Today we're talking about Liz Truss and a head of lettuce, growing unrest in Iran, new

FDA decisions, and other top news for Friday, October 21st. Stay in form while remaining

focused on Christ with the pour over. Here's the quote of the day. He who goes about to reform

the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor. St. Ignatius of Loyola.

Let's start with some espresso shots. Liz Truss, the last prime minister appointed by

Queen Elizabeth II, resigned after six weeks. She led through three generations of fruit

flies and earned the dubious honor of shortest serving prime minister in British history.

Truss's tenure was defined by an aggressive economic plan to cut taxes and increase spending

that sent the UK financial markets into turmoil. Truss tried to backtrack, jettisoning her

economic plan and firing her finance minister, but it wasn't enough. An accelerated leadership

contest will likely begin next week to name a new, new prime minister. Frontrunners include

Rishi Sunak, runner up against Truss the first time, chancellor of the ex-checker Jeremy

Hunt, and the House of Commons leader Penny Mordont. Hopefully this one will outlast a head

of lettuce, which, as the British tabloids noted, was something Liz was unable to do.

Truss a quote to consider in times of seemingly constant change and instability. On Christ,

the solid rock I stand. All other ground is sinking sand. Edward Mote, 1863.

Protests in Iran continue to make international news. El Nasraqabi, an Iranian professional

climber, returned to Tehran after competing in South Korea without wearing a hijab, a

move that drew support from activists, but condemnation from the Iranian government. After

reports that her passport had been seized and her friends could not contact her, Iranian

State TV ran an interview where she apologized and claimed she simply forgot the head covering.

Many doubt she made the statement freely. Elsewhere, a 16-year-old girl reportedly died

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