Yesterday was as pessimistic as this blog gets with  WHAT HAVE WE WROUGHT ?   Today does not get much better, for the World and the USA are not in a good place. Wars in Ukraine and Gaza Strip show no sign of any kind of peace.  The NATO gathering in DC has an overtone of some Trump-fear. Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters remain ecstatic.  Someone sent the following to me today. Joe Biden is on the ropes, and his anticipated passing of the baton to Kamala Harris worries Democrats.  The concern is worse for him to remain as their presidential candidate.  Not sure what he will say at this press conference tonight  (6:30 EDT ), but that should at least provide a glimmer of what will soon happen, or not. Record heat in the U.S.  Over 130 years of record-keeping, last month was the second warmest June.  The hottest was June 2021.   These cities recorded their highest June ever: Caribou, Maine:   65.1°   (64.9°/2021) Flagstaff, Arizona:   66.7°   (66.5°/1974) Bridgeport, Connecticut:   72.