Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – June 5, 2026

Greetings from Tyler,

The news says Trump is sleeping through high level meetings.  Maybe he’s just resting his eyes.  Maybe he’s thinking of Melania.  Who knows?  They’ve got a load of photos with his eyes closed, but who hasn’t blinked?  We’ve all been guilty.  They’re all posting the same photo.  I don’t know if he’s just resting his eyes or what, but he’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders. I watched the video they’re all writing about, and it isn’t bad.

We’re at war with Iran, but we’re sleeping just fine.  I bet they’re not in Tehran.  It seems every time the Iranians balk, Trump stands at the ready.  He’d be fine with unleashing hell, but he doesn’t want to do it unnecessarily.  

Meanwhile, we’re supposed to be all upset at the way things are going at home.  Racism apparently is rampant, and we’re all guilty.  How are you going to respond when somebody calls you a racist?  Whatever.  That’s way down on my list of things to worry about.  But they never stop trying to stoke it.  Imagine a world where the media isn’t stoking racism.  If you can’t, we’ll understand.

They’re all shook up about 60 Minutes and Scott Pelley.  Apparently he’s had a bellyful and wants to be fired.  They’re giving him a big sendoff, and saying he hung the moon.  I haven’t watched in ages, so won’t miss him.  At all.  Imagine, we’re over here worrying about whether Scott Pelley is being treated fairly, and at the same time dealing with Iran.  It kind of puts things in perspective.

It looks like Netanyahu may be on his way out.  But who knows with Israel’s politics.  Dad wanted to interview him, so he’s been there a long time.  I think he may be ready to call it quits.  Apparently the Zionist party is voting the other way.  Never try to understand Israeli politics.  The media has done its best, but there’s an election coming, and hopes for him are dying.  They couldn’t do it with the scandals they cooked up.  They’ve got Arab parties, and that’s all you’ve got to know.

Word is Taiwan is making buddies with Israel to figure out how to defend against China.  Sounds like a reasonable comparison, if you disregard the ocean.  Taiwan is in a tight spot, and we will be too if our companies don’t start producing new age stuff in the U. S.  But I don’t see us cutting Taiwan loose just yet.  They still make too many things we buy.  

Liberals can’t stand Trump.  I know he’s vulgar sometimes, but he’s a man after all.  The liberal media is always on the attack, looking for something that will sway us.  A little bad language isn’t going to do it.

Mark