Well, howdy there, internet people, it's Bell again.

And welcome to the Roads with Bell.

Today is July 13th, 2025, and this is episode 99 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 July 13th and it's Barn Day. It's a day to celebrate what is often the center of a farm

or ranch. Also, it's the first annual,

stop talking bad about my old truck day. That makes no sense if you didn't watch the

interstate yesterday. But she isn't old enough to drink. And on this date in 1923, the iconic Hollywood sign was dedicated.

Fun fact, it initially said Hollywood land. And starting with foreign policy. Trump is being

mocked around the world for being played by flattery at his African leader summit.

African leaders complimented his golf game and heaped ridiculous amounts of praise on him,

and Trump spun and ate out of their hands.

The Kurdish PKK has started handing over its weapons, starting a peace and disarmament process after decades of conflict.

There's a lot of cautious optimism about this.

Advisors are saying NATO needs more long-range missiles to deter Russia.

U.S. State Department laid off 1,300 employees on Friday.

The U.S. is selling weapons to Europe for them to provide them to Ukraine.

European nations are planning a stabilization force for post-conflict Ukraine.

This occurring outside of U.S. leadership will probably mark the beginning of the end of U.S. world dominance unless there is a marked

change in U.S. policy. South Korea's ex-president was re-arrested. Yeah, that mess is still going on.

In U.S. news, a federal judge ordered immigration to stop racial profiling and indiscriminate raids.

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