Memorandum
of
Understanding
(capital of Pakistan)
if signed to be followed by
60 days of cease-fire
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must first be approved by
Iran's Supreme National
Council
Monday, June 1, 2026
Top Commander (General Donovan) met last Friday with Cuba's military leaders near Guantanamo Bay on island
SAN ANTONIO's
Express News
May 30, 2026 -- story posted 1:55 a.m.
it was
a brief exchange on
operational security
matters -- source
quoted . . .
express News.com/news/article/
us-commander-meets-with-cuban-
military-officials-22283162.php
La Boheme (Puccini) -- performance live -- IUSB Auditorium, South Bend, IN -- Lyric Opera - Friday. - Sat. June 5 - 6
events.iu.edu/southbend/event/2288196-la-boheme
Tickets available for the
partnered OPERA (G. Puccini)
on
June 5 (Friday), and
June 6, 2026 (Saturday)
southbendlyricopera.org
$50 general admission;
$20 for College Students!
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begins each night 7:30 p.m.
expected to end 10 p.m.
Aeschylus - - And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart. . .
from Blog discussing _"Blue Bloods"_ as a CBS drama series:
During the family dinner scene of this episode "Unbearable Loss," Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) reveals that he has been asked to speak at the funeral and shares the quote that he plans to use –- a quote from Aeschylus’ Agamemnon (lines 179-183):
“And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”
The main purpose of this reference, on the surface, is to convey through the evocative language of Aeschylus the intensity of the suffering and grief that accompanies a loss. Frank had intended to share this quote at the funeral of his eldest son Joe, who died in the line of duty, but couldn’t find the will to do so at the time. Now, by making use of this quote, Frank demonstrates his understanding and sympathy for the reverend’s loss through an expression of the pain and suffering he himself has gone through.
https://windswaves.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/the-awful-grace-of-god-blue-bloods-robert-kennedy-and-aeschylus-agamemnon/
June 7, 2026 -- Sunday AWARDS Show - nominees and other shows / plays
UPDATE: May 28 -- to appear
while in its 15th year on Broadway's
O'Neill Theatre -- original cast
of _The BOOK of MORMON_
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on next Sunday night June 7
are the
49th Annual "Tony AWARDS"
see details
tonyawards.com/press/
the-tony-awards-will-broadcast-
live-on-cbs-from-radio-city-music-hall-
on-sunday-june-7-2026/
8 - 11 p.m. Eastern Time (following
CBS News show "60 Minutes")
check local listings
Renee Good, mother of 3, new resident of Minneapolis -- killed by ICE agents -- DHS nominee Mullin apologizes for saying she used her car against the Govt. [ March 18 SENATE Hearing a.m. ]
MEMORIAL Service
Feb. 7, 2026
near site where she was murdered
by an ICE sniper who swore into
his body cam / mic claiming she
posted a threat to run him over while she
drove away from where he stood . . .
NBC News reports of independent autopsy
commanded by family of the deceased
renee-good-was-shot-in-the-head-
autopsy-commissioned-by-the-family-finds
Portland Avenue shooting of
Renee Nicole Good,
37-yr.old Minnesotan,
mother of 3
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Wed. Jan. 7, 2026
dateline: Minneapolis, MN
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ICE Agents' -- behavior as
a doctor approached the
scene of the shooting
mprnews.org / Jan. 17, 2026
Noon posted report [ Minnesota
Public Radio News report ]
failure to pronounce her dead
after checking for pulse, attempting
CPR which they/ICE workers are
trained to do after shooting those
who lay dying . . .
ice-agents-are-trained-in-cpr-
they-didnt-use-it-on-renee-macklin-good
Twin Cities Residents (Minneapolis - St. Paul) honored for courage in face of ICE and immigration arrests/detention
mprnews.org
Minnesota Public Radio Online coverage
/story/2026/06/01/twin-cities-residents-honored-
with-JFK-Profile-in-Courage-award
Renee Good's father,
Tim Granger spoke :
"It's wonderful, just to
be invited, honoring Renee"
she was killed by
ICE agents/ a sniper as was
Alex Pretti, VA ICU Nurse
also of Minneapolis.
Profile in Courage 2025-6 Award (Given in May each of those years) - jfklibrary.org
BREAKING NEWS for 5/31/2026
Jerome Powell -- speaks at
JFK Library, Cambridge, MASS
on Sunday 31st accepting the
recognition by defending the
Federal Reserve's independence
________________________
c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/fmr-vp-mike-pence
accepts-jfk-profile-in-courage-award/659441
Awardee this May 4, 2025 8:30 p.m. Eastern
former VP
Mike Pence of Indiana
He accepted the 2025 award at the
JFK Library, Cambridge,
Massachusetts
museum-calendar/
2025-profile-in-courage-
ceremony (Livestream) - FREE
First Daughter of JFK
and FLOTUS Jackie Kennedy
Onassis was presenter [ Caroline
K. Schlossberg ]
jfklibrary.org/
Thursday June 4, 2026 : last day of Community School attendance K - 12 calendar
Niles, MI
community (City limits)
nilesschools.org/calendar/
Half-day Teacher work
day (Wed. June 3) and
last day with students
is THURSDAY June 4, 2026.
Gustav Petro (incumbent President, Colombia) will be succeeded due to term limits by either far-right or socialist successor
Colombia's left-wing
President awaits a run-off
after May 31 primary/initial
voting
___________________
update (5/31/2026)
U.S. reporting says that the
candidates advancing to a
run-off have eliminated the
incumbent G. Petro:
Ivan Cepeda
&
Abelardo de la Espriella
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that run-off will take place
Sunday June 21, 2026 (in
three weeks)
bbc.com/news/world
Peabody AWARDS : Amy Poehler; Sterlin Harjo; PBS Kids TV programming over the years
Awards Ceremony (5/31) - Beverly Hills, CA
PBS Kids programming block
was _united since 1999 and just
in 2025 "zeroed" out by the
Trump-Vance- GOP Congress
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Awardees include:
The Pitt (HBO Max);
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC late night);
ICE Sweeps Georgia (Social Video
by Atlanta Journal-Constitution);
Immigration Crackdown (PBS News hour);
PODCAST & RADIO
Divine Intervention (10-part series);
The Hand that Rocks the Gavel (This
American Life episode);
NEWS DOCUMENTARY
Frontline (PBS) :
"Trump's Power and the
Rule of Law" - - 90-minute TV;
"Mr. Nobody against Putin"
BBC Four;
"Sunday Best: the untold story
of Ed Sullivan" (NetFlix documentary)
others additionally nominated 2026 !
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the 60 or so nominees across fields
(no fixed categories)
received a unanimous verdict from
the jury and
received a PEABODY at the
ceremony -- this year on Sunday
May 31, 2026
celebrating the pivotal role of black
artistry in American culture: the Supremes,
Harry Belafonte, James Brown
Trump's Iran negotiations have familiar playbook from GAZA Peace Deal [ agree to cease-fire and procrastinate problems to whatever comes next ]
Will the "carrot" offered to Iran to keep open
the Strait of Hormuz be a lot like the Rebuilding
of Gaza "carrot" from the cease-fire in that part of
HAMAS +
West Bank / Palestinian Authority ? ? ?
/world/iran-war-trump-deal/
June 2026 BLOG Statistics (starting June 1, 2026 - June 30) - first day 16K +
Statistics for the Blog
faithfor2008.blogspot.com/
"Seeking Faith and Understanding"
Timothy J. Shaw, blogger
AT June 2026
June 1 (Monday) 16,155
6/2
6/3
6/4
6/5
6/6
2nd Sunday (Pentecost) =
Total thus far
counting up all days visits/
views (June 1 - 30 = ____
Previous month
May 1 - 31, 2026 was
441,549 visits & views
[ biggest day in prev. month
for # visits/views was
May 15 when 31,047 counted
92 days (start of 14th week) since Feb. 28 "War of Choice" -- Attack on IRAN -- Negotiating team offers MEMO of understanding (Enriched uranium)
Trump's 3 month "War of Choice" goes on . . .
Ayatollah and theocratic Republican Guard
authoritarian "enforcers" still in power [ now June 1, 2026 ]
Friday meeting (2-hours or so) Friday 29 May 2026
Trump seems non-commital about extending a so-called
cease-fire-extension -- the meeting did not result in
his decision to either accept or reject
and re-initiate bombing / jet strikes
on his partner in belligerence (Iran's
theocratic regime - AYATOLLAH
M. Khamanei & Iran's military "Guard"
and multi-nation proxies - terrorist organizations
Trump was back at D.C. -- missing his son and newest
daughter-in-law's wedding in the Bahamas the MEMORIAL DAY
long 4-day weekend; politicians over on Capitol
Hill are also on break -- soon to be decided after
Trump endorsement of corrupt TEXAS Ken Paxton
for U.S. Senator run-off ballot who went on to win
UPDATE: May 18 --
We were getting ready to
do a very major attack [ 5/19 ]
and I put it off for a little while. . .
Feb. 28, 2026 was the
"Sudden"
attack of Hegseth - Rubio - Trump in
SITUATION ROOM --
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NOW 13 weeks and adding up to reach one
hundredth day without peace agreement
92 days
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time will tell if this military intervention
leads to major shifts in terms of
U.S. naval, infantry, air support,
missile / drone attacks from the
Joint Chiefs of Staff / Pentagon
Memo Of Understanding (Pakistan's foreign minister) -- While demanding "tweaks" to deal made by Kushner & Witkoff -- Trump orders missile strikes (June 1)
UPDATE -- the "Cease-Fire" is NOT a done deal
Trump orders more flyover strikes on Iran
and demanded from the Memo Of Understanding
that he get to specify what will be the terms of
"freeing" the STRAIT OF HORMUZ off the coast
of Iran . . . 6/1/2026
Washington times.com/news/2026/may/29/
rubio-meets-pakistans-foreign-minister-trump-considers-peace-deal
the details of the agreement proposed by Qatar and Pakistan
have not been made publicly available
Ishaq Dar -- PAKISTAN negotiator
Details of how select Troops themselves are being recruited to attend Trump Birthday 6/14 UFC Fight
Washington POST dot-com
"Internal messages reviewed
by POST reporters Dan Lamothe
and Alex Horton stipulate how
the interested / available service
members active personnel must
pay their own way to 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave. on June 14 (Sunday) and meet
strict physical requirements to be
eligible" (May 30 online article -
reporting by the POST )
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