War: What's it good for?
Thursday, June 25, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . Morning thunderstorms are in the forecasts for Green Country, ending into the Summertime 15% chance range with partly cloudy skies by late afternoon. Moderate Southerlies and mid 80's.
When we stand at the crossroads not knowing which way to go, we abide in an important place in the training of a warrior. It’s where our solid views begin to dissolve. – Pema Chödrön, A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times, Shambhala, 2018.
Four years ago, the Supreme Court set women's health, not just abortion rights, back decades. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse and The Contrarian.
English novelist, essayist, and critic George Orwell was born on this day in 1903 in Motihari, British India.
. . . the U.S. has no significant leverage over Iran … Trump has been lying for months now, but as the magnitude of the loss becomes clearer, the lies will likely grow larger. – Phillips P. O’Brien, cited by Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
The Korean War began on this day in 1950.
Today in 1876 Custer took his last stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory.