Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Peace Power and Trust Engineering

War Power has long served civilization as the primary institution for managing consequential international conflict. But as the destructive costs of modern warfare continue to rise and advances in communications, sensing, verification, and artificial intelligence expand humanity’s capacity to produce calibrated trust, a new possibility, Peace Power, emerges.

These Church Members Disagree on Politics. Together They’re Wiping Out Medical Debt

A grass-roots effort to extinguish medical debt shows how destructive and ought-to-be-criminal US debt collection is.

Links 6/30/2026

Iran War: Israel Makes Massive Bomb Blast in Southern Lebanon, Threatens Imminent Attack on Iran; Iran Refuses Meeting with US on Strait of Hormuz as Assembly of Experts Statement Assures Already Likely Death of MOU; Strait of Hormuz Transits Increasing as Iran and Oman Not on Same Page

Today’s Iran war news: Israel is aggressively escalating in Lebanon and threatens Iran as its Assembly of Experts hardens the red lines.

Is Ecuador’s US-Born President, Daniel Noboa, the Most Powerful Drug Trafficker in Latin America?

“Noboa and Ecuador today export 70% of the cocaine consumed by the world. Most of it leaves on this criminal’s merchant ships and is packed in his banana facilities.”

Happy Birthday, America. Our Best Tradition Is Taking on the Powerful

A sunny view of egalitarian tendencies in the history of America.

Coffee Break: Texas ICE Protestors Get Decades in Prison and Little Notice from Liberal Media

Nine anti-ICE activists have received decades long sentences after a July 4, 2025 noise protest outside an ICE facility went horribly wrong. The case has received an alarming lack of attention from liberal, and even leftist opponents of the Trump 2.0 regime.

‘We Were Warned,’ Says WHO Chief as More Than 1,300+ Dead Across Europe From Climate-Driven Heat Wave

Eaxaming the Europe air conditioning question as more heat is on the way.

Links 6/29/2026

Iran War: Axios Reports US, Iran Agree to Ceasefire Within Ceasefire, Doha Meeting on Strait of Hormuz as Iran Stands Up US on Technical Talks; Ship Transits Fall; Reports of Big US Buildup; Israel Attacks in Lebanon Continue

Today’s Iran war news: As many predicted, the MOU negotiations are coming apart along side a report of a further US buildup in theater.

Democrats’ Spunky Spooks Show There’s No Blue Light at the End of the Trump Tunnel 

Elected last year on cost-of-living platforms, spook governors spit in the face of labor and embrace data centers and police state. 

Bank of International Settlements Warns That AI Crash Could Produce Investment Drought, Economic Contraction and Even a Crisis

The Bank of International Settlements took a look at the AI bubble. Not surprisingly, it found a lot not to like.

Links 6/28/2026

Iran War: Struggle Over Strait of Hormuz Intensifies as US and Iran Strikes and Counterstrikes Escalate, US Escorts Tankers on Oman Side; Yet More on Oil and Diesel Squeeze

Today’s Iran war news: Escalating strikes and counterstrikes in the Strait of Hormuz area say the MOU is past its sell-by date.

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: L’oeuvre Au Noir (1988) Run Time: 1H 44M Plus Bonuses!

L’oeuvre Au Noir is a film about an independant spirit in a time of repression.