Fed-up patriots, truckers, and farmers are standing up to their government with massive convoys. They’re demanding the government end the Green New Scam, which is surging fuel costs. They face the possibility of getting the same treatment as the Canadian truckers who were bankrupted and imprisoned. There will allegedly be a full-scale strike. The Irish minister threatened to take away the farmers’ licenses and insurance. Irish Minister warns of consequences for the fuel protests. Sounds like threats doesnt it? pic.twitter.com/3RTtsjgO0U — Patriotic Nation (@HoodedClaw1974) April 11, 2026 The controversial MMA fighter Conor McGregor and Irish patriots are calling for a national strike amid protests by farmers and truckers over fuel prices. “No more sacrificing our families, our farms, and our future on the altar of radical green ideology and endless foreign wars! We are Ireland! This [strike] is our stand for survival; this is our stand for sovereignty. This is Ireland First,” says Conor McGregor. “Our government has abandoned the voices of the people of Ireland!” The fuel prices are extremely high, partly due to the Iran war, but half of those costs go to excise taxes and the Green New Scam. Ireland’s government follows the EU rules and is not allowed to reduce the VAT tax. IT’S OFFICIAL: Conor McGregor and Irish patriots announce a NATIONWIDE STRIKE as fuel protests of farmers and truckers ramp up They marched yesterday. THE CROWDS IN IRELAND ARE GETTING LARGER BY THE MOMENT… Ireland is EXPLODING against the Globalist Takeover… TENS of THOUSANDS of Patriots are now flooding streets and motorways screaming ENOUGH to their Traitor Government. pic.twitter.com/fCajSNgE5i — Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) April 12, 2026 MCGREGOR: “No more bleeding the Irish worker dry!” Farmers, truckers and hardworking patriots are CLOSING UP SHOP to put massive pressure on the… pic.twitter.com/bbCUjoPX1j — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 12, 2026 The political cartel: Conor McGregor: “An anti-Irish agenda is being carried out in Ireland, and it’s heading toward a quake with the Public.” “I warned about this, but Ireland is no place for new voices under its political cartel.” “I’m for my Country. I’m a God-fearing patriot, and may… pic.twitter.com/wCRQwoZSF7 — Tommy Robinson (@TRobinsonNewEra) April 11, 2026 This man said the political classes have attacked them for years, telling them how to farm. The recipients are people who have farmed for 500 years. They are being paid to not grow food and flowers. Governments that pay farmers to *not* grow food are tyrannical pic.twitter.com/r4xxzUs7c9 — Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) April 13, 2026 British patriots stand with the Irish. Well done Ireland. We have a long and troubled history, but British patriots stand with you in your fight to save your homeland from demographic replacement. pic.twitter.com/fCoGgnYKDv — Paul Golding (@PaulGolding) April 11, 2026 The Irish government deployed the military against the Irish farmers and truckers who were protesting, and blocking roads. However, the military seems extreme. Since half the fuel taxes are due to the Green New Scam and other government agenda items, such as illegal immigration, their gripe is mostly with the tyrannical EU. Irish Government deployed the Military to deal with protesters – now they are offering a small financial contribution to help farmers, truckers & business from going bankrupt due to soaring fuel costs. Listen to how treasonous politicians state they postponing the increase… pic.twitter.com/ktvxWtRzQs — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) April 12, 2026 Because of X, we know what is happening in Ireland. If Elon Musk would have NEVER bought . Nobody would know what is actually happening in Ireland THE IRISH GOVERNMENT IS NOW OPENLY CONFISCATING THE PROPERTY OF PATRIOTS… The Irish Gardaí just STOLE a fuel protester’s own digger…then forced him to pay €500 to get his OWN machine back. THIS IS STRAIGHT UP STATE ROBBERY pic.twitter.com/oxHDSdDF5F — Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) April 13, 2026 America stands with the Irish people TAKE BACK YOUR COUNTRY pic.twitter.com/LEEb9ASVTR — MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) April 13, 2026 The post The Irish Who Want Their Country & Their Freedom Back appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The US Navy is set for a confrontation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ speedboat swarms as it tries to blockade Iranian ports today at 3 pm UK time after ceasefire talks over the weekend ended without an agreement. First, Central Command has issued instructions: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m. ET, in accordance with the President’s proclamation. The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. CENTCOM forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports. Additional information will be provided to commercial mariners through a formal notice prior to the start of the blockade. All mariners are advised to monitor Notice to Mariners broadcasts and contact U.S. naval forces on bridge-to-bridge channel 16 when operating in the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz approaches. The US Navy is set for a confrontation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ so-called speedboat swarms as it tries to blockade the Strait of Hormuz within hours. The experts speaking with the Wall Street Journal said the US should have no problem blockading, but continuing it is far less certain. The Story Although Washington has dealt a severe blow to Iran’s conventional navy, destroying much of its fleet in a series of strikes, Tehran can still threaten shipping in the strait with small speedboats, mines, and suspected underwater drones, according to The Daily Mail. According to Iran, the Islamic Republic possesses a fleet of 3,000–5,000 speedboats, including the Seraj-1, which has been described as very stable, creating perfect conditions for firing weapons from rough seas. Its arsenal includes nimble boats equipped with missiles, mines, and drones, allowing it to threaten and disrupt commercial shipping in ways that are more difficult to counter. Iranian state media released footage in the early days of the conflict showing underground tunnel networks packed with naval drones, anti-ship missiles, and sea mines. Iran released footage of the IRGC Navy warning two U.S destroyers to turn away from the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, or risk being targeted. As expected, the U.S carried on, Iran threatened they were about to launch an attack on them, nothing happened. Wise move Iran, you… https://t.co/XwL9ApXBw4 pic.twitter.com/UhOAIwaA0l — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 12, 2026 According to Iran, the Islamic Republic possesses a fleet of 3,000–5,000 speedboats, including the Seraj-1, which has been described as very stable, creating perfect conditions for firing weapons from rough seas. Its arsenal includes nimble boats equipped with missiles, mines, and drones, allowing it to threaten and disrupt commercial shipping in ways that are more difficult to counter. Footage released by Iranian state media in the early days of the conflict showed underground tunnel networks packed with naval drones, anti-ship missiles, and sea mines. The Wall Street Journal Report Military experts say the U.S. Navy should have no problem pulling off a blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz—but its success in maintaining control of the waterway is far less certain. President Trump said the Navy would seek out and “interdict” vessels that had paid Iran to transit through the strait, and subsequently begin sweeping and clearing sea mines. The blockade would also buy the U.S. time to establish a protected passage for commercial shipping. But such a blockade—currently set to begin at 10 a.m. ET across all Iranian ports—could also draw American forces into an open-ended campaign to police the strait and control the strategic chokepoint. Any renewed attacks by Iranian forces would quickly complicate the mission. Together, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, along which Iran’s southern coast runs, stretch 1,340 miles. Since the strait is exposed to Iran’s coastline, any operations in the waterway will be vulnerable to mines, drones, and attack boats. Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps still maintains much of its extensive fleet of nimble speedboats, which it uses to control the strait. Any attacks would easily compound the global economic damage caused by the war already. It might come down to who has a higher threshold for pain—Tehran or global markets? The UK won’t have any part in blocking the Strait. Iran says they are prepared to take them on. “Any attempt by military vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz will be dealt with severely,” the Guards’ Navy Command said, according to Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB. Emphasis added. The post US Navy-Iran Blockade: The US Can Do It But Can They Keep It appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

According to The Telegraph, Sir Keir Starmer will not join Donald Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The Telegraph reports that Britain will not send warships to enforce the blockade of oil tankers after Mr. Trump said the US Navy would be helped by other countries. Instead, the UK will deploy minesweepers to clear the waterway, which has been seized by Iran since the war began. On Sunday evening, President Trump announced that the US Navy would begin stopping “any and all ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz” after negotiations to end the war collapsed. The post UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Won’t Blockade, Will Send Minesweepers appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Gov. Abigail Sanberger, the so-called moderate Democrat, has been signing anti-gun legislation and some of the worst bills can be vetoed today. Today is the last day. Then they pass without her signature. One measure is designed to make it easier to sue gun makers, distributors, and sellers over the criminal misuse of firearms. In other words, if a monster kills someone with a gun, it will be easier to sue the gun makers, distributors, and dealers. The biggest anti-2A bill passed is a ban on the sale, manufacture, and transfer of so-called assault firearms and “large capacity” magazines, defined as any magazine that can hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. There is no word on whether she will veto it. @SpanbergerForVA is on notice: 2A rights SHALL NOT BE infringed. We are closely watching—in the event any unlawful legislation is enacted, we will sue. @CivilRights will protect the 2A rights of law-abiding citizens in Virginia. 2A Section Lawyers are standing by… pic.twitter.com/h2DfXwgaKC — AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) April 10, 2026 The Virginia Governor signed a few gun-related bills just now, but so far no update on the "assault weapon" one: pic.twitter.com/uomfM35W3Z — Rob Romano (@2Aupdates) April 10, 2026 The post The Last Day Virginia’s Gov. Can Veto Unconstitutional 2A Bills appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“In the summer of 1776 our Founding Fathers sought tosecure our independence and our liberties that remain thefoundation of our nation today.” Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA)Apr 13-19, 2026 April 131860 – The first Pony Express reached Sacramento, California, in just under 10 days. The Pony Express originated in St. Joseph, Missouri, and used a relay of about 80 riders at 184 stations and over 400 horses while in operation to deliver mail. The Pony Express lasted about a year and a half, ending after the transcontinental telegraph was completed.1902 – James Cash Penney opened his first store, called the “Golden Rule Store,” in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The first day’s sales were $33.41. JC Penny died in 1971 at age 95.1957 – Due to lack of funds, Saturday mail delivery in the U.S. was temporarily halted. Saturday mail delivery was restored the following week when Congress allocated $41 million to the Post Office.1984 – Pete Rose became the first National League baseball player to get 4,000 hits in a career. American League player Ty Cobb, in 1927, was the only other player to get over 4,000 hits. Watch 42-year-old Charlie Hustle get his 4,000th hit. 2004 – Barry Bonds hit his 661st career home run, passing Willie Mays on the all-time home run list. Bonds ended his career with 762 home runs.2011 – Former baseball player Barry Bonds was found guilty of obstruction of justice after a trial about his steroid use. Bonds broke Hank Aaron’s home run record in 2007, but his accomplishment is overshadowed by steroid use accusations. Bonds is now 61 years old.April 141775 – The first abolitionist society in the U.S. organized in Philadelphia. Around 1785 Ben Franklin was elected as its president.1865 – President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater during the play “Our American Cousin” in Washington, DC, after a plan to kidnap the president failed. Lincoln died nine hours later. Booth escaped, but he was killed when the barn where he was hiding was set on fire and burned down.1935 – The worst sandstorm in the U.S., known as Black Sunday, ravaged the Midwest and creates the Dust Bowl. The drought and sandstorms continued until 1939. Watch a report with photographs of the sandstorm. 1971 – In Swann vs Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, the Supreme Court upheld busing as a means of achieving racial desegregation.2003 – The Human Genome Project was completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99% with support from the U.S. Department of Energy. The project was started in 1987.2009 – Georgetown University covered up its religious symbols at the request of the Obama administration before President Obama spoke at the university.April 151910 – President William Howard Taft began the tradition of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch on baseball’s opening day at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC. Every president since Taft has done this.1955 – Ray Kroc started the McDonald’s chain of fast food restaurants in Des Plaines, Illinois. Hamburgers cost 15 cents, while French fries and sodas cost 10 cents each. There are now more than 43,000 McDonald’s restaurants in over 100 countries, with plans to increase to 50,000 by 2025. Kroc died in 1984 at age 81. Watch a 9-minute bio of Krok and the history of McDonald’s. 1964 – The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, connecting Virginia and Maryland, opened as the world’s longest bridge-tunnel complex at 23 miles long. The toll is now $21 during peak summer season, $18 during off-peak season.1981 – Janet Cooke said her Pulitzer award winning story called “Jimmy’s World” about an 8-year-old heroin addict is a lie. The Washington Post relinquished the Pulitzer Prize on the fabricated story and Cooke resigned from the Post.2012 – The U.S. Secret Service’s inappropriate conduct scandal began when at least 11 agents were implicated. The 11 agents were placed on leave after an investigation into inappropriate conduct in Columbia prior to a summit attended by President Obama. Three more agents were sent home for inappropriate conduct prior to President Obama’s trip to Holland in March 2014.2013 – Three people were killed and 183 injured after two terrorist bombs explode near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Watch an ABC News report. April 161862 – The U.S. Confederate Congress approved the conscription act for all white males 18-35 years of age.1881 – Bartholomew “Bat” Masterson fought his last gun battle in Dodge City, Kansas. No one was killed and Masterson paid an $8 fine. Masterson served as a sheriff and U.S. Marshall for the next three decades. He became a sports editor in New York City and died of a heart attack at his desk in 1921 at age 67.1922 – Annie Oakley set a women’s record by shooting 100 clay targets in a row. Annie also starred in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. She died in 1926 at age 66.1962 – Walter Cronkite began anchoring the CBS Evening News. His news program aired until 1981. He was called “The most trusted man in America.” Cronkite died in 2009 at age 92. Watch his final broadcast. 1992 – The House of Representatives ethics committee listed 303 current and former lawmakers who had overdrawn their House bank accounts.2007 – In one of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, 23-year-old student Seung-Hui Cho, shot 32 people to death and injured at least 17 others on the campus of Virginia Tech before committing suicide.April 171865 – Mary Surratt was arrested as a conspirator in President Lincoln’s assassination. She owned the boarding house where her son John Surratt, along with John Wilkes Booth and others, conspired to kill the president. She was hanged on July 7th with three others convicted of the conspiracy. Mary, aged 42, was the first woman executed by order of the U.S. government.1948 – Bernard Baruch, advisor to presidents Hoover and Truman, introduced the term Cold War when he says, “Let us not be deceived, we are today in the midst of a Cold War.”1961 – A group of 1,500 Cuban exiled supported by the U.S. government invades the Bay of Pigs on the southern coast of Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro. The invasion failed and by April 21st all fighters were killed or captured.1964 – Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to fly solo around the world when she completed a flight of 29 days. She flew in a Cessna 180 christened the “Spirit of Columbus.” Mock died in 2014 at age 88. Watch a short slide show of Jerrie’s career. 1969 – Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy on June 6, 1968. He was sentenced to death but his sentence was commuted to life in prison because California deemed capital punishment as cruel and unusual punishment. Sirhan, now 81, was denied parole in 2022 by Gov. Newsom after being approved for release by the parole board.1996 – Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing their parents in 1989 when the brothers were age 21 and 18 respectively. All their appeals have been denied. They were reunited in 2018 for the first time in over 20 years. They had been housed in separate prisons. Their case was recently reopened in light of new evidence. Watch a report about the brothers. 2010 – George Washington was reported to have racked up $300,000 in late fees for failing to return a book to a Manhattan library. After staff at George Washington’s former home in Mount Vernon, Virginia, learn of the situation they got in touch with the library and offered to replace the book with another copy of the same book. During a ceremony in May the Mount Vernon staff presented the book to the New York library.April 181775 – Paul Revere and William Dawes rode from Charleston to Lexington warning the colonists, “The Regulars are coming out!” It was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere,” that introduced the line “The British are coming.”1861 – Col. Robert E. Lee turned down President Lincoln’s request to command the Union Army. Lee’s home is now part of Arlington National Cemetery.1906 – The San Francisco earthquake and subsequent fire killed nearly 4,000 people and destroys 75 percent of city. It ranks as the 16th strongest earthquake in the U.S. at an estimated 7.8 on the Richter scale.1958 – A U.S. federal court ruled that Idaho-born poet Ezra Pound would be released from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for the criminally insane after 13 years of confinement. Pound lived in Italy during WWII and strongly supported Mussolini. He was arrested at the end of the war and held in a prison camp, where he suffered a mental breakdown. After his release from St. Elizabeth’s, Pound returned to Italy, where he lived until his death in 1972 at the age of 87.1968 – U.S. oil executive Robert P. McCulloch bought the London Bridge for $2.4 million to be reassembled in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The London Bridge, originally build in 1831, opened as an attraction in 1971. (Note: London Bridge is not falling down.) Watch an American version of the history of the London Bridge. 1978 – The Senate voted to turn the Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999.1987 – Gregory Robertson did a 200-mph free fall from 13,500 feet over Phoenix to save fellow skydiver Debbie Williams, who was knocked unconscious when she collided with another skydiver. Robertson pulled her ripcord and Williams landed, sustaining several injuries. Watch a Rescue 911 episode recreating the incident. 2008 – A Texas District Judge ruled that the state will keep temporary custody of the 416 children who were taken from a polygamous sect “Yearning For Zion” West Texas compound. Prosecutors say polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and others adults sexually abused the children. Jeffs, now age 69, was found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years.April 191775 – The American Revolution began in Lexington Common after the “shot heard round the world” is fired by a British soldier. The phrase comes from the 1837 poem “Concord Hymn” by Ralph Waldo Emerson.1897 – The first American marathon was held in Boston. John J. McDermott won in 2:55:10. In 1966, Roberta Bignay became the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon.1927 – Mae West was sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined $500. The 34-year-old West was charged with “obscenity and corrupting the morals of youth” for writing (under the pen name Jane Mast), directing, and performing in the play “Sex.” Mae West died in 1980 at age 87.1934 – Shirley Temple appeared in her first movie “Stand Up & Cheer” one week before her 6th birthday. During her 30-year career she appeared in over 75 movies and film projects. She later served as the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and then Ghana. Shirley Temple Black died in 2014 at age 85. Watch the amazing little Shirley Temple. 1982 – Sally Ride was named as the first woman astronaut. In 1983, Ride became the first American woman in space. Ride died in 2012 at the age of 61 from pancreatic cancer.1993 – Seventy-six Branch Davidian men, women, and children in Waco, Texas, died in a fire after a 51-day siege. Janet Reno approved the use of tear gas because Bill Clinton said, “If she thought it was the right thing to do, she should proceed.” Watch a CNN report about the end of the 51-day stand-off. 1995 – A truck bomb parked at the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City killed 168 and injured 500. Timothy McVeigh was arrested, convicted, and executed for the bombing.2000 – The Oklahoma City National Memorial was dedicated on the fifth anniversary of the bombing in Oklahoma that killed 168 people.Image from: celebbistro.com The post This Week in History: Apr 13-19, 2026 appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.