We've all gotten voter guides before, but this story coming out of California seems unbelievable. Can you imagine getting a 64 page voter guide with info on over 30 candidates running for Governor in the nonpartisan June 2 primary? As is the norm, it contains statements from all the candidates. The controversy with this guide centers on a statement submitted by independent gubernatorial candidate Don Grundman. Not only does his statement include conspiracy theories, it links to antisemitic websites. Guidelines from the secretary of state’s office state that candidate submissions “shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate’s own personal background and qualifications.” California voters demand an explanation.

CANADA

As Long as the Iranian Regime Survives, Iran Will Remain a Clear and Present Danger  (Toronto Sun-Canada) Iran funds, trains and supports more than a dozen terrorist groups, including Hamas, Hizbullah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Houthis, Harakat al-Sabireen, and the Fatemiyoun Division - all designated as terrorist groups by Canada. Our own government says Iranian intelligence services engage in transnational repression of Canadian citizens of Iranian origin in Canada, "including monitoring, harassing and intimidating" opponents of the regime. 

EUROPE

Blood diamonds, crypto: Hezbollah’s financial operations in Europe serve as major terror lifeline

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-894006

Muslim Brotherhood-linked activists and far-left groups gains traction in French national student union elections. https://www.meforum.org/fwi/fwi-news/muslim-brotherhood-leftist-axis-sweeps-french-student-union-elections

A terrorist, Nael Barghouti, involved in the murder of a bus driver and released in both the 2014 Gilad Schalit and February 2025 hostage deals is scheduled to lecture activists in Hungary and Spain next week. 

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-893267

IRAQ

IRGC in IRAQ https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/909258/curious-why-qaani-was-in-baghdad-irgcs-commander-explains

IRAN

Iran's Ballistic Missiles Remain Potent Threat  (Times of Israel)

Revolutionary Guards Have Seized Control of Iranian Negotiations and Military Operations (Institute for the Study of War) 

The War the Arab World Is Watching - For Arab nationalists, including secular nationalists and even those with deep reservations about Israeli policy, Iran represents a greater and more immediate threat than Israel does https://www.zinebriboua.com/p/the-war-the-arab-world-is-watching

JORDAN

The King of Jordan has approved the lease of the Jordanian Port of Aqaba to the UAE for 30 years, in order to develop a railway line connecting the Emirates with Jordan and Israel, as part of the new India-UAE-Israel trade corridor https://arab.news/gp4mv see also https://www.inss.org.il/publication/imec/

LEBANON

How Lebanon Can Dismantle Hizbullah without Destroying Itself  (Al Arabiya-Saudi Arabia)

Selective Outrage: When Hezbollah Attacks. 

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-893267/22447/selective-outrage-hezbollah

Lebanon vs Hezbollah - France sidelined https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXTxsxZDaNK/

The impact of media disinformation in Lebanon on Israel and Jews in Lebanon 

https://www.jewishrefugees.org.uk/2026/04/the-impact-of-media-disinformation-on-israel-and-jews-in-lebanon.html

QATAR

The man who spent three years in prison after refusing to cover up the abuses of Qatar 2022: ‘FIFA wanted to bury my case’ https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-04-18/the-man-who-spent-three-years-in-prison-after-refusing-to-cover-up-the-abuses-of-qatar-2022-fifa-wanted-to-bury-my-case.html

PAKISTAN

In February 2026, the US approved significant military support for Pakistan, including a $686 million package for F-16 fleet upgrades. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRcdoP58auU

Qatar and Pakistan to sign defense pact https://www.memri.org/reports/pakistani-outlet-qatar-sign-defense-pact-pakistan-pakistans-nuclear-capable-status-and

The strategic logic of a Pakistani-Saudi–Turkish ‘Axis of Stabilization’ -Saudi Arabia is increasingly looking toward China, Pakistan, and Turkiye for potential security partnerships as confidence in the United States declines https://amwaj.media/en/article/the-strategic-logic-of-a-saudi-pakistani-turkish-axis-of-stabilisation

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina and Israel Launch the Isaac Accords, an initiative designed to strengthen ties between Israel and Latin American. https://www.isaacaccords.org/

USA

Woodland Hills woman arrested at LAX for alleged weapons trafficking on Iran government's behalf https://abc7.com/post/woodland-hills-woman-shamim-mafi-arrested-lax-alleged-trafficking-drones-bombs-ammo-iran-us-prosecutors-say/18920261/

Duke's SJP was suspended

I’m an Iranian Student at Yale: Here Is the Problem With the University’s Discourse  https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/04/23/im-an-iranian-student-at-yale-here-is-the-problem-with-the-universitys-discourse/

University of California, Berkeley students hosted a convicted Palestinian car bomber at a campus event. https://www.thecollegefix.com/uc-berkeley-student-groups-host-talk-by-convicted-palestinian-suicide-bomber/

MEDIA FAILS

Poof! The evaporation of WIRED’s credibility

https://www.camera.org/article/poof-the-evaporation-of-wireds-credibility/

Guardian’s Sexual Assault Story Unravels 

https://honestreporting.com/misleading-and-unreliable-the-guardians-sexual-assault-story-unravels/