If you want to see a religious direction in the United States (and what that will lead to), look no further than India.

https://consortiumnews.com/2026/05/12/the-unraveling-of-nehrus-vision-of-india/

Sunrise on Mount Rainier and Downtown Seattle.

They literally happen everyday,  but didn't want this moment to pass me by.

Why I don't really know, nor can I really say.

Normally I don't post things from social media outlets.

Like many sites, LinkedIn has its share of cesspool and idiocy.

That being said, this came up, and it does reflect a lot of what I have both observed - 1) in the past, 2) and today.

Here are 8 signs burnout is a systems problem, not a people problem

0/ Constant urgency with no real priorities
1/ Too much work, not enough capacity
2/ Boundaries ignored once pressure hits
3/ No time to recover between pushes
4/ Success rewarded with more load
5/ Feedback up, pressure down
6/ Fixing people instead of fixing the process
7/ Leaders firefighting instead of redesigning work

In true fashion, LinkedIn doesn't make it easy to post outside their site (why would they; like all social media, their owners think the world revolves around them), so here's a screenshot -

This is why all things 'Dubai' can go fuck themselves.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/06/the-uae-and-israel-a-full-partnership-in-crime-and-bloodshed/

Iran Defeating Israel?

https://scheerpost.com/2026/05/06/how-iran-defeated-israel/

Read and decide for yourself.

The Petrodollar - replaced by the Petrogasdollar?

A very lengthy and critical analysis by Richard Medhurst.

https://www.blackagendareport.com/how-us-pulled-armed-robbery-worlds-energy-supply-and-created-petrogas-dollar

An interesting (and perhaps telling) screenshot ...

 ... that says something about the 2026 NHL Playoffs - Round 2.

No Wild Card teams made it.

No teams that finished 2nd in their respective Division made it either.