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https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15782443/minnesota-flag-somalia-racist-walz-omar.html

President Trump said ‌on Friday he would increase tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, saying the bloc had not complied with its trade deal with Washington. "Based on the fact the European Union is not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal, next week I will be increasing Tariffs charged to the European Union for Cars and Trucks coming into the United States. "It is fully understood and agreed that, if they produce Cars and Trucks in ⁠U.S.A. Plants, there will be NO TARIFF. We have a trade deal with the European Union. They were not adhering to it. So I raised the tariffs on cars and trucks to 25%, that's billions of dollars coming into the United States, and it forces them to move their factory production much faster." The Trump administration last year imposed a 25% tariff on global automotive imports under a national security trade law, but reached a deal with the EU in August to lower those duties to a net 15%, inclusive of prior duties. In exchange, the EU agreed to eliminate duties on U.S. industrial goods, including autos, and accept U.S. safety and emissions ‌standards ⁠on vehicles. Although EU lawmakers advanced legislation in March to implement the tariff reductions, they continue to drag their feet.

The war hits its 60th day on Friday, which under the 1973 War Powers Act is the deadline for the White House to secure congressional authorization for hostilities. The law allows a limited 30-day extension to wind down operations, but lawmakers are divided over whether that provision gives Trump more runway or forces Congress to step in. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says an ongoing ceasefire “pauses” the countdown toward that May 1 deadline.

This is classified information that no media should present. It should remain secret at least until the conflict has ended. Regardless of how CNN obtained the information, every CNN employee with a hand in making this public should be arrested for endangering national security. They may have obtained it from Iran and Russia. If it came from Pentagon sources, those individuals should be charged with treason and sent to Leavenworth. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/01/world/video/us-military-bases-iran-strikes-images-invs-digvid

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Irans-Oil-Industry-Faces-a-Geological-Time-Bomb.html

No. Escape (Kuga) sales continue in the global market.

I suspect Ford will finally bring the mid-sized Ford Transit van to the states now that Stellantis is bringing back the Promaster City as a more useful mid-sized van. https://www.caranddriver.com/ram/promaster-city file:///C:/Users/Robert%20Doub/Downloads/MY25-Everest-Spec-Sheet-EN.pdf

The car-based unibody Explorer is for the soccer mom who doesn't want to be seen in a minivan, while the Everest is a body-on-frame man's SUV. https://www.me.ford.com/en/sau/suvs/everest/ file:///C:/Users/Robert%20Doub/Downloads/MY25-Everest-Spec-Sheet-EN.pdf

Iran's Deputy Defence Minister Reza Talaei-Nik said on Tuesday that Tehran was ready to share defensive weapons capabilities and experiences gained from "America's defeat" with "independent" nations including those of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. That bloc includes Iran, Russia, China, India, Pakistan and Central Asian states.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-iran-clash-un-after-tehran-gets-nuclear-non-proliferation-role-2026-04-27/

The Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skillful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result. An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards. If I had known that it would continue like this for five or six weeks and get progressively worse, I would have told him [President Trump] even more emphatically [of my skepticism]. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2026/04/26/dead-or-missing-list-air-force-whistleblower-overdosed-before-set-to-testify-about-ufos-before-congress/

President Trump just announced that he has canceled Witkoff and Kushner's trip to Pakistan to hold talks with Iran. "I told my people a little while ago, they were getting ready to leave [for Pakistan], nope, you're not going to make an 18 hour flight to go there. We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want. You are not going to be making anymore 18 hour flights to sit around and talk about nothing."

I want to like the 3.0 diesel available in the Tahoe, Suburban and 1500 Silverado. But the way GM handled the transmission valve body issues and now the front crankshaft seals, paired with few 3.0-trained techs and the 6.2L line bore fiasco (GM wants customers to use thicker oil.....problem solved?), I'll continue to steer clear of GM and stick with Ford. The Expedition would have been a great application for Ford's proven 3.0L diesel used for years in the Range Rover and offered for a ridiculously short time in the F-150.