An #Outsiders Newsflash: President of FIFA resigns

#FIFA President Sepp Blatter has just announced his resignation and called for new election and provide for further reforms.  

Notations On Our World: On #Syria

Syria's disintegration is continuing in a major way.     Daesh (also known as ISIL/ISIS) controls almost 116,000 Square Miles of Territory in Iraq and Syria.     What is even more disturbing is reports that Russia and Iran have begun withdrawing resources from Syria--including leaving Bashar Assad's War Room in Damascus  as underlined in this tweet released earlier:

On the prowl for @DailyOutsider: Report: #Russia withdraws support from #Assad as regime disintegrates |  http://t.co/w9IiEWPGpU

— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) June 2, 2015

+Haaretz הארץ  is also reporting that the Syrian Army has ceased to exist.    This is a developing story as the control of key cities by the regime is in question including Damascus itself.   One interesting question is whether Daesh will actually survive a post-Assad era.    

Notations On Our World: On Quite a Day @ SCOTUS

  The Supreme Court of the United States handed down two very interesting decisions today:

• The justices, voting 8 to 1, reinstated a job discrimination lawsuit filed against Abercrombie & Fitch, saying the company had acted improperly @http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/us/supreme-court-rules-in-samantha-elauf-abercrombie-fitch-case.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone

• The justices, ruling in the case of a self-styled rapper angry at his estranged wife, said prosecutors must prove comments were intended as threats @ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/us/supreme-court-rules-in-anthony-elonis-online-threats-case.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone 

We will be sharing comments on these over the ensuing days as we analyze the decision.  This as the Country awaits some key decisions on Same Sex Marriage and On Subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.