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

Today is August 31st, 2025, and this is episode 106 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 some questions

from y'all. Today is August 31st and today is Eat Outside Day. And on this date in 1935, FDR signed the Neutrality Act.

And starting with foreign policy.

Thailand's constitutional court has removed the prime minister after a phone call with

a Cambodian politician raised ethical concerns.

Elsewhere in the country, Thailand is accusing Cambodia of planting landmines indisputed territory.

Glad to see Trump's peace deal is fostering such a wonderful environment.

Very much Nobel Prizeworthy. In similar news, the

Armenia-Azerberjan peace deal has still not actually been formalized and the

most powerful factions in the contested territory are now indicating it was

quote,

nothing more than a piece of paper that will not bring peace to this region.

I'm sure that will also be very impressive to the Nobel Committee.

The president of Portugal called Trump a Russian asset.

The U.S. is still displaying a soft passive response to Russia striking Western targets.

Experts say he risks inviting more attacks and widening the war.

So far, it looks like the only response has been to move slightly faster to approve the sale of some cruise missiles that will end up in Ukraine.

South Korea's former First Lady has been indicted for bribery.

A judge has said Carrie Lake can't fire the voice of America director.

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