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Greetings from Tyler, The Strait of Hormuz has always been strategic, but now more than ever. All that oil has to pass, though, and we’ve been talking about the passageway forever. Dad did programs where that was front and center. How’s the war going? There are many reports, and I’m sure every news organization wants…
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – May 12, 2023
Greetings from Tyler, I bet you thought you’d never see Donald Trump getting interrogated by CNN. Obviously, it was a ratings play that CNN desperately needed. But it didn’t go well for CNN or the girl asking the questions. Watch it if you can. Reports are circulating that the network ended the town hall nearly…
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