Shares for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have climbed on hopes for an Iran-U.S. ceasefire to be signed by Sunday. Of course, the U.S., Israel, and Iran continue to trade shots and threats as the deadline nears. Does crossing your fingers for luck actually work? (Spoiler alert: No ... no it doesn't.)
Against Hope
While all this news and effort is going toward a ceasefire in the Middle East, Trump tells the nation that he wants to take Iran's Kharg Island oil hub and the U.S. launched
Stormy Weather
My wife and I just drove back from Minnesota this week ... ahead of this news item. The north and midwest and ultimately the northeast are all facing dangerous weather. Winds, storms, tornadoes, hail ... it just goes on and on. (We just missed it by hours as we headed the opposite direction.) Some 40 million are in its path, from Wisconsin to Illinois and Michigan and more to follow. For us, it was clearly "travel mercies."
And We Think Trump is a Problem
Armenian authorities arrested six candidates running for election a day before they were to stand in general elections. They are part of the Strong Armenia party with strong ties to Russia and the claim is they are trying to overthrow the government. The party opposed to this, the Civil Contract party, leads by a substantial margin. (By comparison, we just came through Colorado where it seems as if every candidate is running against Donald Trump, from the governor to the Attorney General to the Senate and House. Amazingly, not one is actually running against Trump, but their advertising says their primary purpose is to defeat him.) Trump is problematic, but a party dedicated to ending the nation is worse, I'd think.
"A Nice Young Man"
Texas teen Karmelo Anthony was convicted of fatally stabbing another teen at a high school track meet in 2025. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison. It is, of course, instantly a "racial issue" and the judge who sentenced him called him "a nice young man." Strange way to say he's guilty.
All the Fake News That's Fit to Print
The Bee noted in line with the articles about another ceasefire that Trump has set a new world record by defeating Iran 27 times in one year. Impressive indeed. California just held an election and officials were delighted to report a voter turnout of 250%. Good job, California. And on the Karmelo Anthony story, the Bee reported that the nation was shocked to learn that you can't stab someone in the heart for no reason. With today's standards of morality, I'm surprised myself.
Must be true; I read it on the internet.
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