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Sunday, 16 August 2026

nymindegrab strand (13. 715)

Saturday, 15 August 2026

day one hundred sixty-three (13. 714)

In another edition of this is not how anything works, Trump declared that once Iran is defeated—again imminent for the umpteenth time—the Strait of Hormuz will become US territory. Tehran counters that the vital waterway is under their control and cannot be seized, especially by a campaign speech, adding that whilst the agreement with Muskat may be concluded soon, those negotiations have nothing to do with Washington and America and her allies will remain under restrictions until the blockade ends and reparations are paid. Repatriation of the Panama Canal seemed to be a non-starter so maybe this delusional addition to the American empire might be a consolation-despite pledges to still make fetch happen. Market manipulation—though running of the fumes of AI driven trades and a derivative, speculative stocks—is losing cache as the US president once again dismisses the financial hardships of the underclass as the hierarchy sheds confidence as well. Hezbollah rejects ongoing negotiations between Tel Aviv and Beirut, saying that they are equal to Lebanon surrendering to Israel.

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happy blogoversary to us: street legal (13. 712)

As PfRC turns eighteen years old we wanted to pause once again extend our gratitude to our readership and to the members of the wider blogosphere (many of those fellow caretakers are listed under our Smøgåsblog) and new ones discovered for their serendipity, sustainment and inspiration that keeps the internet curious, entertaining, engrossing and engaging. Since hitting our last milestone, here’s a round-up of some of our most popular posts with a few honourable mentions from the past year. Then it’s birthdays all the way down:

10. Affordability Hoax

9. Clearcode words for communication transcription

8. Boating on the Müritz

7. Some superlative links

6. More adventures on the Mecklenburg basin

5. Malchow on the Müritz

4. Waren on the Müritz

3. Trump’s pitch for the Nobel Prize

2. Markkleeburger See in the Leipziger New Sealand

1. A return to the Störmthaler See

synchronoptica

one year ago: blogoversaries all the way down (with synchronoptica) plus the Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska

two years ago: PfRC turns sixteen, the People’s Crusade, the Berlin Crisis of 1961, a defector to North Korea, quibbling over possessive apostrophes plus assorted links worth the revisit

three years ago: PfRC turns fifteen, Trump charged with racketeering and conspiracy, the first Bauhaus exhibit (1923) plus the Feast of the Assumption

four years ago: PfRC turns fourteen, another Roman holiday, the scourge private equity plus more links to enjoy

five years ago: PfRC turns thirteen, the end of the Bretton-Woods system (1971), Eternal World Television network plus a geometrical proof solved after millennia

six years ago: PfRC turns twelve, high-brow potty humour, gachapon culture plus US postal service under assault

Friday, 14 August 2026

day one hundred sixty-two (13. 711)

Rebuffing criticism regarding the welfare of sailors in the Persian gulf, US secretary of war Hegseth claims America can maintain its blockade of Iranian ports indefinitely as the commerce department announces plans to further isolate Tehran economically, though it’s already starting at near zero and only needs to eke out survival one day at a time and outlast the US financial trickery until the markets no longer accept Trump’s word as fiat. Also splintering with traditional allies—those required for upping the latest round of sanctions, American announces a multi-modal drone task force, Falcon Strike. As traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continues to stagnate, Norway‘s foreign minister joins a growing chorus calling the joint US-Israeli adventure a regressive failure, whilst US consumer sentiment falters on hopes of any relief or recovery any time soon. France condemns Israeli settlers for occupying the homes of evicted Palestinian, whilst Netanyahu calls the UK the Islamic Republic of Britain—amplifying a xenophobic dog-whistle, adding that the UK is the first nuclear capable Muslim country.