Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 9, 2025

Electricity crisis sparks more protests in southern Yemen

Exclusive: Inside Trump’s Iran fear

The United States national debt currently stands at $36 trillion. In 2000, the debt stood at only $6 trillion. Now the United States pays more each year now on the interest on the debt than on national defense and Medicare. Last year, the United States spent $1.2 trillion on interest payments, which was the highest ever recorded.

On the Front Lines Against Bird Flu, Egg Farmers Say They’re Losing the Battle

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 8, 2025

I would call it baffling…..Terrifying Video Shows 100+ Cars Plowing Into Each Other on a Foggy Highway

Some Drugs Seem to Lower Risk of Dementia.

Inside the Interconnection Queue

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 7, 2025

How Syrian mutinies and betrayal sunk Iran’s support for Assad. Though Tehran scrambled to help the Assads face off the rebel assault, soldiers were turning on their own commanders.

Inflation becoming a concern in Japan after being a goal for decades

UK secretly orders Apple to let it spy on iPhone users worldwide

The Full Story of the FAA’s Hiring Scandal

The ships that take Marines to war are in really, really bad shape

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 6, 2025

Ukraine Launches New Offensive Push In Russia’s Kursk Region

Nissan Wants a Merger of Equals With Honda or No Deal. Honda, who’s valued nearly five times more than Nissan, wanted to turn its rival into a subsidiary. Now Nissan has reportedly scrapped the union altogether.

Mexico deploys 10K troops to southern border, following through on vow that paused Trump tariffs

When I was a young teenager, I had to read a debate Churchill had before I truly understood one of these points so I can understand if they don’t seem true. But for what it is worth, this is one of the few times I where I will agree with standard economic theory. Three Simple Principles of Trade Policy

An advertisement but it is what is coming. OMNInav by OKSI: A Breakthrough in GPS-Denied Navigation for Unmanned Aerial Systems

Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bunker Buster Grows More Potent

If Presidents Can’t Control Executive Agencies, Elections Are Fake

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 5, 2025

Ukrainian Minerals For Arms Deal Complicated By Russian Control Of Key Territories

An Africanist Perspective On American Aid Cuts/disruptions

Chinese-Made Patient Monitor Contains a Secret Backdoor

Trump aides knew he wanted to take over Gaza but had no plan

Politico, New York Times, BBC Received Government Funds

New York Won’t Say Why it Froze Heating Assistance in the Middle of Winter

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 4, 2025

Frontline Dynamics 2025: Key Updates & Developments

Iran secretly rushing nuclear weapon production, US believes. Intelligence suggests that Iran could produce a crude nuclear device that could act as an immediate deterrent rather than an offensive threat.

Trump: ‘The U.S. Will Take Over the Gaza Strip’

Flu is resurging to yet a higher peak this season.

The problems were obvious 20 years ago, when I visited control towers in both Canada and the United States. The Canadians sat in front of sleek computer screens that instantly handled tasks like transferring the oversight of a plane from one controller to another. The Americans were still using pieces of paper called flight strips. It was bad enough to see such outdated technology in 2005. But they’re still using those paper flight strips in American towers, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s modernization plans have been delayed so many times that the strips aren’t due to be phased out until 2032.

Mystery Donor Funds $10 Million Campaign Against Hochul Home Care Plan

Framework Laptop’s RISC-V board for open source diehards is available for $199

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 3, 2025

The Electricity Front of Russia’s War Against Ukraine

China Building Wartime Command Center as War Preparations Intensify

Saudi Arabia Defers $1.2B Oil Payment By Pakistan

It’s France vs. the rest on buying U.S. weapons.

Mexican President Sending Troops to Border, Trump Delays Tariffs One Month

Trudeau Says Canada Will Secure Border, Trump Delays Tariffs for 30 Days

Japan Mulls Support for Alaska LNG Project Over Trump Tariff Threat

As bird flu ravages poultry industry, the damage spreads

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 2, 2025

This is a strange bedfellows/man bites dog type of story. I wonder how long this alliance will last. Azerbaijan’s state oil company to buy 10% stake in Israel’s Tamar gas field

Pakistan Separatist Militants Kill 18 Paramilitaries in Ambush

Panama Backs Out of China’s Silk Road Agreement

Canada, Mexico, and China Strike Back Against Trump’s Tariffs

Sundry observations on the Trump tariffs

Democratic states and their economies depend much more on Washington largesse than Republican states do. This year, New York received roughly $4,900 per capita from the feds and California $4,300—two to three times as much as Florida ($1,700) and Texas ($1,500). That’s because Democratic states provide more generous social welfare, which is increasingly funded by Washington thanks to regulatory changes by the Biden administration.

NYT, NBC, NPR, Politico Evicted From Pentagon Press Offices In Favor Of Trump-Friendly Outlets

The Mediterranean diet is a lie

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 1, 2025

Japan’s Aging Problem In One Chart

The US spent millions on STD prevention in Gaza. But it was a province in Mozambique

Trump launches trade war with tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

US Cattle Herd Shrinks To 1951 Lows As Beef Crisis Deepens

No survivors expected after air ambulance crashes in Philadelphia

About Those Onesies

Hochul’s Deportation Stance Sparks Fear, Confusion

Lumber Prices Up 6% YoY