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  [APRIL 8, 2026 (11:30 AM PDT] An hour-and-a-half before a civilization ending attack, a deal was made to stop the war; judging from the headlines of this morning, the deal has been slow to get the strait of Hormuz open. Let us do a bit-of a recap since I did not post in the last 36-hours--letting the dust settle: Image Credit: CA Post CA POST: Secret CIA Tool Used to Find Second F-15 Airman Tuesday afternoon, people were really anxious about that 8:00 PM deadline looming; again, we go to the CA Post for this round-up of the latest: Trump sending Vance to lead Continued Pakistan Talks Falling Apart: Iran Says Israeli Lebanon Attacks Must Stop Closing Strait  Daily Mail: Iran Halts Ships in Strait Issues New Demands to Trump Posted one-hour-ago, here is the take from the Iranian View: IRAN INTERNATIONAL: US Must Choose Between Ceasefire & Reign in Israel In my opinion, we are far from out of the woods with this conflict; switching gears, I also wanted to draw attention to ...

  [A  PRIL 6, 2026 (18:30 PDT)] A rather uncertain feeling after Trump's bizarre and erratic Easter day press briefing, critical thinkers, Deadline Tuesday April 7, 2026 Eastern Time Here is my analysis: Many streaming talkers are surmising that there was a second operation underway. Perhaps to try to seize the amount of enriched uranium thought to be in Iran's possession [?] There has been considerable deep-head fakes with this handling of the war and keeping the enemy off balance or wondering what are the presidents' intentions. I have gone ahead and C&P this NY Times story which is leading Drudge Report at this hour as posting a link will--most likely-- be paywalled. . . . and by the way, if you do not know of the viral phrase [Trump Always Chickens-out] it is the definition of TACO. Here’s a Timeline of Trump’s Ultimatums Over the Strait of Hormuz President Trump first gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the vital oil shipping route on March 21. The deadline has been reset...

  [APRIL 3, 2026 (10:30 PDT)] Welcome back critical thinkers, Image Credit: Oddball Media / Getty NBC NEWS: F15E SHOT DOWN ONE OF TWO CREW MEMBERS RESCUED CNN: TRUMP FIRES BONDI Here is a more critical look on Bondi's demise--largely due to her handling of the Epstein files. InfoWars: Rep Nancy Mace Says Bondi Must Still Testify on Epstein A Detailed Look at the Artemis Mission The Telegraph: What's on the Dark Side of the Moon Post 594 has begun. I will be back with more as news breaks. Best, Drake

  [March 28, 2026 (9:15 AM PDT)] The War in Iran rages on with no end in sight, critical thinkers, In not only Israel, we have seen many more missiles getting through in the neighboring countries of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.  THE JERUSALEM POST:   ISRAEL SCALES BACK USE OF TOP INTERCEPTORS DWINDLING SUPPLY My wonder is why the ground-based, track or Humvee-mounted Vulcan 20mm has not been deployed to deal with these drones. https://animalia-life.club/qa/pictures/towed- Undoubtedly, much less expense involved, yet we would have some friendly-fire casualties as the 2000-round-per-minute shells fall to back into Tel Aviv, for example. CNN LIVE UPDATES: HOUTHIS ENTER WAR WITH MISSILE STRIKE ON ISRAEAL YAHOO/ AP:  IRANIAN ATTACKS SAUDI BASE 12 US TROOPS HURT DAMAGES SEVERAL REFUELERS Rumors Persist of Drone Damage: USS Ford Off for Repairs Clogged Toilets Laundry Fire CALIFORNIA POST: 13B Carrier Undergoing Repairs in Crete “The Ford is the first of the class, so...

  [March 24, 2026 (13:00 PDT) Welcome back, critical thinkers, The 48-hour warning of taking-out Iran's oil infrastructure has come and gone; apparently, these negotiations have shown promise with Trump pausing or foregoing those attacks from the US. So, let us take a look at some other news. Cable News Podcast Envy Status News:  Broadcasters Scrambling to Augment Podcasting or Abandon TV Altogether Being a former radio broadcaster, I found this rather interesting. Sticking with the obscure or unusual Publication Claims US has Only Two-Months of Rare Earth Minerals Oil Price.com: Chinese Publication Claims US has Two Months of Rare Earths Left Apparently, the media is bringing these concerns to light; last night, 60 Minutes did a segment on the only rare earth mine in the US. To better understand the seriousness of this issue, take a look at this infographic:      Obviously, our rival--China-- is acutely aware of our predicament. Trump Warns Expanding Conflict b...

  [MARCH 19, 2026 (11:30 AM PDT) Over the last few days, things are not looking good, critical thinkers, It is one of those "Where do I start," days in the CT&Reasoning newsroom. The schism between the  Legacy or MSM and the online or digital new media intensifying regarding if Israel having had executed--some call it a coup--a hijacking of US foreign policy.  I will get into the weeds on ferreting-out what is being said regarding the resignation of The National Counterterrorism Center Director, Joe Kent; however, allegations of Israel manipulating Trump and the president going against the advice of agency heads--such as Tulsi Gabbard--military leaders, the state department, etc. Last night, Kent appeared on Tucker Carlson's show and explained what he observed and is planned to be on Mark Levin's show. . . . that should be a shouting match! Meanwhile Plenty of Hard News to Cover CNBC: WORLDs LARGEST LNG DAMAGED IN QATAR Iranian missile strikes inflicted “extensive...