Laura Dogu
[ former adviser to Gen. Caine:
now chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff -- Military head ]
has left Caracas, Venezuela
where she reopened a U.S. embassy;
she now has opted to defer the
work in the embassy to the present
(Senate-confirmed) ambassador to
Guatemala -- and instead go back
to work at the Alexandria, VA
PENTAGON office administration . . .
nytimes.com/2026/04/15/world/Americas/
venezuela-us-diplomat-laura-dogu-leaves.html
Julie Davis
_____________________
the hill.com/
"Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine leaving post '
Face Off
LIVE PORTRAIT EVENT
details at
boxfactoryforthearts.org/
date is
Friday May 1, 2026
ALL
portraits created during the
event will be auctioned off,
with proceeds benefiting the
artists and arts programming
at the Box Factory [ 1101 Broad St.,
St. Joseph, MI ]
Pete Hegseth,
Before Congressional Armed
services committee:
HOW LONG WILL THE WAR LAST?
# Months ________
_________________________
tomorrow April 30 is
the 60th day -- a legal deadline
to begin to withdraw troops or
to seek a Congressional re-authorization
to continue in hostilities toward
Iran's Republican Guard
Hezbollah
other armed enemies - Houthi,
Hamas still not disarmed
as of APRIL 29
(two months since Feb. 28 onset)
The Iran War can be
computed as costing
$25 billion
Holy Week 2026
April 1 = 10,803 views / visits
Maundy Thursday = 10,557
Good Friday = 10,019
Holy Saturday 9,964
Easter Sunday 1,781
4/6 539
4/7 515
4/8 496
4/9 482
4/10 591
4/11 1,051
Sunday 12th 465
4/13 8,937
Tues. 14th April 824
4/15 3,383
4/16 12,669
4/17 12,114
4/18 25,856 [most visits/view for APRIL]
4/19 11,804
4/20 7,512
4/21 25,645 [ 2nd most views ]
4/22 1,764
4/23 23,659 [ 4th most views ]
4/24 22,443 [ 5th most visits/views ]
4/25 24,193 [3rd most views ]
4/26 3,920
4/27-8 3,281
4/29 3,878
4/30 *
Total number of April visits / views =
April 1 - 26 -- 242,260 thus far
________________________
Last month of 2026 (March)
total # was 168,341
Washington Times/
"Charles notes ballroom renovations,
alludes to previous British presence /
sacking of the White House"
second term of James & Dolley Madison +210 years
ago
news/2026/apr/28/king-charles-iii-camilla-
mix-fox-news-hosts-channel-dominates-state/
