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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 2, 2023

Russian Guided Bombs A Growing Threat

Half the evidence – full scaremongering

Apocalyptic Drive Into Bakhmut

US Stocks Market Sinks as Bank Shares Plunge

“I want to say the first two weeks of April, we were averaging about maybe 1,700 Venezuelan nationals entering illegally into the country through that particular area in Brownsville,” said Gloria Chavez, Border Patrol Chief for the Rio Grande Valley Sector. “And then two weeks later, towards the end, here the last eight days, we saw an uptick of over 15,000 Venezuelans.”

NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car thefts

It also mentions “crisis stabilization centers” — a new type of facility administered by the Office of Mental Health and Office of Addiction Services and Supports where courts can send people for temporary 24-hour mental health and substance abuse care.

Earthquake Swarms Rattle Southern California

AI’s chaotic rollout in big US hospitals detailed in anonymous quotes

APRS becomes a more useful expedition messaging service with the addition of SMS and email gateways.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 1, 2023

100k Russian Casualties In Bakhmut Since December, White House Says

TURKEY’S ELECTIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY OPTIONS

Regulators Seize First Republic in Second Largest Bank Failure in U.S. History

In A World First, California Bans New Diesel Truck Sales From 2036

California Could Phase Out Diesel Locomotives

Conservative Supreme Court justice hit pieces: We are being lectured on ethics by scoundrels

Disaster’: State Financial Officers Slam Biden Admin’s ‘Upside Down’ Mortgage Policy

Microsoft quietly supported legislation to make it easier to fix devices. Here’s why that’s a big deal.