June 18, 2026: An Unlikely Ally! Some Amazing Fans! And Cheeto Dust!

We have a ship, Captain, First Officer, Science Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Engineer, Ace Pilot, Negotiator, AI, Security Chief, Away Team Leader, Helmsman, Enforcer, Techie, Resident Alien, and Unlikely Ally. Next, the search for our ship’s Shuttle begins!

I continue to be amazed by the Stargate fandom.  Two weeks after the cancellation announcement, and they’re still as energized and active as ever.  I do believe Amazon underestimated the fans.  Will it all make a difference in the end?  I don’t know.  It’s likely a longshot, yet there’s no doubt in my mind that those execs have taken notice.  It reminds me of back when Dark Matter was cancelled and the fan backlash was so strong that Syfy called an emergency meeting to discuss damage control.  They considered making a public statement and ultimately elected to stay quiet.  Eventually the furor died down.  Eventually.  But this time…feels different.  The Dark Matter fandom was small but organized and very angry.  The Stargate fandom, on the other hand, is surprisingly large, incredibly well organized, and even angrier.  We shall see how it all plays out…

Finally, I was reading that MOU agreed to by the US and Iran. Is it just me, or are points #7-#11 kinda wild?

1. Iran must surrender its enriched uranium. It’s ACTUAL enriched uranium and not powdered Cheetos like the last time.
2. IAEA inspectors shall be granted unannounced access to all declared nuclear sites, heavy-water production plants , and that one facility y’all keep insisting is “just a really big aquarium.”
3. Iran may not charge extortionate or predatory transit fees unless they meet global standards by renaming them a carbon tax.
4. The US will unfreeze all currently frozen Iranian assets including bank deposits, securities, and the inventor of pistachio Skittles who has been in suspended animation since 1983.
5. The US and regional partners will develop a mutually agreed plan of at least $300 billion for Iran’s reconstruction and economic development which will include the construction of two amusement parks, the Jurassic-inspired Tehran-a-Saurus Gardens and the Star Wars-themed Ir-Andor.