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Jun 12th

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So… we‘re on tenterhooks wondering whether Orange Man or the Bearded Menace will screw us over and prevent us from making our South American trip. The week started off with a “bang”, but fortunately quieted down (so far!). Oof…

Anyway, once again very busy; I finished up my “disaster-recovery” setup (in the event Bad Things happen to my servers), so at least that‘s done. I also made a new, fairly major, release of 8th; so at least that‘s done! Now we can just sit-back and count down the days until lift-off.

Of note:

• We‘re not the only ones experiencing travel-insecurity: my friend‘s notes.
• Dr Brian Cox on the legality of the War Powers Resolution.
• Preston Stewart: Iran‘s confidence; and their strategy Survive and entrench.
• Uri: what Israel should do about Iran‘s attack; meditations on Trump, Iran, and Insanity; and the “Fake Believer” epidemic.
• Why Israel could not let the Iranian missile attack go unanswered. And what we discovered in Lebanon.
• On the “Great Isaiah Scroll” at the Israel Museum.
• And an interview with Israel‘s most cancelled comedian.

I mentioned gastrointestinal issues around GLP-1 use, two weeks ago. Esther‘s now run that gauntlet, and it turns out we‘re not alone, not at all. Hopefully the side-effects will become more bearable. In my case at least, the issues have “reversed” so that‘s — well, not “good”, exactly, but preferable anyway.

It‘ll be warm for shabbat, though not roasting-hot. Since we‘re presumably traveling next week, friends have invited us for two meals, so we‘re only making:
pita, a few salatim, and banana cake.

Until next time,
shabbat shalom!

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