Monthly Archives: June 2025

CNN: Vice President JD Vance, in his first public comments since President Donald Trump authorized US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, emphasized that the US is “not at war” with Iran as he laid out the president’s decision-making process. “We’re … Continue reading →

‘If,’ says I, ‘if Fate has wronged you and me cruelly, it’s no good asking for her favor and bowing down to her, but you despise her and laugh at her, or else she will laugh at you.’ —Anton Chekhov, … Continue reading →

https://www.sfgate.com/ https://www.inquirer.com/ On June 20, 2025, after days of Israel bombing Iran, Iran hitting Israel with missiles, the US threatening bombing, the San Francisco Gate and Philadelphia Inquirer home pages do not mention the word “Iran”. Go ahead, search for … Continue reading →

A Song on the End of the World On the day the world ends A bee circles a clover, A fisherman mends a glimmering net. Happy porpoises jump in the sea, By the rainspout young sparrows are playing And the … Continue reading →