Sometimes the opening paragraphs just write themselves. In case you missed the news, which at this point might need to be trademarked, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially engaged.

The two, backed by arguably the most insufferable fanbases on the planet, announced their engagement yesterday on Instagram. I won’t waste too many sentences here, but let’s be honest: it lit the internet on fire, so it deserves at least a mention.

Now, onto the important stories.

You’re Fired…Or Maybe Not

President Trump just declared that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is “fired.” Cook’s response? Not so fast. She says he doesn’t have that power… and she’s right.

Here’s the setup. On Monday, Trump posted a letter on his social platform saying he had dismissed Cook. That’s a big deal because, in the Fed’s 111-year history, no president has ever successfully fired a central bank governor. The reason? Trump accused her of mortgage fraud, claiming she lied on paperwork by listing two primary residences.

Cook isn’t taking it quietly. She fired back with a statement saying she’s not going anywhere. Federal law protects Fed governors from being removed without clear cause, and “because Trump said so” doesn’t qualify. Governors are supposed to serve 14-year terms that span multiple presidents precisely to shield the Fed from political games. Her lawyer piled on, saying Trump’s attempt “lacks any factual or legal basis” and promising a court challenge.

So where does that leave us? In uncharted territory. The Fed was designed to be independent: politics out, economics in. If a president can start booting governors at will, the whole system tilts. Imagine markets trying to guess not just interest rates, but whether your seat on the board survives Trump’s next post. Stability goes out the window.

There’s also the constitutional angle. The law says Fed governors can only be removed “for cause.” Traditionally, that means something like corruption or serious misconduct, not a paperwork dispute Trump decided to spotlight. Cook says she hasn’t broken any laws. Courts will likely have to decide whether Trump’s move is valid or just political theater.

Either way, this fight matters. It’s not just about Lisa Cook keeping her job. It’s about whether the White House can muscle its way into the Fed. If Trump’s attempt sticks, the independence of one of the most powerful institutions in the global economy takes a hit. And if markets think the Fed is just another political arm of the Oval Office? Buckle up.

For now, Cook’s still in her chair. Trump says she’s out. The courts will have the final word.

Rapid Fire

☢️ North Korea may be turning its nuclear program into a full-on assembly line. South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae Myung, warned Monday that Pyongyang could soon pump out 10 to 20 nuclear weapons a year. That’s on top of the roughly 50 warheads it already has tucked away. The math isn’t comforting. Within a few years, Kim Jong Un could be sitting on an arsenal big enough to make even seasoned diplomats sweat.

Lee, who’s styled himself as the dove in Seoul’s politics, is trying to cool the temperature by dialing back joint military drills with the U.S. The problem? North Korea doesn’t exactly have a track record of rewarding restraint. Analysts say Pyongyang is far more likely to keep building bombs than extend an olive branch. If Lee’s numbers are anywhere close to right, the region isn’t just managing tension anymore. It’s managing a nuclear factory next door.

🇺🇲 Democrats tried to wade into Gaza at their big meeting yesterday, and it blew up almost instantly. A 26-year-old Florida organizer, Allison Minnerly, introduced a resolution calling for a ceasefire, an arms embargo, and a freeze on U.S. military aid to Israel. The committee shot it down. Then DNC Chair Ken Martin, who had his own softer ceasefire resolution ready, pulled it too. His solution? Form a task force. Which is political code for “we don’t want this fight right now.”

The move says a lot about where the party is. Progressives are loud and restless, demanding a sharper stance on Israel. Party leadership is just trying to keep the house from splitting in two. By withdrawing his resolution, Martin kept the family feud from spilling across tomorrow’s headlines. But shelving a debate doesn’t solve it. The Gaza divide in the Democratic Party is still very real and a task force isn’t going to make it go away.

🇱🇰 More than a thousand supporters of former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe hit the streets of Colombo on Tuesday, protesting his arrest just as a court weighed whether to grant him bail. Wickremesinghe, who led the country from 2022 to 2024 during its brutal economic collapse, was picked up last Friday on allegations he misused public funds while in office. His supporters aren’t buying it. Many see the arrest as a political hit job by current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government.

Protesters in black clothing waved black flags, chanting that the charges were nothing more than a witch-hunt. The standoff underscores how fragile Sri Lanka’s politics remain after years of financial turmoil and public unrest. Wickremesinghe’s presidency was defined by crisis management and unpopular austerity measures, which left him with few fans at the time. But his arrest has clearly revived old loyalties—and poured fresh fuel on the country’s deep political divides.

World Watch

Botswana just hit the panic button. President Duma Boko declared a national public health emergency after the country’s medical supply chain buckled, leaving hospitals and clinics short on essential medicines. Earlier this month the health ministry warned stocks were running out and postponed non-urgent surgeries. The shortages are not theoretical. Patients with diabetes, cancer, and tuberculosis are already feeling it.

Boko has put the military in charge of distribution and unlocked 250 million pula in emergency funds to restock. That is roughly 17 to 18 million dollars. Officials blame a cash-strapped budget and expensive imports, with cuts in U.S. aid adding extra strain. Translation. The system is not bending. It has broken. The emergency buys time. It does not fix the pipeline.

Today in What the Hell

Scientists say the Bermuda Triangle might finally have a grounded explanation. Forget sea monsters and UFOs. A team of oceanographers now points to rogue waves, towering walls of water that form when storms from multiple directions collide. In the busy waters of the Triangle, that can mean sudden, ship-swallowing waves big enough to flip tankers or bring down planes.

Other researchers are adding layers to the picture. They note that the region’s volatile weather, hurricanes, squalls, tropical storms, already makes it one of the most dangerous corners of the Atlantic. Add in tricky compass variations and even magnetic interference from old volcanic rock, and you have a recipe for chaos. The new wave of theories shifts the Bermuda Triangle out of the supernatural column and into the “science plus bad luck” column. Turns out the scariest force in the Triangle may just be nature doing its thing.

That’s all folks

That’s it for today’s ride through the madness. The world is on fire in a dozen different ways, but at least you now know the Bermuda Triangle is just angry waves and not a portal to another dimension. See you tomorrow with more news without the BS.