Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The Hatfields & McCoys


Scenes of nature — ocean
waves, cherry blossoms,
falling snow, the U.S.A.
& Iran feuding. This is
a lovely spring picture.

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Trade deficit widens as higher oil prices bite

Gone are the tables & three-course meals, which cost upwards of $500 a seat for guests. Some buildings have had their facades completely ripped off; others virtually demolished by the blasts, leaving huge piles of rubble & debris, & craters in the road. Bodies were shown being carried away with blankets being used as stretchers. In their place comes finger food in theater/concert seating at Sydney's inner-city Entertainment Center. The Samsung S26 faired slightly better than the iPhone 17e in the test, achieving a speed of 30 miles per hour compared to the iPhone's 29.2 miles per hour. Scores of people gathered outside the central bank, calling for the governor to stand down, chanting anti-government slogans. A Perth couple made a brief appearance in court, accused of organizing the illegal circumcision of their one-year-old baby girl in Bali. The UK has lagged behind the rest of Europe in rounding up & arresting illegal money changers in the capital.

Saturday, March 28, 2026

A personal, portable Beowulf cluster

Implication & silence
are experiential
activities that stimulate
your mind, say the
people who created
in-ear ear-phones, &
provide, when coupled
with smart antennas
& interference rejection,
a near-perfect music
experience in which
those trees associated
with mantram repetition
will readily co-exist
with the prevalence
of problem gambling
among adolescents.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

SuperT.®ump; aka wednesday newstrip

T.®ump threatens to put ICE agents in airport security unless Democrats end shutdown · TACO time again. T.®ump gave Iran 48-hour deadline to open Strait of Hormuz & then decided not to proceed · is anyone as ill-suited for great office as Donald T.®ump? Yes, Pete Hogsbreath – that's why Potus likes him · T.®ump & NotJustanYahoo have formed a convenient coalition, but clear divisions are emerging · 'Good, I'm glad he's dead': T.®ump responds to death of ex-FBI chief Robert Mueller, who led T.®ump-Russia investigation · T.®ump's Iran War drive exposes limits of "Yes, Sir" Cabinet · Underground Railroad museum sues T.®ump administration alleging it canceled grant on the basis of race · T.®ump’s shameless corruption is not a deviation from American history but its fulfilment · with casino empire gone, T.®ump family bets on prediction markets · DoNuts T.®ump set to feature on gold coin to celebrate 250 years of U.S. Independence, only the second time a living President has featured on a coin · T.®ump’s profiteering hits $4 Billion.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

wednesday newstrip

Marco Rubicon mocked for wearing oversized shoes after DoNuts T.®ump reportedly gifts allies $145 footwear they're too afraid not to wear · Atlassian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has slashed more than 1,600 jobs as artificial intelligence reshapes the workforce · South Australian Liberal Party candidate says 'same-sex marriage is not real' & 'feminism is demonic' · White House adviser James Blair privately urged House Republicans to stop promoting the 'mass deportations' of illegal migrants, according to a report from Axios · new report on Wednesday revealed that more American service members were left with serious injuries — including brain trauma, burns, shrapnel wounds, & at least one person requiring a limb amputation — than the T.®ump administration initially reported following a targeted Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that left six troops dead · T.®ump pulled mine-sweepers from Middle East before Iran war · Sydney designer Katie Perry wins court case against pop star Katy Perry.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

wednesday newstrip

On T.®ump’s gilded stage, history has no worth – even if he understood it · India defends sheltering Iran ship 'caught on wrong side of events' · Multicultural Affairs Minister Dr. Anne Aly warns Australia must not 'abandon' people vulnerable to radicalisation · in a startling theory the Ark of the Covenant may lie thousands of miles away in one of the most remote places on Earth, buried deep in the jungles of the Solomon Islands · the U.S. military said Friday it carried out targeted operations alongside Ecuadorian forces against "Designated Terrorist Organizations" in Ecuador · a longtime conservation advocate warned on Saturday that President DoNuts T.®ump’s recent park policies will likely take a toll on an innocent party — Yosemite Park wildlife bears · DHS deports six-year-old deaf boy after preventing him receiving his hearing aid, lawyer says · the Australian government is considering offering military support to assist Gulf nations facing strikes from Iran, but will not participate in any ground troop deployment into Iran, the foreign minister, Penny Wong, has said · 'Thin skinned little boy': critics pounce as T.®ump declares 'we've already won' Iran war.

Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Iran girls’ school targeting likely 'deliberate'

Al Jazeera investigation raises questions over deadliest single attack of war on Iran that killed 165 schoolgirls & staff.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/questions-over-minab-girls-school-strike-as-israel-us-deny-involvement

wednesday newstrip

"The problem is that Israel is in love with assassinations … & we never learn that it is not the solution. We have killed all the leaders of Hamas. They are still there. It’s the same with Hezbollah. The leaders are always replaced:" Israeli analyst · supporting 'illegal aggression' against Iran 'the worst thing' Australia could do, international law experts say · death toll in Israeli strike on southern Iran girls’ elementary school rises to 165 · T.®ump says Iran operation could take "four weeks or less" · at least 22 people were killed & more than 120 wounded in clashes with police on Sunday in Pakistan after protesters supporting Iran tried to storm the U.S. Consulate · 'we voted for America First & ZERO wars': T.®ump's Iran strike sparks backlash from MAGA base · "Away I ran!" said T.®ump.