Monday, June 22, 2026

Quietly, robo self-driving vehicles are proving less accident causing, statistically, than human drivers, and are catching on.

Try search = chinese self driving robotaxi efforts

We all know about Tesla because Musk has a big mouth and gets reported.

However, consider these four links, here, here, here and here

A caveat, it is possible the US silence of spread of self-driving worldwide is only a US phenomenon, our people being told only what's "good" for them, and it is already an international realization otherwise. But in case not, the post is posted.

 

Friday, June 19, 2026

Go to the Whitehouse.gov site, and try this site search.

 https://www.whitehouse.gov/?s=MOU

Well, the nation has other outlets for current event news, e.g.

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2067393004239814711

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-says-signed-iran-mou-002151037.html reports -

The White House shared a video on social media of Trump signing the document while sitting beside French President Emmanuel Macron in the historic palace that once housed the French monarchy. Maybe wistfulness.

U.S. President Donald Trump receives a tour of Chateau de Versailles from President of France Emmanuel Macron ahead of a dinner. / Anna Moneymaker / via REUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump receives a tour of Chateau de Versailles from President of France Emmanuel Macron ahead of a dinner. / Anna Moneymaker / via REUTERS

The signing of the MOU puts the 110-day war, sparked by the U.S. and Israel launching a joint bombing campaign against Iran on Feb. 28, on pause while negotiations continue for 60 days on critical issues such as Iran's nuclear program.

Included in the terms of the agreement, other than the "immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts," is the termination of "all types of sanctions" against Iran, as well as the establishment of a $300 billion "reconstruction and economic development fund" for Iran.

Trump looks a bit bewildered by the palace, as if wondering about size and scope of his ballroom. Of course, that is but one guess at demeanor. More guesses are appropriate, unless he says something revealing his mood at the time.

 _____________UPDATE___________

Crabgrass might be wrong thinking the White House is hiding from the deal. It was the White House posting on X.com, not on Trump's outlet, with millions of views.

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2067393004239814711

This will drag on, and  how that all evolves will matter. We have to wait. 

 

With the MOU text out, Guardian reports some Republicans are distancing themselves. What of Tom Emmer?

 Emmer is as silent over this capitulation as he is silent about the ICE prosecutions that Trump/Vance are using as retribution against Emmer's state for opposing the Stephen Miller - Greg Bovino invasion by masked Gestapo.

Emmer is worthless. Emmer needs a job besides career politician. This election is one where it might happen. We hope.

Guardian

Emmer seems happy to drag things out another 60 days, while the Minnesota and worldwide economies suffer. Why he feels that way is for him to explain.

Anytime, Tom.

UPDATE: LINKS here and here. Melania skipped the signing.

Trump may have learned a lesson. Bibi, no learning curve. TOI has unkind words for Trump.

First two headline sentences are pure opinion. For the third:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-deal-is-a-catastrophic-capitulation-to-irans-aggressors-leaves-israel-vulnerable-and-constrained/ 

 A lot of death has arisen from Israel's "Greater Israel" advocates who are Bibi cabinet members because he needs them for a coalition, and does not find them odious.

Trump at least is flexible enough to alter a bad decision. He lost. But is cutting his losses. All the waste of killing many Iranians is showing up and Trump and Hegseth, whatever the motivation, have cut short the bad decision's consequences.

Crabgrass cannot fault JD for these true words

But words are cheap, while actions matter. The action of the week is dialog with Iran, even if having to be conducted on Iran's terms. Where the Arab Gulf states are in things has been, and remains, unclear. China is China, and the US public educational system is lagging in the task of teaching and learning of Chinese within the nation. At least we are not all aflutter to learn Hebrew. For now.

 

Trump had the birthday cage fight on the white house lawn because the lawn was not big enough for a NASCAR race track to be installed.

 Not for himself. For his base.

Trump's surrender to Iran is not unconditional.

 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/14-point-draft-us-iran-deal-2026-06-17/

The big remaining question is how Trump and his offspring will monetize that surrender in their favor. Not whether, but how.

 

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

While all this shit is happening they're coming for your Social Security.

Pioneer Press.

All this shit happening: https://www.twincities.com/2026/06/17/g7-leaders-trump-iran-war-deal/

They're coming:  https://www.twincities.com/2026/06/17/lz-granderson-social-security-should-be-dominating-senate-campaign/

In Minnesota we know Peggy Flanagan is gold-star on not letting them get it.

Peggy's primary opponent? The DFL MN gov nominee? What I know is taking Israeli lobby money puts those two in the same camp as Tom Emmer (each of those two non-Peggy Dems at about half the MN leading Emmer take), per https://www.trackaipac.com/congress/#minnesota

 Check it out. Figure it out. Money given Israel is money not for Social Security. Econ 101, guns and butter. That much is clear. Also, those three have been in DC some time while Big Pharma and Big Medicine have owned DC at the same time. But at least those two med-power lobby types will take Medicare money until it's taken away too. 

Clean house. The nation can be better than it has been.

UPDATE: link  There are governor choices of protest without voting for a Republican, or doing a primary write-in. A way to say to Amy in the primary that better is expected even when forced to go lesser evil and vote for her in the general election. 

And there is Doug Chapin in MN6, a very sound DFL candidate with a chance to retire Emmer from a House seat and party whip to lobbying for crypto, or whatever.

FURTHER: pablum, not progress

Compare here, with detail, and teeth that bite. Amy is running on name recognition. Her dad, they say, was a good sports writer.

FURTHER: Critique this. Something missing?