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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 16

Many Men Lose Y Chromosomes as They Age. Now We May Know Why It’s So Deadly

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After Texas City Refused To Pay For Destroying Her Home, Woman Wins Landmark Fifth Amendment Case

The Netherlands has had a nitrogen-pollution permitting system in place since 2015, but that hasn’t satisfied green groups, which want to see significant declines in meat production. A left-wing green-like party, D66, joined the governing coalition in January on the condition that the government reduce the number of animals by half.

The Rise and Fall of the Manufactured Home – Part I

Chinese Banks Tumble, Swept Up In Mortgage Nonpayment Scandal As Borrowers Revolt

Later, when the Americans imposed sanctions on companies involved in the nearly completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, many Germans suspected a backhanded economic trick. Many thought the Americans only wanted to sell their dirty fracked gas.Now the German economy minister is begging Washington to get as much of the stuff as possible. At the same time, when the idea of producing gas in Germany by fracking comes up all you hear is “no way, we’re not destroying our environment!” This despite the fact that the amount of natural gas that could be produced this way would easily be enough for self-sufficiency for two years.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 15

Looming Natural Gas Shortages Has the EU Scrambling for Solutions

Germany’s Top Buyer Of Russian Gas On The Brink Of Insolvency

Wholesale inflation surges 11.3% in June, accelerating more than expected

China Considers Lifting Australian Coal Ban Fearing Supply Squeeze

Iraq and Turkey exchange blame over water scarcity

Saudi opens airspace to ‘all carriers’ in gesture to Israel

Best Pictures Yet. Web’s First Images Gallery.

FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine, in hopes the traditional shot will convince holdouts

Antibiotic resistance was already a crisis. Covid-19 made it an emergency

Smart thermostat swarms are straining the US grid

More than 100 homes are WASHED AWAY and at least 44 people are missing after torrential flooding in Virginia:

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RUSSIA OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 13

Ukraine’s budget crisis has become acute because of a slump in tax revenues and customs duties since the invasion began almost five months ago together with higher war spending.

More Russian Ammo Dumps Blown Up

Corn supplies may have serious repercussions for Mexico

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees

Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected, as consumer pressures intensify

How hot is too hot for the human body?

Europe Now Requires Speed Regulators for All New Vehicles

Pushed Hard for Child-Vaccination Despite own Research Showing it was Needless

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 12

Long Beach container backlog crosses red line as delays mount

Avoid self-serve checkouts, lawyer warns, or it could cost you ‘thousands’

Health care groups call on premiers to make Canada’s collapsing health system their top priority

James Webb telescope takes super sharp view of early cosmos

The move will temporarily reduce Europe’s gas supply, and some officials fear Russia could prolong the shutdown to destabilize Europe.

Restrictions in Sweden and Denmark: What Do The Numbers Show?

Indian farmers streamed fake pro cricket matches to Russian bettors for two weeks

A Single Telecom Company Outage Sent Canadian Airports Into Havoc

Starfish Prime: The First Accidental Geomagnetic Storm

COVID booster significantly delays end of infection

Protests Rage As Chinese Banks Won’t Let People Withdraw Their Funds

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN UPDATE, JULY 11

While larger companies gave the SEC’s climate proposal mixed reviews, comment letters from small business groups had a tone closer to existential dread

This an infuriatingly dishonest uses of the word disinformation but on the plus side it confirms that everything you have been reading about it is correct in the more sensational press is factually correct. Misinformation About the Dutch Farm Crisis

Mexico leader to end daylight saving

Another Alaskan Oil Project Could Be Shelved Over Environmental Concerns

China’s lockdowns to contain Omicron snarled the global economy. Lockdowns to contain subvariant BA.5 could be even worse

The decision, if agreed by EU officials, could force Facebook and Instagram offline in Europe.

Protesting Dutch Farmers Refuse to Back Down Despite Police Crackdown

U.S.A. fact of the day

‘Doomsday’ Submarine Armed With Nuclear Torpedoes Delivers to Russian Navy

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 10

Abe Shinzo: A retrospective

‘No way out’: Struggling Sri Lankans face uncertain future

Food prices up 10.8 percent for year ended April 2022; largest 12-month increase since November 1980

Farmers and Ranchers Squeezed By Rising Fuel Costs

Sri Lanka’s Organic Experiment Went Very, Very Wrong

FBI and MI5 leaders give unprecedented joint warning on Chinese spying

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 9

Indictment for “Transnational Repression Scheme to Silence Critics” of China in U.S.

Protesters storm Sri Lankan president’s Colombo residence

Leverage & Interconnectedness Are Blowing Up Crypto & DeFi

Abe shooter was upset over mother’s donations to religious group

‘The situation is more than dramatic’: Germany is rationing hot water and turning off the lights to reduce natural gas consumption