Live Update From the Liveblog of Friday, August 21, 2026 By AFP Today, 2:22 pm Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says it is time to end the months-long Middle East war with the United States and Israel because Tehran is in a position of strength over Washington. “It is better that we bring the war to an end now, as we are in a position of power and dignity, and the whole world acknowledges our victory and emphasizes that America has attacked our schools, hospitals and infrastructure in violation of all regulations and is hated around the world,” he says in a meeting with doctors.

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Some people are so braindead they're just sitting there waiting to be buried at this point, istg https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0apybq8XBEo

🚨💥 THE SECRET IS OUT! NOW ALL GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP REQUESTS WILL BE PUBLIC 👀🔥 This changes EVERYTHING! 💪 Elon Musk just announced that all requests for content removal or restriction sent by governments to X will now be visible to anyone, thanks to the platform's open-source algorithm 📱💻 🔍 What does this mean? If a government, institution, or influential person asks to delete, hide, or restrict a post, EVERYONE will find out. No more "behind closed doors" requests or opaque decisions 🚫🤫 💡 X, under Musk's direction, has become the world's most transparent social network in this regard: what was once invisible is now exposed to millions of users 🌍👏>> Credit for the text and photo to its author. https://x.com/httrejo/status/2089458374039548340?s=46&t=gT6uLhaVod8uwzT4p6povA

A joke for when (it seems that) the world is burning.