Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts
the stars to flight.

And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light.

Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain’.

Cosas de España/Galiza

The Times features the Camino Portugués. Which we could have done without . . .

A narco series I’ve yet to watch.

The candidacy of a Galician as Christopher Columbus just got stronger. Allegedly. See here and here.

Speaks for itself . . .

Europe

A German view of Trump and Putin.

The bison returns to the UK, reports reader Perry.

The Middle East War

The latest update from Naked Capitalism.

The insane Trump has said that “A whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not accept his demands. His deadline of 8pm US tonight is 2am tomorrow in Europe.

Trump’s apocalyptic threats area sign not of strength but of moral and strategic weakness. True but this will be cold comfort to innocent Iranians.

The United States of Trump USA

Relevant podcasts. The asterisk indicates a new post since the last time. Possibly. A double asterisk means I recommend the latest episode:-

• The Daily Beast** – On Podbean and other platforms [Plus video]
• Inside Trump’s Head** – On Podbean and other platforms [Plus video]
• The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent* – On Podbean and other platforms
• The Rest is Politics US** – On Podbean and other platforms [Plus video]
• The DSR Network*: Also on Podbean.

Trump – The new Jesus.

Quotes of the Day

• This evening, the USA as we knew it might come to an end. [Some would argue it’d be more accurate to say ‘will reveal its true colours’.]
• Profanity is deeply offensive in Iranian culture. Trump might well have signed his own death warrant.
• Is it not odd that the US government thinks so little of its soldiers that it is happy to sacrifice them in a pointless war but is then willing to spend 2 billion dollars to rescue one at risk of being captured?

Spanish

• Face: Facebook
• Gusano de harina: Mealworm
• Retrete: Toilet, privvy, etc.
• Pegatina: Sticker

Galician

Words which Galicians use which they they (allegedly) think are Castellano but in reality are Gallego.

Did you know?

Fun facts about US presidents.

You Have to Laugh

For obvious reasons, the Trump presidential library has been called a ‘hotelbrary’.

Finally . . .

The abrupt weather change duly happened, with showers last night and with a thunderstorm and hailstones(!) around 2pm today. Or what the Spanish call ‘Midday’.

Finally . . . Finally . . .

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