I feel a bit news-numb today. Nothing seems to excite me. What do you think is wrong?

Do you think that I should be concerned that important top-secret documents from the Pentagon were posted on the Internet, and that for about two months the Pentagon didn’t even know?

Do you think that I should be concerned that these documents showed that Russia can indeed wait out Ukraine and that the billions of dollars and euros that the U.S. and Europe are pouring into Ukraine may be wasted after all?

Do you think I should be concerned that the Arab nations of the Middle East may be finally realize that the way to bring about the destruction of Israel is just to sit back and watch the internal firing squad?

Do you think that I should be concerned that the crazier Donald Trump acts, and the more crimes for which he accused, his support in the Republican base just seems to grow?

Do you think that I should be concerned that the better the American economy seems to be doing, the more the Federal Reserve wants to crush it?

Do you think that I should be concerned that Jim Jordan is now the head of the House Judiciary Committee?

Do you think I should be concerned that something like one in every twenty houses possesses an semi-automatic weapon, and that there have been more mass shootings than days so far in 2023?

Do you think I should be concerned that French workers may not be able to retire until they are 64?

Do you think I should be concerned that the FDA may be forced out of business and that the approval of new drugs may be relegated to a judge in Amarillo Texas?

Do you think I should be concerned that Clarence Thomas, who professes to only love traveling in America to RV parks and Walmart parking lots, is being forced to take ultra-luxurious international trips?

Do you think that I should be concerned that the only way to gain public office in the United States is to talk about global warming, and provide support to increasing fossil fuel production?

Do you think I should be concerned about the fact that, of the 33 most developed countries in the world, only 32 have figured out how to provide universal health insurance to its population?

Do you think I should be concerned that the federal courts have decided they have no role in overseeing the mapping of Congressional districts, and that this should be left to politicians?

Do you think I should be concerned that Elon Musk owns Twitter, and the Chinese on Tiktok?

Do you think I should be concerned that major earthquakes in California and Israel are only a heartbeat away?

Do you think I should be concerned that I am 80 years old, and will probably not really live to 120?

Do you think I should be concerned that I am numb to all of these today?