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Sunday, April 19, 2026 Iran Says It Won't Negotiate With 'Erratic' Trump After Genocidal Threat to 'Blow Up' Whole Country “Our assessment is that Trump effectively lacks both a coherent plan and the capacity to secure even a temporary agreement,” an Iranian official said. Know someone who would enjoy the Common Dreams newsletter? Help us spread the word by forwarding this email to your family and friends.   8 Children Killed in 'Extensive' Mass Shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana "This is a tragic situation, maybe the worst tragic situation we’ve ever had in Shreveport," said the mayor.   'The Whole Country's Going to Get Blown Up': Trump Renews Genocidal Threats to Iran as Ceasefire Collapses "Whether he means it or not, his saying it is an indelible moral stain on our country," said one law professor.   Louisiana Advances One of the Country’s ‘Cruelest’ Anti-Homeless Bills One homeless advocacy group said the bill, which would require homeless people to perform unpaid labor to pay for involuntary treatment, "evokes debtor’s prisons, convict leasing, and the ugliest day of Jim Crow."   Israel Continues 'Gaza Tactics' in Lebanon, Leveling Villages and Homes in Violation of Ceasefire UN experts have said Israel's "destruction of urban and village housing that displaced persons would have returned to, is consistent with the pattern of domicide that was initiated during the genocide in Gaza."   Ceasefire Collapsing as Iran Shuts Down Strait of Hormuz Again, Accusing US of 'Piracy' Trump's recent actions have convinced Tehran that the US is not "a trustworthy partner for any kind of deal," according to one Iranian professor.

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