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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 31

The mystery of China’s sudden warnings about US hackers

Whooping cough bacteria and how it developed in the face of Vaccines.

Uvalde police, school district no longer cooperating with Texas probe of shooting: Sources

France’s Nuclear Shutdown Hits 50% of Reactors, Squeezing Supply

The Road to Genocide

What’s Causing the Currency Crisis in Laos?

On May 16, following the conclusion of the Somali election, the Biden administration authorized US forces to redeploy to Somalia to resume its training mission in person.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 30

US-Made Microchips Found in Captured Russian Weapons: Report

Wild animals evolving much faster than previously thought

Time is ticking to replace the Pentagon’s 1970s-era Doomsday planes

Ottawa set to introduce new firearms legislation that could revive mandatory assault-rifle buyback program

Updated Johns Hopkins Study on Lockdowns Debunks the Fact Checkers

Another La Nina? Climate models just flummoxed.

Geopolitical risks fueled by Iran and US tensions reasserted itself after the former seized two Greek tankers, unsettling an already volatile oil market that has seen oil prices rise to two-month highs.

Mexico’s Spend On Fuel Subsidy Is Double Its Oil Exports Revenue

The bloc has overcome objections to a long-stalled plan to impose an oil embargo on Russia. The EU has also agreed to remove Sberbank from the SWIFT payment system.

This is one of the guys I have been following on Ukraine

I was asked today what I was following on Ukraine as my links have been short of stuff related to how the conflict was going. Outside of the Institute for War stuff, the best stuff is found on YouTube and (shudder) Twitter. Below is the top pick of my current Ukraine sources if I could only pick one. You have to wait until about half way through his videos for them to get past the fluff and and into the good stuff. So far I have always found them to be educational once I got to that point (but I have not been watching them long). He has been pretty good about putting out one video a day.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 29

Here’s where dangerous ticks are spreading across the US

DuckDuckGo faces widespread backlash over tracking deal with Microsoft

Germany’s Scholz wobbles on tanks for Ukraine

the New York legislature is deliberating two extended producer responsibility bills as its session nears its June 2 close. Lobbying by business and environmental groups has been particularly intense around details such as what recycling goals must be met and who sets them. Industry and environmentalists alike believe that when a state as big as New York adopts a law, it creates a template or standard that other states might adopt too.

Container shipping situation worsens due to congestion, delays, and empty containers

USDA Raises Food Price Forecast to Highest Level in 42 Years, Third Wave of U.S. Food Inflation Will Dwarf Prior Price Increases

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 28

Institutional/Authority Collapse

I’m looking at the history of school shootings. Mind-blowing, kids brought guns to school until the 70s. Only 3 school mass shootings between 1903-1966. I’m looking at the history of school shootings. Mind-blowing, kids brought guns to school until the 70s.

PRACTICAL POWER BEAMING GETS REAL

Short term, that might drive meat prices down. Long term, they will skyrocket.

Open With Care: That Next Power Bill Could Shock You

India, the world’s largest producer of sugar, is restricting exports

Solar Microgrids Are Keeping Ukraine’s Hospitals Running

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 27

Border Patrol tactical team arrived at Uvalde school shortly after noon — but cops stopped them from going in

Explosive audio leak details China’s plan to invade Taiwan

“If the government can’t control the price of farm inputs like fertilizers, how does it expect us to stay in business by lowering the cost of our produce?”

How Hezbollah Is Sparking Instability In Latin America

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 26

Parents begged police for upward of 40 minutes to stop Texas school shooter More here A Texas Department of Public Safety official said responding officers were cautious as they entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas because “they could’ve been shot.”

New York Times: Israel Killed Top IRGC Commander a Warning to Iran

Ukraine Is Using Quiet Electric Bikes to Haul Anti-Tank Weapons

New York City Mayor declares state of emergency to block baby formula price gouging

How Russia Is Slaughtering Civilians on the African Front