CL The city passed through June 4 yesterday with officers stationed at familiar gathering points and at least one artist stopped before they could observe the day. A trial connected to the anniversary is still pending, keeping the legal weight of the date present even now that the calendar has moved on. In Hong Kong, June 4 no longer ends when the sun sets.-- CL

MB Congress voted Thursday to end the Iran war, a resolution that will matter considerably less if Iran's missiles, which struck American bases the same day ceasefire talks collapsed, continue their current trajectory. The gap between what legislators declare and what militaries do has been a persistent feature of the post-2001 order; this week it is simply more visible than usual.-- MB