The world has reached a lull period. Iran war continues with the Strait of Hormuz closed and little in battleground activity.   Invasion of Kharg Island? Maybe tomorrow? The sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham was a shock.  Now what? He was the Republican to face Democrat Annie Andrews on November 3. Republicans now need to go through essentially the same ( but different ) process as Democrats in Maine to find a replacement. There are 114 days until November 3, so both parties have enough time. Fritz Hollings was the last Democratic Senator from South Carolina.  That was 20 years ago.  The other senator from this state is Tim Scott. Prediction markets in January of this year gave Democrats less than a 10% chance to beat Graham.  However, last month that percentage had jumped to 21%.  On November 3 with no Graham on the ballot, who knows for sure? The FIFA World Cup is taking a 2-day break. Semifinal 1: France vs. Spain – July 14 at 8 PM ED T (AT...

The planned signing ceremony in the White House Oval Office of the USA extorting Ukraine to give up its rare earth elements for peace with Russia  exploded into a shouting match among Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance.   Zelenskyy was kicked out of the White House. What happened?  There will be reports citing White House, media and Russian views, but my take is that this meeting was planned as an ambush for Trump to extract his revenge stemming from his  first impeachment  in 2019.   Further orchestration becomes obvious when  Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-South Carolina ) immediately called on Zelenskyy to resign .  The whole misadventure surely looked like that scene in films you've seen of a schoolyard bully beating up a classmate.  It was terrible to witness. From  Fox News : After the Friday meeting, Zelenskyy wrote on X, "Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank...

A lot of developments about the vultures hovering over Donald Trump's attempted coup: Like what is happening in the state of  Georgia .  Senator  Lindsey Graham  said he would challenge the subpoena, but a state grand jury is not the same as a congressional committee.  Court challenge or not, the state can arrest anyone who does not comply.  House January 6 Committee getting  Pat Cipollone  to provide a second video testimony tomorrow, which they will no doubt crystallize and show at their next hearing, to occur on  Tuesday, July 13 . The posting today is a follow-up to yesterday, when I linked an economic recession to the sudden price jump for petroleum.  Does high oil prices have other potential effects?  I HAD A DREAM Monday night.   However, nothing about civil rights or Martin Luther King. My dreams are mostly weird and distracting. The only truly rewarding one--and this was more a day dream when trying to take a nap ...