RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 30, 2024

Le Pen’s Party Wins Big in First Round of French Election

DNC Insiders: Biden Was Set Up to Fail in a ‘Soft Coup’

Status of US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency: Central Banks Diversify from USD-Assets to Other Currencies and to Gold

Street takeover with more than 50 cars in downtown LA leaves some in flames

Warren Buffett once went to China with Bill Gates — and lived on burgers, fries, and Cherry Coke

Parkinson’s Link to Gut Bacteria Suggests Unexpected, Simple Treatment

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 29, 2024

“I want to make it very clear that Butch and Suni are not stranded in space.”

Jill Biden is the Reason Why Joe Biden is Not Dropping Out of the 2024 Election

New York Times editorial board calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 race

Japan’s Olympic athletes will wear outfits designed to block infrared

30 years later, FreeDOS is still keeping the dream of the command prompt alive

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 28, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Besieged Russian Troops Holding Out In Bombed-Out Factory

Iran installs half of planned new centrifuges at Fordow, IAEA report says

Double the dead. Federal mortality data suggests at least 64,000 Russian soldiers have died fighting in Ukraine

Experts say Israel’s energy grid well prepared for war, as many Israelis brace for the worst. After a senior state electricity official said that war with Hezbollah could knock out Israel’s electricity, some Israelis began preparing for potential blackouts

What did they think was going to happen? ‘Biden is Toast’: Democrats in Panic, Party Leaders Want New Candidate

‘Shipwreck’ and ‘carnage’: Biden’s debate flop stuns European media

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 27, 2024

Ship Reports New Attack Off Red Sea Port of Hodeidah

Iran-backed Iraqi militia threatens to strike US interests should Israel attack Lebanon

Dozens of US industry associations urged the White House to help restart stalled talks between East and Gulf coast dockworkers and port operators, saying a strike is the last thing the economy needs amid already strained global supply chains.

Stellar 7Y Auction Sends Treasury Yields To Session Low

Gut Inflammation Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

Microsoft Bing’s censorship in China is even “more extreme” than Chinese companies’

Kathmandu is making taxi drivers switch to EVs.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 26, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: North Korea May Send Forces To Occupied Territories

India Supplying Israel With Weapons ‘to Return Favor’

Israeli officials believe ICC arrest warrants to be issued within weeks. Prime Minister’s Office said reexamining Netanyahu’s trip to US next month should warrants be issued, as any emergency landing in a signatory country could result in his arrest

Peru Concedes in Port Spat with China COSCO

Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge Against Biden Admin Pressuring Social Media to Censor Speech

Good overview of the subject. Will We Ever Get Fusion Power?

The rise in Covid infections in the United States is attributed to a new dominant strain called KP.3. This variant belongs to the group known as FLiRT, which also includes the KP.2 and KP.1.1 variants

U.S. Navy Will No Longer Require Sailors to Pass Physical Fitness Tests

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 25, 2024

War Drums Grow Louder Along The Israel-Lebanon Border

Concern in Israel has risen regarding the “blackout scenario” – the scenario in which, during a war in the North, Hezbollah will manage to disrupt Israel’s electricity supply for extended periods of time.

The blunt message comes as many U.S. officials appear resigned to the possibility that Israel will make a major move against Hezbollah inside Lebanon in the coming weeks.

Hajj disaster: How more than 1,300 pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia as authorities failed to act

Holding Beijing responsible for its role in the fentanyl crisis

Scientific American calls for federal regulation of homeschool families

The White House Is Contemplating Releasing Oil from the Emergency Reserve—Again

33% of federal financial aid goes to negative ROI degrees

An operation against gunmen who attacked churches and a synagogue in Russia’s Muslim-dominated Dagestan region and killed at least 16 people is over, the national anti-terrorism agency said Monday.

Houthi Attacks on Commercial Shipping Ramp Up and Get Deadlier

US hasn’t withheld weapons for Israel, but it’s done fast-tracking them — official

Who will win a post-heroic war?

Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local account in Windows 11

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 23, 2024

Gunmen in Russia’s Dagestan attack religious sites and police post, killing at least ten Lots of videos on line showing gun fights between the Russian security forces and the Islamic forces but no real information yet.

Planes flying from Lithuania to SE Asia mysteriously land in Iran

Netanyahu: “Four Months Ago, There Was a Dramatic Decrease in Munitions Coming to Israel From The U.S.”

In 2024, the federal budget deficit is estimated to reach nearly $2 trillion, according to new projections released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) this week.

Over the past 12 months, Managua has received more than 1,000 flights with migrants from countries such as Libya, Morocco, Uzbekistan, India and Tajikistan. Upon landing, they begin different routes to reach the U.S.-Mexico border

DJI drone ban passes in U.S. House — ‘Countering CCP Drones Act’ would ban all DJI sales in U.S. if passed in Senate

Astronauts stranded in space due to multiple issues with Boeing’s Starliner — and the window for a return flight is closing

Moore v. United States: Joe Biden Thinks He Can Tax Gains in the Value of Your House When You Have Not Yet Sold It

The Enduring Mystery of How Water Freezes

TSMC explores radical new chip packaging approach to feed AI boom