Those Trump tariffs are roiling the stock markets of the world .  From the New York Times this morning: From CNBC today: The   Dow   on Monday saw its largest gap in points between session highs and lows on record. The blue-chip average traded up as high as by around 892 points and as low as about 1,703 points in the red, as of shortly after 3 p.m. ET. That 2,595.24-point swing is the widest in the 30-stock index’s history, according to a CNBC data analysis. Today is the third straight day of of more negatives . Trump   said   Sunday evening on the market rout: “I don’t want anything to go down, but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.” Further: Trump then threatened China on Monday via Truth Social: “If China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will impose additional tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9th. Additionally, all talks with China concern...

The world seems to be polarizing again into two war camps:  China/Russia versus USA/Europe.  Today President Joe Biden warned President Vladimir Putin in a   virtual meeting   about Ukraine, among many other points.  More on this later week or next.  For today, I delve into how Hawaii has has been enmeshed in military affairs, and how the attack on Pearl Harbor actually worked out to my personal advantage. Hawaii is a key staging ground for war.  From starting World War II to the false alert that a  North Korean missile was heading for us  to the most serious issue facing Honolulu today, the military has long been a major factor here.  Today for example is the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.  Also today, the  Navy announced it was suspending the use of the military fuel storage facility .  Leaking fuel from their 80+-year old fuel tanks has penetrated into the city water supply system.  This is the facility that Jap...

      From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):          DAY    USA    WORLD     Brazil      India      South Africa June     9    1093     4732         1185       246       82 July    22     1205     7128         1293      1120     572 Aug    12     1504     6556        1242        835     130 Sept     9     1208      6222       1136       1168       82 Oct     21     1225      6849         571        703 ...

    From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):          DAY    USA    WORLD     Brazil      India      South Africa June     9    1093     4732        1185        246       82 July    22     1205     7128        1293      1120      572 Aug    12     1504     6556        1242       835      130 Sept     9     1208      6222       1136      1168       82 Oct     21     1225      6849         571       703 ...