It's the Dog Days of August News Coverage... in Early June !

Cicadas! (cicadas, cicadas, cicadas... all the way down)

Shark spottings!

Whale eatings! (ok, samplings...)

Between the ongoing Donald Trump coverage and these light, end-of-the-summer stories playing out until everyone returns to work, it seems like very little true news is occuring in the world today if you go by news reports, beyond the diplomatic meetings and political leavings of our allies.

I doubt that's true:  I think the quiet before the summer storm has lulled many mainstream journalists to sleep.  They're older, a lot of them in power, and aren't on the same wavelength as the future of America, coming up in the uncovered places...