Cease Fires and Shots Fired…Another Day in DC
Let’s see. Could we add one more area that seems on fire at the moment?
A fragile (and slightly confusing) ceasefire situation with Iran is floating adrift over the Strait of Hormuz, only one of the most important oil intersections in the world.
Meanwhile, political sharks stateside are circling the S.S. GOP with blood in the water.
Let’s start offshore.
Shoot Strait…of Hormuz:
Check my math, but it feels like we’re about to have a ceasefire expire that never actually started?
Did I miss the part with the ceasing of the firing?
Either way, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a crawl. Ships are turning around, rerouting, or just sitting there like, “Hard pass.” The U.S. Navy has stepped in—seizing at least one Iranian vessel and running operations to clear potential mines.
Meanwhile, Iran is acting less like a nation-state and more like modern-day pirates—harassing commercial ships, charging tolls, and firing on other vessels.
Most Americans are seeing this play out through only through gas prices and market movement.
But if we fully grasped how on the razor’s edge we are—between Iran, China, global markets, and terrorist activity—we might not be sleeping quite so well.
Tucker Carlson’s Family Therapy Hour
Back home, Tucker Carlson sat down with his brother Buckley Carlson for a two-hour conversation that’s getting a lot of attention.
Buckley has been a long-time GOP operative and Trump speech writer eve prior to the 2016 election.
Tucker openly wrestles with regret, saying he feels “tormented” and even apologizing for misleading people—though he insists it wasn’t intentional. Both brothers acknowledge feeling implicated in Trump’s rise and now wrestling with what that means.
The timing isn’t subtle. Trump and Tucker have beef that borders on burned to a crisp. If ever you wondered if the Grand ‘Ol Party would be able to set aside differences for the sake of the nation, wonder no more. They won’t.
But at least in this interview, Tucker didn’t claim Christianity is more Socialist by nature. So, there’s that.
Buckley the Younger
To keep things interesting, there are two Buckley Carlsons in play.
The one in the interview? Tucker’s brother. Former speechwriter. Political insider.
The other? Tucker’s son, who recently stepped down from his role as deputy press secretary to Vice President JD Vance.
The younger Buckley had reportedly planned his exit for a while, but the timing—right in the middle of the Carlson–Trump conflict—raises eyebrows. He’s now launching his own consulting firm. Of course, he is. Aren’t they all?
Is there any chance all parties could have a Snickers and take a nap?
