Started late today.  Sorry.  Not much to write about, so just picked this day, 27June2026.  Day 178 of the year, with 187 remaining.   Gazing at the Wikipedia page of today , nothing particularly important happened on this day.  The final entry 2024 – U.S. President Joe Biden debates former U.S. President Donald Trump . Biden's perceived poor performance leads to his withdrawal from the election on July 21. [ 17 ] That led to Donald Trump becoming president, so in a way, that was an extremely crucial day for Democracy in the USA. The top news of the day is that continued tit-for-tat relationship between Iran and the USA.  However, there has been progress on that MOU.  From Google AI: U.S. forces have conducted renewed strikes on Iranian military and drone facilities in the Persian Gulf in response to an Iranian drone attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz . Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon have signed a U.S.-mediated framework ...

  But first, it looks like these two wars show signs of someday reaching a conclusion: It has been 692 days since the Hamas attacked Israel.  Finally,  Hamas offered a 60-day cease fire proposal .  Israel is considering what to do. Since Russia's current invasion of Ukraine 908 days ago, apparently Donald Trump's peace-seeking efforts appear to be working.  The White House today announced that  Putin has agreed to meet with Zelenskyy . To continue my nostalgic series on war and peace, I return to a familiar topic for most.   Last  week  I wrote about a bomb no one has yet invented, the anti-matter bomb.     Watch this video .  Today, the Hydrogen Bomb. Say you were on  Who Wants to be a Millionaire , and this question appears:  Who invented the Hydrogen Bomb? Edward Teller. Andrei Sakhrov. J. Robert Oppenheimer. Richard Garwin. Most would say Teller, with some leaning towards Andrei Sakharov, for he is considered...