A Shootin' War
While Iran's economy is on the verge of collapse over an estimated $270 billion in reconstruction costs, the U.S. has returned the "favor" of Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz with a blockade of Iranian ports ... tit for tat. The U.S. isn't currently shooting at Iran ... but we're trading blockades, as it were. (In a late-breaking story, I should point out that reports are saying that Iran has opened the Straits of Hormuz and oil prices have dropped 10% already.)
Muddy Theology
The pope decided to inform the world that God was opposed to the conflict in Iran. He said that anyone who is a disciple of Christ "is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs." He, of course, stands in direct opposition to thousands of years of "Just War" theory and a lot of biblical texts where ... you know ... God commanded His people to go to war. Vice President J.D. Vance suggested the pope should be more careful when discussing theology. I'm not supporting Vance ... but ... I think it's clear the pope didn't consult Scripture before he spoke.
Who Was Eric Swalwell?
Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell and frontrunner in the California gubernatorial race dropped out of the race and resigned this week from Congress, citing the need to focus on his campaign. Apparently it had nothing to do with the investigation of the House Ethics Committee into allegations of sexual misconduct. He admitted to "making mistakes" while calling the allegations false. Since he's a Democrat, we should probably move on because only Republicans are scandalous when they do things like this.
Always a Crisis
The media keeps telling us the horror of rising gas prices, but there appears to be another version of the story. Some outlets area reporting that both gasoline and diesel prices have declined nationally by a small amount. Mind you, in California, regular gas is at $5.894/gal and diesel is at $7.695/gal, so "declined" looks pretty small right now, but ... it's not the same as "rising."
Sad but True
Charlie Kirk was assassinated last year while speaking at a college in Utah. Charlie's wife, Erica, has continued his work. In Arizona, she planned to give a speech at a high school in Paradise Valley, but had to cancel because of security concerns. People are sure that opponents are still willing to kill the messengers. Not to be outdone, Utah Valley University (where Charlie was killed) canceled a commencement speaker who had harsh criticism for Charlie after his assassination. Their reasoning was " increased safety concerns." It feels like we live in a very volatile society these days, where words aren't enough and violence is too often the first resort, not the last. It's not a gun problem; it's a heart problem.
Your Best Source for Fake News
After Trump's posting and removal of an AI image that clearly depicted him as a Jesus-type (actual story), The Bee reports Trump is complaining that he's been crucified for the image. Ha, ha. On the Iranian news side, apparently Trump is renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "the Donald J. Trump Strait of America." You know, in keeping with his unilateral renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. Finally, following up on Eric Swalwell's resignation on accusations of sexual assault, we're being told that he's now a leading presidential candidate. Ah ... modern politics.
Must be true; I read it on the internet.
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