Monday Musings - June 6, 2022

 

1. June has arrived and today is the first Monday of the month. There are just 29 Mondays remaining in the year as we slide towards the mid-point.

2. Today we remember D-Day, June 6, 1944.

3. Sometimes it seems that in the past, unlike today, we actually were able to identify who the bad guys were.

4. Is anyone else frustrated by the inaction and gridlock in Congress. They are arguing about minutiae while the country is being held hostage by the oil companies.

5. We were treated to a beautiful weather weekend. I worked outside most of the weekend doing odd jobs around the. house--some which have been languishing for more than a year. I even got to spend some time enjoying the pool, although the today's 59 degree morning is going to set that back a bit.

6. Today in History. On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the go-ahead for the largest amphibious military operation in history: Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of northern France, commonly known as D-Day.

By daybreak, 18,000 British and American parachutists were already on the ground. An additional 13,000 aircraft were mobilized to provide air cover and support for the invasion. At 6:30 a.m., American troops came ashore at Utah and Omaha beaches. 

Chinese fighter jet 'chaffs' Australian plane near South China Sea, Canberra alleges - CNN

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of confidence today - CNN

Chernobyl Workers Pick Up the Pieces After Russian Occupation - The Wall Street Journal

North Korea Launches Short-Range Missiles Into Sea - The Wall Street Journal

Ukraine’s World Cup Dream Ends With Defeat to Wales - The Wall Street Journal

Senators say gun deal is within reach, but without Biden’s wish list - The Washington Post

Putin threatens to hit new targets if long-range missiles are delivered to Ukraine - The Washington Post

How crypto giant Binance became a hub for hackers, fraudsters and drug traffickers - Reuters

Russia's Lavrov calls decision to block plane 'unprecedented' - Reuters

Nine dead in three mass shootings across United States - Reuters

-- Bob Doan, Elkridge, MD