An Answer
Site: The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel
The argument has been going on forever and everyone has an opinion. Turns out biology has been quietly keeping score this whole time.

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Stop force-shutting down your PCâ6 habits that are silently killing your SSD
Added: Apr 1, 2026Stop force-shutting down your PCâ6 habits that are silently killing your SSD
Site: How-To Geek
These 6 real-world habits are slowly destroying your PC's SSD

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Candace Finally SNAPPED, This proves it - YouTube Added: Apr 1, 2026
Candace Finally SNAPPED, This proves it
Site: YouTube
Candace said the number 33 is everywhere and that proves the cult has taken overThis is called Apophenia and at the extreme is a symptom of series mental ill...

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CERN levels up with new superconducting karts | CERN Added: Apr 1, 2026
CERN levels up with new superconducting karts
Site: CERN
Update: did you enjoy our April Foolâs day story? While we wonât be racing karts through the tunnel, we are gearing up for major works to prepare for HiLumi LHC and its new technologies. The image is based on a real 1991 CERN image of the monorail used to transport people and equipment in the tunnel during the lifetime of the Large Electron-Positron Collider (LEP), which preceded the LHC. Following on from the robotic mice, CERN engineers have now developed a super-charged kart to enable workers to race through the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) underground tunnel during the upcoming major works, starting this summer. The karts promise a power boost to activities during this period, known as Long Shutdown 3 (LS3), which will see the LHC transformed into the High-Luminosity LHC. These vehicles will replace the bicycles that were used until now to travel through the 27-km underground tunnel, enabling engineers and technicians to speed to areas where improvements to the accelerator are required. âEach kart is turbo-boosted by 64 superconducting engines,â explains project leader Mario Idraulico. âWhen the engines are cooled to below their critical temperatures, the Meissner effect levitates the karts, allowing them to zip through the tunnels at high speeds and, mamma mia, theyâre super!â Early tests have been promising, and the next steps involve testing different kart designs in an underground race. Safety coordinator Luigi Fratello has ensured that each driver will be issued with Safety and Health Equipment for Long and Limited Stays (SHELLS), although his response to drivers wanting bananas in the tunnel was âOh no!â These karts, although developed to support CERNâs fundamental research programme, show clear applications for society. CERNâs Knowledge Transfer Group has begun discussions with European startup company Quantum Mushroom to explore aerospace applications and powering for next-generation anti-gravity vehicles. Surprisingly, the kart project began from a collaboration between CERN engineers and onsite nursery school children â one example of CERNâs commitment to inspiring future generations. âWeâre thrilled that the childrenâs kart designs were the inspiration for the engineered karts,â exclaimed schoolteacher Yoshi Kyouryuu, mid-way through painting spots on eggs for an Easter egg hunt. âAs educators, we promote curiosity from a young age, which is why we paint question marks all over our yellow school walls,â explained school director, Rosalina Pfirsich, looking up from her storybook. âWith all the contributions the children have made to the upcoming High-Luminosity LHC project, weâve taken to calling them Luma!â Find out more about the High-Luminosity LHC project.
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WEâRE GOING BACK, NASA To Send Astronauts TO THE MOON, Artemis II Launch - YouTube Added: Apr 1, 2026
WEâRE GOING BACK, NASA To Send Astronauts TO THE MOON, Artemis II Launch
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Gut bacteria may influence social behavior through smell Added: Apr 1, 2026
Gut bacteria may influence social behavior through smell
In a new study, Northwestern University neurobiologists discovered that gut bacteria and the nose work together to shape social behavior in mice, including who fights and who backs down. Using a combination of genetic and behavioral experiments, the scientists found gut microbes produce a pungent odor that other animals can smell. When detected, these scents trigger aggression and shape social hierarchies. The discovery reveals a previously unknown way the microbiome influences social interactions.

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A Massive Comet Could Light Up the Sky This April If It Survives the Sunâs Fiery Embrace
Added: Apr 1, 2026A Massive Comet Could Light Up the Sky This April If It Survives the Sunâs Fiery Embrace
Site: The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel
Comet MAPS is on the verge of an unprecedented encounter with the Sun, and its survival could lead to a once-in-a-lifetime visual spectacle.

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Unexpected Metal in Rocks on Mars Hints at The Possibility of Ancient Life : ScienceAlert
Added: Apr 1, 2026Unexpected Metal in Rocks on Mars Hints at The Possibility of Ancient Life
Site: ScienceAlert
The discovery of abundant nickel in a once waterlogged region of Mars offers yet another hint that the red planet may once have offered suitable conditions for life.

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U.S. and Iran discussing ceasefire for reopening strait, officials say Added: Apr 1, 2026
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The left is completely COOKED.. - YouTube Added: Apr 1, 2026
The left is completely COOKED..
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Harlan Ellison on God - YouTube Added: Apr 1, 2026
Harlan Ellison on God
Site: YouTube
The writer Harlan Ellison discusses his views on god and religion in the documentary 'Harlan Ellison: Dreams With Sharp Teeth.

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SCOTUS DEFIES Trump, May UPHOLD Illegal Alien Birthright Citizenship - YouTube Added: Apr 1, 2026
SCOTUS DEFIES Trump, May UPHOLD Illegal Alien Birthright Citizenship
Site: YouTube
SCOTUS hears arguments on Trumpâs push to end birthright citizenship, with justices signaling skepticism.The case could determine whether children born in th...

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NASAâs Artemis II Launch - YouTube Added: Apr 1, 2026
NASAâs Artemis II Launch
Site: YouTube
Cape Canaveral, FL

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ALIENS ARE REAL, Humans KIDNAPPED And FORCED To Breed Says Former Congressman - YouTube Added: Apr 1, 2026
ALIENS ARE REAL, Humans KIDNAPPED And FORCED To Breed Says Former Congressman
Site: YouTube
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ANU researchers observed entangled helium atoms existing in two places at once - Google Search Added: Apr 1, 2026
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NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast) - YouTube Added: Apr 1, 2026
NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast)
Site: YouTube
This feed will provide continuous coverage of Artemis II mission activities with live commentary, beginning with tanking of the SLS (Space Launch System) roc...

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NASA launches 4 astronauts to the moon on historic Artemis 2 voyage, a lunar leap for the 21st century | Space Added: Apr 1, 2026
NASA launches 4 astronauts to the moon on historic Artemis 2 voyage, a lunar leap for the 21st century
Site: Space
For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts are on their way to the moon.

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âI came, I saw, I conquered:â Trump set to claim victory in Iran at primetime address - POLITICO Added: Apr 1, 2026
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Watch Artemis 2 fly through space in real time with this telescope livestream | Space Added: Apr 1, 2026
Watch Artemis 2 fly through space in real time with this telescope livestream tonight
Site: Space
A Virtual Telescope Project livestream aims to track NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft â here's how to watch it as it travels through space.

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Serious Eats Added: Apr 1, 2026
Serious Eats
Site: Serious Eats
Serious Eats is the destination for delicious food, with definitive recipes, trailblazing science, and essential guides to eating and knowing all about the best food, wherever you are.
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President Trump Delivers an Address to the Nation, Apr. 1, 2026 - YouTube Added: Apr 1, 2026
President Trump Delivers an Address to the Nation, Apr. 1, 2026
Site: YouTube
The White House

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Trump: US to bomb Iran "back to stone ages" over next 2-3 weeks Added: Apr 1, 2026
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Why is the Artemis 2 rocket launch different from all other rocket launches? | Space Added: Apr 1, 2026
Why is the Artemis 2 rocket launch different from all other rocket launches?
Site: Space
That's one small sip of ManischewitzâŚ

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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Added: Apr 1, 2026
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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Five takeaways from President Trumpâs address on Iran Added: Apr 2, 2026
5 takeaways from President Trumpâs address on Iran
Site: The Hill
President Trump delivered a prime-time address Wednesday evening about the war on Iran, more than a month after hostilities commenced. Trumpâs decision to launch the war in conjunction with Israel âŚ
President Trump delivered a prime-time address Wednesday evening about the war on Iran, more than a month after hostilities commenced. Trumpâs decision to launch the war in conjunction with Israel has come to look more and more risky. The conflict has been unpopular since its inception. Soaring gas prices and turbulence on the financial markets have sharpened the cost for Americans. In opinion polls, Trumpâs approval ratings have dropped to, or close to, the lowest point of his second term. The president and his allies insist he deserves credit for being willing to take action against Iran. They also emphasize the successes that have been notched by the U.S. military. Here are the main takeaways from Trumpâs speech. Trump spoke for almost 19 minutes, but much of his rhetoric amounted to little more than a repetition of things he has already said or posted on social media. The White Houseâs intended headline from the speech seems to have been the claim from Trump that the U.S.âs âcore strategic objectives are nearing completion.â Soon afterward, Trump added, âWeâre going to finish it very fast. Weâre getting very close.â The claim is intended to reassure the American public that there is no danger of seeing another quagmire of the kind witnessed in Iraq and Afghanistan or, a generation before, in Vietnam. However, there was virtually nothing in terms of specificity from the president. The objectives he referred to are subjective by their nature. Also, a countervailing thrust in Trumpâs remarks â where he threatened Iran with still-greater destruction â ultimately drew just as much attention. From a news-making perspective, the speech was underwhelming. Speculation ran wild in the minutes before the speech began â too wild, in retrospect. Forecasts that Trump would come to the cusp of withdrawing from NATO or open the door to using ground troops to seize Iranâs enriched uranium proved wrong. The president instead once again rehashed Iranâs long record of antagonism toward the U.S.; complained about the nuclear deal that had been in place under former President Obama; and exulted in the damage that has been done to Iranâs navy and air force. The issue? None of this was remotely surprising to anyone who has even a passing acquaintance with all the things Trump has already said about the war. The central political difficulty for Trump has been the seeming inability to articulate a clear case for why the war was necessary right now. The failure has disconcerted even some in his own party. Last month, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) was asked during an appearance on ABCâs âThis Weekâ what the âprimary objectiveâ of the war was. âI donât know, and I think itâs a real problem,â Tillis replied. It is a problem that Trump conspicuously failed to solve Wednesday night. Trump always places a great deal of importance on reaction to his words and deeds on the markets. He wonât have been pleased Wednesday night. The price of oil spiked after his remarks. Brent crude oil, just slightly under $100 right before his speech was given, stood above $106 roughly an hour after he finished. WTI crude also rose by more than 4 percent. Stock market futures across all three major U.S. indexes also fell sharply, declining by about 1 percent. To be sure, markets can rebound quickly, and futures markets are particularly susceptible to abrupt changes in direction. Still the negative market sentiment seemed to be driven by two factors: the lack of a clear timetable for an off-ramp from the conflict and the more bellicose elements of Trumpâs address. The latter included the pledge that Iran was going to be hit âextremely hard.â âOver the next two to three weeks weâre going to bring them back to the stone ages, where they belong,â Trump added. âIn the meantime, discussions are ongoing.â Escalating fuel costs are hitting Americans as the war goes on. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the United States is now more than a dollar higher than before the conflict began. On Wednesday, Trump reiterated his claim that Americans are experiencing only a âshort-term increaseâ in prices. He also sought to pin the blame directly on the Iranians, saying that the rise was âentirely the result of the Iranian regime launching deranged terror attacks against commercial oil tankers in neighboring countries.â This, in turn, he said was âyet more proof that Iran can never be trusted with nuclear weapons.â Iran had been widely predicted to assail Persian Gulf nationsâ oil assets and to try to close the Strait of Hormuz if it was attacked. The inability to get the Strait reopened has dogged Trump so far. Later in his speech, Trump contended that âwhen this conflict is over, the Strait will open up naturallyâ and âgas prices will rapidly come back down.â Predictions that Trump would really take a hammer to NATO, and to key allies within it, proved overblown. Trumpâs one allusion to such tensions amounted to remarks that hewed closely to a recent social media post. He said that many nations now struggling for fuel are those that had refused to âget involved in the decapitation of Iran. We had to do it ourselves.â Those nations, he added, should buy oil from the U.S. or âbuild up some delayed courage ⌠go to the strait and just take it.â Even if the suggestion is hard to imagine coming from any other recent American president, it was well short of the full-on lashing some NATO nations were bracing for.

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THEY WONâT DO IT - YouTube Added: Apr 2, 2026
THEY WONâT DO IT
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LIVE: Trump Address Iran War In Historic Speech | Timcast IRL - YouTube Added: Apr 2, 2026
LIVE: Trump Address Iran War In Historic Speech | Timcast IRL
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Elon Musk on X: "Major problem" / X Added: Apr 2, 2026
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THIS IS THE END OF AMERICA - YouTube Added: Apr 2, 2026
THIS IS THE END OF AMERICA
Site: YouTube
If a country's design is such that it cannot and will not defend itself and its people, then it does not matter what this country deserves, such a country wi...

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TRUMP SAYS WAR ALMOST OVER - YouTube Added: Apr 2, 2026
Trump ADDRESSES The Nation On Iran War, Says War Is Almost FINISHED
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