You Keep Using That Word …
The news says that Trump and Iran are close to signing a new peace deal. That’s good. Unfortunately, at the same time, the news says the U.S. carried out new strikes against Iran. We keep hearing about “ceasefires” and “peace accords” … and new conflicts. Are we no longer able to tell the difference?
Weapon of Choice?
It was abundantly clear in the last administration when the powers that be were using the DOJ as a political weapon against Trump and his allies. We all complained about it. Apparently … it's the new "thing." At least, it feels like it. Now the DOJ is launching a criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll, Trump's accuser. Now that's not weaponizing the Department of Justice, right? Yeah ... right.
Really??
Along with the above story about a "peace treaty" and continued fighting, we also get this one. Iran still is trying to control the Strait of Hormuz … and intends to force tolls on Google, Microsoft, and Amazon … for the use of the undersea cables. Personally … I'd just tell them, "No" and shut off the cable to them. But, hey, no one really asked me, did they? (I mean, does Amazon actually deliver to Tehran during a shooting war?) (As a side note … no, they don't currently ship to Iran specifically because of the sanctions and embargoes.)
There Is No Peace
While the “peace accord” with Iran is muddling about, the U.N. is concerned that the war between Russia and Ukraine is getting out of hand. This week, Russia launched a major attack with missiles and drones hitting multiple cities. Patrick Henry, echoing Jeremiah (Jer 6:14), famously said, “Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace—but there is no peace.” Still.
Shocking, I say!
If you don’t know, Temu is an online marketplace (a la Amazon) that is a Chinese offering. Not regulated by the rules of other places, it apparently came as a surprise that the EU would feel the need to fine the company 200 million euro ($232 million) for “illegal products like toxic or hazardous toys and unsafe electronics.” Wait … you're telling me that a Chinese company without the regulations of American or the European Union rules has violated the regulations? Shocking, I say! Or ... not. Caveat emptor--"Buyer beware"--should still be in play even in our "enlightened" and "basically good" world.
Your Best Source for Fake News
Apparently the Bee saw the news items I listed at the outset of this News Weakly in the same way I did. Their story says that Trump has announced the completion of the deal … except, of course, for all the important parts. I get it. In other news, you may not know this, but Canada has a program called "MAID"--Medical Assistance in Dying. So the Bee story is about an elderly grandma in Canada excited that her family is paying to hire her a MAID. Kind of dark humor. The story that made me laugh the most this week, however, was the one about the pope's new encyclical warning the world to slow down on using the AI (actual story). The Bee tells of him asking the chatbot known as Grok and Grok responds with its own 95 theses about how the encyclical is “thoughtful, balanced, and wrong.”
Must be true; I read it on the internet.
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