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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – January 9, 2026
Greetings from Tyler, They’ve got full blown pandemonium in Tehran. Maybe the mullahs won’t survive it. People are using the internet, and we’ve got real time pictures of what’s going on. I don’t know if you know this, but things haven’t been good under the religious police. There are hints that the son of the…
Australia agrees to buy US Tomahawk missiles to boost long range strike capability
The Tomahawk cruise missiles have a strike range of more than 1,000 kms and will be carried by the Australian Navy’s Hobart Class destroyers Australian announced on Monday that the country has finalised an agreement to purchase highly effective long-range weapons from the United States. This move comes as Australia seeks to respond to the…
Heavy rains leave parts of England and Europe swamped in floodwaters
LONDON (AP) — Residents of riverside towns in England that were swamped by rains that washed over Europe this week bailed out Friday as flooding disrupted train service and officials warned that waters could rise in the days ahead. A powerful storm that brought damaging winds inundated more than 1,000 homes and businesses and left…
Poland exits Article 7, the EU’s special procedure on rule of law
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has promised to restore the rule of law and reset relations between Warsaw and Brussels. Poland has officially exited Article 7, the European Union’s exceptional mechanism to rein in countries that openly defy the bloc’s fundamental values. “We consider there is no longer a clear risk of a serious breach…
As Ian Becomes a Hurricane Again, Here’s How It Will Affect the Triangle and Central NC
Hurricane Ian is set to strike North Carolina on Friday and deluge the Triangle with 3 to 6 inches of rain over the weekend, possibly triggering flash floods and power outages from downed trees. The storm will move in from the North Carolina coast and soak the state as it moves west, dropping more rain…
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – January 6, 2023
Greetings from Tyler, It will be some time before the details emerge regarding the negotiations that will finally lead to the election of the Speaker of the House. Maybe it will happen today, after all there are planes to catch. To find a similar situation you have to go deep into the 1800’s, which must…


