First of all, Hurrricane Nolo behaved as computer models predicted and only brought some heavy rain to Hawaii island and Maui.  It ( Nolo is a gender-neutral Hawaiian name ) will safely pass well west of Niihau and Kauai.  In Honolulu I got a little rain, some wind, but no problems. About those wars. President Donald Trump rejected Iran's bid for opening the Strait of Hormuz.   Not sure, really, why.  Kind of reminds me of Iran being Lucy and Trump as Charley Brown being the reason why. The Ukraine-Russia conflict has become a drone war. The U.S. midterm elections, could be held in a 5 weeks and 1 day.  Could, because there remains some concern that the President could postpone them....and never bring them back. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will know his fate the prior week, on October 27, when the national legislative elections will be held. Clearly, Iran is doing everything possible to prolong their war, hoping for the opposition party in the U.S....