May the 4th Be With You!
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| Moon this Morning Tequesta, FL May 4, 2026 |
1. Welcome May! Today in the first Monday of the month. There are 34 Mondays remaining in the year.
2. Comcast/Xfinity has been in a contract dispute with Scripps Broadcasting regarding the renewal to carry their channels. As Comcast puts it, Scripps is being unreasonable. As I see it, they both better get their acts together because consumers are going to find ways to mitigate the damage. In my case, I just bought and deployed an over-the-air digital antenna. I can now receive my favorite local channels at no extra cost to me. Maybe, I no longer need Xfinity cable?
3. The weather turned rainy. While that is a good thing because South Florida needs rain, it puts a damper on outdoors activities.
4. The Orioles continue their slide to the bottom of the division. They were swept by the Yankees over the weekend to start May at a terrible 0-3. They have slid to 8 games out of first in the division and are on a 4 game losing streak. Ugh.
5. As I took Finn outdoors this morning, I looked to the sky and actually saw the Moon. I was surprised because at the same time I was feeling the splatter of raindrops on my head and shoulders. I could not resist taking an image of the Moon shining through the light clouds.
6. And now to Iran. The navy is going to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran claims to have struck a US Naval Vessel and the US denies the claim. Is there any ground truth in this conflict? My questions is, if we have won the war, why is the Strait still closed and why has Iran not capitulated. Those would constitute normal conditions for a victory.
7. Today in History. On May 4, 1970, in Kent, Ohio, 28 National Guardsmen fire their weapons at a group of anti-war demonstrators on the Kent State University campus, killing four students and wounding nine. The tragedy was a watershed moment for a nation divided by the conflict in Vietnam, and further galvanized the anti-war movement.
Two days earlier, on May 2, National Guard troops were called to Kent to suppress students rioting in protest of the Vietnam War and the U.S. invasion of Cambodia. The next day, scattered protests were dispersed by tear gas, and on May 4 class resumed at Kent State University. By noon that day, despite a ban on rallies, some 2,000 people had assembled on the campus. National Guard troops arrived and ordered the crowd to disperse, fired tear gas, and advanced against the students with bayonets fixed on their rifles. Some of the protesters, refusing to yield, responded by throwing rocks and verbally taunting the troops.
Tehran issues warning after Trump offers US help to ships - Reuters
Iran says it turns back US warship from Strait of Hormuz, US official denies missile strike - Reuters
Lebanon's most senior Shi'ite politician says no to negotiations with Israel until war stops - Reuters
Sweden arrests Chinese captain of suspected Russia-linked vessel - Reuters
A rattled Kremlin is tightening security around Putin, European intel suggests - CNN
Trump and GOP push for aggressive voter roll purges up until Election Day, testing precedent - CNN
Inside Spirit Airlines’ failed ‘Hail Mary’ to the Trump administration - CNN
Putin will host a scaled-back parade in Red Square this year, amid mounting pressures and threats - CNN
Oil Jumps as Iran Resists Trump’s Offer to Help Ships Through Strait of Hormuz - The New York Times
Rudy Giuliani Is in ‘Critical Condition’ in Florida Hospital - The New York Times
Hegseth again showed America why he shouldn’t be defense secretary — and he did it on live TV - MS Now
-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL
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