Notes in the Margin

Trump is close to launching a major attack on Iran as it continues a massive buildup of military forces in the Middle East.

Macron: "Free speech is a pure bullshit if nobody knows how you are guided through this so-called free speech—especially when it is to be guided from one hated speech to another hated speech."

Steve Bannon, who has condemned "Austrian economics, limited government," also spent many hours chumming it up with Epstein. 

European economists regard Spain’s former central bank governor Pablo Hernández de Cos and his Dutch counterpart Klaas Knot as top picks to become the next ECB president.

Jerí, a 39-year-old lawyer, was elected to Peru’s Congress in 2021 for Somos Peru, a small conservative party. The removal follows allegations of collusion with Chinese businessmen. 

"An Israeli-American regime-change operation is underway in Iran."

"Her announcement follows the release of documents detailing her often chummy conversations with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein." She had long claimed to barely know Epstein. 

"Ring’s decision to cancel its partnership with Flock comes as tech companies face growing pressure to reexamine their work with federal agencies."

Warsh wouldn't be offered the job if he were a departure from the usual model of Fed chairs. He'll inflate plenty, especially when recession hits. 

"The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) proclaimed that “the current violent death toll” in Gaza likely exceeded 100,000..."