Mairead Hollis

Fifty days ago I was writing about a procurement dispute.

Since then I have watched an alliance walk out of its own chamber, stood on a ramp where nobody could buy fuel, and reported from an airfield where nine people were killed by an ally.

And the strange part is that we have been told why, constantly, at length, from the Oval Office, four times. I have the transcripts. I have read them until the words came apart.

On 9 February he told the country the line stopped at Iceland. Seven days later he was addressing us again with a different reason. Both times he sounded completely certain. That is not a man hiding his aims. I no longer think there is a hidden one.

Hank R.

Full hours again this week. Overtime Saturday. My wife asked me last night if I was going to feel bad about the money. I said I did not know. She said "I do", and we sat there. Anyway. Overtime Saturday.

Eleanor

Fifty-two days. I have watched all of it on this little screen my grandson set up. I have learned what a GIUK gap is. I am 74 and I did not need to learn that. Two goldfinches this morning. I am telling you because somebody should say something ordinary today.…

The President of the United States

I don't rule things out. That's the whole job.

Tanya

"I don't rule things out. That's the whole job." Sir. My son is nineteen. He is at Bragg. XVIII Airborne Corps is in that plan and so is he. Rule it out. That is also the job. That is the part of the job where you tell a mother in Indiana that her boy is not g…

Eleanor

Tanya, I am 74 and I have nothing useful to offer you except that I am thinking about your boy tonight, and I will again tomorrow. That is not much. I am sending it anyway.

gulf stream

not to be dramatic but I have checked this app 200 times today and the only thing I actually want to see is a post that says "it stopped" that's it. that's the whole ask. six words and I'll log off forever