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

Today is January 11th, 2026, and this is episode 125 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 January 11th and today is learn your name in Morris Code Day.

And on this date in 1922 was the first insulin treatment for diabetes. And starting with foreign policy, the U.S. is pulling out of more

than 60 global organizations. This is a move for Trump to signal to his base. The reality is

that the U.S. has now lost influence in more than 60 global organizations. Trump has weakened the

U.S. again. The protests in Iran are continuing to spread.

The government has shut down the Internet, and hundreds have reportedly been lost,

both through the normal chaos of situations like this, and through the direct actions of government security services.

Some Western nations seem to be pushing the son of the last Shaw forward,

as a potential new leader if the current government falls. Man, that Ajax video is weirdly more

relevant than I thought it'd be. Trump's rhetoric on Greenland has led to a surge of anti-American sentiment and demonstrations.

Trump said, quote,

I doubt NATO would be there for us if we really needed them.

Reminder.

The only time NATO has invoked Article 5 was in defense of the U.S.

More than a thousand non-U.S. NATO troops were lost.

There's a pretty big split occurring between the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The factions they support in Yemen aren't playing nicely with each other, and that's showing fault lines in the two countries' relationship.

Currently, Saudi-backed forces are trying to take key cities in Yemen.

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