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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: New Ground-Based Air Defense Coalition Announced

AL-QAEDA: A DEFEATED THREAT? THINK AGAIN

American lawmakers have expressed concern that much-awaited deliveries of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan could face further delays due to current geopolitical concerns.

Dutch Politician Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party Wins Most Seats in General Election

Air cargo’s anemic peak season nothing to celebrate

USB worm unleashed by Russian state hackers spreads worldwide

How County Jails Sidestep Solitary Confinement Law

Sources: Deadly crash at US-Canadian border bridge involved man and wife in a Bentley, investigators believe

Jetpack Features Glock Autopistol Aimed By Moving Your Head

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ceasefire Deal May Be Imminent (Updated)

Israel Agrees To Trade 150 Imprisoned Terrorists For 50 of 240 Hostages, Plus Multi-Day Ceasefire

Inside the ‘excruciating’ 5 weeks that led to the Israel-Hamas deal

So, Red Sea Pirates it is

Biden Uses War Powers to Manufacture More Electric Heat Pumps

Courts Pave Way for New York Quarantine Camps

Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: The Muddy Season Has Arrived

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Deal To Release Hostages “Closer Than Ever”

Shifa Hospital “Civilian” Charade Over: Videos Show Hostages and Long Tunnel With Blast Door

Houthi Helicopter Raid On Ship In Red Sea Seen In New Video

Layoffs and bankruptcies pile up in logistics amid shocking downturn

In New York City, Consolidated Edison declared an emergency because it faced a system collapse that would have taken “many months” to restore service in the middle of the winter, a potentially deadly outcome since so many more people die of cold than of heat.

Framework Laptop prices go as low as $639 thanks to refurbs and “factory seconds”

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Western air defenses turn Kyiv into a rare safe spot in war-torn Ukraine

Gaza War Updates: Iran-Backed Houthis Seize British-Owned, Japanese-Operated Cargo Ship Connected To Israeli Businessman

I am surprised. Argentina elects ‘shock therapy’ libertarian Javier Milei as president

Philippines earthquake death toll rises

The U.S. Army is ‘Begging’ Unvaccinated Soldiers to Return

Transforming the future of music creation

Sam Altman Could Return as OpenAI CEO

Children’s brains shaped by their time on tech devices, research to-date shows

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 18, 2023

The Hrim-2 SRBM, as part of the Sapsan complex, represents Ukraine’s effort to replace its limited and aging Tochka inventory with a more advanced capability. The development of Hrim-2 was made possible through funding from Saudi Arabia in exchange for TOT for the Kingdom’s own ballistic missile ambitions.

International Maritime Security Construct issues warning as Houthis threaten commercial shipping

The Question of Iceland’s Vaccine Policy

Events in Myanmar’s renewed civil war took a dramatic turn these past three weeks

Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam Altman at OpenAI

Looking back at my first “internet” essay

When I was in my early 20s and bored out of my mind, I created an essay website. The first essay that I put up on the website was called “Pondering the Battle of Bicocca” in which I noted how success lead to overspecialization and speculated a little bit on how that might apply to the US Air Force. I thought it might be interesting to revisit that essay now in light of the Ukraine war.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ground Offensive Could Shift South

The Amorite Iniquity Effect

Triad Weed: How Chinese Marijuana Grows Took Over Rural Maine

FBI, CDC Ignored Concerns Over California-Based Chinese Biolab Containing Deadly Pathogens

The narrative around gun violence is often limited to urban homicides, but the vast majority of deaths by guns are suicides.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman exits as CEO because ‘board no longer has confidence’ in his ability to lead

Speaker Johnson Releases J6 Footage