Good Morning. Twelve days 1,100 dead, and now Iran officially declares war on the West. We break down June's strikes and today's escalation.

We also share Supreme Court's "interim" orders, mid-market theme parks, and why fixing problems damages relationships (forwarded this email? Join 523k readers).

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday his nation is in "full-scale war" with the United States, Israel, and Europe. The statement appeared on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's website, according to the Associated Press.

The comments follow U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in June that killed approximately 1,100 Iranians, including senior military commanders and nuclear scientists, during a 12-day air war. Pezeshkian cited sanctions blocking trade and raising domestic expectations.

President Trump pledged to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday. Iran maintains its nuclear program involves only enrichment experiments. Both Khamenei and Pezeshkian maintain opposition to Western influence. Iran’s nuclear program.

The Supreme Court in 2025 granted most Trump administration emergency appeals through unsigned orders, allowing mass firings, grant cuts, and immigration changes. Critics say labeling these "interim" rulings misleads given permanent consequences like deportations and Texas's 2026 congressional map approval.

Legal experts debate terminology: "shadow docket," "emergency docket," or Justice Brett Kavanaugh's "interim docket." The court resolved over 20 Trump requests with brief orders, though recent weeks showed cracks with National Guard and federal employee denials.

January brings oral arguments on firing Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, four months after emergency filing. Liberal justices accuse excessive intervention favoring administration while conservatives sometimes push for more forceful action.

Entertainment companies are launching mid-market theme parks for afternoon visits costing hundreds, not thousands. Area15 in Las Vegas and Netflix House sites near Philadelphia and Dallas offer immersive franchise attractions without multi-day destination commitments.

These venues cost tens or hundreds of millions to build in months versus billions and years for traditional parks. Universal Horror Unleashed opened at Area15 in August. EY consulting calls middle-market entertainment "the most underserved today."

The trend reflects flat U.S. theme park attendance and desire for affordable experiences. Netflix uses modular attractions that swap between locations. Universal plans a children-only Dallas park and second Horror Unleashed in Chicago by 2027.

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Big dreams require action — not permission from your feelings. Tom Cruise's approach is brutally simple:

Fear isn't a roadblock — it's just the unknown. "The fear you feel is the unknown. It's what you don't know."

His method: "Learn how to crawl before I walk, walk before I jog, jog before I run, run before I sprint."

Success is built one small action at a time. Your dream is waiting. Write it down. Make a plan. Take the first step.

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The real work in relationships isn't solving problems—it's sharing feelings. When someone shares their struggle, resist the impulse to fix it. Hold space for their emotions instead. Love isn't always about offering solutions; it's about being present, validating their experience, and listening to understand, not just waiting (or interrupting) to respond with a solution.

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