“Reaching for the scars” is John’s theme this week — most people reach for the stars; the powers that be are reaching for our scars and inflicting fresh ones. Catherine and John walk the week’s stories: Iran setting the pace of the war while the U.S. draws down in Iraq, Bahrain, and Kuwait; the Selective Service war-gaming a draft; the summer Arctic route opening; Capital One closing the Trump Organization’s accounts; Marco Rubio’s visa threat and his AIPAC money; Karl Denninger’s hyperscaler bankruptcy warning; what the National School Lunch Program actually serves; nurse advocates from Remnant Healthcare; and Solari’s new Programmable Money PDF.