Who knows what’s going on in Iran? I learned a long time ago that the Arabs lie. It’s part of their culture. I’m not going to tell you what else they do, but it’s not good. It’s hard to keep up with the news out of the Strait of Hormuz. News is that Iran is about to learn a lesson. You don’t lie to the Donald.

The pictures out of Spain are hard to look at. I know the Middle East is not the place to be, especially the way things are going. I don’t know if we realize how blessed we are. You don’t want to be somewhere else in the world, I don’t care what the pictures look like. Spain has become ground zero for the invasion. This time they’re coming from Morocco. It’s unbelievable.

Europe is undergoing a heatwave. But it sure is nice in Texas.

Michael and Melody have gone to Lexington, Tennessee to give the folks a blast of what we’ve been getting in Tyler. The feed will be coming from there tomorrow, and we here in Tyler are getting the day off. I hope it goes well, but you know with Michael, it will.

Mark

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So Bezos’ rocket blew up while testing. He must think he’s giving Elon Musk a run for his money. Luckily no one was hurt, it was just a test. But a test that went wildly wrong. My Grandfather was mighty suspicious of the launches back in the 60’s. He thought they’d all crash and man would have to give up. But that was 60 years ago.

Then my Dad took me to the launch of Apollo 8. He couldn’t sleep and we went way early. That was an experience –– and nothing went wrong. That was before the first moon landing. But Apollo 8 did orbit the moon as I remember. But then, nothing’s like the ‘60’s.

The war with Russia goes on in Ukraine. I don’t know what Trump has got up his sleeve, but he’s intent on stopping it. Putin is apparently trying everything to live to a ripe old age.

The internet says there are organs for sale. No, thanks. We’ll just live out our days. Doctors can monitor everything, but we all still die.

We’re waiting to see what happens with Iran. Trump may approve a newly negotiated ceasefire extension. Otherwise, nothing much has changed.

The media still wants Trump’s head and they’re embarrassing themselves trying to get it. Everybody’s in trouble, Comey foremost. But old troubles die hard, and I think he may be going after everybody who made his life miserable.

Europe is in disarray, and I don’t want to go there. They’ve taken in so many Muslims that there are no-go areas in their cities. Who wants to be a prisoner in the West?

It wasn’t ruined when I went. We flew the Falcon even though it wasn’t a trans-Atlantic airplane. I’ll not forget the landing in the Azores. It was an old air base, and we landed during a 100 mph crosswind. The pilots were scared.

But that was before they decided that importing Muslims wouldn’t be a problem. Now they know!

Mark

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The U.S. president, while en route, published a screenshot of a private message from Rutte saying: “Donald, you have driven us to a really, really important moment for America and Europe and the world. You will achieve something NO American president in decades could get done.”

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Other major world economies have vowed to retaliate, with France’s president branding the move “a waste of time” and “incoherent”, Canada calling it a “direct attack”, and China accusing Washington of violating international trade rules.

Carmaker stocks from Japan to Germany dipped. In the US, General Motors dropped 7%, while Ford fell more than 2%.

Trump has threatened to impose “far larger” tariffs if Europe works with Canada to do what he describes as “economic harm” to the US.

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France is the only nuclear power in the European Union.

Macron, in a televised address ahead of a special European summit Thursday, described Russia as a “threat to France and Europe,” and said he had decided “to open the strategic debate on the protection of our allies on the European continent by our (nuclear) deterrent.”

He said the use of France’s nuclear weapons would remain only in the hands of the French president.

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“Europe has to pull its weight” on contributions to defense, Sakaliene said in an interview at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York. “It’s unfair that contributions of the United States are still so disproportionately large,” she said.

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Like most former Soviet-satellite states now in NATO, the Czech Republic has missed recruitment targets for years and struggled to maintain troop levels. This has left army units understaffed and unable to reach combat readiness, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on eastern Europe’s fringes, a stark reminder of Moscow’s potential threat to the region.

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The submarine cables were struck out of commission through sabotage in recent months, claimed Israeli news outlet Globes.

Attacks by the Houthis are widely considered to have damaged the cables believed to belong to the AAE-1, Seacom, Europe India Gateway (EIG), and TGN systems.

The knock-out marks serious disruption in communications between Europe and Asia and a new step in the battle to stop the group’s efforts to dominate across the vital Red Sea shipping lanes.

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They tell us protest is what the United States is built upon.  We’ve seen “protests” go wrong, ending up in mass looting events, with no effort to put a stop to it. Protesters have free reign, because they’ve got arguments!  Police have to suppress any feelings and put up with their antics. 

Well now there are protests from the other side. Nothing is being stolen, but…traffic is backed up. Apparently the farmers in Europe have had just about enough of the government’s high and mighty rules and regulations. This is happening in Germany and all over Europe. There are details in the demands, but you get the picture. They say it’s all about government subsidies. I think it’s about global warming mandates.  

The concept of protest is the darling of the left. They can be so self righteous in their insistence that something is unfair. What happens when the tables are turned? Have you seen the pictures of the tractors at the Brandenburg Gate? All this lecturing, contrary to common sense, has gotten old.

There are big meetings going on and about to go on in Europe. They talk about the “transition to green energy” as if it’s an article of faith. But there’s a huge wild card, unspoken. You know who. If he should defy all the odds, win the legal cases, all their pie in the sky speeches may mean nothing.

Finally America has struck back against the Houthis. We’ve bombed them high and low, and hope they’ve gotten the message. They’ve been menacing world shipping in the Red Sea for a while now, and that’s a big deal. Much was made of the fact that nothing had been done to make them stop, but finally the U.S. hit them with dozens of airstrikes. Mind you, they are “coalition” air strikes, that way they have to take revenge on lots of us. Many nations have stayed out of the fray, hoping they won’t become a target.  

As much as I’ve enjoyed the scandals of Fani Willis, dare not go into it here.  You’ll have to look on your own if interested.  I don’t think they’re banking on losing to Trump’s lawyers, but it may turn out that way, assuming the judges aren’t swayed by the common logic.  But they may be.  They’ve tried to ban Trump from the ballot, on the pretext that he caused “an insurrection.” Colorado ruled against allowing him to participate based on their own conclusions, borne of kindergarten talk.  Other states have gone down this road, to no avail.  

Meanwhile everybody’s worried about our “democracy.” They think democracy is fine, as long as the authoritarians get to tell us what’s up.

Texas Governor Gregg Abbott has apparently decided that the flood of illegal immigrants has gone far enough. He sent the Texas National Guard to replace federal border agents, taking control of significant acreage comprising a state park in Eagle Pass.  (Why didn’t this happen about 10 million ago?)  He sent in the state’s national guard to dislodge the federal agents who are choreographing the invasion. And wouldn’t you know it.  The Biden regime is suing!  You’re going to love their statement. “Texas’ new actions demonstrate an escalation of the State’s measures to block Border Patrol’s ability to patrol or even to surveil the border and be in a position to respond to emergencies.” It seems that we already have an emergency, that the feds are facilitating.  Just a personal observation.

If they over-run Texas, and end up being able to vote, we’re done. Texas has been a bulwark for conservatism. If this state gets over-run, it may well be a harbinger of things to come.  

Mark

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