Well, howdy there, internet people it's Bell again. And welcome to the roads with Bell.

Today is May 10th, 2026. And this is episode 142 of The Roads Not Taken, which is a weekly series where we go over the news.

That was unreported, underreported, didn't get the coverage

we thought it deserved or we just found it interesting. And then we go through a few questions from y'all.

Today is May 10th and it's Mother Ocean Day and also Normal Mother's Day. And on this date in 1869, the golden spike is driven, and it completed the first U.S.

Transcontinental Railroad in Utah, connecting the Central Pacific Railroad to the Union Pacific.

And starting with foreign policy. Trump claimed the ceasefire was still in effect as U.S. and Iranian forces were actively engaging in an exchange of fire

and strikes. The UAE was attacked as well. A warfare milestone occurred. Russian troops lost a position to a

Ukrainian force. The entire Ukrainian force was made up of robotic ground vehicles and drones.

The idea of a world without infantry to take and hold positions is a huge shift.

You know, toward Terminator and John Connor.

Remember everybody, lie to the cops in arcades.

Trump's threatening to raise prices on Americans even more, via a new tariff aimed at Europe if a trade deal isn't

reached. While Trump is off trying to unwind his mess in Iran, that he started over dubious

claims of potential Iranian nuclear development. North Korea is deploying a nuclear-capable ship and adding artillery

aimed at South Korea. North Korea also changed its constitution in a way that signals it

wants to be treated as a normal power. Glad to see the Trump administration has its priorities straight. Rubio went to Italy and tried to clean up Trump's mess. Trump took the refusal of NATO allies to participate in his war of choice personally and made a series of threats. Rubio also indicated that Trump was

chicken and waffles on his threat to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany.

Russia had to close multiple airports after Ukraine hit air traffic control

infrastructure in the country with drones.

Ukraine also hit one of the largest oil refineries in Russia.

Elsewhere in Russia, the Kremlin has reportedly tightened security amid fears that a coup

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