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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 18, 2026

Ukraine’s counteroffensive brings gains in the south but weakens other sectors of the front. Meduza analyzes the latest battlefield developments.

Iran Attack Wipes Out 17% of Qatar’s LNG Capacity for up to Five Years

Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Massively Blow Up’ Iran’s Main Gas Field if Regime Attacks Qatar Again

Ridiculously In-Depth Spark Plug Test Shows 1/3 of Tested Parts Were Fake

Afroman keeps trolling cops after winning “Lemon Pound Cake” defamation case. Cops asked the jury for millions after Afroman used raid footage in music videos.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 18, 2026

Iran’s Energy Infrastructure Is Now On The Targeting List (Updated)

Russian authorities are culling livestock over a mysterious disease. Farmers are protesting, saying their animals don’t look sick.

Last month, Discord quickly backpedaled after it announced that an age-verification system would roll out globally. But while users hate it, age-check tech is coming.

US Crude Stockpile Hits Highest Since June 2024, Exports Surge

AI Demand Clears Out Western Digital’s Hard Drive Supply for 2026

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 17, 2026

Trump No Longer Wants Allies To Send Warships To Open The Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)

Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don’t rewrite an Iran missile story

China Moves to Broker Ceasefire in Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflict

Acting Deputy TSA Administrator: ‘We May Have to Quite Literally Shut Down Airports’

US diesel prices surpassed $5 per gallon on Tuesday for the first time since 2022, as the Iran conflict triggers historic supply disruptions.

Trump Admin Seeks Alternative Fertilizer Supplies

Just one plant is likely no big deal but if it spreads it could impact meat prices. Thousands of workers at the JBS meatpacking plant walked off the job Monday morning, beginning a two-week strike as they seek a new contract with higher pay and better workplace protections.

Spending on services for the NYC street homeless population ran to $81,705 per person last year, up from $28,428 pp 6yrs ago. Figures do not include all kinds of other spending, supportive housing, policing costs etc.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 15, 2026

Israeli And U.S. Officials Indicate War Could Go On For Another Three Weeks (Updated)

Middle East Crisis Could Triple Pakistan’s Oil Import Bill

Pakistan’s War With Afghanistan Could Redraw the Region’s Security Map

Europe Faces Jet Fuel Price Surge and Supply Shortages. With roughly 30% of Europe’s jet fuel imports normally coming from the Gulf, blocked tanker traffic has turned aviation fuel into the tightest refined product. Alternative suppliers from China, South Korea, India, and the US remain locked into regional markets, leaving Europe exposed to both soaring prices and the risk of outright jet fuel shortages.

China Stockpiles Soften the Blow of the Global Oil Shock. China holds an estimated 1.2–1.3 billion barrels of crude in strategic and commercial reserves, enough to cover roughly four months of imports, cushioning it from short-term supply shocks.

We Were Right About Havana Syndrome

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 14, 2026

Russia created an elite hit squad to target its opponents abroad. One of its agents was compromised by using Google Translate.

IDF Planning Ground Offensive as Lebanon’s Hezbollah Declares “Existential Battle” Against Israel

Thousands of Chinese boats mass at sea, raising questions

U.S. Will Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Lawmakers Join Battery Developers in Fight With ConEd Over NYC’s Grid

Flu vaccines didn’t work that well in the US

The Penis Mightier. Why is it worse to use problematic language to describe something than to acknowledge that thing is actually problematic?