As planned, I did get my annual flu and COVID shots yesterday — one in each arm — which means I have two slightly sore arms, but nothing I can’t live with for a day or two. And now, some ten hours after the fact, I’m beginning to feel my usual effects from the COVID vaccine: I’m groggy, and have the approximate tensile strength of this guy:

But I had still hoped to be able to post a commentary on one of the day’s more interesting world events, so I pulled up the late headlines, and immediately realized I was just not up to it. There was simply too much angst to deal with.

Seriously, have you ever been so tired you can’t even work up the energy to be outraged? Well, that’s me at this moment.

Therefore, instead of my usual, brilliantly insightful analysis of the world’s madness, I shall resort to the “picture-is-worth-1,000-words” school of journalism, with the following pictorial commentaries:

Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho. [CBS News]

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White House slams Nobel Committee for not awarding Peace Prize to Trump. [BBC]

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In ‘Dangerous’ Escalation, Pakistani Drone Strikes Kill Two Senior Taliban Members in Kabul. [RFE/RL]

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Nineteen missing after explosion at Tennessee munitions factory. [BBC]

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Trump administration starts laying off thousands of workers. [BBC]

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Trump says he’ll impose new 100% tariff on China ‘over and above’ current rates, massively escalating trade war. [CNN]

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But on a lighter note . . . or it would be funny, if it weren’t so terrifyingly ignorant . . . there’s this:

Health Secretary Kennedy, Trump linked circumcision to autism through Tylenol. [USA Today]

To quote the immortal Forrest Gump: “Stupid is as stupid does.”

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And so I leave you for now to contemplate, without further input from me, whether you even want to bother getting out of bed today.

As you can see, I’ve already made my decision.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
10/11/25