The Babylon Times

📜 TRUMP CLAIMS HE COULD BAN EMPLOYMENT AND HIRED A MILLION PEOPLE WITH ONE PEN SWIPE Trump dropped this gem in a public appearance: "I could, with one swipe of the pen, I can say, 'Let’s have no employment, and I will hire a million people.'" Because nothing says economic genius like outlawing jobs to staff up. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

UPDATE:📜 EMIRATI BLOGGERS ACCUSE SAUDIS OF PRE-KNOWING US STRIKE ON FUJAIRAH PORT Emirati bloggers point fingers at Saudi Arabia for inciting the Fujairah port attack, after a Saudi-linked Twitter account predicted it 72 hours ahead. Recent reports pin the hit on a deliberate US military strike on a nearby UAE oil field, supposedly to carve out a shipping passage through the Strait of Hormuz. No official word confirms Saudi involvement. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM CLAIMS IRAN VIOLATED CEASE-FIRE Senator Lindsey Graham informed the Wall Street Journal that Iran has absolutely violated the cease-fire agreement. Because nothing says "ironclad proof" like a senator's say-so. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TRUMP INSISTS HE'S NOT A SENIOR FEELS SAME AS 50 YEARS AGO Trump declares, "I am not a senior; I am far younger than a senior. I feel the same as I felt 50 years ago." This comes after his rundown of cognitive test questions—like spotting a squirrel amid a lion, bear, alligator, and squirrel—and his quip about serving 8 or 9 more years. All to fend off those pesky age and sharpness doubts in the political circus. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TRUMP PLANS TO STICK AROUND FOR 8 OR 9 YEARS PAST OFFICE Trump dropped this gem in a public appearance: "When I get out of office in, let’s say, 8 or 9 years from now." The comment casually implies he's eyeing multiple terms well beyond the standard two-term limit. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERZ ISSUES DEMANDS AS IRAN NUCLEAR TENSIONS FLARE WITH US THREATS AND DC SHOOTING This after US Senator Lindsey Graham told the Wall Street Journal Iran has "absolutely" breached the ceasefire, pushing a "big, strong, painful and short" comeback. A senior Iranian official warns of another military strike likely. Meanwhile, US Secret Service notes cops shot someone near 15th Street and Independence Avenue in DC—White House and National Mall turf—with the person's condition unknown, no word on motive, suspect, or officer hurts. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN DENIES PRIOR PLANS TO HIT EMIRATI FUJAIRAH PORT An Iranian military source assures state TV that Tehran had zero plans to strike facilities at Fujairah port. No advance plotting, they say—just the usual neighborhood drama. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRAN OFFICIAL SAYS AMERICANS WILL PAY TOO DEARLY FOR THEIR CHOICES Ali Akbar Ahmadian, the Islamic Revolution's Leader's rep on the Defense Council, lays it out straight: the equations shift soon, jacking up costs beyond what the Americans can stomach. Not a warning, he stresses—just cold reality incoming. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE SAYS TRUMP ORDERED PAM BONDI TO BURY EPSTEIN FILES US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claims former President Trump directed Pam Bondi to keep the Epstein files under wraps. Greene says Trump told everyone involved to withhold them, warning his friends would get hurt if the dirt came out. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TRUMP LAWYER TY COBB SAYS PRESIDENT GONE CRAZY NEEDS REMOVAL Former Trump lawyer Ty Cobb told AlterNet the president has "gone crazy" and must be yanked from power. Cobb, one of Trump's past attorneys, labeled him "unpredictable in his actions" and "out of control." He added Trump's latest antics prove he's unfit for presidential duties. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUMP PLANS TO TELL XI JINPING "I AM LEADING!" IN UPCOMING MEETING Former US President Donald Trump says he's gearing up to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and declare, "I am leading!" He calls the US-China relationship one of very friendly competition. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ERDOGAN SLAMS EU'S STRATEGIC BLINDNESS TOWARD TÜRKIYE Türkiye, he said, isn't some disposable tool—hailed when handy, shoved aside otherwise. Erdogan pushed the EU to wise up to Türkiye's constructive role, quit exploiting or endangering it with toxic talk and moves. In this multipolar shakeup, Türkiye's risen with new powers, flipping the script so Europe's thirst for Türkiye outstrips the reverse. He told EU bosses to ditch biases for real, equal ties—for Europe's own good, since Türkiye's baked into the continent. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 MELONI CLINGS TO US TROOPS AND NATO'S ENDLESS DEPLOYMENTS Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni insists she wouldn't agree if U.S. troops pulled out of Italy. This comes after she defended Italy's faithful fulfillment of NATO duties—like sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq, places with zero Italian skin in the game. Meloni stresses Italy's rock-solid ally status amid transatlantic chit-chat. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 MELONI URGES AZERBAIJAN TO BOOST HUB STATUS WITH ITALY AS EUROPE GATEWAY Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni declared her government wants Azerbaijan to amp up its role as a key hub linking Europe and Asia. She positions Italy as Azerbaijan's prime gateway into the European market. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TRUMP TEXTS GREENE SHE DESERVES DEAD SON FOR BEING TRAITOR US Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene says former President Donald Trump sent her a text claiming if her son gets killed, she deserves it—because she's a traitor to him.

"if her son gets killed, she deserves it because she was a traitor to him."

@TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 UAE SCHOOLS GO REMOTE MAY 5-8 AMID IRANIAN MISSILE BARRAGE UAE schools switch to remote learning from May 5 to 8, citing ongoing attacks from Iran. Today, UAE defenses intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, 3 cruise missiles, and 4 drones courtesy of Iran, leaving 3 people injured. Since the attacks started, they've notched 549 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles, and 2,260 drones downed. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUMP SLAMS TOO LATE POLICY AS DISASTER WITH SKY-HIGH INTEREST RATES Trump called the "Too Late" policy a disaster for America, pinning the blame on interest rates that are way too high. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 MACRON LECTURES ARMENIA ON DITCHING RUSSIA DURING ARMENIA VISIT French President Emmanuel Macron, while in Armenia, claimed France shoveled in as much support as it could muster. He pointed out Russia's no-show in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh clash and cautioned against leaning too hard on Moscow—absent then, and not likely to show unless it hooks Armenia on fresh dependence. Macron stressed that today's global mess offers key lessons for Armenia's strategy picks. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ZELESNKY SAYS NO OFFICIAL CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL FROM RUSSIA DESPITE THEIR CLAIMS Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims Ukraine's gotten zero official ceasefire word from Russia, even as Russia insists otherwise. He says Ukraine will hold a ceasefire from May 6 at 00:00, expecting Russia to match with real steps to end the war. Zelensky blasts Russia for skipping formal notice and floating short-term pauses while bombs keep falling. Russia says it's in on principle but wants answers to its questions; Ukraine's chasing details via chats with Donald Trump's team. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN OFFICIAL DENIES FUJAIRAH OIL FIRE, BLAMES U.S. FOR FORCING ILLEGAL SHIP PASSAGE Iranian military official tells state media his forces had zero plans to hit the oil facilities at UAE's Fujairah port, where a large fire broke out. He pins it squarely on a U.S. military op shoving ships through banned Strait of Hormuz routes. Demands the U.S. own up. @TheBabylonTimes