(0758) Nondescript outside but some sun, deeply depressing westwide news (we’ve only touched on part of it yet), befits a Monday. (0824)

 

5. Personally no idea what this one’s about

… but shall try to find out:

4. Steve at 1351

• President Trump Orders US Navy to Block ‘Any and All Ships Trying to Enter, or Leave, the Strait of Hormuz Effective Immediately’ After Iran Defies Nuclear Demands
• American-Iranian Talks In Pakistan Fails, Trump Hints At Naval Blockade
• There are no exemptions to informed consent
• Cold Temperatures Linked to Significantly Higher Cardiovascular Mortality Than Heat, Study Finds
• Protein and exercise: Keys to preventing age-related muscle loss
• Despite media spin, Poll shows big majority support fuel protest
• Much more.

3. More on Ireland

2. DAD at 1351

a) The State hates you. France. Held captive for three years in Iran, former hostage Benjamin Brière was reprimanded by the tax authorities for failing to declare his income…

b) France – Social/Politics News. The confirmation of the relationship between Jordan Bardella, leader of the Rassemblement National (RN), and Princess Maria-Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies has sent shockwaves through newsrooms.