The entire Ukrainian front line in Donetsk is collapsing. That much is a fact. Additionally, there is a whole lot of speculation that the Biden administration is getting ready to cut ties with Mr. Hero Zelensky and throw his puppet ass under the bus–with a dozen different theories about why they would or will do so soon.

Somewhat more happily I got my truck back, and they’re promising the trailer too before the week is out, a promise which may or may not be kept ….

And finally, on a day that was supposed to be hot and dry here we instead got the most rain and the biggest thunderstorm yet. Even though that is inconvenient for me personally, it’s the best news, from the perspective of putting the local environment first.