Thursday’s Mini-Report, 8.13.26

Today’s edition of quick hits. * The kind of attack that disrupts global food supply chains: “As families strolled along a promenade in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa recently, a lone cargo ship sailed in the distance. Suddenly, a drone dropped out of the clear blue sky and slammed into the vessel, sending smoke billowing across the horizon. The attack, which I witnessed in late July, was part of a Russian campaign targeting cargo vessels that has halted nearly all shipping in and out of Odesa, Ukraine’s most crucial link to the world economy.” * Among Donald Trump’s most outlandish recent lies: “President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has total control of the Strait of Hormuz. The reality on the water tells a different story. Ship-tracking data shows that just 14 vessels on Tuesday